Diary System—Chapter 73: Developing by Stepping on the Blood of Soul Beasts and Getting as Much Wool as Possible
While the girls were still contemplating what Dai Yichen had just said, the diary continued.
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[But to be honest, this world is too different from the other fantasy cultivation worlds I know from my previous life, not only in terms of combat power but also in the interdependence between soul masters and soul beasts.]
[In other fantasy worlds, no matter how powerful human cultivators are, those magic/soul beasts can still fight against them. Both sides engage in a constant ebb and flow, and no one can obliterate the other. However, in the world of Douluo Dalu, it is quite strange: the strength of soul masters is getting stronger and stronger, while soul beasts are becoming weaker and weaker.]
[In other fantasy worlds, humans practice various techniques to improve their strength. Unlike in the Douluo Dalu world, where soul masters need to hunt soul beasts to absorb soul rings to break through bottlenecks, human cultivators refine pills from beast cores or use essence and blood to assist in improving their strength, etc. However, even that requires substantial resources and ordinary people can't afford it.]
[In the Douluo Dalu world, ordinary soul masters also need to hunt soul beasts to obtain soul rings if they wish to improve their strength. Although most civilians cannot practice, there are still many soul masters. Moreover, the speed of soul beast cultivation is slow, leading to an insufficient supply.]
[At this point, soul masters and soul beasts are actually in balance. After all, soul masters' demand for soul beasts is limited to soul rings, soul bones, and soul-beast meat. However, after thousands of years of development, with the popularization of elixirs and various types of soul guidance devices, soul masters' demand for soul beasts has expanded to include essence and blood for alchemy!]
[One of the elixirs, known as the Mysterious Water Pill, requires the blood essence of more than a dozen water-attributed soul beasts, necessitating the hunting of the corresponding soul beasts. Blood essence is the essence extracted from the blood of soul beasts, and the quantity is limited. Additionally, there is a chance of failure in alchemy; more than a dozen water-attributed soul beasts may not yield even a few Mysterious Water Pills.]
[This is just one kind of elixir. Other, more advanced elixirs have an even greater demand for soul beasts. Eventually, the so-called battle armor appeared—a man-made armor that provides considerable advantages to soul masters. At that time, the lowest-level one-word battle armor could enable a soul king to contend with a soul saint, and a two-word battle armor could allow a soul emperor to challenge a soul douluo!]
[After such considerable advancements, the combat power level of soul kings in later generations is significantly higher than it is now. If the current soul king wears a one-word battle armor, he might not only contend with a soul saint but could potentially defeat one! The production of battle armor is quite difficult; not only does it require a large quantity of precious metals, but it also demands the fur, skeleton, and soul core of soul beasts condensed through special methods.]
[It can be argued that the development process of soul masters tramples on the lives of soul beasts. From my perspective, is the will of this world too unfriendly towards soul beasts? Although I am human, I can't help but feel troubled. This development feels akin to drinking poison to quench thirst.]
[If this situation continues, the soul beast clan will inevitably perish, and at that time, humans will be free from the threat of soul beasts. This will undoubtedly lead to civil strife, and the tensions among humans will become more pronounced.]
[Although other fantasy worlds also possess the so-called external effects of elixirs and treasures, this problem does not arise there. Why is the soul-beast clan in the world of Douluo Dalu in such a dire situation? Could it be that the Soul Beast clan is simply too fragile?]
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Ice Empress, Snow Empress, Ah Yin, and Xiao Wu: ...
However, they were genuinely shocked by what Dai Yichen said. Is the Soul Beast clan so miserable in the future? They now need to provide not only soul rings and soul bones but also fur, flesh, blood, and skeletons. Nothing is wasted!
Several of them seemed to be gritting their teeth, but the Zhu sisters were a little curious. Since battle armor is also worn by soul masters, how is it different from Yichen's martial soul?
If Dai Yichen knew the doubts in their hearts, he might say that as long as his martial soul and soul rings provided amplification soul skills, the battle armor was inferior to his martial soul, which has unlimited possibilities. However, the battle armor cannot provide the same potential.
The Ice Empress, Snow Empress, and even the Three-eyed Golden Lion couldn't help but wonder in their hearts: is it possible that after ten thousand years—or even tens of thousands of years—there will be no powerful soul beasts capable of preventing all of this?
The Ice Empress and Snow Empress had a hunch that in the original story, they would not survive the impending catastrophe in ten thousand years—likely impossible.
But isn't there still Di Tian in the Star Dou Great Forest? The soul-beast clan has faced the threat of extinction. As the strongest of the Soul Beast clan, won't he step up to manage the crisis?
The Three-eyed Golden Lion thought: even if Di Tian couldn't solve it, what about that person?
The Three-eyed Golden Lion glanced quietly at the Lake of Life, with some doubt reflected in her eyes.
Although Di Tian possesses great strength, he is still below the divine level. It is understandable that he cannot contend with so many human powerhouses after ten thousand years, but after so many years of cultivation, the injuries of the Silver Dragon King are probably nearly healed.
The strength of the Silver Dragon King is at the divine level, so can't she protect the Soul Beast clan?
As the leader of the soul beasts, Gu Yuena must protect not only the dragon clan but also other soul beast races!
Yet she was also unaware that Gu Yuena was hopelessly in love with Tang Wulin, the descendant of Tang San.
To resolve the conflict between humans and soul beasts, the two ultimately engaged in battle, resulting in Gu Yuena being fatally stabbed by Tang Wulin with a golden dragon spear.
Given her strength, she could have evaded this lethal blow, but out of love for Tang Wulin, she chose to forgo her resistance and counterattack. Tang Wulin, after accidentally causing her death, chose to take his own life.
While it seems a tragic and beautiful love story, from the perspective of the soul-beast clan, Gu Yuena's actions completely disregarded their safety and abandoned the responsibility she bore.
Human soul masters can afford to lose one Tang Wulin, but the soul beast clan cannot lose Gu Yuena!
Once the two perish, another 'Tang Wulin' will likely emerge in the soul master world, but there will never be another soul beast comparable to Gu Yuena in the soul beast world.
Gu Yuena has lived for such a long time. Unlike Xiao Wu and Ah Yin, she has witnessed countless events, yet she still succumbed to love in the end. If Di Tian knew he had protected her all this time only to face such an outcome, would he not feel deeply aggrieved?
Love possesses an extraordinary allure. Once you fall into its grasp, you can lose sight of your original intentions.
Unless the fundamental conflicts between soul masters and soul beasts are resolved, even if Gu Yuena, the co-lord of soul beasts, falls in love with someone, their relationship will remain unattainable. Unless one side is willing to sacrifice themselves.
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