"Does the teacher approve of Spirit Hall a little more?" Ye Guyi said.
"Not entirely," An Zhen said. "To be precise, it is Spirit Hall, established by the First Generation Angel God and upholding the ideals of the First Generation Angel God."
"But time is a terrible thing. As it has been passed down from generation to generation, the ideals of Spirit Hall have drifted further and further away from their original purpose. The top leaders bear a large part of the responsibility for this."
Qian Xunji, Bibi Dong, Yu Xiaogang.
What a series of ill-fated relationships!
Originally, Qian Renxue, on whom Qian Daoliu placed all his hopes, ultimately met its demise due to interference from various forces.
An Zhen briefly recounted their story.
As he spoke, this reminded him of another tragic event.
The glorious era of the world of Divine Throne.
That was a great era, a time of great prosperity for the human race.
But because of the scoundrels Pope and his son, along with Flor and her father, the Son of Light, who should have led humanity to a brighter future, was turned into an Undead Scourge. Pero is evil, Flor is both stupid and wicked, and so is her father. Electrolux rejected Pope's offer for the sake of Empire, yet they directly abandoned the Son of Light, who was loyal to them and had unlimited potential, choosing instead to accept the Papacy's promise to help them unify the continent. Did they really think the Papacy had no ambition at all?
In that battle, almost all of humanity's high-ranking forces were wiped out, leaving them utterly powerless to resist the subsequent descent of the demon god. Had the demon god not, instead of initially intending to exterminate humanity but instead coveting their productivity and needing them to provide food and other necessities, the humans of that world would likely have ended up like the dragons of the Douluo Continent.
It's utterly baffling. What were the powerful humans doing at that time? Was there not a single one with eyes and reason? Was there not a single one willing to believe in the Children of Light? They were so powerful, yet they lacked any independent judgment. Electrolux's original goal was simply to kill those few in revenge; even if they had done nothing, hadn't interfered, the disaster wouldn't have engulfed all of humanity. But instead, they all stood against Electrolux.
An Zhen finished speaking.
The girls looked at each other.
"It's so messy," Huo Yutong said.
"Human nature's inherent flaws," Gu Yuena commented.
"The Six-Winged Angel family actually has such scoundrels." Ye Guyi said with disgust.
If you don't want your apprentice to be kidnapped, then you don't have to force him.
Ye Guyi suddenly remembered something hidden in her closet. A blush crept up her fair neck. No, not really. She only had a "little" admiration for her teacher, and she was only holding the doll; she hadn't done anything inappropriate towards the teacher's real self.
"Why does Qian Renxue have to pretend to be Xue Qinghe?" Xu Tianzhen said, not understanding. "Even if he wants to prove his ability to Bibi Dong, wouldn't it be better to just honestly follow Qian Daoliu to cultivate and become a god?"
What achievement can compare to becoming a god?
And even if one wants the Heaven Dou Empire.
Wouldn't becoming a god allow you to take it all down directly?
Just like this guy.
Xu Tianzhen glanced at An Zhen.
He wasn't even a god, yet he still conquered the Sun Moon Empire, which was many times more powerful than the Heaven Dou Empire.
"Perhaps it's because of a lack of parental love," An Zhen said, "leading to an urgent desire to prove himself to Bibi Dong, plus Qian Daoliu doesn't know how to raise children."
Martial Souls influence Soul Masters. This is the origin of the vast majority of Evil Soul Masters. Aside from the influence of others on awakened evil Martial Souls... The Soul Master's prejudice, coupled with the influence of the Martial Soul's inherent evil aura on his mind, meant that even if a Martial Soul like the Six-Winged Angel, a symbol of the order of light, was consumed by rage, Qian Xunji shouldn't have acted this way. There was something wrong with him. But just as a son's fault lies with his father, Qian Daoliu's parenting was also flawed.
"Therefore, we cannot only improve our personal cultivation, but also our inner cultivation, such as our state of mind."
Fortunately, even the most paranoid among the girls around him, Ju Zi, is slowly improving. In the original story, Ju Zi wasn't always the image of an empress or a war goddess, but no one was able to pull her back, ultimately leading her life astray by her inner obsession. Wanting revenge for her parents is understandable, but if things were truly as depicted in the original story, aside from the possibility of actually achieving revenge, she would end up becoming the very enemy she hated most.
"As for why I dislike Tang San."
He had his own insights, feeling that the character of Tang San was fundamentally incompatible with his values from his previous life. It wasn't anything else, but rather the difference in era. Tang San came from the Tang Sect, a feudal sect that used hidden weapons. It must be said, this was very fitting for the feudal Empire of the Douluo Continent ten thousand years ago.
However, his values and beliefs are seriously incompatible with the social environment he once lived in.
Do you know Slaughter City?
The women looked puzzled.
Ye Guyi pondered, "I think we talked about it in history class. It was about a city full of sin, where all sorts of brutal crimes were happening all the time. In order to reduce the sin, it was destroyed by the Sea God Tang San."
The information comes from the " Biography of Tang San," compiled by a historian ten years prior on the orders of Emperor Heaven Dou.
"Heh." An Zhen chuckled dismissively.
"They really know how to beautify behavior."
Slaughter City is God Realm One of the Five Great God Kings, Asura God, established his legacy in a place that is also a giant prison.
"Aside from a very small number of trainees and a few staff members, everyone else inside deserves to die. They are all criminals who have committed serious crimes and are wanted by Spirit Hall. They were either thrown in by Spirit Hall or escaped there to avoid capture. Many of them are what we now call Evil Soul Masters."
"In my opinion, such a place is necessary. Those criminals who escape into it will never be able to get out for the rest of their lives. It is equivalent to being imprisoned for life. Moreover, the environment inside is extremely torturous. If they are not careful, they will be killed and their blood will be taken. It protects the innocent people outside and also makes the evildoers receive the punishment they deserve."
"As a result, it was destroyed by Tang San."
"This brings us back to Spirit Hall."
"The Evil Martial Soul didn't just appear in the last thousand years; it's always been there. But ten thousand years ago, the Spirit Hall was there to maintain order on the continent, after all, it was the responsibility and mission of the Angel Family passed down from the Angel God. This isn't to glorify the Spirit Hall, but they were indeed doing these things."
Ye Guyi nodded. Although she hadn't witnessed that history, she believed in it. Angel Martial Souls were inherently the natural enemies of evil, dedicated to eliminating it and upholding the ideals of their ancestor, the First Generation Angel God. This was essential for their growth. Moreover, for Holy Angels and Seraphim Martial Souls, both possessing divine attributes, eliminating evil could accelerate their cultivation.
"The conflict between Tang San and Spirit Hall is purely a struggle for interests."
"Seeking profit is normal. But he left behind a mess, making it even harder for ordinary people who were already struggling to survive. The benefit of free Martial Soul awakening for ordinary people is gone, and without Spirit Hall as a channel for upward mobility, even if some ordinary people occasionally have some talent due to mutation, they will never be able to achieve class change in their lifetime. There's also the issue of maintaining order on the continent. Although there are Shrek Supervisory Corps, there are only a few people. Sending a group of children who are not yet capable of maintaining order is not only risky in terms of their own casualty rate, but also much less efficient than Spirit Hall, which had a branch hall in almost every city at the time."
This is a general overview.
As for private morality.
Although no one is perfect.
But it can't be too disgusting.
But let's not talk about that now, I'm eating.
The women seemed thoughtful after hearing this.
"Speaking of which, the Empire's national strength has increased quite a bit recently." An Zhen looked at Xu Tianzhen.
"Hmm." Xu Tianzhen nodded. After all, many energy ores are transported to various parts of the Empire every day from the sea or the southern part of the continent. "Do you need specific data?"
"No need for that," An Zhen said.
"I want to conduct an experiment."
"What?"
"Replicate some of Spirit Hall's patterns."
Let's make some changes to this long-standing Empire.
If it operates well, it can be rolled out across the entire mainland in the future.
"The world shouldn't be stagnant," An Zhen said.
"We should make sure everyone can see hope."
"Recruiting students who had awakened evil Martial Souls to establish the academy was one part of that process."
This was an idea An Zhen had long ago.
He can no longer realize his ideal of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
But he wanted everyone to see the light and hope.
Now that the Empire is powerful enough, it can begin implementation.
With her hands supporting her chin, Ye Guyi stared intently at An Zhen with her beautiful blue eyes, a complex mix of emotions surging within her.
'As expected of a teacher.'
Before this, how many rulers truly cared about the common people?
Have a meal.
The specific details still needed to be discussed with the ministers in the court; the Empress could not handle them alone.
Then, out of curiosity, everyone took a look at the Sea God Trident.
The next day.
Attending court.
An Zhen shared her thoughts.
The "Sun and Moon Palace" was established.
The structure is a replica of Spirit Hall, with the emperor serving as Pope.
The initial idea was to choose the Empire, since patriotism is essential. However, at the joint suggestion of many ministers, it was changed to the great Regent.
My primary responsibilities at present are:
Free Martial Soul Awakening.
compulsory education.
Cultivating talent.
Besides these three.
The most important thing is to provide opportunities for advancement.
As long as you have the ability and pass the relevant assessments, you will be guaranteed a job and opportunities to showcase your abilities on a broader stage, including free access to advanced faculty resources. However, you will also have to serve the Empire in the future, with excellent compensation, essentially making you a civil servant.
Further details regarding its potential uses will be discussed and supplemented by the ministers.
The first step was not to build temples to the sun and moon in various places, but to build schools.
Considering the potentially large subsequent investments and its own function, we need to save costs first. The Sun and Moon Palace and the school are integrated. Of course, many cities already have primary and secondary schools. The Empire invests funds to popularize compulsory education, and will build a Sun and Moon Palace within each school. What's lacking are some smaller cities, and coincidentally, many Holy Spirit Cult branch sects hide in smaller cities to avoid attention, which is perfect for building schools.
This is also for the development of the Empire.
With the expansion of the previous mining industry.
The empire directly accelerated the development of the ocean.
Some small islands with nearby mineral veins have even begun to develop into towns.
As the Empire grows larger, it naturally needs more talented people.
With more talent, an Empire can become stronger.
This will be a positive cycle.
The specific framework has been planned.
The following is the implementation.
Throw money at it!
Venue, teachers, other staff, and resources.
I've heard that finance officials have been relying on medication to stay alert lately.
Fortunately, under the rule of previous emperors, the Sun Moon Empire had excellent infrastructure in other areas, far surpassing the three kingdoms of the Original Douluo Continent. Mingdu, though in the same territory, felt as if it were separated by thousands of years— several thousands of years in the Douluo Continent. Otherwise, if someone were to suddenly cause trouble in this area, several of the financial officials would be exhausted.
...
After assigning the task, An Zhen left.
The rest were not things he was good at.
He only needs to check the final result.
An Zhen continues working on the Sea God Trident.
He was very curious.
If things continue like this...
What will happen to the Sea God Trident?
Completely transformed into his shape?
If things continue like this, that's inevitable. Even if their strength isn't there now, it can be in the future. But what if other things happen?
Super Divine Artifact and the Power of the World.
"Another day of being scumbags."
An Zhen lay face down on the soft cushion.
"Don't let your new master's feeding go to waste." An Zhen's gaze fell on the Sea God Trident. The golden Trident lay on the ground, emitting a buzzing sound as An Zhen's voice fell, as if responding to him.
An Zhen didn't care much about this, after all, wasn't it said that divine artifacts possessed spirits?
Another five days of feeding.
I "work" for five hours every day.
After thousands of infusions of Soul Power throughout the body, fed under the Assimilation Authority, the connection with Sea God Trident has now reached, and even surpassed, that of Sea God at that time. The connection was established when Xiao Wu granted Sea God Trident the right to use the technology.
"It's becoming more and more spiritual."
"It seems they approve of me."
An Zhen lay on the cushion, gazing at the Sea God Trident before him, and spoke these words. A layer of azure light emanated from its body, and the Sea God Trident stood in the void. It was not An Zhen controlling it, but rather it was using its own power.
The next morning.
"Hmm."
An Zhen woke up to find Xu Tianzhen in her arms had already finished breakfast and gone to the morning court. She instinctively stretched, disturbing the soft, fragrant older sister beside her.
"Master." A thin black veil could not conceal her stunning figure. Zi Ji supported herself with her fair arms and sat up.
"Sleep a little longer."
An Zhen rolled over and lay on top of Zi Ji, draping her legs over Zi Ji's beautiful black-stockinged legs, her cheek gently rubbing against her stunning body.
A little while.
The drowsy feeling gradually dissipated, replaced by a sense of alertness that it was time for An Zhen's morning exercise. An Zhen hugged An Qiuer's long, strong legs. The blonde girl, who had been tired last night, still had a languid look on her face, but when An Zhen hugged her, she immediately became full of energy, her golden hair flying like a waterfall.
After dawdling around noon, An Zhen finally got dressed and left the bedroom with Zi Ji's help, just in time to see Huo Yutong, Gu Yuena, and Meng Hongchen returning home for lunch.
"Shall we continue?"
Meng Hongchen licked the rice grains stuck to her lips with her cherry-like tongue.
"Next time." An Zhen took the chilled juice from Huo Yutong, took a sip, and tasted the girl's cherry lips. "Later I'm going to the Temple of Life to refine the affinity of the Sea God Divine Throne within me. With the identity of a divine messenger, my master's wife can use her power on me, so I'm safe."
"Then I wish Brother Xiaozhen all the best." Meng Hongchen snuggled into An Zhen's arms.
After the meal, An Zhen looked in the direction of the meditation room.
"Let's go."
The next second, the door to the meditation room was pushed open, and the Sea God Trident, radiating azure light, floated out and hovered in the air beside An Zhen.
Seeing this, Huo Yutong and Meng Hongchen were a little surprised, but Gu Yuena was so shocked that she opened her cherry mouth wide, "You... how did you do that?"
"Divine artifacts possess spirits, let alone the Super Divine Artifact," An Zhen said calmly.
Looking at the Sea God Trident floating beside An Zhen, even circling around him and making a "buzzing" sound, Gu Yuena fell silent.
The artifact has a spirit, but not this kind of spirit!
You're practically becoming a spirit!