The bloody storm and transfer of power in the Sun Moon Empire's imperial palace that night.
Such a massive upheaval involved the Empire's emperor dying suddenly, the Crown Prince ascending the throne with haste, and the Holy Spirit Cult openly taking up residence in the central government.
Even with layers upon layers of information blockades, how could it possibly be completely concealed from the intelligence networks that the various nations had cultivated for years?
The Sun Moon Empire's official explanation naturally convinced no one.
In the eyes of the upper echelons of the Three Continent Empires, it was simply laughably clumsy.
This excuse, riddled with holes, became the sharpest political dagger in the hands of the Three Continent Empires.
The Star Luo Empire was the first to strike, directly accusing Xu Tianran of "colluding with Evil Soul Masters, murdering his father to seize the throne, and violating the bottom line of human morality," demanding that the Sun Moon Empire reveal the truth.
Heavenly Soul and the Dou Ling Empire promptly followed suit, and the three empires formed an unspoken alliance in diplomatic circles.
Xu Tianran's new government, meanwhile, displayed a shrewdness and toughness far beyond his age.
On one hand, it firmly denied every accusation, condemning them as malicious slander born from the three empires' fear of the Sun Moon Empire's Soul Tool technology and the rise of its young Soul Masters.
On the other hand, it used the vast Soul Tool communication network under its control to spread propaganda in reverse, accusing the three empires of clinging to the old ways, suppressing Soul Tool advancement, and attempting to preserve outdated Soul Master privileges, muddying the waters.
At the same time, the Holy Spirit Cult secretly cooperated by staging several minor Evil Soul Master attacks within the three empires.
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