Falling into Darkness
Just as Ye Xishui was looking at the undead creature created from Long Xiaoyao's soul and body and sighing, a knock came at her door.
Upon hearing this, Ye Xishui quickly glanced coldly at the main gate behind her and called out, "Please come in."
The one who came was Zhongli Wu, the contemporary leader of the Holy Spirit Cult and also Ye Xishui's son.
Zhongli Wu knelt on one knee and said in a report-like manner, "Excuse me for disturbing you, but I have some information about the Holy Son that I would like to discuss with the elders on the stage."
Ye Xishui replied with complicated emotions, "It's alright, just say it."
Every time Ye Xishui looked at her son, she didn't know what expression to wear. It would be a lie to say she didn't hate this child of hers and that man, after all, she felt he was a stain on her life. But it would also be a lie to say she had no maternal feelings for him. So every time, Ye Xishui could only speak to him with a cold face.
She also wanted to know how Huo Yuhao, the so-called Holy Son of Trust, was doing. Although the existence of the Evil Eye Holy King Evil Eye Holy King prevented her from taking the Rakshasa Helmet, she had still gained a lot from the negotiation. Her subordinates had already gone to find the Rakshasa Demon Scythe according to the list given to her by the Evil Eye Saint King. Moreover, Huo Yuhao's talent as an Evil Soul Master was even better than Ye Xishui's.
Therefore, out of a sense of responsibility towards the Holy Spirit Cult, she was still very curious about what level Huo Yuhao could reach. After all, as long as she could ensure that he was completely loyal to the Holy Spirit Cult, then the Holy Spirit Cult would have another Limit Douluo- level powerhouse in the future, and might even have the opportunity to become a god -Limit Douluo.
Conversely, if she couldn't win his loyalty to the Holy Spirit Cult, then the problem would be much bigger. Because of the Evil Eye Holy King, Ye Xishui couldn't kill him. If Huo Yuhao wanted revenge in the future, unless Ye Xishui successfully obtained the Rakshasa's inheritance, the Holy Spirit Cult might really disappear from the Douluo Continent.
Fortunately, the news Zhongli Wu gave her was quite good. In just a few months of cultivation, Huo Yuhao had accepted his deep hatred for being Evil Soul Master Evil Soul Master had begun to cultivate as one.
Unlike the other Evil Soul Master they adopted, the Holy Spirit Cult did not brainwash Huo Yuhao. After all, the Evil Eye Holy King would certainly not allow such a thing to happen. Therefore, this time they chose a different approach to make Huo Yuhao submit to the Holy Spirit Cult. If you had to describe it in two words, it would be deception.
That's right, it's all a scam! In order to make Huo Yuhao feel a sense of belonging to the Holy Spirit Cult, the Holy Spirit Cult had no choice but to resort to this tactic without brainwashing him.
First, they claimed that their Holy Spirit Cult was not Evil, but merely people who were forcibly labeled as Evil. Huo Yuhao initially did not believe this lie, which only a three-year-old would believe, and said that they were just distorting the facts. If that were true, how could they have slaughtered so many ordinary people?
Therefore, the Holy Spirit Cult deliberately brought Huo Yuhao to a small town ruled by nobles, and had him witness firsthand how a person could become an Evil Soul Master under such oppression.
It was a little girl, roughly his age, named Lan Ling. Her Martial Soul soul resembled a Darkness Attribute hummingbird, and her cultivation level was around that of Soul Grandmaster.
Despite being Darkness Attribute, she is inherently Kindness and lives a peaceful life with her mother, relying on each other for survival.
However, because she possessed Darkness Attribute, this little girl was constantly looked down upon by those around her, who considered her an Evil Soul Master. Consequently, the villagers began to ostracize her.
Among these people, the one who targeted her the most was a boy from a noble family. Because the two were in the same advanced Soul Master Academy and were classmates, even though the girl didn't want to see the boy, she couldn't avoid seeing him every day.
At first, things were fine, but after the girl won another class competition, she was constantly harassed by the other team, which she ignored.
However, this choice only emboldened the boy. As time went on, the girl's cultivation level far surpassed his, which made the boy extremely jealous. He was a nobleman, how could he be trampled underfoot by someone who was desperately trying to surpass him!
So one day, the boy told his family about the girl and said that she was Evil Soul Master who had to be eliminated. The boy's mother, upon realizing that the girl had Darkness Attribute, persuaded her husband to listen to their son.
The boy's father agreed after only a moment's hesitation. After all, it was right for a nobleman to kill Evil Soul Master, and with the greater good in his hands, what was there to fear?
Finally, the girl's home was attacked by the boy's family. The girl managed to escape, but her mother died in the encirclement. This caused the girl to go mad, and her originally clear Darkness Attribute began to exude a faint evil aura.
When the girl went to the school to confront the boy, the evil energy finally erupted. Originally just a hummingbird Soul Master with Darkness Attribute, she became Evil Soul Master and began to slaughter everyone in her path, all for the sake of killing the boy.
She eventually succeeded in killing the boy. The boy's family, seeking revenge, began to surround the girl. In the end, the Holy Spirit Cult intervened and rescued the girl, also eliminating her pursuers in the process.
Throughout this process, Huo Yuhao watched from the sidelines. The girl's experience reminded him of what he and his mother had encountered at the Duke's Mansion. The girl's life was like half of his past.
This made Huo Yuhao's emotions increasingly unstable. As the Holy Spirit Cult showed her the moments of the birth of several Evil Soul Master, and as she recalled the diary she had read and the scene of being treated badly despite helping Shrek win the competition, Huo Yuhao's mentality finally collapsed!
That's right! So-called Evil Soul Master are beings born from the suppression of those below them by those high-ranking officials!
The existence of Evil Soul Master is not wrong! What's wrong is this dog-eat-dog world! As long as this world doesn't have nobles like the White Tiger Duke and Duchess who only oppress people, ordinary people like Mom can live their own happy lives!
Thinking this through, Huo Yuhao began to believe the Holy Spirit Cult's previous deception and vowed in his heart that he would change the world! The law of the jungle, where the weak are prey to the strong, is an immutable law of this world! Then he would rule everything in this world! He would destroy this disgusting world governed by a hierarchical system! He would bring true equality to all people in the world!
The Holy Spirit Cult elder in charge of guarding Huo Yuhao smiled slightly upon seeing this. He knew that his deception had finally succeeded, and their Holy Spirit Cult had a newly appointed Holy Son!