"If it weren't for my greed for more life energy..."
"Enough, the past is like smoke, let's not speak of it anymore!"
"Human boy, let's get along well from now on!"
"Senior Golden Tortoise, I'll be in your care!"
The Golden Tortoise and Beibei exchanged a glance and smiled. They were now one, sharing both glory and loss, so it was only natural for them to look out for each other.
"You're called Beibei, right? I'll address you as such from now on."
"By the way, with my abilities, I can provide you with four soul rings. I've already given you two."
"For you humans, the seventh soul ring is especially important. With my cultivation, it won't disgrace you."
"As for the eighth and ninth soul rings, it's best for you to find a soul beast with formidable attack power to form a contract with, to make up for the lack of offensive abilities in your fourth, fifth, and sixth soul rings."
The Golden Tortoise spoke with a serious expression.
Although Beibei hadn't broken through to the 60th level, the Golden Tortoise already knew what soul skill Beibei would gain at that level.
After all, it was a defensive and life-type soul beast. Despite its considerable strength, it couldn't compensate for Beibei's lack of offensive power.
Hearing this, Beibei was stunned. Truly, having an elder at home was like having a treasure!
In such a short time, the Golden Tortoise had already planned everything out for him!
As for the one in his family… that one was like a dried-up corpse in a tomb, not worth mentioning.
Unable to see the situation clearly or distinguish right from wrong, they would eventually bring disaster upon themselves.
"Thank you for your guidance, Senior Golden Tortoise!"
Beibei cupped his hands and spoke with a serious expression.
The Golden Tortoise, however, waved its paw dismissively. "Beibei, just call me Senior. As for the Golden Tortoise, that's the name of our species."
Beibei: "..."
Suddenly, Beibei felt something and quickly exited his spiritual sea space to sense the changes in his body.
"My golden bloodline has truly awakened!"
Under the influence of the Golden Tortoise's dense life energy, the thin trace of the Golden Holy Dragon bloodline in Beibei's body had grown stronger, now on par with his Light Holy Dragon bloodline!
"Golden Holy Dragon Transformation?"
A piece of knowledge, as if inherited through his bloodline, entered Beibei's mind, causing him to gasp in shock!
When using the Light Holy Dragon bloodline, he would be weakened for a long time, and it would also affect the purity of his bloodline.
But the Golden Holy Dragon bloodline was different, and the way to replenish its power was also different!
By consuming things rich in life energy, he could replenish the consumption of his bloodline.
Using the Golden Saint Dragon Transformation, he could temporarily elevate his martial soul to the level of a Golden Saint Dragon!
Moreover, as the concentration of his bloodline increased, his martial soul might truly evolve into a Golden Light Saint Dragon!
A legendary divine-level martial soul!
"Good thing Xu Sanshi didn't succeed. If I had missed this opportunity, I might never have awakened the Golden Saint Dragon bloodline in my lifetime."
Beibei thought to himself, then smiled wryly. If Xu Sanshi had succeeded, he wouldn't have felt jealousy or resentment.
This was the Golden Tortoise's choice, and it had little to do with Xu Sanshi.
He would only wish his good friend well.
Like wishing him a son without a... you know.
After a while, Beibei's soul power level stabilized at the 53rd level. He suddenly opened his eyes, a golden light flashing through them.
He retracted his martial soul and bowed deeply to Zhongli.
"Thank you, Martial God, for your life-saving grace. Beibei swears on his martial soul that he will never betray Liyue or the Martial God in this lifetime!"
As for Shrek... not familiar!
He couldn't choose his birth, but he could choose the path he walked.
Hearing this, Zhongli's expression remained unchanged, showing no emotion.
"I respect every human's choice. Liyue welcomes anyone to join."
"Yes, Martial God!"
Respecting human choices?
This Martial God was completely different from that Sea God Tang San.
"Ancestors, your choices were wrong. Sea God Tang San is not the god to follow. The Martial God is the best choice!"
Beibei clenched his fists, his heart growing firmer!
Zhongli had not only helped Tang Ya but also him, and countless others in need.
He had selflessly helped both the soul beast and human races, easing the tensions between them.
Such a god was a true god!
Tang San became a god, but what did he do?
It seemed... apart from boasting about his own achievements, he did nothing. The lives of the common people only grew harder...
Beibei bowed to Zhongli once more before stepping aside. As for the green "stone" in the center of the field, it was likely the cause of the Golden Tortoise's transformation.
As a beneficiary, he didn't know whether to thank or resent this "stone."
Zhongli waved his hand casually, quietly storing the Life Gold.
The Netherworld Plane had already been transformed and didn't need more Life Gold. The piece given by Gu Yuena and this one could be kept as collectibles.
Such "stones" carried countless memories and were worth cherishing.
As for soul bones and other antiques, compared to these stones, they were of lesser value and significance.
"Next."
The group fusion of soul spirits was like awakening a martial soul, it had to be done one by one.
In the blink of an eye, two hours passed. The first batch of people who had fused with soul spirits had all succeeded, with a 100% success rate!
This made the other soul masters even more eager for soul spirits!
As for the remaining soul beasts, they stayed here, waiting for the next soul master who needed to break through.
Of course, during this waiting period, their meals would be provided by the Liyue Qixing.
Hunger demanded food, this was the nature of soul beasts. The strong prey on the weak, this was the law of the forest.
But they were here to become soul spirits. Eating "colleagues" was out of the question.
For the Liyue Seven Stars, feeding these soul beasts wasn't a burden.
Some people curious about soul beasts, or soul masters nearing a breakthrough, would also come to feed them.
They aimed to build a good relationship with their desired soul beast before breaking through!
Gu Yuena, Di Tian, and others nodded in satisfaction upon seeing this.
If the relationship between humans and soul beasts could remain this harmonious, they would be at ease.
The sun rose and the moon set, marking the arrival of a new day.
At dawn, three groups of people appeared at Liyue Harbor.
They glanced at each other but said nothing, heading straight for Zhongli's residence.
On this day, through the efforts of many capitalists, grand structures rose in all the major cities of the three Douluo nations.
They were called: Contract Temples.
In the name of contracts, with heart's blood as the oath, they aimed to rebuild the relationship between humans and soul beasts.
Above each temple stood a special statue.
It was a figure sitting on a divine throne, exuding an air of "arrogance" the same figure that had appeared above Shrek.
The Geo Archon, Morax.