"You jest, Miss Bi Ji."
Chen Xin hurriedly cupped his hands.
He had stayed in Human Emperor City before this and truly had never encountered the outside world. That was indeed a shortcoming on his part.
Just then.
Grandmaster suddenly spoke.
"Since the Beast Divine Temple is so powerful, have you never considered replacing the Human Emperor and becoming the rulers of this world?"
Du Bisou's eyes turned icy. Killing intent flashed and vanished as he fixed a fierce stare on him.
Bi Ji's expression changed in alarm, and she hurriedly shook her head.
"We have absolutely no such intention! The countless Soul Beasts of our Beast Divine Temple have always followed the Human Emperor's will, without the slightest disloyalty!"
Ning Fengzhi's heart lurched.
He saw through Grandmaster's intentions.
This fellow had not come along to observe and learn at all. He was purely here to stir up trouble!
"It seems His Majesty the Human Emperor has bestowed such profound grace upon the Soul Beast Clan that you would follow him unto death."
Understanding dawned in Grandmaster's eyes as he spoke with feigned warmth.
"Of course."
Bi Ji smiled openly, completely missing the trap in his words.
Why was the Human Emperor so good to Soul Beasts?
Unless he was a Soul Beast himself.
The corners of Grandmaster's mouth rose. Surely those watching the sky screen had already erupted at this sight.
Just then.
Ning Fengzhi took the initiative to ask a question.
"May this junior venture a question?"
"The Human Emperor treats Soul Beasts so well. Is His Majesty the Human Emperor himself a Soul Beast?"
Grandmaster's face instantly turned livid beside him.
He had held back from asking that very question precisely because he wanted to leave that ambiguous suspicion hanging and stir people's hearts.
But Ning Fengzhi had ruined it.
Beneath the Sky Screen.
The entire Douluo Continent instantly fell silent.
Everyone held their breath, staring fixedly at the Sky Screen.
Was the Human Emperor a human or a beast?
This was the most crucial question weighing on everyone's hearts!
Yang Wudi's palms sweated, his heart filled with unease.
If the Human Emperor really was a Soul Beast, would he still join the Human Emperor World?
Qian Daoliu stood in the Worship Hall, his expression calm.
In truth, he did not think the Human Emperor would be a Soul Beast.
The Beast Divine Temple's solitary dominance demonstrated precisely that Soul Beasts had no foothold in the human empire and could only band together to protect themselves.
The Human Emperor was most likely human.
Just as everyone waited quietly for the answer.
A cool yet gentle female voice slowly drifted over from beside the Divine Temple.
"The Human Emperor is, of course, human."
Everyone turned toward the voice.
A blue-clad woman walked over slowly, her bearing graceful and refined, her features gentle and lovely.
"Hello, everyone. My name is Ah Yin."
At the Clear Sky Sect, in the sect master's main hall.
Tang Xiao abruptly sprang from his chair, his eyes wide.
"Ah Yin?!"
Impossible!
He could hardly believe it.
Back then, he, Tang Hao, and Ah Yin had traveled the continent together, sharing a deep bond.
After Ah Yin died, he had grieved for a long time.
But now.
Someone who had long since died had actually appeared alive and well in the Human Emperor World!
To think that this world's Ah Yin had not died.
Brother Hao would surely be wild with joy when he saw her.
Excitement surged through Tang Xiao's heart. He wished he could immediately slap the Sky Screen and tell Tang Hao that the woman he loved was waiting for him at the Beast Divine Temple.
Before the Beast Divine Temple.
Ah Yin told them.
"In fact, Soul Beasts are suppressed by the Divine Realm and cannot become gods."
"You can ask Di Tian and the others in your world about this, and you will find out."
"On the Douluo Continent, only humans can become gods."
"Ten thousand years ago, after becoming a god, the Human Emperor sought out the Soul Beasts and helped them begin attaining godhood. Therefore, he absolutely cannot be a Soul Beast."
Beneath the Sky Screen, the entire Douluo Continent instantly erupted!
"Soul Beasts can never become gods? So there's actually a rule like that! No wonder the continent has never had a Soul Beast deity!"
"They probably wouldn't lie to us. After all, we can find out just by asking."
"Then the Human Emperor really is human?"
Every concern in their hearts vanished, leaving them burning with eagerness.
The Human Emperor World was powerful, inclusive, and free of racial prejudice. It was unquestionably the ultimate paradise!
"Brothers, shall we go to the Human Emperor World?"
"Let's go! Let's go!"
Countless people had already made up their minds: once passage between worlds opened, the Human Emperor World would be their first choice!
But just as this wave of enthusiasm reached its peak.
In the Star Luo Empire.
"Bad news! The Star Luo Emperor has issued an order! No one is permitted to choose the Human Emperor World! Private discussion of the Human Emperor World is forbidden!"
"All violators will be punished for treason!"
This order had been issued earlier.
At the time, the Human Emperor's identity had not yet been revealed.
But now, the release of the order provoked outrage throughout the populace!
"The world's about to end! Who cares about treason anymore!"
"I'm going there, and to hell with anyone who says otherwise!"
"Who does the Star Luo Emperor think he is? If we acknowledge you, you're an emperor. If we don't, who the hell are you?"
Everyone had still harbored a little hesitation.
But this tyrannical prohibition from the Star Luo Emperor instead pushed them all firmly toward the Human Emperor World!
Yang Wudi's eyes shone.
The Human Emperor really was human. Wonderful.
Once passage between worlds opened, he had to choose the Human Emperor World.
No.
Choosing it alone would not guarantee that he could enter the Human Emperor World. He had to enlist his friends.
He paced back and forth in his room, thinking constantly.
"Reporting to the clan chief: the chief of the Speed Clan has come to visit."
A younger member of the clan knocked and called from outside.
Yang Wudi took to his heels and rushed out of his room, racing past the pavilions to the entrance.
"Old Bai, let's go to the Human Emperor World together!"
His eyes sincere, he excitedly clasped Bai He's hands and spoke earnestly.
"Huh?"
Bai He was dumbfounded.
Before the Beast Divine Temple.
The great weight on Ning Fengzhi's heart lifted, and delight filled him.
Wonderful. The Human Emperor was human.
Everyone's worries should now disappear, and more people would choose the Human Emperor World.
Grandmaster's face darkened with pent-up frustration as he glared fixedly at Ning Fengzhi.
It's all your fault. All your fault.
Ning Fengzhi.
You've already given me cause to kill you!
Once I return, I'll tell Little San. Just you wait.
Ah Yin lightly raised her hand.
"Everyone, please follow me inside the temple to observe."
Ning Fengzhi immediately followed, stepping into the Beast Divine Temple.
Elsewhere.
In the Human Emperor Academy's library.
Tang San picked up a volume on Martial Soul research, his gaze burning as he devoured its pages.
The more he read, the more shaken he became.
These systematic, rigorous, scientific theories on Martial Souls.
Compared with Grandmaster's incomplete, one-sided theories, the difference was simply that between heaven and earth!
What kind of garbage has Teacher been teaching me?
Tang San inwardly grumbled, his disdain for Grandmaster growing ever stronger.
He had always thought Grandmaster was the continent's foremost authority on Martial Soul Theory.
Only now did he realize that Grandmaster was merely a frog at the bottom of a well.
Still, discovering the Ten Great Laws of Martial Soul in such a barren world was a respectable achievement for Grandmaster.
A teacher for a day was a father for life.
However much he disdained him, he would still treat Grandmaster as his teacher.
Beneath the Sky Screen, countless people frantically copied the book's contents by hand.
Qian Daoliu wrote furiously, burning with impatience.
"Move aside! You're blocking the view!"
He wished he could reach through the Sky Screen and push Tang San aside himself.
Because the Sky Screen displayed events from a third-person perspective, when Tang San held the book against his chest and lowered his head to read, he obscured some of the text.
He did not know.
This was precisely what Tang San intended.
He would never let others learn such supreme knowledge. It was enough for him alone to know it.
Otherwise, how could he profit from it?
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