Time, just like that, quietly flowed away.
In the blink of an eye, six years had passed.
Yun Chuan was now twelve years old.
During these six years,
Yun Chuan's training had evolved from simple weighted running to a more diverse regimen. He had tried almost every conceivable exercise method, such as push-ups, sit-ups, squat jumps, and weighted climbing on cliffs.
Of course, in these six years, his daily life wasn't just about physical training. He also didn't neglect the exploration and development of his two Spirits. With the support of Spirit Hall's long-standing accumulated knowledge and the guidance of numerous Titled Douluo-level powerhouses, he, with his active mind from the information-explosive modern society, developed many offensive techniques, which, in the language of this World, were self-created Spirit Abilities.
He was no longer the child who possessed powerful spirit power and ultimate Spirits but didn't know how to use them at all.
A white robe with the angel god emblem of Spirit Hall, embroidered with golden threads, was worn by a teenager around ten years old.
A Spirit Master's development accelerates with cultivation, or it might be delayed due to their Spirit. Therefore, most Spirit Masters' specific ages cannot be determined from their appearance alone; only by examining their bones can their age be accurately determined.
Twelve-year-old Yun Chuan now appeared to be in his teens. His height was around 1.7 meters, which was not considered tall on the Douluo Continent, as people two meters, even three meters tall, were common due to their Spirits. Unless due to the characteristics of their Spirit, Spirit Masters were generally very tall and would not appear short.
Currently, his identity was the Saint Son of Spirit Hall!
He had come to this unknown small village within the Heaven Dou Empire's borders by order of the Supreme Pontiff to help its people resolve their troubles and, incidentally, spread the greatness of Spirit Hall!
As a religious organization, Spirit Hall naturally needed to manage its reputation well. Yun Chuan's abilities were of great use in this regard. As a result, in recent years, he was often sent out to do similar things.
This was a small village located within the Heaven Dou Empire.
Because every household was surnamed Niu, it was named Niu Family Village.
The population was not large, only a few hundred households.
Most of the people here had Spirits like sickles, hoes, and plowing oxen. They lived by farming, working from sunrise to sunset.
But one day, an Evil Spirit Master who had fled to this place broke the peace here.
What is an Evil Spirit Master?
The history of Spirit Masters on the Douluo Continent is long, and they hold a lofty status and enjoy honor. In contrast, there is another type of person on the Continent—Evil Spirit Masters. They are full of evil deeds, doing all sorts of bad things, and are simply reviled by everyone.
And how did Evil Spirit Masters come about?
After the profession of Spirit Master appeared, through struggle, they gained a lofty status on the Douluo Continent. However, people have good and evil sides, and not all Spirit Masters are benevolent. Many Spirit Masters, inflated by their strength, developed an arrogance of being the best in the World, even harboring wicked thoughts. There were also some Spirit Masters who, due to low talent and slow cultivation speed, went astray and became Evil Spirit Masters.
In short, Evil Spirit Masters are Spirit Masters who cannot resist various desires in their hearts and acquire power through various evil means, harming the innocent.
The Evil Spirit Master who had fled to Niu Family Village had a Spirit called Blood Bats. He could rapidly advance his spirit power by consuming human blood. Consequently, the hundreds of people in this small village suffered, as this Evil Spirit Master used a special Spirit Ability to plant life-threatening means on them, turning them into a long-term blood source.
Human blood regenerates on its own, and as long as not too much blood is lost at once, a small amount of blood loss does not have a significant impact on a person. So, when this Evil Spirit Master initially controlled everyone in Niu Family Village through his evil Spirit Ability, he did not kill anyone, out of a desire for sustainable development. Instead, he treated the entire village as a reserve food supply.
He would suck the blood of ten people a day for cultivation, taking only about one-tenth of the blood from each person. With hundreds of people in the village, by the time he had sucked everyone's blood, a considerable amount of time would have passed. The people who were first bled would have mostly recovered, and their blood could be sucked again.
Because of this, the Evil Spirit Master who relied on blood for cultivation did not expose his whereabouts at first, as it was only a small loss of blood and no life was in danger. However, a deadly method had been planted on their bodies; if they reported him, everyone in the village would die. Any person would know how to choose.
However, as time went on,
This Evil Spirit Master, who cultivated by relying on blood, grew stronger day by day. His appetite also grew larger and larger, from sucking the blood of ten people a day to twenty, then thirty... The amount of blood sucked also increased from one-tenth to two-tenths, three-tenths... Gradually, as they watched this Evil Spirit Master's appetite grow, and felt their bodies weaken from blood loss, fear grew in the hearts of everyone in the village!
Until one day, a person was found dead at home due to excessive blood loss. This person's death finally ignited the fuse for the villagers' outburst, stirring their will to resist.
The villagers quietly reported the situation here to Spirit Hall. This was because Spirit Hall could be said to be the most famous, most active, and most trusted force among all the powers that combated Evil Spirit Masters.
At the same time, the reason why Evil Spirit Masters are now like rats, reviled by everyone and forced to cower in dark corners, is also inextricably linked to Spirit Hall.
Spirit Hall believes in the angel god, a deity with sacred attributes, and therefore they deeply detest Evil Spirit Masters, who possess evil attributes and whose behavior is also extremely evil!
Therefore, Spirit Hall frequently dispatches Spirit Douluo-level powerhouses in groups to pursue Evil Spirit Masters. Once a high-level Evil Spirit Master is discovered, they will face the sanction of several Spirit Douluo, or even Titled Douluo, from Spirit Hall.
Furthermore, during this period, due to Bibi Dong's reforms, Spirit Hall's branch halls were almost spread throughout the entire Douluo Continent, helping six-year-old children awaken their Spirits everywhere. It could be said that there were informants everywhere; as long as an Evil Spirit Master dared to commit evil deeds, someone would immediately report it to the Spirit Hall powerhouses in nearby cities, who would come to pursue them.
Under such circumstances, Evil Spirit Masters simply had no soil to grow. For example, this Blood Bats Evil Spirit Master who fled to Niu Family Village, when he was weak, didn't need much blood, so he wasn't discovered. But as he grew stronger, his demand for blood increased, and to become even stronger, he could only consume more blood. As a result, it was precisely because of the increased demand that he was exposed.
However, if the demand for blood was restricted, his strength could not improve. Increasing the amount of blood sucked, however, would attract the pursuit of Spirit Hall powerhouses. This formed a vicious cycle and also led to the absence of powerful Evil Spirit Masters during the period of Douluo I!
Because of this, as long as Spirit Hall exists for one day, it will be very difficult for Evil Spirit Masters to openly operate, and they will no longer have the possibility of developing and growing strong. Unless Spirit Hall is overthrown.
In the original work, Spirit Hall was ultimately destroyed by Tang San, and then its massive influence was directly dismantled and divided by the two great Empires. However, these two Empires weren't very concerned about Evil Spirit Masters. They didn't have the same hatred for Evil Spirit Masters as Spirit Hall, and as a result, Evil Spirit Masters, freed from Spirit Hall's suppression, gradually began to run rampant.
And once Evil Spirit Masters obtained cultivation resources, their strength would enter an explosive period; Spirit Masters of the same level were simply no match for them. Thus, they gradually developed and grew, even forming organizations.
In the 10,000 years that followed, the largest Evil Spirit Master organization in history, the Holy Spirit Cult, was even developed! Countless Evil Spirit Masters joined this organization, and the Holy Spirit Cult's power continuously expanded, even seeing the emergence of 99th-level Limit Douluo powerhouses.
Evil Spirit Masters truly began to wreak havoc across the World!
And all of this was simply because Tang San, after destroying Spirit Hall, killed but did not bury, which led to the rise of Evil Spirit Masters. As for the Tang Sect he left behind, it did not play any role at all. After all, the Tang Sect was an organization that sold Hidden Weapons, and its rules alone showed selfishness, only caring about its own development. It brought no benefit to the World or its people.
Conversely, if the World wasn't at war, then the Tang Sect's Hidden Weapons would have no market. Because of this, everyone who had read Douluo in his previous life had mixed opinions about this character...
"Saint Son, we have arrived at Niu Family Village." The attendant's voice roused Yun Chuan from his thoughts about the original work. He slowly got up and stepped down from the carriage.
Outside the carriage, a dense crowd of people were kneeling. Roughly estimated, there were at least several hundred people, old and young, male and female.
These people were all sallow and emaciated, with pale faces, looking as if they didn't have long to live. Especially on their necks, there were many blood-hole scars remaining, evidently due to long-term blood consumption, which had severely affected their bodies. If no one helped them, these people would basically not live long. Even if they survived, they would mostly be plagued by diseases, a fate worse than death.
After all, the importance of blood to the human body is self-evident; losing a large amount of blood year after year, one can imagine how great an impact it would have on a person's body.
And these villagers, kneeling in a vast expanse, upon seeing the young man descending from the luxurious carriage, seemingly radiating light, immediately felt as if they had been saved and began to cheer joyfully.
"It's Saint Son! We are saved!"
"It really is Saint Son!"
"Greetings, Saint Son!"
"Saint Son, you must save us!"
"Saint Son..."
The villagers kneeling on the ground, regardless of gender or age, wept tears of joy. They looked at the young man descending from the carriage as if they had seen a savior!
All of this was thanks to what Yun Chuan had done over the past few years. Coupled with Spirit Hall's vigorous promotion, the good name of Yun Chuan, the Saint Son who redeems the World, had spread almost throughout the entire Douluo Continent, making him the most representative figure of Spirit Hall.
As for his portrait, although it could only barely capture a fraction of his divine charm, it was enough for those who had seen the portrait to recognize his identity upon seeing him in person.