Chapter 172: Beasts Gather, Xue Di Reappears

"I don't think you have the guts for that, so hurry up and tell me what this so-called power that can replace Soul Rings actually is?" Wang Qiu Er asked.

Su Yu looked up at Di Tian and said, "Before I demonstrate, I would like to ask Senior Beast God, do you still remember the Soul Beast I absorbed back then in the Star Dou Great Forest?"

Looking at the human before him, Di Tian did not understand why Su Yu would ask this question: "Human, what exactly are you trying to say?"

"Then please, Senior Beast God, take a look at what this is."

A purple light slowly emerged, and a purple-eyed magic dragon slowly appeared from the Mirror.

"Purple-eyed Magic Dragon, greets the Beast God."

This, this was actually the Soul Beast that had been absorbed by Su Yu back then?

It was clearly already dead, yet now it was actually still alive!

This...

"This is the Purple-eyed Magic Dragon, the Soul Beast absorbed for my fourth Soul Ring. Although it was still in the experimental stage back then, this Soul Beast was absorbed with the permission of Senior Di Tian. Regarding this point, I don't think I need to say anything more."

After releasing the Purple-eyed Magic Dragon, Su Yu pondered for a moment, then said: "Speaking of Soul Spirits, that is a rather long story. While I explain Soul Spirits, I hope Senior Beast God can summon all the Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest; after all, what I am about to say concerns the future of Soul Beasts."

"Fine, I understand."

As soon as the words fell, above the Star Dou Great Forest, an aura terrifying to the extreme suddenly erupted from Di Tian's body.

Figures carrying powerful momentum rose into the air one after another, rushing out of the canopy and flying up from the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest.

They were of various forms, but every single one of them radiated an incomparably terrifying aura.

The closer one was to the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest, the more this was the case.

And these figures that dared to fly out of the Star Dou Great Forest were none other than the top existences of this, the continent's strongest gathering place for Soul Beasts.

But why could this black-haired man before them summon these supreme existences of the Star Dou Great Forest?

Because he was Di Tian, the current strongest Soul Beast of the Douluo Continent, the 800,000-year Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, the ruler of the Star Dou Great Forest, the Beast God Di Tian!

At this moment, a jade-green figure had already stopped and appeared before Di Tian in an instant.

This was a stunning beauty with long jade-green hair draped behind her head, her eyes also jade-green, and her figure slender. A water-green long dress perfectly outlined her slender, delicate body.

A pair of arms as white as tender lotus roots were exposed, and most uniquely, there was a pair of wings behind her, a pair of wings that looked as if they were carved from jewels.

This pair of wings was jade-green, every feather looking so dazzling and eye-catching, the vivid, dripping green filled with the aura of life, further setting her off as heart-stirring as a goddess of nature.

Su Yu knew that this was the Emerald Swan, Bi Ji.

A look of obvious confusion appeared in Bi Ji's eyes as she quickly flew to a stop before Di Tian and asked, "Di Tian. What is it? What exactly happened?"

"Do you remember that human from Shrek back then?" Di Tian said slowly.

"Are you talking about that Shrek human who stayed in the Star Dou Great Forest back then, playing with those strange Soul Guidance Devices all day?" Chi Wang asked.

Xiong Jun said impatiently: "Could it be that we were summoned just for such a weak human?"

"Listen to what this human has to say first." Di Tian did not say much more, simply directing the topic back to Su Yu.

"Since everyone is here, I won't hide anything. I believe you all know the speed of human development. In this era of Soul Guidance Device development, the final outcome you Soul Beasts will face is only one: extinction!"

Su Yu's words were like a heavy bomb, slamming fiercely into the hearts of the many Beasts.

"Human, do you know what you are saying?"

A deafening roar exploded like thunder. At such close range, if not for Di Tian acting in time, Su Yu might have been shaken to death on the spot.

"Pfft..."

A mouthful of blood sprayed violently from Su Yu's mouth. Fortunately, Di Tian acted in time, and he did not suffer too much collateral damage, but his injuries were still not optimistic. It was not that Di Tian was not timely enough, but that Su Yu was simply too weak compared to Xiong Jun.

"Human, you..." Looking at Di Tian's slightly furrowed brows, Bi Ji asked tentatively.

"I'm fine. Since you are unwilling to listen, there is no need for me to explain anything further to you. Senior Di Tian, if it were not for the relationship between Soul Beasts and humans, I would not have had to come to the Star Dou Great Forest alone with the Beast God to face you Beasts that even human powerhouses fear."

"I know that as Soul Beasts, you don't believe at all that you will lose to humans, nor do you believe that humans can defeat Soul Beasts. However, the times have changed. Since you all are so unwelcoming to me, then Senior Di Tian, farewell."

Su Yu slowly wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and, without the slightest hesitation, turned and left, dragging his severely injured body.

"Human, you..." Xiong Jun was just about to speak when he was interrupted by Di Tian.

"Shut up."

Di Tian's gaze was grim as he said slowly: "Do not let me warn you a second time!"

"Come back. This time, I guarantee your safety in the name of Di Tian."

A few short sentences settled everything. What Su Yu needed was Di Tian's guarantee, because the start of all his plans was built on the premise of Di Tian's agreement.

He was not afraid that Di Tian would go back on his word, because Di Tian never went back on his word!

"Do you need me to treat you?" The Emerald Swan Bi Ji also stepped forward to ask.

Su Yu nodded, "I'll trouble you, Senior."

Under Di Tian's deterrence, Xiong Jun was indeed much better behaved. With Bi Ji's treatment, Su Yu's injuries were quickly healed.

"Su Yu, continue speaking." Prompted by Wang Qiu Er, Su Yu stood up.

"I said that the reproduction speed of Soul Beasts is far behind that of humans, and the speed at which humans obtain Soul Rings is also faster than the growth speed of Soul Beasts. Everything seems peaceful now, but what about in a few hundred years? What about in a few thousand years?"

"The growth of human Soul Masters' strength cannot be separated from Soul Rings. To need Soul Rings, one must hunt Soul Beasts. One day, Soul Beasts will perish under the endless hunting of humans. What if I told you that I have already found something that can replace Soul Rings?"

"Something that allows human Soul Masters to continue increasing their strength without needing to hunt Soul Beasts?"

Looking at the incredulous gazes of the many Beasts, Su Yu slowly summoned the Purple-eyed Magic Dragon that had voluntarily sacrificed itself back then.

"Is this the method you speak of? How is this any different from hunting Soul Beasts?" Looking at the Purple-eyed Magic Dragon before him, Wan Yao Wang asked in confusion.

Su Yu continued: "What I am talking about is not just preserving the soul of the Soul Beast, but on this basis, researching a power that replaces Soul Rings, allowing humans to get rid of their reliance on Soul Rings—that is, allowing humans to no longer need to hunt Soul Beasts from now on!"

"Then what proof do you have that you can do it?" After observing for a long time, Di Tian asked.

"Everyone, please look."

With a slight movement of Su Yu's mind, Xue Di had already emerged from his body.

As early as after experiencing the Ten Thousand Year Cold Jade Marrow of Haotian Castle, Xue Di had completely completed the transformation with that power, shifting from the spirit body state to the Young Saint Body stage. The current Xue Di could only be considered a one or two-year-old little girl.

Because the current consciousness of Xue Di had already fallen into a deep sleep.

That was a petite and exquisite little girl, her entire body's skin just like her chubby little hands, white and tender, looking just like a one or two-year-old child.

A faint orange-gold light was being released outward from her body, and her pink, tender little face looked chubby.

In her hands, there was still a piece of snow-white eggshell; while eating the eggshell with a "crack, crack, crack" sound, she would occasionally open her little mouth in satisfaction to reveal a sweet smile, the two little dimples on her face making her appear even more playful.

Her eyes were deep blue, as moving as the deepest part of the vast ocean; the two descriptors of simple and profound, which should not have appeared together, blended perfectly in the depths of her pupils. Her silver-white hair was slightly curly, and for someone so young, she surprisingly had a noble air about her.

"This is..."

"Xue Di!!!"

They would not feel unfamiliar with Xue Di's aura, so the moment Xue Di appeared, they could naturally sense it.

"That's right, this is Xue Di. However, due to some reasons, the current Xue Di is still in a deep slumber."

"You killed Xue Di!!!"

As Su Yu spoke, the many Beasts looked at Su Yu with an extremely strange gaze...

Su Yu, standing to the side, almost stumbled and fell face-first to the ground.

How did you all think I could solo the Xue Di dungeon?

What difference is there between this and Xiao Ka soloing the five ultimate dungeons of Blue Star OL?

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"Please, can you all stop looking at me with those strange eyes? How could a quasi-Soul King like me go to the Extreme North to kill Xue Di? The specific matters have to start from when I left the Star Dou Great Forest. The current Xue Di, if I were to classify her, I would call her a Soul Spirit. A special existence independent of Soul Rings, soul bones, and martial souls."

Su Yu's words greatly attracted the attention of all the Soul Beasts; the existence of Xue Di already proved that the human before them was indeed not simple.

After Su Yu pondered for a moment, he said: "Speaking of Soul Spirits, I must start from the beginning. After I left, I went to the Sun Moon Empire to study. In the Mingde Hall of the Sun Moon Empire, there was Xue Di's Embryo. As for why Xue Di became an Embryo, you Beasts actually all know the reason."

Once these words were spoken, the entire scene was shocked once again, and even Di Tian's gaze suddenly became surprised. Don't look at them as if they are not young, and they are all Beasts of hundreds of thousands of years, but their curiosity is not necessarily any worse than humans, especially under the premise of Soul Beasts.

At this time, Bi Ji asked: "Could it be that you are talking about a Soul Beast undergoing re-cultivation?"

"That's right, it is Soul Beast re-cultivation." Su Yu nodded.

Bi Ji then followed up: "It is already impossible for us Beasts to undergo transformation and re-cultivation, so how could Xue Di possibly undergo re-cultivation again?"

"If you Beasts were to use your own abilities to undergo Soul Beast re-cultivation, you indeed could not do it, but Xue Di had obtained a hundred-thousand-year Ice Lotus that had not yet given birth to intelligence. Through self-sealing her own Spirit Origin, she had completed the preliminary preparations for re-cultivation, but at the critical moment, she was encountered by a human Title Douluo from the Star Luo Empire, who then used a Soul Guidance Device to seal Xue Di while she was at that critical moment."

Su Yu did not hide anything about Xue Di's origins; except for not saying that he had known all of this long ago, he laid everything out. As for the matter of Electrolux, Su Yu did not speak clearly, just briefly glossing over it, as Di Tian already knew anyway.

Of course, hiding is hiding, but the main things still had to be stated clearly. Su Yu told the story of when he encountered Xue Di at the auction, as well as those things that happened later in the Sun Moon Empire, in great detail, although he only spoke about matters regarding Xue Di.

Regardless of whether it was Di Tian, who had hundreds of thousands of years of life and cultivation experience, or the many Beasts present, after hearing this bizarre story, they all couldn't help but be so shocked that their jaws dropped.

After all, being able to fuse with Xue Di and create a brand-new way of cultivation had completely exceeded their cognitive range as Soul Beasts.

"That is how it is; I possess the Xue Di Soul Spirit. Her current form should be the appearance of the original Xue Di's true body, the Ice Sky Snow Maiden, in her childhood. But because it was the first attempt, there are still drawbacks."

Ever since Xue Di began to fall into a deep slumber, Su Yu felt the pressure from the Xue Di Soul Spirit more and more.

The current her is still just attached to Su Yu's Spirit Sea. Because of the effect of the seal, the current Xue Di urgently wants to fuse her own power into Su Yu's body.

But Su Yu's current strength and body simply cannot withstand Xue Di's power, and as time passed, Su Yu also felt the pressure from Xue Di.

"Could it be that you still haven't absorbed Xue Di's power?" Di Tian also asked the key question.

"I was a Soul Ancestor at the time, how could I have the ability to absorb Xue Di's power? Looking at the current Douluo Continent, I'm afraid that even those who have advanced to Title Douluo would be unable to withstand Xue Di's terrifying power, right?" Su Yu said helplessly.

If it weren't for the fact that he didn't have Twin Martial Souls, he likely wouldn't still be unable to completely resolve Xue Di's problem to this day.

"Su Yu, then what do you plan to do?" Bi Ji also asked.

"Now her abilities are closely linked to me, and she also has the ability to think independently. In a certain sense, she is still an independent individual. Of course, this also has risks; once the seal is broken and I cannot withstand her power, then both she and I will die. Currently, there are only two ways to solve this."

"First, my soul power rises to Soul Saint, and I use my sixth and seventh Soul Rings to carry Xue Di."

"Second, someone helps me stabilize the seal and complete the next stage of the seal."

Once Su Yu said these words, Di Tian immediately understood Su Yu's intention.

"How do you need us to help you?"