When Shrek City announced it would relocate its population, the eyes of nearly the entire Douluo Continent turned toward it.
However, this time, the Federation authorities, Shrek Academy, Spirit Pagoda, and Tang Sect jointly issued a statement. With all sides cooperating, the population transfer proceeded in an orderly manner.
Still, they had not revealed the truth of the incident. While this avoided widespread panic, rumors inevitably spread in private. The entire Douluo Continent seemed to be roiling with hidden currents, as though the days of peace were about to end.
At the same time, Shrek Academy issued a summons, ordering students traveling abroad to return at once. The specific reason remained unknown.
Against this backdrop, certain hidden forces gradually began to stir as well. The Holy Spirit Cult, in particular, began probing openly.
In just two months, the Holy Spirit Cult orchestrated seventeen attacks. Three targeted Shrek City, while another two targeted Heaven Dou City and Mingdu, but all were swiftly dealt with by the Ten Sages' advance arrangements.
In addition, the Black Demon Society and Netherworld Hall also began acting more frequently. Reports occasionally came from the Tang Sect's Hall of Soul Fighting and the Federation's War God Hall about suspicious individuals being discovered.
Unlike the Holy Spirit Cult, not all members of the Black Demon Society and Netherworld Hall were Evil Soul Masters, making them even more difficult to detect.
Of course, the Kabbalah Organization was even more covert than they were. Almost no one knew whether they had made any moves, because nearly every one of them wore several identities. A single person could increase the Douluo Federation's tally of Title Douluo by several.
Within the Ten Virtues Secret Realm, Liu Xiaoxiao used his Spiritual Sense to draw back the two Spiritual Sense Clones currently in the