Qian Renxue did not conceal anything. She slowly recounted the full chain of events.
"This begins with the power of faith. Back then, when my divine position shattered and my cultivation fell to Soul Sage, I was utterly defeated. Tang San saw that I no longer posed a threat, so he honored his promise and allowed me to leave.
"I lived peacefully for more than a decade. But after the Shrek Seven Monsters ascended to the Divine Realm, the two great empires began to act. They intended to completely eradicate us.
"During our escape, I began to sense more and more power of faith—coming from the common people of the continent.
"When the Spirit Hall still existed, although some commoners were close to it, most felt indifferent. They believed the Spirit Hall favored only soul masters and that they themselves gained no benefit from it.
"But after the Spirit Hall was destroyed, the nobles exploited the people even more harshly. They longed to return to the past. They wanted the Spirit Hall to come back.
"Those beliefs formed faith power, which I could use. It is precisely because of this faith power that I have lived this long.
"However, that is no longer possible. The Spirit Hall has already been submerged in the river of history. Many people no longer remember it. I am merely lingering on borrowed time."
Her tone was calm, her gaze without ripples, as if she were recounting something completely irrelevant to herself. The long, endless years had worn away her sharpness; the fighting spirit she once possessed had long since faded.
After hearing her explanation, Huo Yuhao finally understood everything. He was not a god of faith and knew little about such power.
Now it seemed that faith power truly had an almost omnipotent quality.
With the Spirit Hall forgotten and no one worshiping it anymore, no new faith power would be generated.
Which meant Qian Renxue was living off old reserves. Once her remaining stock of faith power was exhausted, she too would vanish.
Huo Yuhao said nothing further. He had no particular interest in this so-called number one beauty of the continent—neither hostility nor desire to grow closer.
But Qian Renxue was not finished.
"I believe we can reach a cooperation."
"Oh? Cooperation?" Huo Yuhao was curious. What qualifications did the present Angel Family have to cooperate with him?
Qian Renxue relied solely on faith power to maintain her condition; at most she could display Soul Sage-level strength. Yue Qingtian was decent—but merely decent.
With the Qian bloodline and level ninety-eight cultivation, Huo Yuhao found nothing remarkable about it. The Angel was a god-level martial soul. At that level, Yue Qingtian almost seemed mediocre.
As for Ye Guyi—her future remained uncertain. At least for now, she was not on equal footing with Huo Yuhao.
Cooperation required capital.
Qian Renxue's gaze shifted toward Ye Guyi. The latter understood immediately and released her martial soul and soul rings.
The Six-Winged Angel appeared. Rings rose beneath her feet—
Two yellow, two purple, three black. Ye Guyi had already reached Soul Sage cultivation.
At that moment, a white figure emerged from her seventh soul ring. As white light flickered, a peculiar creature appeared beside her.
It resembled a white horse, but unlike an ordinary one, it had a spiraled horn on its forehead and a pair of wings on its back.
A Holy Light Unicorn.
Huo Yuhao recognized it immediately—a rare soul beast possessing sacred attributes, highly compatible with Ye Guyi's angel martial soul.
He remained silent, eyes narrowing slightly. With his insight, he had already discerned something.
Even without using the Snow Empress as material, Electrolux had still created soul spirits.
One had to admit—the man was a biochemical expert. First undead creatures, now soul spirits. A genuine genius, unfortunately born into a sewer-tier world.
"This is my soul spirit," Ye Guyi explained. "A soul spirit is another form of soul ring, created through an equal contract between soul master and soul beast…"
She described the advantages of soul spirits and their supposed relative peace.
Huo Yuhao did not interrupt. Only after she finished did he speak.
"Finished?"
Ye Guyi was momentarily stunned. What was this reaction? He wasn't interested in soul spirits?
Qian Renxue frowned. Huo Yuhao's indifference exceeded her expectations. Still, she would not give up so easily.
"We can share the soul spirit method with the Heavenly Court. In return, we hope that in the future the Heavenly Court will support our family's reemergence."
Huo Yuhao remained silent, casting Qian Renxue a meaningful glance.
So—even knowing the Divine Realm was gone, they could not remain content in obscurity. Yet she overestimated the value of soul spirits.
Huo Yuhao knew that the birth of soul spirits had only brought temporary relative peace between humans and soul beasts.
There were far too many soul masters compared to soul beasts. And soul spirits required mutual consent. How many soul beasts would willingly forgo centuries or millennia of lifespan to become a human's soul spirit—only to die together with that human in a mere hundred years?
Supply would never meet demand. Yet soul spirits offered clear advantages over the traditional system.
So humans began researching them.
Large numbers of soul beasts were captured for experimentation, accelerating their extinction. The so-called equal contract gradually degenerated into master-servant contracts. Eventually, even the Red King—one of the fierce beasts of the Star Dou Forest—was turned into a soul spirit.
Was the soul spirit system entirely wrong?
Not necessarily. It was, in some sense, a step forward.
But soul beasts became the sacrifice.
Huo Yuhao had no intention of promoting soul spirits. As his strength broke through new levels, many previously unsolvable problems had become clear.
Condensing soul rings was no longer difficult for him. He had even conceived of a blueprint for allowing soul masters to condense their own soul rings.
That idea, however, required careful refinement. He intended to leverage it for maximum benefit. He had no interest in playing the philanthropist.
Moreover, he had already formed an alliance with Gu Yuena. Promoting soul spirits was out of the question.
Glancing at Qian Renxue, Huo Yuhao felt a trace of emotion.
The decline of the Qian Family was not without reason.
Even if certain fanfiction authors favored her because she was beautiful, that could not change the fact that she lacked judgment.
Living for over ten thousand years, and still thinking like this—beyond saving.
Ignoring Qian Renxue entirely, Huo Yuhao shifted his gaze to Ye Guyi.
"Do you truly believe this is a good thing?"
Ye Guyi frowned, not understanding his meaning. Before she could ask, he continued:
"I don't deny that soul spirits hold advantages over the traditional soul ring system. With a soul spirit's assistance, a soul master's strength will indeed surpass that of traditional soul masters.
"But have you considered—where will you find so many soul beasts willing to become human soul spirits?
"When the number of available soul beasts can no longer meet human demand, what will happen?
"Human nature is greedy. Are soul spirit contracts truly equal? Do you yourselves believe that? Where in this world is there genuine fairness or equality?"
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