At Shrek Academy, the light in Xiao Wu's eyes gradually dimmed.
She had originally thought it would be wonderful.
If the Self-Condensed Soul Ring from that world could succeed, then the Soul Beasts in their world would no longer need to be hunted.
Human Soul Masters would no longer need to kill Soul Beasts to obtain Soul Rings, and their kin in the forests would no longer die.
But Yu Xiaogang's words were like a bucket of cold water poured over her.
"If that Self-Condensed Soul Ring has no Soul Skills, then it still won't change anything," Yu Xiaogang concluded. "The Soul Masters here need more than just levels. They also need Soul Skills for battle. A Soul Ring without Soul Skills is useless in an actual duel apart from allowing one to break through. Perhaps only weaklings who have reached a bottleneck yet lack the ability to hunt Soul Beasts would be willing to learn it. The strong would still hunt Soul Beasts."
Xiao Wu lowered her head and said nothing more.
"And besides..."
"If Self-Condensed Soul Rings truly possess Soul Skills, then it actually isn't a good thing for Soul Beasts!"
Yu Xiaogang continued.
"Why?" Xiao Wu asked in confusion.
"Because humans and Soul Beasts are fundamentally different races. Those not of our kind must have different hearts."
"Over the years, the number of Soul Beasts has actually been steadily declining. If Spirit Hall had not forbidden humans from slaughtering Soul Beasts indiscriminately, their numbers would only be lower than they are now."
"That is because Spirit Hall knows Soul Beasts cannot go extinct, because humans need Soul Beasts."
"But if humans no longer need Soul Beasts, then the Soul Beast Clan would have no reason to continue existing."
Wisdom gleamed in Yu Xiaogang's eyes as he added