Douluo Continent: Peerless Angel Qian Renxue.

Chapter 55 This Strange Era

"There's no other way." Ye Xishui didn't seem to choose to make excuses for her actions. "Like that twin-spirit master of the Holy Spirit Cult I just mentioned, she hadn't done anything wrong before, but her spirit was corrupted under special circumstances, so she had no choice but to join the Holy Spirit Cult."

Qian Renxue nodded silently.

"This era is one where people blindly follow the crowd. People seem to have lost a certain ability, an ability called critical thinking," Ye Xishui said. "What the majority believes to be right is considered right. As a result, there are those who stand on the moral high ground, pointing fingers and making wild pronouncements."

Qian Renxue had no intention of responding to this. Her mind was clear, and she knew that this statement was more like Ye Xishui trying to exonerate herself. She had no doubt that the woman in front of her was an executioner, and that she had killed far more people than she had.

"It's like everyone thinks Shrek Academy is the strongest power on the continent, so everyone tries to get in when they're young?" Qian Renxue asked. "But in reality, there must be other powerful forces on the continent, right?"

Ye Xishui nodded: "That's right, that's a very good analogy. The so-called number one on the continent is just because they've won every battle in that Soul Master Competition. But when it comes to high-level combat power, they might not be as strong as our Holy Spirit Sect."

"Speaking of which, just how powerful is the Holy Spirit Cult?" Xue Di couldn't help but ask curiously. As the queen of the far north, she had heard of Shrek Academy and knew about the existence of evil soul masters, but she didn't have much of an impression of the Holy Spirit Cult.

"I can't tell you this yet, because you haven't agreed to join us," Ye Xishui said with a smile.

Qian Renxue discussed it with her inner self and decided that temporarily joining this place wasn't out of the question, since this mad cult seemed to be at odds with Shrek Academy. Joining could be used as a stepping stone to achieve her goals.

"If you two are interested in joining, I'd like to ask you a few questions first," Ye Xishui said.

Xue Di was a little embarrassed: "Ask her, I'm with this young lady."

"First of all, do you have someone you like?" Ye Xishui asked quietly.

"Ah...ah?" Qian Renxue was stunned. She had thought it would be some kind of problem. Did joining this faction require bringing someone you like along? If she said yes, would Ye Xishui say that if she didn't bring this person along, she would kill them?

"Judging from your appearance, it seems that's no longer the case. But then again, you're probably not at the age where you should be flirting with other women."

"?" Qian Renxue was now completely embarrassed, because she was not showing her true appearance at this moment. If she were to reveal her original appearance, then the second most beautiful woman on the continent ten thousand years ago would reappear in the world.

You ask why she's not number one? Haha, that's because this list was compiled after that great battle of the gods. Qian Renxue saw her own portrait in a history book, but her real name was hidden, and she was only given the name "Fallen Angel".

First place, of course, goes to that dead rabbit, and second is her. Following that are Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Bai Chenxiang, while Hu Liena unfortunately didn't make the list. It has to be said that the producers of this list are too suspicious of favoritism; objectively speaking, Xiao Wu shouldn't be ranked first no matter what.

"So, the second question is, what kind of place do you think the Holy Spirit Cult, this evil spirit master organization, is?"

Ye Xishui's questions and the absurdity of her thinking exceeded Qian Renxue's expectations. She began to consider whether to let the little devil answer her questions, since it seemed that she got along better with this crazy old hag.

"Who are you calling a lunatic?" The little devil pouted in dissatisfaction in the Sea of ​​Spirit. She had been studying the gray bead since she woke up. "I don't know what the Holy Spirit Cult did before, but who can distinguish between good and bad, right and wrong so clearly?" The little angel finally decided to answer it herself.

"Oh?" Ye Xishui became interested.

"This world is neither black nor white. No one can deny that they have never done evil. If doing evil is considered bad, then all Soul Masters are bad people. Soul Masters must kill, whether it is human or Soul Beast." Qian Renxue lowered her eyes.

"There's no need to use any reasons to proclaim the justice and ideals you believe in. Everyone is just striving towards a certain goal. Although some people may not know what they want, they just follow the example of those around them," Qian Renxue said calmly.

Xue Di chimed in, saying, "That's right, who dares to say they've never killed a living being?"

"Goodness is something that needs to be believed in; evil, however, does not." Qian Renxue glanced at the half-burnt cigarette between Ye Xishui's fingers. "When I was a child, I heard a legend from ten thousand years ago. At that time, I thought that the Spirit Hall had only hunted down spirit beasts that had been around for a hundred thousand years, and those spirit beasts might just happen to be related to a group of self-proclaimed righteous people. So in the end, they were labeled as villains."

"Isn't it a bit too much of an excuse to make excuses for the Spirit Hall?" Ye Xishui said with a smile.

"No, it's not that. Although the Spirit Hall did indeed do things that almost wiped out an entire force, if you think about it carefully, wasn't that what they should have done?" Qian Renxue said casually. "Spirit Masters and Spirit Beasts are like that, and so are the conflicts between forces. They are originally two sides that don't get along very well."

Xue Di pursed her lips, but didn't say anything.

"I agree with that. Conflicts between forces must inevitably end with one of them surrendering completely or dying on the battlefield." Ye Xishui nodded. "A heart of mercy will only bring disaster upon oneself and the forces behind one's back."

"So-called justice and righteousness are nothing but an excuse, a pretext used by the victors to whitewash their actions. If anyone is willing to believe in such a great blessing, then they are simply too stupid," Qian Renxue said softly, taking a sip of tea.

"You just mentioned the issue of Soul Masters and Soul Beasts..." Ye Xishui smiled silently, "So, for the third question, are you willing to choose to be an enemy of humanity for a better future?"

"I..." Qian Renxue hesitated for a moment. This felt so much like the onboarding training of some organization. Once she actually joined, she might be chanting slogans like "Destroy the tyranny of the Sea God, the world belongs to the Holy Spirit" every day, as if she had been injected with chicken blood.

These questions seem unrelated, but there is a subtle connection between them, like a trap carefully designed by Ye Xishui, leading her step by step into it.

Qian Renxue raised her head and looked into Ye Xishui's deep eyes: "If this can really bring a better future to humanity, then I am willing."

These chapters will explain some background information about the Holy Spirit Cult and the series of problems that Qian Renxue will soon face. Please read them patiently.

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