On the vast plaza of the Mysterious Feather Holy Hall.
Chunyuan Sovereign looked at the calm young man of the Human Race not far away. A vicious glint flashed through his eyes, but he did not strike at once. Instead, he asked in a low voice, "Inspector Qin, what brings you to the Mysterious Feather Holy Hall?"
As Chunyuan Sovereign studied Qin Hao, Qin Hao studied him in turn. He looked middle-aged, and his cultivation matched the Intelligence: he was a Three Tribulations Peak Sovereign.
He was only one step away from becoming a Heaven and Earth Sovereign.
"To investigate the death of Great Elder Chunyu Sovereign."
Qin Hao spoke slowly, his expression unchanged.
A stir ran through the crowd on the Plaza. Clearly, his words had struck a nerve.
Great Elder Chunyu Sovereign's death was already an open secret throughout the Mysterious Feather Clan—or rather, throughout the Holy City.
Everyone knew it had something to do with Third Elder Chunyuan Sovereign.
If Qin Hao had come to investigate Chunyu Sovereign's death, then... didn't that mean he was investigating Chunyuan Sovereign?
"What happens within the Mysterious Feather Clan is no business of you humans!" The Malevolent Aura on Chunyuan Sovereign's face deepened. "Besides, Great Elder Chunyu Sovereign died for the Mysterious Feather Clan. If you have no other business here, please leave!"
Had Second Elder Chunhua Sovereign not spoken those final words, Chunyuan Sovereign really would have considered killing Qin Hao, imprisoning him, and taking the Primordial Feathered Wings.
He might even have handed Qin Hao over to the Soul Race!
Or helped the Celestial Pivot Daoist arrest him.
Chunhua Sovereign's words had shaken Chunyuan Sovereign deeply. Beneath his outward calm, ripples had long since spread through his heart.
Otherwise...
He would not have released Chunhua Sovereign from the Seal