Douluo: Yu Hao Pan Tang San

Chapter 482, Section 501: Declaration of Union between Humans and Soul Beasts
Tianmeng nodded, then said to everyone, "Before mentioning the Spirit Pagoda, we need to explain the concept of soul spirits."

Afterwards, Tianmeng explained the concept of souls to everyone.

When traditional Soul Masters hear that Soul Spirits have the potential to grow, that a single Soul Spirit can be given multiple Soul Rings, that they possess consciousness, and that they can materialize to assist in combat while being granted Soul Skills, it sounds like they're listening to a science fiction movie.

After explaining the concept of soul spirits, Tianmeng continued, "When we hunt soul beasts to obtain soul rings, and even slaughter soul beasts indiscriminately for soul bones, I would like to ask you if you have ever thought about two questions?"

"The first problem is the retaliation of the soul beasts, which is what we are currently experiencing. Because of this relationship, we and the soul beasts are sworn enemies. Either we will ultimately win and enslave the soul beasts, or the soul beasts will suppress us and enslave humanity. The second problem is even more profound. If humanity defeats the soul beasts and completely enslaves them, then each generation of soul masters will need to consume soul rings. Have you ever thought about this? In nature, a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast needs a thousand years to grow, while a soul king kills this ten-thousand-year-old soul beast and obtains a soul ring. His life is only a hundred years. After a hundred years, he dies, and his descendants will continue to hunt soul beasts. In the time it takes for a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast to grow in nature, how many generations of human soul masters have hunted for soul rings, causing how many ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts to die?"

"So what if soul beasts become extinct? With the extinction of soul beasts, the soul master class will also disappear. This is an unsustainable phenomenon."

Tianmeng's words prompted many Soul Masters to ponder deeply.

One of the Soul Masters stepped forward and asked, "So, do you think the Soul Spirit system is the mainstream in the future?"

“Of course!” Tianmeng said.

"But according to you, the Soul Spirit system is formed by the fusion of the soul of a Soul Beast and the spiritual power of a Soul Master. It cannot exist without Soul Beasts. We still need Soul Beasts to improve our strength. Soul Beasts have blocked the forests and oceans, preventing humans from hunting Souls. The ultimate result will still lead to the extinction of us human Soul Masters." The Soul Master asked sharply.

Tianmeng said, "This is the function of the Spirit Transfer Tower. We have overcome the technology of artificial soul spirits. Artificial soul spirits are only different from soul spirits in terms of consciousness. They are no different in other aspects. They can be given more soul rings and soul skills, and their lifespan can be increased through the Spirit Transfer Tower's Spirit Ascension Platform."

"You mean that we humans will only need to obtain soul rings inside the Spirit Pagoda in the future, instead of going to the forest to hunt souls?" another soul master stepped forward and said.

“Of course.” Tianmeng pointed to the people behind her and said, “They are all Soul Masters trained by Starfire Academy. All their Soul Rings were obtained from inside the Spirit Pagoda. Come on, show us your Soul Rings.”

The people behind Tianmeng have activated their respective martial souls, and each of their soul rings starts at a thousand years, surpassing the standard soul ring configuration of human soul masters.

"You can choose to fight them at the same level of soul power and see the difference between a Soul Master and a traditional Soul Ring Master," Tianmeng said.

Bibi Dong then ordered the setup of a fighting arena.

Soul Masters and Soul Ring Masters battled on the arena. Soul Masters who had absorbed Soul Spirits possessed all the necessary Soul Skills, making them incredibly powerful. When facing challenges from Soul Ring Masters, they were generally able to achieve a complete and easy victory.

After the series of arena battles concluded, Tianmeng announced, "With the opening of the Spirit Pagoda, everyone can obtain a Soul Ring for free inside."

Therefore, some Soul Masters entered the tower to obtain Soul Rings, while others, holding conservative views, did not go in to obtain Soul Rings.

When the first Soul Master to emerge from the Spirit Pagoda and acquire a Soul Skill displayed formidable strength, even more conservative Soul Masters began flocking back into the Spirit Pagoda. Thus, the first Spirit Pagoda on the continent opened within Spirit City; it did not belong to the Spirit Hall, but rather to Starfire.

After the first batch of Soul Masters who obtained Soul Rings left, the Spirit Pagoda introduced strict requirements for obtaining Soul Rings, one of which was to prohibit members of the Divine Order Alliance, the enemy of Starfire, from obtaining Soul Rings.

A few days later, a group of "people" arrived in Wuhun City. No, they shouldn't be people. Each of them had the characteristics of a soul beast. The leader was a middle-aged man with black hair. He deliberately showed off the dragon wings behind him in front of everyone.

Their powerful aura as spirit beasts was undisguised.

These are all super-fierce creatures with an age of over 100,000 years, including the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, the Emerald Swan, and the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion.
However, they did not come to Wuhun City as enemies. Pope Bibi Dong met with them in Wuhun City and held a meeting with them, as well as Tianmeng from the Starfire Council.

The specific content of the meeting is unknown, but it is known that after the meeting, the Spirit Hall, the Spark Council, and the Soul Beasts issued a joint declaration entitled "Declaration of Humanity and Soul Beasts".

This declaration outlines the future model for the relationship between humans and spirit beasts!
Article 1: Humans are prohibited from entering the Soul Beast World to hunt Soul Beasts indiscriminately in order to obtain Soul Rings. Humans may only obtain Soul Beast Soul Spirits after gaining the Soul Beast's approval.

Article 2: To achieve permanent peace between soul beasts and humans, soul beasts that are over 100,000 years old will be restricted from leaving their settlements and invading the human world to cause chaos!
Article 3: Soul Beasts and Starfire will cooperate to maintain the Spirit Pagoda, with the Soul Beast race responsible for providing Soul Spirit genes to the Spirit Pagoda!
Article 4: Humans will cooperate with soul beasts to sustainably develop natural resources such as the Star Dou Great Forest and Sunset Forest.

This treaty lists hundreds of articles, but in short, it tells the world that the two giants, the Spirit Hall and the Starfire, will vigorously promote the arrival of the Spirit Era and use laws to make it illegal for humans to kill spirit beasts to obtain spirit rings.

The long war, and the Soul Masters born from the Soul Spirit system, also supported this decree.

Spirit Pagodas were erected in Spirit City and within the stable areas ruled by the Starfire Council. In the lands occupied by the Starfire Front, the Spirit Hall also resumed the construction of Spirit Halls in various locations.

When the two giants representing human power, Spark and Spirit Hall, both join hands with the spirit beasts to coexist peacefully.

The most awkward party is the Divine Order Alliance.

The spirit beasts have forbidden humans from hunting them to obtain spirit rings, and the declaration further considers hunting spirit beasts to obtain spirit rings as an illegal act.

The artificial soul spirits and artificial soul bones of the Spirit Pagoda have become substitutes for soul masters, but each Spirit Pagoda prohibits the Starfire enemy, the Divine Order Alliance, from entering.

Under this double pressure, what will become of the Divine Order Alliance?

(End of this chapter)