At dawn the next day.
The sky above Star Luo City should have been clear, but dark clouds now blanketed it.
Early that morning, before the Martial Soul Daily was published, news emerged from the Star Luo Imperial Palace—Dai Weisi had colluded with criminals, murdered his brother and father, and attempted to usurp the throne. Only because Dai Mubai had brought reinforcements in time was Dai Weisi's evil plot foiled.
Now that Dai Tianfeng was dead, the new emperor, Dai Mubai, had ascended the throne before his spirit tablet. For the stability of the empire, he had not even held a coronation ceremony.
The people of Star Luo City knew only that fighting had broken out in the Royal Palace the previous night; they did not know the details.
Coupled with rumors that Clear Sky Sect experts had been seen within the Royal Palace, and the news released by the palace that morning, the people instinctively believed Dai Mubai's account.
But very quickly, the tide of public opinion completely shifted.
At 7:15 a.m., the latest issue of the Martial Soul Daily was published, revealing the truth of last night's Palace Coup to the entire continent.
The intelligence had been provided by ministers who had once held extremely high prestige within the Star Luo Empire.
The residences of those ministers had long since been emptied. Combined with the credibility cultivated by the Martial Soul Daily, the people immediately turned their accusations on Dai Mubai, pinning the charge of murdering his brother and father on his head and demanding that he abdicate.
At the same time, the Martial Soul Daily announced that Martial Soul Bank branches within the Star Luo Empire would be closed.
In the newspaper, Spirit Hall's explanation was reasonable and well-supported. It also stated that as long as depositors