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Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
"Fengzhi, what do you think of Shi Quan's soul spirit method? Have you decided on the eight experimental slots?" Sword Douluo looked at Ning Fengzhi.
Ning Fengzhi said calmly, "Qinghe said that the soul spirit method is feasible. Rongrong just broke through to level 50, so I plan to let her try it."
"Replacing spirit rings, surpassing spirit rings." Bone Douluo frowned and said, "This soul spirit method is unheard of. Are you letting Rongrong be that kid's guinea pig?"
"Experiment?" Ning Fengzhi shook his head, "While it's called an experiment, I think this is actually an Opportunity Shi Quan is offering. He dares to invite all major forces on the continent, so he must have some confidence. If anything goes wrong, he will directly offend all forces on the entire continent. Do you think he would be that foolish?"
"Besides Rongrong, the remaining slots will be distributed to other Genius Disciples in the Sect who have reached a Bottleneck, and then report the names to Qinghe. This matter is decided!"
Ning Fengzhi decisively finalized the slots.
Spirit City, Supreme Pontiff Palace.
"Eight slots?" Bibi Dong looked at the announcement regarding the soul spirit theory conference, a gleam flashing in her eyes.
"Gui Mei, Yue Guan, you two go select eight people. The stronger their actual talent, the better. Then personally lead them to attend the soul spirit theory presentation."
"Your Eminence, this soul spirit method is too miraculous. Is it too risky to send Geniuses directly?"
Bibi Dong said calmly, "The Spirit Hall has no shortage of Geniuses. If they are ruined, it will be a good Opportunity to completely destroy Shi Quan's reputation. If it succeeds, these people can create even greater value for the Spirit Hall."
"Understood, Your Eminence." Gui Mei and Yue Guan then disappeared into the main hall.
Besides the Upper Three Sects, Spirit Hall, and Star Luo Empire, the other forces received fewer slots. Soon, the list of one hundred experimental slots was sent to Heaven Dou City.
Heaven Dou City was bustling with preparations to receive the representatives from various forces.
Time quickly passed, and it was one month later.
A thousand meters outside the Sunset Forest.
A camp spanning a thousand meters in diameter had been cleared.
In the center of the camp was a huge platform over a hundred meters in diameter. Seats were set up on three sides of the platform, with the VIP section in the very middle.
Outside the camp, there were over a thousand soldiers, patrolling in shifts.
Early in the morning, personnel from various forces had already begun to arrive at the camp.
The seats on both sides gradually filled up.
The VIP section also gradually filled. In the first row were Emperor Xue Ye, Sect Master Ning Fengzhi of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Sword Douluo Chen Xin, Spirit Hall Elders Yue Guan and Gui Mei, an Elder from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and representatives from the Star Luo Empire. For example, Platinum Bishop Salas and the Three Great Committee Members could only sit in the back.
In a tent on the other side of the camp.
"Little Brother Shi, hasn't Gu Yuena returned yet?" After the list was submitted, Xue Qinghe discovered that Gu Yuena had gone out. It seemed she had gone to capture Spirit Beasts. Now that the theory presentation was about to begin, Xue Qinghe was inevitably a little worried.
"Don't worry, she'll be here soon."
"But there isn't even a single Spirit Beast here yet."
"Don't worry, you'll know when the time comes." Shi Quan smiled, understanding Xue Qinghe's concern, and spoke to reassure him. Then he asked, "Has everyone arrived?"
"Everyone has taken their seats. There's still about a quarter of an hour until it starts, so we can almost set off." Xue Qinghe nodded.
Thump, thump, thump.
As Shi Quan appeared, the scene immediately quieted down. He slowly walked onto the platform.
"I'm very pleased that everyone could attend my theory presentation. I believe everyone present knows that today's topic is 'soul spirit'. Everyone's understanding of the soul spirit concept is still quite vague, so I will first explain its origin, concept, and prospects."
"To talk about its origin, let me first discuss the Spirit Master profession. The growth of Spirit Masters all faces a common problem: obtaining spirit rings after their spirit power reaches a Bottleneck. A Spirit Master must obtain a spirit ring to Breakthrough a Bottleneck. A Spirit Master's life rarely exceeds a hundred years, while the Spirit Beasts a Spirit Master hunts require thousands or even tens of thousands of years to reproduce."
"Many Spirit Masters have actually noticed this problem. Even with deliberate control over the speed of Spirit Beast hunting, the Spirit Beasts in the outer areas of most Spirit Beast forests are still getting weaker and weaker, and high-level Spirit Beasts are actually gradually decreasing. The same applies to Spirit Beast habitats. This means that, at this rate, there will eventually come a day when Spirit Masters face a situation where there are no Spirit Beasts left to kill."
Shi Quan's words were very realistic. Anyone with a little understanding would know that Shi Quan's words actually described the predicament faced by the Spirit Master profession. Although this predicament has not yet fully manifested, if it continues like this, it will certainly erupt one day.
"To alleviate the decline in Spirit Beast numbers and increase their reproduction time. This is one of my initial intentions for developing soul spirits. Of course, the mere existence of soul spirits alone cannot completely solve the problem between Spirit Masters and Spirit Beasts."
"spirit rings are not irreplaceable. The method for Spirit Masters to Breakthrough their Bottlenecks cannot be stagnant; it needs diversity. This is the most important point I want to convey to everyone."
"Getting back to the main topic, everyone is still very vague about the concept of soul spirit. Let's return to the topic of soul spirits."
Shi Quan's gaze swept across the area below the platform.
At Xue Qinghe's signal, Liu Lei walked onto the stage.
Facing everyone's gaze, Liu Lei was clearly a little timid. After all, everyone in the audience was a renowned figure.
"Don't be nervous." Shi Quan walked beside Liu Lei, then turned to the crowd and began to introduce soul spirits.
Listening to Shi Quan's detailed introduction of soul spirits, there was shock in everyone's eyes, but more than that, there was doubt.
After all, based on Shi Quan's description, soul spirits seemed far too miraculous.
"Liu Lei." Shi Quan nodded towards Liu Lei.
"Roar!" Upon hearing this, Liu Lei quickly released his Martial Spirit. Three spirit rings, yellow, yellow, and purple, appeared. At the same time, a grey figure leaped out from Liu Lei's body, letting out an excited roar.
For a moment, the scene was silent.
All the fervent gazes fell upon the Armored Mountain Pig in front of Liu Lei. Upon sensing the powerful aura of a Titled Douluo, the Armored Mountain Pig's expression immediately revealed a look of terror, and it directly scurried back into Liu Lei's body.
"soul spirits possess sentience. I hope that when observing, esteemed Excellencies will restrain your auras so as not to frighten it." Shi Quan said with a smile.
A moment later, Liu Lei summoned the soul spirit again.
After letting everyone observe for a moment, Shi Quan continued, "Liu Lei's soul spirit was created by me a month ago, and it was also the first soul spirit I created. However, this is just the beginning. After a month of further research and confirmation, today, I will create soul spirits for one hundred Spirit Masters and assist them in their Fusion."
"My purpose in doing this, besides proving the feasibility of soul spirits to everyone, is also for further experimentation and research."
Shi Quan's gaze swept across both sides. No one present made any move. Before the appearance of the soul spirit, everyone might have been skeptical.
But the appearance of the soul spirit allowed all Spirit Masters to witness its miraculous nature, and the situation completely changed. Their confidence in Shi Quan soared unprecedentedly!
"Since no one is withdrawing, let's begin the experiment. However, before the experiment, we must invite the other protagonist of today to appear, otherwise, our experiment cannot begin." Shi Quan smiled mysteriously, half-turning to look towards the Sunset Forest.
Everyone followed Shi Quan's gaze and also looked towards the Sunset Forest.
"I invite the Beast God… Di Tian!" The voice, mixed with spirit power, rumbled out like thunder.
"Roar—" A deep Dragon roar echoed through the sky. In the distance, the Sunset Forest was instantly enveloped by a massive dark cloud, and the entire sky darkened instantly.
Within the vast dark clouds, a pair of enormous golden Dragon eyes appeared. Wherever their gaze fell, a pressure like heavenly might surged forth, overwhelming everything.
"This is a Spirit Beast?!" Everyone present suddenly changed their expressions, their eyes filled with terror. Even Titled Douluo wore grave expressions at this moment.
The stronger their strength, the more clearly they could feel Di Tian's terrifying pressure.
The next second, Di Tian, with black hair and golden eyes, slowly emerged from the sky. Gu Yuena quietly walked beside Di Tian.
"Roar, roar, roar, roar!"
Behind him, ten thousand beasts roared in unison, and terrifying pressures continuously erupted.
"How is this possible?!"
The expressions of Sword Douluo and the others completely changed.
"There are so many 100,000-year Spirit Beasts, and the aura of a few of them is clearly not comparable to ordinary 100,000-year Spirit Beasts?"
With each step Di Tian took, his figure shifted dozens of meters like an illusion. Behind him followed three figures: Bi Ji, Red King, and Myriad Demon King.
After them, there were over a thousand Spirit Beasts, each with an aura of over ten thousand years.
Shi Quan turned to look at the crowd and calmly said, "Please remain calm."
Then he turned back to Di Tian and said loudly, "Di Tian, that's enough."
"Hmph!" Di Tian snorted coldly, then waved his hand towards Bi Ji behind him.
Bi Ji let out a clear cry from her mouth. Immediately, the rampant aura from the Spirit Beasts slowly receded, but the heavy footsteps and oppressive feeling of the advancing Spirit Beasts still made everyone present feel a surge of trepidation.
The numerous Spirit Beasts stopped at a distance of exactly one hundred meters from the crowd.
Di Tian, Gu Yuena, Bi Ji, and Myriad Demon King walked all the way onto the platform before stopping. The mere presence of their pervasive aura made it impossible for people to look directly at them.
It was then that everyone noticed a detail: the Silver Spear Douluo, whom they had believed to be a human, was actually standing with the Spirit Beast side...