A Show of His Own Making!

Before Dai Tianfeng could come up with a final decision, a guard rushed in to report, "Your His Majesty, the envoy from the Spirit Hall is waiting in front of the palace."

After all, it's a grand event hosted by the Spirit Hall, so sending envoys to invite various forces to participate is perfectly normal.

Without much thought, Dai Tianfeng ordered his men to bring the envoy to the Imperial Court.

The envoy spoke only polite official language; his main purpose was to invite representatives of the Star Luo Imperial Family to attend the Coronation Ceremony of the New Pope.

Dai Tianfeng did not refuse, and publicly stated, "I will personally attend this Coronation Ceremony. Please convey this truth to His Holiness the Pope."

The messenger nodded with a smile, then took out a Letter and a note from his Soul Tool.

At first, Dai Tianfeng didn't take it seriously, thinking it was an official invitation from the Spirit Hall. But as the guard brought the envelope and note to him, he sat up straight and began to take it seriously.

The note read, "This letter was left by the former Pope Bibi Dong and given to Dai Tianfeng."

Dai Tianfeng was somewhat puzzled, as they had had almost no contact during the twenty years that Bibi Dong was in power.

A deposed Pope, aside from his own formidable strength, has greatly diminished his influence. The Star Luo Imperial Family is unaware of any grudges between Wu Qi and Bibi Dong. If they rashly contact Bibi Dong at this time, they are very likely to offend the New Pope.

After hesitating for a moment, urged by the messenger, Dai Tianfeng opened the letter.

The more he read the letter, the more alarmed he became. It revealed that the Spirit Hall was stirring up trouble on the border, inciting the Two Great Empires towards conflict.

Dai Tianfeng's expression changed slightly, but he suddenly smiled and asked, "What is the meaning of this, envoy of the Spirit Hall?"

The messenger smiled and said, "I apologize, but I am unaware of the contents of the letter. Why does Your His Majesty inquire of me?"

After giving a few casual instructions, the envoy left the Imperial Court.

Dai Tianfeng did not keep the contents of the secret letter to himself, but instead circulated it among the ministers to discuss a suitable countermeasure.

A moment later, a Duke said, "Your His Majesty, it was indeed the Spirit Hall that was interfering. But why is the Heaven Dou Empire cooperating with the Spirit Hall's actions?"

Dai Tianfeng sneered, "After so many days of contact, don't you all understand Xue Qinghe's intentions? On the surface, he's cooperating with the Spirit Hall to stir up trouble on the border and instigate Proxy War."

"But the letter reveals that Bibi Dong intends to swallow up our entire Star Luo Empire. Xue Qinghe is not a fool. He will first cooperate with the Spirit Hall to push our Star Luo Empire to the brink of destruction, then break with the Spirit Hall, and finally profit from both sides."

"Judging from the current situation, Xue Qinghe's actions have undoubtedly been successful. He not only safely navigated the power transition vacuum, but also gained far greater prestige domestically than Xue Ye."

The Duke continued, "Your His Majesty, even if Bibi Dong's plan ultimately failed, why did she reveal it afterward?"

"Doing this will not benefit her or the Spirit Hall at all."

Dai Tianfeng revealed a meaningful smile, "It seems that the Spirit Hall is not as united as we imagined. Bibi Dong's move is an attempt to present a great gift to the New Pope."

Bibi Dong's sudden abdication had already sparked much speculation among various factions. The appearance of this letter at this time would surely suggest to the outside world that Bibi Dong did not abdicate voluntarily, but was forced to step down due to defeat in an internal power struggle.

What puzzled Dai Tianfeng was that a serious power struggle was taking place within the Spirit Hall, yet there was no word of it from the outside world.

Was this a staged drama orchestrated by the Spirit Hall itself, or was it actually true?

The Duke continued, "Your His Majesty, should we inform the Clear Sky Sect about this? If we can use them to test the Spirit Hall's attitude, it won't do us any harm. And once we gain the upper hand, we'll have more options."

Spirit City.

These days, besides handling official business within the Papal Hall, Wu Qi spends most of his time rehearsing the Coronation Ceremony.

At this moment, he is trying on the imperial robes to determine his ceremonial attire for the Coronation Ceremony.

The coronation ceremony for the titled Douluo of the Eternal Sky will take place the day before, serving as a warm-up for the Pope's coronation ceremony.

Representatives from all the major powers across the continent arrived in Spirit City one after another. The Coronation Ceremony for the title of Qiangu Changkong was bound to attract countless eyes. As one of the representatives of the Spirit Hall, he also went to the Ceremonial Robe Chamber to have a suitable Ceremonial Robe made.

"Wu Ge, what do you think of my formal Ceremonial Robe?" Qiangu Changkong showed off his fiery red Ceremonial Robe, his smile never fading.

Wu Qi chuckled and said, "As the first person to be promoted to a title in nearly ten years since the old man, even if you attend the ceremony shirtless, you'll still be the object of countless people's admiration."

Originally, Wu Qi was also supposed to have Coronation Ceremony for a Titled Douluo, but unfortunately there was a time conflict.

Moreover, the Pope's Coronation Ceremony is much grander, and holding both ceremonies at the same time would undoubtedly be a waste of money.

Furthermore, without a coronation ceremony for a Title Douluo, the outside world would not know his strength.

According to the tradition of the Spirit Hall, all Pope have Titled Douluo, but who can guarantee that Wu Qi did not break the tradition? After all, his age in ascending to the Pope Position is unprecedented in the history of the Spirit Hall.

Without releasing a clear signal, leaving the outside world to speculate might cause some people to experience mental strain.

After exchanging a few jokes, Qiangu Changkong finally spoke up, "Wu Ge, what exactly is your intention in doing that?"

Seeing that the two were about to discuss serious matters, the tailor in charge of taking measurements tactfully retreated outside.

The question that has been asked Qiangu Changkong is that Wu Qi, under the guise of Bibi Dong, delivered a secret letter to Dai Tianfeng.

The Star Luo Imperial Family was wrong about this.

Bibi Dong had already decided to retire, so naturally she wouldn't bother with these meaningless matters anymore. On the contrary, Wu Qi had no intention of "letting her go" so easily.

Wu Qi smiled slightly and asked in return, "Such a simple question, you can't even figure it out?"

Since this matter is destined to be a bomb that could explode at any moment, why not deliberately detonate it within a controllable range?

Following the Coronation Ceremony, mediating the war Two Great Empires was inevitable.

During wartime, the Star Luo Court's attention will be drawn to the situation on the battlefield. However, once the war is over, the Imperial Family family will inevitably review the situation and discover that Bibi Dong was stirring up trouble; it's only a matter of time.

By then, the initiative will no longer be in Wu Qi's hands.

"But Wu Ge, since you want to clear the mines in advance, why not take a more moderate approach instead of being so aggressive?" Qiangu Changkong understood the intention behind it all, but he just didn't understand why Wu Qi chose this method.

Wu Qi smiled and said, "Bibi Dong will definitely leave the Spirit Hall and won't be a threat to us in the future. So why not do something about her?"

"Let those clever people guess that there's been serious internal turmoil. That way, those rats hiding in the shadows will come out when they smell the scent, won't they?"