Douluo Continent: When Huo Yuhao Becomes the Lord of the End

Chapter 282 The Tide of an Era Is About to Arrive, The Icebreaker (4K)

Besides Xiong Jun and Wan Yao Wang, who were guarding Haotian Sect at the moment, Di Tian and others had already arrived.

With the return of his life core, the multiple enhancements to Douluo Star's upper limit, and the perfect cultivation environment here, Di Tian is now just one step away from breaking through the 900,000-year limit.

Furthermore, due to the increase in the upper limit of the plane, he himself does not need to worry about the 900,000-year tribulation that was almost impossible for him to overcome before.

His extreme dark attributes, along with the Dragon God's Claw passed down by the Dragon God himself, have given him true strength comparable to a demigod.

These demigods are not mere figureheads like the Titan Ape and the Azure Bull Python. If classified by strength, they are truly only below the level of a third-tier god in the divine realm.

Zi Ji's original lifespan was less than 300,000 years, but now it has exceeded 300,000 years. In terms of the upper limit, it is infinitely close to the highest record left by her father, the Hell Dragon Clan.

Needless to say, the Crimson King has cultivated for 300,000 years, and is far from reaching 400,000 years.

The biggest beneficiary was Brigitte, because her duty as guardian of the Tree of Life made her the closest being to the core of life and the gold of life.

The current age limit has already broken through the previous level of 580,000 years to 600,000 years.

The Ten Thousand Demon King and Xiong Jun of the Haotian Sect have lifespans of 530,000 and 470,000 years respectively, and both have increased, but the time is still short and they have not yet truly broken through the 100,000-year mark.

"Bridget, where are the lords?"

Di Tian felt strange. He had received news that his master and Huo Yuhao had returned, but he couldn't sense his master's presence at all.

Brigitte blushed, but she knew that the reason she wasn't kicked out immediately was because her master had instructed her to stay here and guard the gate.

Therefore, she would absolutely not let Di Tian and the others in.

"Huh?" Zi Ji walked up to Bi Ji, pinched her chin and looked her over: "Bi Ji, why do you look so strange? Could it be that something has happened to the lord?"

what?
Di Tian immediately became anxious. Although he knew that with his master's current strength, the possibility of encountering trouble was extremely small, what if it was? Could it be that those guys from the God Realm had appeared?
Too lazy to waste any more words, he decided to enter the Ancient Tree of Life directly.

"and many more!"

Biji quickly stopped Ditian's actions, which left Ziji and Chiwang completely baffled.

"My lord, she is currently 'cultivating' inside with Huo Yuhao. She has instructed that she must not be disturbed by anyone until she comes out!"

The three mastiffs of the Red King exhaled hot air, each speaking its own opinion and complaining.

"You should have said so earlier! I thought our master was in trouble."

"That's right, it's not easy for our lord to come back, and you've made me nervous."

"That's not right, why is Master cultivating with Huo Yuhao?"

Oh, Brigitte glanced at the three-headed Crimson Demon Hound, Crimson King, with surprise. This guy, when did he become so smart? He pointed out the blind spot so easily.

Di Tian seemed to be deep in thought, gave a meaningful hum, and sat down cross-legged on the ground.

"Then let's wait here for our lord to come out."

While cultivating inside, seeing Bi Ji's expression and considering the various strange things his master had done before, Di Tian had already guessed what was going on.

Although he wasn't the father whose daughter had been kidnapped by the blond-haired man, he still felt terrible at that moment.

Huo Yuhao, it's just that I can't beat that guy, otherwise I would definitely teach him a lesson.

what?
Why do you think Di Tian knew he was no match for Huo Yuhao? Isn't it obvious?

Putting aside the Evil Eye Tyrant who was easily 'persuaded' before, even when Gu Yuena was trying to sway Di Tian's mind, she said in front of Di Tian that Huo Yuhao was a powerful figure from another world, and Di Tian wouldn't do anything foolish.

Moreover, someone who can help his master regain his peak strength, is himself unfathomable, and may help the soul beasts solve their current predicament in the future, deserves his due respect.

Di Tian was unhappy, but he also knew that this was his master's choice. Besides, it seemed that Huo Yuhao was the only one worthy of his master.

Brigitte breathed a sigh of relief. She was really worried that Di Tian and his gang would do something reckless, and if the master got angry, they would be finished.

Sunrise and sunset, a whole day and night have passed.

By the next morning, Di Tian and the other beasts were covered in a layer of frost.

Di Tian rested his chin on his hand, feeling somewhat uneasy.

No, Master and Huo Yuhao have no sense of time at all. Can something like that take a whole day and night?
Just as Di Tian was complaining, two figures finally emerged from the Tree of Life.

Di Tian and Chi Wang instantly changed their demeanor, greeting each other with seriousness and earnestness.

"Lord!"

Biji and Ziji exchanged a glance. Although they hid it well, Gu Yuena could not hide the observation in their eyes.

"Cough cough~"

Gu Yuena coughed twice in a mock manner, and for a moment she didn't know how to start the conversation.

She hadn't expected that Yuhao would become so powerful after his strength increased; even with her God-King level strength, she was no match for him in that kind of situation.

When you get caught up in playing, you lose track of time, and you just can't admit defeat. You feel like you're floating on clouds and forget about the important things you're doing.

(Qin Emperor's Mother Demon King: Sisters, you still lack experience.)
It was Huo Yuhao who stepped forward. Old Huo has a thick skin and doesn't have any responsibility of superiority or inferiority with Di Tian and the other guys, so he directly explained the plan.

"The Sun Moon Empire among humans and the original Douluo Three Kingdoms are about to erupt into a great war that will affect the entire continent, and the war means a reshaping of the world order."

"I have already foreseen the outcome of the future war. The Sun Moon will inevitably sweep aside the original three kingdoms of Douluo and become the sole overlord of this continent. This is an opportunity, a chance to truly change the landscape of soul beasts and humans."

"After the war ended with overwhelming force, I intend to communicate with the will of the plane and have the Soul Spirit Law replace the current Soul Ring system. In other words, this is a complete reshaping of the rules." "Soul beasts will no longer become nourishment for human soul masters at the cost of their own lives, and will no longer face the risk of extinction. In the future, humans will coexist harmoniously with soul beasts."

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At this point, Gu Yuena and Di Tian no longer wanted to sacrifice the extinction of all humanity in order to achieve the resurgence of soul beasts, as they had in the original storyline, ten thousand years later.

The Soul Spirit Technique that Huo Yuhao has modified at this time is quite different from the Soul Spirit he possessed in the original method.

Huo Gua's soul spirit and the Spirit Pagoda, although they can provide Soul Masters with multiple Soul Ring effects, are actually just a one-sided celebration belonging to the Soul Master class.

Electrolux's death meant that it was not perfected. Huo Gua's rash ascension, or rather, the sabotage caused by that little punk, meant that Huo Gua's soul spirit still essentially required the soul of a soul beast as a price; it was just that the soul ring was given a different name.

As the number of Soul Masters surges, low-level Soul Beasts will naturally be hunted on a large scale to create Soul Spirits, while high-level Soul Beasts will become endangered due to a lack of low-level replenishment. This stems from the greed inherent in human nature.

Huo Gua's soul spirit cannot completely replace a natural soul ring. In essence, it still requires humans to continuously hunt soul beasts. However, the reproduction rate of soul beasts is far lower than the rate at which humans consume them. Their habitats are destroyed due to resource development, and their living space naturally shrinks.

High-level Soul Masters pursue 100,000-year Soul Rings, and even top-tier Soul Beasts cannot avoid being hunted. This directly breaks the food chain, making it impossible to resolve the conflict between humans and Soul Beasts. In the original timeline, after 10,000 years, Soul Beasts would only have the Lake of Life as their habitat, and the entire planet's ecosystem would be in grave danger.

Huo Yuhao, on the other hand, directly resolved the inherent contradictions that existed from the very beginning of the system's design by communicating with the will of the plane.

That's the paradox of voluntariness!
The soul must be contracted voluntarily by the soul beast. Even if humans in the future force it, if the soul beast is unwilling, then humans cannot forcibly extract the soul beast's soul and make it a slave to the soul.

At the same time, by preserving the physical body of a soul beast and transforming it into a soul spirit, the lifespan of the soul spirit can be extended through the existence of a particle superposition state. This even allows the soul spirit to follow human soul masters generation after generation and become a legendary soul spirit, directly and fundamentally solving the human demand for new soul spirits and the design flaws of the entire system.

By using nine spirit rings to create empty spirit slots, the number of spirits is locked, but this does not limit the growth potential of spirits and humans. In another way, it solves the human desire and greed for the number and lifespan of spirits.

Compared to the original route's soul spirit, Huo Yuhao directly changed the cognitive bias, blurred humanity's instrumental understanding of soul spirits, and enhanced humanity's motivation to protect soul beasts. This can be considered a merciful alternative to the soul ring system, rather than the deformed product of the original route.

The reason Huo Yuhao brought up the same old theme again, mentioning war and souls in front of Di Tian and the other beasts, was all to lay the groundwork for what he was about to say.

"Therefore, in this upcoming era of change, in this new era that will completely alter the relationship between humanity and its beasts, I need power, and I need your help."

"The popularization of the Soul Spirit Technique in the human world is simply a matter of me communicating with the Douluo Continent in the future, and then using power and propaganda to change human perception. However, Soul Beasts also need to set an example."

"In the countless years of the relationship between humans and soul beasts hunting each other, the relationship between the two sides has long been so fraught with tension and there is no trust whatsoever. At that time, it will be difficult for soul beasts to believe in the correctness of this system."

"Even if they truly understand the benefits of this cultivation system, it will be difficult for the soul beast race to lower their heads and make honest contracts with humans. Therefore, for soul beasts, this transformation needs icebreakers."

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Whether it was helping Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, and others persuade the ocean spirit beasts to become spirits, or defeating the Evil Eye Tyrant and making him a spirit, frankly speaking, they were all setting an example for the spirit beast world and breaking the ice.

If we want the Soul Contract to be implemented smoothly in the Soul Beast World in the future, and to completely eliminate the Soul Beasts' grudges against humans, there is no better choice than for beasts like Di Tian to set an example.

As for the fact that most soul beasts that are less than ten thousand years old have not developed intelligence, this is not a problem. On the contrary, the Douluo world is evolving and becoming more compatible with the past. The birth of a brand new system requires generations of evolution and verification. No one can guarantee that anything will be perfect after it appears.

Moreover, a soul beast with average intelligence might not necessarily be a bad thing for humans. As they grow together, their bond will surely deepen.

Di Tian and the other beasts instantly understood; there was no need for further explanation. They were the Icebreakers of the Soul Beast Clan that Huo Yuhao had mentioned.

The method of the soul has already been proven. The Snow Emperor of the far north and the Evil Emperor of the Demon Forest are both ready-made examples.

With their master vouching for them, Di Tian and the others had no reason to worry about their safety.

Moreover, they all understood that they needed to contribute their strength for the continued prosperity of the Soul Beast race.

Even without considering the variable factor of the soul beast race, they are well aware that with their current growth rate, they will not be able to keep up with their master and Huo Yuhao in the future.

Therefore, becoming this person's spirit, progressing alongside them, and potentially sharing both glory and shame in the future, together possessing the resources to fight against the divine realm, is by all accounts the most correct choice.

Huo Yuhao gave Di Tian and the other beasts time to think. Throughout the process, he did not take the initiative to say anything about making Di Tian and the others form a contract with him to become soul spirits. He believed that they would make the clearest decision.

With no risk of physical disappearance, and even the possibility of progressing alongside Huo Yuhao and his master in the future, Di Tian made his choice instantly without needing to communicate with Bi Ji and the others.

"Alright, let us become pioneers among soul beasts and pave a path for their future."

It's nothing more than signing a contract to bind their future fate to Huo Yuhao's. Even if we assume that his future is just like this, let alone that he has an unlimited future, they won't lose anything.

"A clear choice!"

Huo Yuhao was not excited by this; clearly, this was within his expectations.

He merely tried to appease Tianmeng in his spiritual sea, after all, she had had her essence drained by Di Tian and the others back then. But Tianmeng obviously didn't take it seriously, and only made a sarcastic remark to Di Tian.

"Tch, that sounds nice. 'Pioneers of Soul Beasts,' I was the first Soul Beast to blaze a trail for the future of Soul Beasts, not them."

Tianmeng didn't care. After all, Ditian and the others couldn't possibly live in the Sea of ​​Spirit. Yuhao made them into soul spirits, and while there were a series of factors mentioned above, the essential purpose was still to improve their strength.

She was willing to accept anything as long as it was for Yuhao's future ascension to godhood and the pursuit of immortality.

Gu Yuena then explained some things to Di Tian and the other beasts, as well as to Huo Yuhao, mainly the steps of the Contract Law. The whole process did not take too much time.

However, both Huo Yuhao and the other beasts like Di Tian needed to adjust their state at this time, while also giving Xiong Jun and the King of Ten Thousand Demons ample time to return.

This is not just one soul spirit. There are six soul spirits in total: Di Tian, ​​Bi Ji, Zi Ji, Chi Wang, Xiong Jun, and Wan Yao Wang. All of them are at the level of ferocious beasts. Huo Yuhao has to be cautious.

As for the final martial soul, after Ice Emperor and Titan Giant Ape, it will directly fill the gap and leave only the ninth soul ring, which Huo Yuhao left for the Demon Emperor in the deep sea.

Without a doubt, after this, his strength will rise to the god level, and his mental power will also see an exaggerated increase. As for what level he can rise to later, Huo Yuhao himself has no idea.

However, the only two missing parts of his body—his leg bones—can finally be completely replaced.

(End of this chapter)