Ning Rongrong laughed and said, "We know about that!"
"Tang Hao was very powerful at first. If he went crazy, I suspect even you, Grandpa Sword and Grandpa Bone, wouldn't be a match for him."
"However, back at Shrek, his body was pierced through by Brother Liam. His injuries weren't treated in time, plus he already had hidden ailments, and then he was tortured and had his Spirit Bones gouged out. That's how he ended up like this."
"How is that possible!"
The Sword and Bone Douluos said unconvinced:
"Even at his peak, what was Tang Hao's Spirit Power Level?"
"The two of us together wouldn't be a match for him?"
Ning Rongrong said with a proud look, "This time, Grandpa Sword and Grandpa Bone, you're the ones being ignorant."
"The Clear Sky Sect has self-created Spirit Abilities, especially a move called Ring Explosion that can unleash immense power. Tang Hao even has a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring; even Brother Liam was very wary of it back then."
"How do you know so much?"
Ning Fengzhi and the other two were incredibly surprised. They hardly knew any of these secrets, yet Ning Rongrong was crystal clear about them.
"Oh, right!"
"What were you saying about Ah Yin just now? What's the deal between her and Tang Hao?"
Ning Rongrong and Dugu Yan began to recount what they could share.
Ning Fengzhi and the others listened with furrowed brows. Of course, from the perspective of Poseidon leaders, they didn't feel any particular anger.
There are many similar occurrences.
Under the test of true temptation, some wouldn't even spare their own fathers or brothers. Tang Hao's behavior wasn't all that unusual.
"Rongrong, how do you know so many things that even we have barely heard of?"
Ning Fengzhi was also curious.
Ning Rongrong smiled and said, "Brother Liam knows everything ten thousand years into the past and ten thousand years into the future. There's nothing he doesn't know."
"Anyway, as long as we ask him about something, he'll tell us."
The Sword and Bone Douluos said somewhat indignantly, "That little friend is bragging!"
"If you're so capable, why don't you tell us what it's like ten thousand years from now?"
Ning Rongrong laughed and said, "Grandpa Sword, believe it or not, we actually do know."
"But we can't tell you."
[To write about the Ice Empress, I naturally have to touch upon Douluo Continent II. Her story takes place during the douluo dalu ii era, which is roughly ten thousand years later.]
[The protagonists are Huo Yuhao and Tang Wutong. Tang Wutong is Tang San's daughter. Writing up to here, I have to mention something.]
[Tang Wutong is the one I mentioned who was given a chastity lock by Tang San. She's also a stitched-together character, just like Xiao Wu—useless except for her looks.]
[The key point! Tang Wutong's chastity lock only guards against Huo Yuhao and no one else. It's absolutely beyond ridiculous.]
Spirit City.
When Xiao Wu saw the Diary's content, the carrot in her hand suddenly didn't taste so good anymore.
Huo Wu and her group also looked at her with strange expressions.
"This?"
"We didn't quite understand. What does it mean that it only guards against Huo Yuhao and no one else?"
"Xiao Wu, what do you think?"
Xiao Wu also had a bitter face and didn't speak. Who knows what kind of madness Tang San was having?
The key point was...
What did he mean by "just like her, useless except for her looks"?
No matter what, she could still sacrifice herself!
It felt awful.
Feeling dejected, Xiao Wu took a large, frustrated bite of her carrot.
[Back to the main topic and starting on the Ice Empress. I can't let this Diary turn into a "Rant Against Tang San."]
[The Ice Empress's true form is a four-hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast, the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion. Right now, she should only be over three hundred thousand years old.]
[The Ice Empress Levels seventh among the ten great fierce beasts and second among the Three Great Heavens of the Far North. When she was about to face her four-hundred-thousand-year tribulation, she accepted Heavenly Dream Iceworm's proposal and resided within Huo Yuhao's body to help him become a god. Eventually, she ascended to the Divine Realm along with him.]
[Let me mention here that ten thousand years later, through a stroke of luck, Huo Yuhao will create something called a Spirit Soul to replace spirit rings.]
[Spirit Souls are superior to spirit rings as they cause less harm to Soul Beasts. High-level Spirit Souls can grant a Soul Master multiple spirit rings and Spirit Abilities simultaneously. Moreover, Spirit Souls are inheritable and can be passed down to future generations.]
Vast Sea City.
When Gu Yuena and the other three saw this, they were instantly overjoyed.
It's here.
Liam is about to write the solution to the Soul Beast Clan's problems.
But!
They were clearly happy too soon.
[The emergence of Spirit Souls, on one hand, allows Soul Masters to stop killing Soul Beasts for spirit rings to Breakthrough in cultivation. But on the other hand, it's a form of disguised enslavement for Soul Beasts. Although they keep their lives, they lose their physical bodies and can only reside within a Soul Master's body. Wherever the Soul Master goes, they must follow, much like imprisonment.]
[Even if the Soul Master dies, they can only choose to sign a contract with another Soul Master to continue serving them, never gaining freedom.]
[So, except for Soul Beasts nearing the end of their Lifespan, the vast majority of Soul Beasts are forced into becoming Spirit Souls.]
[The promotion of Spirit Souls not only failed to resolve the conflict between Soul Beasts and humans but instead deepened the hatred Soul Beasts feel toward humans.]
[To put it bluntly, it changed from hunting Soul Beasts for spirit rings to hunting them for spirit rings and then extracting their Souls to continue as slaves even after death.]
[To use an analogy, if Xiao Wu became Bibi Dong's Spirit Soul, she would work for Bibi Dong her whole life. After Bibi Dong dies and Qian Renxue inherits her, she would work for Qian Renxue her whole life, and then for Qian Renxue's daughter, granddaughter, and great-granddaughter.]
[Damn it!]
[I just want to say, even if Xiao Wu had violated the laws of heaven, her crime would not warrant this!]
Spirit City.
Holding a carrot, Xiao Wu was already trembling with fear.
"No!"
"This is too terrifying."
Liu Erlong, Huo Wu, and the others were also stunned.
"This?"
"This thing is superior to spirit rings?"
"This is simply inhumane. How can it be superior to spirit rings?"
Shui Binger spoke up, "Actually, for us humans, it is absolutely superior to spirit rings."
"A Spirit Soul can grant multiple spirit rings and Spirit Abilities at once, and it's inheritable. Who wouldn't want that?"
Xiao Wu was so scared she was on the verge of tears.
"If that's the case, I'd rather be killed for my spirit ring and Spirit Bone than be a worker for all eternity."
Indeed.
Vast Sea City.
Gu Yuena and the other three were also shocked.
They were dumbfounded.
For them Soul Beasts, this thing is eternal torture; it's better to just be killed quickly!
It's too scary.
Gu Yuena glanced at Zi Ji, Bi Ji, and Ah Yin, giving them a determined look. They must! Must! Must win over Liam as soon as possible.
They absolutely cannot let such heartless Spirit Souls appear on the continent!
Bibi Dong was also speechless at this point.
That's a great analogy, but don't use me in your analogies next time.
Am I really such a heartless capitalist?
The Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluos: Yes.