Chapter 23: Dai Mubai: Zhuqing, Don't Listen to Her, She's Lying to You!
"Ab… abolish soul power?"
Primordial Immortal Court, Spirit Beast Garden.
After hearing the old nanny speak those words so casually, even with a hint of disdain, Zhu Zhuqing felt as if she had been struck by lightning and froze where she stood.
At this moment, her cold and beautiful face was filled with struggle and hesitation.
It was not just her. At this moment, the entire Douluo Continent, along with the lofty God Realm above it, fell into dead silence.
Then, an overwhelming uproar erupted.
"Madness! This is simply madness!"
On the training grounds of Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang, who had originally been slumped on the ground, suddenly sprang up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.
Pointing at the sky screen, he spoke while spittle flew everywhere.
"Soul power is the foundation of a soul master. It is the most sacred power bestowed upon the Douluo Continent by the heavens!"
"Without soul power, a soul master is nothing but trash—inferior even to ants!"
Does that old nanny actually say soul power is garbage? Does she even want it abolished? She's trying to destroy Zhuqing!
Yu Xiaogang was furious. It was not only because he cared about Zhu Zhuqing, but also because the words of that old nanny were fundamentally denying the martial soul theory he had spent his entire life researching.
If soul power were garbage, then everything he had studied for his entire life as a theoretical master would merely amount to sorting garbage.
That was more unbearable to him than death.
On the other side, after hearing what the old nanny on the sky screen said, Tang San's face also turned extremely ugly.
The Mysterious Heaven Skill, which he was so proud of, essentially cultivated inner energy and converted it into soul power. If soul power was a low-grade form of energy, then what did that make his Mysterious Heaven Skill?
And what about the ultimate techniques of the Tang Sect?
"Zhuqing, don't listen to her!"
Among everyone present, the one who reacted most intensely was none other than Zhu Zhuqing's fiancé, Dai Mubai.
At this moment, Dai Mubai no longer cared about the injuries on his body. Struggling to stand up, he shouted toward the unreachable sky screen.
"That's the result of more than ten years of your cultivation! That's the dignity of you as a Soul Ancestor, Zhuqing!"
"If you abolish your soul power, then you really will be nothing!"
"Come back! That world is too dangerous. This is all a scam! It's all a lie, Zhuqing!"
At this moment, Dai Mubai's eyes were bloodshot, and he looked as if he had gone completely mad.
He simply could not accept that his fiancée would abandon the power system they were proud of just to adapt to the rules of that other world.
The feeling was like watching the goddess he adored voluntarily undergo plastic surgery to change her face just to please another tall, rich, handsome man.
It filled him with incomparable humiliation.
Meanwhile, in Spirit Hall.
Crack!
The scepter in Bibi Dong's hand was crushed hard enough to produce a visible crack.
The Pope, who was usually noble and aloof, now had her chest heaving violently, her beautiful eyes filled with shock and uncertainty.
"Soul power… loose and weak, full of impurities?"
"Using this kind of energy to drive the body is like feeding pig slop to a true dragon."
The disdainful words of that old nanny stabbed into Bibi Dong's heart like sharp knives.
She possessed twin martial souls and was a rank 99 Ultimate Douluo, only one step away from becoming a god.
The soul power within her was vast, like an ocean, the pinnacle admired by soul masters across the continent.
Yet now someone was telling her that the power she was proud of was nothing but impurities? Nothing but garbage?
"No, I don't believe it!"
Bibi Dong clenched her teeth and stared fixedly at the sky screen.
"I want to see exactly what Zhu Zhuqing will have left after abolishing her soul power!"
"Could it be that the cultivation system of that world is truly so much more noble than ours?"
Douluo Continent, God Realm Committee.
As the highest point of the entire Douluo plane, this place was also the very source of all soul power throughout the continent.
Yet at this moment, the expressions of the five great God Kings were uglier than if they had swallowed flies.
Especially the Asura God. As the strongest enforcer in the God Realm, he could be considered the absolute ceiling of combat power on the entire Douluo Continent.
But right now, the Asura God was extremely angry. Crimson light surrounded him, a murderous aura surging violently. He almost wanted to tear through the sky screen and rip that old nanny's mouth apart.
"Hmph, utterly absurd!"
"Soul power is the fusion of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth with the laws of the universe. It is the foundation of becoming a god!"
"What does that old woman know? How dare she claim that soul power is garbage?"
"If my true body descended, I would definitely show her the power of a God King!"
As the Asura God finished speaking, the God of Destruction also slammed his palm onto the round table. Waves of destructive intent surged wildly, causing the entire hall to tremble with a loud buzzing sound.
Looking at the old nanny on the sky screen, who despised soul power as garbage, he sneered repeatedly.
"Exactly. Even a servant responsible for sweeping dares to discuss the Great Dao?"
"Soul power is a manifestation of the fundamental power of heaven and earth. Although it appears somewhat thin in the lower realm, its essence originates from the same source as divine power!"
"If cultivated to the extreme, one can condense a godhood, control laws, and become immortal!"
"And she calls it garbage? Does she even want it abolished?"
"In my opinion, this is nothing but a lie fabricated by that world to control the people of the lower realms!"
"They want them to cripple themselves and become useless, so they can only rely on that so-called Immortal Court and serve them as slaves for generations!"
After hearing his analysis, the Asura God beside him nodded slightly while idly playing with his Asura Demonic Sword.
"Destruction makes sense."
"If that Zhu Zhuqing truly believes such slander and abolishes her soul power, she will regret it."
"Furthermore, the meridians of a mortal body are inherently fragile. Once deprived of the nourishment of soul power, serious problems will inevitably arise."
"Even if she does not die, in that terrifying gravity environment, could a powerless cripple survive even one second?"
"This is clearly a road of no return. Unfortunately, she is too young to understand."
At this point, the Asura God sighed slightly and shook his head, as if he had already foreseen Zhu Zhuqing's body exploding in a tragic death.
"The people of that world are treating those from our Douluo plane like monkeys for entertainment."
"That so-called Primordial Body Tempering Art is probably some kind of evil technique that overdraws one's life force."
"An arm capable of lifting one hundred and eight thousand jin?"
"Heh. Aside from divine beasts who cultivate the path of strength, how could a human possess such physical power during childhood? It completely violates the fundamental laws of the universe!"
Although the Goddess of Kindness felt somewhat worried, after hearing the two supreme God Kings speak with such certainty, she could only sigh softly.
"I just hope that little girl does not do anything foolish."
"Cultivating soul power is not easy. At her age, reaching more than rank forty already makes her a genius in the lower realm."
"If she abolishes it, she will truly be ruined."
In contrast, the most relaxed one present, the God of Evil, sat with one leg crossed over the other, wearing a look of pure amusement.
"Oh my, don't be so serious."
"After all, it's only the choice of a lower realm ant."
"I'm quite looking forward to seeing how regretful she will be when she abolishes her soul power and turns into a pile of useless mud. And what will that old nanny do then?"
"Will she throw her into that garden full of monsters as feed, or simply kick her out and let her fend for herself?"
"Hahahahaha!"
Hearing this, all the gods except the Goddess of Life burst into laughter.
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