Stating Her View, Xiao Wu's Change

When she heard this question, Xiao Wu's first reaction was, wasn't it perfectly normal for Soul Beasts to eat other Soul Beasts?

Then Xiao Wu felt that the question Yu Yan had deliberately asked might not be as simple as it appeared. There had to be something hidden behind it.

No matter how wildly Xiao Wu let her thoughts wander, she could not come up with an explanation that seemed reasonable to her.

"Isn't it perfectly normal for Soul Beasts to eat Soul Beasts?"

Unable to think of any other answer, Xiao Wu voiced what was on her mind, hoping Yu Yan would give her the answer he was trying to express.

"I also think it's perfectly normal for Soul Beasts to eat Soul Beasts."

Seeing Xiao Wu's confused expression, Yu Yan continued to ask,

"Since it's perfectly normal for Soul Beasts to eat Soul Beasts, why do you think humans hunting Soul Beasts for Soul Rings is cruel? After all, both involve killing Soul Beasts. As far as I can see, there's no great difference."

To be honest, Yu Yan did not find it strange at all that Xiao Wu pitied the Soul Beasts killed for their Soul Rings.

Yu Yan, who loved spicy chicken, braised chicken, big-plate chicken, saliva chicken, mushroom chicken, and KFC, also felt sorry for the chicks when he watched documentaries about chicken farms where they were rapidly raised and slaughtered. It felt rather cruel.

Yu Yan's words plunged Xiao Wu into silence. It was the first time she had heard such a perspective.

At first, it sounded strange, but after giving it even a little thought, she realized there was nothing wrong with it.

The more Xiao Wu thought about it, the more she felt that this view made sense.

In the end, facing Yu Yan as he waited for her answer, Xiao Wu replied somewhat uncertainly, "It... it seems like there isn't much difference?"

After giving that answer, Xiao Wu lay back in her chair and gazed at the starry sky. Her expression became exceptionally complicated. She was thinking, questioning, and feeling a little lost.

"Actually, I've had similar thoughts before."

With just one sentence, Yu Yan drew Xiao Wu's full attention. She looked at him, waiting for him to continue.

"Take crayfish, which we both love, for example. When I cook crayfish, I sometimes wonder whether tossing them straight into the pot is a little cruel."

"From the perspective of life, they should count as living beings too."

Hearing Yu Yan say this, Xiao Wu's expression became even more complicated. She had thought he would say something to comfort her, but she had never expected him to say that.

In an instant, Xiao Wu suddenly felt that crayfish no longer seemed appetizing. She even began wondering whether she should keep eating crayfish in the future.

"Hahaha... I was only giving an example. Any kind person would be at a loss when faced with questions like these. Don't dwell on it too much. Eat when you should eat, drink when you should drink. Life won't become impossible just because of these questions."

Xiao Wu's expression reminded Yu Yan of himself after he had just finished watching a documentary. It felt strangely familiar.

"It's impossible not to care at all. Do you have any way to solve these problems?"

Even after Yu Yan said that, Xiao Wu still did not feel much better. How could she simply stop caring about something like this?

"To be honest, I actually do."

There was no solution on Blue Star, but there really was one on Douluo Continent.

"Hm?" Xiao Wu, who had expected a negative answer, looked at Yu Yan in surprise. "What way?"

"As long as you become strong enough, you can change whatever you want to change. You can force everyone to stop hunting Soul Beasts, or make all living beings coexist peacefully."

"As long as you become strong enough, you can even create new rules so that Soul Masters can advance without needing to hunt Soul Beasts."

Yu Yan gave her the solution. Douluo Continent was a fantasy continent; as long as one was strong enough, one could solve any troublesome matter.

If someone could not solve their troubles, it only meant they were not strong enough yet.

As long as one was strong enough, everything would change according to one's will, and nothing would be bothersome anymore.

"Ah?"

Xiao Wu's eyes widened. She had never imagined that this would be the answer.

"What's so surprising about that? It's a very simple principle. Just think about it yourself and you'll understand."

"But this..."

Yu Yan stood up and rubbed Xiao Wu's head, interrupting her thoughts.

"Don't overthink it. The more you think about things like this, the more frustrated you'll become, and you won't get any answer. Rather than thinking about useless things, find a way to grow stronger. Once you've reached a certain level of strength, thinking about these questions will be far more useful than it is now."

"It's time to sleep. We've been busy all day, so it's time to go back and get some rest."

"Good night. I hope you have a good dream tonight."

After grinning at Xiao Wu, Yu Yan removed his hand from her head, quickly returned to his room, shut the door, and prepared to sleep.

His reason for saying all that to Xiao Wu was simply to exchange thoughts with her and let her know about some different perspectives and ways of thinking.

Yu Yan was not actually very good at comforting others.

Yu Yan felt that Xiao Wu's thoughts on these matters were merely a passing impulse. After all, in the original storyline, she had only thought about them and never taken any actual action.

Because he had been busy all day, Yu Yan quickly fell asleep after lying down on his bed.

In the other room, Xiao Wu suffered from insomnia. She tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep.

The moment she closed her eyes, Yu Yan's views surfaced in her mind. Sometimes, her own childish views flashed through as well, the two perspectives colliding with each other.

How could she possibly sleep under those circumstances?

As she drifted hazily into sleep, Xiao Wu had a very strange dream.

She dreamed that she had become an incredibly powerful expert. With a casual raise of her hand, she changed the rules of the world, changing the rule that Soul Masters had to hunt Soul Beasts in order to advance, making the entire world follow her wishes.

In addition, Xiao Wu dreamed that she made Yu Yan cook delicious food for her every day. Even if he was unwilling, he still had to make delicious food for her every day.

While she had that dream, the expression on Xiao Wu's face in reality was one of happiness.

When awake, Xiao Wu was conflicted. She was still thinking about what she should do.

But in the subconscious depths of her dream, Xiao Wu had already made her choice. She felt that Yu Yan was right: as long as she became strong enough, she could solve the problems troubling her.

As the saying went, one took on the color of those around them. Growing up alongside Yu Yan, perhaps Xiao Wu would truly do some things that surprised him and caught him off guard.

The next morning, a sleepy Xiao Wu was dragged by Yu Yan to the mountaintop to wait for the sunrise.

Standing on the mountaintop, Xiao Wu recalled last night's dream, and she suddenly did not feel so conflicted anymore.

Watching Yu Yan sit cross-legged and cultivate, Xiao Wu put away her lazy attitude. She decided that from now on, she would cultivate diligently and never slack off.

With that thought, Xiao Wu also sat down cross-legged and absorbed the high-quality Soul Power radiating from Yu Yan's body.