Mo Lin walked over to the "man in the blood robe" and picked up the blood robe left on the ground. The mask rolled away, but the corpse had vanished without a trace, leaving only a pool of blood behind. "Interesting. Was that his Soul Skill, or some kind of secret technique?"
Mo Lin tossed aside the blood robe and expanded the range of his Wind Queen's Arcane Gate. Yet even when its radius neared a thousand meters, he sensed no sign of anyone else besides the people in the cells.
Having lost the blood-robed man's trail, Mo Lin could only let it go for now. There were still many civilians here, and he could not chase a target whose approximate location he did not even know. Turning around, Mo Lin shouted to everyone in the cells, "Spirit Hall's people will be here soon! To prevent any accidents, please stay here and remain calm for now! Everything will be fine!"
After speaking, Mo Lin also drew several talismans and pasted them onto the cell doors. Should any door come under attack, the talismans would dissipate and relay the information to Mo Lin.
The people in the cells were all obedient and raised no objections to Mo Lin's words. Reassured, Mo Lin headed deeper into the stronghold. The blood-robed man had come up from the level below.
At the edge of a coastal forest in the east of Douluo Continent, a gaunt man staggered out of the woods, trembling as though he would breathe his last if he took even one more step. He was the evil Soul Master whom Mo Lin had just instantly killed. The method he had used to escape was his third Soul Skill, Blood Concealment Technique—a rare passive Soul Skill that activated whenever a Soul Master