At that, he headed straight for Jun Hao, ready to take him to Sunset Forest.
Inside Spirit City.
Xiao Feng and Ma Qinghai had searched nearly every part of Spirit City, except for Spirit Hall.
Yet they still hadn't found any trace of the little fellow named Ke Sheng.
Ma Qinghai frowned and looked at Xiao Feng. "Are you sure that bead works? We've nearly searched the whole city, and it hasn't lit up once."
Xiao Feng held a dark purple orb in his hand and replied calmly, "His Majesty gave it to me. Of course it works."
"Before giving me this Martial Soul Bead, His Majesty explained how it worked."
"We don't have to find Ke Sheng. As long as we pass by him, this Martial Soul Bead will light up."
Ma Qinghai scratched his head helplessly. Naturally, he didn't doubt His Majesty's words.
"Since there's nothing wrong with this Martial Soul Bead, then..."
Ma Qinghai looked toward the magnificent complex of buildings perched atop the mountain.
"That only leaves that place," he said gravely.
Then he looked at Xiao Feng with some concern. "Are the two of us really going in there?"
"His Majesty once said that Spirit Hall has at least ten Title Douluo."
"With just the two of us, going in there might not be a good idea. If all else fails, let's go back and bring in some help."
Xiao Feng shook his head and refused without hesitation.
He tilted his chin up slightly and said with utter confidence, "If I can't even handle something this simple, how will I serve His Majesty in the future?"
"So what if it's Spirit Hall? With my current abilities, even a Level 99 Limit Douluo couldn't stop me!"
Ma Qinghai's lips twitched furiously. Watching Xiao Feng's confident expression, he snapped, "But they could stop me!"
"I'm only Level 96! And do you think everyone is as fast as you?!"
Xiao Feng glanced at Ma Qinghai and replied calmly, "In that case, wait for me outside Spirit City and be ready to help."
"Once I've found Ke Sheng, we'll leave together."
Seeing that Xiao Feng intended to go to Spirit Hall alone, Ma Qinghai furrowed his brow even more deeply.
"We should be cautious. There's nothing we can do in this situation."
"His Majesty probably won't blame us."
Xiao Feng looked toward Spirit Hall, his resolve unwavering. "There's no need to say more. I've made up my mind."
"Besides, Spirit Hall is nothing. It can't threaten me!"
With that, Xiao Feng gripped the dark purple Martial Soul Bead and strode toward Spirit Hall without a backward glance.
"Wait for me outside Spirit City!"
Ma Qinghai watched Xiao Feng walk away and scratched his head in frustration.
But with his abilities, if he followed and got held up by Spirit Hall's experts, Xiao Feng would have to come rescue him.
He'd only be a burden.
"Forget it. Even Hall Master Dongsen and Instructor Feiying have praised Xiao Feng's speed."
"He should be fine."
Ma Qinghai immediately headed out of Spirit Hall, ready to assist Xiao Feng at a moment's notice.
Inside Spirit Hall.
Xiao Feng had already completed his armor transformation and was suppressing his Soul Power as much as possible.
Relying on his near-invisible speed, he successfully evaded the Soul Masters patrolling the area.
And entered Spirit Hall.
As soon as he entered Spirit Hall, the dark purple Martial Soul Bead in his hand began flashing wildly.
When he reached a certain spot, the orb in his hand was completely filled with purple light.
"It should be somewhere around here." Seeing that the Martial Soul Bead was shining at its brightest, Xiao Feng immediately looked around.
Then he spotted a mother and son nearby, both looking exhausted.
Xiao Feng raised an eyebrow and chuckled. "Found them."
But what happened next immediately darkened Xiao Feng's expression.
Outside Spirit Hall.
At the entrance to an alley shrouded in shadow.
"Damn it, you little bastard! I told you, this is all the compensation you're getting. Don't you understand?!"
A middle-aged man in a Spirit Hall uniform held a bag in his hand and glared at the mother and son before him, clearly annoyed.
"How can that be? How can it be so little? Sir, did you make a mistake?" The woman looked at the middle-aged man with tear-filled eyes, her face drawn and weary.
The middle-aged man scratched his head irritably, then flung the bag of coins at the mother's and son's feet.
"That's all there is. Take it or leave it!"
With that, he turned to go.
When the woman saw him leaving, she hurried forward and grabbed his arm.
"Wait, sir, wait!"
"My husband died while carrying out a mission for the shop. He should be entitled to twenty Gold Soul Coins."
"But there aren't even five coins in that bag!"
At her words, the middle-aged man flew into a rage.
As a Soul Ancestor, he needed only a slight effort to wrench himself free.
Then he slapped the woman across the face and roared, "I told you, that's all there is! Didn't you hear me, you bitch?!"
Smack!
The woman cried out as her frail body was knocked to the ground like a kite with its string cut.
A red handprint swelled across half her face before their eyes, and a trickle of blood seeped from the corner of her mouth.
Her vision swam with stars, and she nearly lost consciousness.
"Mother!" Seeing his mother knocked down, her son rushed over to help her up.
Fury surged through him. He glared at the middle-aged man. "Y-you! Why did you hit my mother?!"
"We only want the compensation for my father's death!"
The middle-aged man watched them and sneered.
"Heh, you little bastard. I told you, this is all the money you're getting. Take it or leave it."
Seeing the fury burning in the boy's eyes seemed to amuse him.
He slowly approached the mother and son, grabbed Ke Sheng, and sneered. "I don't like that look in your eyes."
Then he lifted Ke Sheng high above his head, as if about to let go.
The woman, still lying on the ground, was horrified.
She immediately screamed, "No!"
At that moment, a breeze suddenly swept past all three of them.
The middle-aged man saw a blur, and Ke Sheng vanished from his hands.
In his place stood a figure clad in green armor.
It was the Tuo Na Duo Armor!
The middle-aged man reacted at once.
Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, and black Soul Rings appeared around him.
A broad-bladed saber materialized in his hand.
He stared at the figure before him in alarm and fury. Though the armored figure hadn't moved, its presence exerted a terrifying pressure on him.
Cold sweat kept beading across his forehead.
"Y-you! Who are you?!"
"This is Spirit Hall! What do you think you're doing?!"
Tuo Na Duo simply looked at the man, who had lost all his earlier arrogance.
He sneered. "What a disgusting piece of work."
Then he pulled Ke Sheng to stand in front of him and asked calmly, "Kid, do you want this man dead or alive?"
Ke Sheng still didn't understand what was happening, but when he saw the armored man standing up for him, he answered indignantly,
"This bastard not only stole my father's compensation, he also hit my mother!"
"He has to pay for it!"
"So you want him dead?" Xiao Feng asked calmly.
At that, Ke Sheng remembered his mother's teaching: "Spare others when you can." He hesitated and said,
"Just teach him a lesson."