Undercurrents stirred within Spirit City.
Although Bibi Dong had failed to command the elders of the Elder Hall to hunt down the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape as she had hoped.
She had still sounded out Qian Daoliu's stance-or at least, she believed she had.
This undoubtedly put Bibi Dong on her guard. In her eyes, Qian Daoliu was already displeased with her, and this was his warning.
Although she was furious inside, Bibi Dong had not shown her dissatisfaction or anger openly.
She simply returned to the Papal Palace and fell completely silent.
Whatever else it meant, Qian Daoliu's sudden appearance had considerably calmed the reigning pope, whose outward beauty concealed a heart long since twisted beyond recognition by resentment.
Of course, Bibi Dong was not the only one affected. Qian Daoliu's sudden appearance had unsettled many others throughout Spirit City as well.
These people either harbored guilty secrets or trembled before Qian Daoliu's might, so the entire upper echelon of Spirit City became unusually quiet.
The bishops, elders, and others who depended on Qian Daoliu and had always considered themselves part of the Qian Family's faction, however, became unusually active.
They even interpreted Qian Daoliu's departure from the Worship Hall as a sign that he intended to take control of Spirit Hall once more.
Some old factions in Spirit City that had long lain dormant began stirring as a result.
Qian Daoliu transformed into a streak of light and sped toward Suotuo City in the Balak Kingdom.
Meanwhile, in Heaven Dou City, the imperial capital of the Heaven Dou Empire.
The struggle between Emperor Xue Ye and Crown Prince Xue Qinghe had entered a new, even fiercer stage.
Under Xue Qinghe's identity, Qian Renxue used assassination in its most violent and provocative form to