"We can't and shouldn't manage humanity's greed," Xiao Ze said.
The women nodded, having experienced this feeling themselves.
Even they themselves were sometimes greedy.
"There can't be a World without conflict; even among people, there is conflict. Conflict, to some extent, is also a means of improving the World and oneself.
For example, if two people fight and one loses, but he is unwilling to accept it and wants to win next time, he will train frantically."
"I understand. Humans want Spirit Bones, so they will conflict with Spirit Beasts. Both sides will want to improve. One side wants Spirit Bones, and the other doesn't want to be killed by humans," Ning Rongrong said.
Xiao Ze nodded: "Exactly. As long as there are no problems with the upper echelons of humans and Spirit Beasts, then in essence, these are regional conflicts.
Humans and Spirit Beasts can't coexist in complete peace, so conflict is a good thing."
After Xiao Ze's explanation, the women understood.
Even with the appearance of spirit souls, humans and Spirit Beasts couldn't get along well.
Some Spirit Beasts want to eat people, and humans want Spirit Bones—isn't that a perfect match?
Some conflicts are still necessary; otherwise, this World might stagnate, without progress, becoming a World of dead silence.
Soon after, Hu Liena absorbed the Bewitching Heart Fox's spirit ring.
She slowly opened her eyes, a smile playing on her lips.
"How is it?" Xiao Ze asked.
"It feels great. My mental force has increased again, and I've gained another CharmSpirit Ability," Hu Liena said.
Xiao Ze opened his mouth, unsure what to say.
Hu Liena's Spirit was truly strange; all six of her spirit rings were Charm-related Spirit Abilities, which was a bit exaggerated.
Some Spirit Abilities are related to the Spirit, and some are related to the Spirit Beast.
And Hu Liena's Spirit Abilities were clearly related to her own Spirit.
It was likely that, besides her seventh Spirit Ability which was her Martial Soul True Body, all her others were CharmSpirit Abilities.
Although this was monotonous, it was still very good for Hu Liena.
Firstly, Hu Liena's mental force was strong enough; secondly, her Spirit Abilities could be used together, essentially stacking them.
Given that Spirit Masters generally don't cultivate mental force, this control ability was quite exaggerated.
Later, it was possible that Hu Liena alone could directly control several Spirit Masters.
Her control ability was much stronger than Water Binger's.
"Alright, let's head to the Star Dou Great Forest."
...Star Dou Great Forest.
"Won't we be in trouble coming out like this?" a Spirit Beast over five meters long, extremely robust, and resembling a three-headed lion, asked.
"No, we're just out to play for a bit, and we'll go back soon," a brilliant golden Spirit Beast in front of it said.
"Sigh... why are you out here instead of cultivating properly inside?"
"It's too boring."
"You're still young; you must cultivate well to become stronger later."
"But it will take a long time for me to become as strong as you, so I might as well have fun, and I cultivate quite quickly anyway."
"As you wish, ten days. You only have ten days."
"Mm-hm."
...A few days later, Xiao Ze and his group arrived at an entrance to the Star Dou Great Forest.
Looking at the dense, ancient-forest-like Star Dou Great Forest before them, Xiao Ze sighed softly: "It's been a long time since I've been to the Star Dou Great Forest."
Xiao Ze's sixth spirit ring was obtained in another forest.
It had indeed been a long time since he had been to the Star Dou Great Forest.
"Putting everything else aside, the air in the Star Dou Great Forest is truly good. Although the aura inside can be heavy, it's very pleasant outside."
"Let's go, be careful," Xiao Ze said.
"Mm."
Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran walked at the very front, clearing away various tangled plants.
Xiao Ze and the Water Binger sisters were in the middle, with Huo Wu, Dugu Yan, and Hu Liena at the back.
Liu Erlong was at the very end.
The Star Dou Great Forest was somewhat different from other forests; the plants throughout the entire forest grew very quickly. If you didn't visit for a while, all the recently cleared plants would have grown back.
"What kind of Spirit Beast do you want?" Xiao Ze asked.
Dugu Yan said: "A poison-attribute one will be fine. I'm not picky, but it needs to be over thirty thousand years old."
Dugu Yan's body was in excellent condition now, and she also had a Spirit Bone, so she could naturally absorb a spirit ring of thirty thousand years or more.
Upon hearing this, Hu Liena felt a little envious. If she had met Xiao Ze earlier, she would probably be thirty thousand years old by now.
No... she was the first to meet Xiao Ze, but at that time, he was just a child.
It was a pity. If she had known how powerful he would become back then, she would have brought him back to Spirit Hall herself.
Now, she probably wouldn't have to compete with so many people.
Sigh... Ye Lingling spoke: "I'm not picky either, as long as it's a life-attribute Spirit Beast."
"Poison attribute is fine, but life attribute is a bit more troublesome." Xiao Ze himself also needed a life-attribute Spirit Beast, so he naturally knew how few life-attribute Spirit Beasts there were.
"Take your time, no rush."
Everyone slowly walked towards the Mixed Zone.
Thirty thousand-year-old Spirit Beasts naturally required being in the Mixed Zone or the core area within it.
Not to mention life-attribute Spirit Beasts.
Upon reaching the entrance of the Mixed Zone, Xiao Ze and the others sat on the grass to rest.
The Star Dou Great Forest was quite large, and it was truly not certain they could reach the interior of the Mixed Zone in one go.
"Come, eat something." Xiao Ze took out some crops, and some of them were even processed and made into dishes.
"Okay."
Everyone had always loved the dishes made from the crops Xiao Ze cultivated. Although they ate them every day, they never got tired of them.
Thousands of meters away from here.
A Spirit Beast over three meters long, eight chi tall at the shoulder, and covered in brilliant golden fur, twitched its nose slightly, "Crimson King, do you smell anything? It's so fragrant!"
Crimson King twitched its nose upon hearing this, its eyes lighting up: "It really is. Let's go take a look. How long has it been since I smelled such a fragrance? It's probably some heavenly treasure."
"Okay, okay, let's hurry over."
The two immediately moved in one direction at their fastest speed... "Xiao Ze, stop eating, there's danger. Two Spirit Beasts are coming this way, and one of them is a very powerful Spirit Beast. According to your terms, it's at least a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast," the God of Agriculture's voice sounded in Xiao Ze's ear.
Xiao Ze immediately stood up: "Quick, retreat! A Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast is coming."
The women were startled and immediately followed Xiao Ze backward.
But their speed was still too slow.
Bang!!
Suddenly, two enormous figures appeared before everyone.
Xiao Ze froze upon seeing the two figures in front of him.
(End of Chapter)
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