Yu Xiaogang's challenge

Soul Master are the core of the Spirit Hall, and Wu Qi's policies will definitely revolve around the interests of the Soul Master community.

Wu Qi's answers to the questions from the Seven Great Sects and the Righteous Unity Sect undoubtedly reassured all the Soul Master.

As planned, the Q&A session ended after answering questions from the eight sects.

Even before Wu Qi could speak, Dugu Bo and the others had already started heading down the mountain.

Wu Qi remained standing on the second floor of the Papal Hall, without leaving.

As the ceremony was about to end, Yu Xiaogang was extremely anxious, but he dared not step forward. He could only keep giving signals to the group of people beside him.

Before long, Wu Qi and the Two Emperors were about to enter the Papal Hall to discuss Ceasefire Agreement. Seeing that the group of people were still unmoved, Yu Xiaogang had no choice but to step forward.

Little did he know that these forces that responded to him were either instigated by the Spirit Hall or had surrendered to the Spirit Hall after Qian Daoliu appeared.

The remaining forces are still observing, but they dare not openly offend the Pope; they would never be the first to stick their neck out!

"Your His Holiness the Pope, please wait a moment. I have a question to ask you."

Wu Qi stopped, a brief smile appearing on his lips, before turning around.

Previously, he had deliberately delayed for a long time, thinking that Yu Xiaogang had arranged everything properly, but it turned out that he was an incompetent fool, and in the end he still had to step in himself.

That's fine, Wu Qi was worried that the other party would choose "follow their heart" and waste his carefully planned scheme.

"Oh? Isn't this the former Grandmaster of my Spirit Hall? Why is the Grandmaster with the experts of the Clear Sky Sect? Why not return to my Spirit Hall?"

With these words, Wu Qi directly revealed Yu Xiaogang's former identity to the outside world.

Of course, this wasn't just something he made up. The older generation of Spirit Master world had some impression of Yu Xiaogang and knew that he had worked and lived in the Spirit Hall.

Upon hearing this, Tang Xiao's face darkened.

If Yu Xiaogang were to utter any further remarks detrimental to the Spirit Hall after Wu Qi's statement, wouldn't he be condemned as an ingrate by the outside world?

Seeing that Yu Xiaogang was about to make a move, Tang Xiao quickly sent him a telepathic message.

However, Wu Qi's words stirred up unpleasant memories of the Spirit Hall in Yu Xiaogang, causing him to become breathless and flushed.

He retrieved the intelligence he had previously gathered from his Soul Tool and immediately exclaimed, "Your His Holiness the Pope, why is the Spirit Hall stirring up trouble in the Border Regions? The ongoing war has caused tens of thousands of casualties. Is this a deliberate scheme by the Spirit Hall to use as a political achievement after your coronation?"

The words caused an uproar in the room.

Yu Xiaogang practically shouted it out, and some spectators who had already descended to the halfway point stopped and couldn't help but look towards Papal Mountain.

People always like to join in the fun. Especially on such an important occasion, someone actually dared to question the New Pope.

To the Seven Great Sects and the Righteous Unity Sect, Yu Xiaogang was simply asking for trouble, stirring up trouble indiscriminately regardless of the situation.

But for most people, this is definitely a big show.

Whether the New Pope will demonstrate the skill of a mature politician and handle the matter perfectly, or whether he will be forced to step down due to Yu Xiaogang's continued pressure, ultimately leading to his ignominious resignation.

The border situation was already affecting the nerves of countless people across the continent. Now that Yu Xiaogang had pointed the finger at the Spirit Hall and presented corresponding evidence, some forces that were unaware of the situation also joined the condemnation.

Dai Tianfeng remained calm and stood quietly to the side, as if enjoying the upcoming show.

Wu Qi turned back to the audience, feigning confusion, and said, "Oh? I haven't heard of this. Bring up the evidence so I can take a look."

Seeing this, Yu Xiaogang sneered inwardly.

Wu Qi was unaware of this matter, so he was sure he could catch him off guard at this moment.

At the same time, the outside world may not buy Wu Qi's words; instead, they may think he is deliberately pretending to be stupid in order to get away with it.

There is no shortage of "righteous people" on the mainland, but their most basic sense of justice can be exploited by those with ulterior motives. With Yu Xiaogang constantly fanning the flames, this group of people stood firmly by Yu Xiaogang's side and launched an attack on Wu Qi.

Wu Qi obtained the evidence and pretended to examine it carefully.

He had provided this evidence himself, and he already knew its contents. However, he did not let his guard down, making sure that Yu Xiaogang had not discovered any new evidence or set any traps within it.

Golden Crocodile Douluo was somewhat agitated.

The Pope's Coronation Ceremony is open to the entire continent. If Yu Xiaogang cannot provide a reasonable explanation for his attack at this time, it could cause a continent-wide upheaval. How will the Spirit Hall maintain its foothold on the continent then?!

The last vestige of goodwill he felt towards Bibi Dong vanished instantly, replaced by endless resentment.

If it weren't for Bibi Dong's reckless actions, how could such a massive bomb have appeared! And it was personally detonated by Yu Xiaogang, so it's possible that Bibi Dong was behind it all, with the aim of plunging the Spirit Hall into utter ruin.

Before he could open his mouth to angrily curse Yu Xiaogang, Wu Qi waved his hand, and an invisible Soul Power enveloped him, calming his emotions.

Wu Qi, a faint smile always playing on his lips, asked, "Mr. Yu Xiaogang, is all the evidence you provided true?"

Yu Xiaogang sneered inwardly.

The fact that Wu Qi wanted to verify the authenticity of the evidence clearly shows that he had run out of ideas and was trying to divert attention.

Yu Xiaogang raised his head, hands clasped behind his back, his gaze exceptionally firm. "Your His Holiness the Pope, this evidence has been personally investigated and verified by me; there is no falsification involved. I urge Your His Holiness the Pope to answer my questions directly!"

Wu Qi used his Soul Power to lift the evidence provided by Yu Xiaogang and display it to everyone present.

"Please look at the first piece of evidence provided by Mr. Yu Xiaogang. He says that our Spirit Hall maliciously purchased grain from the aforementioned three cities, causing famine in the cities, and then manipulated public opinion to force the Heaven Dou Royal Family to continue the war against the Star Luo Empire."

"Since His Xue Qinghe, His Majesty is here, why don't we let His Xue Qinghe, His Majesty provide the answer to this matter?"

Xue Qinghe nodded slightly and stepped forward.

Dai Tianfeng frowned slightly, wondering why Xue Qinghe wanted to get involved in this matter.

"Gentlemen, I have heard of the three cities mentioned by Yu Xiaogang in his evidence. There is one point I need to clarify to the outside world: the grain industry is the mainstay of these three cities. Not only the Spirit Hall, but even my Heaven Dou Royal Family goes there to purchase grain."

"The so-called food crisis is nothing more than sabotage by spies from the Star Luo Empire, coupled with natural disasters that destroyed fertile fields, leading to a significant reduction in grain production."

Ning Fengzhi forward and bowed to Wu Qi.

Having received an affirmative answer, he began, "Gentlemen, how can a city whose pillar industry is grain make money if it doesn't sell grain? How will the people in the city support their families?"

"My Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has also purchased grain from these cities. Could it be that all three of us are the triggers for war?"