Spirit City, Worship Hall.
Inside the solemn hall, gold patterns covered the floor and holy light streamed down. Dozens of figures stood in two rows, the atmosphere hushed and grave.
Qian Xichen sat calmly on the high seat, his aura drawn inward. He commanded respect without a word.
Qian Daoliu sat on a throne beside him, wearing a sacred gilded robe, his silver hair falling to his shoulders. The vast aura of a Level-98 Peak Douluo lay quietly restrained, yet his presence was no less imposing.
Below them, all six Pontiff Elders were present. Golden Crocodile, Xinghe, Moyun, and the other Super Douluo stood steady and alert, waiting for the report.
Qian Xunji stood in the left row, his expression composed. His former laziness was gone, replaced by a steady bearing. Qian Xunzong lounged against a jade pillar to one side, dressed in gold, his face indifferent. He looked utterly unconcerned, yet no one present dared underestimate him.
Golden Wheel, the Sixth Pontiff Elder, raised his fists in salute. His booming voice rang through the Worship Hall. "First Pontiff Elder, Pope, the campaign against the two empires has ended in complete victory!"
"The royal families at the heart of the Heaven Dou Empire and Star Luo Empire have been wiped out. Their emperors, princes, royal relatives, senior officials of the royal clans, and every civil and military official at court have been purged. Not one escaped! The royal bloodlines those empires carried for thousands of years have ended today!"
A faint stir of breath passed through the hall. Emotion flashed in the eyes of many elders.
Qian Xunji then reported, "Twenty Ninth-Level Soul Cannons took turns bombarding both imperial capitals, their central districts, and their palace complexes!"
"The Purple-Gold Imperial Palace in Heaven Dou Imperial City and the Gilded Imperial