As Tai Yi and his group openly entered Heaven Dou City, the residents all watched them because of the Ice Bear King, Xiao Bai, serving as their mount. No one dared approach.
Someone quickly recognized Tai Yi.
"That is His Holiness the Pope of Spirit Hall."
As soon as those words were spoken, the onlookers were stunned. The residents who lived in Heaven Dou City understood better than anyone the empire's hatred for Spirit Hall.
And now, people from Spirit Hall actually dared to appear so openly and brazenly in Heaven Dou City.
More importantly, not long ago, soldiers returning to Heaven Dou City had brought news that the generals of the Heaven Dou Empire had all been eliminated by the Pope of Spirit Hall.
Just as everyone thought Spirit Hall had gone too far in bullying them, those soldiers also explained that the reason Spirit Hall had wiped out those generals without killing the soldiers was simple: the generals had somehow obtained evil techniques and become Evil Soul Masters, which was why Spirit Hall had eliminated them.
As a result, although many residents still doubted the story, the hatred in their hearts over Spirit Hall killing the empire's generals lessened considerably.
Tai Yi did not care what these residents were thinking. Right now, he only wanted to enter the palace and find Guang Tian.
However, just as Tai Yi and his group approached the palace, the officials who had remained behind in Heaven Dou City came out to meet them. They were the sort who only knew how to beg for peace, who did not dare oppose Spirit Hall, and whom Xue Xing had looked down upon.
They all knew that Spirit Hall's new Pope had slaughtered his way toward Heaven Dou City step by step. They had also