Chapter 80 Your Highness, the Blue Silver Emperor Ah Yin
As time went by, the news spread like wildfire throughout the streets and alleys of Tianxing City.
More and more people flocked in from all directions.
At first, there were only a few dozen people, but later the number grew to several hundred.
In the end, the entire main street was packed with people.
Among the crowd were elderly people with white hair supported by their children and grandchildren, women holding children, and beggars in tattered clothes.
Some were crying, some were laughing, and many kept asking others to confirm whether the news was true.
Just then, a group of people dressed in the uniforms of Spirit Hall suddenly walked over from a distance.
The leader was an elderly man over fifty years old with a thin face.
The old man was the hall master of the Tianxing City Spirit Branch Hall, and he was followed by several deacons.
At this moment, the branch hall master frowned, walked quickly, and looked solemn.
He had rushed over after receiving news of the Zhao family's massacre.
It was not that he was worried about the Zhao family's life or death.
The Zhao family was wary of Spirit Hall and did not dare to do anything to the Spirit Hall branch.
However, Tianxing City was too remote, and the Hall Master of the Spirit Branch Hall was only a Soul Emperor. He had been hesitant because the Zhao family were officials of the Heaven Dou Empire, and he was wary of their family's strength.
Therefore, the two sides kept to themselves and maintained a delicate balance.
What made the branch hall master's expression solemn was something else entirely.
The person who single-handedly slaughtered the entire Zhao family, even wiping out Elder Chen, a level 69 Soul Emperor, must have been at least a Soul Saint.
Moreover, that person killed hundreds of people with a single move.
As the head of the Spirit Hall branch, he could not stand idly by while Spirit Masters massacred people in the city.
Although he knew very well that his strength was probably inferior to that of his opponent.
But no matter what, he had to come and investigate.
"The Soul Master from Spirit Hall has arrived!"
The people recognized them and made way.
Soon, the branch hall master walked through the crowd, and his pupils suddenly contracted when he saw Su Mo's figure.
Su Mo was too young.
He looked no more than twenty years old, with a cool and aloof expression and an otherworldly air.
Although his white clothes were mostly soaked in blood, he showed no signs of being disheveled.
What alarmed the branch hall master the most was that Su Mo's aura was as calm as still water, with his sharpness concealed.
Such a young man was definitely the chosen one of some powerful force.
The branch hall master took a deep breath, strode forward, and stopped a few meters in front of Su Mo. He bowed respectfully, his voice neither humble nor arrogant:
"I am the Hall Master of the Spirit Branch Hall of Tianxing City. May I ask who you are...?"
Upon hearing this, the surrounding crowd immediately fell silent, and all eyes focused on Su Mo.
Su Mo stood with his hands behind his back, glanced at the branch hall master indifferently, said nothing, and simply flipped his hand.
A token appeared in his palm; it was the Holy Son's Token.
The branch hall master's gaze fell on the token, and his expression changed drastically.
The next moment, he straightened his clothes, knelt on one knee, and respectfully said:
"Your subordinate greets Your Highness! I was unaware of Your Highness's arrival and have greatly offended you. Please forgive me!"
The dozen or so deacons behind him were taken aback for a moment, then knelt down in unison.
"Greetings, Your Highness!"
The surrounding crowd immediately erupted in an uproar.
"What? His Highness the Holy Son? Our benefactor is actually the Holy Son of Spirit Hall?"
Spirit Hall's reputation on the continent was renowned even in a small border town like Tianxing City.
The Holy Son of Spirit Hall was a very important figure.
Such an important figure had actually come to their small town in person to rid them of the Zhao family, this cancerous tumor.
The people knelt down again, their voices even more devout and fervent than before.
"Greetings, Your Highness!"
"Get up, everyone." Su Mo's voice was not loud, but it clearly reached everyone's ears.
At this moment, the branch hall master spoke up, "Your Highness, I deeply admire your act of ridding the people of this scourge, but the Zhao family is a noble family of the Heaven Dou Empire, and I am worried..."
"It's alright, he's just a small city lord in a remote area," Su Mo said calmly. "So what if the Heaven Dou Empire knows? Do you think they'd dare to do anything to Spirit Hall?"
Upon hearing this, the branch hall master's expression relaxed. "What Your Highness says is absolutely right."
"Leave the matters here to me. You may rest for now."
Su Mo nodded slightly.
The branch hall master immediately turned around and instructed the deacons behind him:
"What are you all standing there for? Someone come and distribute the money, and the rest of you maintain order. Make sure they line up properly and do not cause trouble."
The deacons responded in unison and quickly dispersed.
Soon, the people of the city began to receive their money again.
At this moment, a thin boy received a few gold soul coins, carefully held them in his palm, and looked up at the woman beside him.
"Mom, can we have meat tonight?"
The woman's eyes reddened, and she hugged the child tightly, her voice choked with emotion.
"Yes... yes... it's all thanks to His Highness the Holy Son."
Such scenes constantly played out among the crowd.
Almost everyone who received the money was extremely grateful to Su Mo.
...
At the back of the crowd stood a woman who seemed to have no intention of coming forward to collect the money.
The woman had a graceful figure, with long, smooth blue hair that reached her waist and swayed gently in the breeze.
At this moment, her gaze passed through the crowd and landed on Su Mo.
"The Holy Son of Spirit Hall..." she murmured softly. "He's quite an interesting person."
In her mind, whether human powerhouses or soul beast powerhouses, most were high and mighty beings.
But Su Mo, who stood in the distance, slaughtered a noble family that had been entrenched there for decades, all for the sake of ordinary people he did not know.
He was not doing it for his own benefit, nor for power.
It was simply about seeking justice for those people who had been oppressed for so long.
This was the first time she had ever met someone like this.
Moreover, that person looked far too young, yet possessed such formidable strength.
In the blink of an eye, hundreds of people were slaughtered.
Just then, Su Mo, who was at the very front, seemed to sense something.
His gaze pierced through the crowd and met the woman's eyes.
Su Mo remained calm as he scanned the area with his spiritual power.
Although Su Mo was only a Soul Saint now, his spiritual strength was extremely powerful.
He instantly sensed a trace of a soul beast's aura.
Based on her appearance, Su Mo instantly recognized who she was.
At this time, the only transformed soul beast roaming outside was the 100,000-year-old Blue Silver Emperor, Ah Yin.
Su Mo's guess was indeed correct. That person was Ah Yin.
As a transformed soul beast, she could only continue to cultivate by coming into contact with humans. Therefore, since transforming, she had been staying in some remote small towns.
She had only recently arrived in this remote border town, where the strongest being was only a Soul Emperor, making it relatively safe for her.
She had seen people rushing toward the city center and could not help but feel curious, so she quietly followed them to see what was going on.
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