91: Heaven wished to destroy him.

City Lord Xiao let out a long sigh of relief as he left the Azure Dragon Temple.

If the High Priest really took action against those nobles, the Heaven Dou Imperial Family would certainly take notice!

After all, in the Heaven Dou Empire, the nobility was the ruling class!

Once he relaxed, City Lord Xiao returned to Nuoding City.

Upon entering the city, he stopped at a tavern for a few drinks and overheard people discussing the Azure Dragon Temple.

"What kind of temple is that? It's clearly just a place for swindling and deception!"

"You actually believe there are gods there? Don't be stupid! Just look at the name, Azure Dragon Temple! The so-called god is just a Spirit Beast!"

"Just wait, they'll come for us sooner or later!"

"..."

Several idle men were talking loudly, disparaging the Azure Dragon Temple.

City Lord Xiao gripped his wine cup, his expression turning grim.

He immediately realized that some nobles couldn't resist testing the waters.

They had started hiring these ruffians to go to taverns and other crowded places to flagrantly disparage the temple.

As a noble himself, he was naturally familiar with such tactics.

"Those fools, can't they just keep their heads down? Or did Viscount Jack's situation give them confidence again?"

City Lord Xiao fumed inwardly.

He stood up and walked over to the men's table.

The men were still arguing loudly, not noticing City Lord Xiao's approach.

Bang...!!!

Suddenly, City Lord Xiao grabbed the man who was speaking and slammed his head violently onto the table.

The table instantly shattered into pieces, and the man's eyes rolled back as he lost consciousness.

The other men immediately stood up, looking at City Lord Xiao nervously.

"Who are you...?!"

City Lord Xiao said coldly, "I don't care who hired you! Quit while you're ahead! Stop testing the waters!"

The men all looked at City Lord Xiao nervously, a silent standoff ensuing.

City Lord Xiao threw the man in his hand aside and left the tavern with a dark face.

Since nobles were secretly testing things, it probably wasn't just in one place, and this couldn't be their only method!

Those bastards actually dared to push their luck!

...Spirit Hall.

Salas entered with Su Yuntao.

A Spirit Master who was an acquaintance of Su Yuntao saw them and immediately said:

"Su Yuntao, you'd better leave quickly. I heard the Hall Master is looking for you! You've offended him so badly, he might just kill you!"

Su Yuntao raised his chin and said loudly, "If he has the ability, let him try! I've already told the High Priest about this!"

As he spoke, Su Yuntao couldn't help but steal a glance at Salas beside him.

Ever since he learned of Salas's awe for the Azure Dragon Temple,

No matter what he said now, he could steer it toward his relationship with the Azure Dragon Temple.

???

The acquainted Spirit Master was dumbfounded. "Su Yuntao, have you gone mad?"

Salas didn't waste words and threw his Platinum Bishop medallion to the man.

He gave him a cold look and said, "I am Platinum Bishop Salas. I command you to call out all the Spirit Masters! Also, close the doors for now; do not receive any outsiders!"

The Spirit Master's face instantly turned pale as he recognized the Platinum Bishop medallion. He said tremulously, "Yes...!"

Soon, the doors of the Spirit Hall were closed.

A group of Spirit Masters came from upstairs and other areas to the first-floor hall.

The Hall Master and Sisi came down from upstairs, their bodies still flushed with a lingering redness.

"Lord Salas?! You've actually come..."

The Hall Master hurriedly pushed through the crowd, squeezing forward quickly.

When he reached Salas, his waist seemed to snap as he bowed very low.

Catching sight of Su Yuntao nearby, his face suddenly filled with shock.

Had Su Yuntao filed a complaint against him?

Or had Su Yuntao's performance caused the Spirit Hall's assassination plan to fail?

Was he here now to find a scapegoat?

"Lord Bishop! This man has already been expelled from Spirit Hall. Anything he does cannot represent Spirit Hall!"

The Hall Master hurriedly distanced himself.

Sisi, in the crowd, didn't let up either, shouting, "Yes! Su Yuntao is just an ungrateful wretch..."

Hearing their words, Su Yuntao's gaze grew even colder.

He must have been blind to have ever liked a woman like Sisi!

Fortunately, he managed to cling to the High Priest's thigh.

Otherwise, he might not even know how he died.

Salas gave him a cold look. "You are the Hall Master?"

"Yes... it's me, my Lord. I once saw you at the Heaven Dou City Spirit Hall..."

The Hall Master said awkwardly.

"You were the one who kicked Su Yuntao out?"

Salas asked again.

The Hall Master explained hurriedly, "Yes... because he showed no respect to our benefactors..."

This way, there would be even less reason to punish him.

"Nonsense!!!"

"For the sake of a mere Viscount, you would collude with criminals?! You are a disgrace to your faith! And you, previously at the Azure Dragon Temple, actually made veiled insults?"

Salas narrowed his eyes, the sense of danger growing ever more intense.

"This..."

The Hall Master was dumbfounded. What was going on? Why was he being questioned?

"You deserve to die, deserve to die!"

Salas suddenly grabbed the Hall Master by the neck.

!!!

Everyone was stunned.

Even Su Yuntao was startled.

"No... no..."

The Hall Master's feet left the ground. He grabbed Salas's wrist, looking at him imploringly and feebly patting Salas's arm.

Crack...!

With a twist of Salas's hand, the Hall Master's neck snapped instantly.

The Hall Master's eyes lost their luster, and his head slumped powerlessly to the side.

All the Spirit Masters watched this scene in horror, each more confused than the last.

The Hall Master, who had been perfectly fine moments ago, had died so easily?

Was it seemingly just because he had driven away Su Yuntao?

Su Yuntao subconsciously touched his own neck and swallowed hard.

So brutal... "From now on, Su Yuntao will be the Hall Master of your branch! I have only one requirement for you: do not provoke the Azure Dragon Temple!"

Salas patted Su Yuntao's shoulder and spoke loudly.

"..."

The entire hall was deathly silent.

Everyone had yet to process what happened... Inside the Azure Dragon Temple.

Yu Mengzhang leaned against the altar, his eyes closed, but his Divine Soul had already emerged.

Wrapped in Dragon Qi, he transformed into a Dragon Soul and flew high into the sky.

He arrived above Nuoding City.

By means of his connection with the Believers, he gathered information on those "listed" nobles and their relatives.

The list City Lord Xiao gave him led him to a suspicion.

Perhaps those nobles were the key to bringing him massive Karma.

Looking down, small spots of light entered his vision.

He locked onto one figure after another.

All of them were burdened with sins.

At that moment, he discovered several streets in the city where many people had gathered for a protest.

He tilted his dragon head and could immediately hear the content of their shouts.

Unexpectedly, they were actually publicizing the dangers of the Azure Dragon Temple.

"..." A cold light flashed in Yu Mengzhang's eyes.