Deep within the majestic and magnificent headquarters of the Soul Planning Hall stood a solemn main hall built from dark gold and black jade.
Soul-guiding crystals shimmering with flowing halos hung from the dome, casting countless streams of light slowly down onto the long jade table.
Eighteen red-clad bishops in crimson robes trimmed with gold stood in rows along either side. Complex dark-patterned soul seals were embroidered on their hems, and each possessed a deep, enduring aura. They were all figures who held great authority over the Soul Planning Hall in their respective regions of the Douluo Continent.
The Soul Planning Hall's eighteen red-clad bishops did not represent its greatest combat power. Rather, they were its current eighteen branch hall masters—the public face responsible for dealing with the outside world.
Yet these eighteen experts, all above the rank of Super Douluo, still demonstrated the profound foundation of the entire Soul Planning Hall.
The Soul Planning Hall was divided into the Inner Hall and the Outer Hall. The Inner Hall was the true core, its members all insiders drawn from the Nine Sacred Pillar Families. The Outer Hall was different. After receiving approval from the Angel God statue and a vote from the Inner Hall, outsiders could serve as Outer Hall masters and hold important positions.
The entire black-jade main hall was deathly silent.
The eighteen branch hall masters in crimson robes stood solemnly on either side, their auras heavy and still. No one dared speak carelessly.
Upon the highest throne of dark gold sat a middle-aged man with golden hair.
His hair shone like molten gold, and his deep-set features carried an imposing majesty. Oppressive holy Soul Power surrounded him. As the highest authority of the Soul Planning Hall's Inner Hall and the Grand Bishop jointly chosen by the Nine