Chapter 1: The Child Who Doesn't Want to Awaken His Martial Spirit
Chapter 1: The Child Who Doesn't Want to Awaken His Martial Spirit
"Martial Soul Blue Silver Grass, Innate Soul Power Level 0, a standard useless martial soul, next one!"
"Martial Soul Scythe, Innate Soul Power Level Zero, next one!"
"Martial Soul Iron Sword, Innate Soul Power Level 1, kid, you can become a soul master!"
Douluo Continent, Baijia Village, branch of the Spirit Awakening Hall.
The annual deadline for spirit awakening has arrived again, and the awakening masters of the Spirit Hall are awakening the spirits for the children in this village.
The reason why Baijia Village is called Baijia Village is not because everyone in this village has the surname Bai.
It’s because the villagers in this village come from all over, they may be fleeing famine or they may be orphans.
As the population grew, the village gathered people with many surnames, and the name Baijia Village came from this.
Strictly speaking, Baijia Village is not under the jurisdiction of any force. If you have to say, it is closer to the Xingluo Empire.
Since they are all refugees and orphans from all over, it is highly unlikely that their descendants will be soul masters.
The Spirit Hall's awakening master was named Xu Feng. After awakening the spirits for these children, he was greatly disappointed.
There are a total of forty-eight children, but only one can become a soul master, and the others all have useless martial spirits.
However, this is also expected. Children will basically inherit the martial spirit of one of their parents, and there is a very small chance of awakening a mutated martial spirit.
If their parents didn't have useless spirits, they wouldn't have to flee here.
"Only one can become a soul master. Never mind. It's better than nothing." Xu Feng muttered to himself.
Needless to say, the child who can become a soul master must have been very lucky.
Because in Douluo Continent, soul master is the most honorable profession.
Even if he is only a lowest-level one-ring soul master, he can receive a gold soul coin from the Spirit Hall branch every month without doing anything.
There is no need to worry about employment issues. The two empires, the Spirit Hall, and all the major sects will offer you opportunities.
On the other hand, common people, working hard and spending their entire lives, are still not as good as one soul master!
This is the status gap between soul masters and civilians.
"Wait a minute, sir, there is still a child who has not awakened his martial spirit!"
At this moment, someone shouted, and Xu Feng, who was about to gather his team, stopped suddenly.
Then a little child in black cloth was pushed forward. Strangely, the child looked reluctant.
It was as if awakening the martial soul was a terrifying thing.
Xu Feng became interested and asked with a smile: "Little ghost, what's your name?"
"Phantom."
Xu Feng asked again: "Looking at your expression, you seem very reluctant to awaken your martial spirit?"
Huan Ming's skin was somewhat dark, and he curled his lips, "It's not that I seem to, it's that I don't want to awaken my martial soul at all."
"Oh?"
This is strange. Xu Feng has nothing to do now and doesn't mind staying here for a while.
"Becoming a soul master is everyone's dream. In our Douluo Continent, only soul masters can become superior people and live a good life. You are so young, why don't you want to become a soul master?"
Huan Ming's eyes narrowed: "Why can soul masters be the superiors? Why can soul masters live a good life?"
Xu Feng smiled and replied: "Because soul masters have powerful strength, the gap between them and ordinary people is like a chasm."
Huan Ming asked again: "So, a soul master doesn't have to do anything in his life and can still enjoy wealth and glory?"
"You little brat, soul masters don't do nothing, they have to defend their country. Soul masters are the main force in war." "Very good, can I understand that soul masters take taxes from civilians, so they have to take on the responsibility of defending their country and protecting civilians?"
Xu Feng nodded slightly, "Yes, this is an equal exchange."
He had an illusion that the child in front of him was not a child, but an adult with more experience than him.
"Since it is an equal exchange, how can you say you are superior to others?" Huan Ming sneered and asked:
"Since we have to take on the responsibility of defending our country and protecting civilians, why do soul masters still use civilians as slaves? Why are there so many refugees and orphans on the continent?"
"This……"
Xu Feng frowned. It was undeniable that there were indeed many scums among soul masters.
After those scums became soul masters, they relied on their status to plunder the people and harm civilians.
The two empires were even more outrageous, enslaving civilians without caring about their lives.
Please note that it is to be a slave, not a servant. Slave means deprivation of human rights.
Huan Ming continued, "You don't have to deny it. Most soul masters don't want to defend their country. They just rely on their strength to oppress the people. They don't have to do anything in their lives. Anyway, they get paid every month.
“As for war, haha, once the war starts, the soul masters will just let the soldiers die first, and then take action after they have watched enough of the excitement.
"Why is that? Why can a soul master get the treatment that a commoner can't get even if he works hard all his life? Is it just because of the difference of one martial soul?"
Xu Feng's face looked a little unhappy, "Little ghost, do you know what you are talking about?"
"Yes, Huanming, stop talking nonsense!"
"Xiao Ming, this is a Spirit Master from the Spirit Hall, you must not be rude!"
Other people in the village also began to persuade Huanming, hoping that he would not go against the Spirit Hall.
Although, what the child Huanming said were all their thoughts.
Huan Ming paused and said, "If the price of becoming a soul master is to oppress others, to support unfair treatment, and to eat the blood of the common people without doing anything, then I would rather be an ordinary person for the rest of my life."
"What do you mean by eating human blood buns, kid? Are all soul masters that kind of people?" Xu Feng was a little angry.
"When turbidity becomes the mainstream, clarity becomes the original sin. You still cannot deny that if most of the spirit masters were not inactive, would Douluo Continent become what it is today?" Huan Ming said calmly:
"Our Baijia Village is the best example. I need to remind you that there are tens of thousands of Baijia Villages like this in Douluo Continent."
Xu Feng was completely angry, "This is a world where martial arts is respected!"
"Since this is a world where martial arts is respected, why did you talk about equal exchange in the beginning? No matter how good the excuse is, it can't cover up the fact that spirit masters oppress the people."
This is not because Huanming is stubborn, nor is it because he is naive.
It is because everything he said and his position are the meaning of his existence.
That’s right, he is not a native of Douluo Continent.
He came from the Blue Star, and later traveled to a place called Yuanyang Realm. In that world, his reputation was "okay".
Everyone affectionately calls him: Kuiba!
According to memory, he was the fifth generation Kuiba, the same Kuiba who was suppressed and destroyed.
Located between the fourth generation Kuiba Milin and the sixth generation Kuiba Manji.
Somehow, he did not die and traveled to Douluo Continent.
After becoming an orphan, he was picked up and raised by the people of Baijia Village.
So even when he awakened his martial soul at the age of six, he did not want to become a soul master.
(End of this chapter)