Life Gold is the lifeblood of the Star Dou Great Forest. If it were all taken, the Star Dou Great Forest would be finished. The Silver Dragon didn't directly refuse Yun Ze. From the destruction caused by Yun Ze's fall and his terrifying pressure, she could sense his extraordinary nature. She was almost certain that this person was a God King level existence, or even more terrifying. Otherwise, he wouldn't give her such immense pressure, and his bloodline felt stronger than the Dragon God's. The stronger the opponent, the greater the benefits he could bring her. It wasn't impossible for these benefits to outweigh the value of the Life Gold, which is why she didn't directly refuse.
"How do I know you won't turn hostile immediately after getting the Life Gold?" the Silver Dragon questioned.
"You and I are not acquainted. Even if I say more, it's useless. Now it depends on whether you are willing to take a gamble," Yun Ze said.
"Choose to believe me, and I guarantee you won't regret this decision. Don't believe me, and consider everything I said before as unsaid."
"It's just waiting for another thousand years. For me, it's at most a waste of some time," Yun Ze said. He remained calm throughout. He wasn't begging for the Life Gold; it was good to have, but acceptable without. The Silver Dragon simply didn't understand Yun Ze. If this were the Cultivation World and Yun Ze proposed such conditions, they would have agreed long ago. Any hesitation would be disrespect to the Divine Phoenix Immortal Emperor. The Silver Dragon neither refused nor agreed, her heart conflicted, unsure whether to trust this stranger.
"Master, don't agree," Black Dragon Di Tian whispered, advising her.
The Silver Dragon ignored Di Tian. After a long period of contemplation, she said, "I want you to help me revitalize the Soul Beast race. Can you do that?"
"Tell me specifically about the situation of your Soul Beasts and to what extent you want to revitalize them," Yun Ze didn't agree immediately. If this matter took a long time, exceeding a thousand years, then he wouldn't need to agree.
"Di Tian," the Silver Dragon said, signaling Di Tian to explain the Soul Beast situation. She had just awakened and was planning to go to the human world to understand them and then seek revenge. Before she could leave, she encountered Yun Ze falling from the sky. That terrifying energy shattered the spatial tunnel she had opened. This forced her to resist forcefully, and she suffered a not-so-light injury as a result.
Di Tian reluctantly began to speak about the Soul Beast situation. As he mentioned these things, the surrounding Soul Beasts showed sorrowful expressions and couldn't help but roar towards the sky in anger. As prosperous as the Soul Beasts were in the past, they were now just as miserable. Perhaps in a few hundred years, there would be no Soul Beasts left in the world.
Above the forest, outside the barrier, hearing these roars, the mechs guarding the area retreated slightly, their vigilance increasing. After Di Tian finished speaking, the Silver Dragon said with hatred, "If possible, I hope you can help me completely exterminate humanity, leaving only Soul Beasts in the world."
"Don't even think about exterminating humanity, and it's best not to have that thought. The human race is the protagonist of heaven and earth, favored by heaven and earth."
"Exterminating them will bring down punishment from the heavens. At that time, your Soul Beasts might be buried with humanity. There's no need for a mutually destructive outcome."
"Moreover, that Life Gold is not enough for me to accumulate such karmic debt from killing."
"The extent to which I can help you is to increase the growth speed and intelligence of Soul Beasts, and create a peaceful living environment for them."
"The reason your Soul Beasts are on the verge of extinction is simply that your reproduction and development speed cannot keep up with humans. This can be considered helping you solve the root problem."
"If you can accept this, then give me the Life Gold. If not, then let's drop it," Yun Ze said.
"How can you increase the growth speed and intelligence of Soul Beasts?" the Silver Dragon asked, somewhat incredulously. If the other party could truly do this, then exchanging the Life Gold for it wasn't impossible. After all, there wasn't much left of the Star Dou Great Forest. When the forest completely disappeared, those metals might even benefit humans. Instead of benefiting humans, it would be better to exchange them now for better development opportunities for the remaining Soul Beasts.
"I have my ways. You'll know the specifics later. What you need to do now is make a decision: believe me, or not?"
This time, the Silver Dragon didn't hesitate for too long and chose to believe Yun Ze, saying, "I choose to take a gamble."
"I will give you all the Life Gold, but if you take the Life Gold and don't fulfill your promise,"
"I, and the entire Soul Beast race, will be endlessly hostile towards you and will make you pay the most tragic price for deceiving us."
Yun Ze ignored the Silver Dragon's later harsh words and simply said, "You won't regret this decision."
"Take me to where the Life Gold is."
The pressure emanating from the Phoenix Egg completely disappeared. The Silver Dragon used energy to lift the Phoenix Egg and vanished from the spot.
"Di Tian, do you think that Yun Ze is trustworthy?" Emerald Swan Bi Ji asked.
"I don't know," Di Tian shook his head helplessly. After a pause, he added, "But I believe in Master. Since she has decided to do this, all we need to do is support her unconditionally."
"Okay," Bi Ji also nodded helplessly. It seemed that the only option now was to choose to believe that Yun Ze.
"Di Tian, the barrier has a hole. Should we charge out?" Bear Lord said, his killing intent fully revealed.
"Roar roar..." Other Soul Beasts let out excited roars, all suggesting to charge out. Di Tian looked up at the sky, seemingly seeing the mechs and Soul Masters outside through the black mist. His eyes narrowed, revealing a killing intent that made the air turn icy. However, reason ultimately triumphed over killing intent, and he quickly calmed down, saying, "Before Master gives the command, no one is allowed to act rashly."
Hearing "Master," the Soul Beasts all quieted down. They were all very respectful of this newly awakened Master.
In a certain space at the bottom of the Lake of Life, the life force of the Life Gold was continuously being extracted and injected into the Phoenix Egg. This irregularly shaped spherical Life Gold, with a diameter of about half a meter, was rapidly diminishing. The vast life force accumulated over millions of years was being transferred.
"I probably need another year to hatch," Yun Ze informed. The Silver Dragon understood and didn't leave immediately, planning to stay here and observe for a while.
Above the barrier, seeing that no Soul Beasts charged out, the Soul Masters felt relieved but also puzzled. They weren't charging out?
"Commander, these Soul Beasts seem to have been raised as pets. They're too docile, too cowardly," a Soul Master mocked.
"Haha, exactly. I thought I could have a hearty battle, but I didn't expect these beasts to be so cowardly, not even having the courage to charge out."
The driver of the red mech, whom they called the commander, also felt a bit disappointed. Looking at the black mist that he couldn't see through, a deep doubt flashed in his eyes. He could feel that the forest below wasn't on fire, but the fireball had clearly fallen into it. Why hadn't the forest been completely ignited? According to the terrifying temperature of the fireball before, it should have been able to burn the forest to ashes, but now... Strange, it was truly strange. He wanted to go in and investigate, but out of fear of the fierce beasts inside, he didn't dare to act.
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