Zi Ji was bewildered and asked Di Tian.
Di Tian, however, had long had an answer.
"A contingency plan. Su Ming was worried that the first wave of the Abyssal army's assault would be too fierce. Our Spirit Beast clan was meant to exert our strength at that time."
"So, we're useless now?"
"How could we be useless? The battlefield situation changes rapidly. At any moment, the Abyssal army might invade our Douluo plane again."
Zi Ji was speechless.
This possibility was extremely slim.
She had witnessed it firsthand, knowing that the Abyss had actively withdrawn back into the channel to fight after the first wave of their assault ended.
Although she didn't know what they were wary of, this was most likely Su Ming's confidence in starting the war with the Abyss.
Since this was confidence on their side, the other side wouldn't casually break through the defense and enter Douluo Star.
"Besides serving as the last line of defense, our Spirit Beasts actually have another role," Di Tian said.
Zi Ji looked at Di Tian, her expression puzzled.
What other use?
"When a Spirit Beast dies, it leaves behind a Spirit Ring, which can be provided to a Spirit Master."
Di Tian calmly stated a well-known fact.
Zi Ji was stunned on the spot.
She stared blankly at Di Tian, an expression of disbelief gradually appeared in her eyes.
"Di Tian, you..."
Her finger trembled as she pointed at him, her voice slightly shaky.
"Don't look at me like that. If viewed from the perspective of the entire plane, this is also the fate of our Spirit Beast clan, the responsibility our Spirit Beast clan should bear." Di Tian closed his eyes and said slowly.
Zi Ji fell silent, not knowing how to refute.
But she still stared at Di Tian, wanting more of an explanation.
This explanation wasn't enough.
She couldn't believe that the Beast God Di Tian could do something that used the lives of the Spirit Beasts under his command to strengthen the Spirit Master world.
"Being hunted and becoming a Spirit Ring is also what I least want to see. Compared to becoming a mere Spirit Ring, becoming a Spirit Soul is actually a good choice."
Di Tian turned around, his back to Zi Ji, looking toward the fifth mountain peak.
"In this planar war, our Spirit Beast clan cannot shirk its duty. Su Ming has already returned the Life Core to the Star Dou Great Forest. How could our Spirit Beast clan go back on our word? Besides, the situation in the Abyss is now clear; it can also serve as a place for our Spirit Beast clan to reproduce. If you want to gain something, you have to pay something."
"Death is inevitable, but I won't let the Spirit Beasts under my command die in vain. If you consider the Spirit Soul method, they have at least two lives."
Di Tian looked down at the many Spirits Beasts below.
Two lives... this also seemed to be a unique advantage of the Spirit Beast clan.
"But, when our Spirit Beasts die, they might not necessarily encounter a suitable Spirit Master, right?" Zi Ji asked, puzzled.
Di Tian nodded slightly.
"This is also the reason I've been restraining them, not letting them truly participate in the war."
"Do you have a solution?" Zi Ji said.
Ever since the War God Hall moved to the Fourth Peak, she felt Di Tian was plotting something, understanding that he definitely had some idea.
"Right now, it's about influence. Su Ming publicly gave our Spirit Beast clan the Second Peak. Now, I'm thinking, since we're going to enter the fray, we might as well take advantage of this momentum to seize another peak—the Fifth Peak."
"The Fifth Peak?"
Zi Ji couldn't help but be startled.
"I see so many human Spirit Masters competing for those peaks, yet only one War God Hall has succeeded. Our Spirit Beast clan already occupies one peak and has done nothing. How could we possibly take the Fifth Peak?"
Di Tian said, "This is precisely the advantage of our Spirit Beast clan."
In the face of war, if one set aside the grievances between Spirit Beasts and Spirit Masters, the advantages of the Spirit Beast clan were very obvious.
Di Tian, commanding the Spirit Beast clan, could select the most suitable Spirit Beast for a Spirit Master!
Not only the type, but even the number of years could be satisfied as much as possible.
Di Tian explained the advantages of the Spirit Beast clan, and Zi Ji was left speechless.
"So, you want to use the method of matching Spirit Masters with the best Spirit Rings... no, the best Spirit Souls, to establish a power and occupy the Fifth Peak?"
Zi Ji's mind was quick; she followed Di Tian's words and voiced his plan.
Di Tian slowly nodded, then shook his head.
"A power purely controlled by Spirit Beasts won't get the Fifth Peak. The Competition in the human Spirit Master world is too fierce; they obviously won't give way easily. We can only let us take the lead."
Di Tian said, "Spirit Soul, Spirit Soul... This power should aim to pass on Spirit Souls. Let's call it the Spirit Transmission Pagoda."
"Spirit Transmission Pagoda..."
Zi Ji murmured the name, feeling it was quite good.
"The Spirit Transmission Pagoda is responsible for acting as a bridge between the Spirit Beast clan and Spirit Masters who have reached a multiple-of-ten level. Both sides won't immediately sign a Spirit Soul Contract. After the Spirit Beast dies, it will naturally transform into the other party's Spirit Soul."
Di Tian's thinking was still a bit naive.
Zi Ji pointed out the unreasonable part.
"What if that Spirit Beast doesn't die? Will the Spirit Master still wait?"
"Then loosen the restrictions. Spirit Masters can find a partner to serve as their Spirit Soul in advance. Based on my understanding of Spirit Soul abilities, they can fight alongside the Spirit Master."
"A Spirit Soul can grant a Spirit Master multiple Spirit Rings. For a Spirit Emperor, their seventh Spirit Ring can only fuse a fifty-thousand-year Spirit Soul. What if they later aim to become a Titled Douluo? Wouldn't that be a loss?"
"If they have greater ambition, then they can go obtain more Spirit Souls, higher Spirit Rings. We can't restrict that."
Zi Ji repeatedly asked many questions.
Di Tian, though slightly annoyed by the persistence, explained carefully to her.
He also knew Zi Ji wasn't looking for faults, but helping him find flaws in this yet-to-be-established Spirit Transmission Pagoda, to fill gaps as much as possible.
Through this back-and-forth between the two beasts, the framework of the Spirit Transmission Pagoda gradually became clear and clear.
Three days later.
A power named the Spirit Transmission Pagoda was established.
Di Tian personally approached Su Ming and informed him of his idea. After hearing it, Su Ming was overjoyed and with a wave of his hand, directly allowed him to establish the Spirit Transmission Pagoda.
Compared to the War God Hall, which initially had to be temporarily built at the foot of the Fourth Peak, the Spirit Transmission Pagoda had a much higher starting point, being established directly on the Fifth Peak.
When the Spirit Transmission Pagoda was established, the entire legion's Spirit Masters were shocked. They more or less went to learn about this organization's information.
Upon learning that this was a power for selecting Spirit Souls for Spirit Masters, with the Star Dou Great Forest backing it as the source of Spirit Souls, they lost any desire to question it.
Such a power truly deserves to occupy a mountain peak.
After all, everyone needed Spirit Rings. If they could directly choose a suitable Spirit Soul here, it would save considerable time. Compared to leaving the battlefield and hunting for souls in various Spirit Beast colonies, it was much easier and more convenient.
Of course, the Spirit Transmission Pagoda requires payment.
Acting as a bridge wasn't free; transactions needed to be made with Contribution Points.
"Tsk, although it costs money, it seems you can get an extra assistant."
"Indeed. After a successful match, you can fight together with them, which effectively amounts to a significant increase in strength. Not to mention they can later transform into a Spirit Soul."
"I heard that for a Spirit Beast matched through the Spirit Transmission Pagoda, when the pair faces a desperate situation, it is obligated to sacrifice itself to save the Spirit Master. However, the Spirit Master must sign a Spirit Soul Contract and must have reached a multiple-of-ten level."
"Nice."
The establishment of the Spirit Transmission Pagoda went smoothly and also caused a stir.
Many Spirit Masters who had accumulated some Contribution Points felt a bit restless, wanting to purchase a Spirit Soul.
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