Douluo: Evolution from the Human-Faced Demon Spider

Chapter 168 Goodbye Qian Renxue

In addition to the spider clan and sea spider clan in the Star Dou Great Forest, the Spider God Cult has also developed rapidly in the past two years.

Especially in some places near the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest, except for the cities where most of the residents believe in the Spider God Cult, they are almost always frequently harassed by soul beasts.

In those cities that believe in the Spider God Cult, although there would be soul beasts approaching, or small-scale "beast tides", they were often suppressed by the soul masters of the Spider God Cult and never caused too much damage.

Although some people had doubts about the relationship between the Spider God Cult and the soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest, in the end, due to insufficient evidence and the Spider God Cult's great influence, the doubts were left unresolved.

In such an environment, the reputation of the Spider God Cult grew, and it became the last hope for people to fight against soul beasts.

In just two years, the number of soul masters belonging to the Spider God Cult reached nearly 10,000, even surpassing the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect and the Spirit Hall after its defeat.

Just when the war between humans and soul beasts was about to break out, Fang Chang quietly returned to the Sunset Forest again.

The nest here has now expanded at least ten times, and the number of little spiders has also increased from the initial five, one male and four females, plus a tool spider for digging holes, to more than a hundred.

After entering the nest, Fang Chang walked towards the room on the westernmost side of the nest with ease, where Qian Renxue was imprisoned.

But now she was no longer bound by the spider web and could move freely within the nest. Except that her soul power was still sealed and she could not leave the nest, she was not subject to too many restrictions.

"You're here again." Qian Renxue's voice no longer had the resistance that she had at the beginning. She even seemed to be looking forward to his arrival a little bit.

After all, except her, there were only little spiders in this nest, and she had no one to talk to when she was bored.

Only when Fang Chang came to talk to her every few months did she feel that she was still alone.

"Hmm." Fang Chang placed a package of things on the square table made of miscellaneous wood in her room. "This is the meat bun I brought from Tiandou City. Do you want to try one?"

Qian Renxue was not polite at all. She walked up with small steps, took out a steaming bun from the things wrapped in butter paper that Fang Chang brought, put it in her mouth, and started eating it with big mouthfuls without caring about her image.

During the two years she was trapped in the nest, she had no access to human food and had to survive on wild fruits picked by the little spiders. She lost a lot of weight.

Only when Fang Chang comes can she eat meat. This may be another important reason why she looks forward to Fang Chang's arrival.

After quickly finishing a bun, Qian Renxue raised her head and looked at Fang Chang, "Are you still going to talk about your big talk about 'world peace' today?"

In addition to food, what she was most looking forward to was talking to Fang Chang, especially listening to him talk about the current situation on the mainland.

"Let's not talk about that. Anyway, you can almost memorize what I said, right?" Fang Chang laughed strangely and asked Qian Renxue.

"Uh..." Qian Renxue did not refute. In the past two years, the only communication she had with "people" was almost all Fang Chang's great principles.

Every time she finished speaking, in the few months in between, Fang Chang's words would pop up in her mind over and over again, and she couldn't help but let her thoughts run wild.

At first, she could still numb herself with the doctrines of the Spirit Hall that she had believed in since childhood, but gradually, she felt that what Fang Chang said made sense...

"Let me tell you about the changes in the situation on the mainland over the past few months." Fang Chang chose one of the only two wooden stools in the room and sat down.

"Yeah." Qian Renxue nodded, took two more buns, stuffed one into her mouth and held the other in her hand.

No matter who is locked up in a place for a long time, they will always be curious and yearning about the changes in the outside world.

"Let's talk about the Spirit Hall that you are most concerned about first." Fang Chang deliberately kept it a secret. "Since the last war, the territory of the Spirit Hall has shrunk by more than half, and almost only the Spirit City and a small area nearby are left."

"You've said this several times." Hearing this, Qian Renxue seemed a little impatient.

She knew very well that Fang Chang's purpose of repeatedly mentioning this matter was to break her fantasy and let her know that the Spirit Hall had fallen and it was almost impossible for it to unify the continent again.

Fang Chang smiled lightly and stopped discussing this issue. "Then let's talk about the two empires."

"Didn't I tell you last time that the Xingluo Empire and the Tiandou Empire are at war again?"

"Yeah." Qian Renxue's eyes suddenly lit up, and she obviously wanted to know the outcome of this battle.

"This time, the Xingluo Empire was defeated."

"What?" Qian Renxue couldn't believe it. As the heir of the Spirit Hall, she had played the role of the eldest prince of the Heaven Dou Empire for so many years. It was obvious that she was very familiar with the strength of the two empires.

With the strength of the Xing Luo Empire, if it were not for the checks and balances of the Spirit Hall, it would have unified the continent long ago. The Spirit Hall is also quite wary of them.

It was exactly as she thought. After the Spirit Hall was defeated and retreated to the Spirit City, the Star Luo Empire continued to put pressure on the Heaven Dou Empire.

In the past two years, the two sides have fought more than a dozen battles of varying sizes, but most of the time, the Tiandou Empire suffered losses.

"As for the reason, I think you should be able to guess it." Fang Chang did not directly answer Qian Renxue's question.

"Did the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect join the battle?"

"Yes, but it's not entirely their fault." Fang Chang continued, "The Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family also stood on the side of the Tiandou Empire this time."

"Of the former 'Top Three Sects', one has now been destroyed, and the other two are on the side of the Heaven Dou Empire. Naturally, this has had an irreversible impact on the war situation."

"The Xing Luo Empire suffered heavy losses and was unable to continue the war, so it had to retreat."

Qian Renxue was so angry after hearing this that she gritted her teeth, "It is indeed the soul master who caused all the trouble. Ordinary people can do whatever they want. Why do soul masters have to interfere in the affairs of ordinary people?"

This... Qian Renxue was stunned for a moment as soon as she said this. This set of twisted ideas was clearly taught to her by Fang Chang, but she didn't expect that in the past two years, her thoughts have gradually been assimilated.

She didn't dare to continue talking, just looked at Fang Chang. Fang Chang laughed secretly, his brainwashing plan was already half successful.

"Then let's talk about what happened in the Xingdou Great Forest." Fang Chang started the conversation again. "Recently, there have been more and more disputes between soul beasts and humans. Many people in the soul master world advocate going to war with soul beasts. What do you think?"

Qian Renxue curled her lips. If it had happened before, she would have supported these spirit masters without hesitation. After all, in her previous opinion, spirit beasts were spirit beasts, and they were originally creatures that provided spirit rings to humans.

But now, she has been living with a nest of soul beasts for two years. Seeing how these little spiders grow and how they struggle to survive in the forest, her views have changed a lot.

Especially since she didn't know Fang Chang's true identity, she always thought he was a person with a strange way of thinking.

If he and I can live in harmony with soul beasts, why can't others? There must be a way for humans and soul beasts to coexist.

"I think these soul beasts have been oppressed by humans for too long, so they rebelled. Instead of going to war with them, why not try to find a way to coexist with them?"

This... Even Fang Chang couldn't believe that these words actually came from Qian Renxue's mouth.

The two chatted for a long time, and Fang Chang was finally ready to leave.

As soon as he stood up, Qian Renxue murmured reluctantly, "Are you leaving now? When will you come next time?"

Qian Renxue felt her scalp tingling when she thought that after Fang Chang left, she would have to face these dumb little spiders alone for several months and eat wild fruits every day to survive.

"Not coming anymore." At this moment, Fang Chang's voice sounded in her ears, causing her body to suddenly shake.

Then, Fang Chang pointed in the air, and an invisible force gently hit Qian Renxue's chest, releasing her soul power that had been sealed for two years.

"You can go now. What you do from now on is entirely up to you."

Looking at Fang Chang's gradually departing back, Qian Renxue actually felt a sense of loss.

(End of this chapter)