Divine Beast Creator

Since nothing similar has ever happened before, this hypothesis remains just a hypothesis, but the risks contained within it must be considered, because having not encountered something before does not mean it won’t be encountered in the future, especially now that Qi Realm Dou Yanlan and the others are trying to counteract the catastrophe.

"Well, we’ve figured out most of what we wanted to know. Now, there’s just one last question left."

Feng Yuan glanced at Qi Realm Dou Yanlan but said nothing more. The oddity he felt stemmed from the fact that, back in the Main World, Qi Realm Dou Yanlan’s soul projection kept attacking Qi Chen and his group, but after entering the Qi Realm Timeline, it hadn’t appeared at all. What was going on?

Understanding Feng Yuan’s implication, Qi Realm Dou Yanlan thought for a moment and said,

"Can we find another way to make her show herself voluntarily?"

Although Feng Yuan had no evidence, Qi Realm Dou Yanlan still believed his words. There probably was a soul projection of herself, and it might even be capable of actively attacking others.

"You want to be the bait? While it seems feasible, we don’t really know the situation with her, and she..."

Feng Yuan said uncertainly while looking at Qi Realm Dou Yanlan, not because he was being protective, but because he didn’t know how to use Qi Realm Dou Yanlan to lure out her soul projection.

A life-threatening danger? The projection isn’t her protector, or in existing information, soul projections are harmful to their original selves, and relying on this to lure her out is almost impossible.

Tracing connections? That seems possible, but Feng Yuan suspected that Qi Realm Dou Yanlan’s soul projection was too unique and might be able to evade this method.

After all, not all soul projections can traverse the Time River, and Feng Yuan suspected that those who could were not simple. Moreover, this one seemed capable of mobilizing part of the Qi Realm’s power.

"Forget it, let’s take our time with this. Perhaps she’ll reveal herself later regardless."

Smiling, Feng Yuan didn’t voice his concerns. Seeing this, Qi Realm Dou Yanlan remained silent for a moment and then said,

"If you need help, come find me."

Having gathered so much information related to the catastrophe, she also wanted to report and resolve it as soon as possible. After all, the catastrophe isn’t only occurring in Qi Hua City. As the wave of catastrophe approaches, such occurrences will become more frequent. Although the current information is just information, at least something can be done.

"So, how do you plan to lure out the Qi Realm Dou Yanlan? While I couldn’t see it clearly, I’m sure that the version of her in the Qi Realm is more than just a soul projection."

On the way back, Veronia suddenly said to Feng Yuan, chuckling, Feng Yuan replied,

"I’ll let things take their course, because I feel that the Qi Realm version of her is likely very special—special enough to control other soul projections or even forcibly project them using the Qi Realm’s power."

"Why?"

Veronia looked at Feng Yuan with some confusion, not understanding why he would make such a judgment. Sighing, Feng Yuan said,

"Do you remember the situation when Qi Chen and the others were attacked in the Main World? Those soul projections with immortality were all Life from this world. At that time, the Qi Realm shouldn’t have been polluting the Main World yet, or rather, in the Main World, it’s impossible for the Qi Realm’s pollution to go unnoticed by the Divine Beasts unless it was intentional on the opponent’s part."

Spontaneous pollution has a wide range; there are many Divine Beasts in the Main World, as well as hidden chaotic elements, unlike the Time Tributaries.

Superficially, the structure of the Time Tributaries isn’t much different from the Main World, but Feng Yuan and the others knew it was only a surface phenomenon. In reality, the Main World is much more complex than the Time Tributaries, whether in terms of the additional Mythical Era history or the chaotic Domain and even the Netherworld, which the Time Tributaries lack.

Under such circumstances, the Qi Realm can act freely in the Time Tributaries but would be less effective in the Main World, where acting like in the Qi Realm Timeline would be nearly impossible.

However, the attack on Qi Chen and the others was indeed due to the soul projection brought by the Qi Realm. Feng Yuan even recalled when Qi Chen and the others came to him to understand the situation, at which point the Qi Realm Timeline might have officially come into being.

It was just that the Qi Realm Timeline was so deeply hidden that he didn’t see the truth back then. Fortunately, now it’s not too late, as there was already contact before a full confrontation, and a peaceful alliance seemed possible.

Feng Yuan didn’t forget that Time Tributaries would only keep increasing. He hadn’t understood why before, but now it seemed that these Time Tributaries might be preparing more power for the Main World or causing more changes in the Beastmaster combat system.

Are they trying to strengthen the world’s own power?

With this thought, Feng Yuan didn’t pay it too much mind, as the changes in the Qi Realm Timeline were still considered manageable. Moreover, about the stance changes, Feng Yuan felt there should be a better way to achieve it, otherwise, each introspection would be a trial—it seemed excessive compared to the power boost Spirit Beasts received.

After all, stance changes are mostly about redistributing a Spirit Beast’s attributes, and ultimate move changes come along with attribute changes. At least, the stance changes Feng Yuan observed so far were like this, so after the novelty wore off, Veronia didn’t frequently change stances for battle.

There was no need to, as the full attack mode wasn’t necessary for Veronia and would affect its flexibility.

Feng Yuan suspected that besides that trial, there are other methods to attain stance changes, although comparing to the Stele, such methods likely have limitations.

After all, the difficulty of the Stele’s trial is upfront, and facing a trial of the heart isn’t something everyone can easily pass.

It’s undeniable that while the Qi Realm’s power brings many negative impacts, it also offers a lot of benefits, but unfortunately for the current Main World, those negative impacts are already potentially lethal.

Therefore, Feng Yuan wasn’t in a rush to return; instead, he stayed to help reduce the likelihood of a direct war between the Qi Realm and the Main World and to prepare for the Qi Realm’s emergence in the Main World.

As things stand, the influence of the Qi Realm on the Main World is mixed. While it can boost the power of Beastmasters, it also presents a considerable threat. Regardless, Feng Yuan cannot stop the Qi Realm from joining the Main World.

Before the Qi Realm fully reveals itself in the Main World, the intelligence Feng Yuan has gathered can provide significant support for subsequent efforts to confront the Qi Realm and may even lessen the damage.

"You don’t seem worried that her soul projection might ambush Qi Chen again at this time."

Recalling something, Veronia looked at Feng Yuan with curiosity and asked. It was surprising that Veronia would follow Feng Yuan, and Tamur wasn’t left to protect Qi Chen and the others, which Veronia found confusing, given that the soul projection of Qi Realm Dou Yanlan could attack Qi Chen at any moment, especially since this was effectively her territory, making an attack more convenient.

"There’s no need to worry. If she intended to ambush, she would have done so already, besides I’ve had Eclipse watching closely in the shadows. If she takes the bait, it’ll be perfect."

Shrugging, Feng Yuan said nonchalantly. He hadn’t forgotten about that threat, but in comparison, Qi Chen was a better lure than Qi Realm Dou Yanlan.

There was no choice, as in the Qi Realm, a soul projection doesn’t necessarily rely on its original self to exist—losing the original self only results in the loss of immortality; it doesn’t directly perish.

This was why Feng Yuan had turned down Qi Realm Dou Yanlan’s proposal earlier, as it might not lead to luring out her soul projection.

On the contrary, Qi Chen’s side might attract another attack, though Feng Yuan didn’t quite understand why Qi Chen and his group hadn’t been attacked again after arriving here.

Could it be because Veronia and the others were protecting them, and the attacker knew success was unlikely?

"You’re using Qi Chen as bait?"

Veronia studied Feng Yuan in surprise, never expecting him to do such a thing. From what Veronia knew of Feng Yuan, this was a risk he would typically be unwilling to take.

After all, if something unexpected happened, Qi Chen could end up in danger.

"More or less, but not entirely. After all, Eclipse is always there watching, so she might not dare to appear."

Smiling, Feng Yuan replied.

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