Ghost Emperor: Dark Bell Is a Loyal Servant!

With the Battle Armor designer sorted out, Lu Guan wasn't in a hurry to find a manufacturer. The design process itself required time, and he also had a significant shortage of metal.

A complete set of Two-Word Battle Armor requires more than one hundred pieces of Spirit Forging Alloy.

He currently only has nine pieces with a fusion rate exceeding 90%, a shockingly large gap.

Fortunately, the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect's supplies were quite timely.

The next morning, Steward Ning sent someone to deliver one thousand portions of each of the three metals.

As soon as the War Lord Demon Body opened, his six arms took turns striking, producing a series of dull hammer blows.

While Lu Guan was oblivious to everything else and focused solely on his struggle with rare metals, the situation on the mainland was becoming increasingly complex.

Shrek City, Spirit Pagoda Headquarters.

Bang!

An expensive blue-and-white porcelain teacup was smashed to the ground, shattering into pieces, and scalding tea splashed onto the expensive carpet.

"Damn it! You're all a bunch of useless trash!"

Qiangu Dongfeng stood before the huge floor-to-ceiling window, his chest heaving violently. His usually dignified and refined old face was now as black as the bottom of a pot.

At his feet lay a stack of newly delivered Federation Daily newspapers.

The newspaper's front page headline featured the victory report in striking red lettering.

"The Heaven Dou City Defense Army launched a surprise night raid, wiping out a branch of the Holy Spirit Cult and capturing two Soul Emperor -level Evil Soul Master alive!"

Shrek Exorcism Team Makes a Big Success: Following the Clues, They Slay Three Deacons of the Holy Spirit Cult!

In just one month, the Holy-Cleansing Spirit-Exorcising Operation suddenly blossomed all over the continent!

Previously, Qiangu Zhangting went through a lot of trouble to capture four people and finally managed to make the name of "Spirit Exorcist" popular. But now, good news from all over the country is flying in like snowflakes.

Although its record is not as good as Qiangu Zhangting's, the number of people involved has made Qiangu Zhangting's reputation much worse than before!

Thus, Qiangu Dongfeng's plan to create momentum for his grandson fell through.

The Qiangu Dongfeng, carrying a fiery aura, arrived at the secret chamber to contact the Ghost Emperor.

The call connected quickly.

"Ghost Emperor, let's be honest and not do things in secret! The deal we agreed on before: you give me a list of Holy Spirit Cult outcasts, and I'll go and arrest them to establish my reputation."

"And now? How many people on your list haven't been arrested by the Federation?!"

The more I think about it, the Qiangu Dongfeng I get.

He secretly poured a lot of resources into publicity to build momentum, but now it's all benefited the Federation military and Shrek!

The Ghost Emperor on the other end was silent for two seconds. "Pagoda Master, I already handed the list to you. The exact time and place are crystal clear."

"As for why the Federation military beat them to it... well, that depends on the efficiency of your Spirit Pagoda and the capabilities of your precious grandson."

Qiangu Dongfeng was momentarily speechless after hearing these words.

"Hmph, those cultists are only at the Soul Emperor level. The entire continent is searching for the Holy Spirit Cult, so what's so strange about following the clues? Isn't it because your grandson can only capture cultists of this level?"

The Ghost Emperor's tone was full of impatience as he waved his sleeve.

"I've kept my promise. It's your own fault for being too slow. Don't try to argue with me!"

Before he could finish speaking, the Ghost Emperor abruptly cut off the communication.

"You bastard!"

Qiangu Dongfeng was burning with rage, but upon closer examination, he realized that he really had no way to deal with the Ghost Emperor.

With the current tight security and strict investigations in major Federation cities, it's not impossible that these outposts could be dismantled.

He couldn't very well go and question the military about why they stole his grandson's credit, could he?

You win!

Qiangu Dongfeng took a few deep breaths, forcibly suppressing the Evil Fire in his heart, and pushed open the door to go out.

Since dealing with the Holy Spirit Cult is proving difficult, we'll have to find other ways to compensate Zhang Ting!

Meanwhile, at the main hall of the Holy Spirit Cult's headquarters.

The Ghost Emperor looked at the communication Magic Array in front of him that had been extinguished and let out a sneer.

"What a cunning old fox! Not content with just taking down those outposts I gave you, he's now trying to find another excuse to eliminate another batch of people from my hands?"

"Quite an appetite! Aren't you afraid of stuffing yourself to death?"

In the Ghost Emperor's view, Qiangu Dongfeng's accusatory remarks just now were purely an act.

What military interception? It's most likely that Qiangu Dongfeng wants to use this as a pretext to force the Holy Spirit Cult to send out another batch of higher-ranking deacons!

Although the Qiangu Family secretly cooperated with the Holy Spirit Cult, their positions were ultimately opposed; they were enemies.

Both of them are cunning foxes, why are you pretending with this Qiangu Dongfeng!

After ending the call with Qiangu Dongfeng, the Ghost Emperor continued to handle various affairs of the Holy Spirit Cult until Dark Hummingbird, one of the Four Dark Kings, came to report on the current situation.

"Lord Ghost Emperor!"

The Dark Hummingbird knelt on one knee and clasped its hands in a gesture of respect.

"Get up, speak, what is it?" The Ghost Emperor pulled himself out of his thoughts and sat back down on the bone chair at the head of the table.

The Dark Hummingbird stood up, glanced around to make sure no one else was in the hall, and then lowered its voice to report.

"Sir, in the past month, more than a dozen of our hidden agents and outposts within the Federation have been eliminated one after Federation!"

"This subordinate feels something is amiss! Although those outposts aren't high-level, they usually maintain single-line communication; it's impossible for them all to have collapsed in such a short time!"

At this point, the Dark Hummingbird paused, then gritted its teeth.

"I suspect... there's a traitor within our sect!"

"A mole?" The Ghost Emperor raised an eyebrow, his fingers tapping lightly on the armrest of the bone chair. "Whom do you suspect?"

"Your Excellency is wise! All the secret affairs within the outer perimeter of the Federation have always been managed jointly by Dark Bell and me..."

The Dark Hummingbird took a step forward.

"I certainly wouldn't betray the sect, so the only remaining possibility... is Na Nali! Moreover, she's been acting suspiciously these past few days, often hiding alone in the fortress, seemingly tinkering with something. Your subordinate implores you, sir, to thoroughly investigate the Dark Bell."

After listening to the Dark Hummingbird's analysis, the Ghost Emperor at the head of the table remained silent for Jiujiu.

The air inside the hall seemed to freeze, making the Dark Hummingbird break out in a cold sweat.

After a long while, the Ghost Emperor slowly shook his head and let out a long sigh.

"Hummingbird, you've worked with Bell for so many years, how could you harbor such unfounded suspicions?"

"Huh?" The Dark Hummingbird was completely stunned and looked up at the Ghost Emperor.

No, the logic is so clear, shouldn't this be investigated?

The Ghost Emperor stood up, walked down the steps with his hands behind his back, patted the Dark Hummingbird on the shoulder, and spoke earnestly.

"Lingdang is a loyal subject, utterly devoted to the Holy Spirit Cult. She would never betray the sect. Don't harbor any more unfounded suspicions."

The Dark Hummingbird opened its beak, its mind buzzing, completely unable to process what was happening.

Seeing this, the Ghost Emperor frankly admitted, "Those strongholds and followers were traded by me..."

The Dark Hummingbird suddenly realized. No wonder.

He felt no regret for the pieces that were discarded.

"All for the Holy Spirit!"

"All for the Holy Spirit."