Heroes of the World, Only I, Zhuang Xingyu!

Huangfu Ruiyao asked again, "Bibi Dong possessed Twin Martial Souls and Innate Full Soul Power, and became Pope despite being a woman. Does she count as a hero?"

Zhuang Xingyu gave a cold laugh. "This person was originally an orphan. Spirit Hall took it in and raised it, giving it a chance to survive instead of wandering the streets. Moreover, Spirit Hall spent countless resources on it, gradually elevating it to the position of Saintess and eventually the throne of Pope."

"Yet it showed no gratitude. For a man it had known for only a few months, it wanted to abandon Spirit Hall and join the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, an enemy destined to stand against Spirit Hall's unification of the continent. One must know that it was privy to nearly all of Spirit Hall's core secrets. Treasures such as Self-Created Soul Skills—if it defected, the damage to Spirit Hall would be unimaginable. Under the laws of the Two Great Empires, this would be treason, a crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations. This was disloyalty!"

"Although Qian Xunji forcibly took it, he truly treated it extremely well and had been as benevolent and righteous as possible. To obtain a hundred-thousand-year soul ring for it, he even risked danger and was severely injured by Tang Hao."

"Yet Bibi Dong turned around and devoured Qian Xunji. It ate a person! And that person was its benefactor and teacher, who had raised and trained it, and suffered grave injuries to obtain a soul ring for it! This was unfilial!"

"Faced with its own biological daughter, it repeatedly wanted to kill her. If Qian Daoliu had not intervened, Qian Renxue would likely have died young long ago. It even deliberately plotted to waste its daughter's talent. Even a vicious tiger would not eat its cubs! It was unworthy of being a mother. This was inhumane!"

"After becoming the Pope of Spirit Hall, it cared only about fighting for power and profit, corrupting Spirit Hall's atmosphere and crippling its efficiency. For its own selfish desires, it sought to destroy Spirit Hall and even Douluo Continent itself. This was unrighteous!"

"Such a heartless, unrighteous, disloyal, and unfilial creature! It was not even worthy of being called human! No matter how great its talent, what right did it have to bear the word 'hero'?"

Upon hearing this, Huangfu Ruiyao was also furious. "I never expected this person to be so vile and shameless, to betray its teacher and destroy its ancestors, utterly unworthy of being someone's child. It truly proves the saying: a small favor earns gratitude, but a great favor breeds hatred. Even raising a dog would be better than raising such an ungrateful wolf!"

Zhuang Xingyu continued his discussion of heroes. "Other than that, Ning Fengzhi and Xue Ye have some ability, though not much."

"Ning Fengzhi was skilled in strategy and exceptionally intelligent. As a level seventy-nine support-system Soul Master, he could command one of the Upper Three Sects. That was impressive. However, his luck was poor, and he failed to judge people accurately. In the end, he would lose everything."

"Xue Ye was merely a Soul Ancestor, yet he firmly held the throne of the Heaven Dou Empire. Many people looked down on him. But a man like him was an emperor with real power. He could tightly control the Heaven Dou Empire's millions-strong army, make people whose Soul Power exceeded his by dozens of levels serve him, maintain the unity of the entire empire, and stand on equal footing with the Pope and the Star Luo Emperor. He was also good at enduring in silence. The Heaven Dou Imperial Family surely possessed a great secret—it depended on whether he had the opportunity to uncover it."

Zhuang Xingyu had specifically emphasized that the Heaven Dou Imperial Family possessed great secrets and deep foundations. These matters were not particularly secret. The Heaven Dou Imperial Family had used these foundations in the past, and every major force had records of it.

Otherwise, with the Heaven Dou Imperial Family's martial souls, what right did they have to remain seated on the imperial throne?

Did they rely on the loyalty of their subordinates? That sort of thing could not withstand much testing.

Who did not want to become the emperor of Douluo Continent? Did Ning Fengzhi not want it? Did Yu Yuanzhen and Tang Hao not want it?

Of course they did! Zhuang Xingyu wanted it too!

Why did they not seize it? The mutual balance among the various forces was one reason, but the key was that the Heaven Dou Imperial Family itself possessed considerable foundations!

Huangfu Ruiyao asked in confusion, "Weren't you discussing heroes? But you said none of the continent's top powerhouses were heroes. Then who do you consider a true hero?"

Zhuang Xingyu laughed heartily. "The past is gone. To count the truly outstanding figures, we must look to the present! Qian Daoliu and the others are relics of the past. The true heroes of Douluo Continent must be found among us young people!"

Zhuang Xingyu waved his hands and rose to his feet. "Among the current younger generation of Douluo Continent, without great fortuitous opportunities, only those with Innate Full Soul Power or above can be considered top-tier geniuses of the continent!" (For example, Zihan had a great fortuitous opportunity.)

"The rest of the younger generation can only be considered ordinary geniuses. Even Spirit Hall's so-called Golden Generation—Hu Liena, Yan, and Xie Yue—did not even possess Innate Full Soul Power. With Spirit Hall's endless resources supporting them, their Soul Power progress was only on the same level as Shui Bing'er of Heavenly Water Academy. This showed that these people had not worked hard in their cultivation. They spent every day living off empty fame, refusing to improve and wearing down their fighting spirit. Without Spirit Hall's resources, they would face enormous bottlenecks even in becoming Titled Douluo." (During the Youth Soul Master Competition, Shui Bing'er was much younger than Hu Liena.)

"From this, we can also see how much damage Bibi Dong had caused Spirit Hall. One must know that the elders of the Worship Hall were all Super Douluo. With their talent, the Innate Soul Power of their descendants could not possibly be low."

In the original timeline, not a single descendant of those worshippers had appeared. Instead, Hu Liena and those three fools had been allowed to dominate Spirit Hall's younger generation.

"There must have been quite a few people more talented than Hu Liena and the others. Moreover, those people had belonged to Spirit Hall for generations, so they possessed a stronger sense of belonging and greater loyalty to Spirit Hall. Yet for its own selfish desires, Bibi Dong refused to nurture true geniuses and instead cultivated nothing but useless people!"

"Why do I say that? First is Hu Liena. Like her teacher Bibi Dong, she was a Love-struck Brain. Betraying her teacher and destroying her ancestors, betraying Spirit Hall—those were basic operations for her. She had not the slightest sense of belonging, gratitude, or loyalty toward the Spirit Hall that had raised her!"

"As for Yan, he was a Simp, trapped by love. There was no need to mention him further. Xie Yue was fairly ordinary."

"Among the rest, Feng Xiaotian stubbornly obsessed over Self-Created Soul Skills and wasted his talent. He was also a Simp, unworthy. Oscar had talent and vision, but he followed the wrong person and was destined to lose everything." As for Xiao Wu, Zhuang Xingyu did not mention her. One could never be too cautious. This concerned whether his family could quickly return to its peak, so it could not be revealed.

"There is also someone named Tang San, who likewise possesses Innate Full Soul Power. He indeed has great perseverance, but his personality is too extreme and his vision too limited. In the current Douluo Continent, he is destined to fail!"

"Qian Renxue possesses Innate Soul Power at level twenty, and her talent is astonishing. Unfortunately, she was plotted against and her talent was wasted. She was also influenced somewhat by her mother's Love-struck Brain, so her mind did not always work properly."

"You also possess Innate Full Soul Power, and as you mentioned before, there is someone in the Dongfang Family's younger generation whose talent is roughly comparable to yours. To be honest, your talents are quite good! But reaching level fifty at seventeen does not give you the power to crush those of your age in today's Douluo Continent, where geniuses are rising everywhere."

Huangfu Ruiyao curled her lips. "So by your reasoning, there is only one hero among the current younger generation of Douluo Continent—you, Zhuang Xingyu! You really are confident!"

"That's right! Among all the heroes of the world, only I, Zhuang Xingyu, stand alone!"

The third update will still take some time to post!