Arriving at the Branch Hall, Su Yuntao Completely Baffled

Smack!

Chu Ye swung another slap across.

Smack, smack, smack!

Chu Ye slapped Yu Xiaogang back and forth across both sides of his face. In just a few blows, Yu Xiaogang was beaten black and blue.

"This is outrageous!"

At that moment, Yu Xiaogang's dignity was completely trampled into the ground, making him lose his composure. His face turned incomparably savage, but weak as he was, he could not resist at all. His eyes glared fixedly at Chu Ye.

"Heh."

Chu Ye kicked Yu Xiaogang squarely in the face, then pinned him to the ground and beat him savagely!

Smack, smack, smack! Bang, bang, bang!

Chu Ye pinned Yu Xiaogang to the ground and punched and kicked him without mercy.

"Ahhh!" Yu Xiaogang was utterly miserable, screaming again and again.

Before long, Yu Xiaogang was covered in wounds, nearly at his last gasp. Chu Ye did not continue. If he kept going, he really would beat him to death, and killing Yu Xiaogang like this would be letting him off far too easily.

"Don't let me see you again. Otherwise, every time I do, I'll beat you." Chu Ye looked indifferently at Yu Xiaogang on the ground, slowly moved the foot planted on his face away, then turned and left.

Watching Chu Ye's departing back, Yu Xiaogang was furious beyond measure. He wished he could kill Chu Ye, but he could only watch him leave, roaring helplessly in his heart, Damn it, I'll definitely make you pay!

He knew he was finished.

From today onward, his reputation was ruined. He would never be able to hold his head up again. From now on, he would surely live without dignity, endure the mockery of countless people, and become the laughingstock of the world!

"Xue'er, let's go."

"Mm."

Chu Ye returned to Young Master Qian Renxue's side, and the two left just like that.

Beating Yu Xiaogang was only something done in passing. Chu Ye soon threw it to the back of his mind and headed straight for Nuoding City's Martial Soul Branch Hall.

At that moment, outside the gates of the Martial Soul Branch Hall, the branch hall master stood waiting with the soul masters on duty at this branch hall, as well as nearly a hundred soldiers dressed in golden armor, for Chu Ye and Young Master Qian Renxue's arrival. The reception was extremely grand.

After all, they knew who was coming this time. One was Spirit Hall's young master, and the other was the Pope's personal disciple. They never would have imagined that such important figures would one day come to a branch hall of this level.

"They're here! They're here! They've arrived!"

Very soon, they saw Chu Ye and Young Master Qian Renxue slowly walking over from the distance. The hall master stepped down the stairs to receive them and said with incomparable respect, "Please, both of you, come inside!"

"Mm." Chu Ye nodded and followed the hall master into the branch hall.

After the hall doors closed, everyone immediately dropped to one knee and said in unison, "We pay our respects to Young Master Qian Renxue and Young Master Chu Ye!"

"Everyone, please rise."

Chu Ye and Young Master Qian Renxue immediately gestured for them to stand.

"Young Master, Young Master Chu Ye, my name is Bai Yufeng. I am the hall master of this Martial Soul Branch Hall. As for these individuals, they are all White Robe Soul Masters of our branch hall."

"Hello." Chu Ye took the initiative to reach out and shake hands with the hall master, then turned his gaze toward the other soul masters around them.

He only recognized two people. One was Su Yuntao, whom everyone was familiar with, and the other was an elderly soul master who had appeared once before, named Ma Xiunuo.

Chu Ye then reached out to Su Yuntao and said, "Senior Su Yuntao, I've long heard of your great name."

Su Yuntao: "??????"

"Y-Young Master Chu Ye, you know me?" Su Yuntao looked completely baffled.

"Yes!" Chu Ye smiled and did not explain further.

"This... this!"

Looking at Chu Ye's extended hand and his friendly attitude toward him, Su Yuntao felt extremely flattered. He was only the most ordinary White Robe Soul Master of Spirit Hall, while the youth before him was the personal disciple of Your Excellency the Pope, with an extraordinary status!

And yet he was actually fortunate enough to receive his appreciation!

Su Yuntao hurriedly wiped his hand on his clothes, then reached out to Chu Ye. The two lightly shook hands and then let go.

"Damn! Young Master Chu Ye actually knows that kid Su Yuntao! What did he do to make Young Master Chu Ye know him!"

The surrounding people all looked at Su Yuntao, finding it unbelievable in their hearts. Some were also very envious. After all, if one could receive the appreciation of such an important figure, perhaps they could rise to success in an instant!

Forget them finding it unbelievable; even Su Yuntao himself found it unbelievable.

"Everyone should know the purpose of our coming here this time, yes?" Chu Ye turned to the main matter.

"Mm. We have already received notice from our superiors. Please rest assured, Young Master Chu Ye and Young Master Qian Renxue, we will certainly cooperate fully." The hall master replied with great respect, but a somewhat troubled look appeared on his face. "However, the orders given to us by our superiors are that we may only help you locate Li Yuanba. We cannot intervene in the battle. Please understand, Young Master Chu Ye and Young Master Qian Renxue."

They already understood the situation and also knew that Chu Ye and Young Master Qian Renxue's target was to kill the level 65 Spirit Emperor Li Yuanba.

They simply could not understand why such a dangerous mission had been assigned to Chu Ye and Young Master Qian Renxue. Although they did not know the two's Soul Power Levels, they were both so young. How strong could they possibly be?

"Don't worry. You only need to act according to your superiors' orders. We won't force you to do anything else."

When everyone heard this, they breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts.

Chu Ye then asked, "Hall Master Bai, are all the soul masters of our branch hall here?"

"Replying to Young Master Chu Ye, some soul masters are still outside handling affairs. They have not yet returned."

"Tell me about the current situation of the soul master personnel in your branch hall," Chu Ye said.

"Yes!" The hall master nodded and immediately explained the situation. "Our Nuoding City Martial Soul Branch Hall is only the lowest-ranked sixth-level branch hall. There is only one White Robe Bishop in the hall, whose soul power has reached the Soul Elder realm. That sole person is myself."

"Below that are four White Robe Deacons: Su Yuntao, Ma Xiunuo, and two others who are outside. Their soul power is all above level 25."

"Lastly, there are ordinary White Robe Soul Masters, twenty in total. A small number have reached the two-ring Soul Grandmaster realm, while the majority of the rest are only one-ring soul masters."

"So that means the total number of soul masters here is only twenty-five? The branch hall has so few soul masters? And their strength is also..." Young Master Qian Renxue was a little surprised. She had not expected the branch hall's conditions to be somewhat worse than she had imagined.

Although Young Master Qian Renxue held the noble status of young master, this was also her first time going down to the grassroots level. It was normal that she did not understand the situation. Chu Ye felt this was about right and said, "Xue'er, this is only a level-six branch hall, after all. There definitely wouldn't be that many people."

"To manage a small city like Nuoding City, twenty-five soul masters plus ordinary soldiers is actually about enough manpower."

Spirit Hall had a strict hierarchy, roughly divided into six levels.

The sixth level, also the lowest level, was a Martial Soul Branch Hall like the one in Nuoding City, found in all small cities across the Two Great Empires.

The fifth level was the Spirit Hall Branch, found only in medium-sized cities.

The fourth level was the Martial Soul Main Hall, generally found only in large cities.

The third level was the Spirit Hall Sacred Hall, which only existed in the capitals of the Two Great Empires.

The second level was the Pope's Palace, located in Spirit City.

The first level, above the Pope's Palace, was the Douluo Hall and the Worship Hall.