Chapter 51: Development Issues, Movements in the God Realm
"Can you all see it?"
Wu Tong stood beside Zhang Chulan, looked toward the camera, and waved his hand.
[King of Moe]: "Of course we can see it. A modern city… how nostalgic."
[Photo Princess]: "What a beautiful view! I want to take a picture."
The scene shown on screen truly was stunning—night skies full of stars, human fireworks and city lights, forests and nature intertwining into a magnificent picture of harmony between humanity and the natural world.
As March 7 commented, her hands moved swiftly, raising the device to capture the scenery on screen.
[Wandering in the Mortal World]: "So that's a civilization built by humans? It really is flourishing. It seems that letting go was undoubtedly the right decision."
[Red Kite Immortal]: "What a peaceful world…"
Looking at the prosperous, smoke-and-fire-filled, Shen Zhou-style architecture and the harmonious, bustling scene, Fu Hua's eyes couldn't help but reveal a trace of envy and longing.
…
Wu Tong smiled as he watched everyone's barrage of comments, not interrupting them.
After a while, their emotions gradually settled.
But when the screen displayed that towering young man, those who knew Wu Tong's age were still visibly surprised.
[Dragon King Spouts Water]: "Wu Tong, isn't your height a bit abnormal? You're only twelve years old!"
[King of Moe]: "Right, Wu Tong, you've developed way too fast."
Rimuru recalled his own height in the story and then looked at Wu Tong on screen with some resentment—why was even a child taller than him?
This guy is twelve? Eight feet tall at twelve?
[Wandering in the Mortal World]: "Young friend, why does everyone say you're twelve years old? Judging by your physical development, you look at least in your twenties."
…
Seeing his group members' questions, Wu Tong decided to satisfy their curiosity first.
"I really am twelve years old right now. As for my physical development, it's probably due to the martial soul cultivation system.
After all, people in the Douluo Continent seem to develop very quickly. Most reach full physical maturity in their teens.
It could also be due to the unique properties of the Douluo world—just like how the One Piece world is great for physical training, the Bleach world suits spiritual cultivation, and the Battle Through the Heavens world is ideal for comprehending spatial laws.
So maybe the trait of the Douluo world is rapid physical development. Add in the fact that becoming a god grants immortality, and that explains a lot." Wu Tong thought for a moment and explained this to the livestream audience.
[Dragon King Spouts Water]: "When you put it that way, it actually makes sense. The martial soul system does seem to promote development. I remember it being mentioned in the original novel."
Thinking of the original's description of Zhu Zhuqing's development, and then looking at her own small steamed buns…
Gu Ruoli was in tears—she couldn't even compare to a child.
[Passerby]: "The way you say it, I get the feeling someone tampered with things to accelerate your physical development, to make you combat-ready sooner."
Upon seeing Wu Tong's words, Kadoya Tsukasa furrowed his brow. It didn't seem simple. After thinking it over, he voiced his speculation.
After hearing Kadoya Tsukasa's theory, Wu Tong also frowned and then said, "That might be the case. If anyone had the power to tamper with the cultivation system, it could only be the God Realm.
After all, things like soul rings, soul bones, and even the lightning tribulation system—those were all added to Douluo World's laws by the gods of the God Realm through the God Realm Core."
"But now that you mention it, it really doesn't seem impossible. When the God Realm modified the rules of Douluo, they didn't just add the soul ring and soul bone drop mechanic, turning soul beasts into cultivation resources.
They also added the lightning tribulation system, making it nearly impossible for soul beasts to reach high levels of cultivation.
Looking at it this way—given the God Realm gods' deep hatred and hostility toward soul beasts…
Altering the martial soul cultivation method so that it not only required soul rings to advance…
But also accelerated physical development, allowing cultivators to rapidly gain combat strength and hunt soul beasts—such a move wouldn't be surprising at all.
After all, a cultivation system that enables fast replenishment, rapid development, high combat efficiency, and effectively militarizes the entire population while using soul beasts as resources…"
At this point, Wu Tong didn't continue speaking. This already confirmed that it was indeed a manipulation by the God Realm—because it was simply too much of a coincidence, to the point it couldn't be called a coincidence anymore.
One could even say the God Realm had no intention of hiding this. After all, people in Douluo Continent had only one path—the path of soul masters. They had no choice but to accept this reality.
[Heaven Base King]: "So that's it. No wonder something always felt off when I watched the story. Turns out this was all part of the God Realm's plan to eradicate the soul beasts."
He Xi wasn't surprised. She had long suspected something. After all, the God Realm's methods weren't exactly subtle.
[Photo Princess]: "This kind of behavior… it's really chilling. Terrifying."
Seeing Wu Tong's analysis, March 7 felt a bit afraid. Watching an entire race being treated as nothing but resources, manipulated at will—that was truly spine-tingling.
[Wandering in the Mortal World]: "Such behavior… Are they really gods?"
Zhongli was doubtful. What kind of mindset did the gods of the God Realm have, to create a cultivation system that deliberately targeted an entire race?
After all, in Teyvat, even if the gods disliked something, they wouldn't go out of their way to exterminate it.
"The gods of Douluo may be called gods, but they still have emotions and desires—often even more than humans.
In my opinion, they're more like people who call themselves gods—wielding great power, but indulging their own desires and acting as they please."
Wu Tong offered his explanation. But in truth, he had no objections to what the God Realm had done—because, to him, "those not of our race are bound to have different hearts."
Even among humans, countless factions were divided and fought one another—let alone soul beasts, who weren't even human and could never truly be accepted by humanity.
If Wu Tong had been reincarnated as a soul beast, perhaps he might empathize and speak up for their plight.
But he hadn't. So he couldn't understand—and therefore didn't care.
What's more, soul beasts only gained intelligence after ten thousand years of life. Before that, they were merely beasts with special powers.
Beasts that follow the law of the jungle don't show mercy to prey. This had led to the deaths of many soul masters.
Thus, soul masters and soul beasts were natural enemies—locked in a life-or-death conflict. Perhaps there might be reconciliation in the future, but for now, such peace was impossible. The relationship was absolutely one of mutual destruction.
The others didn't object to the God Realm's actions either:
In the world of Super Seminary, the war between the divine Ke bodies and beast bodies had already proven how deeply rooted the idea of "those not of our race must be feared" truly was.
Kamen Rider typically resolved threats from inhuman races—like monsters—through direct elimination.
As for the group leader, who was about to face invasion, she couldn't wait to eradicate every last alien race…
So, within the group, no one really cared about the relationship between the people of Douluo Continent and soul beasts.
[End of Chapter]
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