Douluo Continent: The Ice Dragon King Martial Soul, Ma Xiaotao is Addicted

"Finally... it's over."

Ye Chen muttered to himself, his voice carrying a hint of barely perceptible weariness.

After all, the process of making the nuclear bomb had taken a lot of his time and energy.

Fortunately, the result was still very pleasing.

He defused a massive, extremely unstable bomb for the future, clearing away one of the biggest shadows from the land.

As for the remaining evil spirit masters who managed to escape outside, they were no longer worth mentioning in Ye Chen's eyes.

Without the Holy Spirit Cult as their core organizer and sanctuary, they are like a stray dog ​​with its spine broken; they may still hurt people, but they can no longer cause any major trouble.

However, Ye Chen did not intend to simply let it go.

Since we're going to do it, we should naturally resolve it completely in one go.

Ye Chen's figure flickered slightly.

The next moment, he appeared deep within the imperial palace of the Sun and Moon Empire.

The puppet emperor remained seated blankly on the dragon throne, his empty eyes suddenly lighting up the moment he sensed Ye Chen's presence.

"Greetings, Master..."

The puppet Xu Tianran quickly spoke up.

When no one is around, he will enter "standby" mode to conserve the soul power in his energy storage device.

"deliver an imperial order."

Ye Chen had no interest in exchanging pleasantries with the puppet, treating it merely as an "artificial intelligence."

Just like "Xiao Ai" in Ye Chen's phone in his previous life.

Ye Chen would only let it set alarms and calendars, but he wouldn't chat with it, because it was pointless.

Ye Chen said calmly, "From today onwards, a nationwide manhunt will be launched to capture any remaining evil soul masters, whether they are hiding in the streets or roaming the wilderness. We must do everything in our power to capture them all, leaving no one alive."

"As ordered."

The puppet emperor hastily drafted an imperial edict and immediately sent someone to deliver it.

This kind of thing requires the coordination of various departments, so an imperial edict is needed.

After all, the imperial palace was not a makeshift facility. Although it seemed to have been easily taken over by Ye Chen, it actually had some substance. It was the largest power institution in the Sun Moon Empire, and there were many intricacies involved.

Soon, the imperial edict was swiftly and efficiently transmitted.

The entire official power of the empire began to operate like a sophisticated machine.

City defense forces, soul master squads, and even some local sects have all received clear orders.

In an instant, the operation to capture evil spirit masters was launched in full swing throughout the empire.

You can receive rewards whether you capture or kill an evil spirit master.

Of course, the rewards won't be too valuable. They are exchanged based on the level of the evil spirit master killed, and are worth about one-tenth of the value of an evil spirit master.

After all, if the rewards are too generous, it's easy for people to "artificially create evil spirit masters" and then kill them to obtain the rewards.

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However, Ye Chen's arrangements for the evil soul masters were not yet finished.

Therefore, Ye Chen summoned Jing Hongchen.

"Jing Hongchen greets Your Excellency."

Upon seeing Ye Chen, Jing Hongchen immediately bowed and greeted him.

He already knew about the puppet emperor, and thanks to the puppet emperor, his status in the court had soared, second only to the current prime minister.

The support he, his Hongchen family, and Mingdetang received far exceeded that of other forces.

When the old emperor was alive, Mingde Hall received strong support from the royal family, but the royal family was also wary of Mingde Hall and would suppress it from time to time. Now, Mingde Hall and the emperor are all one family, all "retainers" of Ye Chen, so there is naturally no need for suppression. On the contrary, they help each other and provide maximum support.

With the unwavering support of the royal family and the numerous "super technologies" provided by Ye Chen, Mingde Hall has fully developed both high-end and low-end soul tools, entering an unprecedented period of rapid development.

Although Jing Hongchen was beaten up by Ye Chen back then, he was completely convinced of Ye Chen's abilities.

At the same time, he was extremely fortunate to have a discerning granddaughter who had climbed up to Ye Chen's high mountain, bringing benefits to the entire Hongchen family.

"Yes, I have already obtained the Emperor's approval to build a small, enclosed city near the Demon Forest. In the future, some evil spirit masters, fugitives, or criminals convicted of serious crimes can be exiled to that city."

Ye Chen nodded and continued, "From now on, I'll entrust the construction of this city to you. I hope you won't let me down."

"As ordered."

Jing Hongchen bowed and agreed.

However, he was still curious and couldn't help but ask, "Sir, why build such a city for the evil spirit masters? Why not just exterminate them all?"

Clearly, Jing Hongchen also deeply hates evil spirit masters and wants to kill them as soon as possible.

After all, this is how normal people view evil spirit masters.

However, for some people in high positions of power, although evil spirit masters are hateful, they can sometimes be used as an aid to gain more benefits for themselves.

The benefits of using evil spirit masters far outweigh those of killing them.

In the original work, although Jing Hongchen did not cooperate with the evil soul masters, he was forced to join their camp. After all, they were all working for the Sun Moon Empire, so Jing Hongchen could only turn a blind eye.

Now, without the imperial cause to restrain him, Jing Hongchen's attitude towards evil soul masters is certainly not as good.

A group of unstable factors, who knows when they might blow up his Mingde Hall or the people around him, so it would be best to kill them.

"Master of the Red Dust Hall, do you think we can kill all the evil soul masters?"

Ye Chen did not answer, but instead asked a question.

"You can't kill them all."

Jing Hongchen remained silent for a moment, but still spoke the truth: "As long as there is resentment, despair, greed, and unexpected mutations during the awakening of martial souls in this world, evil soul masters will never be extinct."

"That's right, you can't kill all the evil spirit masters."

Ye Chen smiled and said, "Instead of pushing them into a corner, it's better to create a 'Shangri-La' for them and give them a chance to survive."

The birth of evil spirit masters is shrouded in mystery.

Even without the Holy Spirit Cult, there will still be Soul Masters who fall into depravity and become Evil Soul Masters.

Of course, sometimes it's not that the Soul Master does it voluntarily, but rather it's due to a mutation in their Martial Soul.

For example, Ma Xiaotao, and Tang Ya.

Their martial spirits are quite dangerous; if not properly controlled, they can erode one's mind and eventually transform one into an evil spirit master.

If Ye Chen pushes the evil soul master too far, it could easily provoke a backlash.

Ye Chen wasn't afraid, but he couldn't possibly try and look around while keeping an eye on things.

In the short term, the world may be at peace.

But the seeds of hatred have already been sown.

Those evil spirit masters who managed to escape, as well as the newly born evil spirit masters in the future, will band together even more closely because of fear and hatred, and they will accumulate power in the shadows.

One day, when their power accumulates to a certain level, they will inevitably unleash a turmoil that will sweep across the entire continent, and may even overthrow the empire.

Of course, it is also possible that an evil force like the "Holy Spirit Cult" could emerge again.

Ye Chen walked slowly to the window with his hands behind his back, looking at the city skyline outside the palace as the lights began to come on.

"A cornered dog will jump over a wall, and a cornered rabbit will bite. If we push them to the point of having no way out, they will become the most frantic desperados."

(End of this chapter)