"How could it be you? How could you become an Evil Soul Master? Why? Have you forgotten how our hometown was massacred by Evil Soul Masters?" Hua Qiang asked angrily.
"Forget? How could I forget, Hua Qiang?" He Hua said, "But do you think I had a choice?"
"My innate spirit power was only two. In this academy, which only accepts nobles and only recognizes talent, what chance did I have besides becoming an Evil Soul Master?" He Hua said mockingly.
"But you're different. From the moment you awakened your Spirit with innate full spirit power, we no longer belonged to the same class. To embark on the path of a Spirit Master, without resources, without class, without background, I could only rely on becoming an Evil Soul Master to walk that path." He Hua said.
"Why did I become an Evil Soul Master? Because I don't need you to help me get revenge. I want to achieve revenge with my own hands." He Hua said through gritted teeth.
"But, do you know what I saw when I joined the Evil Soul Masters?"
"So many people, just like me, with no background, no spirit power, no class. Some were slaves, some harbored resentment because their wives were taken by local landlords, plotted to kill the landlords, and became wanted criminals. And a portion, a portion were—"
"From your Shrek Academy." He Hua's voice was as sharp as a vengeful Spirit.
"This, this is impossible. How could Shrek Academy cultivate Evil Soul Masters?" Hua Qiang felt her worldview was about to shatter.
"Hahahaha." He Hua said, "I wonder if you remember how your academy deformity (distortedly) pursued student talent, only wanting monsters, not waste. Every student paid a huge price to enter the academy. Some even exhausted their Life savings just to graduate from Shrek Academy, only to be easily expelled by a single word from your academy's instructors. Everything from their first half of Life went down the drain, and their latter half was bleak and without light. I ask you, do they hate?"
Do they hate?
As one of the Shrek Seven Devils, Hua Qiang received a privileged education at Shrek Academy. These matters were only rumors to her, but He Hua's words struck Hua Qiang like a thunderclap!
"I hate Evil Soul Masters, but when I willingly became one of them, when I understood them more and more, I discovered one thing: truly evil Evil Soul Masters are only a small minority. The vast majority are my kind!" He Hua said, "They have suffered too many injustices in this World. They hate this World. Their resentment has led their Spirits towards evil and degradation!"
"It is this distorted society that created us, and what more can you hypocritical Shrek Academy do?"
He Hua said, "We resent this World, so we wreak havoc. Your Enforcement Team then comes in the name of saviors, saving those who have not yet suffered. Some of these people will turn to Evil Soul Masters out of hatred, while others will be grateful to the Shrek Enforcement Team and Sea God."
"But whether they are followers of Sea God or we Evil Soul Masters who hate this World, who among us did not come from the common populace?" He Hua said, "Including you, high and mighty Spirit Master Miss, didn't you also come from us common folk?"
"Can you completely eliminate Evil Soul Masters? No, you never can. Unless you eliminate everyone, otherwise, the darkness in people's hearts will never end."
Hearing this, Hua Qiang's eyes became lost. Whether Evil Soul Masters or Spirit Masters, they all came from the common populace. As long as evil thoughts exist in people's hearts, Evil Soul Masters will always have the potential to appear. How could they ever be eliminated?
Hua Qiang and He Hua's opposing experiences forged their different perspectives. And when He Hua revealed the true nature of Evil Soul Masters to Hua Qiang, her worldview shattered.
Life was ebbing away, yet He Hua showed no fear. Instead, she said mockingly:
"I ask you a question: why is it that when facing other Evil Soul Masters, the Shrek Enforcement Team and the Empire armies are always so late, but when facing the Evil Spirit Hall that I broke into, they pour all their strength into annihilating me!"
"Why?" Hua Qiang asked.
"Scattered Evil Soul Masters dare not attack the Two Great Empires, nobles, or major powers like Shrek Academy. To strengthen themselves, they can only draw power and refine their cultivation from ordinary people first. Their existence does not affect the rule of Shrek and the Two Great Empires. On the contrary, when they wreak havoc, the Shrek Seven Devils and these forces of the Two Great Empires pacify them, and the populace becomes grateful to them, which is more beneficial for maintaining their rule. But I am different."
"I gather the power of Evil Soul Masters and organize them. I want to overthrow this unjust society, overthrow Shrek Academy, and the rule of the Two Great Empires. I destroy the faith in Sea God." He Hua said, "Only when their rule is truly threatened will they deal with me so seriously and kill me."
"The existence of Evil Soul Masters is merely to highlight their righteousness and mission. Ordinary people provide them with taxes, labor, and faith, while they can remain high and mighty. In this distorted World, anyone who dares to challenge the class system will be mercilessly suppressed."
"You won, Hua Qiang." He Hua said, "But did you win? You are merely a sword in their hands. Even without you, they would use another sword to kill me."
"Alright, kill me. Take my head and exchange it for your power and status. Forget your past and become a high and mighty Spirit Master."
"No," Hua Qiang said, "He Hua, I have never forgotten my past, and I will never forget my past!"
"Perhaps, my past methods against Evil Soul Masters were a bit extreme, but I will still stick to my view of eradicating Evil Soul Masters, just using different methods. Go."
Hua Qiang's thorns released He Hua. He Hua's words made her begin to examine herself. That night, when she returned to Shrek Academy, she unexpectedly saw He Hua's body hanging high, in the center of the combined banners of Shrek, Heaven Dou Empire, and Star Luo Empire. In every city and village they passed through, countless people saw their majesty, as if proclaiming to the World that this was the fate of an Evil Soul Master, or perhaps—
This was the fate of anyone who dared to challenge them!
Seeing this, Hua Qiang was heartbroken. She was willing to let go of her childhood companion, but Shrek Academy, the Two Great Empires, Tang Sect, and Clear Sky Sect, these forces could not possibly let her go!