Douluo Continent: I, Huo Yuhao, am the Master of Spirit

Chapter 354 Dai Mubai: "Children, actually I sold them too."

"Your Majesty, please do not heed the words of that clown."

"That guy is Yu Xiaogang. Everyone calls him a master, but he's just someone who got lucky."

"His theories are basically summaries of previous work; he simply synthesizes them and then publishes them."

"Back then, no one pursued the matter because of the Holy Maiden, but I didn't expect this guy to take advantage of the situation."

"I don't know how Yu Xiaogang is regarded in the modern world, and I don't care. I just hope that the Venerable God won't be influenced by that guy."

Golden Crocodile Douluo spoke up to explain, while the blonde woman beside him remained silent.

Xia Die was just a little slow-witted, not stupid. Her grades were among the best in Shrek Academy. Even if she wasn't as talented as the two geniuses, Madmos and Bai'er, she consistently ranked in the top ten of her grade.

She is actually very opinionated, but she just doesn't show it much when she's with Huo Yuhao.

She could not change her mind about the future direction of the underworld; it would always remain a warm place where all things come to an end, a sea of ​​flowers that would forever bloom for souls weathered by hardship.

Noble souls can be redeemed, and base souls can be punished appropriately, in accordance with the justice of death.

The underworld system left behind by Huo Yuhao actually contains a punishment mechanism for the dead. The fact that the noble and the base receive the same treatment is not fair, but rather an injustice to the noble.

There are no rewards for doing good and no punishment for doing evil, which does not align with Huo Yuhao's values.

After reading Huo Yuhao's draft, Xia Die also felt that it made a lot of sense.

However, at present, building a complete version of Hell is too far-fetched and does not conform to reality.

Don't think about running before you've learned to walk.

The main task now is to quickly establish the underworld system and get it running successfully.

The hellish punishment mechanism involves many things; it's not some small project that can be decided on a whim. It involves values ​​and ethics, and even values ​​and ethics from different periods.

We shouldn't impose our realistic values ​​onto the world of the deceased; that would be an irresponsible, one-size-fits-all approach.

"Thank you, I know him."

“Master Yu Xiaogang, I have read his textbooks.”

"At that moment, Professor Xia said that his article was full of fallacies, many of his theories had been overturned, and his academic research was full of utopianism, so he did not recommend studying it."

Huo Yuhao handed the Book of Ending back to Xia Die. Many names were marked on it. These undead were the first employees of the future Underworld, including not only humans but also soul beasts.

"Because of Tang San, the Sea God, Yu Xiaogang is now being condemned by everyone in the world. Many of his statements and theories have been dug up and tortured. He is about to be nailed to the pillar of shame."

In fact, it wasn't just Yu Xiaogang; the original Shrek Seven Devils were also dug up by netizens, mainly because they had a good relationship with Tang San, the Sea God.

The netizens on the internet fully utilized the essence of journalism—taking things out of context—to fabricate countless rumors and conspiracy theories about them.

They even fabricated a story about Dai Mubai selling hooks:

Why did Dai Mubai retain the history of his hasty escape from the Star Luo Empire?

“As an unfavored prince, and given that the Star Luo Empire’s royal family at the time still employed an elimination and execution system, Dai Mubai theoretically shouldn’t have had much money.”

"So how exactly did a mere Great Soul Master manage to cross half of the Star Luo Empire and half of the Heaven Dou Empire to reach Soto City?"
The answer is selling hooks! My ancestor was a member of a Soul Master Mercenary Group, and he even mentioned Dai Mubai!

At that time, our beloved God of War had no money, but because of his handsome appearance and royal blood, he was able to pay for his journey by selling hooks.

Knowing that long-distance travel at that time was charged by the hundred li (approximately 50 kilometers), he would sell hooks to one member of the group for every hundred li traveled…

All that's left is history, especially since the poster produced a lot of "evidence," much of which can be traced back to history and can withstand verification. This makes the story seem absurd yet real, and it has been regarded as truth by countless netizens who are unaware of the facts.

This story dealt a huge blow to the reputation of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion.

This forced Duke Dai Hao of the White Tiger to personally deny the rumors, but the more he denied them, the more netizens believed the story was true.

Huo Yuhao was also secretly boosting traffic to this post. No matter who was messing with Duke White Tiger, Huo Yuhao had to lend a hand.

Huo Yuhao glanced at the poster using his GM privileges and was surprised to find it was actually the Star Luo Royal Family.

That makes sense, though, only they could produce so much “real” evidence.

The so-called evidence was nine parts true and one part false; the nine parts truth successfully whitewashed the one part falsehood.

This can only be described as a simple and unpretentious political struggle in Douluo Continent. "What happened to Tang San, the Sea God?"

"The victor is king, the loser is villain. The history of Douluo Continent should have a very positive evaluation of him."

Golden Crocodile Douluo was somewhat puzzled. In his view, after the Spirit Hall's defeat, they should have been nailed to the pillar of historical shame and despised by future generations.

History is like a little girl who can be dressed up however you like; even the prostitutes in brothels are more chaste than her.

If the Spirit Hall had won that war, he believed that Tang San and his group's reputation would have been demonized, and they would have been subjected to the most disgusting treatment possible.

Huo Yuhao chuckled and said casually:

"It's a disaster. There's no such thing as a pure white lotus in this world. Sea God Tang San chose to break the rules himself. He wanted both substance and face. How could he possibly have all the good things?"

"As for what exactly happened, it is roughly that the Sea God Tang San sent ocean forces to invade the land in an attempt to win over the continent's faith."

As a result, their attempt to steal a chicken backfired, and they were defeated by a combination of land-based humans and spirit beasts, almost leading to a war of gods.

As you said, it's all about the victor and the vanquished. Poseidon lost this round, so his reputation will naturally suffer, and those associated with him will be implicated.

Golden Crocodile Douluo smiled. No matter what, he was happy as long as he heard Tang San suffer a setback, since the two sides were inherently irreconcilable enemies.

"...What is the current evaluation of the Spirit Hall on the mainland?"

Can you tell me about it?

"please."

The blonde woman beside Golden Crocodile Douluo suddenly spoke, her golden eyes filled with determination, bathed in the glow of the deep blue moonlight.

Huo Yuhao paused for a moment, then, without making any embellishments, simply copied the evaluation of the Spirit Hall from the Xilu City history textbook.

This is currently the most common and objective assessment of the Spirit Hall on the mainland, and even Shrek Academy agrees with this view.

"The Spirit Hall was progressive in its approach to lower-level spirit masters, and its free spirit awakening and subsidies once ushered in a golden age for ancient spirit masters."

"Its crackdown on evil spirit masters is unprecedented and unparalleled. It is the first force in the history of the continent to write the fight against evil spirit masters into the code of conduct for its members."

The first faction to divide normal Soul Masters into fallen Soul Masters.

It was also the first hegemonic power in the history of the mainland to be destroyed from the top down.

"Believe me, this is the most common and objective evaluation of the Spirit Hall on the mainland, Miss Qian Renxue."

"Destruction from the top down..."

Qian Renxue silently pondered this comment, a look of relief appearing on her exquisite face, and softly said:

"That's an irrefutable assessment."

"Precise and rational, it perfectly points out the reason for our demise."

"Can you tell me who said this? He must be someone who is very knowledgeable about history."

Huo Yuhao said with a smile:

"The first sentence on the title page of the 'Chronicle of the Spirit Hall,' compiled by Anaxagoras, the teacher at Shrek Academy, and his assistant Feng Jin."

"A chronicle certified by numerous forces as the most accurate representation of the truth."

"If you're interested, I can give you a copy. As someone directly involved, please point out any inaccuracies in the book."

"I can help convey this to the author and ask them to make corrections."

Qian Renxue paused for a moment, then bowed slightly to Huo Yuhao. It was hard to imagine that she was once the most proud and noble angel goddess on the continent.

It seems that even after his divine position was shattered and he spent most of his life as a mortal, he didn't come away empty-handed.

At least I've learned humility, or perhaps the world has smoothed out my rough edges.

"Thank you, please be sure to give me a copy."

(End of this chapter)