The World Wasn't That Kind

While everyone was still captivated by the strange phenomenon in the sky, Lin Ze'an had already finished charging his wide-area Soul Skill.

He slowly raised his right hand and pointed it at the criminals kneeling below, as well as the evil Soul Masters who had once committed heinous crimes.

"If you think you can keep living it up in Slaughter City, you're mistaken. The world isn't that kind."

As his words fell, the third Soul Ring beneath Lin Ze'an's feet suddenly lit up!

"Third Soul Skill—Leaves Fall to the Other Shore!"

In an instant, a massive vortex of energy appeared out of thin air, centered on Lin Ze'an's palm, and swept down over the criminals.

Terrifyingly, countless razor-sharp leaves swirled within the vortex.

"No!" Gu Zhi watched helplessly as the vortex of energy bore down on him, terror finally showing on his face.

He struggled desperately to get up and flee, but the Soul Power restraining him made even the smallest movement incredibly difficult.

"No! Spare me! I was wrong! Please!" he howled, his voice filled with fear.

The next second—

"Ahhh—!" A piercing scream rang across the entire plaza.

Divine Realm, Forest of Life.

The Goddess of Life suddenly awoke from her cultivation. Her usually tranquil heart had sensed an unusual ripple.

"Hmm?" She slowly opened her eyes, a trace of confusion flickering in them.

The power of life was stirring. Who could have caused such a thing?

She could clearly sense how powerful the fluctuations in that life force were. They had even shaken her authority over life.

After all, she was the God King who governed life. Not even the Sea God could shake her authority over life in the slightest.

At the thought, the Goddess of Life closed her eyes and began tracing the source of the fluctuations.

Her consciousness, like a gentle breeze, passed through the Divine Realm's barriers and crossed the void, probing toward the source of the disturbance.

When she saw Douluo Continent, she froze.

"That's...?" The place where the Angel God's inheritance lay? The whole city was enveloped in a dense aura of life.

The Goddess of Life furrowed her brow slightly and continued exploring, puzzled. At last, her gaze settled on Lin Ze'an.

"Hmm? A child? And only a Soul Elder?"

Curious, she raised a hand slightly. A gentle, pure divine power flowed from her palm and drifted toward Lin Ze'an.

Yet just before the divine power could touch him, it abruptly stopped, then slowly faded into the air.

The Goddess of Life paused, a trace of surprise in her eyes. "He isn't from this world?"

The moment her divine power drew near, the authority of life had forcibly suppressed and dispersed it.

Clearly, that was a power that did not belong in this world.

But how could such a thing happen on Douluo Continent?

The Goddess of Life closed her eyes, and her powerful divine sense instantly spread out, sweeping across the entire Douluo Continent.

Soon, it locked onto a boy.

Tang San, a few years older than Lin Ze'an.

"So that's how it is..."

Someone had secretly opened a breach in the world's barrier to bring Tang San to Douluo Continent.

That was how Lin Ze'an had been able to come to Douluo Continent.

And she hadn't known a thing...

At the thought, the Goddess of Life gently waved her hand. A stream of divine power flowed out and quietly swept over Spirit City.

Once the child had finished dealing with what was at hand, she would go down and meet him.

In an instant, the heavenly phenomena over Spirit City caused by Lin Ze'an, along with his aura, were quietly concealed.

Before Pope Palace, the green vortex that enveloped the entire plaza continued to turn slowly, and a dense aura of life brushed over every inch of land like a spring breeze.

The criminals kneeling on the ground convulsed violently. Their Soul Power began pouring out of them in a frenzy, forming streams of energy that shimmered visibly in the air.

"Ahhh—!" Piercing screams rose one after another.

The criminals' faces twisted in agony. They could clearly feel all their Soul Power being forcibly drawn from their bodies.

Suddenly, a startling change occurred!

The Martial Souls within the sinners, hidden until now by the restraints on their Soul Power, unexpectedly manifested on their own.

Patches of ghostly light gathered in the air, taking the forms of all kinds of Martial Souls.

But as soon as they appeared, the Martial Souls began trembling uncontrollably, then slowly faded, turning into pure Soul Power.

"This..." Bibi Dong stared blankly at Lin Ze'an.

She truly felt now that Lin Ze'an ought to become her disciple. He could pull off something like this!

He wasn't killing those people. He was draining all their Soul Power, drawing out their Martial Souls along with it.

Without Soul Power to support their bodies, they wouldn't be able to beat anyone, even in Slaughter City.

Soon, all the Soul Power that had been extracted, including the Soul Power left behind by the dissolving Martial Souls, gathered of its own accord toward Lin Ze'an.

Like countless rivers flowing into the sea, it finally formed a massive orb of energy above Lin Ze'an's palm.

Then he began compressing and purifying the orb. Next, he tossed it into his necklace to feed Little Sprout.

He had no desire to absorb the Soul Power of those creeps. It made his skin crawl.

Once he was done, Lin Ze'an recalled his Martial Soul and landed on the ground. The strange phenomenon in the sky faded with him.

The plaza fell silent.

The criminals, drained of their Soul Power and Martial Souls, lay sprawled on the ground, their eyes vacant.

They had been turned into complete cripples... How was that possible?

That kid was only a Soul Elder. How could he possibly do something like that?

"Ahhh—!"

A furious roar rang out.

With their Soul Power gone, the restraints on them had also vanished. The criminals scrambled to their feet and charged toward Lin Ze'an in a frenzy.

"How can you be so vile?!"

"I'll kill you!"

"Give me back my power!"

Just then—

"Presumptuous!"

Yue Guan appeared in front of Lin Ze'an in an instant. He coldly ordered the Palace Guard Knights nearby, "What are you standing around for? Seize them!"

"Yes!"

At his command, the Palace Guard Knights sprang into action.

In moments, they had subdued all the criminals again. Then they hauled the captured men to their feet and quickly escorted them away from Pope Palace.

Even so, the men continued hurling vicious curses, though they could no longer pose any threat.

Watching them being dragged away, Lin Ze'an turned to Yue Guan. "Thank you, Master."

Yue Guan sighed helplessly. "My disciple, you did well, but leave things like this to me from now on."

This sudden outburst had caused too much of a commotion. It would probably spread across the entire continent before long.

Even if outsiders didn't know about his disciple, it was still a hidden danger... Sigh, they would have to think it over carefully.