In Douluo Continent, the Pope used me as a substitute for my first love.

Chapter 192 Sacred Ritual

Wang Zhao silently made plans in his mind. As he walked along the road, members of the Dragon King Palace greeted him warmly from time to time, and he responded in kind. Soon he arrived at the main hall.

Suddenly, two neat figures came into his view. Sensing Wang Zhao's arrival, the two turned around in unison. It was none other than Ning Fengzhi of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and Sword Douluo Chen Xin.

At this moment, Die quietly appeared behind Wang Zhao and whispered the situation to him. Wang Zhao and Ning Fengzhi looked at each other for a moment, and Ning Fengzhi was the first to smile gently and say, "I, Ning, have come suddenly today. I wonder if the Lord of the Dragon King Palace would welcome me?"

"Welcome, of course you're welcome. Why didn't you inform us beforehand that Sect Leader Ning was coming? Please have a seat." Wang Zhao smiled and said warmly.

The three quickly took their seats in the main hall. Die went to instruct the servants to serve tea. Wang Zhao and Ning Fengzhi exchanged pleasantries for a while before getting down to business.

"I have come here today because I have three things I would like to discuss with the Palace Master."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhao raised an eyebrow, asking with curiosity, "What matter requires Sect Leader Ning to discuss it personally?"

"It's really not a big deal."

Ning Fengzhi glanced around for a moment, then said somewhat tactfully.

"The first thing is that it is my daughter's birthday tomorrow. When I sent someone to the Dragon King Palace to deliver the invitation last time, it seemed that the Palace Master was away. The Palace Master has not sent anyone to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School to respond these past few days, so I thought I would come and ask him myself."

"About this matter..."

Wang Zhao slapped his forehead, then smiled somewhat embarrassedly.

"I've been too busy lately, so I didn't think to send anyone to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. But I have been keeping it in mind. Sect Master Ning, you can rest assured that I will personally visit your sect tomorrow."

"Then I, Ning, will be waiting for your arrival."

Ning Fengzhi nodded with a smile, and then said:

"As for the second matter, I will not hide it. It concerns the origin of the Palace Master's fifth spirit ring. I believe everyone in the world is extremely curious about this, including myself. Of course, I would appreciate it if the Palace Master could not reveal it."

"It's really not convenient to talk about this, since it involves the secrets of my ancient dragon clan."

Wang Zhao only said.

Ning Fengzhi wisely refrained from further discussion, offering a brief expression of apology before quickly getting to the main topic of his visit.

"I wonder if the Hall Master has been paying attention to the Spirit Hall's recent movements?"

"Who is Sect Leader Ning?"

Wang Zhao immediately understood what Ning Fengzhi wanted to discuss with him, but still asked the question knowingly.

Ning Fengzhi paused, then slowly said, "Let's not beat around the bush. I'd like to know the Hall Master's opinion on the Spirit Hall's recent erection of countless angel statues in its branch halls across the continent, and its high-profile announcement of holding an unprecedentedly grand sacred ceremony."

You call yourself a wise person?

Wang Zhao inwardly looked down on Ning Fengzhi, then couldn't help but shake his head with a smile.

It turns out that, starting with the headquarters in Wuhun City, Wuhun branch halls across the continent have recently been carrying out a major operation. Because they did not try to conceal it, not only did the spies from various forces find out about the situation, but even ordinary soul masters and ordinary people who happened to pass by the Wuhun branch halls could clearly see that, seemingly overnight, a tall golden angel statue had been erected outside the Wuhun branch halls across the continent. The statues were surrounded by a warm and comfortable holy radiance, and a large square was specially left in front of the statues. Many Wuhun Hall deacons were busy with their work while being bathed in the angelic radiance.

Seeing this, someone couldn't help but step forward to ask. The Spirit Hall deacon didn't hide anything, but took out a booklet from his pocket. After opening the booklet, he read a strange text with a face full of reverence, such as "Praise be to the great angel god" and "The glory of the angel will guide the lost people forward." Then, all the Spirit Hall deacons in the square joined in reciting the text, creating a grand scene that made the surrounding people inexplicably solemn.

After waiting for a while, until the Spirit Hall deacons finished their chanting, someone else stepped forward to inquire about the details. Only then did the Spirit Hall deacon respond seriously: "Our Spirit Hall will be holding a sacred ceremony soon. Over there is the statue of the great Angel God. Everyone in the surrounding area is welcome to come and admire it."

"What is a sacred ceremony?"

Someone then asked.

"You don't need to know this, or rather, you will understand soon enough. In any case, the Spirit Hall will hold a sacred ceremony every year from now on. Believe me, you will definitely love this grand event."

The Spirit Hall steward spoke mysteriously. Not only that, but all the Spirit Hall stewards across the continent were just as strange as him. They were fine on ordinary days, but as soon as they talked about the Angel God, their faces would be filled with fanaticism, and they would all keep the details of the upcoming sacred ceremony a secret.

If anyone dares to use underhanded tactics to force them to tell their stories, their expressions will become unusually resolute. Afterwards, the person who intended to harm the Spirit Hall personnel will be quickly dragged out by the enraged Spirit Hall and publicly executed under the statue of the angel.

At the same time, many forces, large and small, were shocked to discover that their spies in various parts of the continent, including the Spirit Hall branches and even Spirit City, had inexplicably lost contact overnight, along with the erection of countless angel statues. Among them were Ning Fengzhi's people from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. After calmly thinking it over, he quickly realized that those spies were probably all in grave danger, and that all of this must be related to the Spirit Hall's sudden so-called "sacred ceremony".

At present, the Spirit Hall is undoubtedly impregnable, inside and out. Perhaps with just a word from their Pope, an invincible sword could instantly manifest to clear away all obstacles in the world for the Spirit Hall...

What exactly is the Spirit Hall up to? Could it be that Wang Zhao's extraordinary performance has finally made the Spirit Hall unable to restrain itself any longer and decide to unleash its true intentions, launching a continental war?!

Ning Fengzhi thought this way because a series of major events had recently occurred, making him somewhat sensitive.

Therefore, he thought of coming here today to ask Wang Zhao's opinion. After all, in the eyes of him and many other powerful figures such as Xue Ye, Wang Zhao had the potential to become an unparalleled sword for their "Anti-Spirit Alliance" to strike at the Spirit Hall in the future. As for other things, the entire Anti-Spirit Alliance tacitly agreed not to consider them for the time being, and to wait until the behemoth that is the Spirit Hall fell before making any decisions.

Since the Dragon King Palace was newly established, it was highly unlikely that it had yet to place any spies within the Spirit Hall. Therefore, Ning Fengzhi assumed that Wang Zhao was unaware of the current situation of the Spirit Hall.

(End of this chapter)