novelraw Chapter 60 Sikong Hong: This country bumpkin only knows crooked ways.
Chapter 60 Sikong Hong: This country bumpkin only knows crooked ways.
"These country bumpkins from another continent can't keep up with our Federation in cultivation, so all they do is play these crooked and evil cultivation methods. They've finally been exposed to us."
Sikong Hong sneered a few times. After discovering a mere fifth-ring evil soul master, he had to consider whether they had infiltrated every aspect of the Federation and whether anyone had been bewitched and corrupted by them.
Who knows how many years they've been lurking on this federal continent? We must investigate thoroughly, deeply, and ruthlessly! We absolutely cannot let these rotten apples spoil the whole bunch!
Thinking it over, he waved for the staff to leave and dialed a number: "East Sea Spirit Transmission Branch Tower, Sikong Hong."
He introduced himself, but he had lived for so long that if he hadn't said his name, he probably wouldn't even know who he was.
"Why are you seeking me out?"
A steady, powerful voice came from the other end.
"The evil spirit masters have reappeared. They seem to have gained considerable influence and formed an organization. I would like to ask the Dark Division to help me investigate. Could you tell me if there were any members of the Holy Spirit Cult who were left behind back then?"
He showed utmost respect to Sikong Hong, the owner of the voice, and spoke in a respectful tone.
"..."
What's evil? What's holy?
The voice was silent for a while, trying hard to figure out what it was. After a long time, it finally let out a few mocking laughs.
It turns out they were these things that had been buried in the ground ten thousand years ago.
He laughed, but he understood, and replied solemnly, "I understand. We will first conduct some investigations on the secret service to see if they could have been lured. After that, we will allocate more manpower for you."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Sikong Hong thanked him and then hung up the call, seemingly already busy.
As expected of the Evil Eye Tyrant, he acts swiftly and decisively, without any hesitation.
Yes, that is the second most ferocious beast among the ten great beasts, the strongest in the Demon Forest, the king of the Evil Eye Tyrant race known as the Evil Emperor, and the strongest in the mental realm today! Even Han Tianyi would be no match for him if it came down to a contest of mental strength.
Therefore, some people say that he has already reached the spiritual power of the Divine Origin Realm, but many others regard it as a joke, believing that even if he breaks through to the Divine level in terms of spirit, he is still at the Divine level and will inevitably be suppressed by the plane and not tolerated by heaven and earth. As a soul beast, he will only die under the heavenly tribulation.
There were many different opinions, but that was not what Sikong Hong cared about.
The Dark Division, led by this Evil Emperor, is renowned throughout the Spirit Pagoda and the Federation, and is an extremely important part of it.
As for the origin of the Dark Division, back then, Spirit Ice Douluo uprooted the Holy Spirit Cult, a group of evil soul masters. He plowed the land three times and destroyed everything, not even leaving a single egg behind.
Afterwards, in order to prevent evil spirit masters from reappearing and causing havoc on the continent, he spent ten years researching the relationship between the emergence of evil spirit masters and so-called evil martial spirits.
According to Shrek Academy at the time, anyone with a martial soul possessing dark attributes could be an evil soul master.
However, this argument is extremely hypocritical.
Lingbing Douluo also knew a lot about how helpless evil soul masters were before they fell into depravity. This doesn't mean he would sympathize with evil soul masters, after all, you've already become an evil soul master, so you've naturally done a lot of bad things.
However, this also serves as a reminder to everyone. Even without an evil spirit, one can still become an evil spirit master due to later experiences. Take Zhang Peng, the Scorpion Tiger Douluo, for example. He initially cultivated using the blood of spirit beasts and was labeled an evil spirit master by the Dragon God Douluo. Although he was ultimately spared, he had nowhere to go in the world and could only truly degenerate into an evil spirit master.
Even if we don't talk about today, but even ten thousand years ago, the idea that absorbing the blood of soul beasts makes one an evil soul master is utterly ridiculous. Would a soul master who absorbs soul bones and soul rings be considered an evil soul master? Would a soul master who eats the flesh and blood of soul beasts be considered an evil soul master?
For example, the brain of a certain type of monkey is a delicacy sought after by countless Soul Masters.
Eating brains is even more evil than sucking flesh.
But the answer was that they were not evil spirit masters, while Zhang Peng was.
Take Wuyun Douluo for example. He was hunted down for his entire life simply because his martial soul was a crow with a dark attribute. In the end, he also ran to the Holy Spirit Cult and became a true evil soul master.
However, Shrek Academy turns a blind eye to Tang Ya, the former leader of the Tang Sect who possessed dark attributes, and Ma Xiaotao, the Fire Phoenix Saintess who fell into darkness and became the Black Phoenix.
Where is the fire black? This is the sacred flame!
What's so strange about this grass? I think it has the air of our ancestors.jpg
Long Xiaoyao, the Dragon Emperor Douluo who was once on par with the Dragon God Douluo, possessed a martial soul that represented the pinnacle of the dark attribute. He even eventually became the Supreme Elder of the Holy Spirit Cult. However, when the news of Lingbing Douluo killing him spread, Shrek Academy vehemently denounced him, claiming that the Dragon Emperor Douluo was a seasoned and tested veteran who had only been infiltrating for some reason and had absolutely not done anything wrong.
Regarding this matter, when Sikong Hong was reading history books, he said that he had never seen such a shameless person. "You infiltrated and became the Supreme Regent, huh? What real things have you done?"
You're just lusting after the Supreme Master's body! You're despicable!
He was clearly the only Limit Douluo in the world at that time. If he were really some great and righteous person, he should have dragged the Holy Spirit Supreme Master down with him—although they did die together in the end.
There are many similar examples. Upon closer examination, it turns out that half of the powerful evil soul masters that Lingbing Douluo killed back then became evil soul masters because of their experiences after birth! They were forcibly labeled and ultimately had no choice but to become evil soul masters.
There was a joke circulating in the Spirit Pagoda at the time: when Shrek Academy accuses you of being an evil spirit master, you'd better actually be one.
Because if you are an evil spirit master, at least you won't die innocently. You might even be able to use the characteristics of an evil spirit master to turn the tables on your pursuers and continue to live a carefree life for a while.
Among these evil spirit masters, there is indeed a type who cannot resist the temptation of rapid progress with evil martial spirits and begin to walk the evil path. For example, some rely on devouring blood to improve their cultivation, while others devour souls.
However, the vast majority of evil spirit masters are actually forced onto the evil path. When a child awakens an evil martial spirit, he dares not tell anyone, and even his parents, once they find out, despise him immensely.
Entering the academy, one dares not cultivate a martial soul, for even a slight exposure could lead to annihilation. Throughout history, soul master organizations have conducted large-scale purges of evil soul masters, resulting in countless tragedies for those who, while not inherently evil, possessed evil martial souls.
Some children have parents who are evil spirit masters. Are they born evil? No, but what happens when they witness their parents being killed or even persecuted? Some of these evil spirit master parents didn't even dare to cultivate their own evil spirits and just wanted to live ordinary lives, yet they were still killed. In these situations, what choices do their children make?
Lingbing Douluo felt a deep revulsion towards this and quickly took a series of measures to prevent future troubles and avoid such things from happening again.
A martial soul is innate, but it can also mutate later in life. Unless it is a particularly evil martial soul that automatically absorbs essence, blood, or soul, generally speaking, there is no difference between an evil martial soul and an ordinary martial soul.
They shouldn't be labeled as evil spirit masters just because they possess evil attributes. Everyone has the right to live and the freedom to choose their own life. As long as they don't do evil, the Spirit Pagoda should naturally give them a chance.
Therefore, Lingbing Douluo established the Dark Division, which not only belonged to the Spirit Pagoda but also to the Federation. Any Soul Masters discovered to possess the potential to become evil Soul Masters were recruited, educated, and prevented from going astray and from suffering discrimination.
Just as people don't want to associate with evil spirit masters, their spirits naturally don't want their master to be an evil spirit master either. With education from childhood and supervision from their spirits, they successfully eliminated evil spirit masters in just about a hundred years.
These Soul Masters, who were able to be reborn and live in the light, are extremely grateful to the Spirit Pagoda and the Federation. It is unimaginable what would have happened to them and their families without the Dark Division.
Before his death, Lingbing Douluo made many promises. Although no one has ever found his remains, we know what he did based on the accounts of the ferocious beasts who were once closely associated with him.
He once entrusted the Dark Division to the Evil Emperor.
Over the course of more than ten thousand years, this department has become increasingly important within the Federation, cultivating generation after generation of powerful individuals and serving as the cornerstone of the nation.
This department is something many people have only heard of but have never had any contact with, which makes it very mysterious and unpredictable.
Currently, the Dark Division has tens of thousands of members.