Inside the kingdom's council hall, the somewhat noisy atmosphere had become so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.
The royalty and nobles seated around the hall all sensed that something was wrong, especially after the Little King, Duke Gula, and the High Priest had chosen to stand on Su Xiao's side.
Across the council table, after her initial confusion and surprise passed, Black Rose's gaze focused first on the High Priest. His change of allegiance made her think that since Law-Destroying had dealt with the Radiant God first this time, he should have already killed the Radiant God.
Yesterday's rumors had made Black Rose highly vigilant about this, but today, those rumors had been shattered. Her original plan had been to confirm the situation in the divine realm after this morning's council ended. Now, she felt there was no need.
In her view, yesterday's rumors existed because the Radiant God had already been slain by Law-Destroying, but the news had been concealed by the High Priest and several upper-level members of the Dawn God Church. The only reason the Dawn God Church had stabilized this morning was that a new Radiant God had appeared.
Although Black Rose did not understand how one could seize a "divine soul," the fact that the High Priest had changed sides was right before her eyes.
After assessing the High Priest's situation, Black Rose looked toward the Little King. But after merely sweeping him with her gaze, she stopped looking at this mere stand-in.
Instead, Black Rose looked at Duke Gula. What she understood least was why Duke Gula had betrayed her. Their interests were tied together, and when she recalled the strange feeling Duke Gula had given off that morning, a conjecture surfaced in her mind: Duke Gula had already been assassinated.