If you don't solve the breeding ground of terrorism, which is poverty and famine, no matter how many planes, cannons, or missiles you have, you will never solve terrorism.
During the era of Spirit Hall, the entire Douluo Continent, from top to bottom, could enjoy the benefits of Spirit awakening.
Those with the aptitude to become Spirit Masters would receive support and subsidies from Spirit Hall.
Even those who awakened an Evil Spirit, as long as they didn't rebel or abuse the nature of their Spirit, could still be accepted by Spirit Hall and even the orthodox Spirit Master's world.
At the same time, in this era, there was a cage of sin, Slaughter City, a natural prison that confined all the evils of the Douluo Continent within it.
This ensured that while the problem of Evil Soul Masters existed in this era, it did not spread like a prairie fire as it did after the fall of Spirit Hall.
In the Shrek era, they took a direct, all-or-nothing approach: Evil Spirit users are Evil Soul Masters, and Evil Soul Masters are to be eliminated by sending people to deal with them, no matter how many they can eliminate.
They will always be the saviors in the hearts of ordinary people, but they will never truly solve the problem of Evil Soul Masters.
"Respected Host, you have reached the designated time node.
Would you like to view the target's experiences in detail?"
"View!" Qian Xunji said.
"Enabling Time Browsing Function."
The biggest difference between madness and obsession is that the obsessed act extremely rationally and with careful consideration.
She is a madwoman; they can certainly be madmen.
Her hatred for Evil Soul Masters made her wish to slaughter all of them, to let the blood of Evil Soul Masters fertilize the fertile land of the Douluo Continent.
Is it mad? Of course, it is.
But has she truly lost her mind and become a lunatic?
Look at the people she once protected, look at the Evil Soul Master nests she destroyed, look at how her sword pierced the enemy's blade.
Her parents and home were tragically massacred by Evil Soul Masters.
This hatred, this anger, did not make her lose her mind; instead, it forged a bayonet in the bone-chilling flames.
Her life was a process of either sharpening her blade or wielding it.
He devised strategies, prepared plans down to the smallest detail, honed his moves to perfection, and then he struck.
When he struck, there would only be two things in the world: the blade tip and the heart.
What she hated were the three words "Evil Soul Master," and she swore to eradicate them completely.
However, she discovered that she was merely a sword in someone else's hand.
As a line of text passed, Qian Xunji, looking through the boundaries of time and space, saw a small village in the future.
Rose Village, Heaven Dou Empire.
This village was named for its abundant production of roses, flowers favored by nobles.
It was a peaceful village, home to two girls, Hua Qiang and He Hua.
These two young girls were of the same age, childhood playmates, living together carefree.
When they were six years old.
Hua Qiang said, "On the Douluo Continent, everyone awakens a Spirit when they are six years old.
What do you think our Spirits will be like?"
He Hua said, "My Spirit should be a pure white lotus flower.
What about you, Hua Qiang?"
"I prefer roses to be my Spirit," Hua Qiang said, plucking a fresh flower and sniffing it.
"Alas," He Hua said, "we are already six years old.
Unfortunately, without a specialized person to awaken it, we can't awaken our Spirit.
But to have a specialized person awaken it, it's said that awakening a Spirit once costs ten gold coins.
We probably won't have enough money for Spirit awakening in our lifetime."
"Ten gold coins?" A hint of unwillingness flashed in Hua Qiang's eyes.
She said, "No matter what, I will save up ten silver coins to awaken my Spirit.
I want to become a Spirit Master."
The little girl went back and found her small purse, counting the copper coins one by one.
These were her savings from working since she was four years old, a drop in the ocean compared to the enormous awakening fee.
While the little girl was planning to save for her future Spirit awakening, that night, a nightmare descended upon this tranquil little village.
A group of Evil Soul Masters broke into the village, using force to compel the villagers to gather in the square.
This catastrophe also affected their family.
In the middle of the night, the little girl's parents woke up and saw a group of Evil Soul Masters outside the window.
Several Evil Soul Masters were already heading towards their home.
The two quickly hid little Hua Qiang.
After hiding her, the parents looked for a place to hide themselves.
However, before they could even hide, the door was pushed open.
Two Evil Soul Masters, treating them like livestock, grabbed the mother by her hair and the father by his hand, dragging them out.
They didn't waste time searching, so she, hidden, escaped the calamity.
The next day, after sensing that these Evil Soul Masters had left, she came out with fear.
When she walked out of the house, the entire village reeked of blood.
In the center of the village, dozens of villagers had been sacrificed in a blood ritual.
There was Uncle Wang, whom she knew, Village Chief John Li, and...
Blood, remains, broken walls, skeletons.
One gruesome scene after another deeply stimulated her nerves.
Amidst the mountain of corpses and sea of blood, she found her father's head, half his face missing, and her mother's dismembered body.
She knelt in the bloody gore, weeping.
The pain of losing her loved ones and the hatred for Evil Soul Masters lingered in her heart.
She didn't notice a vivid rose growing in the blood.
On the back of her hand, a rose Spirit mark appeared.
After the catastrophe, several children, protected by their parents and having escaped the disaster, emerged from their respective rooms, looking at the mountain of corpses and sea of blood in the square, weeping uncontrollably.
Among these survivors, Hua Qiang was pleasantly surprised to see He Hua also safe and sound.
Hua Qiang was more precocious; with a heavy heart, she buried her parents' bodies.
The other children also learned from Hua Qiang and buried their family members.
Later, they successively buried the other adults in the village.
By dusk, almost none of the children there were free of bloodstains.
They spent an unknown number of days in a daze until Shrek's enforcement team arrived at the village ravaged by Evil Soul Masters.
They wore neat, luxurious clothes, with spirit rings circling their feet, descending from the sky.
On their chests, a green monster tag was pinned, with the words below:
Shrek Sea God Pavilion Enforcement Team.
The enforcement team existed to crusade against Evil Soul Masters.
Seeing the tragic state of the village, and after some investigation, the leader said with compassion, "We arrived too late; those damned Evil Soul Masters succeeded again."
Saying this, the leader came to the sacrificial site, made several prayer gestures over his chest, and murmured:
"Rest in peace, departed souls.
May the noble, great, benevolent, and compassionate Lord Sea God embrace your souls and guide them across to the other shore, to heaven."