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After seeing Salas off, Ning Fengzhi's face turned grim as he stared fiercely at Mu Tian, who was pinned in front of him, demanding, "Why did you become a fallen one? With your talent, becoming a Titled Douluo shouldn't have been a problem!"
"How much time would that take? I had to become strong quickly and surpass Tang San. Why is he so exceptional?" Mu Tian's eyes were filled with madness. "We're essentially the same! Do you know? Ning Rongrong should be mine! Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, they should all be mine! Even Huo Wu, hahaha!"
When Xiao Wu unleashed her Fifth Soul Skill, the Blazing Fist, Mu Tian couldn't withstand it. He barely survived thanks to the Blood Bat King's intervention, which, based on the Moon Martial Soul, had fused with his flesh to some extent.
This led to a slight fusion of the Blood Bat King's will with Mu Tian's soul, making his mental state extremely deranged.
He even indulged in delusions in front of Ning Fengzhi, displaying his dark, charred, and grotesque masculinity.
Boom!
Even the refined Ning Fengzhi, at this moment, abandoned his cultivation principles and kicked out forcefully, shattering all of Mu Tian's teeth. "Innate Full Soul Power? Ridiculous!"
At this moment, Ning Fengzhi realized that Mu Tian was like an untrained white-eyed wolf!
Why such a huge difference in character when they were both born commoners?
"Haha! Hehe!" Unexpectedly, Mu Tian continued to boast, "Why didn't you just betroth me to Ning Rongrong directly? Arrange a childhood engagement? If that had been the case, how could I have ended up like this? It's all your fault!"
"Shut up!"
A Titled Douluo who rushed over shouted, stomping on Mu Tian's right arm, filled with hatred. "This is punishment for disrespecting the Sect Master!"
Crack!
Then, the Titled Douluo stomped on Mu Tian's left arm. "This is for your shameless arrogance!"
Next, Mu Tian's legs were also consecutively broken by the Titled Douluo, who said bitterly, "These two are for your failure to recognize yourself, jealousy towards others, and descent into evil!"
"How did I teach you in the past?"
"The Sect's rules mean nothing to you, do they?"
"Becoming a fallen one is simply unreasonable!"
At this moment, the most painful person was the Titled Douluo.
This was his disciple after all!
But he had fallen!
And even displayed such ugliness in front of the Sect Master... It wasn't just Mu Tian's face that was lost; it was his teacher's!
How could he joke with the Titled Douluo in the future?
Just as the Titled Douluo's evil thoughts arose and he was about to crush Mu Tian's neck, Ning Fengzhi stopped him, saying, "Uncle Bone, stop. Spare yourself. If a teacher kills his disciple, such a thing, if it spreads, won't sound good."
"I'm sorry, Sect Master. It's my incompetence. I agreed to let him attend a school like Shrek, which neglects to teach students basic moral values. Later on, I even allowed him to venture out alone..." The Titled Douluo's eyes were bloodshot. "This is my disgrace!"
Eventually, under Ning Fengzhi's persuasion, the Titled Douluo finally gave up on killing Mu Tian.
But Mu Tian didn't survive either—
The Titled Douluo, acting on behalf of the Bone Douluo, cleaned up the mess.
"When I heard about this, I wasn't particularly surprised, to be honest. With his shameless and unrestrained personality, it's not surprising for him to take such an extreme path," Ning Rongrong seemed unsurprised by Mu Tian's fall, but his descent into becoming a fallen one was indeed unexpected.
"I actually knew about this," Tang San said. "When we, along with Xiao Wu, Guang Ling, and Blue Silver Grass, passed through Phoenix City, we were invited by the local Martial Soul Hall Master and City Lord to join forces to suppress a cult formed by Soul Masters. The cult's leader was Mu Tian... But I didn't personally lay hands on him. He was defeated by Guang Ling and Xiao Wu."
This wasn't meant as sarcasm but rather as recognition of Mu Tian's strength.
At least, as a fallen one turned into a Soul Master, he required the combined efforts of Xiao Wu and Guang Ling to be defeated relatively easily.
"Well, it was you guys who got us threatened by that guy Salas from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan!" Ning Rongrong's face was full of discontent.
"But can we really blame ourselves?" Tang San shrugged, his expression turning serious. "After all, who made Mu Tian fall? Those photos, videos, I'm sure you've secretly seen them too, right? Myself, Xiao Wu, and Guang Ling saw it with our own eyes. Those piles of corpses, the elderly, children, pregnant women..."
"If it weren't for considering that Mu Tian belonged to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, killing him directly might have caused conflicts between the two forces. I believe everyone present at the scene would have been unable to resist tearing him apart."
Ning Rongrong naturally realized what kind of person a fallen one was. "I know that too. It's just that I'm not fond of that guy Salas."
"Speaking of Salas, that guy does indeed have a bit of an arrogant attitude. Many of the Hall Masters and lower-level law enforcement officers of the Martial Soul Hall have similar attitudes." Tang San knew that this was also due to the inadequate management of the Martial Soul Hall. Even though there were Soul Mother and Soul Child Cameras to serve as "surveillance," it was still difficult to cover everything.
Mainly because the Martial Soul Hall itself was a religious organization, but not purely so, as it was mixed with complex interests. Most of the members who joined the Martial Soul Hall were civilians, grassroots personnel who graduated from elementary Soul Master academies, only knowing basic literacy...
Perhaps they valued camaraderie, but valuing camaraderie couldn't represent high quality.
Even more so, most Martial Soul Hall members joined simply to make a living, or just to chant a slogan: for the glory of the Martial Soul Hall, for the fight of the Martial Soul Hall.
But what exactly is the glory of the Martial Soul Hall?
Tang San suspected that most of the high-ranking members of the Martial Soul Hall were also unclear, at most just subservient to someone (Pope/Grand Pontiff), admiring their strength, and being driven by them, nothing more.
And the two great empires?
At least they have a core: for the country and the people.
Regardless of whether they are just empty words or if they are actually implemented, the myriad of beings on the Douluo Continent really do love to hear this rhetoric from the two great empires.
That's the reality.
"Suddenly, I feel that the road ahead is long and arduous—"
In the 90s and early 2000s, the quality of education and training of some small city's law enforcement officers wasn't as high as it is now.
By analogy, you can imagine what the grassroots personnel of the Martial Soul Hall are like, and you can understand why the Soul Master army of the Martial Soul Hall was so chaotic during the final decisive battle, and why the people within the Martial Soul Empire were not very enthusiastic about the Martial Soul Hall—this was hinted at in the original work.
Martial Soul Hall: lacks military talent, people who can manage people's livelihoods, and administrative talent. This is the drawback of Soul Masters; they only rely on their fists.
But having big fists only allows them to be the big shot in their respective circles. Managing the entire country is a completely different matter.
Economy, finance, military, food supply, etc., the Martial Soul Hall doesn't have anyone up to standard, and there isn't even one person who understands these things. Even if they understand, they might not be valued due to their low strength.
Perhaps, in the original work, the Martial Soul Hall wanted to launch a lightning war, directly overthrowing the two great empires, and then recruit talents...
But they also need corresponding management talents!
Relying solely on other countries... In the original setting, after becoming a god, you can only stay on the mortal star for a hundred years. You don't have the power to single-handedly challenge the entire divine realm; you can only ascend.
The author even suspects that the divine realm also stipulates that after becoming a god, you cannot interfere on a large scale in the mortal realm. Even if there were no Tang San in the original work, Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue would still be judged by the Asura God.
Afterwards, without true management talents belonging to their own, even if the Martial Soul Empire unified, it would still collapse after Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue disappeared.