Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Saint Master, Twelve Talismans Chaotic the Continent

Chapter 6 Public Opinion

……

The exit of Hell Road is located in a small grove outside the City of Slaughter.

Nan Feng groggily opened his eyes, not knowing how long he had been asleep.

The fresh air, the fragrance of flowers and grass, the gurgling sound of flowing water—with a thought, Nan Feng's body returned from the little snake to its human form.

"Xiao Feng?"

Not far away, Bibi Dong turned around after hearing the commotion.

Nan Feng walked towards the river in a daze.

It's water! Fucked living water!

It's not blood!

No stench of corpses! No bloodstains! No other unpleasant smells!

凸(艹皿艹)！！

Holy crap!!!

It's finally out!!

"Xiao Feng?" Bibi Dong walked over with some concern, squatted down beside her, and looked at Nan Feng who was crying silently.

"ah!!"

Nan Feng suddenly burst into tears, and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.

He's just a clueless college graduate who doesn't know anything!

Damn it!

It's bad enough that he died young, but to throw him into such a horrible place!

They start out as either Holy Soul Village or Martial Soul City, or at the very least, they're a stupid prince!

Damn it! Throw him Slaughter City!

You've watched too much Shawshank Redemption, haven't you?

Give him redemption in the entire killing city!

凸(艹皿艹)！！

……

After crying for a while, Nan Feng finally stopped crying.

Six years! Six years of hell!

God knows how a normal person like him survived in this godforsaken place!

"Don't worry, he's out..." Bibi Dong wiped away Nan Feng's tears with a touch of heartache.

In a hellish place like the Killing City, she could hardly imagine how Nan Feng, a child, had survived. If it weren't for his healing abilities, he would probably have been eaten by those fallen ones long ago.

There is no food in the City of Slaughter; soul power is the only source of life.

Soul Masters, as long as they have soul power, do not need to eat to a certain extent; weak people need to regularly offer their blood to strong people.

As for the defenseless children, she had seen many infant skeletons in the corners of the streets.

Therefore, the fact that Nanfeng survived is a miracle in itself.

"How does it taste?"

Bibi Dong simply prepared a grilled fish for Nan Feng.

"It doesn't taste good," Nan Feng said bluntly.

"No seasoning, no way to remove the fishy smell, not fully cooked, and a little burnt..."

Bibi Dong's face fell.

You've stirred things up again?

Somewhat annoyed, Bibi Dong reached out and tried to snatch the grilled fish from Nan Feng's hand.

Nan Feng quickly dodged.

What are you doing?

"Isn't it bad? If it's bad, then don't eat it."

"Don't you understand the saying 'a hungry person will eat anything'?"

"..."

……

……

After resting, Bibi Dong set off with Nan Feng.

Since the clothes he was wearing were taken from the dead, and now that he had left the Killing City, Nan Feng had no intention of leaving even a trace of that hellish place on his body.

So, once the clothes were thrown away, it instantly transformed into a large-sized golden shaded kitten.

Perfect timing! It'll help me get used to the feline body; there should be plenty of opportunities for me to grow into a kitten or a big cat in the future.

"Speaking of which, how did you end up in the City of Slaughter?" Nan Feng shook his head and followed Bibi Dong.

Forget about any training; in the past thousand years, the Spirit Hall only knows of four people who have successfully left the City of Slaughter, including Tang Hao who left a few years ago.

This survival rate, a trial?

Are you kidding me?

"My past is shameful, and you wouldn't want to know." Bibi Dong's expression was somewhat unnatural.

"Shameful?" Nan Feng became even more curious.

How embarrassing is it?

"..."

Bibi Dong stopped in her tracks. "You really want to know?"

"Of course," Nan Feng said.

"We've been relying on each other for three years in this killing city, don't you believe me?"

"Perhaps after hearing this story, you will lose interest in me," Bibi Dong said.

"Not interested? Were you a man before?" Nan Feng asked, puzzled.

"For what special reason did you become a woman?"

"Or are you intersex?"

I'm currently reading the error-free version! This is the first time I've published this novel.

"..." Bibi Dong.

What the hell?!

"Or perhaps..."

"Stop!" Bibi Dong interrupted immediately.

"I'm telling you! Stop guessing!"

What's going on in this guy's head?

Not wanting Nan Feng to overthink things, Bibi Dong chose to recount her short first half of life in concise language: awakening her martial soul, joining the Spirit Hall, showcasing her talent at the Spirit Academy, being accepted as a disciple by the Pope, meeting Yu Xiaogang, experiencing first love, and then... being taken in by Qian Xunji.

That's the gist of it.

Then, three years ago, Bibi Dong's daughter, Qian Renxue, awakened the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul. The aura that disgusted her almost made her kill the child.

Although she eventually stopped, Qian Renxue was still terrified.

As it happened, Qian Renxue's grandfather, Qian Daoliu, witnessed that scene.

Qian Daoliu was worried that Bibi Dong might go crazy again, which would be detrimental to the pride of his Qian family.

He wanted to kill, but it was inconvenient to do so.

After all, the fact that the grandfather killed the mother is a blow that is too much for a child.

After Bibi Dong gave birth to Qian Renxue, Qian Xunji refrained from harming her, fearing that Qian Renxue would cause problems if she found out about it in the future.

Therefore, after discussing it, Qian Daoliu and Qian Xunji decided to send her to the City of Slaughter, where her life or death would be left to fate.

Just then, Tang Hao of the Clear Sky Sect successfully emerged from the City of Slaughter, greatly enhancing the sect's reputation. The fact that the Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall chose to enter the City of Slaughter at this time also demonstrates that the younger generation of the Spirit Hall is no weaker than the Clear Sky Sect.

Moreover, it's perfectly normal for this to fail.

After all, over the past thousand years, countless geniuses and disciples from the Spirit Hall and various sects have entered the City of Slaughter for training more than once, but only a handful of them have successfully left the City of Slaughter.

If successful, it would greatly enhance the Spirit Hall's appeal; if it fails, it would be normal, as the Spirit Hall would suffer no loss and could allow Bibi Dong to disappear legitimately, with no one knowing that such a shameful thing had happened to this sacred angel family.

The Pope raped the saint? How could the holy and noble angelic family do such a thing?

What will happen to the Spirit Hall if this gets out?

What would happen if one believed in the angel god?

Is this really the first time in the 10,000-year history of the Spirit Hall that they've done something like this?

Could it be that this is just the first time everyone has noticed?

Just how many shady things does this self-proclaimed glorious and righteous Spirit Hall actually do?

If this matter is exposed, the blow to the Spirit Hall will be devastating. If someone else takes advantage of the situation, it is not impossible for this long-standing official organization of spirit masters to suffer a severe blow.

After all, the Spirit Hall's slogan and belief is that of a glorious and righteous angel god, placing itself in a position of concern for the world and enjoying the benefits brought by this glorious and righteous image, thus gaining a great deal of profit. Therefore, when this glorious and righteous image is shattered, what it has gained will naturally be lost as well.

"So why don't you just expose this matter?" Nan Feng asked, puzzled.

"If you want to take revenge on the Qian family, expose this matter, and then manipulate things a bit, there will be no shortage of people willing to help you establish a victim image and criticize the Spirit Hall. In fact, the Spirit Hall is very powerful. Perfect, take this opportunity, and the seven major sects and two major empires you mentioned can legitimately unite to attack the Spirit Hall."

"Faced with condemnation from all over the world, how many Soul Masters can still stay in the Spirit Hall? Humans are creatures that value their reputation the most after they have gained something."

"If the two great empires and seven major sects you mentioned offer even a little more benefit, they can completely demoralize the people of the Spirit Hall."

The power of public opinion is terrifying, especially for an organization that cultivates an extreme image for itself. Once Bibi Dong's affair is exposed, the Spirit Hall's credibility will plummet, and its previously established image will crumble rapidly.

Since Tang Chen of the Clear Sky Sect disappeared, the balance between the seven major sects and the Spirit Hall has been tilted. In addition, the new Grand Elder, Qian Daoliu, is different from the previous ones. He has the ambition to make the Spirit Hall annex the continent. Everyone has felt the crisis.

Now that there is such an opportunity for everyone to form a united front and seize interests, those people will definitely not miss it.

As for public opinion, that's a joke.

Most people are mindless; they believe whatever others say. Having witnessed countless instances of cyberbullying, he understands this better than anyone.

Moreover, humans are social animals, and Soul Masters also have their own families. The Spirit Hall is like a powerful company. Once this company is exposed to scandals, the employees working in this company, as well as their families, will also suffer from public opinion violence.

Don't even mention the Spirit Hall's ability to sweep through everything. Once war starts, it means slaughter and death. Besides, when a war breaks out, who cares whether you're a civilian or a Soul Master?

The Spirit Hall's spirit masters come from two great empires and various small countries. Would they help the Spirit Hall destroy their own country? Destroy their own home?

Are you out of your mind?

At this point, neither the two great empires nor the seven major sects need to offer any higher benefits; they only need to maintain the same level, or even less. There are plenty of people willing to switch sides.

Public opinion is a minor matter; the main point about Bibi Dong is that it provides other soul master organizations besides the Spirit Hall with a legitimate reason to unite.

The four words "righteous cause" are very important; no matter how absurd they are, they must be used.

(End of this chapter)