Within the Vias Government, Lady Precious Lotus was staring darkly at the haggard Auspicious Heaven.
Her soul having suffered a heavy blow and her strength somewhat depleted, Auspicious Heaven trembled as she recounted their ordeal. Lady Precious Lotus's expression grew uglier and uglier until it reached the extreme. She fixed Qi Aran with a hard stare, then let out a long, heavy breath.
"It was my fault. You were no match for them," Lady Precious Lotus murmured to herself.
Qi Aran raised his head unwillingly. After treatment, the portions of his body scorched by the dawn divine light had fully recovered, and he had regained his former confidence and pride. "Their strength isn't that great. I think—"
"You think?" Lady Precious Lotus cut him off. "You think you can suppress them by force? Of course, with the power of the Sky-Filling Light Tower, you can manage that. But in terms of temperament and methods, you are far inferior to them!"
Casting Qi Aran a sidelong glance, Lady Precious Lotus frowned. "Those two eunuchs were actually puppets? But if they were divine puppets from the Creation Divine Palace, how could they have turned into blood splattered across the sky? They should have become multicolored crystals. In other words, they did not come from the Creation Divine Palace?"
"Among the followers of the Western gods, none are skilled in puppet arts. Could they perhaps be from the Undead Continent?"
The two puppets had clearly led Lady Precious Lotus's thoughts down the wrong path. She pondered for a while, then shook her head. "Turning into blood? That is a common method of the undead. Still, our faith has specialized means to counter these undead."
She gave Zeppelin a cold glance and said calmly, "Marquis, if you still wish to become emperor of this