"Oh? Taking action against Yuhao and Gu Yuena?"
At the Spirit Pagoda, Hua Yichen turned to look at the evil soul master brought back by Luo Ziyang, let out a cold snort, and a jade-green flute appeared in his hand.
The flute was engraved with nine layers of sound patterns, and behind him, soul rings began to rise one after another.
Purple, Purple, Purple, Black, Black, Black, Red, Red, Red—nine soul rings shimmered with light.
The evil soul master had already woken up by now.
Seeing the cold-faced Joyful Douluo and the dazzling soul rings surrounding him, he felt both regret and silent curses.
Why can't the geniuses of your Spirit Pagoda carry some obvious identifiers?
Why don't the core disciples of your Spirit Pagoda, who care so much about civilian geniuses, like to wear anything noticeable?
I saw them walking around the Mecha Association, being treated favorably by the higher-ups, and thought they were the association's geniuses!
This is fraud, fraud!
'Next time, I'll make sure to gather more information before making a move... if there is a next time.'
The evil soul master's face was filled with despair.
The branch pagoda masters of the Spirit Pagoda's 18 Heavenly Pillars are at least level 95 or above, either Super Douluos or fierce beasts, and are three-word battle armor masters.
Some important branches are even guarded by Limit Douluo-level powerhouses.
Falling into the hands of someone like this meant he was done for.
At this moment, Hua Yichen placed the jade flute to his lips, and his fourth soul ring lit up as he began to play.
Fourth Soul Skill, Requiem of the Soul!
The sound of the flute was like a clear spring in the mountains, pure and tranquil.
The evil soul master's vision began to blur.
After a moment, Hua Yichen had Luo Ziyang take the dazed man away, while he himself thoughtfully took out his soul communicator and first relayed the news to Guang Biao.
The Mecha Brigade was the true protective force of Eastsea City.
'The evil soul masters' target is the Mecha Association members—Tang Ziran and his wife.'
After handling this matter, Hua Yichen dialed another number.
"This is the Eastsea branch, connecting to the Execution Department, Dark Phoenix Douluo."
"Understood!"
A staff member's voice responded from the other side, and soon, a cold female voice sounded.
"What is it? I'm currently in the Far North."
"..."
Seriously, how many years have you been in the Far North?
Weren't ten years thrown into the Far North by the Leng family head enough?
Have you gone from one extreme to another?
Clicking his tongue silently, Hua Yichen decided it was best not to bring up this topic and got straight to the point.
"There are evil soul masters active in Eastsea City. I've captured one and learned of a possible hidden location for evil soul masters in Skysea City. I'm informing you, though it's likely a decoy base..."
"I'll arrange for someone to investigate."
Upon hearing about evil soul masters, Leng Yulai's tone turned even colder.
"Anything else?"
"No."
"Goodbye!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the other end hung up abruptly, leaving Hua Yichen staring helplessly at his soul communicator.
Ever since the incident back then, Dark Phoenix Douluo had harbored a deep hatred for evil soul masters.
Just mentioning them would put her in a bad mood. Could this be considered misplaced anger?
Don't forget, it was you who initially wanted to become an evil soul master...
Shaking his head, Hua Yichen stopped thinking about this matter and prepared to quietly wait for the Execution Department in Skysea to send him news.
Fighting against evil soul masters is everyone's responsibility.
In truth, there's no need to establish a specific department for it.
The main task of the Execution Department isn't to eradicate evil soul masters, but they are more skilled at dealing with them.
The primary mission of the Execution Department is to monitor individuals with the potential to become evil soul masters.
Its members all have the potential to become evil soul masters themselves, making them the most knowledgeable about the methods of evil soul masters.
For example, after the incident back then, Dark Phoenix Douluo was thrown into the Execution Department by the Leng family head.
All members of this department are both part of the Spirit Pagoda and subjects of supervision.
The establishment of this department is actually related to spirit souls.
Different spirit souls have their own criteria for choosing contractors, but for spirit souls with high intelligence, there is one common standard: they... absolutely despise evil soul masters and are unwilling to form contracts with them.
They even avoid soul masters who have the potential to become evil soul masters.
As they put it: "Evil soul masters only care about themselves, and most don't even care about their own descendants. Constantly facing pursuit and living in uncertainty, are we tired of living to form contracts with these people? Why should our companions enjoy long lives and respect while we suffer such hardships?"
In this situation, even the evil-evaluated human-faced demon spider spirit soul, upon seeing someone with a suspected evil martial soul, would first think of avoiding a contract with them, fearing they might be boarding the wrong ship.
However, martial souls are innate.
Some people are born with martial souls that have the potential to become evil martial souls.
Cutting off their hope of becoming soul masters solely because of their martial souls might push them to extremes.
Moreover, spirit souls compatible with such martial souls also need a place to go.
Thus, after internal discussions and communication with the Federation, the Spirit Pagoda established the Execution Department specifically for supervision.
Soul masters with the potential to become evil soul masters can form spirit soul contracts at the Spirit Pagoda.
However, as the price for the Spirit Pagoda persuading spirit souls to contract with them, these individuals, whether they join the Execution Department or not, will undergo a special probation period.
At regular intervals, they must complete a very simple task under the joint observation of Execution Department members and Federation officials—
Confront their spirit soul in a face-to-face interrogation!
Would a spirit soul that has formed a contract not know what methods a soul master has used to cultivate?
If a soul master absorbs life force to cultivate, the spirit soul can sense it!
They don't ask the person; they only ask the spirit soul.
If the spirit soul says there's no problem, then it's fine.
And because of their martial souls, Execution Department members are also highly familiar with the methods of evil soul masters, making it nearly impossible to cheat.
After several years of scrutiny, once it's confirmed that the soul master hasn't been influenced by their martial soul, the review period is gradually extended, from once a year to once every few years... until eventually, it's lifted.
The same method is used within the Execution Department.
This supervision method doesn't make people feel oppressed.
After all, as supervisors, spirit souls don't have the ability to constantly monitor you.
It's just that the feedback from the contract lets them know whether you've used evil soul master methods to enhance yourself.
Those with a clear conscience naturally won't feel guilty or fearful because of this.
In fact, in the eyes of some soul masters, spirit souls have given them the opportunity to prove their innocence.
When they are accused of being evil soul masters due to their martial souls, they can summon their spirit soul and confidently declare, "I am not an evil soul master. My spirit soul can vouch for me!"
While waiting for news and reflecting on the history of the Execution Department's creation, Hua Yichen sighed inwardly.
Now, the bond between spirit souls and humans is growing deeper, and the connection between the Spirit Pagoda and soul beasts is also strengthening.
To this day, even those who were once easily mistaken for evil soul masters are gradually gaining the trust of others because of their spirit soul contracts.
Opening a new path for both soul beasts and humans.
The Spirit Pagoda is gradually achieving the goal it was originally created for.
So, is this prosperous era what you wished for, First Tower Master?