Douluo Continent: I am a biologist, and I have awakened a weapon spirit?

Chapter 250 The Overlooked Bug

Why is the inheritance of martial spirit bloodline considered a major drawback?

This is because it is a true manifestation of the theory of bloodline.

A person's excellence is strongly correlated with the martial spirit inherited from their bloodline, but weakly correlated with their own wisdom, courage, and effort.

Even if ordinary people possess mutated martial souls that can defy fate, the probability is so low that it's practically impossible to even hope for.

Not to mention that most mutations are negative.

The story of a chicken turning into a phoenix sounds exciting, but wasn't there only one Ma Hongjun in the Douyi era?

Moreover, his mutation wasn't entirely positive. If the immortal herb hadn't removed the impurities from his martial soul, it's hard to say what would have happened to Ma Hongjun in the end.

Therefore, the way martial soul bloodlines are passed down almost foreshadows the existence of soul master families.

Or, to use a more apt term, a gate valve.

They mastered a relatively stable inheritance of excellent martial spirits, and thus gained control of martial power. Martial power can bring authority, and the subsequent development direction is self-evident; it's all in the history books.

In Chen Feng's view, the so-called Upper Three Sects and Lower Four Sects are not much different from aristocratic clans. By the time of Peerless Tang Sect, Shrek Academy's recommendation letter system will have the flavor of the Nine-Rank System.

The founders of Shrek Academy would discover talent from among commoners, and Liu Erlong insisted on recruiting students from commoners. But ten thousand years later, the situation changed.

This kind of situation, where the founder dies and the successors change course, is all too familiar.

This refers to the Ming Dynasty, of course.

However, unlike the Ming Dynasty, Shrek's transformation is indeed in line with the laws of development. The selfish motives of certain individuals or groups have some influence, but they are not the main factor.

Because martial spirits are indeed inherited through bloodlines, the saying "like father, like son" is not just empty talk here.

Then some people might say that if the Spirit Hall had won, things wouldn't have turned out this way.

However, this is not the case. The Spirit Hall is essentially an elite group of powerful spirit masters, led by the Qian family, who are centered around the belief in the Angel God.

Its core is the Angelic Cult, followed by those powerful elite Soul Masters.

Not to mention the mystery surrounding the mental state of the current leader of the Spirit Hall.

Even if the current leader of the Spirit Hall is a wise ruler and truly leads the Spirit Hall to victory, as long as the major flaw of the Spirit Bloodline inheritance is not eliminated, the final outcome will still not change.

Those titled Douluo and their retainers now will become the three upper sects and four lower sects in the future.

Not to mention that if the Spirit Hall wants to win, it still needs to absorb the power of traditional spirit master families, such as the Lower Four Sects and those kingdoms and duchies.

So it's just the same old thing in a new guise.

Even due to inherent flaws in religion, such as the suppression of thought, and the need to rely on old forces due to administrative deficiencies, it may eventually develop into something even darker.

However, if Chen Feng didn't have a good background, he would still follow the crowd and join the Spirit Hall.

Because the Spirit Hall in the Douluo Continent era was still young, the problem lay with the higher-ups, while the overall quality of the middle and lower levels was quite good.

After all, the fact that they have been able to consistently provide Soul Master subsidies for so many years without any shortfalls shows that they are at least very honest in terms of integrity.

Even if there were ulterior motives, it cannot be denied that the Spirit Hall during this period had its positive aspects.

If it were one of the two great empires, with bureaucratic and noble layers passing through, who knows how much of the 100 gold coin subsidy would actually be left in hand.

Compared to the two great empires, the Spirit Hall was smaller and more agile at this time, giving Chen Feng some room to maneuver.

Most importantly, it contains characters with a romantic mindset; those who know, know.

Conditions were much worse in the two great empires. The traditional aristocratic power was too strong, and ordinary people who wanted to make any changes had to worry about their own lives first.

But since Chen Feng is a rising star, the situation is different; he has enough resources to forcefully cause trouble.

The initial foundation-building method was just a trial run.

On the surface, the Foundation Building Method guides the cultivation path of Soul Masters, but a deeper look reveals that this theory actually gives ordinary Soul Masters an opportunity, a chance to have a future.

Even if they are currently limited by their talents, as long as they persevere in using elements or dragon veins to improve their bloodline, their descendants will eventually have a chance to succeed.

However, this will ultimately take a long time and the effects will be very slow. The major Soul Master families may not be that sensitive, or they may have noticed it but felt that the impact was not significant. In any case, they did not take any drastic actions.

But the Foundation Building Technique is just the beginning; it is the foundation for everything that follows. Although Chen Feng doesn't know if he will eventually find the hoe that will uncover the great flaws in the inheritance of martial soul bloodlines, he will try his best to do so.

Even though, strictly speaking, he is actually a beneficiary of the martial soul bloodline inheritance.

They could also be considered victims.

Preparation is key to success, and lack of preparation leads to failure. Chen Feng doesn't want to have to work on some grand, long-term plan in the future, if he can become a god.

The decline of the Douluo world in the future will be largely due to the inherent flaws of the Soul Master system itself.

Chen Feng downed the wine in his glass in one gulp, his gaze sweeping over the faces of his companions. Among them were people from prominent families, small families, and commoners.

He desperately wanted these companions to stay with him and work together to prevent the world from heading towards that bleak future.

To achieve this, Chenfeng must constantly prove himself right and demonstrate that he can lead everyone from one correct path to another.

In this way, when he does something that harms their own or their family's interests, they might choose to continue following him, or at least remain silent if they leave the group.

As long as there is no open and forceful opposition, Chen Feng will be satisfied, and it will not have been in vain for everyone to have known each other.

"What are you thinking about?" Ning Rongrong's voice rang in his ear.

"I'm thinking about... the future. I wonder if we'll be able to keep getting together," Chen Feng said.

“What’s so difficult about that? Haven’t you noticed? Everyone really wants to continue following you,” Ning Rongrong said with a smile.

“But the path I’m taking may clash with traditional ideas in the future,” Chen Feng said in a low voice.

“Then traditional ideas must be wrong,” Zhu Zhuqing interjected at this moment.

Ning Rongrong puffed out her cheeks. "You stole my lines."

"What I said first was my lyrics," Zhu Zhuqing said calmly.

She still remembered Ning Rongrong's provocation earlier. "So what if you have money and connections? You act like you're superior to everyone else."

"Alright, alright, this is a joyous occasion." Chen Feng smoothed things over, taking out two beautifully packaged boxes from the Blood Sky and handing them to the two girls, one on each side.

"A gift? When did you prepare it?" Ning Rongrong's eyes lit up, and she immediately put aside her little conflict with Zhu Zhuqing.

"Back in Tiandou City, I was thinking that if we won, I would give it to you as a celebration gift," Chen Feng said.

"Huh? What if we lose?" Ning Rongrong blinked.

"If we lose, we'll use the money to soothe your sadness."

"Luckily we won." Ning Rongrong opened the box and found a purple bracelet inside.

She glanced at Zhu Zhuqing's hand and saw a black bracelet.

"This is to match our storage soul tool." Ning Rongrong put the bracelet on the hand with the ring. "It's pretty and looks very harmonious."

She had seen many nice things, but this bracelet still made her extremely happy because the person who gave it to her was Chen Feng.

"I like it too." Zhu Zhuqing smiled as she looked at the bracelet she had put on.

Seeing that they all liked it, Chen Feng was also very happy. No matter what the future holds, at least everyone is happy now.

At this moment, Chen Feng noticed that Xiao Wu was looking in their direction, so he waved to Tang San. Tang San glanced over and nodded helplessly.

Clearly, Xiao Wu was envious of Chen Feng's gift and wanted Tang San to get her one too, which Tang San naturally did not refuse.

In the afternoon, after a hearty meal and a short rest, the group officially embarked on their journey back. However, when they arrived at the city gate, Flanders suddenly stopped.

"Teacher, why are we not leaving?" Ma Hongjun asked in surprise.

“There’s another person coming,” Flander said calmly.

"Who is it? Could it be Sect Leader Ning and the others? Or is Crown Prince Tiandou coming with us?" Ma Hongjun turned around in confusion.

“No, that’s not it. We’re going back to Shrek Academy to take a look. We’re not traveling with them.” Flander shook his head.

“Oh, it would be nice to go back and visit. It’s been a year since I’ve been back,” Ma Hongjun said.

Chen Feng vaguely guessed who was coming; he had occasionally seen Qin Ming chatting with Flander Zhao Wuji before.

“They’re here,” Flander said suddenly.

Everyone turned around and saw a brown-haired young man wearing glasses striding towards them.

"Dean, Vice Dean Zhao, your disciple has arrived."

"Good, good, Qin Ming, you're back. Our academy has gained another capable member." Flander greeted him with a smile.

"This person looks familiar, who is he?" Xiao Wu asked curiously.

"He seems to be the coach leading the Heaven Dou Royal Team." Tang San had some impression of this person.

"My God, is the dean really that ruthless? He's even poached other people's team leaders. What if the people from Tiandou Royal Academy come to kill us later?" Ma Hongjun looked around the city.

"Don't worry, it won't happen. My parting with the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy was amicable," Qin Ming said with a smile as he approached.

He greeted the master, Zhao Wuji, and Liu Erlong with the disciple's courtesy, but the master and Liu Erlong did not accept his courtesy because he was Yu Tianheng's teacher and was of the same generation as the master, as was Liu Erlong.

"Let me introduce you all. This is Qin Ming, the first graduate of Shrek Academy, and also the most outstanding student in the past," Flander said, patting Qin Ming on the shoulder.

"This used to be quite realistic, Dean, aren't you afraid people will feel uncomfortable?" Xiao Wu couldn't help but complain.

"It's alright. Compared to you guys, my achievements are really nothing," Qin Ming said with a nonchalant smile, then looked at Chen Feng.

"This must be Mr. Chen."

"Senior, you can just call me Xiao Feng, there's no need to be so formal. We're all family, so I'll just call you Brother Qin," Chen Feng said.

"Alright, I can't let you call me 'big brother' for nothing. If you need any help in the future, just let me know." Qin Ming's words were now more affectionate.

"Speaking of which, Brother Qin, what is your martial spirit?" Chen Feng asked, getting straight to the point.

"It's a mutated martial soul, the Fiery Wolf."

"A mutated martial soul... Brother Qin, did any of your relatives absorb fire-attribute soul rings?"

"My father has a fire-attribute spirit ring. According to the theory of Foundation Establishment, my spirit mutation should be caused by this fire-attribute spirit ring, right?"

Chen Feng nodded. "That should be the case. If it's just one, there's actually a considerable probability that it will undergo a weakening mutation."

"Looks like I'm lucky," Qin Ming remarked.

"Huh? My family's martial spirits have all been domestic fowl for generations, so how did my fire phoenix mutate?" Ma Hongjun suddenly asked.

"Isn't it the Fire Crow?" Dai Mubai asked, arms crossed.

"What crow? I'm a phoenix! Those previous times were just coincidences, coincidences, do you understand?" Ma Hongjun said angrily.

"He's getting anxious, he's getting anxious," Xiao Wu said with a grin, pointing at Ma Hongjun.

This "quick" tactic was something she learned from Chen Feng, and it's true, it's incredibly effective at provoking people.

Ma Hongjun's face instantly flushed red. "Xiao Wu! I challenge you to a duel!"

"Come on! Whoever backs down is a coward!" Xiao Wu was just looking for a fight.

"You two have had enough. Fighting won't get you anywhere, but you're really good at destroying houses." Chen Feng stopped the two clowns. "But speaking of which, Hong Jun's situation is indeed worth studying. It would be best if we could dissect him..."

"Dissection?" Ma Hongjun shuddered, the flush faded and his face turned deathly pale. "This...this isn't necessary, is it?"

"I was just kidding. How could I possibly do such a thing?" Chen Feng smiled.

However, in Ma Hongjun's eyes, Chen Feng's teeth, revealed by his smile, appeared starkly white, making him tremble with fear.

Despite the blazing sun shining down on him, Ma Hongjun felt a cold sweat all over his body and his hands and feet were ice-cold. Xiao Wu, standing beside him, dared not utter a sound and quietly hid behind Tang San.

Chen Feng, who had easily achieved the goal of "scare the chickens to warn the rabbits" by using the "biologist's fear halo," nodded in satisfaction and began to think about Ma Hongjun's situation.

He asked:

"Hongjun, you're an orphan, right?"

"Correct."

Do you know about your parents' situation?

Ma Hongjun shook his head. "I don't know. I asked the villagers, but they couldn't explain it clearly. I grew up eating food from many different families."

"So, your martial soul mutation might be because of your parents?" Dai Mubai said, stroking his chin.

"I think so." Ma Hongjun scratched his head.

He had never really thought about this issue before, and even after reading about the Foundation Building Technique, he hadn't given it much thought.

Because of his limited understanding, Chen Feng had never bothered to study the origins of the Evil Fire Phoenix. Only now, when the topic was suddenly brought up, did he realize that there seemed to be a bug in the story.