Chapter 46. This Deformed World
"How could it be you? How could you become an evil soul master? Why? Have you forgotten that our hometown was massacred by evil soul masters?" Hua Qiang said angrily.
"Forgot? How could I forget, Hua Qiang?" Lotus said, "But do you think I have a choice?"
"My innate soul power is only two. In this academy that only recognizes talent and only aristocrats, what chance do I have other than becoming an evil soul master?" Lotus said self-deprecatingly. "
But you're different. From the moment you awakened your martial soul with full innate soul power, we're no longer of the same class. To embark on the path of a soul master, I have no resources, no class, no background. I can only rely on the path of an evil soul master to achieve it." Lotus said.
"Why did I become an evil soul master? Because I don't need you to help me achieve revenge. I want to achieve it with my own hands," Lotus said through gritted teeth.
"But do you know what I saw when I joined the evil soul masters?"
"Many, many people like me, without background, without soul power, without class. Some were slaves, some, because their wives were taken away by local landlords, harbored resentment and plotted to kill the landlords, making them wanted. And some, some, just—"
"From your Shrek Academy," Lotus's voice was as sharp as a ghost. "
This, this is impossible. How could Shrek Academy train evil soul masters?" Hua Qiang felt her worldview shatter.
"Hahahaha," Lotus said. "I don't know if you remember, at your academy, they pursue students' talents with a perverse mindset, only monsters, not trash. Every student paid a huge price to enter the academy, some even spent their life savings just to graduate from Shrek Academy. But because of a single word from your academy instructor, they can be easily expelled from Shrek Academy, everything they've done in the first half of their lives wasted, and the rest of their lives are bleak and dark. I ask you, do they hate it?"
Do they hate it?
As one of the Shrek Seven Devils, Hua Qiang received intensive education at Shrek Academy. He had only heard of these things, but He Hua's words were like thunder in his ears!
"I hate evil spirit masters, but when I took the initiative to become one of them, and when I got to know them more and more, I discovered one thing: there are only a few truly evil evil spirit masters. The vast majority are my kind!" Lotus said, "They have suffered too much injustice in this world. They hate this world. Their resentment has caused their martial spirits to become evil and corrupt!"
"It is this deformed society that has created us, and what can you hypocritical Shrek Academy do?"
Lotus said, "We resent this world, so we bring disaster to one side. Your law enforcement team will, in the name of savior, save those humans who have not yet suffered. Some of these people will turn to evil spirit masters because of hatred, while others will be grateful to the Shrek law enforcement team and the Sea God."
"But whether it is the believers of the Sea God or us evil spirit masters who hate this world, who didn't come from the common people?" Lotus said, "Including you, the lofty Miss Spirit Master, didn't you also come from among us common people?"
"Can you completely eliminate evil soul masters? No, you never can. Unless you eliminate them all, the dark side of the human heart will never end."
Upon hearing this, Hua Qiang's eyes fell into confusion. Whether evil soul masters or soul masters, they all came from the common people. As long as evil thoughts lingered in people's hearts, evil soul masters would always appear. How could they be eliminated?
Hua Qiang and He Hua's contrasting experiences forged their own perspectives. When He Hua revealed the true nature of evil soul masters to Hua Qiang, her worldview was shattered. Her life was slipping away, but He Hua showed no fear. Instead, she said self-deprecatingly,
"Let me ask you a question. Why are the Shrek Law Enforcement Team and the Imperial Army always so slow to respond to other evil soul masters? But when it comes to the Evil Spirit Hall I've intruded upon, they're going all out to smother me!"
"Why?" Hua Qiang demanded.
"The scattered evil soul masters dare not attack major forces like the two empires, the nobles, and Shrek Academy. To strengthen themselves, they can only draw strength from ordinary people and refine their cultivation. Their existence does not affect the rule of Shrek and the two empires. On the contrary, they bring disaster to the local area. Every time they pacify the Shrek Seven Devils and the two empires, the people will be grateful to them, which is more conducive to maintaining their rule. But I am different."
"I gather the power of the evil soul masters and organize them. I want to overthrow this unjust society, overthrow Shrek Academy and the rule of the two empires, and destroy the faith of the Sea God." Lotus said, "Only when their rule is truly endangered will they deal with me so seriously and strangle me."
"The existence of evil soul masters is only to demonstrate their justice and mission. Ordinary people provide them with taxes, labor, and faith, while they can be high and mighty. In this deformed world, anyone who dares to challenge the class will be ruthlessly suppressed."
"You win, Hua Qiang." Lotus said, "But have you won? You are just a sword in their hands. Even without you, they will use other swords to kill me."
"Okay, kill me, take my head, and exchange it for your power and status. Forget your past and become a superior soul master."
"No," Hua Qiang said, "Lotus, I have never forgotten my past, and I will never forget my past!"
"Maybe, the way I dealt with evil soul masters before was a bit extreme, but I will still stick to my point of view and eradicate evil soul masters, just using a different method. Go away."
Hua Qiang's thorns let go of Lotus. Lotus' words made her begin to examine herself. That night, when she returned to Shrek Academy, she unexpectedly saw her body hanging high, in the center of the flags of the three-party coalition of Shrek, Tiandou Empire, and Xingluo Empire. In every city and every village they passed by, countless people saw their majesty, as if telling the world that this was the end of evil soul masters, or - this was the end of those who dared to challenge them!
Seeing this scene, Hua Qiang was heartbroken. She was willing to let her childhood friend go, but Shrek Academy, the two empires, the Tang Sect, and the Haotian Sect were unlikely to let her go!
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