Chapter 44. A Rose Blooming in Blood.
If you can't solve the poverty and famine that breed KBism, no matter how many planes, cannons, or missiles you have, you can't solve KBism.
In the Spirit Hall's era, everyone on the Douluo Continent could enjoy the benefits of awakening their spirits. Those qualified to become spirit masters received support and subsidies from the Spirit Hall. Those who awakened evil spirits, as long as they didn't rebel or abuse their spirits, were accepted by the Spirit Hall and even the orthodox spirit master community. At the same time, in this era, a prison of evil existed: the Slaughter City, a natural prison, imprisoning the evil of the entire Douluo Continent.
This is why the problem of evil spirit masters existed in this era, but it didn't spread like the raging fire that followed the fall of the
Spirit Hall. In Shrek's era, they simply eliminated all evil spirit masters. They dispatched as many evil spirit masters as they could. They were always the saviors of ordinary people, but they could never solve the problem of evil spirit masters.
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The biggest difference between madness and paranoia is that the paranoid act with extreme rationality and careful consideration.
She's a madman, and they certainly can be. Her hatred for evil spirit masters makes her want to slaughter them all, fertilizing the fertile soil of Douluo Continent with their blood.
Crazy? Of course.
But has she truly lost her mind and become a madman? Look at the people of the country she once protected, look at the nests she destroyed to train evil spirit masters, look at how her sword pierced the enemy's blade.
Her parents and homeland were brutally slaughtered by evil spirit masters. This hatred, this rage, didn't blind her. Instead, it forged a bayonet from the cold fire that chilled her to the bone. Her life was either sharpening the blade or wielding it. She formulated strategies, prepared plans in every detail, honed her moves to perfection, and then she struck. When striking, only two things exist: the blade's tip and the heart.
She hated the very word "evil soul master" and vowed to eradicate it completely. However, she discovered she was merely a sword in someone else's hands. As the words passed, Qianxunji pierced the boundaries of time and space and saw a small village in the future.
Rose Village in the Tiandou Empire, named for its abundance of roses, a beloved flower among the nobles, was a peaceful village. Within it lived two people: Hua Qiang and He Hua.
These two little girls, peers and childhood playmates, lived a carefree life together.
At the age of six, Hua Qiang said, "In the Douluo Continent, each of us awakens a Martial Spirit at six. What do you think our Martial Spirit will be?"
He Hua replied, "My Martial Spirit should be the pure white lotus. What about you, Hua Qiang?"
"I prefer the rose as my Martial Spirit," Hua Qiang said, plucking a flower and sniffing it.
"Alas," said Lotus, "we are already six years old. Unfortunately, without someone to awaken our spirit, it cannot be awakened. However, if we want someone to awaken our spirit, it is said that it requires ten gold soul coins to awaken our spirit. I am afraid that we will not be able to afford it in our lifetime."
"Ten gold soul coins?" Hua Qiang's eyes flashed with reluctance. She said, "No matter what, I will save up ten silver soul coins to awaken my spirit. I want to become a spirit master."
The little girl went back in time, found her small purse, and counted out the coins inside. This was the savings she had accumulated since she was four years old, working as a laborer. Compared to the astronomical awakening costs, it was a drop in the bucket.
As the little girl planned to save for her future martial spirit awakening, a nightmare descended upon the quiet village that night.
A group of evil spirit masters broke into the village, forcing the villagers to gather in the square by force.
This catastrophe also affected their family. In the middle of the night, the little girl's parents awoke and saw a group of evil spirit masters outside the window, several of whom were already heading towards their family. They quickly hid little Hua Qiang.
After hiding her, the parents searched for a place to hide.
But before they could do so, the door was thrown open. Two evil spirit masters grabbed the mother's hair and dragged the father out by the hand, like animals.
They wasted no time searching, and she escaped by hiding.
The next day, after noticing the evil spirit masters had left, she left in fear.
As she left her house, the entire village was permeated with the scent of blood. In the center of the village, dozens of villagers had been sacrificed: Uncle Wang, her familiar figure, Village Chief Li John, and others.
Blood, debris, broken walls, and skeletons—the gory scenes deeply jarred her nerves. Amidst the sea of blood and corpses, she found her father's head, half stripped of its skin, and her mother's dismembered body.
She knelt in the bloody mess, weeping. The pain of losing her loved ones and the hatred for the evil spirit masters lingered in her heart. Unaware, a vibrant rose blossomed from the blood.
A rose soul mark appeared on the back of her hand.
After the catastrophe, a few children, protected by their parents, emerged from their rooms and wept bitterly as they watched the sea of blood and corpses in the square.
Among the survivors, Hua Qiang was pleasantly surprised to see He Hua alive and well. Hua Qiang, who matured early, buried her parents' bodies with grief. Several other children followed her example, burying their own families. Later, they gradually buried the rest of the village's adults.
By dusk, almost every child was covered in blood.
They spent countless days in confusion before the Shrek law enforcement team arrived at the village ravaged by the evil spirit masters. They were dressed in neat, gorgeous clothes, and stepped on circles of spirit rings as they descended from the sky. On their chests, they wore a green monster label and the following line of words:
Shrek Sea God Pavilion Law Enforcement Team.
The law enforcement team is there to fight against evil spirit masters. They saw the tragic plight of the village and after some investigation, the leader said compassionately: "We are a step too late. These damned evil spirit masters have succeeded again."
As he spoke, the leader came to the place where the sacrifice was to be made, made a few prayer gestures on his chest, and chanted:
"Dead souls, please rest in peace. May the noble, great, kind, and compassionate Sea God carry your souls to the other side and to heaven."
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