We Are Narrowing the Definition of Evil Spirit Masters, While They Are Expanding It
Just as Federal Secretary-General Pan Wen was feeling puzzled, Soul Suppressing Douluo suddenly whispered:
"Please excuse us for now. We need to discuss our upcoming trip to the Star Luo Empire."
Pan Wen was taken aback, but he quickly recovered, nodded and left without asking any further questions.
Let's leave the professional stuff to the professionals.
Seeing the Soul Suppressing Douluo suddenly become so serious, the expressions of the Passionate Douluo and the others also became solemn.
Is there something wrong with this pill?
These are pills for Huo Yuhao and the other person, surely it shouldn't be that bad?
"You really danced the right dance. If you had only learned about this item after entering the Star Luo Federation, it would have been too late..."
Instead of mentioning the pills, Soul Suppressing looked at Huo Yuhao with admiration, "And you were able to detect its unusual properties the moment you touched it... That keen insight is truly admirable."
Soul Suppressing Douluo paused halfway through his sentence before finishing the second half.
That wasn't actually what he wanted to say, but since there were outsiders present, he couldn't delve into why Huo Yuhao had discovered the pill was wrong; otherwise, he would definitely have asked him.
After all, according to his observation, others, even Na Nali, would not be able to immediately detect the problem with this pill if they did not take it. Among the powerful people present, only he could use the characteristics of his Martial Soul to discover the secret within it at the first moment— the Sisi blood energy and Soul Power hidden deep within the pill.
Clearly, the person who refined the pills went to great lengths to make the ingredients less obvious.
"What's wrong with this pill?" Dark Phoenix Douluo frowned and asked, "Do they dare to poison Yuhao and Na'er? If that's the case, I'll take them down right now!"
The Soul Suppressing Douluo shook his head and sighed, "The problem with the pill itself is still unclear, but the materials used to refine it are problematic. This is a Blood Pill, or to be more precise... Human Pill! A pill refined using a person's Qi and Blood, Soul Power, and spirit!"
The Passionate Douluo and the others all changed color.
Human Pill? A pill made from human ingredients?
Knowing the shock in everyone's hearts, the Soul Suppressing Douluo used his Soul Power to draw upon the energy within and showed it to the others.
This kind of elixir is equivalent to turning a person's physical strength into something like Soul Ring, which can naturally increase the lifespan of the Soul Ring.
The Passionate Douluo observed carefully for a moment, his expression grave. "This is... the method of Evil Spirit Master?"
When he thought of refining a person into a powerful elixir, the first person he thought of was Evil Spirit Master.
If that's the case, then Star Luo Empire's current situation... is probably not optimistic.
Seeing the increasingly serious expressions on everyone's faces, Soul Suppressing Douluo continued, "I still need to investigate further whether this pill has any side effects, but I can confirm that if any user of Evil Martial Soul were to consume this pill, the consequences would be unimaginable."
"After all, its material is human. If it is consumed by those who possess Evil Martial Soul, it is tantamount to tempting them to devour their own kind, which may completely unleash their evil nature and cause them to fall into the demonic path."
Na Nali frowned and said, "Isn't that more than that? Since they can refine pills that increase the age of Soul Ring, they should be able to refine pills that increase Soul Power as well. Moreover, compared to pills that increase the age of Soul Ring, refining them would be much simpler. After all, this is what Evil Spirit Master are best at."
Upon hearing this, Leng Yulai Youyou, "If such a pill truly existed, even those without Evil Martial Soul would find it difficult to extricate themselves from the rapid advancement they experienced over time... It would be an invaluable tool for cultivating Evil Spirit Master!"
Just like taking addictive drugs, once the withdrawal symptoms begin, even a Soul Master who was originally determined will stop at nothing in pursuit of power and eventually become an alternative Evil Spirit Master.
Or rather, that's what Evil Spirit Master is.
After all, the definition of Evil Spirit Master has changed in their Federation.
In the Douluo Continent, in the past, Evil Spirit Master referred to those who possessed Evil Martial Soul. Even those who did not use evil means to enhance their Evil Martial Soul were included in this category.
Nowadays, "Evil Spirit Master" refers to those who will stop at nothing to increase their power, devouring souls and flesh to enhance themselves; whether they possess Evil Martial Soul is secondary.
"If "Dark Phoenix Douluo" if".
If a normal Soul Master kills and plunders the Life essence and souls of others to refine these elixirs to enhance themselves, then what's the difference between them and Evil Spirit Master?
The air around the high table seemed to freeze for a moment, and everyone understood Dark Phoenix Douluo's unspoken message.
The Federation of today is no longer the one that judges good and evil solely based on the attributes of one's Martial Soul. True evil has never been the Martial Soul itself, but rather the human heart.
If a single pill could grant an ordinary Soul Master power that might take years of arduous training to achieve, and the cost might be minimal, then how many people would be willing to... kill for it?
At least in Soul Suppressing's view, if he had taken that kind of pill in the past, he wouldn't be Soul Suppressing Douluo now, but rather the Dark Blood Demon of the Holy Spirit Cult, right?
Soul Suppressing, Soul Suppressing... The true meaning of this Titled Douluo does not refer to his ability to suppress other people's souls, but rather to constantly remind himself to suppress his bloodthirsty soul.
But these elixirs can lure people into the Abyss!
The Soul Suppressing Douluo took a deep breath and glanced at the members of the Star Luo Empire Envoy around him.
"These mission members don't seem to know the details of the elixir. Let's send this information back to the Federation first. We still need to carefully examine the situation in the Star Luo Empire."
"And don't forget, some members of the Star Luo Empire delegation are still in the Federation, discussing trade cooperation and other matters. What if they release these pills into the market..."
Na Nali's eyelids twitched, and she immediately stood up and left her seat. "I'll go make the contact!"
If these pills were to enter the Douluo Federation's market... the consequences would be no joke.
The Passionate Douluo also left his seat with a heavy expression, intending to exchange information with the Shrek Academy.
The Soul Suppressing Douluo then instructed Huo Yuhao, "You should also remind your companions that if they obtain these pills from the Star Luo Empire, they should not take them."
Huo Yuhao nodded, not wanting to disturb them any further, and turned to leave with Gu Yuena.
Watching them depart, the Soul Suppressing Douluo gazed Youyou towards the Star Luo Continent and said to the Dark Phoenix Douluo:
"It's better to guide than to block. The Spirit Pagoda and the Federation have spent countless years narrowing down the definition of Evil Spirit Master and winning over those who possess Evil Martial Soul, which has reduced the number of Evil Spirit Master in the Douluo Federation's environment."
"If things are as you expect, then Star Luo Empire is the opposite of us. They've spent countless years actually expanding the definition of Evil Spirit Master."
How many people were involved in manufacturing these Human Pill? How many people have consumed them? What is the difference between those who knew about them and the Evil Spirit Master?
Leng Yulai remained silent for a moment before saying, "If that's really the case, then we might be facing the strongest Evil Martial Soul organization in history—because it's a country that breeds Evil Spirit Master!"
Two months have passed in the blink of an eye since the banquet that day.
The shadow of the Star Luo Continent quietly appeared before the people on the Star Luo.
(End of this chapter)