"What do you say, Nana? Should we seize him and question him?"
Xie Yue looked at Hu Liena. He agreed with Yan as well.
Now it all depended on his younger sister's opinion. After all, Hu Liena was essentially the leader of their trio.
Hu Liena's brows furrowed slightly, her mind wavering.
She looked at the stern-faced middle-aged man not far away, who claimed to be an elder of their Spirit Hall.
Suddenly, she remembered: hadn't he just asked which faction they belonged to?
Didn't that mean he didn't recognize the three of them?
But her teacher, the current Pope, had personally told her that every elder in the Papal Hall knew who the three of them were, without a single exception.
And the reason the three of them had shown their faces before all those Titled Douluo elders back then was to make carrying out certain operations more convenient later on.
After all, they couldn't very well reach that point without even knowing what their own elders specialized in.
Having worked it out, Hu Liena's lips suddenly curved.
It seemed she was about to earn a tremendous achievement on this outing!
"Yan, I think your idea is good. Go on, take that man into the alley over there. My brother and I will go ahead."
With that, Hu Liena led her brother straight into the small alley beside them.
"Don't worry, Nana. I'll definitely get this done for you!" Yan said, somewhat excited.
Meanwhile, Yu Xiaogang saw Hu Liena and Xie Yue completely ignore him and head straight toward a small alley.
He immediately felt his dignity bruised. Who was he?
He was an elder who possessed a Pope Token!
And even without the Pope Token, he was still a senior to these three juniors.
What junior ignored a senior's questions and simply walked away instead?
Yu Xiaogang's eyes instantly filled with resentment. So many people showed Elder Yu respect, yet these three refused. How could he let them off so easily?
"Hey!"
"You two, stop right there! Didn't you hear what this elder just said?"
"I'm telling you, you'd better answer my earlier questions truthfully, then give me a proper apology and beg me to forgive your disrespect toward me just now."
"Otherwise, whether the faction behind you will suffer Spirit Hall's wrath won't be up to me!"
Go on, tell me. Once you tell me, when I see Bibi Dong, I'll make sure she sends troops to wipe out your faction.
This is the consequence of disrespecting me, Grandmaster!
Yu Xiaogang had thought that, intimidated by this speech, the three would surely do as he imagined, running up to him in panic to beg his forgiveness.
The reality, however, was this.
Hu Liena and Xie Yue continued toward the small alley ahead without even turning their heads, while Yan, who had stayed behind, looked at Yu Xiaogang with a savage grin.
"Hmph, rest assured, if you really were an elder of Spirit Hall, you'd recognize us."
Hearing this, Yu Xiaogang couldn't help frowning.
What did he mean, if he were an elder of Spirit Hall, he would recognize them?
What caliber were they?
Were they worthy of being remembered by Grandmaster Yu, Elder Yu?
"Hmph, unrepentant to the bitter end. If you insist on remaining so obstinate, there's nothing I can do. Once I meet His Holiness the Pope, I'll be sure to tell her all about how the three of you humiliated an elder of Spirit Hall!"
In truth, Yu Xiaogang was getting a little frightened. As the saying went, it wasn't the fierce ones you feared, but those who didn't care whether they lived or died.
These three were clearly both fierce and reckless with their lives. That red-haired fellow even wanted to attack him right here in Spirit City.
Yu Xiaogang felt that, at their age, these three certainly couldn't be very strong. At most, they would be Soul Grandmasters. Did they really think geniuses were that common?
If they were Soul Grandmasters, his former self wouldn't have feared them. Unfortunately, his Soul Power was only at rank eleven now. He was no match for a Soul Grandmaster at all!
Watching Yan approach, Yu Xiaogang swallowed involuntarily and coughed twice, forcing himself to remain composed.
"Hmph, I have urgent business with His Holiness the Pope, so I won't pursue this matter with you any further."
With that, Yu Xiaogang turned straight around and quickened his steps, walking briskly toward the Papal Hall.
Seeing Yu Xiaogang about to flee, Yan became even more certain of his suspicions.
The middle-aged man before him was nothing but a piece of trash who had forged a Pope Token and used their Spirit Hall's name to commit evil!
"Where do you think you're running?!"
Yan shouted, quickening his steps as his body chased after Yu Xiaogang at an astonishing speed.
Yu Xiaogang glanced back. Seeing the distance between himself and Yan shrinking, he began to despair.
But when he looked up and discovered that they were already close to Spirit Hall's headquarters in the city, he immediately made a difficult choice.
"First Soul Skill! Fart like thunder, Earth-Shattering Luo Sanpao!"
Soul Power surged through Yu Xiaogang, and a Yellow Soul Ring appeared beneath his feet, along with a little spotted pig.
The Yellow Soul Ring settled around the little spotted pig, but this time, the little pig wasn't the one launching the attack.
The next second, the little spotted pig turned into a streak of light and flew straight into Yu Xiaogang's body.
Immediately, Yu Xiaogang felt a strange sensation in his abdomen, and his body hunched slightly.
"Heh, a mere Soul Master dares to attack me? You overestimate yourself!"
Yan gave a disdainful laugh. Very soon, however, he would pay a terrible price for that laugh.
The next moment, Yan shot forward explosively, arriving barely a meter away from Yu Xiaogang.
Just as Yan reached out to seize Yu Xiaogang, he saw Yu Xiaogang's buttocks bulge.
And then...
Boom!
A huge mass of unidentified matter burst out of Yu Xiaogang's body.
At the same time, as Yu Xiaogang released this unidentified matter, he suddenly felt his body grow lighter, and his pace immediately became considerably faster.
This discovery delighted him immensely. He squeezed out what little Soul Power remained in his body and unleashed his first Soul Skill several more times in succession.
His speed had now reached an astonishing level.
Hearing the commotion over there, Hu Liena and Xie Yue couldn't help looking back.
That single glance left them frozen where they stood.
Yan stood there with one hand extended in a pose as though he were about to grab someone.
And his formerly fiery red hair had, for some unknown reason, turned "yellow."
Around Yan, a large expanse of unidentified matter lay scattered, giving off a nauseating smell.
There were even some passersby nearby who had fainted from the stench.
Just then, an overwhelming pressure of Soul Power abruptly descended.
An effeminate voice rang out: "Who dares run wild in Spirit City?!"