"Just teach him a lesson."
Xiao Feng glanced at the man before him. A glint flashed through his eyes, and he sighed inwardly.
He really is just a child. He doesn't understand how treacherous people can be.
Especially shameless cowards like this, who prey on the weak and fear the strong.
The middle-aged man gripped a broad-bladed sword, warily watching the green-armored figure before him.
He weighed his options in his mind.
He definitely couldn't beat Tuo Na Duo. That terrifying aura alone was enough to make him want to flee.
And the little boy stood right beside Xiao Feng, leaving him no chance to get at the child.
That meant the only way to turn things around was...
The middle-aged man cast a furtive glance behind Xiao Feng.
At the woman he had just slapped hard.
She was still curled up on the ground, barely conscious, pale and haggard.
She was the boy's mother, and the person the armored man seemed to want to protect.
She was also the weakest link here.
While Xiao Feng was speaking with Ke Sheng, his attention had turned to the boy.
The middle-aged man caught the moment clearly.
His eyes blazed with malice.
Now! he roared inwardly.
Soul Power of the Soul Ancestor rank surged through him. He drove off with both legs and rushed toward the woman lying on the ground behind him.
He raised his broad-bladed sword, its edge pointed straight at her.
His aim was unmistakable: take her hostage, or even threaten her life.
Ke Sheng saw what was happening. When he realized the middle-aged man was charging toward his mother, his eyes nearly bulged from their sockets.
"Don't!!" Ke Sheng roared, rushing forward without regard for his own safety.
But another figure moved faster than he did.
A flash of green light flickered across Ke Sheng's eyes.
"Argh—!" A shrill scream rang out.
The Soul Ancestor who had once held himself above everyone else went flying backward, blood spraying from his mouth.
He couldn't even maintain his Martial Soul, which dissipated.
Thud!
With a deafening crash, the middle-aged man slammed into the wall behind him.
Then he slid to the ground, his face ashen.
Dust billowed into the air.
"Now, do you still want to let him go?" Xiao Feng asked again.
Ke Sheng finally came to his senses and hurried to his mother, gathering her into his arms.
He glared at the middle-aged man lying on the ground, barely clinging to life, his eyes burning with fury.
Faced with this piece of trash who had tried to threaten his mother's life, he felt no pity at all.
All he felt was fury, and hatred for his own weakness.
"Die!"
"I want him dead!!"
Xiao Feng chuckled and walked over to the middle-aged man, who was barely breathing.
He lifted his foot slightly, Wind Element winding around it.
Then he brought it down hard on the man's chest.
Thud!
With a muffled impact, the heavy stomp shattered all the middle-aged man's internal organs.
The man grunted and went completely still.
Xiao Feng returned to Ke Sheng and crouched beside him, speaking calmly.
"Do you want to become stronger? Do you want the power to protect the people around you?"
Ke Sheng's eyes immediately lit up.
"C-could I become as strong as you?"
"What do I need to do?"
Xiao Feng was pleased by Ke Sheng's reaction. He slowly took out the Martial Soul Bead, now filled with purple light.
"Join the Bright Realm, and you'll get everything you want."
"This bead will grant you an incredibly powerful Martial Soul."
Ke Sheng was even more astonished, especially when he heard the words "Bright Realm."
"The Bright Realm..." Ke Sheng swallowed with difficulty.
He was naturally familiar with those words. They appeared on the Heavenly Ranking all the time.
But knowing that only made it harder to believe.
Ke Sheng stared fervently at the Martial Soul Bead in Xiao Feng's hand.
He nodded firmly. "I'm willing!"
Then he reached out with his right hand for the purple Martial Soul Bead in Xiao Feng's grasp.
He seized it!
The Martial Soul Bead instantly fused into his body.
It was refined in an instant!
At once, the earth energy between heaven and earth surged toward Ke Sheng's small body.
A dazzling pillar of purple light burst from him.
Its momentum soared straight into the clouds.
Xiao Feng stared at the scene, momentarily stunned.
He hadn't expected Ke Sheng to take the Martial Soul Bead from his hand without a second thought.
He glanced at the immense commotion, then toward the terrifying Soul Power that had suddenly erupted from the distant Papal Palace.
And Ke Sheng was right there, in the critical moment of his Martial Soul Awakening.
Xiao Feng shook his head helplessly.
That kid's gotten me into trouble. This is going to be a headache.
Despite his words, Xiao Feng showed not the slightest trace of panic.
He simply stood there, waiting quietly.
Inside the Worship Hall.
"What terrifying energy. And there's an incredible sense of weight to it."
Guang Ling Douluo frowned as he watched the purple pillar of light soaring into the sky in the distance.
"What's going on?!" Azure Luan asked, his expression equally grave.
The hot-tempered Mighty Lion Douluo spoke up at once. "Since none of us knows what's going on, I'll go take a look."
Without waiting for the others to respond, he left the Worship Hall.
The remaining Titled Douluos exchanged glances.
"Forget it. Let him go. We're still inside Spirit Hall, so there shouldn't be any danger."
Jin'e Douluo shook his head as he watched Mighty Lion Douluo leave.
Since the Heavenly Screen Arrival, many of the Worshipers' rankings had been less than ideal.
As a brother who had been by Mighty Lion Douluo's side for many years, he could naturally sense the frustration in his heart.
This trip will give him a chance to clear his head, Jin'e thought to himself.
Outside Spirit City.
Ma Qinghai stared at the terrifying energy fluctuations within the city, frozen in place and unsure what to do.
He knew this scene all too well.
It was just like the phenomenon that had appeared when he and Xiao Feng awakened their Martial Souls.
He couldn't help cursing aloud. "Seriously, what's Xiao Feng doing?!"
"Who in their right mind awakens a Martial Soul in the middle of the enemy's stronghold?!"
That would definitely attract Spirit Hall's attention.
Ma Qinghai's heart sank, and he immediately rushed into Spirit City.
Ke Sheng's Martial Soul Awakening was already nearing its end.
But uninvited guests had arrived.
Two men, one broad and one lean, walked over side by side.
They were Demon Bear Douluo and Ghost Leopard Douluo.
Seeing the little boy within the purple pillar of light, the green-armored figure beside him, and the Spirit Hall member lying nearby in uniform, clearly dead,
Demon Bear and Ghost Leopard immediately pieced together what had happened.
They activated their Martial Soul Possession and looked at Tuo Na Duo. "Who are you? How dare you commit murder in Spirit Hall!"
Xiao Feng merely glanced at the two men and paid them no further attention.
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