Chapter 412: The Jealous and Envious Fierce Beasts
After learning about the differences between the soul beasts of this world and those of their own, Di Tian and the other fierce beasts finally decided to seek out the master of this dream world. Unlike their initial confusion and unease, now that they knew humans and soul beasts in this world coexisted in harmony without any conflict, they were eager to find the dream's master and plead for his help in saving the soul beasts of their world.
Under the guidance of Dream Di Tian, Di Tian and the others set off for the human core sanctuary White Cloud City. On their way there, as they passed through human cities, they finally got a true look at the full picture of this world and witnessed firsthand the harmony and friendship between humans and soul beasts.
They saw humans and soul beasts living together. Beasts that once only lived in forests now walked freely among human households, having become an inseparable part of human society. Soul beasts of all shapes and sizes strolled down the streets, their presence so common that humans took no notice. Children played and laughed with young soul beasts as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
These scenes completely shattered their previous understanding. Even though they had heard about it before, seeing it with their own eyes was an entirely different experience.
So it was true humans and soul beasts really could coexist peacefully.
After traveling for some time, they finally arrived at the most prosperous city White Cloud City.
This was a city floating in the clouds.
Just as its name suggested, it was supported by a layer of pure white clouds, elevating it high above, overlooking all below.
The most conventional way to enter White Cloud City, aside from flying, was through teleportation gates located in ground based cities. Attempting to fly up would be futile, as the city was shielded by a powerful protective barrier that blocked entry. Anyone trying to break in forcefully would be met with a barrage of attacks from White Cloud City's powerful soul devices.
Had they not been informed about the situation, Di Tian and the others might have foolishly tried flying up to reach White Cloud City, only to be mistaken for invaders and blasted to pieces.
This was where having a familiar guide came in handy.
With Dream Di Tian vouching for them, Di Tian and the others used a teleportation gate from a ground city to arrive directly at the gates of White Cloud City.
This place was truly the holy land of humanity.
The moment they arrived, Di Tian and the other fierce beasts could sense powerful auras everywhere. As they walked deeper into the city, they couldn't help but tremble in fear. White Cloud City's atmosphere could be summed up in one sentence:
"Title Douluos are as common as dogs, and gods roam freely."
Here, Title Douluos were everywhere, and god level experts were even more numerous. Finding someone weaker than a Title Douluo was an actual challenge.
In their own world, Di Tian and his fellow beasts were at the pinnacle of power. But here, in White Cloud City, they were nothing more than bottom tier beings. Without Dream Di Tian leading them, they wouldn't even have been able to enter the city, let alone meet the city lord.
After undergoing multiple layers of scrutiny and approval, Di Tian and the others finally got their wish and met the master of this dream world White Cloud City's Lord.
They finally laid eyes on the legendary Ye Cheng.
To their surprise, the Ye Cheng they saw in future recordings, who always spoke like an old man, looked incredibly young no older than his twenties. Di Tian and the others had expected to meet an old man with white hair.
However, for powerful beings, changing one's appearance was trivial. Di Tian and the others were only briefly surprised before disregarding it. After all, there was no rule stating that someone who looked young couldn't refer to themselves as "this old one." Besides, how Ye Cheng referred to himself was none of their concern.
After leading them here, Dream Di Tian took his leave.
Now, only Di Tian and the other fierce beasts remained, facing the master of this world alone.
Ye Cheng gazed down at them from above, his eyes clear yet unfathomably deep. The moment their eyes met his, every soul beast instinctively lowered their heads. Their previously heated minds cooled instantly, replaced by a chilling fear.
They suddenly realized they had taken things for granted.
Why had they assumed that just because Ye Cheng was friendly toward soul beasts in this world, he would be willing to help the soul beasts of their own world?
After all, while the two worlds were similar, even sharing nearly identical people, they were still separate worlds.
It was like their own ruler though this world's ruler looked exactly the same as theirs, if forced to choose between the two, they would still pick the one from their own world. Just because the two were identical didn't mean they would pledge loyalty to another ruler.
Under Ye Cheng's gaze, the fierce beasts trembled uncontrollably. Even though they were merely spiritual bodies in this place and wouldn't actually die if they were destroyed, the fear in his presence was real.
Perhaps this was the natural suppression that a supreme being exerted over lower beings.
"…What do you think of this world?" Ye Cheng suddenly spoke. The invisible pressure that had been suffocating them vanished the moment he asked his question.
Di Tian and the others froze for a moment before cautiously raising their heads. Seeing that the city lord wasn't as terrifying as they had imagined, they quickly processed his question and responded, "It's good. Very good. Far better than our world."
That was their true, heartfelt opinion.
Compared to the soul beasts of this world, what kind of pathetic lives did the soul beasts of their own world even have?
From the moment they were born, their only purpose was to grow stronger and then be hunted by humans for soul rings. There was no alternative path.
The Divine Realm had planned everything for them in advance, leaving no room for resistance. As if it wasn't bad enough that they were barred from becoming divine beasts, they also had to endure divine tribulations. Most soul beasts couldn't even survive their tribulations. Only a small fraction with exceptionally strong bloodlines could endure them, and even then, they would be left gravely wounded. And this torment had no end.
The accursed divine lightning would only grow stronger with time until they could no longer withstand it and were struck dead.
Since ancient times, 90% of one hundred thousand year soul beasts on Douluo Continent had not died of old age or at the hands of humans they had died under divine lightning.
It could be said that Douluo Continent was the least soul beast friendly world under the Divine Realm's jurisdiction. This was because, long ago, the Dragon God had risen to the Divine Realm from this very world. As a result, the Divine Realm had implemented a series of suppressive measures against it.
First, they tampered with the world's laws through the Divine Realm's central system, ensuring that soul beasts would leave behind energy based soul rings upon death, occasionally forming soul bones. This led to the birth of the abnormal soul master system, which revolved around hunting soul beasts.
As if that wasn't enough, they also locked soul beasts away from divinity, ensuring they would never become divine beasts. Their fates had been predetermined from the very beginning.
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