Everyone looked at one another. In truth, aside from Nan Fusheng, everyone present had entertained that thought. After all, their gains had far exceeded what they had planned for.
Wu Changkong said, "Then let me ask you a question. What if you had been in a real forest at the time, facing a large number of rioting Soul Beasts? Would you still be standing alive before me now?"
No one said a word.
Wu Changkong said, "Remember this: no matter when it is, no matter how great the temptation or how much profit is at stake, nothing is more important than surviving safely."
Xie Xie asked, "Teacher Wu, I have a question. What should we do if we really encounter a Soul Beast like a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear in the future?"
Wu Changkong said, "Run. If you can't run, wait to die."
"Uh..." Xie Xie stared at Wu Changkong in astonishment.
Wu Changkong said, "The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear is a very unusual kind of Soul Beast. From the moment it is born, it is a king among Soul Beasts. Its strength simply cannot be measured by its years of cultivation. However, the odds of you encountering a real Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear are infinitely close to zero. After all, nearly all true Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bears were hunted down long ago."
"Is it because they're dangerous?" Zhang Yangzi asked.
Wu Changkong shook his head. "No. It's because Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bears have an extremely high chance of producing Spirit Bones."
From a Soul Beast's perspective, humans were the greediest creatures. Soul Beasts had neared extinction not because of how much danger they posed to humans, but because of how much benefit they could bring humans.
Hearing Wu Changkong's words, Gu Yue and Tang Wulin both froze for a