Inside the small stone house, the fluctuations of two "Sin Objects" spread through the room, making the air seem almost frozen. As a result, everyone inside except Su Xiao and Guy looked especially tense.
"So your plan is to give both Sin Objects to the Sand King?"
The High Priest spoke with concern. If that was truly the plan, he did not intend to go to the desert nation's "Fengshui City," the central royal capital.
"Give him the crown first. If that doesn't work, give him another one."
Su Xiao tapped the Abyss Box with his index finger. A faint fluctuation of netherworldly aura emerged from within.
"What if—just what if—the Sand King is compatible not only with the Soul Crown, but with this second Sin Object as well?"
The Ghost Clan Prophet spoke.
"Heh~. Guess what we'll do."
Baja spoke with a grin. Even the Platinum Archbishop's eye twitched at those words. He looked suspiciously at Su Xiao, guessing that Su Xiao probably couldn't summon a third Sin Object.
"Setting that aside, I estimate that the Sand King won't be able to withstand the crown alone."
The hunched, aged-looking Ghost Clan Prophet changed the subject. The more he listened, the more uneasy he felt. At the same time, he secretly sized up Su Xiao and gained a new impression of how the Law-Destroying dealt with enemies: whenever he was uncertain, he simply gave them a Sin Object. Anyone would find that unbearable.
After the plan was finalized, everyone first headed to the desert nation's central royal capital, Fengshui City. They would learn the general situation of the Sand King's forces before adapting to circumstances. Although Su Xiao had already learned something about those forces through the Alliance Hunter Corps' intelligence network, seeing was still believing.
Su Xiao took out