Jingtuo God evaded repeated internal investigations at the Municipal Council Hall and secretly built his own faction. They opposed every proposal the Speaker made, and when the Municipal Council Hall lost the Black Mountain Forbidden Zone and its prestige hit rock bottom, they successfully split it apart.
Jingtuo God was the Hanhai Investigation Bureau's "loyal hound," bent on becoming a new Dream Ghost himself. He mobilized the forces at his disposal and, under the pretext of rescuing civilians and bringing the Forbidden Zones under control, entered the various zones that had spiraled out of control to collect the shrine owner's memories and search for his soul.
While Gao Ming and the others drew fire on the front lines, Jingtuo God operated in secret. Later, he learned from the Divine Spirit's memories that the Municipal Council Hall embodied the darkness rules. To obtain the complete darkness rules, he began plotting to take the Speaker's position.
Seizing power by force, scheming, manipulation—he tried every trick available. In the end, Jingtuo God was outmaneuvered and shot himself in his office in the Thirteenth District.
He failed to claim the Speaker's seat, but Jingtuo God had also done everything he could to weaken the Municipal Council Hall from within. Numerous councilors and the forces backing them descended into a chaotic battle, shattering the Thirteenth District's privileged status.
"Is there anyone from Hanhai still inside the dark shrine?" Jingtuo God had concealed himself so well that his identity remained undiscovered even when he died. He thought he should have been the last to leave the shrine.
"There are still plenty." Gao Ming lay on the ground. Even after all this time recovering, he still could not stand or even raise his upper body.
After Jingtuo God, more ghost creatures from Hanhai returned one after another.