Douluo Jueshi: I can only explode the ring, all I can do is operate.

Chapter 313 The so-called "your position determines your perspective"

"This is not to praise Your Highness Orange, but to state an objective fact. Perhaps I will seem ridiculous and unrealistic if I say this, but I do not actually like the princes and nobles who originally belonged to Douluo Continent."

Ning Wuque gently shook his head, then picked up his wine glass and took a small sip, savoring the sweet and bitter flavors in his mouth.

"Do you know what happened? When I opened the pages of history in Shrek Academy's library, I discovered that the Spirit Hall ten thousand years ago would awaken spirits for everyone for free, and then I saw the history after the Spirit Hall was overthrown."

To secure their status, the nobles continuously suppressed and eventually buried this tradition, until it became an unspoken understanding—after all, the consequences of free martial soul awakening had already served as a cautionary tale, hadn't they?

"I've also heard about that history, but the version I've heard about the free awakening of martial souls seems to have never existed before? In the history of your Douluo Continent, the Spirit Hall has always been... uh... an evil villain?"

Ju Zi was puzzled. The Sun Moon Continent and the Douluo Continent bordered each other thousands of years ago. In that time, thousands of years would have been enough to completely distort the true history and make it believable.

Aside from a few family libraries that were once at their peak and still exist today, which may contain the true history, other histories may lack accuracy.

To be honest, even Ning Tian and Wu Feng were somewhat surprised by Ning Wuque's words, because they had never heard of this history before, let alone the others.

Xiao Hongchen perked up, eager to listen attentively. Ning Wuque, not wanting to spoil the fun, recounted the history he had learned from the Shrek Academy library, amidst everyone's anticipation:

"I'm not sure if Shrek really altered it. I found that this history was actually quite coincidental. It was hidden inside a bunch of casual travelogues. If I hadn't wanted to find some useful information from them, I probably wouldn't have bothered to learn about that history."

This is a lie. Even if Ning Wuque hadn't read that book, he would have fabricated a story to reasonably explain what he knew.

Electrolux suggested he take a look at some travelogues, so he did. About a month later, while he was spending time in the library, he stumbled upon a history book hidden behind some of the travelogues. It seemed to have been deliberately concealed there, waiting to be discovered, and was covered in a thick layer of dust.

Out of curiosity, Ning Wuque wanted to find out if Shrek Academy had altered the true history of this book, because he had read the first part of the Douluo Continent comic, so he could easily distinguish between falsehood and truth.

Surprisingly, everything recorded in this book is true! Even more unbelievable is that this historical record was personally collected and compiled by a Shrek Sea God Pavilion Master eight thousand years ago, who even mentioned borrowing the history of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School and those "forbidden books" from the Spirit Hall.

Many people have read this book, or rather, every few decades or centuries, a senior official, a master, a teacher, or a student might come across it by chance. However, none of them made any changes to it. Instead, after reading it, they would hide it away in a secluded corner of their book collection, waiting for the next person who would be destined to read it.

"That's how it was. Ten thousand years ago, the Xingluo royal family was tyrannical and their martial spirit filled the entire country with bloodshed."

In contrast, the Heaven Dou Empire was plagued by internal strife among its nobles. Even a small capital city could be divided into five or six factions, ultimately splitting into two factions by the Spirit Hall's angelic successor, who was posing as the heir.

Ning Wuque recounted this story, and even after condensing and selecting the best parts, it still took him a full half hour to finish:
"Moreover, there was no concept of evil spirit masters back then. Those spirit masters who willingly fell into depravity were driven to a place of exile by the Angel Clan to fend for themselves. In the end, after that person destroyed it, coupled with the inaction of the original Douluo Three Kingdoms, the current evil spirit master group was formed. Shrek Academy is actually cleaning up the mess for both sides, hahaha. What they were like ten thousand years ago, these nobles are still the same ten thousand years later. If it weren't for the coercion of the Spirit Hall and the Angel Clan, they wouldn't even be willing to spend half a copper spirit coin at the bottom."

"So... Shrek Academy has, in a way, replaced the Spirit Hall? It seems that's true."

Xiao Hongchen spoke with a hint of sarcasm, because in reality, Shrek Academy was not as good as the Spirit Hall, or rather, the Angel Family.

If they were willing to set aside historical issues and nurture the remaining members of the Angel Family, perhaps the problem of evil spirit masters would no longer exist. In addition, most members of the Angel Family are upright, so the issue of social atmosphere would be easily resolved.

After all, you have to think about it. The entire angelic family has worked diligently for thousands of years, and only one scoundrel has emerged who has ruined their own foundation, right? And the mistake he made wasn't even that big.

To put it more bluntly, it's a matter of moral failings, dishonoring the integrity and virtue of one's angelic family! It tarnishes the positive reputation of the Spirit Hall and the dignity of the Pope.

But in that era, even a nobleman could do far more disgusting things than him.

To put it mildly, it was nothing more than an impulsive act driven by improper means, eagerness, and anger.

To be honest, his original intention was only to consider the family and the Spirit Hall. Letting a saintess run off with a real good-for-nothing was his biggest mistake! If he had truly granted their wish, he himself would have been nailed to the pillar of shame in the history of his family and the Spirit Hall, forever serving as a warning to future generations.

If it were you, what would you choose?
Anyway, Xiao Hongchen felt that he would most likely make the same decision as that scoundrel, forcibly separating the two of them with a strong and irreversible action. What it was was not important; what was important was to forcibly sever all ties between them.

If he were more decisive, he might even kill the guy who had an affair with the saintess! Instead of letting him go because of some minor power behind him, that would be the safest course of action!
But no one expected that his choice would trigger so many chain reactions. The saintess was also a top-notch love-obsessed person, which even led to the destruction of her own family and the ruin of her family's foundation.

But since ancient times, heroes have only been judged by victory or defeat. Alas...

"It's true what they say, bad things live on for a thousand years. The history of Douluo Continent is so fascinating and... um..."

"Funny, isn't it? In fact, I think so too, so I actually support the Sun Moon Empire bringing them some more advanced civilization."

Seeing Ju Zi's hesitant expression, Ning Wuque picked up where she left off, but before Ju Zi could show any joy, he changed the subject again:
"But now I see that the Sun Moon Empire isn't much better. Apart from its advanced civilization, everything else here is even worse than the original Douluo Three Kingdoms!"

(End of this chapter)