"I have heard of this Soul Infant Sect as well. I never expected it to actually exist." At that moment, several elderly seniors voiced their thoughts in succession.
"Truly despicable. How can such a terrifying power exist under heaven, using the souls of newborn infants to enhance their own cultivation?"
"You people are absolutely unforgivable!!!" Upon learning of the Soul Infant Sect's origins, those who had not knelt began to mercilessly condemn Ghost-Face Demon.
After all, they had already resolved themselves to die. And when one feared not even death, there was nothing left to be afraid of — so naturally, they said whatever they wished.
Even among those who had knelt, some began to waver. Using the souls of newborn infants to advance one's cultivation — that sort of behavior was truly too monstrous to bear.
"Hahaha — the world of martial cultivators has always been a place where the strong devour the weak. What cruelty? What nonsense. Haven't all of you killed those weaker than yourselves?"
"If what we do is called cruelty, then which among you is not a cruel person?" Ghost-Face Demon said coldly.
"Indeed, Lord Ghost-Face speaks reason," Kou Kang fawned. At the same time, quite a few others began to follow suit, flattering Ghost-Face Demon, all expressing that his words were correct.
"Kou Kang — I never imagined that for the sake of survival, you would speak on behalf of such an irredeemable scoundrel. You are utterly unworthy of being a disciple of our Three Star Hall."
"I am ashamed to call you a fellow disciple," Song Biyu rebuked icily.
"Junior Sister, I believe Lord Ghost-Face's words are not wrong. Every person present has surely killed someone, and the ones they could kill were certainly weaker than them — and those weaker than them are the weak."
"The strong devour the weak — that has always been the iron law of the martial cultivation world. But people like Chu Feng insist on drawing lines between good and evil. That is truly the most shameless talk of all," Kou Kang declared loudly.
Hearing this, more than a few people wavered, because as Kou Kang had said, nearly everyone present had killed before, and the ones they could kill were indeed weaker than themselves. That did indeed prove the principle of the strong devouring the weak.
"Haha — you there, boy. Your name is Kou Kang, and you are a disciple of Three Star Hall?" Ghost-Face Demon asked Kou Kang.
"Reporting to Lord Ghost-Face — this junior is Kou Kang, and indeed a disciple of Three Star Hall. However, this junior does not agree with Three Star Hall's so-called distinction between good and evil."
"Three Star Hall joined forces with Sunset Cloud Valley to support Chu Feng, and this junior was strongly opposed to that from the start," Kou Kang said with a voice full of respect, his attitude extraordinarily cordial — as though he were not speaking to a heinous villain at all, but rather to a respected elder.
"Then tell me — why were you opposed?" Ghost-Face Demon said.
"Because this junior believes that killing demands retribution and debts demand repayment — that is simply the way of heaven."
"Since Chu Feng killed members of the Ying Heavenly Clan, the Ying Heavenly Clan seeking vengeance against him is only natural and proper."
"But Three Star Hall and Sunset Cloud Valley insist on claiming that Ying Liangchen of the Ying Heavenly Clan deserved to die and that Chu Feng was carrying out justice. This junior simply cannot agree with that. I believe they are the ones truly twisting logic," Kou Kang continued.
"Very good. I quite appreciate your reasoning. What if I were to say that the Soul Infant Sect welcomes you — would you be willing to cast aside your identity as a Three Star Hall disciple and join my Soul Infant Sect?" Ghost-Face Demon said.
"Lord Ghost-Face, to be perfectly honest, this junior has long been disgusted by Three Star Hall's conduct. If Lord Ghost-Face truly is willing to take me in, this junior could not ask for anything more," Kou Kang said, beside himself with joy.
He understood full well that at this point, there was no way he could remain in Three Star Hall. And with Ghost-Face Demon willing to take him in, that was absolutely the best outcome he could hope for.
"Very well. From this moment on, you are a disciple of my Soul Infant Sect," Ghost-Face Demon said.
"To think that for the sake of clinging to life, one would grovel before a demonic faction — for Three Star Hall to produce such a disciple is truly a tragedy," the elderly senior said, shaking his head with a sigh.
"A tragedy? For Three Star Hall to produce a disciple like me — that is their good fortune."
"Might I ask everyone — am I wrong about any of this? What is good? What is evil? What is right? What is wrong?"
"What you see as right is precisely what your opponent sees as wrong."