Emperor Tian did not respond immediately. Instead, he placed his hands behind his back and stared at Lin Xiao's right arm for a moment.
During the recent collision of soul power, even he himself had felt some pressure. Yet Lin Xiao's arm had been able to withstand such immense force. It was not merely the effect of a soul tool.
There should be a high-quality soul bone in Lin Xiao's right arm, and he had also sensed a somewhat familiar feeling from it. It was likely that the soul bone originated from a source with a trace of the dragon clan bloodline.
Of course, compared to these things, what truly shocked Emperor Tian was the soul power within Lin Xiao's body, which was in no way inferior to his own. He gradually understood why the three great empires had basically offered no resistance in front of the Sun Moon Empire.
It was not solely due to soul tools. Even in the contest between top experts, the three great empires were still a step weaker than the Sun Moon Empire.
Shrek Academy was still enveloped in a layer of faint golden light. The gentle aura calmed the emotions of everyone within the academy, no longer affected by the influence brought by the soul beasts.
However, in Emperor Tian's eyes, it presented an entirely different scene. Emperor Tian clenched his fist slightly, then suddenly seemed to think of something and slowly loosened his palm.
"How do you want to negotiate?"
Emperor Tian spoke in a deep voice. At this moment, his attitude toward Lin Xiao was no longer the same as at the beginning; he had faintly placed him in a position where they could converse as equals.
"It was you who came uninvited. We have never taken action against you."
Although Lin Xiao had discussed matters regarding the Star Dou Great Forest with Orange, as long as it had not been brought out into the open, it meant nothing had happened.
Since Emperor Tian was now willing to communicate through words, these advantageous bargaining chips naturally had to be presented as early as possible.
Upon hearing this, Emperor Tian suddenly raised his hand and waved it. A few breaths later, the black mist behind him, carrying a rich aura of soul beasts, slowly dissipated. Sunlight fell once again, and the crowd on the ground squinted their eyes, seemingly still somewhat unaccustomed to this sudden change.
"Although this seat does not often interact with you humans, it is not that I do not understand your flowery words."
"This seat has no intention of entangling with you excessively. There is no need to bring out these words that everyone already knows."
"As long as your Sun Moon Empire does not enter the Star Dou Great Forest as before, this seat will similarly not interfere in the internal affairs of you humans."
"You also know that this is impossible. Otherwise, you would not have come here today." Lin Xiao shook his head. "Since the Sun Moon Empire has unified the Douluo Continent, it naturally must also enter the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain soul rings."
"Soul rings…" When Emperor Tian mentioned this matter, even with his temperament, his tone changed slightly.
It was precisely because soul masters needed soul rings to break through that soul beasts were regarded by soul masters as cultivation materials and resources. The hatred between the two sides had grown deeper and deeper.
Lin Xiao looked at Emperor Tian's expression, and his own eyes also changed somewhat. It seemed that even an 800,000-year-old soul beast was quite concerned about its own kind being turned into soul rings.
"Then what do you want?"
Emperor Tian's words interrupted Lin Xiao's thoughts.
Lin Xiao paused for a moment upon hearing this. "After the Sun Moon Empire completely takes over the areas surrounding the Star Dou Great Forest, a dedicated soul ring hunting ground will be established here."
"The Sun Moon Empire will limit the number of soul masters and soul mentors entering the Star Dou Great Forest each year. Similarly, the Star Dou Great Forest must ensure the safety of these soul masters."
"Impossible." As soon as Lin Xiao's words fell, Emperor Tian immediately spoke. "You humans hunt soul beasts, do you still expect the soul beasts to sit and wait for death?"
Emperor Tian paused for a moment as he spoke, also knowing that this was merely probing each other's bottom lines. His tone relaxed slightly. "Moreover, even this seat cannot command those soul beasts that have not even developed intelligence."
"This seat can permit soul masters below Title Douluo to enter the Star Dou Great Forest, but they must not step into the core region, and they must not take action against all soul beasts with rare bloodlines or those with cultivation above one hundred thousand years."
Lin Xiao's expression shifted slightly. He glanced at Emperor Tian without revealing anything.
As expected of a soul beast, in the end, they were different from humans. Lin Xiao had dealt with many people, and those people would not let go of even the slightest detail the moment they spoke. How could they be like Emperor Tian, who made such a huge concession right from the start?
Moreover, in Emperor Tian's words, he seemed to only care about the internal situation of the Star Dou Great Forest and showed no concern at all for the matter Lin Xiao had mentioned earlier about establishing grounds outside the Star Dou Great Forest.
However, in reality, with Emperor Tian's concession, Lin Xiao had already achieved his goal.
For him and for the Sun Moon Empire, even if they merely entered the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt soul rings like the previous three great empires, such a vast soul beast gathering place would still provide the Sun Moon Empire with a batch of quite high-quality soul rings each year.
Moreover, the Sun Moon Empire was different from the three great empires. The Sun Moon Empire focused primarily on soul mentors, and their demand for soul ring quality was far less stringent than that of the three great empires.
The Star Dou Great Forest had existed for a long time. In fact, it had never had a fixed range. Even beyond the conventionally agreed-upon boundaries, there were traces of many soul beasts appearing.
And the construction Lin Xiao had just mentioned was to delineate a fixed range for the Star Dou Great Forest, along with restrictions on the number of people entering and exiting. This could even achieve a certain degree of control over the number of soul beasts within the forest.
Once this construction was fully completed, under the defense of soul tools, if Emperor Tian wanted to lead the soul beasts out again like this, the first thing he would face would be the defensive line outside the Star Dou Great Forest.
As time passed and soul tool technology continued to develop, there would inevitably come a day when the entire Star Dou Great Forest would become a human "natural breeding farm" because of this construction.
Originally, it was thought that the soul beasts would only take action when this plan began to be implemented, but unexpectedly, Emperor Tian had come to meet him early because of the peace talks.
This was also an opportunity.
Emperor Tian did not show the slightest opposition to Lin Xiao's proposal, as if he had not seen what would happen afterward.
Lin Xiao pondered for a moment more. "It is inevitable for Title Douluo to enter the Star Dou Great Forest. Without the protection of Title Douluo, other soul masters basically have no resistance in front of one-hundred-thousand-year soul beasts."
"We will not exterminate the soul beasts, but not every soul master can identify soul beasts with rare bloodlines. If you wish to protect them, it would be better to bring them into the core region."
"Although I cannot guarantee on behalf of all humans, I think that, unless there are special circumstances, no one would be willing to risk entering the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest."
Since the goal had already been achieved right from the start, and facing the rather "generous" Emperor Tian, Lin Xiao no longer entangled himself excessively.
Emperor Tian's golden pupils flickered slightly, as if he were considering Lin Xiao's proposal. "Very well. This seat will restrict the movements of one-hundred-thousand-year soul beasts. Similarly, your Title Douluo must not take action outside the core region."
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