"What do you mean, Xu Tianran went after Ye Xishui?"
Sun Moon Imperial Preceptor Zhongli Wu was visibly taken aback by the words from the Heavenly Screen.
Though there was little affection between him and his mother, their interests were bound together. If Xu Tianran would move against his mother, he might well move against him too.
Zhongli Wu turned straight toward Xu Tianran. "Xu Tianran, Jing Hongchen's matter can wait. Let's discuss yours first. Why would you target our Holy Spirit Cult's Supreme Pontiff?"
Just as Xu Tianran was about to explain, Yin Hongye offered the explanation for him on the Heavenly Screen.
"The Holy Spirit Cult was a force Xu Tianran supported back when he was crown prince, but they were merely using each other. He wanted to use the strength of the Holy Spirit Cult's Evil Soul Masters to help the Sun Moon Empire conquer the entire continent. But he understood one thing perfectly: Ye Xishui was a Level 99 Limit Douluo, far too powerful to control. Once the continent was unified, the Holy Spirit Cult and Ye Xishui would become his greatest threats. They had to be eliminated."
Yin Hongye explained to Qian Renxue that he did not care how the Holy Spirit Cult developed. "When Du Busi detonated his soul core to attack Xu Tianran, putting him in mortal danger, Ye Xishui watched coldly from the sidelines. She intended to wait until both sides were gravely wounded, then harvest their vengeful spirits to nourish the Death God Tower. That incident put Xu Tianran fully on his guard, and he resolved to eliminate her ahead of time."
"These... these two sides really..." Listening to him, Qian Renxue recalled that the Holy Spirit Cult was a gathering place for Evil Soul Masters.
Both sides were villains.
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