Wuhun: Desert Death on the left hand, the world on the right hand

"Huh! I can finally go out!" Nasus stretched his body, feeling the power filling his body, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face. "I wonder how Brother Yun is doing, does he miss me?" He said to himself, stretched his muscles, and instantly left the Secret Realm of Time and appeared not far from the bamboo house.

As soon as I walked to the door, I heard a familiar voice coming from outside. It was Teacher Zhu Weng and Bai Yun talking, and it sounded like Teacher Zhu Weng was in a bad mood?

Out of curiosity, Nasus walked to the door quietly with light footsteps, and listened attentively to the conversation outside.

“Hey Baiyun, what the hell are you and Nasus doing?” Zhu Weng’s disappointed voice reached Nasus’ ears. “Before, you dragged Nasus to build the Baiyun Palace, and you were gone for three months, mysterious and mysterious, and no one was seen. You finally came back, and you told me that Nasus had an epiphany and needed to retreat for a while. Three months have passed, and there is still no sign of him! What on earth are you tinkering with!”

"Teacher, I'm back!" Nasus couldn't help it anymore, he pushed the door open and walked in, just in time to see Zhu Weng puffing his beard and glaring, while Bai Yun was standing aside with a helpless look on his face.

“Teacher, this has nothing to do with Brother Yun. I just wanted to practice in seclusion.” Nasus explained quickly, “I really have some insights that cannot be interrupted, so I asked Brother Yun not to tell you where I am going.”

“You kid, you finally came out!” Zhu Weng was relieved to see Nasus return safely, but he couldn’t help but scold him, “Do you know that I have been worried about whether something went wrong in your training? Training is important, but you have to do it within your ability, understand?”

"Yes, yes, the teacher is right. We will pay attention to it in the future." Nasus nodded repeatedly. He knew that Zhu Weng cared about them, so he did not refute.

“Now that you are all here,” Zhu Weng’s tone softened. His eyes swept over Nasus and finally landed on Bai Yun. “Then, next, we should consider going to the Star Dou Great Forest.”

“Star Dou Great Forest?” Before Nasus could say anything, Bai Yun asked, “Master, are we going to hunt soul beasts? Can’t we coexist peacefully with soul beasts? I heard that there used to be soul towers on the continent, where they could sign soul contracts with soul beasts instead of hunting them.”

Zhu Weng looked at Bai Yun deeply and said meaningfully: "Yun'er, I underestimated you. I have always felt that in terms of character, resilience, and combat awareness, you are not as good as Nasus..."

At this point, he paused, his eyes intentionally or unintentionally sweeping over Bai Yun, as if observing his reaction. Bai Yun looked calm, without revealing any dissatisfaction, which made Zhu Weng nod secretly.

“So, I have always been biased towards Nasus, teaching him as my true successor, but I have been a little too lenient towards you.” Zhu Weng said with a hint of apology, “Now it seems that I was wrong. I shouldn’t have been prejudiced against you.”

"Master, please don't say that," Bai Yun smiled slightly, "You have always hoped that I could be independent, so you are very strict with me. I understand your painstaking efforts."

"I'm glad you think so." Zhu Weng smiled gratifiedly, "Since you want to take the path of the soul, let's have a good chat today."

"I was just about to ask Master for advice." Bai Yun's eyes sparkled with a thirst for knowledge.

"Tell me first, what do you think is the difference between souls and spirit rings?" asked Zhu Weng, wanting to understand his understanding of souls first.

Bai Yun did not answer directly, but lowered his head and pondered for a moment, as if he was organizing his thoughts. Then, he raised his head, looked at Zhu Weng with a firm gaze, and said slowly: "After years of research, I found that souls and spirit rings are mainly different in three aspects."

He held up a finger and said, "First, the sources are different. Soul spirits are made by extracting the souls of soul beasts from their bodies in a special way, signing a contract with them without harming their lives, and turning them into soul rings for soul masters. Soul rings, on the other hand, are obtained by soul masters by hunting soul beasts and absorbing their soul power."

He then extended his second finger: "Second, the existence forms are different. Soul spirits are another form of existence of soul beasts. They can retain their consciousness and even fight alongside soul masters. Soul rings are the energy crystals that soul masters need to break through their cultivation. They can only provide soul rings and soul skills."

Finally, he held up his third finger: "The third one has a different function. Soul spirits can fight together like partners, and can even provide two, three, or even five or six soul rings and soul skills at a time, and the soul power consumed is much less than that of ordinary soul rings. Soul rings are just a means for soul masters to improve their strength."

Zhu Weng listened attentively, stroking his beard from time to time and nodding slightly. He was really surprised by Bai Yun's understanding of souls. "Yes, it seems that you have done a deep study of souls." Zhu Weng smiled and clapped his hands. "Then do you know why souls eventually disappeared from Douluo Continent, and almost no one even remembers them?"

Bai Yun's expression became a little serious. He pondered and said, "Master, I have also thought about this issue. I think there are two main reasons."

"First, although the soul retains the consciousness of the soul beast, the process of extracting the soul is also a torture for the soul beast, which is no different from hunting. This behavior will still cause resentment from the soul beast."

"Secondly, although the emergence of soul spirits reduced the direct hunting of soul beasts, it showed humans another way to enslave soul beasts, which in turn deepened the conflict between humans and soul beasts and ultimately led to the extinction of soul spirits."

"You are right!" Zhu Weng sighed, his eyes full of regret, "The road of souls should have been full of hope, but it has gone to destruction because of human greed. So now, do you still plan to take this path?" Zhu Weng stared at Baiyun with burning eyes.

Bai Yun took a deep breath, his eyes firm: "Master, I don't want to be a soul master, but... a soul contract master!"

"Soul Contract Master?" Zhu Weng was stunned for a moment. He had never heard of this word before.

Bai Yun took a deep breath, organized his words, and said slowly: "In my research, humans and soul beasts can establish a connection through a contract, but unlike soul spirits, my contract does not require the soul of the soul beast to be extracted from the body, but directly contracts with the soul beast itself!"

"Directly make a contract with the soul beast?" Zhu Weng immediately became interested. "This is a novel idea. Tell me how to do it specifically?"

"My idea is this," Bai Yun paused and continued, "First of all, this kind of contract will not harm soul beasts, nor will it enslave soul beasts. Instead, it is based on equality and mutual benefit. In this way, the contradiction between humans and soul beasts can be fundamentally resolved, and true peaceful coexistence can be achieved!"