Facing the Silver Dragon King's weak and futile threat...
Jin Mian looked at the Three-Eyed Golden Lion in his hand, lost in thought.
Then, a playful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"An accident?"
"Let me try."
Saying so...
He began to tease and play with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion in all sorts of ways.
This infuriated the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
To think that it, the dignified Emperor Auspicious Beast...
Today, was actually being treated so roughly by a human.
In its exasperation, it opened its mouth, attempting to bite Jin Mian.
But it fell short by just a bit every time.
After a while...
Jin Mian had played enough and released the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
Then, with a serious expression, he looked at the Silver Dragon King: "Alright, now it's time to talk business."
"Let me introduce myself briefly."
"My name is Jin Mian."
"The Hall of Worship's Enforcer!"
"I've come this time to discuss the coexistence of humans and Spirit Beasts with you."
"Of course, you can refuse."
"But the consequence is that I will smash you to death with a hammer, just like those Great Beasts!"
Seeing Jin Mian, who looked so unserious just a second ago...
Suddenly undergo a 180-degree change in attitude...
The Silver Dragon King was truly stunned for a moment.
"Coexistence?"
"Humans and Spirit Beasts?"
"A joke!"
The Silver Dragon King's tone was very disdainful.
Raising its massive dragon head, it revealed a haughty expression.
"You humans are but a group of frail ants."
"What right do you have to discuss coexistence with our powerful Spirit Beasts?"
Due to its long slumber...
The current Silver Dragon King was not like the one in Douluo Dalu 3.
It had no personal understanding of humans.
What it currently knew of the human situation was still the ancient era humans described by Di Tian.
"Powerful?" Jin Mian looked at the Silver Dragon King, whom he had bound securely.
He couldn't help but smile: "I say, have you still not realized who holds the power of discourse right now?"
As he spoke, he didn't forget to tighten the light rays a bit.
"Nothing more than a mere trick, yet you dare dream of trapping this King!"
"Too naive."
"With this kind of small gimmick, this King can break free whenever I want."
The Silver Dragon King was still defiant.
Its massive body struggled with all its might, wanting to shatter these annoying light rays of Binding on its body.
But no matter how hard it tried, it was to no avail.
Seeing that brute force was useless...
Its body began to shrink slowly.
Attempting to use the method of becoming smaller to escape the restraint.
However, those light rays shrank proportionally with its body.
"Dammit! What on earth is this thing? It's really annoying this dragon!" the Silver Dragon King roared in frustration.
Its gaze fixed intently on Jin Mian: "What exactly do you want to do?"
"Are you deaf?"
"I've been talking for half a day about the matter of coexistence. Where did your ears go?"
Jin Mian was quite speechless.
These Spirit Beasts must have something wrong with their heads.
He had stated his intention so clearly.
Yet the other party couldn't take in a single word.
Instead, they kept asking.
Hearing the word "coexistence" again...
The Silver Dragon King's gaze finally turned a bit more solemn.
"Are you serious?"
"Nonsense!" Jin Mian shouldered the light hammer, his tone icy: "Otherwise, I would have smashed you to death long ago."
"Do you really think I'm that idle?"
The Silver Dragon King roared deeply: "Since you come for peace, why did you kill my subordinates?"
"Is this your so-called peace?"
"It's not like I didn't give them a chance."
"Who would have thought your five subordinates wouldn't take it, and instead became stumbling blocks on the path of 'coexistence'."
"They actually ambushed me halfway."
"I had no choice but to take action."
The Silver Dragon King's gaze shook.
A God-King level mental force attack pressed down on Jin Mian like an overwhelming tide.
Jin Mian didn't care and gave a yawn: "Why bother? I'm just here to talk about something. Why force me to act?"
As his voice fell...
He directly used an even more powerful mental force to suppress her back.
"Ugh~" The Silver Dragon King's face showed pain, and it let out a muffled groan.
"Alright, now can we talk about business?"
"I presume you should know that you are simply not my match."
"If you dare to act rashly again, don't blame me for being merciless."
Jin Mian's patience was exhausted, and he gave the Silver Dragon King one last chance.
If the other party refused to show respect, then don't blame him for being overbearing!
The Silver Dragon King recovered for a while until the intense pain disappeared. Taking a deep breath, it compromised: "Fine, I'll hear what your so-called coexistence is, but before that, let this King go!"
"That's easy." Jin Mian waved his hand.
The light rays of Binding on the Silver Dragon King's body all disappeared.
Clearly...
Gu Yuena had actually listened to Jin Mian's words this time; after breaking free from the restraints, she did not use any offensive means.
Immediately after...
The Silver Dragon King's body shrank rapidly.
Eventually, it turned into a human form.
In its human form, it gave itself a name—Gu Yuena.
As for the other's beauty...
Sorry.
For Jin Mian, who already had a family, he felt absolutely nothing.
Gu Yuena looked at Jin Mian quietly and said, "Tell me about your so-called coexistence."
Jin Mian began to explain the method of 'coexistence'.
"Regarding the method of coexistence between humans and Spirit Beasts, I currently have two ways."
"First is the first way, which is for humans to have a new path of cultivation. This is a once-and-for-all method."
"You should know that at the current stage, the spirit power we humans cultivate, after reaching a limit, requires hunting Spirit Beasts to obtain Soul Rings to break through and continue cultivating."
"This method is a shortcut for us."
"But for you Spirit Beasts, it is a catastrophe."
"Because as a Soul Master's level increases, the energy required to break the limit becomes greater, which also leads to the need to hunt higher-level Spirit Beasts."
"But what about you Spirit Beasts? Your growth cycle is slow."
"Not to mention that as the human reproduction speed gets faster and faster, your Spirit Beasts' growth speed cannot keep up at all."
"If this continues, your Spirit Beasts will be hunted to extinction sooner or later."
"But if there were a cultivation system where people could cultivate normally without needing to absorb Soul Rings..."
"Then fewer and fewer people would hunt Spirit Beasts and absorb Soul Rings to cultivate."
"After all, we humans must also consider the risks. Although hunting Spirit Beasts is a shortcut, the risk factor is also extremely high."
After Gu Yuena finished listening to these words...
Her eyes lit up.
Her gaze toward Jin Mian also softened a bit.
It had to be said, this human's words had some merit.
Why hadn't she thought of this method?
If humans could break through limits and become stronger even without needing to absorb Soul Rings...
Then the frequency of hunting Spirit Beasts would be reduced.
At that time, Spirit Beasts could rest and recuperate, and reproduce in peace.
Both sides would mind their own business.
She hurriedly asked, "In other words, you know a new cultivation method?"
"I don't."
Jin Mian spoke the truth... for a moment, the atmosphere froze.
The originally excited Gu Yuena's expression immediately stiffened.
She said angrily, "Are you making fun of this King?"
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