Seeing Gu Yue remain silent, Qing Linyun knew that he had already given her a warning, and now it was time to offer her a way out.
He pretended to suddenly realize something.
"You mean his Soul Power has increased? Isn't that normal? He's been cultivating with me, so it's only natural that he'd become stronger."
Gu Yue was a little annoyed, but still glared at Qing Linyun before taking the step back.
However, Qing Linyun's attitude was clearly just to fool her.
The anger inside her was rising, but she couldn't bring herself to vent it.
You can't exactly say, "I know Tang Wulin has the Golden Dragon King Bloodline, and you called him away because you wanted to get that bloodline, can you?"
Doesn't that mean you've revealed your hand?
After hesitating for a long time, she finally managed to utter, "You... you're just trying to fool me."
After saying that, she turned her head away and ignored him.
Seeing her puffed-up face, Qing Linyun was secretly amused. He didn't try to coax her, but just leaned against the railing and looked at the moon.
After a while, Gu Yue's anger seemed to subside a little.
Gu Yue raised her head slightly, gazing at the moonlight over the river, a moment of bewilderment in her eyes.
She actually felt that strolling around the streets with Qing Linyun today was quite nice; it seemed that humans weren't entirely useless after all.
She spoke softly, but changed the subject.
" Qing Linyun, do you like Soul Beast?"
This question caught Qing Linyun off guard.
He turned to look at Gu Yue and found her gazing at the river. The moonlight fell on her face, softening her cool and aloof demeanor.
Her eyes were serious.
Qing Linyun did not answer immediately.
He knew perfectly well why Gu Yue had asked that question.
As the main personality of the Silver Dragon King, Gu Yue bears the heavy responsibility of reviving the Soul Beast.
She is different from Na'er, Na'er possesses more human emotions—soft, warm, and like a real little girl.
Gu Yue carries the heavy responsibility of reviving the Soul Beast Clan, and between her and humans lies an entire river of blood.
For thousands of years, Soul Beast and humans have been locked in endless battles.
The number of Soul Beast that have died at the hands of humans is countless.
This blood feud is etched into their very bones.
He remained silent for a moment before speaking.
"Like."
Gu Yue turned her head to look at him.
"When I was a child, I saw Soul Beast."
Qing Linyun gazed at the river, his tone indifferent.
"I was young then, and I thought they were beautiful and free. Later, I heard that there were fewer and fewer Soul Beast, and many had become extinct, which made me feel quite sad."
He paused, then added, "They shouldn't go extinct."
Gu Yue stared at him for a long time without saying a word.
She thought that Qing Linyun, like most people, would consider Soul Beast as resources, prey, things to be hunted and used to obtain Soul Ring.
But Qing Linyun's response was different; he said that Soul Beast should not be extinct.
Her heart skipped a beat.
I've always had a dream.
Gu Yue's voice rang out softly.
"I want to ensure that Soul Beast can continue to exist. If they disappear, Soul Master will lose their source of Soul Ring. But I don't want to see them die generation after generation at the hands of Soul Hunting."
She paused.
"So I thought, if we could create better Soul Spirit to replace Soul Beast, allowing Soul Master to become stronger without hunting Soul Beast, wouldn't Soul Beast be able to survive?"
Qing Linyun turned his head and looked at her.
Under the moonlight, Gu Yue's eyes sparkled, carrying a rare seriousness.
He suddenly felt a pang of emotion.
He didn't know whether Gu Yue was being sincere or feigning at this moment. According to the original work, she should be seeking revenge on human society at this moment, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to come up with that mind control technique later on.
However, looking into Gu Yue's eyes, Qing Linyun preferred to believe that she was sincere at this moment.
He paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "What a coincidence."
"Um?"
"That's what I think too."
" Soul Beast shouldn't become extinct. The path of Artificial Soul Spirit is definitely viable, even if the technology isn't mature yet."
Gu Yue was stunned.
She had considered many possibilities, including that Qing Linyun might be perfunctory, indifferent, or even think she was being delusional.
But she never expected that he would say, "That's what I think too."
She opened her mouth, but for a moment she didn't know what to say.
She's seen far too many people.
Some people regard Soul Beast as worthless, some people think her idea is naive, and some people say nice things but secretly go and hunt Soul Beast.
But Qing Linyun is different.
His tone was calm and ordinary, as if he were talking about something perfectly ordinary. But it was precisely because it was ordinary that it seemed so sincere.
'He really thinks that way.'
This realization threw Gu Yue's heart into disarray once again.
She remembered her first impression of Qing Linyun very clearly.
That man was irresponsible, always grinning, and spoke in a nonsensical manner; he didn't seem like a reliable person at all.
But lately, the more she looked at this person, the more she felt that there seemed to be many things about him that she couldn't understand.
He doesn't reject Soul Beast; in fact, he wants to help them.
This was unlike anyone she had ever met.
The inexplicable feelings in Gu Yue's heart quietly resurfaced.
"Why do you say it's immature? Doesn't the Spirit Pagoda have the relevant technology?"
Qing Linyun glanced at Gu Yue with a puzzled look.
"Don't you know that the technology at the Spirit Pagoda is essentially based on the genetic seeds left behind by Soul Beast?"
"Moreover, their techniques are very crude, the success rate is very low, and the quality is extremely low. A true Soul Master will still choose Soul Spirit created from the complete soul of Soul Beast."
"This will also lead to a consequence: even though current Soul Master already possess Soul Spirit, if Soul Beast can truly reproduce again in the future, it will only be the beginning of the next hunt."
Gu Yue fell silent for a moment.
She knew Qing Linyun was telling the truth.
Is the conflict between Soul Beast and humans truly irreconcilable?
When Gu Yue said this, she was a little emotional, and her eyes were a little red.
Yes, of course.
"I have a solution."
"What method? Tell me quickly."
Gu Yue asked again, somewhat surprised.
Looking at the excited Gu Yue, Qing Linyun subconsciously wanted to say something like what some worthless island nation had to say.
Little Silver Dragon King, you don't want the Soul Beast Clan to become extinct, do you?
Ahem... Don't wander in.
The seal shut up.
Do you know Heaven-Supporting Pillar is?
Gu Yue pondered for a moment and nodded. Before entering human society, he had Di Tian conduct an investigation. The Heaven-Supporting Pillar was an organization that had emerged in the last ten years or so, or even strictly speaking, it had only been around for a few years.
Extremely powerful, possessing over a dozen titles.
At the same time, its industries are spread throughout the entire Federation. Backed by Shrek Academy, it has cooperated with various financial groups and organizations of all sizes in the Douluo Federation, forming a network of power independent of the Federation.
Their main business is making Soul Spirit. Gu Yue doesn't know the specific methods, but the Soul Spirit they make are all of top quality.
In just a few years, it has become as popular as the Spirit Pagoda.
Gu Yue originally wanted Di Tian and Di Tian others to infiltrate the Heaven-Supporting Pillar, but for some reason, they couldn't get in at all.
If Qing Linyun knew Gu Yue's thoughts, he would definitely laugh, because all the key high-level positions were filled by members of the Twelve Knights.
Foreign Titled Douluo definitely wouldn't be able to get in touch with this place, unless Di Tian also came to Qing Linyun's feet as a dog, then that would be more likely.