Gu Yue stared fixedly at Xu Yue, his words from moments ago echoing through her mind.
Could it really be possible to let humans and soul beasts coexist harmoniously without making slaughter the premise?
Yet...
Those words felt somewhat familiar to Gu Yue.
Ten thousand years ago, Huo Yuhao had said the same thing.
But the reality was—
Ten thousand years later, only a tiny remnant of the soul beasts in the entire Star Dou Great Forest, and indeed across the whole Douluo Continent, remained.
Their numbers were less than one-thousandth of what they had been ten thousand years ago!
At that thought, the faint ripples in Gu Yue's beautiful eyes suddenly stilled. Her head unconsciously turned toward the lake ahead.
Even her tone grew somewhat colder.
"Your idea is a good one, and I understand your good intentions. But don't forget the original purpose behind the Spirit Pagoda's creation."
"I know what you mean!" A faint smile rested on Xu Yue's lips, but his expression was grave. "Desire is one of the driving forces behind human progress."
"But unchecked desire is a poisonous blaze that ravages the world, an endless abyss that devours heaven and earth."
"Humans wished to protect themselves, so they created weapons. Yet the ambitions of rulers turned those weapons into butcher's blades for conquering cities and lands."
"Everything in this world has two sides."
How could Xu Yue possibly not understand that? In his memories, there was an especially unforgettable organization.
A company that claimed to bring interstellar peace, a force symbolizing Preservation, yet faint traces of Voracity's corruption could be seen within it.
The endless wealth of the starry seas all flowed to Pier Point.
As the saying went, a millennial worm within amber!
Hearing this, Gu Yue fell silent again for a moment.