In the world of his previous life, he had been taught from childhood that all people were equal as a matter of course. Yet in reality, there were very few places that could truly achieve it.
Not to mention a fantasy world where Soul Power reigned supreme—even in the society where he had once lived, status, wealth, power, connections... which of those did not divide people into ranks?
Could a commoner win a lawsuit against an official?
Only if the opponent had something compromising in his grasp. Otherwise, for an ordinary citizen to get ahead was nothing but a fool's dream.
The gulf between Soul Masters and ordinary people was wider than the heavens on Douluo Continent, yet right outside these city gates, a forty-second-level Soul Elder had been crouching there adding coal and speaking of Canghai City in such terms.
It seemed he had come to the right place.
And the moment he passed through the city gates, his view suddenly opened up.
The pedestrians on the streets came in all sorts.
And at a glance, quite a few of them carried fluctuations of Soul Power.
Yet these Soul Masters had blended seamlessly into the surroundings.
There was no sense of superiority. Zhou Qiubai could tell that it was all utterly sincere.
"Not bad."
Zhou Qiubai did not stop to take a closer look.
He no longer needed to. What the tea stall owner had told him earlier was already enough for him to understand the weight of this city.
The main street was broad, and there were not many pedestrians, but everyone passing through moved at an unhurried pace, without the rush and crowding of a major city.
Soul Masters mingled with ordinary people. Soul Masters haggled over vegetables, while ordinary people chatted and laughed with Soul Master