Chapter 35: I have spoken. Who agrees? Who opposes?

“Will the Spirit Hall still help commoners awaken their martial souls for free? It sounds a bit unbelievable, considering how brutal you all were.”

“Huh? Soul Masters can actually receive subsidies from Spirit Hall? One gold soul coin per month for Soul Masters, ten for Grand Soul Masters, and a hundred for Soul Elders?”

“And you even crack down on Evil Soul Masters...”

Through this exchange, both Zhang Lexuan and Qian Renxue felt as if they were questioning their very existence.

How was it like ten thousand years ago?

How is it like this ten thousand years later?

When Qin Sheng walked in, he saw both of them wearing expressions of utter melancholy.

“Lexuan, send word to the four great empires and Shrek Academy. Have those in charge come to see me as soon as possible.”

“Alright, Xiao Sheng,” Zhang Lexuan complied, then asked, “Is something wrong?”

“Yes, it is a matter of great importance to me.”

Zhang Lexuan’s expression turned serious. “I will have them arrive at the fastest possible speed.”

At Chiling Academy, Qin Sheng’s affairs were more important than anything else!

At that moment, Zhang Lexuan suddenly spoke up, “Xiao Sheng, some of the things the Angel God mentioned are too bizarre. Are they actually true?”

“You mean the things about Spirit Hall helping commoners awaken their martial souls?”

Qin Sheng replied, “It is true. Every year, the grassroots deacons of Spirit Hall visit villages one by one to help children of age awaken their martial souls.”

In the cultivation system of the Douluo Continent, the awakening ceremony is held at age six to awaken one's martial soul, which requires the hosting and guidance of other Soul Masters.

If you are born with innate soul power, you can continue to cultivate. An innate level 1 talent is the worst, while an innate level 10 talent is the best.

Innate soul power is essentially equivalent to a spiritual root in the world of immortal cultivation.

“The Soul Master subsidies are also true, but that was a joint effort between the two great empires and Spirit Hall ten thousand years ago; it wasn't the work of a single entity.”

“Of course, you know the temperament of the nobility. They were only willing to pay because Spirit Hall demanded it through sheer military force.”

Giving out glittering gold coins to the poor—wasn't that just sinning?

Zhang Lexuan felt lost. “Then I feel like Spirit Hall isn't actually evil.”

In the current Douluo Continent, such a statement was highly politically incorrect.

Qin Sheng shook his head. “Spirit Hall isn't entirely good either. It has many problems of its own and many dark sides.”

“However, compared to the nobles currently ruling the continent, Spirit Hall...”

One could only say it was a world of choosing the lesser of two evils; good and evil were truly defined by the company they kept.

“The Spirit Hall that you called ‘evil’ was overthrown, so why does it feel like the world has become even worse...”

Qian Renxue muttered to herself, feeling deeply melancholy.

Commoners unable to awaken martial souls, and the massive scale of Evil Soul Master sects—in Qian Renxue's perception, these things simply should not exist.

After the glory of the Angel God faded, she did not see the world becoming better under the radiance of a new god.

Qian Renxue looked at Qin Sheng. “After you become a god, will you change this world?”

“You don't need to ask me that question,” Qin Sheng said.

“Even if I am only seventeen, my contributions to the continent are unmatched by many.”

“Indeed. The Holy Spirit Cult was annihilated by you, and the disaster of Evil Soul Masters on the continent has basically been resolved.”

Qian Renxue highly approved of this; that alone was a monumental achievement.

Qin Sheng felt that this Qian Renxue had changed quite a bit compared to his impression of her.

Could it be that the days after the shattering of the Angel Godhood had actually allowed her to realize the true essence of an angel?

It made sense; she had lived for at least several decades after the godhood shattered, so change and growth were certainties.

However, Qin Sheng still sent a voice transmission to caution Zhang Lexuan.

“It is fine for you to interact and communicate with Qian Renxue, but do not learn her 'love-brain' tendencies.”

Zhang Lexuan: “?”

*How could I possibly have something like that!*

...

The Enshrined Elders of the four great empires and Mu En arrived very quickly. Since it was Qin Sheng who had summoned them, no one dared to refuse.

Looking at the crowd before him, Qin Sheng spoke of his earth-shattering plan in the most casual tone.

“I intend to make everyone on the continent a Soul Master, opening an era unlike any seen in antiquity.”

Like a clap of thunder from a clear sky, these words left everyone stunned and disoriented.

“How is that possible?” the Dou Ling Enshrined Elder cried out.

“The vast majority of people have no innate soul power; it is impossible for them to cultivate.”

Qin Sheng’s tone remained unchanged. “I have created a method that allows anyone to cultivate.”

“Soul Masters can use it to accelerate their cultivation and refine soul power; mortals can use it to birth soul power and embark on the path of a Soul Master.”

In reality, this was a universal martial cultivation mental method that Qin Sheng had specifically created after studying the human bodies of the Douluo Continent.

Kong Mingde was shocked. “To think such a method exists? It simply defies the rules of Soul Masters.”

“Rules exist to be broken.” Qin Sheng scanned the crowd.

“I called you here because I want you to implement this method and spread it across the continent, allowing everyone to cultivate and become Soul Masters through it.”

“During the implementation, it must be done in my name, so that everyone on the continent knows.”

“Shouldn't we set some threshold?” the Dou Ling Enshrined Elder suggested.

“If everyone becomes a Soul Master, it might cause a massive impact on the continent's structure.”

The rule of empires and nobles over commoners relied fundamentally on absolute military suppression.

Universal Soul Masters would shake the foundations of noble rule, dismantling them in the gentlest yet most unstoppable way...

Qin Sheng looked at the Dou Ling Enshrined Elder, expressionless.

“There is no room for negotiation on this matter. If anyone dares to be perfunctory or even obstruct it, I will not hold back.”

“If the nobles dare to block it, I will cleanse the nobility; if the sects dare to stop it, I will trample the sects; and the nations...”

Qin Sheng did not continue, but the Enshrined Elders of the four nations trembled, understanding his meaning.

The back of the Dou Ling Enshrined Elder was soaked in sweat as he hurriedly expressed his stance.

“I understand, I understand.”

“What about the soul rings?” Mu En pointed out the core issue.

“The number of soul beasts has been decreasing, and the speed of their extinction is accelerating. If everyone on the continent becomes a Soul Master, soul beasts will soon be extinct.”

The dependence of the Soul Master system on soul rings was obvious to all.

“Since I dare to implement this, I naturally have a solution.”

Qin Sheng continued, “In addition to the method for cultivating soul power, I have also created a method to condense soul rings without having to hunt soul beasts. When the time comes, it will be implemented across the world together.”

“Afterward, I will go to negotiate with the fierce beasts in the major soul beast habitats to resolve this issue once and for all.”

“Legend says that deities can bestow soul rings upon Soul Masters...” the Star Luo Enshrined Elder murmured to himself.

Could it be that Qin Sheng had already become a god?!

“After today, send people to Chiling Academy to learn. The cultivation methods and the ring-condensing methods will all be taught here.”

In nine years, Qin Sheng had already cultivated a group of capable people at Chiling Academy.

“I have finished speaking. Who among you agrees, and who opposes?”

The crowd looked at each other and nodded in unison.

“The Heaven Soul Empire will support Your Excellency with all its might. We will firmly implement your will.”

“The Sun Moon Empire will send a large number of people to learn and complete your requirements as quickly as possible.”

“...”

No one opposed him, and even Mu En stated that Shrek Academy would cooperate fully.

With a single command, the continent followed—this was Qin Sheng's current status and deterrent power.

“Very good.” Qin Sheng revealed a smile.

“We have cooperated pleasantly in the past, and I believe the future will be the same. Everyone, prepare to welcome a new era.”

“When everyone is a Soul Master, countless talents will emerge, and soul tools or other fields will enter a new stage of development.”

“That will be a golden age!”

Only through greatness can eternity be forged!

(End of Chapter)