Get Down on Your Knees

No sooner had Hu Liena finished speaking than a burst of commotion came from nearby.

Immediately afterward, a small team of five entered their line of sight.

Four of the five appeared to be middle-aged, around forty or fifty, while the remaining one was somewhat younger, looking to be just over forty.

After arriving, the five men completely ignored Hu Liena and Su Changqing, the two children, and instead looked around as though searching for something.

Within seconds, they spotted the dead Man Faced Demon Spider.

"What? It's dead?"

The leading man furrowed his brows and finally turned his gaze toward Su Changqing and Hu Liena.

"Did you kill this Man Faced Demon Spider?"

His voice was filled with both anger and disbelief.

"We killed it. Is there something you five uncles need?" Su Changqing asked.

"What? You really killed it?"

The surprise on the man's face became even more obvious.

"Big Brother, we chased this Man Faced Demon Spider for an entire day and night. It was already injured, so it was probably exhausted when these kids swooped in and took advantage of it. And look at the corpse—it seems to have dropped a soul bone."

"A soul bone?"

The man looked back at the Man Faced Demon Spider and immediately saw the glowing soul bone.

A ten-thousand-year soul bone!

He crossed the distance in a few strides, bent down, and reached for the soul bone.

Yet just as his hand was about to touch it, there was a whoosh. A streak of Golden Light flashed past, and the soul bone vanished instantly!

"Kid, what are you doing?!"

The man immediately fixed his gaze on Su Changqing again, the killing intent in his eyes utterly undisguised.

A child, at most level sixteen or seventeen, yet he possessed such speed. This could not help but pique the group's curiosity.

"You're a Soul Hunting Team?" Hu Liena suddenly asked.

Soul Hunting Teams were common throughout the Douluo Continent. Many wealthy people who lacked the financial power of great clans to recruit powerful guardians would hire experts to help them hunt soul rings when they needed to obtain them.

"That's right. We pursued this Man Faced Demon Spider for a full day and night, only for you to kill it. My employer has already lost a soul ring. Are you still going to keep the soul bone too?"

After the man spoke, the youngest man in the group stepped forward.

"Where did these two little brats come from? You actually dared to steal my target? Brother Mo, don't waste words on them!"

The young man was utterly furious.

He had finally found a suitable fifth soul ring, only for it to be ruined by two little brats!

His martial soul was a spider, and the Man Faced Demon Spider could not have been more suitable. Though it exceeded the normal age limit for a fifth soul ring, its compatibility was so high that the odds of successfully absorbing it were also extremely high.

And now it had all been ruined. How could he not be angry?

"Boss Chen, let me negotiate with them a little longer."

Brother Mo did not choose to attack immediately.

After all, in their line of work, it was common for prey to meet with accidents or be snatched away midway through a hunt. He was already used to it.

Besides, these two little children had somehow killed a ten-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider, so their strength certainly could not be underestimated. Especially that girl—judging from her clothes alone, she might be some great family's young lady. He could not afford to offend her lightly!

"You two, stealing someone else's prey isn't very proper, is it? This is Boss Chen, a renowned merchant of the Heaven Dou Empire. He is generous enough that, so long as you hand over the soul bone, he will overlook the matter of the soul ring."

"Oh, but we never saw this Man Faced Demon Spider having anything to do with you. My friend and I were about to leave Sunset Forest when this thing suddenly attacked us. We went through a great deal of trouble to kill it, so this soul bone should belong to us!"

Su Changqing spoke, with not the slightest trace of fear in his voice.

Hu Liena, watching from the side, could not help but feel even more admiration for him.

"Hmph. I don't care which family you're from. Hand over the soul bone immediately! In the business circles of the Heaven Dou Empire, ask around and see if anyone hasn't heard of Chen Gao!"

Chen Gao had run out of patience.

In the Heaven Dou Empire's business circles, he could be considered the wealthiest independent merchant. He was even richer than some small sects; only great clans like the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could completely overshadow him.

"Oh, Chen Gao? Never heard of you. I don't care who you are either. Even if you were from the Heaven Dou imperial family, you still won't be taking this soul bone away today!"

Su Changqing's words were exceptionally sharp. Right in front of them, he put away the soul bone.

"Brother Mo, take them down! Kill the little brat outright, and I'll sell that girl!"

"Understood, Boss!"

Moss no longer tried to reason with them.

He had only feared that unlikely possibility, but thinking it over, in Heaven Dou City, aside from the imperial family and those few great clans, who could possibly afford to offend his boss? How could they possibly allow two children to come to a place like this?

Moss released his soul rings: two yellow, two purple, and one black. His cultivation had reached level fifty-three!

The other three were all Soul Ancestors, their cultivation ranging from level forty-six to forty-eight.

Yet only one of them possessed the optimal soul ring configuration of two yellow and two purple.

"Get them!"

At Moss's command, the three Soul Ancestors rushed forward at once.

"Looking for death!"

Hu Liena immediately revealed her soul rings and charged to meet them.

She intended to take on all four by herself!

"What? She's over level forty at such a young age?"

Moss's expression darkened as he looked at Chen Gao.

"Boss, these two kids might have some backing. How about we just teach them a lesson and take back the soul bone? I'm worried..."

Hearing Moss's words, Chen Gao curled his lips into a cunning smile.

"What are you afraid of? Have you ever heard of any great clan whose Martial Soul is a fox? They're probably from some minor family. Kill them, then use my spider venom to dissolve their bodies and destroy the evidence. Who would ever know we killed anyone?"

"Th-this... understood, Boss!"

Hu Liena had never fallen into a disadvantage against the three Soul Ancestors. Though she was somewhat strained, defeating all three was only a matter of time.

"Little brat, you brought this on yourself!"

Killing intent burst from Moss's eyes as he threw a punch with his left hand straight at Su Changqing!

His Martial Soul was the Dark Demonic Bear, possessing a powerful dark attribute. His strength far surpassed that of Soul Masters at the same level. With this punch, he was absolutely confident he could smash Su Changqing into pulp!

The moment Su Changqing sensed the aura of his Martial Soul, a trace of disdain flashed across his face.

A dark attribute?

Heh heh!

He instantly activated Martial Soul Possession. One yellow and two purple soul rings rose around him, and energy fluctuations infinitely close to the ultimate Light Attribute spread outward, making his entire figure seem even more sacred.

"Get on your knees!!!"