"Qiu'er, it's not that I don't want to see you. When I have time, I would naturally go to the Star Dou Great Forest to see you, but I don't wish for you to come to human society." Yuwen Tuo sighed, "Do you know how many people will covet you once you come here?"
"Your beauty will attract men, your strength will attract evil soul masters, and your power of destiny will even draw the attention of a hidden mastermind. Within the Star Dou Great Forest, Di Tian and that hidden fellow can still protect you, but once you leave that place," Yuwen Tuo worried.
"Hey, Yuwen brat, are you looking down on this King? Do you think this King can't protect the Auspicious Beast?" Chi Wang was a bit displeased. Although he wasn't as strong as Di Tian, he was still one of the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts. A Titled Douluo below rank 97 among humans was no match for him.
"Under normal circumstances, your strength is indeed more than sufficient, but this is Mingdu. This place gathers human rank 9 soul engineers, and within the Evil Forest, there's even a major stronghold for evil soul masters.
Chi Wang, your combat power is indeed comparable to a rank 97 Super Douluo among humans, but against powerhouses above rank 98, just like when you fought Xuan Zi before, you won't win," Yuwen Tuo said without mincing words.
Chi Wang's face immediately showed embarrassment. The scene of him being completely suppressed by Xuan Zi had happened right in front of Yuwen Tuo, so he couldn't deny it. He could only say forcefully, "But... aren't you here? And aren't you some kind of prince of this country? This should be considered your territory, right?"
Yuwen Tuo understood immediately upon hearing this. No wonder these two dared to come so openly; they actually considered this his territory.
"Sigh, actually, I came here to stir up trouble myself..."
Yuwen Tuo roughly explained his purpose to the two. He had only come to the Sun Moon Empire to investigate some truths from back then, seek revenge, and coincidentally complete the task Emperor Tianhun had entrusted to him.
Once everything was done, he would leave after causing a great massacre here. At that time, if he were alone, he was confident he could retreat unscathed.
But if he also had to protect Qiu'er, it probably wouldn't be so easy.
In fact, he had originally planned to have Nana leave beforehand in the near future.
Her status wasn't high, and her talent wasn't enough to attract excessive attention from the Holy Spirit Sect's main altar; no one would pay too much attention to her.
But now, Chi Wang and Qiu'er's sudden arrival had completely disrupted his plans.
His biggest concern now was whether the Holy Spirit Sect had already set their sights on Qiu'er. After all, Nana, as a student of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, had been persecuted so terribly by them before.
Perhaps, tacitly allowing the Holy Spirit Sect to select one or two geniuses from the country each year was also one of their terms of trade with the Sun Moon Empire. That's why Jing Hongchen had turned a blind eye to Nana's plight.
If that were the case, it might already be too late for Qiu'er to leave now.
The moment she stepped out of Mingdu, she and Chi Wang would be intercepted by the Holy Spirit Sect.
"Holy Spirit Sect, Sun Moon Empire. Tuo, since your enemies are so powerful, I must stay and help you even more. Aren't you trying to draw out those bastards? Since you suspect they'll be interested in me, why not use me as bait?" Qiu'er said.
Her personality was somewhat different from the original Wang Qiu'er in the novel. After all, her experiences were not quite the same, and she didn't have Tang Wutong's divine consciousness interfering within her. However, one point was the same: her unwavering resolve and courage.
"No, what kind of joke is that? Don't you understand your own identity? If something happens to you here, that madman Di Tian will definitely unleash a beast tide on the Sun Moon Empire.
I want to destroy the evil soul masters, Xu Tianran, and the Sun Moon Emperor who knew about Xu Tianran's actions and tacitly allowed them. But those have nothing to do with the common people of the Sun Moon Empire.
Once a beast tide arrives, I, the one who caused the disaster, would be the greatest evil soul master. I'm dedicated to killing all evil soul masters; are you hoping I'd commit suicide?" Yuwen Tuo said exasperatedly.
"It doesn't matter. I have a way, Tuo. I want to hold your Xuanyuan Sword!" Qiu'er said calmly.
When she said this, her tone was so indifferent, as if she were asking Yuwen Tuo what he wanted for breakfast tomorrow.
It was clear that this wasn't a whim, but something she had planned long ago.
"You... you want to link your destiny with mine?" Yuwen Tuo asked in surprise.
"Yes, as long as our destinies are linked, in times of crisis, we can sense each other," Qiu'er said. "Moreover, my decision is not entirely because of you; it's also for the sake of the soul beast race."
"I am the bearer of destiny for the Star Dou Great Forest. I can vaguely sense that the luck of our soul beast race is continuously declining. If this continues, the soul beasts will eventually face the fate of extinction."
"What?! How could this King not know about this? Qiu'er, why didn't you discuss this with me first?" Chi Wang was greatly alarmed. Had their soul beast situation become so dire?
"I couldn't sense it originally. It was when I cultivated with Tuo that, using his flame martial soul as a medium, I briefly came into contact with the power of the Sacred Path and suppressed the dissipating luck, thus perceiving this destiny. From then on, I knew I had to come find Tuo," Qiu'er said, looking firmly at Yuwen Tuo.
Within Yuwen Tuo's spiritual sea, the Ice and Snow Dual Emperors also turned pale with shock.
"Little Tuo, is what the Auspicious Beast saying true?" Ice Empress hurriedly asked.
"Yes!" Yuwen Tuo replied helplessly.
Starting from this era, human technology would undergo rapid development. In the future, even top-tier soul-guided mechs would largely be unrivaled by Di Tian. The soul beast race would be massacred on a large scale, almost to extinction.
During the Douluo III era, the only remaining soul beast sanctuary on the entire Douluo Continent was a small core area of the Star Dou Great Forest. The only soul beasts confirmed to be alive were the few great ferocious beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest and the Silver Dragon King.
Wasn't this equivalent to extinction?
Although luck was intangible, its loss was not mere talk. Just as in the legends of the Primordial Era, the Three Pure Ones established the Human, Chan, and Jie sects respectively, initially all three sects stood proudly in the world.
But in the end, the Jie Sect collapsed the most severely.
One of the important reasons was that the Human and Chan sects' most precious treasures were the Taiji Diagram and the Pangu Banner, both artifacts capable of suppressing luck.
The Jie Sect, however, possessed the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords. While these artifacts' power was peerless in their era, they were treasures of slaughter and did not possess the ability to suppress luck. The Jie Sect's luck severely depleted, and its decline was only a matter of time.
Now, the soul beast race was also in such a situation. Although they had the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, the beast of destiny, she seemed to be constantly in danger of being schemed against. Once she was gone, the collapse of the soul beast race would not be far off.
"Then will my Extreme North land also be doomed? Little Tuo, have our two sisters treated you well during this time? This time, you can't just stand by!" Snow Empress said anxiously.
Although she and Ice Empress were now dependent on Yuwen Tuo, it didn't mean they didn't care about their people.
Atai and noob were both there, after all.
Yuwen Tuo pondered. The Xuanyuan Sword Soul had similar abilities to the Xuanyuan Sword itself. The Xuanyuan Sword was a sacred sword, once wielded by the Yellow Emperor to bear the luck of the human race.
Therefore, the power of the Sacred Path naturally also had the ability to suppress luck. Although it couldn't compare to the Taiji Diagram and the Pangu Banner, the luck of the Douluo Continent was already less than one ten-thousandth of those two great sects. Suppressing such a small amount of luck on the Douluo Continent was more than sufficient.
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