[After bidding farewell to the princes and imperial clan members of the Sun Moon Empire, I returned to the Sun Moon Imperial City alone.]
[I saw that the Sun Moon Imperial City, once incredibly prosperous and arguably the grandest city on this planet, had already turned into a field of ruins, with fires raging everywhere, billowing smoke, and corpses strewn about.]
[And amidst the ruins, Evil Soul Masters were laughing wildly and unrestrainedly, hunting down civilians and some Spirit Masters who had luckily survived under this Cataclysm.]
["Run! Where do you think you're running?!"]
["Two-legged sheep, come and become the nourishment for our cultivation!"]
[The Evil Soul Masters laughed wildly, directly intending to literally skin and eat the captured Spirit Masters and civilians alive, turning them into nourishment for their cultivation.]
[Of course, it wasn't that they couldn't survive.]
[However, the price was to wear shackles on their hands and feet, or to voluntarily bind their hands and have the sides of their heads shaved bald, with the remaining hair in the middle braided into a long rope so that the Evil Soul Masters could lead them back to their lair like herding sheep.]
[It could be foreseen that the Evil Soul Masters would raise these people like pigs, letting them continuously breed offspring to serve as future cultivation resources.]
Inside the Supreme Pontiff Palace in Spirit City.
When they saw this, whether it was Bibi Dong, Chrysanthemum Douluo, or Ghost Douluo, or even Qian Renxue and Hu Liena, they were all instantly stunned and fell into a deep silence.
They never expected that after the descent of the gods...
The collapse of the Sun Moon Empire and the rampage of the Evil Soul Masters would bring about such tragic and gruesome results!
This was not a simple fall of a nation.
This was the fall of the World, the fall of a civilization!
Although as members of the Spirit Hall, they also knew of the evil of Evil Soul Masters, who would slaughter civilians and devour human flesh, bones, and souls to cultivate.
It could be said to be utterly devoid of conscience!
But under the thousands of years of suppression by the Spirit Hall, the level of danger from Evil Soul Masters and Fallen Spirit Masters had decreased by more than just one level.
At least in the current Douluo Continent, it was basically rare to even hear of the situation regarding Evil Soul Masters.
What they heard of most were merely Fallen Spirit Masters who had violated the laws of the continent.
But even with the legendary Evil Soul Masters...
None of them had ever heard of Evil Soul Masters shaving the sides of people's heads, braiding their hair into long ropes, and enslaving them like herding sheep.
And even bringing them back to be raised like livestock, using their offspring as cultivation resources.
Just thinking about such things caused a raging fury to rise from within their hearts, almost wanting to burn everything to ashes.
The World shouldn't be like this!
[Seeing this, my eyes turned cold, and the fury in my heart could no longer be suppressed.]
[I could not tolerate such a scene.]
[Before, it was because the gods were still here that I didn't dare to act, but now that the gods are nowhere to be found, only these Evil Soul Masters remain, yet they dare to act so presumptuously before me!]
[However, just as I was preparing to act.]
[Suddenly, I thought of a way to get the best of both Worlds.]
[With the help of the Creation Celestial Crystal barrier and the Eternal Essence of the Myriad Laws - Soul Bone Skill of the external Spirit Bone: Vertical Pupil of the Mirror Surface, I activated the Double Pupil Martial Soul's sixth Spirit Ability: Mirror Image Clone, manifesting a Mirror Image Clone.]
[Then, under my control, this Mirror Image Clone, his face full of rage, instantly charged out and activated his third Spirit Ability: Creation Celestial Crystal, condensing a suit of armor on his body and a greatsword in his hands, directly cutting several Evil Soul Masters in half at the waist.]
[After killing these few Evil Soul Masters, I controlled the Mirror Image Clone to release the restraints on the captured people and said in a deep voice.]
["Run, quickly! Try to escape towards the sea, to the islands. That way, you might still have a sliver of hope for survival."]
["In the future, the continent will be very dangerous!"]
[At this time, someone recognized me and said excitedly.]
["Are you that number one genius of the Sun Moon Empire with an innate spirit power of rank thirty, student Lin Hanjue?"]
[To this, I said modestly, "If you're talking about an innate spirit power of rank thirty, then that is indeed me, but I can't be considered the Sun Moon Empire's number one genius!"]
[But after confirming my identity, this person said anxiously.]
["Student Lin Hanjue, you must hide quickly!"]
["Those Evil Soul Masters are looking for you everywhere; they want to kill you!"]
[Hearing this, my heart sank, though I wasn't surprised.]
[Because my innate spirit power was as high as rank thirty, anyone with a sane mind could see my future potential. These Evil Soul Masters would naturally want to eradicate a threat like me.]
["I understand!"]
[I replied, still urging these people to leave quickly while I stayed to cover the rear.]
[And because the Sun Moon Imperial City was too large, there were far too many roaming and hunting Evil Soul Masters in these ruins.]
[My killing of the Evil Soul Masters in this area and rescuing the people to escort them away quickly attracted other Evil Soul Masters from the surroundings.]
["Trying to save people? You overestimate yourself!"]
["However, the flesh and blood of a Spirit Master are much more nourishing than those of civilians. If you want to save them, then pay with your own flesh and blood!"]
[A group of Evil Soul Masters sneered, wanting to kill me.]
[But unfortunately, even if what I controlled was only one Mirror Image Clone, its combat power was absolutely at the Titled Heavenly Sovereign level.]
[Without an Evil Soul Master of the Titled Heavenly Sovereign level coming over, the other Evil Soul Masters were merely seeking death!]
[I slaughtered my way through, rescuing more and more civilians and Spirit Masters, and killing more and more Evil Soul Masters.]
[However, such a large commotion still attracted an Evil Soul Master of the Titled Heavenly Sovereign level.]
["Lin Hanjue?!"]
[Upon seeing me, this Titled Heavenly Sovereign level Evil Soul Master, who was extremely short—only about one point four meters tall—with a thin and gaunt frame, laughed wildly towards the sky and said with a hideous expression.]
["I searched far and wide until I wore out my iron shoes, only to find it here without any effort!"]
["As long as I can capture you, it will be a great achievement!"]
[After saying that, this Titled Heavenly Sovereign level Evil Soul Master gave a sinister laugh and summoned a Heart-Eating Demon Wolf Spirit covered in blood-colored fur. He entered the Spirit Possession state, nine spirit rings rose from beneath his feet, and he directly used his eighth Spirit Ability: Wolf Swallows Divine Dragon!]
[Although even as a Mirror Image Clone, as long as I went all out, it would be entirely enough to kill this Titled Heavenly Sovereign level Evil Soul Master.]
[But after thinking about it, I prepared to pretend to let the Mirror Image Clone be captured, allowing this Titled Heavenly Sovereign level Evil Soul Master to take the Mirror Image Clone back to the lair.]
[I wanted to see what those experts from the Overseas Kingdoms, the Losers Alliance, and the traitors and turncoats like the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School would discuss, and whether it concerned how to handle the Sun Moon Empire subsequently.]
[If I could hear some inside information, perhaps it could help save more people.]
[Thus, at the cost of being heavily wounded, this Titled Heavenly Sovereign with the Heart-Eating Demon Wolf Spirit finally managed to heavily wound the Mirror Image Clone. As he prepared to take the Mirror Image Clone, who was feigning unconsciousness, to some headquarters or lair...]
[I followed from a distance, trailing them all the way to the northern region of the Douluo Continent, to a city named Pingbei City.]
[The people of this city had been slaughtered almost to the last person, and it was now occupied by Evil Soul Masters.]
[But at this time, in this city, there were not only Evil Soul Masters, but also experts from the Overseas Kingdoms, and the traitors and turncoats from the Losers Alliance and the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School were all here as well.]