Surging

But the number of soul master sects involved was simply too great. Even the Spirit Hall Empire could not possibly keep everything watertight.

There would always be fish that slipped through the net, leading to the information being leaked.

Naturally, the Spirit Hall Empire had anticipated this possibility and prepared countermeasures in advance.

However, it would take time for the matter to erupt. Judging by the progress of the Soul Master Tournament, it would likely break out completely around the semifinals.

"Your Majesty, why let them go? We could have made the operation far more meticulous. That way, only a small number of survivors would escape from the major sects, and silencing a handful of people would be easy." Chrysanthemum Douluo asked, somewhat puzzled.

Bibi Dong did not answer Chrysanthemum Douluo's question directly. Her gaze occasionally drifted toward a certain place within Spirit City.

Right now, she urgently needed to confirm one thing: was Qian Daoliu still alive?

Allowing this matter to be exposed had been Bibi Dong's deliberate choice, all to confirm whether Qian Daoliu was still alive.

Otherwise, with Bibi Dong's scheming, how could this plan have appeared so crude, riddled with flaws obvious even to Chrysanthemum Douluo?

"Tell me, if the two great empires learned of this, and the Thunder God Sect and Clear Sky Sect also found out, what would they do?"

Hearing Bibi Dong's question, Chrysanthemum Douluo could not help but ponder it. At last, he answered uncertainly.

"This is, after all, an internal matter of our Spirit Hall Empire. The two great empires have no right to interfere. Furthermore, they signed an agreement, so war will not break out. They will become even more wary of our strength and spread rumors detrimental to the empire in secret;

"As for the Thunder God Sect and