Chapter 194: Concept of Popularizing Spirit Souls and Holy Spirit's Confusion (Four Thousand)

Inside the hall on the first floor of the Spirit Pagoda, voices rose in a clamor.

Beneath the towering dome, crystal chandeliers cast soft radiance, illuminating the bustling crowd. Soul Masters wore various uniforms, speaking in low voices, occasionally someone looked up at the huge Soul Guidance Screen embedded in the wall, which was broadcasting the Spirit Pagoda's latest announcements.

Amidst this clamor, Na Na Li stood beside a carved pillar, her gaze falling on Huo Yuhao not far ahead of her, she tilted her head slightly and said with a rather surprised tone:

"Last time you saw through me, that's fine, counted as my oversight, but this time how exactly did you recognize me?"

Huo Yuhao smiled without speaking, and did not answer.

Na Na Li stared at him for a moment, then suddenly waved her hand: "Forget it, forget it, since you don't want to say, I'm too lazy to pursue it."

She lowered her voice, making a shushing gesture with her fingertip at her lips, "However regarding my identity as a Councilor... please continue to keep it secret? In certain special occasions, this can be very useful."

She blinked meaningfully, as if she had already seen the comical scene of some blind attackers hitting an iron plate.

Seeing Huo Yuhao slightly nod in agreement, Na Na Li's face broke into a smile, then she said:

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. I came to find you because there are some things I want to discuss with you. Today I am here as a Federal Senator representative."

Huo Yuhao was somewhat surprised, "Besides the Spirit Ice Douluo's worship ceremony, are there other important matters?"

Speaking of the Spirit Ice Douluo's worship ceremony, his face showed no change, which made Gu Yue Na standing beside him feel deeply admiring.

If it were her encountering such a strange situation, she feared she would find it hard to remain calm.

"Saying it's important is important, saying it's not important isn't important either. Counted as... an informal survey? With your opinion as the Next Tower Master, I can go back and report my duties without having to deal with those old foxes. Considering Sister's previous protection of you, help me once, okay?"

Na Na Li made a joke, then her tone turned serious, "Do you think with the Spirit Pagoda's current technology, Spirit Souls can be circulated to ordinary people?"

Huo Yuhao frowned, "His Excellency means, letting people who are not Soul Masters obtain Spirit Souls?"

Really... Pokémon?

The Federation still has this idea?

Are you trying to form a Pokémon League? Will a Team Rocket pop up one day?

While Huo Yuhao was secretly complaining, Na Na Li explained:

"That's right. Now Spirit Souls cooperate with Soul Masters, they are important partners for Soul Masters' promotion, very few Spirit Souls are held by ordinary people."

"But with the development of the times, other voices have already arisen among ordinary people."

In Na Na Li's understanding, Spirit Souls were originally a plan designed by Spirit Ice Douluo for Soul Beasts and humans to walk toward peace. And after ten thousand years of evolution, Spirit Souls have completed their historical mission.

They play the roles of partners, elders, and heirs in Soul Master families respectively. Scenes of them accompanying Soul Masters can be seen on the streets. In families, one can see Spirit Beast Ancestors scolding their useless juniors. On the field of the Spirit Competition, young Soul Masters and their Spirit Soul partners can be seen sweating together.

These bits and pieces constitute the scroll of coexistence between humans and Spirit Souls. They may no longer be substitutes for Soul Rings, but they have become family more intimate than bloodline.

As a Spirit Beast Ancestor often said: "Contracts can be signed, and can also dissipate—but the years walked together, no one can erase."

But precisely because of the success of Spirit Souls, their existence constantly radiates charm among another huge group.

Ordinary people's children see Soul Masters and Spirit Souls fighting together on the field, see Spirit Souls and Soul Masters playing on the street, how could they not envy? Don't their parents hope to have a long-lived existence in their own home to protect the family?

Of course they hope!

By now, more and more ordinary people have begun to question—why can such a miraculous existence only be bound to Soul Masters? Can't ordinary people also obtain Spirit Souls?

Of course, there are also opposition parties, believing Spirit Souls are safer when with Soul Masters, if separated, it's not certain. But after ten thousand years, Spirit Souls have completely integrated into human life, these voices seem very insignificant among them, far from being as loud as the voices wanting Spirit Souls to settle in ordinary people's homes.

This also led to the Federal Parliament having the topic of whether to open up the purchase channels of Spirit Souls, allowing ordinary people to hold Spirit Souls. Events like the Spirit Ice Ceremony make these voices louder, so there was the scene of Na Na Li asking Huo Yuhao.

After describing the situation in detail, Na Na Li smiled: "Talk about your opinion, speak freely, just now was just a joke, your opinion I will consider, but I will also understand Snow Empress Pagoda Master's opinion."

As long as Huo Yuhao's opinion, that is naturally impossible, the other party's current talent is enough to shock anyone, but involving Spirit Research and politics, that is another matter.

Huo Yuhao pondered for a moment, shook his head, "Not now, too many issues involved. Not talking about other issues, the reason why Spirit Souls must constantly sign contracts with Soul Masters, His Excellency should know, right?"

Na Na Li nodded, "Mm, because Spirit Souls lost their bodies, without bodily nourishment, their souls are like rootless duckweed, needing Soul Masters to nourish them on their behalf."

Although becoming a Spirit Soul is a way that causes less harm to Soul Beasts, compared to Soul Beasts that directly become Soul Rings, they retain more, but Spirit Souls ultimately still discarded some things—the flesh body.

"After becoming a Spirit Soul, without the support of flesh and blood, their souls will gradually weaken with the passage of time, and finally dissipate."

Na Na Li answered: "So, Spirit Souls need to sign contracts with Soul Masters, relying on their Spiritual Seas to nourish themselves. Otherwise, their consciousness will gradually blur, and finally return to the Void."

Spiritual objects and blessed lands that can nourish souls are very rare, but bodily nourishment of souls, without these things, signing a contract with humans is another choice.

Even gods' Divine Sense will dissipate if not replenished, let alone Spirit Souls?

This is also the reason why Hereditary Spirit Souls must sign contracts with humans every once in a while. If becoming a Spirit Soul could live forever, then Spirit Souls with high intelligence would have no need to sign contracts with humans.

However, the Spirit Pagoda's Spirit Ascension Platform can nourish Spirit Souls, which is an exception.

"That's right, this is the biggest problem, ordinary people cannot nourish souls for Spirit Souls, Spirit Balls can preserve Spirit Souls, to a certain extent restricting Spirit Souls from heading toward extinction. But one can't let Spirit Souls stay in there all the time."

Moreover, ordinary people are not "Super True Newcomers", if some safety accidents really happen, it might make the reputation of Spirit Souls worse.

After all, the difference between Spirit Souls and Pokémon is still quite large, directly copying the Pokémon world's set will instead cause problems.

And how more people will use Spirit Souls after obtaining them is also a problem. Now Soul Masters causing trouble occasionally need the Mecha Corps to come out and solve it, suddenly letting everyone have Spirit Souls, have extraordinary abilities, without a qualified regulatory department, will cause chaos.

"Is that so?" Na Na Li's expression looked very calm, "I also feel this proposal currently has no feasibility, but to list out the problems one by one, it needs you Spirit Pagoda professionals."

What she needs is a report involving technical difficulties that ordinary people can understand, preferably provided officially by the Spirit Pagoda, so those voices can also quiet down for a while.

Spirit Souls entering everyone's homes... temporarily cannot be done.

Huo Yuhao slightly raised his eyebrow, "I heard someone is smuggling Spirit Souls through various means, if acquisition channels are further opened, it will let more Spirit Souls be victimized. Having this as a reason is enough, right?"

Na Na Li: "......"

Seeing Na Na Li suddenly fall into silence, Huo Yuhao gradually narrowed his eyes.

It seems many people are involved in the matter of smuggling Spirit Souls.

"With your identity knowing this matter, it's not strange." Na Na Li sighed, "But the world is not black and white, the people involved are too many and too mixed."

There are quite a few people smuggling Spirit Souls, some for profit, some to "prevent" war, and some wanting to use Spirit Souls to place spies on the other two continents. This kind of thing cannot be exposed.

While Huo Yuhao and Na Na Li were conversing, on the other side, Snow Empress, at the invitation of Holy Spirit Douluo, temporarily left the crowd.

Snow Empress walked with Holy Spirit Douluo to a relatively quiet place, then heard a transmission from Holy Spirit Douluo, "Snow Empress Your Excellency, may I ask if your Disciple—Huo Yuhao—is an existence similar to me? I can feel Faith Power on him."

Even Limit Douluo find it hard to understand the existence of Faith Power, otherwise those Limit Douluo wouldn't be unable to find promotion opportunities.

However, she perceived some Faith Power on Huo Yuhao, a child, which was obviously not right.

Something many Limit Douluo lack — how did a child achieve it? Simple admiration for the strong, for geniuses, cannot grant Faith Power. The Holy Spirit Douluo could only think that Huo Yuhao was similar to her, or had performed some great meritorious deed?

The Snow Empress heard this and smiled faintly. "Since Holy Spirit Crowned already has a guess, why bother asking me?"

The Holy Spirit Douluo spoke gently: "Nothing much. Just that today's special day gave rise to some inconceivable speculations, so I wanted to seek advice."

"Just like your speculation, his situation is similar to yours."

"Is that so? I understand."

The Holy Spirit Douluo and the Snow Empress gazed at each other, merely nodding silently. She thanked them gently; from her expression, her true thoughts could not be seen at all.

"To obtain such an outstanding disciple, Snow Empress Crowned must be very comforted, right?"

"Naturally."

The two chatted a few more sentences. The Holy Spirit Douluo bowed elegantly, a gentle smile on her lips, and took her leave.

She still wanted to talk more with Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao was conversing with Na Na Li when he suddenly sensed a gentle gaze directed at him. He looked up and saw the Holy Spirit Douluo walking over slowly, her expression serene.

"Am I disturbing the two of you?"

"Holy Spirit Crowned!" Na Na Li performed a respectful salute. "Of course not. Please, go ahead."

The Holy Spirit Douluo nodded slightly, her gaze turning to Huo Yuhao, and spoke gently:

"May I borrow a step to speak?"

Huo Yuhao nodded. "Of course."

Na Na Li tactfully withdrew. "Then I'll go visit the various Tower Masters first. You two chat slowly."

After Na Na Li left, the Holy Spirit Douluo deployed a Soul Guidance Barrier with soul power. Looking at Huo Yuhao and Gu Yue Na, she laughed lightly: "Do you know my history?"

"Didn't Holy Spirit Crowned just expound on it before the Spirit Tablet?"

"I mean the soul power breakthrough aspect."

The Holy Spirit Douluo's fingertip lightly tapped her chest. A trace of faint golden light began to flow in her palm.

"Pure cultivation talent — I actually cannot compare to those Soul Master geniuses. But my martial soul can absorb Faith Power to raise soul power."

Huo Yuhao: "..."

Your words and the previous Soul Suppression have the same effect by different means.

I imagine many so-called genius Soul Masters would want to swap lives with you.

"However, even knowing I can improve myself through Faith Power, my soul power cultivation speed is actually not as fast as imagined. In my thirtieth year I was still a Soul Emperor. Compared to many Soul Masters' cultivation speed, it was not fast. Reaching Titled Douluo happened in my forties."

The Holy Spirit Douluo's tone was soft. "But I personally am very happy, because my slow cultivation speed indirectly reflects that this world's suffering is not that great."

Huo Yuhao's eyes flickered slightly.

He remembered the original Holy Spirit Douluo seemed to be a Soul Sage around thirty, and became a Titled Douluo also in her thirties.

Slowed by quite a lot...

But thinking carefully, Huo Yuhao no longer found it strange.

The Holy Spirit Douluo was originally born in a slum, yet the current her was born in an ordinary town. The slum of the past had already undergone enormous changes due to generations of effort.

And between a slum and an ordinary town, which produces more wounded and sick? The answer is obviously the former.

Moreover, the Holy Spirit Douluo took only one year from Soul Sage to Titled Douluo, but that was because at fifty she ran everywhere treating the sick for a plague. That time she exhausted herself to save others, nearly dying. Therefore she obtained massive Faith Power and directly broke through from Soul Sage to Titled Douluo.

But this time, during that plague, the Emerald Swan and Bi Ji had acted. The Holy Spirit Douluo did not need to burn herself, nor was it her turn to burn herself.

By the time she finished treating patients in a town, the plague had already been suppressed.

A glimpse through a tube — just as the Holy Spirit Douluo herself said, the world has become better, so her cultivation speed naturally slowed as a result...

Thinking here, Huo Yuhao's gaze became strange.

Is she treating herself as the same type as me, to impart life experience?

Sure enough, the Holy Spirit Douluo continued: "I heard your situation is similar to mine. If things continue developing as they are, the path of raising power through Faith Power is actually not that simple either. Hope you prepare mentally in advance."

At the end, the Holy Spirit Douluo thought a moment, took out a Soul Guide Communication Device and a Soul Guidance Light Screen, and smiled: "Regarding the use of Faith Power, I can perhaps give you some guidance. If you encounter confusion, you can ask me."

Although the Snow Empress said that, she still had some confusion in her heart.

As a participant in the Spirit Ice Ceremony, the Holy Spirit Douluo had long sensed something here seemed to be collecting Faith Power. But she was not a Spirit Pagoda person, so this matter was unrelated to her, and she hadn't thought much of it before.

But during today's worship, the Faith Power that should have been collected by the unknown thing... some seemed to drift toward Huo Yuhao?

Why is this?

(End of Chapter)