The previously rampant extreme anti-Leng Family rhetoric suddenly seemed pale and powerless in the face of this tangible, enormous benefit that favored nearly every Soul Master.
It melted away as swiftly as snow beneath the sun.
More than ninety percent of the Soul Master community online voluntarily voiced their praise and support, and Leng Yaozhu's reputation soared to astonishing heights in a short time.
Yet amid these cheers, which made the overall situation seem settled, discordant notes continued spreading panic and divisive rhetoric through certain dark corners of the internet like stubborn viruses.
Even more unsettling, baffling reports of unrest began appearing across the continent one after another!
In one mid-sized city, several low-level Soul Masters suddenly went berserk and attacked a Soul Guidance Train station, causing chaos...
In another industrial hub, ordinary workers at several major Soul Tool component factories went on collective strike. Under banners opposing the Federation and demanding freedom, they blocked traffic and clashed with the security forces sent to maintain order...
There was even a vicious incident in the capital of a certain province, where a Titled Douluo-level powerhouse led a group of Soul Masters unaware of the truth in an attempt to storm the local Federation government building.
For a time, flames of war rose everywhere. Though none of the incidents were especially large in scale, their frequency and spread created the strange sense that a storm was approaching and all-out war could break out at any moment.
Of course, before the Federation military, which had already entered a state of first-level combat readiness and responded swiftly, most of these rebellions and riots were suppressed with thunderous measures.
Modern Soul Tool legions, coordinated battle formations, and an absolute advantage in firepower meant that even with a Titled Douluo leading them, the rebels were no