Early the next morning, Central Square was already a sea of people, packing every street so tightly that not a drop of water could get through. For this, Spirit Hall had specially installed Soul Tools in every direction to broadcast the proceedings live.
A luxurious carriage drawn by nine Dragon-Shaped Soul Beasts set out from Spirit City's South Gate and traveled north along the main road, arriving at Central Square after its procession.
Dressed in her imperial brocade robe, Leng Xiyue stepped out first, went around to open the door on the other side, and let Qian Renxue lean on her as she alighted.
Qian Renxue had also changed her clothes, though she wore neither crown nor scepter. According to Spirit Hall's ceremonial etiquette, she was to wear Pope Rank vestments at this stage, then formally become Pope after receiving Qian Daoliu's official investiture up above.
However, Leng Xiyue had insisted that those clothes be redesigned. Even when Bibi Dong wore them, Leng Xiyue had thought them rather ugly-not even as attractive as the bishops' robes.
This was actually easy to design. Leng Xiyue thought the white outfit with gold patterns from the comic was quite good. Clothes like these, which did not show off the wearer's figure, were what suited the solemn image of a Pope, not the sort that made people drool at first glance.
Thus, when Leng Xiyue and Qian Renxue walked hand in hand toward the Papal Hall, everyone's breathing almost stopped. No one was intoxicated by their peerless beauty; they were only stunned by the imperial bearing the two exuded.
At the same time, this scene announced something to the entire world: the Jiuzhou Empire and Spirit Hall had now resumed guaranteeing one another's security. If their former arrangement had merely been Spirit Hall providing