Douluo: The blue phoenix cries loudly, and the wind whistles through the air

Before Dai Tianfeng could come up with a final idea, a guard rushed in to report: "Your Majesty, the envoy from the Spirit Hall is waiting in front of the palace."

After all, it's a grand event hosted by the Spirit Hall, so sending envoys to invite various forces to participate is perfectly normal.

Without much thought, Dai Tianfeng ordered his men to bring the envoy to the court.

The envoy spoke only polite official language; his main purpose was to invite representatives of the Xingluo royal family to attend the coronation ceremony of the new pope.

Dai Tianfeng did not refuse and publicly stated, "I will personally attend this coronation ceremony. Please convey this truth to His Holiness the new Pope."

The messenger nodded with a smile, then took out a letter and a note from his soul tool.

At first, Dai Tianfeng didn't take it seriously, thinking it was an official invitation from the Spirit Hall. But as the guard brought the envelope and note to him, he sat up straight and began to take it seriously.

The note read, "This letter was left by the former Pope Bibidon and given to Dai Tianfeng."

Dai Tianfeng was somewhat puzzled, as there had been almost no contact between them during the twenty years that Bibi Dong was in power.

A deposed pope, aside from his own formidable strength, has greatly diminished his influence. The Star Luo royal family is unaware of any grudges between Wu Qi and Bibi Dong. If they rashly contact Bibi Dong at this time, they are very likely to offend the new pope.

After hesitating for a moment, Dai Tianfeng opened the letter at the messenger's urging.

The more he read the letter, the more alarmed he became. It revealed that the Spirit Hall was stirring up trouble on the border, inciting the two great empires towards conflict.

Dai Tianfeng's expression changed slightly, but he suddenly smiled and asked, "What is the meaning of this, envoy of the Spirit Hall?"

The messenger smiled and said, "I'm sorry, but I don't know the contents of the letter. Why does Your Majesty ask me?"

After giving a few casual instructions, the envoy left the court.

Dai Tianfeng did not keep the contents of the secret letter to himself, but instead circulated it among the ministers to discuss a suitable countermeasure.

A moment later, a duke said, "Your Majesty, it was indeed the Spirit Hall that was interfering. But why is the Heaven Dou Empire cooperating with the Spirit Hall's actions?"

Dai Tianfeng sneered, "After so many days of contact, don't you all understand Xue Qinghe's intentions? On the surface, he is cooperating with the Spirit Hall to stir up trouble on the border and provoke a proxy war."

"But the letter reveals that Bibi Dong intends to swallow up our entire Star Luo Empire. Xue Qinghe is not stupid. He first cooperates with the Spirit Hall to push our Star Luo Empire to the brink of destruction, then breaks with the Spirit Hall, and then profits from both sides."

"Judging from the current situation, Xue Qinghe's actions have undoubtedly been successful. He not only safely navigated the power transition vacuum, but also gained far more prestige in the country than Xue Ye."

The duke continued, "Your Majesty, even if Bibi Dong's plan ultimately failed, why did she reveal it afterward?"

“Doing this will not benefit her or the Spirit Hall at all.”

Dai Tianfeng revealed a meaningful smile, "It seems that the Spirit Hall is not as united as we imagined. Bibi Dong's move is to give the new Pope a big gift."

Bibi Dong's sudden abdication had already sparked much speculation among various factions. The emergence of this letter at this time would surely suggest to the outside world that Bibi Dong did not abdicate voluntarily, but was forced to step down due to defeat in an internal power struggle.

What puzzled Dai Tianfeng was that there was no news of a serious internal struggle within the Spirit Hall.

Is this a well-orchestrated show by the Spirit Hall itself, or is it actually true?

The duke continued, "Your Majesty, should we inform the Clear Sky Sect about this? If we can use them to test the Spirit Hall's attitude, it won't do us any harm. And once we gain the upper hand, we'll have more options."

...Wuhun City.

These days, besides handling official business within the Papal Palace, Wu Qi spends most of his time rehearsing the coronation ceremony.

At this moment, he is trying on the imperial robes to determine his ceremonial attire for the coronation ceremony.

The coronation ceremony for the titled Douluo of the Eternal Sky will take place the day before, serving as a warm-up for the Pope's coronation ceremony.

Representatives from all the major powers across the continent arrived in Spirit City one after another. The coronation ceremony for the title of Qian Gu Chang Kong was bound to attract countless eyes. As one of the representatives of the Spirit Hall, he also went to the Ceremonial Dress Room to have a suitable formal suit made.

"Brother Wu, what do you think of my formal attire?" Qian Gu Chang Kong showed off his fiery red suit, his smile never fading.

Wu Qi chuckled and said, "As the first person to be promoted to a title in nearly ten years since the old man, even if you attend the ceremony shirtless, you will still be the object of countless people's admiration."

Originally, Wu Qi was also supposed to have a coronation ceremony for a Title Douluo, but unfortunately there was a time conflict.

Moreover, the Pope's coronation ceremony is much grander, and if the two ceremonies were held at the same time, it would undoubtedly be a waste of money.

Furthermore, without a coronation ceremony for a titled Douluo, the outside world would not know his strength.

According to the tradition of the Spirit Hall, all popes have been titled Douluo, but who can guarantee that Wu Qi did not break the tradition? After all, it is unprecedented in the history of the Spirit Hall for someone of his age to ascend to the position of pope.

Without releasing any clear signals, leaving the outside world to speculate might cause some people to suffer mentally.

After exchanging a few jokes, Qian Gu Chang Kong spoke up, "Brother Wu, what exactly is your intention in doing that?"

Seeing that the two were about to discuss serious matters, the tailor in charge of taking measurements tactfully retreated outside.

The question that has been asked throughout the ages is that Wu Qi, under the guise of Bibi Dong, delivered a secret letter to Dai Tianfeng.

The Star Luo royal family was wrong about this.

Bibi Dong had already decided to retire, so naturally she wouldn't bother with these meaningless matters anymore. On the contrary, Wu Qi had no intention of "letting her go" so easily.

Wu Qi smiled slightly and asked in return, "Such a simple question, you can't even figure it out?"

Since this matter is destined to be a bomb that could explode at any time, why not deliberately detonate it within a controllable range?

Following the coronation ceremony, mediating the war between the two great empires was inevitable.

During wartime, the Star Luo court's attention will be drawn to the situation on the battlefield. However, once the war ends, the royal family will inevitably review the events and discover that Bibi Dong was instigating the conflict; it's only a matter of time.

By then, the initiative will no longer be in Wu Qi's hands.

"But Brother Wu, since you want to clear the mines in advance, why not take a more moderate approach instead of being so aggressive?" Qian Gu Chang Kong understood the intention behind it, but he just didn't understand why Wu Qi chose this method.

Wu Qi smiled and said, "Bibi Dong will definitely leave the Spirit Hall and won't be a threat to us in the future. So why not do something about her?"

"Let those clever people guess that there's been serious internal turmoil. Then, won't those rats hiding in the shadows come out when they smell it?" (End of Chapter)