"Platinum Bishop Salas? What's he doing here?"
Beside Zhou Chen, Yu Tianmeng raised her delicate eyebrows slightly and said in an unhappy tone.
She had no good feelings towards the Spirit Hall. After all, the Spirit Hall was the culprit that slaughtered the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family eight years later.
Seeing Yu Tianmeng's somewhat indignant expression, Zhou Chen patted her head and revealed a fatherly smile, "Calm down, calm down, Tian Meng, you are a transmigrator, you need to stay calm."
"Don't touch my head, it will stunt my growth."
Yu Tianmeng slapped Zhou Chen's hand away and said irritably.
"Don't worry, even if you don't grow taller, I won't dump you."
Zhou Chen teased Yu Tianmeng, then looked at Salas, Kundera, and Hilo again.
The three of them were chatting and laughing, looking like good buddies.
It is easy to imagine how deep the Spirit Hall's infiltration of the Barak Kingdom and the Silves Kingdom has been.
No wonder that ten years later, the Spirit Hall was able to so easily merge dozens of kingdoms and duchies to establish the Spirit Empire.
"It seems something big is about to happen today," Zhou Chen thought to himself, becoming increasingly wary.
Salas, as the Platinum Bishop of the Spirit Hall, had an extremely poor relationship with the Heaven Dou Imperial Family; the two were practically sworn enemies. Therefore, he rarely appeared at any official imperial events, and the royal family generally did not invite him.
Salas will only appear if there are very important events, such as the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament to be held in Heaven Dou City two years from now.
Salas was clearly invited to tonight's dinner.
Clearly, the Heaven Dou Imperial Family is planning something big, and they need Salas to witness it.
Just then, Salas seemed to sense that Zhou Chen was looking at him. He opened his small eyes slightly and looked at Zhou Chen.
In an instant, Salas's pupils suddenly contracted!
However, Salas was a seasoned veteran, and he quickly covered up his embarrassment and continued talking with the two people next to him.
"He knows me."
Zhou Chen frowned as he noticed Salas's earlier loss of composure.
However, this is quite normal.
As the Hall Master of the Heaven Dou Spirit Hall Holy Temple, Salas's status and power in Heaven Dou City are almost equal to those of Emperor Xue Ye. His intelligence network and network of relationships must be unimaginably vast.
Given all the earth-shattering things Zhou Chen had done in Heaven Dou City, it would be strange if Salas didn't recognize him.
At this moment, upon seeing the Platinum Bishop and the two princes arrive at the banquet, the dignitaries present spontaneously stopped their conversations and gathered around the three of them like stars surrounding the moon.
"It's such an honor to meet Lord Salas at this time!"
"My wife once went to the Angel Statue in the Spirit Hall Holy Temple to pray for a child. She only stayed one night, and when she returned, she was pregnant and gave birth to a son. The Angel God is indeed incredibly powerful!"
"Your Highness Hilo, three years ago, my daughter had the honor of seeing your handsome face in the Silves Kingdom, and she has been unable to eat or sleep since, unable to forget you..."
"Greetings, Your Highness Kundera!"
"..."
Inside the main hall, all that could be heard were the nobles' flattering voices, which made Zhou Chen slightly purse his lips.
What?! Why didn't these guys flatter him just now? His status is also very prestigious!
It has to be said that Zhou Chen was somewhat jealous.
What Zhou Chen didn't know was that many dignitaries wanted to come over and chat, but he, Yu Tianmeng, and Zhu Zhuqing were so engrossed in enjoying their meal that no one dared to approach them at that moment!
Moreover, he already has two female companions, one of whom is the legitimate daughter of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family.
Therefore, the nobles who wanted to sell their wives and daughters, or the young girls who wanted to seduce Zhou Chen, all consciously gave up their ideas.
They didn't want to anger a female Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Soon, with the arrival of top dignitaries such as Salas and Kundera, cheerful waltz music began to fill the hall, serving as a prelude to the official start of tonight's banquet.
It seemed that many nobles had been waiting for this moment. As soon as the waltz music started, many men invited their wives or female companions, or newly acquainted noble ladies, to the dance floor in the center of the hall and began to slowly twirl and dance.
Many men also turned to look at Zhou Chen, because the two beautiful women beside him were too eye-catching.
However, almost no one dared to actually approach or invite them.
With Yu Tianmeng, the legitimate daughter of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family, present, those of lower status consciously kept their thoughts to themselves rather than taking action.
However, among so many dignitaries present, there were always those who felt their status was high enough.
"Beautiful lady, may I have the honor of dancing with you?"
Prince Hilo of the Silves Kingdom crossed his arms over his chest, a charming smile playing on his lips, and bowed gracefully toward Zhu Zhuqing, who was drinking tea.
"I'm sorry, I already have a dance partner tonight. Please find someone else!"
Zhu Zhuqing took a sip of green tea and politely declined Hilo's offer.
As a high-ranking noblewoman in the Star Luo Empire, Zhu Zhuqing was not the kind of ruthless woman who only knew how to fight. She had attended many banquets and was very familiar with aristocratic etiquette.
Therefore, she wouldn't immediately say "get lost," as that would be too rude.
However, Zhu Zhuqing's clear black and white eyes never once glanced at Hilo, completely ignoring her.
Zhu Zhuqing's rejection immediately shocked Hilo. Clearly, this proud and handsome prince of the kingdom did not expect to be rejected.
It should be noted that even in the Star Luo Empire, nobles like Hilo are very popular among young girls, not to mention that he is so handsome that he is the dream lover of countless girls.
And a Blood Slave he had just chosen actually dared to refuse his invitation!
Her displeasure quickly turned into malice, Hilo's face turned cold as she turned to look at Zhou Chen.
The dance partner Zhu Zhuqing mentioned must be this Xiao Bai!
At this moment, Zhou Chen was pinching his nose and waving his hand with a look of disgust, as if trying to drive away some unpleasant smell.
It wasn't Zhou Chen faking it; it was just that Hilo's smell was really awful.
This scene, witnessed by Hilo, instantly enraged him!
However, being someone who values appearances, he didn't get angry, but instead smiled and asked, "Are you this young lady's dance partner?"
"Nonsense! Are you blind?"
Zhou Chen glared at him and said lazily, "Who do you think you are? How dare you be so arrogant!"
"You!"
Upon hearing this, Hilo froze as if electrocuted, burning with rage!
Humiliation, anger, murderous intent—these expressions shifted constantly across his handsome face. Right now, he wished he could reveal his Martial Soul on the spot and drain this despicable fellow of his life force!
However, he cannot, unless he doesn't want to live!
Once he reveals his Martial Soul, the Platinum Bishop Salas, who was just as close to him as if they were inseparable, will probably turn on him immediately and kill him on the spot.
After all, Blood Soul Master are targets that the Spirit Hall will definitely eliminate!
"What do you mean, 'you'? You're not convinced? Let's Life and Death Duel! If I don't cut off your dog's head and feed it to the dogs, I'll take your surname."
Zhou Chen said coldly.
Zhou Chen's murderous intent surged at this Hilo.
Hilo, the Evil Soul Master, had ulterior motives in inviting Zhu Zhuqing to dance.
If Zhou Chen wasn't mistaken, this guy had his eye on certain qualities in Zhu Zhuqing's body and wanted to lure Zhu Zhuqing in before killing her.