Douluo: The Glory of the Peerless Angel

Upon hearing about divinely bestowed soul rings, Di Tian immediately put his clever mind to work, his eyes lighting up: "Could it be that you plan to provide divinely bestowed soul rings to all human soul masters on the Douluo Continent after you become a god?"

If that's the case, you truly are a great person!

Ling Bai's eye twitched. Good heavens, are you trying to flatter me to death? You old man, are you really trying to squeeze me dry?

"You've misunderstood." Ling Bai coughed lightly. "We'll discuss the details in the Star Dou Great Forest. It'll be a good opportunity for you to see our latest research findings. Please give the order, senior, for the soul beasts to retreat to the Star Dou Great Forest."

Di Tian nodded silently. The situation was better than that of the beasts. The six-winged angels' attributes were inherently superior to the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, and Ling Bai also had a fragmented angelic divine position to rely on. The Holy Evil Douluo had already reached the pinnacle of the Douluo Continent.

As long as he is determined to protect Shrek Academy, any number of Star Dou Soul Beasts that come will be wasting their lives. The strong have their own reputation and dignity, and Di Tian believes that Ling Bai would not deceive the Star Dou Great Forest.

The sky was shrouded in endless golden light. Humans and spirit beasts alike eagerly awaited the outcome of the battle. Then, they saw a human and a dragon descend from the sky and return to their respective formations.

"retreat."

Facing the eager gazes of the several ferocious beasts, Di Tian calmly uttered two words.

"Why? Ten thousand of our brothers and sisters died; they must pay for this in blood!"

Xiong Jun was the first to jump out, baring his teeth in protest.

"I said, withdraw your troops."

Di Tian glanced coldly at Xiong Jun, speaking slowly and deliberately, raising his right hand, his Dragon God Claw poised to strike.

The Dragon God Claw suppressed all soul beasts. Xiong Jun recalled the miserable end he suffered when he challenged Di Tian back then, and instantly shut his mouth with lingering fear. He suppressed the fierce aura of the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear King, and turned away dejectedly.

Even the most restless Xiong Jun was convinced, and the other ferocious beasts had no objections. Di Tian looked up to the sky and let out a dragon roar, sending a message to the soul beasts that were attacking the three city gates in the east, west, and north.

The army of soul beasts ceased their war and, under the command of the ferocious beasts, retreated like a tide, carrying their wounded comrades.

As the beast tide gradually receded, Shrek City fell into a brief silence. After a moment, someone shouted "Holy Evil Douluo!" and the shouts echoed from one person to another, resounding throughout the four city walls, reaching the heavens.

Ling Bai, amidst the cheers of the Shrek City residents, slowly descended onto the south city wall. The Shrek titled Douluos swarmed around him, among whom Ma Xiaotao was particularly excited, her golden-red phoenix eyes almost glued to her lover.

Ma Xiaotao is a woman whose emotions outweigh her rationality. If it weren't for countless eyes watching them, she would have already hung up on Ling Bai to vent the immense pressure and longing she had been under these past few days.

Ling Bai scanned the faces of everyone in Shrek City and could clearly see the emotion they felt.

It's easy to add flowers to brocade, but difficult to provide charcoal in the snow. When Shrek Academy was at its peak, everyone respected it as the holy land of soul masters. But when Shrek was in great trouble, Saint Evil Douluo was the first to come to its aid. This is true friendship in times of adversity, and his goodwill towards Shrek Academy was immediately maximized.

"Everyone, this beast tide was caused by Tang San and the Haotian Sect. I have persuaded the Beast God Di Tian to end the beast tide, but there are still some things that need to be discussed with Di Tian in the Star Dou Great Forest."

"no!!!"

Upon hearing that Ling Bai was going to the Star Dou Great Forest, Ma Xiaotao and Han Ruoruo objected in unison, fearing that those not of their kind would harbor different intentions and that the Star Dou beasts might plot against Ling Bai.

"Xiao Tao, Senior Sister, the fate of the soul beasts is just a trigger. The root of the beast tide is the underlying conflict between the two races. As long as it is not resolved, the Star Dou Great Forest will inevitably experience another beast tide sooner or later."

With great power comes great responsibility. As a descendant of six-winged angels, to fail in this duty would be dereliction of duty. I have an obligation to help humanity resolve racial conflicts.

The two women's eyes sparkled, as if they held a thousand emotions. They hoped that Ling Bai would return safely, and they also prayed that he could take on his responsibilities and lead humanity forward. In the end, they chose to respect and support Ling Bai's ideas.

After the soul beast army had withdrawn, only Di Tian remained, waiting for Ling Bai to return to the Star Dou Great Forest together. Gazing at the man and dragon, now reduced to black dots, Elder Zhuang of the Sea God Pavilion stroked his long beard and sighed:

"The Holy Evil Douluo possessed extraordinary talent and was accomplished at a young age. He inherited the brilliance and justice of the six-winged angels, destroyed the evil soul master force Holy Spirit Cult, saved the soul masters of the three great empires, and stopped the Star Dou Beast Tide. He was truly a legendary figure of the righteous path!"

Looking back now, it's even more of a pity. If Shao Zhe had tried a little harder back then, perhaps Saint Evil Douluo would have succeeded Xuan Zi as the Sea God Pavilion Master...

Ling Bai, Ma Xiaotao, Huo Yuhao—three exceptional talents from one family—something Shrek Academy could only dream of.

Old Master Mu said with satisfaction, "Gold shines wherever it is, and this child has not disappointed me."

Xiao Zhuang, do your utmost to compensate the injured and deceased, restore order within the city, and provide medical care and healing.

Shrek Academy suffered heavy losses in this battle, with its defending soldiers suffering heavy casualties. All the soul tools on the city walls were destroyed, and the fixed-mount soul cannons were exhausted. However, the soul bones dropped by 100,000 soul beasts, along with the corpses of the soul beasts that were not taken away, meant that Shrek Academy also gained a great deal.

On the other side, Ling Bai and Di Tian headed straight for the Lake of Life in the center of the Star Dou Great Forest. The lake was as smooth as a mirror, and the light green water was like jade, shimmering with the green light of life. Towering ancient trees grew on the lakeside, and the unique fragrance of the plants wafted over.

The Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King shrank and transformed into a human form. Several flashes of light appeared, and all the Star Dou Beasts arrived at the Lake of Life. Ling Qiuxi stood beside the Emerald Swan Biji, her expression somewhat angry, clearly dissatisfied with Di Tian's previous actions.

The loss of 100,000 soul beasts and the failure of the war left the ferocious beasts with extremely grim expressions. Bi Ji, in particular, lowered her head, her beautiful eyes filled with sorrow.

"Demon Spirit, take the auspicious beast for a walk around," Di Tian instructed.

Not being allowed to participate, Ling Qiuxi instantly erupted like a volcano. Without the demon spirit watching over her, she left the Lake of Life on her own, leaving a deep mark on the ground with every step she took.

Di Tian sighed. The future of the two races was still uncertain. Not wanting Ling Qiuxi to be caught in the middle between the Star Dou Great Forest and Ling Bai, he decided to keep her out of sight and out of mind. He turned his gaze to Ling Bai and said:

"Holy Evil Douluo, I hope the research results you presented today can resolve the fundamental conflict between the two races."

"That's for sure," Ling Bai said seriously. "War will only result in mutual destruction. Creating greater benefits is the fundamental solution to the problem."

All of you ferocious beasts are veterans of the soul beast world, and you should have heard of divinely bestowed soul rings more or less. The process is roughly that the gods create attribute-less soul rings with their divine power.

A soul beast soul ring is equivalent to a soul master fusing with a soul beast's power to obtain a soul skill. A divinely bestowed soul ring is the complete opposite. Whoever absorbs the divinely bestowed soul ring has that attribute, which is perfectly compatible with the absorber. The absorber explores inward and transforms it into a soul skill that suits them.

So I thought of something: if humans could learn the principle of divinely bestowed spirit rings and create their own, wouldn't they no longer need spirit beasts to provide them...?

As they listened to Ling Bai's words, Di Tian's gaze gradually became focused. Bi Ji, Wan Yao Wang, Zi Ji, and Yao Ling seemed to be deep in thought. Chi Wang frowned, while Xiong Jun revealed a fierce expression, seemingly not having listened at all.

"Did you succeed?" Brigitte asked tentatively.

Upon hearing this, Di Tian and the other ferocious beasts stared intently at Ling Bai, eager for a positive answer.

Seeing is believing. Ling Bai took out the soul ring storage device made by Lin Jia Ran, pressed the button, and a purple halo floated out. The beast's attention shifted to this thousand-year soul ring, and its eyes became inquisitive.

Di Tian seized the purple soul ring, examined it closely in his hand, and Ling Bai's voice rang out at the opportune moment:

"What you see before you is the original version of the artificial, attribute-less spirit ring. I've named it the Heaven-Given Spirit Ring."

Technology changes the world. A level nine soul master created a special level nine soul tool according to my requirements. It was a gift from heaven.

The main components include a level nine soul power collector, a level nine soul power filter, and a level nine soul power ring condenser. Their function is to gather and purify a large amount of attribute-less soul power, thereby condensing a heaven-given soul ring.

Please take another look at this.

A jet-black, ten-thousand-year-old soul ring flew out, carrying a distinct soul beast aura. The Star Dou ferocious beast was terrified. Xiong Jun glared at Ling Bai with his large, bell-like eyes and roared:

"This is clearly a spirit beast's spirit ring! These cunning humans dare to deceive us!"

As Xiong Jun unleashed his ten sharp claws, terrifying dark golden light filled the sky. The dark golden claws, over a hundred meters long, tore through space, echoing with fierce howls and faintly revealing dim starlight within the cracks.

Sky tearing claw!

As a ferocious beast with a disadvantage in intelligence, Xiong Jun harbored an extremely strong prejudice against Ling Bai, always believing that Ling Bai used sweet words to deceive soul beasts, and would start a fight at the slightest disagreement!

"Buzz—"

Eight Death Prison Spider Spears burst forth from his back, the crimson-gold soul rings blazed brightly, the Death Prison Demon Scythes crossed, the space creaked under the strain, and a huge X-shaped light blade roared out!

Space-Tearing Abyss Slash!

The two soul skills are very similar in that they both use powerful destructive force to tear through space and cause damage. They are purely offensive!

The battleground was torn to pieces, and amidst the deafening roar, the Sky-Rending Claw exploded into specks of gray light that scattered in the air, causing the torn space to close.

In Xiong Jun's horrified gaze, the Abyss Slash of Spatial Tear continued its relentless attack, as if it were about to sever it completely. In an instant, the Lake of Life was filled with an extremely mournful wail, and its solid dark golden fur flew everywhere, with terrifying wounds spreading across Xiong Jun's body.

"Holy Evil Douluo, spare Xiong Jun's life!"

The Star Dou ferocious beasts shouted in unison. They had not expected Xiong Jun to make a sudden move, nor had they expected that the power of Saint Evil Douluo's attack would be so terrifying, even capable of destroying Xiong Jun's proud Sky-Tearing Claw!

"You...you..."

Ling Bai stepped on Xiong Jun's head. At this moment, Xiong Jun, who was fearless, was trembling all over. Tiny beads of sweat condensed into water droplets, which slowly fell down the bear's face and eventually flowed to the ground.

The originally faint dripping sound became so clear and distinct because of the extremely quiet environment.

Xiong Jun was terrified. His back was pressed tightly against the ground, his skull was almost cracked, and dark red blood was gushing from the hair on his forehead. The Death Prison Demon Scythe could pierce through his brow and into his brain at any moment.

The scent of impending death enveloped it like a cocoon, making it hard to breathe. Xiong Jun knew that for half a second, Ling Bai truly felt the urge to kill him.

"It's too much trouble to reason with you. I think it's easier to just kill you all and replace you with a new batch of obedient beasts."

Ling Bai pointed at Xiong Jun with a sickle and said with a smile, but anyone could feel the chilling aura beneath that smile.

Apart from the Beast God Di Tian, ​​the remaining ferocious beasts couldn't even see Ling Bai's movements. Ling Bai could kill them as easily as taking candy from a baby, one beast head at a time. The beasts remained silent, secretly cursing Xiong Jun for being brainless.

Di Tian was helpless. Although Xiong Jun had caused trouble first, it couldn't just watch Xiong Jun die. Just as it opened its mouth, Ling Bai spoke first:

"Just kidding, you're all Qiu Xi's uncles and aunts, how could I possibly hurt you?"

With that, Xiong Jun's massive body was kicked away, flying like a cannonball towards the distance of the forest, breaking countless bones along the way.

"If you don't want to hear it, then get lost. Let's continue."

He couldn't bring himself to kill the chicken to scare the monkey, but he was very skilled at beating up the bear to warn the ferocious beast Ling Bai.

Ling Bai plunged the Death Prison Demon Scythe into the earth, his voice calm and collected. The ferocious beasts trembled slightly, finally realizing that the Holy Evil Douluo was not as easy to talk to as he appeared; beneath his holy exterior lay a wicked heart.

"Senior Di Tian, ​​please sense which race this soul ring belongs to."

Di Tian was much calmer than Xiong Jun, and after a brief investigation, he revealed a strange expression:

"A golden hawksbill turtle, it seems to be the one from the Star Dou Great Forest, but its cultivation level doesn't match, and this soul ring is only ten thousand years old."

"Yes, the Golden Tortoiseshell Soul Ring is the second-generation Heavenly Gift Soul Ring. The ninth-level soul tool, Heavenly Gift, condenses ten thousand years of attribute-less soul power, imbuing it with attributes through the blood of a Golden Tortoiseshell from the Star Dou Great Forest. It is a truly man-made soul ring!"

A huge surprise appeared in the eyes of the ferocious beasts. The first generation of Heavenly Gift Soul Rings continued the concept of God-given Soul Rings, while the second generation of Heavenly Gift Soul Rings completely overturned the underlying logic of Soul Masters hunting Soul Beasts to obtain Soul Rings.

If one day, the divinely bestowed spirit rings become widespread throughout the Douluo Continent, even if it cannot completely eliminate humans hunting spirit beasts, it will greatly reduce the casualties among spirit beasts, since humans also risk death when entering spirit beast gathering areas.

"Saint Evil Douluo, are your Heavenly Gift Soul Rings perfect? ​​Do they have any flaws?"

Biji, the soul beast who most desired peace between the two races, couldn't wait to ask.

"There is no perfect creation in the world. Once it becomes perfect, there is no possibility of further improvement," Ling Bai said frankly.

"There are two drawbacks to the Heavenly Gift Soul Ring. One is how to collect and supply the attribute-less soul power of all soul masters on the continent."

My current plan is to build Soul Arenas in every city, academy, and sect on the continent to encourage Soul Masters to fight. Soul Power Collectors will be used to collect the Soul Power that Soul Masters release during battles. For every Soul Ring a Soul Master absorbs for a certain number of years, approximately 1.2 times the Soul Power will be provided, achieving self-sufficiency for the Soul Master community.

In the early stages, the Star Dou Great Forest can also be helpful. There are countless battles between soul beasts in the forest every day, and I plan to set up a soul tool underground to collect the soul power generated in the battles.

The second drawback is that the attribute bonuses of the second-generation Heavenly Gift Soul Ring require the blood of a Soul Beast.

I want to modify it to resemble human blood, for example, using my six-winged angel blood as a blueprint to create soul rings with three attributes: holy, light, and fire.

The Beast God Di Tian listened quietly to Ling Bai's story, his emotions fluctuating wildly throughout. After a long while, he nodded gently to Ling Bai.

"Holy Evil Douluo, you have made history."

If humanity achieves self-sufficiency through divinely bestowed spirit rings, then the conflict between the two races will cease to exist.

Ling Bai said earnestly, "All cooperation is based on sincerity. The beast tide has brought countless deaths and injuries to both sides. We must find a win-win future."

"You've done so much for the soul beasts, what do you want in return?" Di Tian asked.

There's no such thing as a free lunch, and even spirit beasts understand this principle.

"Autumn Dawn, and your faith."

Ling Bai's answer was straightforward.

"Senior Di Tian has already seen that the Angel God's position is incomplete and urgently needs faith to complete it. The Star Dou Great Forest has countless soul beasts, which is an excellent source of faith."

Suddenly, a silver phantom appeared in the Lake of Life, and a cold voice came from beneath the water:

"Humans, the God-given Soul Ring is an innovation that changes the continent's landscape, that much is undeniable. However, the Sea God who triggered the beast tide is also the Asura God, one of the five great God Kings of the God Realm. Providing you with faith means tearing apart your relationship with the Asura God."

"Angel God, Rakshasa God, two first-level gods who failed ten thousand years ago, what makes you think you can defeat Asura God?"

Ling Bai saw the enormous silver dragon body through the lake's surface and said calmly, "Silver Dragon King, Tang San has already made his move against you. The soul beasts have no way out. If you want to prevent Tang San from retaliating against the Star Dou soul beasts..."

"It's simple, I'll just become the God-King." (End of Chapter)