After Hu Liena left Spirit City with a small squad, two old men wore deeply uneasy expressions in an underground chamber in the city.
"According to the people we planted in the Papal Hall, Senior Holy Maiden Hu Liena just left Spirit City with a small squad. She headed toward the Heaven Dou Empire."
"What is she going to do?"
"The situation is unclear. She didn't report her operation to the Pope and left the city in a hurry, so we have no way of knowing yet."
"Perhaps she simply went out to gain experience!"
"I don't think so. She took six Soul Saints with her."
"What about the Pope?"
"Still in seclusion."
"It's already been a month, and he's still in seclusion?"
Rumble!
Just then, the stone door rose, and an old man entered the chamber.
"Archbishop!"
At the old man's arrival, the other two bowed to him with utmost respect.
"This is bad. The Pope isn't in seclusion at all!"
"What?"
"Also, our informants around the Star Dou Great Forest reported that Elder Ju and Ghost Elder never entered the forest."
"What?"
"I also made a point of seeking out that money-loving elder. It turns out that the Elder Hall's Four Sons of the Royal Banner, Elder Qian Jun, Elder Jiang Mo, Elder Earth Dragon, Elder Snake Lance, and Elder Flame Hawk have all been away from the Elder Hall for quite some time."
"So many elders left the Elder Hall together. Could the Soul Hunting Operation have begun?"
"Damn it! Those two brats have been running circles around us. They already chose to join forces in secret. Sending Elder Ju and Ghost Elder to lead the Golden Generation into the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt that hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast was nothing but a lie. The Soul