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"Did you hear about Xiong Mo Moling leading the Soul Alliance army to the foot of the Soul Hall staircase and accusing the Mu Clan of harboring a criminal?" In the teahouse, a thin man in his thirties whispered to a few others who were chatting over tea.
"Who wouldn't know about such a commotion? I was in the Outer City at the time and saw that soul pet as big as a mountain peak. At first, I had no idea what it was, until an Old Soul Pet Master told me that it was Lord Xiong Mo's soul pet, the Taie Giant!" the tea-drinking man replied.
"Exactly, I was startled at the time. To think that such a massive soul pet exists in this world—it was like a titan had come to life. I even heard from someone inside the inner city that the City Forest, business district, and the wealthy areas became a desert under the protection of the barrier. If you had seen it with your own eyes, you'd have been so scared you couldn't stand straight."
