Coward and Yaxin stepped down from the stage.
But the ripples they had stirred had yet to subside.
For instance, the next clan to take the stage went on and on with great eloquence, yet no one listened to a word they said. The popularity bar plunged at a rate visible to the naked eye, eventually falling to 20%.
From Angel's perspective, what that clan had recommended was not bad at all. A popularity rating of 20% was absolutely abnormal, and the source of that abnormality was undoubtedly still the uproar caused by "Breaking the Mirror and Breaking Barriers."
This uproar affected not only the outside clans, but even Hound Butler. It had originally been sprawled lazily over a cushion, but Ghost Butler kept sharing intelligence through the Consciousness Cloud in the void.
After reading several messages, Hound Butler said bitterly to Angel and the others, "I reckon Hound House won't be very peaceful later."
Everyone looked over in confusion. Luigi asked, "Did something happen?"
Hound Butler sighed. "Isn't it all the turmoil caused by the Changhuo Clan? Quite a few clans want to verify whether that 'Breaking the Mirror and Breaking Barriers' is real, and they need my help."
Though Hound Butler did not explain the details, everyone roughly understood the situation.
Hound Butler's talent allowed it to easily probe the thoughts of Mirror Realm creatures. Even beings as powerful as Mirror Dragons could not resist that kind of prying.
For that very reason, every clan that wanted to verify whether the method of breaking barriers was genuine had set its sights on Hound Butler.
"Ghost Butler did not say exactly which clans wanted verification, but from the urgency in his tone, I can roughly guess that some powerful races have probably stepped in."
Otherwise, Ghost Butler would not