My Speech Is Over. Who Agrees? Who Opposes?

"Will Spirit Hall still help commoners awaken their Martial Souls for free? That sounds a little unbelievable, considering how brutal you are."

"Huh? Soul Masters can even collect subsidies from Spirit Hall? One gold soul coin a month for Soul Masters, ten for Great Soul Masters, and a hundred for Soul Elders?"

"You even crack down on Evil Soul Masters..."

After their exchange, both Zhang Lexuan and Qian Renxue began to question their lives.

Why had things been like that ten thousand years ago?

Why had they become like this ten thousand years later?

When Qin Sheng walked in, he saw that both women wore utterly dejected expressions.

"Le Xuan, send word to the four great empires and Shrek Academy. Tell whoever can make decisions to come see me as soon as possible."

"All right, Xiaosheng."

Zhang Lexuan agreed, then asked, "Is something happening?"

"Yes. Something extremely important to me."

Zhang Lexuan's expression turned solemn. "I'll have them come as quickly as possible."

At Blazing Spirit Academy, Qin Sheng's affairs were more important than the sky!

At that moment, Zhang Lexuan suddenly said, "Xiaosheng, some of the things Angel God said are just too bizarre. Are they really true?"

"You mean Spirit Hall helping commoners awaken their Martial Souls and such?"

Qin Sheng replied, "They're true. Every year, Spirit Hall's grassroots officials would visit villages one by one to help children of the proper age awaken their Martial Souls."

The cultivation system of Douluo Continent required children to undergo an awakening ceremony at the age of six to awaken their Martial Souls. This required other Soul Masters to preside over and guide the process.

If someone was born with Soul Power, they could continue cultivating. Innate Soul Power at rank one was the poorest talent, while Innate Soul Power at rank ten was the best.

Innate Soul Power was equivalent to a Spiritual Root in the world of Cultivation.

"The Soul Master subsidies were the same, though they were jointly funded by the two great empires and Spirit Hall ten thousand years ago. It wasn't the achievement of just one side."

"Of course, you know what nobles are like. They were only willing to pay because Spirit Hall forced them to with military strength."

Scattering glittering gold coins among the poor—wasn't that practically a sin?

Zhang Lexuan was bewildered. "Then I don't think Spirit Hall was evil either."

Those words were extremely politically incorrect on the present-day Douluo Continent.

Qin Sheng shook his head. "Spirit Hall wasn't entirely good either. It had many problems of its own, as well as plenty of dark sides."

"However, compared to the nobles currently ruling the continent, Spirit Hall..."

It could only be said that this was a world where everything was terrible, and whether something seemed good or bad depended entirely on what it was compared to.

"The Spirit Hall you call 'evil' was brought down, so why does this world seem even worse..."

Qian Renxue murmured, deeply melancholy.

The enormous number of commoners unable to awaken Martial Souls, the vast Evil Soul Master sect Doors—none of these things should have existed in Qian Renxue's understanding.

After the glory of Angel God had faded, she had not seen this world become better beneath the radiance of the new gods.

Qian Renxue looked at Qin Sheng. "After becoming a god, will you change this world?"

"You don't need to ask me that question," Qin Sheng said.

"Even though I'm only seventeen, few people can compare to the contributions I've made to the continent."

"That's right. You wiped out the Holy Spirit Cult, and the Evil Soul Master disaster on the continent has basically been resolved."

Qian Renxue fully agreed. That achievement alone was already a tremendous merit.

Qin Sheng felt that this Qian Renxue had changed considerably from the one in his memories.

Could the days after Angel Godhood shattered have instead allowed her to understand an Angel's true heart?

That made sense. After her Godhood shattered, she had lived for at least several more decades. She was bound to have changed and grown.

Still, Qin Sheng sent Zhang Lexuan a telepathic warning.

"There's no problem with you interacting and talking with Qian Renxue, but don't learn her love-struck ways."

Zhang Lexuan: "?"

How could I possibly have something like that!

The four great empires' enshrined experts and Mu En arrived quickly. Qin Sheng had summoned them, and no one dared refuse.

Looking at the people before him, Qin Sheng stated an earth-shattering plan in the calmest possible tone.

"I want everyone on the continent to become a Soul Master and usher in a grand era unlike any in history."

Like thunder exploding on level ground, those words left everyone reeling.

"How is that possible?" the Dou Ling enshrined expert blurted out.

"The overwhelming majority of people don't have Innate Soul Power. They can't cultivate."

Qin Sheng's tone remained unchanged. "I've created a method that anyone can cultivate."

"Soul Master cultivation can accelerate cultivation and refine Soul Power. Mortal cultivation can produce Soul Power and set one upon the path of a Soul Master."

In truth, it was a universally applicable martial arts cultivation method Qin Sheng had specifically created after studying the bodies of Douluo humans.

Kong Mingde was stunned. "Such a method Door actually exists? It simply defies the rules of Soul Masters."

"Rules exist to be broken." Qin Sheng swept his gaze over everyone.

"I called you here to ask you to promote this method, spread it across the continent, and have everyone cultivate it so they may become Soul Masters."

"During the process, it must be done in my name. Everyone on the continent must know."

"Shouldn't we set some Door thresholds?" the Dou Ling enshrined expert said.

"If everyone becomes a Soul Master, it will probably have an enormous impact on the continent's structure."

The empires' and nobles' rule over commoners basically relied on absolute military suppression.

Universal Soul Masters would shake the foundations of noble rule, dismantling it in the gentlest yet most irresistible way...

Qin Sheng looked at the Dou Ling enshrined expert expressionlessly.

"There's no room for negotiation in this matter. If anyone dares to handle it carelessly, or even obstruct it, I won't show mercy."

"If nobles dare obstruct it, I'll purge the nobles. If sect Doors dare block it, I'll flatten the sects. As for nations..."

Qin Sheng did not continue, but the enshrined experts of the four nations trembled inwardly and understood what he meant.

The Dou Ling enshrined expert's back was soaked with sweat as he hurriedly declared his stance.

"I understand. I understand."

"What about Soul Rings?" Mu En pointed out the core issue.

"The number of Soul Beasts has been declining, and they are disappearing faster and faster. If everyone on the continent becomes a Soul Master, Soul Beasts will soon go extinct."

The Soul Master system's reliance on Soul Rings was obvious to all.

"Since I dare promote this, naturally I have a solution."

Qin Sheng said, "Besides the method for cultivating Soul Power, I've also created a method Door for condensing Soul Rings without killing Soul Beasts. It will be promoted across the land together with the other method."

"Afterward, I'll negotiate with the ferocious beasts in the major Soul Beast gathering grounds and resolve this problem completely."

"In the legends, gods can bestow Soul Rings upon Soul Masters..." the Star Luo enshrined expert muttered.

Could Qin Sheng already have become a god?!

"After today, send people to Blazing Spirit Academy to study. Both the cultivation method Door and the Soul Ring Condensation Method will be taught here."

Over nine years, Qin Sheng had already trained a group of capable people at Blazing Spirit Academy.

"My speech is over. Who agrees? Who opposes?"

Everyone exchanged glances, then nodded in unison.

"Heaven Soul Empire will fully support Your Excellency. We will resolutely carry out your will."

"Sun-Moon Empire will send a large number of people to study and fulfill your requirements as quickly as possible."

"..."

No one objected. Even Mu En stated that Shrek Academy would fully cooperate.

With one command, the continent obeyed. That was Qin Sheng's current status and deterrence.

"Very good." Qin Sheng smiled.

"We've always worked together pleasantly, and I believe it will remain so in the future. Everyone, prepare to welcome a new era."

"When everyone is a Soul Master, countless talents will emerge. Soul Tools and everything else will enter a new stage of development."

"That will be a golden age!"

Only greatness could forge Eternity!