If the relationship between Soul Beasts and Soul Masters could not be eased, what would happen to her relationship with Tang San in the future?
Even if Tang San was willing to accept her, she could not stand by and watch Soul Beasts being killed by humans in the future.
Now that she heard Chu Feng wanted to tackle this thorny issue, she felt very excited.
"Boss Chu, do you have a way to stop Soul Masters from hunting Soul Beasts?"
As long as Soul Masters stopped hunting Soul Beasts, presumably the Soul Beasts would not bear such deep resentment toward them.
Yet she truly could not imagine how Soul Masters could stop hunting Soul Beasts.
Without Soul Rings from Soul Beasts, how could Soul Masters advance?
Strength was everything to a Soul Master.
"Xiao Wu, that's impossible."
"Greedy humans will never pass up Soul Beasts' Soul Rings."
Seeing that Xiao Wu was about to "fall for it," the Sky Azure Bull Python hurriedly spoke up to stop her.
In all these years, he had never seen a capable Soul Master choose to give up after encountering a suitable Soul Beast.
These Soul Masters even dared to risk hunting stronger Soul Beasts to obtain better Soul Rings.
"Human, whatever the deal is, I refuse." The Sky Azure Bull Python blew a gale at Chu Feng.
It did not intend to continue this conversation.
If Chu Feng kept talking, Xiao Wu might just get "fooled."
Chu Feng stood steadily and waved his hand lightly, diverting the gale to either side.
"Little Rat, Little Ox, Little Pig, come out."
As soon as he finished speaking, blue light radiated from Chu Feng's body, and three Soul Beast figures emerged from within him.
"Squeak, squeak."
"Moo..."
"Oink, oink."
The three Soul Beasts called out as they drew close, rubbing their bodies against Chu Feng.
Their expressions alone showed how close they were to Chu Feng.
"These three Soul Beasts provided my Soul Rings: a Spirit-Devouring Rat, an Earth-Suppressing Ox, and a Mystic Pig," Chu Feng said, turning sideways to introduce them.
This was his first time showing them to outsiders.
The Sky Azure Bull Python narrowed his eyes slightly, staring straight at the three Soul Beasts behind Chu Feng.
He could clearly sense the vitality and Soul Power within the three Soul Beasts' bodies.
They were actually all living Soul Beasts.
When it first saw these three Soul Beasts appear, it had thought they were the souls of Soul Beasts.
Through sacrifice, Soul Beasts could voluntarily become a Soul Master's Soul Rings.
But in that situation, the Soul Beast's vitality and Soul Power would both dissipate.
Yet these three Soul Beasts before it were alive and well.
This defied common sense.
The Sky Azure Bull Python raised his head to look at Chu Feng, taking this human seriously.
If this human had truly obtained Soul Rings without harming the Soul Beasts' lives...
If every Soul Master could replicate such a method, the relationship between Soul Beasts and Soul Masters really could be eased.
Noticing the Sky Azure Bull Python's gaze, Chu Feng looked up and smiled.
"It seems you've sensed it too. They're living Soul Beasts, but they did indeed provide me with Soul Rings."
Chu Feng summoned his Soul Rings.
The Sky Azure Bull Python examined them carefully. Although it did not know why the Soul Rings were transparent, they were indeed genuine Soul Rings.
Xiao Wu pushed off lightly and hopped in front of the three Soul Beasts.
She reached out to touch them, wanting to see whether they were real.
The three Soul Beasts were not shy around her either, letting Xiao Wu rub and squeeze them and even making friendly little grunts.
They had been staying inside Chu Feng's body all this time and knew that Xiao Wu was Chu Feng's good friend.
Feeling the warmth and softness of living creatures beneath her hands, Xiao Wu was first surprised, then asked eagerly, "They really are real! Boss Chu, how did you do it?"
It was astonishing. She had never seen anything like this.
Chu Feng patted the Spirit-Devouring Rat beside him. "This is a newly developed method of obtaining Soul Rings."
"I call them Contract Soul Rings."
"Contract Soul Rings!" Xiao Wu tilted her little face up, sinking into thought.
"When a Soul Master and a Soul Beast have spent a long time together, and their hearts connect..."
"The Soul Master uses the Contract Secret Art to open up a Soul Beast Space within their body."
"Then they form a contract with the Soul Beast."
"The Soul Beast gives the Soul Master a Soul Ring, but remains alive and can still exist independently."
Of course, Chu Feng had not dreamed up these Contract Soul Rings out of thin air.
He had worked them out based on the Soul Spirit theory from ten thousand years in the future, combined with the beast-taming theories he had seen in his previous life and help from the system.
Simply put, it was the Douluo Continent version of beast taming.
Except what he tamed were Soul Beasts, and what they gave him were Soul Rings.
The Sky Azure Bull Python remained silent for a long while before saying, "This method of yours cannot be replicated on a large scale."
It had immediately figured out how Contract Soul Rings were obtained.
It was indeed a stunning idea.
No, it should have called it a stunning method. After all, Chu Feng had already made it a reality.
But as it had said, such a method could not be replicated on a large scale.
"Humans and Soul Beasts have harbored resentment toward each other for a long time."
"Soul Beasts won't immediately set aside their misgivings and coexist peacefully with humans."
"Let alone connect with them heart to heart."
The relationship between Soul Masters and Soul Beasts on the continent was now like fire and water.
How could they possibly reach the point of connecting heart to heart?
Naturally, there was no way for them to form contracts.
All it could say was that Chu Feng was an unprecedented genius, but spreading his Contract Soul Rings would be truly difficult.
There was no soil in which they could grow.
Xiao Wu lowered her head without speaking.
She was thinking about Tang San.
I wonder whether Third Brother and I are connected heart to heart.
Chu Feng stretched and walked closer to the Sky Azure Bull Python.
"Don't speak in such absolutes. Things have to be done one step at a time."
"Today, I'm taking the first step. In the future, there will naturally be others who follow in my footsteps."
Chu Feng naturally understood the current relationship between Soul Masters and Soul Beasts.
Reconciling them in a short time was impossible.
Even tens of thousands of years later, despite the emergence of Soul Spirit theory, the relationship between Soul Masters and Soul Beasts was not necessarily much better.
Soul Beasts were not Pokémon, after all.
If they really were Pokémon, that would be wonderful. He would even be willing to spend time researching Poké Balls.
But he still had to take this step.
He needed the strength of the Soul Beast Clan.
"So you came here today because you want us to help you keep going?" The Sky Azure Bull Python roughly understood Chu Feng's intentions.
He was trying to bring them on board.
As the Soul Beast Clan's top fighting forces, if they cooperated with Chu Feng, that would broadly represent the Soul Beast Clan's stance.
Before Chu Feng could speak, Xiao Wu raised both hands first, her smile blooming like a flower. "I agree to this."
Of course she had to agree to something like this.
When the time came, she could appear openly before everyone without hiding her identity.
The Titan Giant Ape poked Xiao Wu, signaling for her to listen to the Sky Azure Bull Python.
It was not quick-witted, and Xiao Wu was far too friendly toward humans. Only the Sky Azure Bull Python was relatively steady and capable of making the decision.
Chu Feng nodded. "Yes, I need your help."
At present, the publicly known Soul Beast powerhouses on the Douluo Continent were Da Ming and Er Ming.
As for the Soul Beasts in the ocean, they were too far away.
There was currently no news of the other Ferocious Beasts.
Only the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python were suitable partners.
The Sky Azure Bull Python fell silent, twisting its enormous body as it came ashore, then spoke in a low, rumbling voice. "But how can you guarantee that humans will use Contract Soul Rings instead of hunting for Soul Rings?"