Douluo: The System Arrived Ten Thousand Years Early, I Crushed Tang San

Xiao Tian paused, then continued, "But for soul beasts, this might also be a good thing. It could better ease the conflict between Soul Masters and soul beasts."

"Brother, how so?"

Xiao Wu was no longer embarrassed. She tugged curiously at Xiao Tian's arm.

Xiao Tian pondered for a moment before saying, "After becoming a Soul Master's Soul Spirit, a soul beast can grow along with the Soul Master's cultivation. In other words, it can also speed up the soul beast's original cultivation. After all, you know that Soul Masters grow far faster than soul beasts."

"And what does that have to do with easing the conflict you mentioned?"

Er Ming scratched his head dumbly, clearly confused.

Xiao Tian said, "Of course it does. You saw it just now. The Soul Ring granted by a Soul Spirit only gives the Soul Master a soul skill and allows them to continue cultivating. It won't greatly raise a Soul Master's rank just because of its high age."

"Under normal circumstances, if I absorbed a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring as my fourth Soul Ring, it should have raised me by at least three ranks. But now, I've only reached Rank 41."

Da Ming's eyes brightened slightly as he began to understand what Xiao Tian meant.

"I think I understand. Since they now know that contracting a high-age Soul Spirit from the start does little to raise their rank, those Soul Masters will no longer excessively pursue contracts with high-age soul beasts, especially Soul Douluo and even Titled Douluo."

Since Soul Spirits grew along with their Soul Masters, and the Soul Rings they granted would grow in age as well, there was no need to obsess over contracting high-age soul beasts.

However, Da Ming immediately realized something was wrong. Titled Douluo?

No, the Soul Spirit Contract still had a serious flaw.

"Xiao Tian, I suddenly realized that the Soul Spirit Contract seems to have a very serious flaw!"

Xiao Tian said calmly, "You're worried that because a single Soul Spirit can provide a Soul Master with multiple Soul Rings, some Soul Masters might slaughter soul beasts indiscriminately to obtain their Soul Bones?"

"You already knew?"

Da Ming looked at Xiao Tian in surprise.

Xiao Tian said evenly, "Of course I considered that. So if we ever get the chance to promote the Soul Spirit Contract, we'll need strict regulations, perhaps even dedicated patrol teams. If anyone is found slaughtering soul beasts recklessly, they'll be handed over to the representative your Soul Beast World puts forward at that time for punishment!"

Xiao Tian had naturally thought about this before. The promotion of Soul Spirit Contracts and the establishment of subsequent rules would be best handled by Spirit Hall.

After all, Spirit Hall was the friendliest toward commoners.

If this method were handed over to the Two Great Empires, they would most likely exploit it for profit.

However, Xiao Tian also had a major concern. Bibi Dong had likely accepted the Rakshasa God's trial more than a decade ago, and her mind had been influenced by the Rakshasa Divine Thought, making her extremely paranoid.

So in Xiao Tian's view, it was not a good idea to let Spirit Hall promote the Soul Spirit Contract either.

That left only one final option: create his own faction!

Yet that gave Xiao Tian an even bigger headache. Creating a faction was obviously an extremely troublesome matter.

If he wanted to establish his own force, he would have to recruit people, and there was a strong chance he would eventually come into conflict with Spirit Hall.

Even if Bibi Dong might once have had a good relationship with Ah Rou and had even spared Xiao Wu, after so many years of being affected by the Rakshasa Divine Thought, it was hard to say whether she would be friend or foe!

Otherwise, after the Soul Master Tournament in the original story, Bibi Dong would not have tried to capture Xiao Wu alive after discovering her identity as a soul beast.

Of course, there was another possibility: Xiao Wu's identity had been exposed, and Bibi Dong had no choice but to do so in order to protect her. But Xiao Tian thought that possibility was extremely low!

Because five years later, Bibi Dong had even sent Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo to lead a team into the Star Dou Great Forest to capture Xiao Wu!

Thinking it over carefully, joining Spirit Hall later did not seem like a very good choice either. Unless he could obtain something from the system that could purify Bibi Dong's Rakshasa Divine Thought and return her to normal, he might as well create his own faction.

And when he thought of the many Sword Immortal skills he possessed, as well as how the Sword Immortal belonged to Shushan, could he perhaps imitate Tang San and establish a Shu Mountain Sword Sect in the Douluo world?

Heh.

Xiao Tian was startled by the thought in his own mind and laughed self-mockingly. With his current strength, he was already thinking about founding a sect. His ambitions were a little too big.

He should deal with what was in front of him first.

Then Xiao Tian said to Da Ming and Er Ming, "The Soul Spirit Contract naturally has both benefits and drawbacks. You don't need to worry too much right now. Solving this will be an extremely long process. There's no need to rush."

Da Ming and Er Ming exchanged glances and nodded.

Indeed, they had been too anxious.

Then they looked at the Soul Bones in Xiao Tian's hand. "Xiao Tian, why don't you absorb these two Soul Bones now? They should let you directly cross the threshold into Rank 50!"

Meanwhile.

Because the two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, Da Ming and Er Ming, had suddenly appeared at the outskirts of the forest, many weaker soul beasts had hidden away in fear.

As a result, Flender and the others flew out of the Star Dou Great Forest without much difficulty.

The moment they left the Star Dou Great Forest, everyone let out a sigh of relief.

Since they had flown in such a rush along the way, Ning Rongrong, who had originally been unconscious, furrowed her brows and gradually woke up.

She shook her head and looked around in confusion. Had they escaped?

The first thing she did was examine her condition. She found that much of her Soul Power had recovered, but the sensation of having her Soul Power instantly drained was still lingering, making her feel extremely uncomfortable.

"Rongrong, you're awake?"

Zhu Zhuqing was the first to notice that Ning Rongrong had awakened and spoke in surprise.

Her voice drew everyone's attention.

Ning Rongrong looked around, but when she did not see Xiao Tian or Xiao Wu, a bad feeling immediately rose in her heart. She asked tentatively, "Where are Xiao Tian and Xiao Wu?"

Ning Rongrong did not want to believe that Xiao Tian and Xiao Wu were still back there. She looked at Zhu Zhuqing anxiously.

Ning Rongrong: Why Didn't the Person Protecting Her Appear?

At Ning Rongrong's question, Zhu Zhuqing's face stiffened slightly. She said with great difficulty, "Xiao Tian volunteered to act as bait so that the rest of us could escape. Xiao Wu insisted on staying behind, saying she wanted to use Teleportation to bring Xiao Tian out, but..."

By the end, Zhu Zhuqing could not continue. Unless the two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts had not used their domain skills, Xiao Wu's current Teleportation ability could never bring Xiao Tian out...

Moreover, they had never seen Xiao Wu use Teleportation to take anyone with her. That meant her claim that she wanted to teleport Xiao Tian away was merely an excuse.

Or perhaps she intended to risk death and attempt to teleport someone with her!

Ning Rongrong's opinion of Shrek Academy immediately dropped another level. Although she knew that there had been no other choice in that situation and that they might all have died otherwise.

But Flender and the other Soul Sage experts had actually let a mere twelve-year-old boy act as bait. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would never have done such a thing!

And they had faced such a huge crisis just now, so why had the people protecting her in secret not appeared?

Xiao Tian: Sharp-eyed one, you finally noticed the key point!

When Ning Rongrong and the others encountered the Titan Giant Ape in the original story, those people had not shown themselves either!

Since Ning Fengzhi had sent them to protect Ning Rongrong, they had to be people deeply valued and trusted by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

They should also understand that, to put it bluntly, their purpose was to protect Ning Rongrong's safety, even if it meant dying for her!

In the original story, Ning Rongrong had ultimately been fine. Otherwise, all those Shadow Guards from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would have been buried with her!

Ning Rongrong decided to remember this for now. Once Grandpa Sword arrived, she would make those people pay!

At this moment, Ning Rongrong even bore a grudge against those Shadow Guards.

Though she also knew very well that even if those people had appeared, it would have been useless. In the end, they would all have died.

Flender sighed and briefly explained what had happened.

"Rongrong, you know Xiao Tian's third soul skill is special, and he possesses endless Sword Intent. At the time, none of us had much Soul Power left, and Zhao Wuji couldn't even use his Martial Soul Avatar again. We truly did everything we could..."

After using his Martial Soul Avatar, Zhao Wuji would remain weakened for several days.

Even after eating the Sugar Beans made by Shao Xin, his face was still extremely pale.

"Tang San, how are you feeling now?"

Flender and the others looked worriedly at Tang San, because his External Soul Bone had been torn off.

But after taking Shao Xin's Healing Bean, he no longer seemed seriously injured. Even the wound on his back had nearly healed.

In their understanding, once a Soul Bone was torn out, it meant a Soul Master's life had come to an end.

Broken arms and legs were exceptions.

After all, one's back could not possibly be broken, could it?

Tang San had just carefully examined his body. He shook his head, though his expression was not very good.

"Headmaster, I'm fine. It's just... because I lost the Eight Spider Lances Soul Bone, my Soul Power dropped by one rank. I'm only Rank 31 now."

Yu Xiaogang patted Tang San's back comfortingly. "Little San, it is already a blessing amid misfortune that you managed to survive this time."

"Teacher, then why am I still alive and well after my Soul Bone was removed?"

Tang San voiced the doubt in his heart, one shared by everyone present.

Yu Xiaogang had already prepared an answer to this question, so he said, "This was most likely because you had not fully fused with the Eight Spider Lances."

"Not fully fused? Master, what does that mean?"

Oscar asked.

"That's because Little San absorbed his Third Soul Ring beyond his level, placing a heavy burden on his body. The same applies to Soul Bones. Since the Eight Spider Lances came from a Man Faced Demon Spider, and you all know how vicious Man Faced Demon Spiders are..."

Yu Xiaogang carefully explained why this had happened.

Dragon Duke and Snake Crone exchanged looks, both feeling that something was strange, though neither could put it into words.

Could External Soul Bones really be so different from ordinary Soul Bones?

As they remembered it, so long as a Soul Master was not too weak, there were basically no rank requirements for absorbing Soul Bones.

Even a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone could be easily absorbed by a Soul Master in their forties or fifties. That was one of the ways Soul Bones differed from Soul Rings.

"I'm going to wait here for them to return!"

Ning Rongrong stated her decision firmly.

As soon as she said this, the expressions of Flender, Dragon Duke, Snake Crone, and the others stiffened.

The Star Dou Great Forest was so dangerous now. Instead of leaving immediately, she still dared to stay here?

Even though they had already left the Star Dou Great Forest, who was to say those two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts would not chase after them?

Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts were supposed to remain in the core region, yet for some reason, they had appeared at the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest. It was not impossible that they would pursue them out here.

Seeing Flender and the others object, Ning Rongrong felt even more dejected.

"I'm staying too."

Zhu Zhuqing said coldly.

She had been deeply ashamed of leaving Xiao Tian and Xiao Wu behind in the forest, but she knew that staying would have been useless and would only have wasted Xiao Tian's good intentions.

But if she did not even dare to stay behind now, she would truly be unworthy of Xiao Tian saving her life!

"No! I don't agree. Zhu Qing, you must leave with me immediately!"

Dai Mubai's tone was full of command.

Zhu Zhuqing merely glanced at him and could not be bothered to respond.

She deeply regretted why, when Shrek had clashed with Blue Sunshine Academy, she had instinctively taken Shrek's side. No, she had taken Dai Mubai's side.

Had she not come here to become stronger and change her fate?

But she suddenly realized that—had she truly come here to change her fate?

She had already escaped the Zhu Family and escaped the Star Luo Empire. She could have chosen some remote place and slowly cultivated until she grew stronger, yet she had chosen to come to Shrek to find Dai Mubai.

Deep down, she had still retained a faint hope for Dai Mubai. She had even wanted to pass the imperial family's test together with him!

But now she felt that she had been wrong—ridiculously wrong. Could she truly defeat Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun by staying with someone like this?

That hope now seemed so impossibly slim.

"Is it because you had a conflict with Xiao Tian at the tavern a few days ago and still resent him that you don't want to wait for him?"

Zhu Zhuqing questioned coldly.