The protest lasted for half a month. When the people's fury reached its peak, an imperial decree swiftly came from the Imperial Palace.
A full-scale purge of Evil Soul Masters was launched throughout Mingdu, leaving no remnants behind.
After receiving the imperial decree, Second Prince Xu Tianming quickly led the experts of the major noble factions in targeted strikes.
Over the course of half a month, they uncovered eight Evil Soul Master strongholds and sealed off more than ninety percent of the Holy Spirit Church's properties in Mingdu.
Any developments during the operation were immediately announced to the people of Mingdu, aside from the amount of money involved... Even so, it still drew enthusiastic cheers from the public.
What they sought was the Royal Family's attitude. Now, it seemed that Your Majesty still cared for the common people.
Amid the rubble, Xu Tianming stood among a pile of broken stones. Before him was a collapsed house, its cold, sinister aura gradually dispelled by the sunlight.
"Your Highness the Second Prince, what are you thinking about?" Duke Tianhan's eldest legitimate son approached. Their operation this time had gone perfectly smoothly, and a smile hung on his face as well.
"Nothing." Xu Tianming shook his head. As he watched the Soul Engineers beside him move the corpses of the Evil Soul Masters, an inexplicable unease rose in his heart.
They had spent a single day wiping out the Holy Spirit Church's forces in Mingdu, but what puzzled him was that from beginning to end, they had encountered no powerful resistance at all, as though the Holy Spirit Church had nothing left but this rabble.
"Your Highness, my father has sent word. He hopes you can come to his residence for a gathering."
Xu Tianming, who had been deep in thought, felt his