Chapter 141: 158. The True Miracle
So, to dismantle the caste system foundation of Douluo Continent, the key lies in breaking the monopoly over martial souls.
Neither soul tools, battle armor, spirit soul systems, nor gunpowder technology can achieve this.
After showing the Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus, Huo Qiqiang took Qian Renxue to the secret laboratory inside the Body Sect.
The Body Sect was built atop a towering majestic peak. Huo Qiqiang ordered the center of the mountain hollowed out to build a laboratory.
Qian Renxue followed Huo Qiqiang into the Body Sect's secret chamber. There was a soul tool elevator; Huo Qiqiang activated it and entered, with Qian Renxue closely behind.
The elevator descended and finally reached the inner chamber.
Qian Renxue followed Huo Yuhao into the laboratory. As they entered, the sensing lights illuminated, displaying the lab's images before her eyes—she seemed to glimpse the future.
Inside the lab, the mountain was isolated by metal walls crafted from deep-sea silver. They entered the laboratory.
There were many soul tool display screens and various soul tools even Qian Renxue could not recognize.
Some soul tools internally stored flowing blood samples, while the screens showed recorded data.
Huo Qiqiang approached the testing table's center, where two soul tool syringes were placed carefully on two racks.
He casually took one syringe and said, "This is the miracle I want you to see."
"What does it do?" Qian Renxue asked.
"You'll know soon enough. For now, just know the world will be changed by its appearance." Huo Qiqiang bypassed the test table, opened the door to the soul tool elevator behind it, and said, "Let's make way. The protagonist of today will soon arrive here."
Qian Renxue entered the elevator with Huo Qiqiang. They arrived at the central control center, where screens monitored everything in the lab. Qian Renxue saw one screen projecting the same lab scene from moments ago.
Xue Di led Mu Yuanfang and Luo Xingqi to the foot of a majestic peak.
Mu Yuanfang was one of the survivors from the family Huo Hao had once ransacked.
"Sister Xue, why are we here?" Luo Xingqi asked in confusion.
Xue Di found a spot, input a password, and two massive stones blocking the mountain shifted aside, revealing a passageway.
"Follow me inside," Xue Di said.
The two young children entered with her.
Inside, the mountain was like a secret chamber, twisting and turning. Every so often, a metal door blocked their way, which opened automatically after Xue Di's authentication.
Mu Yuanfang and Luo Xingqi instinctively gripped Xue Di's clothes and looked around cautiously.
Eventually, the passage ended, and they entered a cavern filled with a sense of technology.
"Where is this? Sister Xue!" Mu Yuanfang asked.
"This is the place where you will change your destiny." Xue Di approached two devices, activated them, and said, "Step onto the platform."
The two obeyed and stepped onto the platform.
Light columns emerged from the platform's base, enveloping them both.
Their vision instantly changed.
Mu Yuanfang's vision—
He saw sects and family lineage charts, towering like trees in a dark forest, standing across the world.
Haotian Sect's martial soul, the Haotian Hammer, was passed down by the Tang family for 42,156 years.
Blue Electric Tyrannosaurus Sect's martial soul, the Blue Electric Tyrannosaurus, inherited through the Yu family for 35,698 years.
Seven Treasure Glazed Pavilion's martial soul, the Seven Treasure Exquisite Pagoda, passed down by the Ning family for 35,845 years.
And so on!
On Douluo Continent, powerful martial souls are monopolized by powerful families who dictate the continent's order—a fixed order throughout history.
The profound inheritance spanning millennia formed their arrogance and disdain—
On Douluo Continent, laws restrain only the lower people and cannot truly limit them. Due to their heritage, these families stand above the world, seeing secular law as nothing. Their unchecked power is a disaster to this world, causing many tragedies. Images showed sect disciples acting arrogantly and tyrannically, corrupt nobles hunting slaves, and proud sect children assaulting common women.
The scene shifted. Mu Yuanfang saw Tang Hao, the enemy he hated deeply.
The images displayed Tang Hao's proud life. Unlike the low-born Shudra and Dalits, Tang Hao was born into the Brahmin class and did not worry about his martial soul. With the basic Haotian Hammer and excellent inherited bloodlines, he awakened top-tier talent for the Haotian Hammer, launching his legendary life.
Finally, the screen stopped at the moment Tang Hao, venting anger at the Spirit Hall, crushed Mu Yuanfang's entire family.
The memory made Mu Yuanfang clench his fists in hatred. So, the death of my family was just your way of venting your rage? Tang Hao—
"Question: Do you want revenge?"
"I do!"
"Question: Your enemy is Tang Hao from the Haotian Sect, with tens of thousands of years of heritage. If you could achieve ultimate revenge, which way would you choose?"
"1: Kill Tang Hao, replace him, and establish your own family legacy. 2: Overthrow the Douluo Continent's order, ending the era of sects and families. Please follow your heart—lying is useless."
Looking at the two choices, Mu Yuanfang fell silent. Replace and establish his own family? The dragon slayer often becomes the dragon—was that truly what he wanted?
He recalled the earliest scene: sects and families dominated this world like mountain ranges, monopolizing powerful martial souls and forming the unchanging order for thousands of years. How could the common people ever rise?
If given a choice, if possible, he did not want to become such a dirty caste aristocrat. He would rather destroy all powerful clans, overturn their legacies, and let the people oppressed for thousands of years finally breathe freely.
"I choose 2."
The voice said, "Congratulations, you have passed the test. Remember your choice."
"I will."
The light dispersed. Mu Yuanfang stood on the platform and looked to the girl beside him, who obviously had undergone the same questioning and passed as well.
Before them, the platform rose, and two soul tool syringes entered their view.
(END CHAPTER)
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