Internal Strife (Part Two)

Especially the final sentence—Village Mountain Lord was willing to let his territory's bishop confront the matter in person—which further cleared Danmo Territory of suspicion regarding its support.

After all, every believer Lord knew that bishops and lords were completely at odds. Before Lord of Xinluo, the "pope," who possessed both lordly authority and the power of an acting agent, the bishops of each district would not lie.

However, to the surprise of all the Supreme Lords, after hearing Village Mountain Lord's answer, Lord of Xinluo still had no intention of letting him off.

Lord of Xinluo put on a selfless expression and said to the Faceless Desolate Wolf:

"But Village Mountain Lord, after agreeing to Lord of Danmo's request for aid, you responded passively. That was indeed your fault."

"As a Supreme Lord, you need to lead by example."

"I propose demoting Village Mountain Lord to a Supreme Lord candidate and placing him under observation for one month. If there are no oversights after that month, he can be reinstated. What do you all think?"

Upon hearing Lord of Xinluo's words, the Supreme Lords erupted in an uproar.

No one had expected Lord of Xinluo to target one of his own subordinates and demote him to a Supreme Lord candidate.

Although, given the strength of Village Mountain Territory, he would most likely return to his seat as a Supreme Lord after a month, didn't Lord of Xinluo's move push Village Mountain Lord toward his enemies?

After all, Lord Oseus, who also possessed an angel under God of Light, had always been at odds with Lord of Xinluo.

Lord of Xinluo naturally saw the confusion among the Supreme Lords, but he had no need to explain himself.

The repeated exposure of his operations against Huanyu Territory had made Lord of Xinluo