Taking Them Down

Judgment Hall?!

Hearing that name, Tang San and Dai Mubai immediately stopped fighting.

Judgment Hall's reputation had long since become deeply ingrained in people's minds.

Ever since Judgment Hall was established, the crime rate among Soul Masters had noticeably declined.

Not only could Soul Masters not casually kill ordinary people, they could not fight privately either.

After all, Soul Masters had a wide range of destructive power, and a moment of carelessness could injure civilians.

Judgment Hall would not interfere in private matters between Soul Masters, but anything affecting civilians was absolutely unacceptable!

Thus, to prevent such incidents, Judgment Hall took the lead while Spirit Hall and the two great empires funded the construction of arenas in every city.

Whenever Soul Masters wished to fight, they had to settle it in an arena. Violators would be detained.

If ordinary people were injured, the punishment would be doubled. If no one was injured, they only needed to compensate for the damages and pay a fee.

Tang San and Dai Mubai's fight today had clearly not taken place in an arena, and someone had already reported them.

It would have been manageable if no ordinary people had been hurt, but if civilians had been injured, neither of them would get off lightly.

"What are you two doing? Don't you know Soul Masters are forbidden from fighting privately within the city?"

"Activate the Law Enforcement Soul Tool and record everything here."

"Send two people to assess the damage caused by the two of them and check whether any ordinary people were injured."

"The other two, take out your offensive Soul Tools and force them over here."

The people from Judgment Hall had handled countless cases like this, and their procedures were highly standardized.

Judgment Hall's enforcers were divided into ranks. Every enforcer wore a badge at their waist, and the badge classifications matched the colors of soul rings.

Those from level twenty-one to forty wore yellow badges.

Those from level forty-one to seventy wore purple badges.

Those from level seventy-one to ninety wore black badges.

Those above level ninety wore red badges.

Judgment Douluo, the master of Judgment Hall, wore a golden badge.

Apart from the red and golden badges,

the other badges began at the lowest rank, gaining one additional bar for every ten levels.

There were five people who had arrived, all wearing yellow badges. The leader's badge had an extra bar, representing that his Soul Power had exceeded level thirty.

Judging by Soul Power alone, these people were probably weaker than Dai Mubai.

Yet the instant they arrived, every movement stopped. This was the deterrence Judgment Hall had built across the continent over the years.

Back then, a Title Douluo had ignored Judgment Hall's rules and wantonly slaughtered ordinary people.

Lin Mian had been in seclusion for a long time at the time, and that Title Douluo thought he could act with impunity again, intending to provoke Judgment Hall's authority.

In the end, he was hunted down by three Red Badge Enforcers from Judgment Hall, and his head was still hanging from Judgment Hall's main headquarters.

The bravado on Dai Mubai's face was already gone. With an offensive Soul Tool trained on him, he ran over to the enforcers and began pleading.

"Brothers, this is my first offense. Please show me some leniency. I can compensate for all the damages caused."

"These Gold Soul Coins are for you to buy drinks."

Dai Mubai quietly took out a pile of Gold Soul Coins from his storage Soul Tool. He had no desire to be thrown into Judgment Hall.

"Step back. Restrain him."

"Someone else, go bring over the other person who fought."

Although Dai Mubai was angry, he did not resist. He sensibly crouched on the ground.

The leading enforcer stepped back and took out the offensive Soul Tool issued by Judgment Hall from his waist.

This was an offensive Soul Tool researched by Judgment Hall and provided to low-ranking enforcers.

This kind of Soul Tool could unleash an attack equivalent to a hundred-year soul skill from a strength-type Soul Elder.

With such Soul Tools, casualties among low-ranking enforcers had been greatly reduced.

Lin Mian's eyelid twitched. Why did this thing look so much like a pistol?

Those people really were talented. They could research anything.

"You attempted to bribe law enforcement officers. Your crime has been increased by one degree. The Law Enforcement Soul Tool has recorded everything."

"Have you finished the assessment? If so, gather here."

As soon as he finished speaking, the other two enforcers assigned to assess the scene entered one after another.

"The assessment is complete. No ordinary people were injured," one of them said.

The other one also entered at that moment.

"The damage caused this time is approximately 150 Gold Soul Coins. The affected area is this hotel."

"Report! This criminal is showing signs of resistance."

A voice came from the enforcer sent to restrain Tang San.

At once, aside from the Soul Tool pointed at Dai Mubai, every offensive Soul Tool was aimed at Tang San.

Tang San was nowhere near as cooperative as Dai Mubai. Even with a Soul Tool pressed to his head, he still wanted to resist stubbornly.

Article Five of the Tang Sect's Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record: General Principles stated:

Tang Sect disciples must not lightly provoke trouble, but if others took the initiative to offend them, they were permitted to answer with thunderous force.

Judgment Hall had taken the initiative to offend him. He should answer with thunderous force.

These people were nothing to fear, but Judgment Hall's influence was too great, and it excelled at repaying blood with blood.

If he killed their people, he would be hunted down. It was not worth it. Now was not the time to act; he had to endure.

It would be better to settle the score after he became stronger. Judgment Hall had already earned the right to die.

Tang San's thoughts churned, and in the end, he chose to compromise, though he still wanted to display his unyielding pride.

"Don't restrain me. I can walk on my own."

"Why so much nonsense? You committed a crime and still look like you want to eat someone. Behave yourself."

The enforcer had no patience for him.

With the offensive Soul Tool pointed at his head, he forced him down.

"Pack up and move out. Their crimes don't warrant death, but they'll be detained for a few days and made to charge the Soul Cores."

With so many Soul Tools in Judgment Hall, how long would it take if they had to charge them all themselves?

So someone had come up with an idea: imprison those whose crimes were relatively minor and have them charge the Soul Cores.

It also counted as sustainable development.

"Let Third Brother go! Do you believe I'll kill you all?!"

Xiao Wu's voice rang out, and three offensive Soul Tools instantly aimed at her.

Over the years, quite a few people had killed members of Judgment Hall. Without exception, they had all died in the end.

Even people from Spirit Hall were no exception.

Judgment Hall even had a branch on Sea God Island.

Lin Mian had fought Bo Saixi. After defeating her and making her submit, he had obtained this permission.

"Xiao Wu, don't act rashly. I'm fine. I'll be out in a couple of days. Go register at Shrek Academy first. I'll come find you after I get out."

Tang San was truly afraid that Xiao Wu would make a move. He knew her temper; if she really started fighting, things would be over.

"Third Brother..."

"Be good."

"Take them away."

The group led Tang San and Dai Mubai toward Judgment Hall.

The pedestrians along the road saw the scene without finding anything strange about it.

Over the years, they had already seen plenty of such things.

"Master, Judgment Hall is really amazing." Zhu Zhuqing's eyes were filled with longing.

"You want to join Judgment Hall?" Lin Mian asked, though he already knew the answer.

"I do. Master, do you have a way?" Zhu Zhuqing's eyes immediately lit up. Though she felt it was wishful thinking, what if there was a chance?

"I don't, but once Master becomes a god, I can hand Judgment Hall over to you."

Zhu Zhuqing said nothing. She knew her master was bragging again.