"I... I'm willing to submit..."
It felt as though a century had passed. Gu Yuena's expression shifted again and again. In the end, unable to face Di Tian's gaze, she lowered her head in utter humiliation and voiced her choice.
She possessed astonishing wisdom. She understood that, at this point, she had no choice.
For the sake of her entire clan, she believed she couldn't die just yet.
As long as she was alive, anything was possible.
If she died, then everything would truly be gone.
"My lord... you can't, my lord..."
"Our Soul Beast Clan would rather die than submit to lowly humans!"
When Di Tian heard Gu Yuena's words, he immediately cried out in anguish.
He knew his lord must be suffering tremendous pain and humiliation, but no matter what, she couldn't submit to lowly humans!
[ Ding~ The Soul Beast Co-Lord, the Silver Dragon King, has submitted to the host. Congratulations on completing her domestication! ]
Unfortunately, there was nothing Di Tian could say now. The moment Gu Yuena declared her submission, the Containment Shelter had completed her domestication.
"Silence! He is my master now!"
Gu Yuena immediately rebuked Di Tian.
"My lord... you..."
Hearing Gu Yuena address Lin Yue that way, Di Tian's eyes widened with fury, his gaze filled with disbelief.
It wasn't just him. Bi Ji, Zi Ji, and the others also felt an indescribable sorrow. The Soul Beast Co-Lord of their Soul Beast Clan had been forced into submission by a human.
If even their lord was treated this way, what about them?
When had their Soul Beast Clan ever been bullied like this?
"Gu Yuena, order him to submit to me!"
Just then, Lin Yue spoke, directly issuing an order to Gu Yuena.
"Di Tian, as the Soul Beast Co-Lord, I now command you to submit to my master!"
At Lin Yue's words, Gu Yuena's expression changed. She looked at Di Tian with a complicated gaze, then firmly gave the order.
She didn't dare disobey Lin Yue's command, nor would she. And since she herself had already submitted, she naturally hoped the other Soul Beasts would stop resisting too.
The problem facing their Soul Beast Clan truly had no solution.
From the moment Lin Yue imprisoned them in this Containment World, there had been no way out.
Submit, or be destroyed.
She understood that all too well. That was why she had endured the humiliation and chosen to submit.
"My lord..."
"Do... do you really intend to obey a lowly... human?"
Di Tian stared at Gu Yuena, unable to accept it. It was as if he could see the bleak fate awaiting the Soul Beast Clan.
What dignity would the Soul Beast Clan have left from now on?
"My lord!"
"My lord!"
Zi Ji, Bi Ji, and Xiong Jun, along with the Ferocious Beasts who had come with Gu Yuena, grew anxious as well.
They could understand why Gu Yuena had yielded. Lin Yue was simply too despicable; he hadn't given her any other choice.
She could either die or submit.
"What? You won't obey my orders now?"
Facing Di Tian's disbelieving gaze, Gu Yuena rebuked him coldly.
"My lord..."
Confronted with Gu Yuena's command, Di Tian's heart turned to ashes. He tipped his head back, closed his eyes, and roared toward the heavens.
"Ah—!!!"
"Di Tian!"
"My king!"
"Lord Beast God!"
Xiong Jun and the other Ferocious Beasts cried out in alarm.
Thud—
In the end, Di Tian still went down on his knees. He couldn't disobey Gu Yuena's command.
[ Ding~ Di Tian has chosen to submit. Congratulations on completing his taming! ]
Seeing this, Gu Yuena breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that Di Tian hadn't resisted to the bitter end.
Otherwise, Di Tian would surely have died.
"Bi Ji, Zi Ji, Xiong Jun, and Scarlet King, I now likewise command you, in my capacity as the Soul Beast Co-Lord, to submit to my master!"
Gu Yuena hurriedly seized the opportunity to give the other Ferocious Beasts she had brought along the same order.
"Yes, my lord!"
"...Yes!"
Seeing that Gu Yuena and Di Tian had both yielded, Zi Ji and the others gave up struggling too.
[ Ding... ]
A series of pleasant system notifications rang out.
Seeing this, the Ice Empress, Snow Empress, and the other Soul Beasts all looked grim.
Even the Soul Beast Co-Lord had submitted?
What about them?
Lin Yue might not have had much fighting power before, but now that he had Gu Yuena and Di Tian on his side, he didn't even need to throw the remaining Soul Beasts out of Spirit Hall.
He could simply order Gu Yuena and the others to kill them.
"Now it's your turn..."
"Will you submit, or be destroyed?"
Lin Yue swept his gaze over the Snow Empress and the others, then spoke slowly.
"I command you, in my capacity as the Soul Beast Co-Lord, to submit to my master together with me!"
Gu Yuena once again backed Lin Yue up.
"Roar—"
"If you want to submit, then submit! Even if I die, I'll never bow to a lowly human!"
Boom—
Faced with Lin Yue's pressure, one of the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts present roared, then blew itself up on the spot.
It was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Honey Badger.
But after the other Soul Beasts saw it blow itself up, they didn't let its fury sweep them along. Just like humans, the longer they lived, the less they wanted to die.
There was only one Honey Badger like that.
Daming was the first to prostrate himself before Lin Yue.
"Roar—"
Seeing Daming like this, Erming roared in grief, then knelt down as well.
[ Ding~ The Sky Azure Bull Python has submitted. Congratulations on completing its taming! ] [ Ding~ The Titan Giant Ape has submitted. Congratulations on completing its taming! ] [ Ding~ The Snow Empress has submitted. Congratulations on completing her taming! ] [...]
Everyone present was forced to submit, except for that Honey Badger.
Even the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King was no exception.
He regretted it so much now. He should never have answered the summons and come here.
This was land. Even if he wanted to resist, he couldn't bring his full strength to bear.
While Lin Yue was subduing the beasts,
at Shrek Academy,
in Tang San's dormitory,
"Teacher, that's what I went through!"
"I really didn't steal someone else's body. I just lived one life more than other people!"
Tang San, whose Martial Soul had already been crippled, confessed his experiences to Yu Xiaogang.
"Xiao San, going by what you've said, then it really is as you claim—Tang Hao misunderstood you!"
"Unfortunately, what's done is done. He won't listen to your explanation anymore!"
"And now you've lost your value to him as well!"
"To put it bluntly, Tang Hao acknowledged you before because he saw value in you. He saw a certain hope in you."
"Now that the Soul Beasts are gone, your talent can't be realized, and his hopes have come to nothing. That's why he lost control."
"Sigh..."
"I never expected Tang Hao to be that kind of person!"
After hearing Tang San's account, Yu Xiaogang was deeply shaken. There were many things about Tang San that he was eager to investigate.
So he chose to believe Tang San right away, then bitterly denounced Tang Hao's actions.