In the Light Screen.
[Correct answer: Tang San!] [Winner: Song Ye!] [Reward: One Heaven-Bestowed Spirit Ring!]
The answer left all the contestants completely dumbfounded!
H-How was that possible?
Hadn't the previous question said that Tang San wanted to destroy Slaughter City to purge the land of its filth?
Didn't that mean Tang San had good intentions, even if he'd gone about things the wrong way? Shouldn't he be a good person?
How had he suddenly become an Evil Soul Master?
At that moment, a detailed explanation appeared on the Light Screen:
``` [Evil Soul Master was a new term that only emerged many years later, replacing the original term, Fallen Ones!]
[The defining trait of an Evil Soul Master is that, instead of relying on disciplined cultivation to grow stronger, they directly steal the power of other people or Spirit Beasts through methods such as devouring, killing, and plundering!]
[Tang San's Eight Spider Lances External Soul Bone happened to possess the corresponding ability: it could devour the life force and Soul Power of others, or absorb various kinds of energy to strengthen its user!]
[Under normal circumstances, even if someone possesses such an ability, as long as they don't use it or take shortcuts, it is merely an auxiliary ability!]
[Unfortunately, after obtaining the Eight Spider Lances, Tang San used them to devour the life force and energy of countless humans and Spirit Beasts throughout his life, right up until his final fate!]
[This was especially true after the Eight Spider Lances evolved and gained the Devouring Golden Threads skill. Tang San used it to absorb the energy of countless beings he considered evil, though by any objective measure, many of them were innocent!]
[Tang San fully meets the standards of an Evil Soul Master! It's just that