Chapter 229 The Cleanup Begins

Meeting adjourned!

After hearing Qian Chonghuang's words, everyone respectfully bid farewell to Qian Daoliu and Qian Chonghuang before leaving the Elder Hall. Upon returning, the group of Title Douluos began their work, meticulously completing the tasks assigned by the Spirit Hall. After all, they were members of the Spirit Hall; if the Spirit Hall fell, even if their families survived, their fate would be grim. Moreover, according to Qian Chonghuang, once the Spirit Hall collapsed, the person chosen by the Evil God would leave them no way out.

With the concerted efforts of the Elders' Hall and the Hall of Offerings, the massive machine of the Spirit Hall began to operate. In just seven days, all the members found to be corrupt were arrested and awaited trial.

Due to the Spirit Hall's rapid operations and frequent troop deployments, the major powers on the Douluo Continent were in a state of constant fear. After all, no one knew why the Spirit Hall was making such frequent troop movements. As a result, the patrols of the major powers became exceptionally thorough, and the two great empires also began to mobilize their troops, since no one knew whether the Spirit Hall intended to attack them.

Time flies, and seven days have passed in a flash. Everything in the Spirit Hall is ready! The day of judgment for those parasites in the Spirit Hall has arrived.

As dawn broke, the major cities of Douluo Continent gradually came to life. While the residents thought everything was normal, some noticed that the execution grounds in the major cities were bustling with activity. At first, the residents thought that some prisoners had been captured and were about to be executed, but upon closer inspection, they discovered that the people kneeling on the ground waiting for their execution were the Soul Masters they admired. Moreover, these Soul Masters came from the Spirit Hall, with the lowest being a deacon and the highest being a hall master (bishop).

Immediately, everyone was abuzz with discussion, wondering what the Spirit Hall was up to. Emperor Xue Ye of Heaven Dou City also received the news. Upon hearing it, Emperor Xue Ye was stunned, completely clueless about the Spirit Hall's intentions, especially since the Soul Masters who had been taken to the execution ground represented at least two layers of the Spirit Hall's strength.

Once the crowd had grown larger, the Spirit Hall members who hadn't been punished began reading aloud the crimes committed by the prisoners kneeling on the execution platform, along with the punishments imposed by the Spirit Hall. As the evidence was listed, the crowd below began to murmur amongst themselves. If they weren't worried that the Spirit Hall's actions would be all bark and no bite, some might have even thrown rotten eggs at the prisoners!

After the prisoner's incriminating evidence was read aloud on the execution platform, the executioner ordered the execution to begin. Immediately, the executioner kneeling on the platform began to perform various elaborate tortures, including slow slicing, skinning, and boiling. The crowd below was terrified, but also felt a great sense of satisfaction, as these people often abused the power of the Spirit Hall to bully others.

Blood stained the entire execution platform, and some unlucky residents were splattered with blood. Just then, some residents noticed that there were actually support-type Soul Masters on the execution platform helping the prisoners stay alive. Only then did the people below the platform understand why some punishments had time limits.

After dealing with the most heinous members, they began to deal with those who were utterly wicked and deserving of death a hundred times over. These members were also subjected to a round of torture, after which their souls were extracted and burned.

Listening to the explanations of the professional guide and the wails of the prisoners on the stage, everyone below the stage couldn't help but shudder. After all, no one expected that the Spirit Hall would have a way to manipulate souls, so that these prisoners could not rest in peace even after death.

After dealing with these matters, the Spirit Hall also posted the punishments for members with less serious offenses. Those who were supposed to mine continued mining, while those whose soul power was to be abolished had it abolished. No one questioned the punishments posted on the notice, and no one cared much. After all, those who committed heinous crimes had been dealt with, and they didn't care about these lesser offenses.