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Chapter 201: The Soul Beasts' Awkward Predicament.
2023-04-04 Author: Fu Hejun
After the video finished showcasing the changes in human society, the scene shifted to the Soul Beast Faction.
Compared to humanity's burgeoning development, the Soul Beast Faction appeared rather pathetic.
Although the God Realm had fled, the shackles imposed on the soul beasts of the Douluo Continent had never been lifted. As a result, even though the world's energy concentration rose and soul beasts benefited just like humans—with hundred-thousand-year soul beasts emerging endlessly—even more soul beasts were struck down by heavenly tribulations. Moreover, due to the shackles imposed by the God Realm, no soul beast could break through to a million years and become a true god-level beast!
Although soul beasts still had the path of transforming into humans, because they were ultimately not human, they simply couldn't condense growable soul rings like humans could. To level up, they could only follow the old path of soul masters killing beasts to acquire their rings. However, this way, without a godhood, transformed soul beasts still couldn't become gods. They were trapped in a vicious cycle.
Thus, as things stood, the Soul Beast Faction's situation had become incredibly awkward. They lacked top-tier combat power; one could even say they completely lacked any god-level fighting strength.
If they continued to develop like this, the soul beasts would either become humanity's vassals or have their top-tier combat power completely annihilated in the upcoming abyss invasion. Then, the remaining weaker soul beasts would be protected by humans like rare animals.
For those fierce beasts whose intelligence was already no different from that of humans, this was absolutely unacceptable.
Fortunately, a turning point appeared at this moment.
The king of the Soul Beast Clan had awoken!
The scene in the video shifted to the Soul Beast Forest.
The tall trees were so dense that sunlight couldn't penetrate, shrouding the great forest in darkness. Deep within the forest lay a small lake, its water so crystal clear you could see the bottom, as pure as an azure crystal. A powerful life aura, extremely strong, rippled through the lake water.
A person stood by the lake's shore. He wore a black robe and looked to be in his forties, his features handsome and resolute. On his forehead, a strand of golden hair hung down the side of his cheek. He just stood there, his gaze somewhat dull, exuding an air of dejection.
Not far from him stood several other people of various shapes and sizes—tall, short, fat, and thin. But all of their eyes were dim.
"Beast God." A woman in an emerald-green long skirt quietly appeared behind the man in black and spoke respectfully.
The man in black, called the Beast God, trembled, a bitter smile touching the corner of his mouth. "Beast God? Before the abyss invasion, I was worthy of the title. But now... I can't even break through to a million years. What kind of god am I?"
The woman in the green skirt was silent for a moment before saying softly, "We revere you as the Beast God, not because of your strength, but because you protect us from the encroachment of humans."
Upon hearing this, the man in black said bitterly, "Protection? What protection is there to speak of now? In just over two hundred years, humanity has developed to this extent. God-level experts emerge endlessly. A single one of their true top-tier experts would be enough to sweep us away. It's only because the Lord of White Cloud City remembers the old camaraderie from when we soul beasts fought alongside humans, and because humans no longer need soul rings. Otherwise, we would have long since been killed or captured and enslaved."
"..." The woman in the green skirt fell silent.
Meanwhile, in reality, Di Tian and the group of fierce beasts watching the video were all stunned by this scene. The soul beasts in the video were, without a doubt, them.
The man in black was Di Tian, and the woman in the green skirt was Bi Ji.
Was this going to show a future related to them?
...
In the video, Bi Ji, the woman in the green skirt, fell silent for a moment. Just as she was about to say something more, Di Tian, the so-called Beast God, suddenly raised his head sharply, his eyes filled with excitement.
"This is!"
"Buzz..."
The ground beneath their feet vibrated slightly. Then, the lake water before them surprisingly began to boil, with bubbles rising one after another. These bubbles ascended rapidly, and the frequency of the ground's tremors grew more intense.
"What's happening? Has the abyss invaded again? Or are the humans finally coming to deal with us?" Bi Ji exclaimed.
"I'll go check!" a burly, towering man roared. His body flickered and transformed into a giant bear over a hundred meters tall, its entire body radiating a dark golden luster.
"Xiong Jun, calm down. It's not humans," Di Tian shouted. On his originally dim face, an indescribable ecstasy appeared.
In reality, Di Tian's face also lit up with ecstasy as he watched the scene unfold in the video. He knew why his future self was reacting this way. Without a doubt, the Master had awakened!
Clearly, in the future, the Master who had escaped from the God Realm and had been heavily injured and asleep for an unknown number of tens of thousands of years had finally awoken!
The Master was still slumbering in reality. I wonder when she will awaken?
...
"Boom—"
The ground cracked, the entire great forest trembled violently. The lake water poured into the fissures, instantly revealing the lakebed.
"Thud—"
A ball of silver light suddenly surged from the fissure in the ground and slammed heavily onto the shore. It was a gigantic claw, brilliant silver all over. Densely packed hexagonal silver scales covered the giant, brilliant silver claw. Each scale refracted a strange light, and the immense impact carried an unparalleled, oppressive force.
The ecstasy in Di Tian's eyes intensified. He stepped forward, knelt on one knee, and said respectfully, "We respectfully welcome you, Master."
The ground instantly exploded. The powerful aura sent even the hundred-meter-tall giant bear flying. A colossal figure, over a hundred zhang long, suddenly soared into the air and, the next instant, landed heavily on the ground.
Giant trees were uprooted as the figures who were originally standing around all transformed into giant beasts. But facing the silver behemoth, they could only prostrate themselves on the ground.
"This world... what's happening to it now?"
The low voice was impossible to identify as male or female, but the surprise in its tone was clear. The brilliant silver light was dazzling, making all the massive soul beasts afraid to look directly at it. They could only prostrate themselves humbly, trembling with ecstasy.
"What rich and pure energy!"
"It's not the least bit inferior to the God Realm, perhaps even slightly superior. This is why my injuries recovered and I awakened ahead of schedule."
"Di Tian, what is happening with this world now?"
Hearing the question, Di Tian quickly and eagerly said, "Master, it's wonderful that you've awakened. This all started with the abyss invasion over two hundred years ago..."
Then, Di Tian quickly informed the Silver Dragon King about the various changes in the world after the abyss invasion. This included humanity's current power, the awkward position of the Soul Beast Faction, and the threat of the abyss.
After listening to Di Tian's account, the Silver Dragon King was silent for a long time. She had never imagined that such earth-shattering changes would occur in this world while she was injured and asleep.
If not for tangibly feeling the changes around her and the outrageously dense energy between heaven and earth, she would have suspected Di Tian was fooling her.
(end of chapter)
2023-04-04 Author: Fu Hejun
After the video finished showcasing the changes in human society, the scene shifted to the Soul Beast Faction.
Compared to humanity's burgeoning development, the Soul Beast Faction appeared rather pathetic.
Although the God Realm had fled, the shackles imposed on the soul beasts of the Douluo Continent had never been lifted. As a result, even though the world's energy concentration rose and soul beasts benefited just like humans—with hundred-thousand-year soul beasts emerging endlessly—even more soul beasts were struck down by heavenly tribulations. Moreover, due to the shackles imposed by the God Realm, no soul beast could break through to a million years and become a true god-level beast!
Although soul beasts still had the path of transforming into humans, because they were ultimately not human, they simply couldn't condense growable soul rings like humans could. To level up, they could only follow the old path of soul masters killing beasts to acquire their rings. However, this way, without a godhood, transformed soul beasts still couldn't become gods. They were trapped in a vicious cycle.
Thus, as things stood, the Soul Beast Faction's situation had become incredibly awkward. They lacked top-tier combat power; one could even say they completely lacked any god-level fighting strength.
If they continued to develop like this, the soul beasts would either become humanity's vassals or have their top-tier combat power completely annihilated in the upcoming abyss invasion. Then, the remaining weaker soul beasts would be protected by humans like rare animals.
For those fierce beasts whose intelligence was already no different from that of humans, this was absolutely unacceptable.
Fortunately, a turning point appeared at this moment.
The king of the Soul Beast Clan had awoken!
The scene in the video shifted to the Soul Beast Forest.
The tall trees were so dense that sunlight couldn't penetrate, shrouding the great forest in darkness. Deep within the forest lay a small lake, its water so crystal clear you could see the bottom, as pure as an azure crystal. A powerful life aura, extremely strong, rippled through the lake water.
A person stood by the lake's shore. He wore a black robe and looked to be in his forties, his features handsome and resolute. On his forehead, a strand of golden hair hung down the side of his cheek. He just stood there, his gaze somewhat dull, exuding an air of dejection.
Not far from him stood several other people of various shapes and sizes—tall, short, fat, and thin. But all of their eyes were dim.
"Beast God." A woman in an emerald-green long skirt quietly appeared behind the man in black and spoke respectfully.
The man in black, called the Beast God, trembled, a bitter smile touching the corner of his mouth. "Beast God? Before the abyss invasion, I was worthy of the title. But now... I can't even break through to a million years. What kind of god am I?"
The woman in the green skirt was silent for a moment before saying softly, "We revere you as the Beast God, not because of your strength, but because you protect us from the encroachment of humans."
Upon hearing this, the man in black said bitterly, "Protection? What protection is there to speak of now? In just over two hundred years, humanity has developed to this extent. God-level experts emerge endlessly. A single one of their true top-tier experts would be enough to sweep us away. It's only because the Lord of White Cloud City remembers the old camaraderie from when we soul beasts fought alongside humans, and because humans no longer need soul rings. Otherwise, we would have long since been killed or captured and enslaved."
"..." The woman in the green skirt fell silent.
Meanwhile, in reality, Di Tian and the group of fierce beasts watching the video were all stunned by this scene. The soul beasts in the video were, without a doubt, them.
The man in black was Di Tian, and the woman in the green skirt was Bi Ji.
Was this going to show a future related to them?
...
In the video, Bi Ji, the woman in the green skirt, fell silent for a moment. Just as she was about to say something more, Di Tian, the so-called Beast God, suddenly raised his head sharply, his eyes filled with excitement.
"This is!"
"Buzz..."
The ground beneath their feet vibrated slightly. Then, the lake water before them surprisingly began to boil, with bubbles rising one after another. These bubbles ascended rapidly, and the frequency of the ground's tremors grew more intense.
"What's happening? Has the abyss invaded again? Or are the humans finally coming to deal with us?" Bi Ji exclaimed.
"I'll go check!" a burly, towering man roared. His body flickered and transformed into a giant bear over a hundred meters tall, its entire body radiating a dark golden luster.
"Xiong Jun, calm down. It's not humans," Di Tian shouted. On his originally dim face, an indescribable ecstasy appeared.
In reality, Di Tian's face also lit up with ecstasy as he watched the scene unfold in the video. He knew why his future self was reacting this way. Without a doubt, the Master had awakened!
Clearly, in the future, the Master who had escaped from the God Realm and had been heavily injured and asleep for an unknown number of tens of thousands of years had finally awoken!
The Master was still slumbering in reality. I wonder when she will awaken?
...
"Boom—"
The ground cracked, the entire great forest trembled violently. The lake water poured into the fissures, instantly revealing the lakebed.
"Thud—"
A ball of silver light suddenly surged from the fissure in the ground and slammed heavily onto the shore. It was a gigantic claw, brilliant silver all over. Densely packed hexagonal silver scales covered the giant, brilliant silver claw. Each scale refracted a strange light, and the immense impact carried an unparalleled, oppressive force.
The ecstasy in Di Tian's eyes intensified. He stepped forward, knelt on one knee, and said respectfully, "We respectfully welcome you, Master."
The ground instantly exploded. The powerful aura sent even the hundred-meter-tall giant bear flying. A colossal figure, over a hundred zhang long, suddenly soared into the air and, the next instant, landed heavily on the ground.
Giant trees were uprooted as the figures who were originally standing around all transformed into giant beasts. But facing the silver behemoth, they could only prostrate themselves on the ground.
"This world... what's happening to it now?"
The low voice was impossible to identify as male or female, but the surprise in its tone was clear. The brilliant silver light was dazzling, making all the massive soul beasts afraid to look directly at it. They could only prostrate themselves humbly, trembling with ecstasy.
"What rich and pure energy!"
"It's not the least bit inferior to the God Realm, perhaps even slightly superior. This is why my injuries recovered and I awakened ahead of schedule."
"Di Tian, what is happening with this world now?"
Hearing the question, Di Tian quickly and eagerly said, "Master, it's wonderful that you've awakened. This all started with the abyss invasion over two hundred years ago..."
Then, Di Tian quickly informed the Silver Dragon King about the various changes in the world after the abyss invasion. This included humanity's current power, the awkward position of the Soul Beast Faction, and the threat of the abyss.
After listening to Di Tian's account, the Silver Dragon King was silent for a long time. She had never imagined that such earth-shattering changes would occur in this world while she was injured and asleep.
If not for tangibly feeling the changes around her and the outrageously dense energy between heaven and earth, she would have suspected Di Tian was fooling her.
(end of chapter)
