The two Douluos, Qianjun and Xiao Long, arrived outside the academy specially built by the Pope Hall...
The former immediately spotted Xu Sheng's figure and used his spiritual power to relay a message, "Xu Sheng, so you're here. You made us search for quite a while!"
Upon hearing the message from Qianjun Douluo, Xu Sheng glanced sideways before saying to Hulena and the others, "You all continue to train on your own. I need to see what's going on."
Weren't Qianjun and Xiao Long the two who just sent him back to the Pope Hall a few days ago?
Why have they suddenly returned?
Then, he stepped forward...
With a surprised look, he said, "Qianjun Douluo, Xiao Long Douluo, didn't you return to the Worship Hall? Why are you back again?"
Qianjun Douluo waved his hand, explaining, "We did return, but this time we're following the orders of our elder brother to convey a few words to Bi Bidong."
Xu Sheng was curious, "A few words? Could it be something important?"
Just conveying a few words, yet both of them came to deliver it...
It must be a very important matter!
Xiao Long Douluo glanced at Qianjun Douluo and casually said, "Qianjun, is it alright to tell Xu Sheng about this?"
This is someone even our elder brother trusts, so naturally there's no reason not to tell him!
Qianjun Douluo answered almost without hesitation, "Of course. It's nothing too important, just that the Holy Daughter will, in a few days, represent that Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi from the Seven Treasures Glaze Sect to visit the Pope Hall."
Xu Sheng pondered, "Visit the Pope Hall? For what specific purpose?"
Qianjun Douluo truthfully replied, "It seems to be about the cooperation between the royal family, Martial Soul Hall, and the upper three families."
Xu Sheng simply showed a thoughtful expression, because in his view, such a matter was bound to happen sooner or later, "It seems the upper three families and the royal family must have deliberated thoroughly, then concluded that abyssal creatures cannot be countered by any single power alone, thus deciding to cooperate with the Martial Soul Hall."
After pausing, he continued, "But you probably don't know, a few days ago, Sea God's Island had already sent someone to the Pope Hall to discuss cooperation."
"But the final result ended in failure!"
Jiang Long Douluo was a bit surprised, "Another such matter? How come we didn't know?"
Qianjun Douluo mused, "Perhaps our elder brother and second brother didn't tell us. The entire Pope Hall is under the monitoring of the Worship Hall, this kind of affair would certainly be known at the first opportunity."
After pausing, he continued, "However, I suppose that Bi Bidong won't refuse the royal family as she did with Sea God's Island, or else it would hinder our plans."
Jiang Long Douluo folded his arms, saying, "That's not certain, that woman is always deceitful, routinely treating the warnings from our Worship Hall as mere ear candy!"
Xu Sheng just smiled, saying, "Relax, the cooperation between Martial Soul Hall with the royal family and the upper three families is different from cooperation with Sea God's Island!"
Early when trying to mediate the cooperation between Sea God's Island and Martial Soul Hall, he expected there might be failure!
However, this has nothing to do with the cooperation between Martial Soul Hall and the royal family and the upper three families!
After all, what truly needs to be worried about, is letting the forces of Soul Land unite...
That's more important than anything!
.....
In the Xingluo Empire, within the imperial palace!
One of the soldiers bent over, respectfully saying, "Your Majesty, the Tang Sect branch chief Li Yunzhe, the Spirit Pagoda branch master, and the federal investigation team request to meet!"
Upon hearing this, the faces of the ministers were filled with anger, "The three major powers coming simultaneously, it seems they suspect our Xingluo Empire is colluding with the Holy Spirit Cult!"
"Damn it, this cursed Holy Spirit Cult, framing us like this, do they really think we're an easy target?"
"The more this situation escalates, the calmer we must stay, we must not fall into the Holy Spirit Cult's trap!"
Sitting on the throne, Dai Yueyan observed and sternly said, "Let the representatives from the major powers come in! It's the perfect time to explain this matter clearly!"
But just then, an elderly man hidden in the shadows suddenly emerged, approached and whispered something gravely beside him...
After hearing the words, Dai Yueyan's pupils contracted sharply, "What?? Are you saying... Yun'er has been captured by the Holy Spirit Cult?"
The old man nodded, "Indeed, the Holy Spirit Cult wants you to head to the destination now, otherwise they will..."
Dai Yueyan clenched his fists, angrily roaring, "Damn it! At this exact moment!"
Yun'er, didn't I tell you never to return to the Xingluo Empire recklessly?
If something happens to you, how can I explain to father!
The elder hesitated, "Your Majesty, what should we do?"
Dai Yueyan still felt reluctant, "Can you confirm that Yun'er was really captured by the Holy Spirit Cult?"
The elder confirmed, "Yes, based on appearance, it is definitely the princess!"
Thinking this through, Dai Yueyan immediately stood up, seriously saying, "Ministers, I have urgent matters to attend to and must leave now. Please receive the representatives from the three major powers!"
He knew the Holy Spirit Cult deliberately summoned him away, but for Dai Yue'er's safety, he had to act!
The next second, their figures vanished from the grand hall...
Shortly after, representatives from the three forces entered the imperial palace...
When they noticed the absence of Emperor Dai Yueyan, subtle changes appeared on their faces...
The chief minister sensed the grave situation and explained, "Representatives, His Majesty just had an urgent matter and had to leave, please wait a moment!"
The federal official responded bluntly with a cold reprimand, "Leaving for an urgent matter? Is there anything more important than investigating the attack on our federal team?"
"Is it true what outsiders say, that the Xingluo Empire is now controlled by the Holy Spirit Cult!"
This statement directly angered the ministers present...
They all shouted angrily, "Federal representative, watch your words!"
"Even if you belong to the federation, you cannot defame our Xingluo Empire!!"
"How could mere Holy Spirit Cult control our Xingluo Empire!"
The federal high official coldly retorted, "Hm, regardless of the outcome, today the Xingluo Empire must provide a reasonable explanation."
As for the Spirit Pagoda branch master and the Tang Sect chief, they exchanged glances but remained silent...
In this entry to the Xingluo Empire's imperial palace, indeed, they hadn't detected the aura of evil soul masters from the Holy Spirit Cult...
But, the emperor of Xingluo Empire leaving at this critical moment, was a bit too coincidental!
...
This situation persisted for several days, and the leaders of the three major powers still hadn't met Xingluo Empire's Emperor, Dai Yueyan...
The federal high official, unable to suppress his anger, stood up and coldly declared, "We waited so many days; His Majesty has no intention of meeting us. It seems this attack is indeed related to the Xingluo Empire!"
"When I return to the Soul Land, Xingluo Empire, prepare for war!"
With that, he left the Xingluo Empire's imperial palace in fury...