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En, Ren's Father Ran, Mother Ching, grandfather Jun, sister

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The shimmering light gradually faded away and nobody seemed to be hurt. However, the sudden occurrence dissipated the Great Spirits.

"What… the heck.." Horohoro was in a dazed state. "The Great Spirits, where…" he rendered speechless.

Everybody seemed to be in the state of shock except Mistress Golva who endured the attack. "Who could've done this…?" Goldva said softly with a tone of great anger. "Damn..."

"….Mistress Goldva, can you give us some details and elucidate what is going on now," Silva asked fretfully. "The Great Spirits, where are they?"

"Silence!" Golva roared but fell silent subsequently.

"Grrr! It is Hao again! Isn't he discontented yet? Curse him!" Chocolove bellowed, making everyone annoyed with his voice and his poses like he was ready for a fight. "Let's get in on!" he said cockily.

SNAP!

"This is not the suited time for you blabbermouth!" Ren scoffed, leaving Chocolove lying on the ground with nosebleed.

"He's probably right Mistress Goldva, maybe it's him again," Silva said indecisively.

"I'm certain that it's not Hao. If it was him who took the Great Spirits, then he should've just done it before. It would've been effortless for him to acquire the Great Spirits." Ana utterly avowed the situation.

"So do you insist that the Great Spirits were taken?" Yoh asked calmly with composure.

"Yes they were," Goldva said tranquilly.

"What! Someone can take the Great Spirits as easy as that? That's merely impossible!" Ryu shouted but it seemed to be unexaggerated this time.

"So all the sacrifices by X-laws and our struggle are futile," Lyserg said half-heartedly.

"What's going to happen now that the Great Spirits are gone?" Manta asked weakly. "Yoh.."

"The question is, 'what are we going to do now'," Faust said coolly.

"I'm thinking of possible culprit at the moment," Goldva said gravely. "It would be better if you will all stay in the Patch restaurant as I solve this case. I don't want you to make any unnecessary actions when I'm away."

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In the intervening time, the Tao family was in the middle of their personal business. In front of the mansion, lies the gargantuan Great Spirits with its gleaming luminosity.

"Hm... No sweat," En said, gazing at the magnificent radiance of the Great Spirits but he could hardly open his eyes. "It must've been more complex without his help."

"But it would've been uncomplicated if Ren was only full of zeal and stronger than our foes," Ran added.

They both looked very exultant now that they're getting hold of the Great Spirits.

"It's been a long time members of the Tao family. It's good to be back in this miserable world," A man suddenly emerged from the dazzling light of the Great Spirits. "Their sins are heavy. It's payback time..."

"How did it go?" Ching asked, entering the scene.

"It's better than what we anticipated," En responded. "It went well… too well…"

The conversation was overheard by Ren's sister, Jun, hiding from their view.

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"What's the matter Mistress Jeanne?" Marco asked apprehensively.

The Spirit of Fire stood up and ready to leave. "We shall be going now, we have to wrap up an unfinished business," Hao smirked.

"But we also have an uncompleted task to settle here," Mistress Jeanne said sympathetically.

"Oh look at that, aren't we a plucky maiden here," Hao said haughtily.

"Don't be so cocky Hao. You should be cognizant of your enemy and your imminent demise," Jeanne said furiously.

She closed her eyes and gently crossed her fingers.

"What's this?" Hao was dumfounded. He felt something infrequent and he hastily jumped off the Spirit of Fire. A shimmering light was coming out from the Spirit of Fire, making it suffer from extreme pain and eventually, thousands of spirits that were eaten by the Spirit of Fire came out through its mouth rapidly, including the Shamashu. And unexpectedly, the Spirit of Fire was put out of action as its color gradually vanished, making it look like a stone statue. Hao ended up gaping at his Spirit of Fire, looking hopeless and weak.

"So this is it…" Marco smirked. "The Revolution of the Souls…"