That day, Ning Zhirou and her daughter, Ning Tian, talked a lot. A mother knows her daughter best, and Ning Zhirou knew exactly what her daughter was thinking.
It was nothing more than the shattering of her first love filter.
The person she liked most had suddenly transformed into the co-lord of the Fierce Beasts. Even powerhouses at the peak of the soul beast hierarchy, like Empress Bing and the King of Ten Thousand Beasts, had to respectfully follow behind him. The gap had instantly widened to a point where she couldn't even see his back.
The actual age difference was secondary. More importantly, was the Lin Yun in her eyes the real Lin Yun?
While Lin Yun was talking with Ning Zhirou, Ning Tian never interrupted. She silently watched this young man, who was both familiar and strange, as if he was shrouded in a layer of mist.
Had she ever truly known him?
Ning Tian was lost, and Ning Zhirou could see it at a glance. But to be honest, matters of the heart can't be resolved with just a few words from others. However, both Ning Tian and Ning Zhirou understood one thing.
The gifts of fate have already been marked with a price in the dark. Since they chose this path, there was no turning back.
Ning Zhirou believed that her daughter would not be lost for too long.
On the other side.
Lin Yun, who had just showed off and then left, felt incredibly refreshed. No wonder the little punk enjoyed training his dogs and was even a little tireless about it. This feeling of showing off invisibly was just too addictive!
The other soul beasts, on the other hand, were a little confused.
As the group walked through the spatial rift, the straightforward (and stubborn) Empress Bing was the first to ask, "Your Highness, isn't this too simple? Humans are sinister, cunning, and full of tricks. Are you just going to leave like this without a worry? Shouldn't you leave someone to watch them?"
Upon hearing this, Di Tian and Empress Xue also looked over. Although they didn't speak, their thoughts were probably similar to Empress Bing's.
On the other hand, the King of Ten Thousand Beasts, who was at the very back, was as steady as a rock.
"You've been with me for several years, yet you still haven't learned how to read people?" Lin Yun smiled helplessly, pulling Empress Bing into his arms and stroking her twin ponytails.
"I am a soul beast! Why would I need to understand humans?" Empress Bing didn't struggle against Lin Yun's actions. Instead, she put her hands on her hips and said righteously, "Besides, you're here, Your Highness. It doesn't matter if I don't know!"
Lin Yun slapped his forehead.
How could she say she had no brains with such a straight face and with such a righteous tone?! Was that something to be proud of?
But Lin Yun didn't mind taking some time to explain to them, so they wouldn't be on edge all day long. "Before I explain this, King of Ten Thousand Beasts, are you confident in the tree seed you planted in Ning Zhirou's spiritual sea?"
"Of course!" At this, the King of Ten Thousand Beasts was no longer sleepy. "Unless the Evil Emperor personally makes a move, there is absolutely no one on the entire Douluo Continent who can remove the tree seed I planted in her spiritual sea!"
The Demon-Eyed Tree was one of the few spiritual-attribute soul beasts among plant-based soul beasts. Their spiritual power was not outstanding in terms of attack, but they were unrivaled in illusions and control.
As the publicly ranked fifth among the ten great Fierce Beasts, the King of Ten Thousand Beasts could responsibly pat his chest and say that unless the Evil Eye Tyrant Lord personally made a move, no one could remove his spell.
Even if someone could, the moment they touched the seed, the King of Ten Thousand Beasts would be alerted and would immediately detonate the seed, killing Ning Zhirou in an instant.
In other words, only the Evil Eye Tyrant Lord could remove the tree seed from Ning Zhirou's spiritual sea while keeping her alive.
Otherwise, as long as the seed was rooted in her spiritual sea, if she had any thought of betraying Lin Yun or the soul beast race—whether by speaking, writing, or using a spiritual connection to tell others—the seed would instantly detonate.
And would the Evil Eye Tyrant Lord help Ning Zhirou remove the seed?
Of course not.
Even if the Evil Emperor had a partnership with the Holy Spirit Cult, it was on the premise that it did not affect his Demon Forest. The Evil Emperor could remove the seed, but the seed was not a static object. When the Evil Emperor made a move, the King of Ten Thousand Beasts would manifest and talk to him, telling him that the seed he planted was to restrain Ning Zhirou from betraying the soul beasts.
As a fellow soul beast lord, the Evil Emperor would definitely give him this respect. For the sake of the soul beast race, he might even slap Ning Zhirou to death or add a patch to the King of Ten Thousand Beasts' tree seed.
Just like Shrek Academy and the Body Sect would unite against a beast tide from the Star Dou Great Forest, even if Di Tian and the Evil Emperor had a big fight over the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, the lord of the Demon Forest would still stand on the opposite side of humanity for the sake of the soul beasts.
Now, let's go back to the original question.
"So, do you understand now?" Lin Yun said with a smile.
"Humans are indeed sinister and cunning. This is a unique wisdom and talent that humans possess because they know how to use their minds. Although they don't have a law of the jungle like we soul beasts do, a quick-witted person can live a more comfortable life in the human world. Everyone wants to climb up and rack their brains to squeeze their minds."
"For us soul beasts, to survive and live a better life, we have to constantly become stronger, so strong that no other soul beast dares to see us as food, and we can see all other soul beasts as food."
"Humans are different. In addition to becoming stronger, humans also need to communicate and thrive in a world of deception. To do so, they can only become more sinister, cunning, and outwardly righteous while being inwardly hypocritical than others. Unless they have overwhelming power and can completely ignore these things, it's unavoidable."
"And in the end, these are all just means to survive, and necessary conditions to live a better life."
Lin Yun's speech successfully burned out Empress Bing's brain. Her big eyes were full of confusion and bewilderment, much like a modern college student.
On the other hand, Di Tian, Empress Xue, and the King of Ten Thousand Beasts had thoughtful expressions.
Different words should be said by different people. For example, in the original novel, Di Tian told Huo Yuhao that humans had too many useless formalities, and when Huo Yuhao replied that these were unique customs among humans, Di Tian said with disdain that he didn't care about such things.
But if Lin Yun were to say these things, Di Tian would consider what they meant and if they would help their counterattack against humans and the God Realm.
Help... there definitely was some.
At least the King of Ten Thousand Beasts immediately understood. "Your Highness satisfied what that Sect Master of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect wanted and promised her benefits she couldn't refuse. Everything she wanted was solved by you, so she naturally won't think of betraying us, because no one else can give her the same things."
In short: as long as the money is right, I'll even cut down a god king for you!
Those who say that life is more important than money simply haven't been offered enough!
Here, money does not only represent currency but also resources and benefits. As long as the price is high enough, there is no life that can't be bought!
For example, the two God Kings of Destruction and Life. If someone could fulfill the God King of Destruction's desire to expand the God Realm and solve the problem of their inability to have children due to the conflict of their divine positions, they would definitely go hard on Tang San.
This is the power of profit!
"Smart." Lin Yun snapped his fingers. "Of course, more importantly, we have shown enough strength, enough to destroy them, so they can only serve us after taking our things."
"Otherwise, there are many people who want to gain something without working for it!"
But... some people and some soul beasts have a limited capacity for understanding. Even though Lin Yun and the King of Ten Thousand Beasts had explained it very clearly, Empress Bing was still a little bit lost. She could only understand the reason behind the matter through Lin Yun's explanation, but if she were to use this matter to understand and analyze the human mind, she definitely still couldn't do it.
To put it bluntly, she copied the homework by following the answer, but if the same homework used a different formula, she would be completely lost.
Looking at the dazed little loli in his arms, Lin Yun twitched the corner of his mouth and finally gave up on the idea of 'cultivating' Empress Bing. As the saying goes, you can't carve a rotten piece of wood or help a broken wall.
Although Empress Bing was not that useless, it was not necessary to make things difficult for her in this regard. It was better for little Bing'er to be a happy queen and a professional fighter.
With Lin Yun and the King of Ten Thousand Beasts' explanation, Di Tian and Empress Xue also understood Lin Yun's plan and no longer worried about whether the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect would betray them.
(End of Chapter)
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