A subdued atmosphere surrounded the hall as its inhabitants sat there, stonefaced by what they had just heard.

Feiyun was long gone from the hall, his mother had taken him out from it while the two captives were being interrogated. The Soul Exalt elder was shivering from head to tail with his eyes filled with despair. He had no hope of leaving this place alive and he knew it. To his side, the Soul Sprite youth was completely still with his head and eyes pointed at the ceiling. He looked almost comatose with how still and dull he was.

The man sitting at the front of the hall was especially stonefaced. “Take these two away and place them under strict surveillance!!”

Several guards appeared at once to take the two away. Neither of them struggled as they were taken away. It seemed as though...