Gui Mei's eyes flashed for a moment, "Your Holiness, what you said makes sense. In this case, Xu Sheng might be a way for us to restrict the Worship Hall!"
Initially, I thought the Worship Hall simply wanted to befriend Xu Sheng, but now, it is clear to everyone that they are valuing him to a significant extent!
It's just unclear if this has anything to do with that Holy Daughter, Qian Renxue!
Suddenly, it seemed like he thought of something, "By the way, Your Holiness, the other Holy Daughter, Qian Renxue, has a very close relationship with Xu Sheng, and it seems she is your..."
Bi Bidong's eyes changed abruptly, reprimanding, "Stop right there, Gui Mei! I know what you want to say, but these words, I do not wish to hear!"
"Furthermore, do not mention such matters in my presence in the future!!"
"The one I acknowledge as the true Holy Daughter of the Martial Soul Hall is only Nana!"
Gui Mei quickly shut his mouth, "Yes, Your Holiness!"
It seems, perhaps, he was overthinking things!
Your Holiness's attitude towards Qian Renxue is obviously unusual!
Bi Bidong irritably waved her hand, "Alright, if you have nothing else, you may withdraw now!"
Seeing this, the former left the hall quite voluntarily...
At this time, Yueguan walked in again, somewhat puzzled, "Your Holiness, what happened? I saw Gui Mei leaving looking quite dejected?"
Bi Bidong, somewhat impatient, said, "Yueguan, why are you here too??"
Are these two coordinating to annoy me?
Yueguan seemed to understand something, shifting the topic, "Your Holiness, it's like this, I went to the Aquipeia Forest alone yesterday and found something very odd!"
Bi Bidong looked at him with a puzzled gaze, "Hmm?? What odd thing?"
Yueguan took a deep breath, his face full of fear, "Recently, a lot of soul beast corpses have suddenly appeared in the Aquipeia Forest, and the death scenes are quite tragic. At first, I thought it was a fight among themselves, but as I went deeper, the number increased!"
"This clearly goes beyond the scope of mutual fighting among soul beasts!"
Bi Bidong heard the implication, suspiciously asking, "You mean..."
Yueguan straightforwardly expressed his opinion, "I suspect this is the work of abyssal creatures. Without attacking humans, they've chosen to target soul beasts!!"
Abyssal creatures gain power by devouring other creatures. If they can devour humans, they should also be able to devour soul beasts!
Hearing this, Bi Bidong couldn't help but support her chin, falling into thought...
Could it be that abyssal creatures have given up attacking the human world and are instead focusing on soul beasts?
She felt this wasn't impossible!
It's just a pity that Xu Sheng is not in Martial Soul City at the moment; otherwise, it would be good to ask for his opinion!
"Yueguan, I understand this matter, but do not act rashly for now. If the target of the abyssal creatures has really turned to soul beasts, it might not be good news for humanity!"
Most soul beasts do not have the wisdom of humans and might unknowingly be slowly consumed by abyssal creatures!
"Not good news? Your Holiness, why do you say that? Abyssal creatures not targeting humans gives us time to prepare in advance, doesn't it?"
Bi Bidong glanced at him, "Yueguan, in the short term, it is indeed advantageous to us humans!"
"But don't forget, abyssal creatures gain strength by devouring other creatures. Imagine how quickly they would grow if they devour powerful soul beasts?"
"Moreover, if this is happening in the Aquipeia Forest, it is extremely dangerous for humans to intervene!!"
Yueguan immediately realized the consequences and couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air...
"Hiss... when you put it that way, Your Holiness, it is indeed more serious than directly attacking our human world!!"
The abyssal creatures are already so troublesome now. If they are allowed to continue growing...
By then, even strong individuals like the Hall of Worship's Grand Worshipper and the High Priest of Sea God's Island might find it hard to resist, right??
...
Sea God's Island!
Inside the great hall!
All of the Sacred Pillars were seen waiting with puzzled expressions...
"Why has the High Priest suddenly gathered all the Sacred Pillars today?? Is there some important matter to announce?"
"Who knows, but since it's the High Priest's call, there must be a reason!!"
"That's right, the High Priest must have an important announcement. Everyone, just be patient!!"
Shortly after the voices fell, Poseissi finally appeared in front of everyone...
She looked at the Sacred Pillars with a serious expression and said, "Everyone's here ah!"
"Very well, there's something I need to discuss with all of you!!"
Upon hearing her words, everyone was somewhat at a loss, yet they remained quietly waiting for her to explain!!
Poseissi took a deep breath and continued, "Just a few days ago, one of the upper three families, the Seven Treasures Glaze Sect, encountered an attack from abyssal creatures!!"
Upon hearing this, the Sacred Pillars finally displayed surprise...
"Seven Treasures Glaze Sect?? If I recall correctly, the Sect Master of this sect is Ning Fengzhi, known for the Continent's foremost support class Tool Soul!!"
"I didn't expect that besides our Sea God's Island and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect, another sect has encountered an attack from abyssal creatures!!"
"Yeah, are these abyssal creatures being too reckless, or are they preparing to declare war on humanity??"
"Probably not... Considering the last time abyssal creatures were exterminated, Sea God's Island hasn't faced an invasion again!!"
Watching their discussion, Poseissi's expression turned even more solemn...
She spoke again, "The attack encountered by Seven Treasures Glaze Sect this time is different from how our Sea God's Island faced an invasion!!"
Then, she detailed the information gleaned...
The Sea Dragon Sacred Pillar furrowed his brows and first spoke, "High Priest, I think that the sudden large-scale attack by abyssal creatures on the Seven Treasures Glaze Sect may well have an ulterior motive!!"
Poseissi was quite surprised but did not refute his words, instead nodding in agreement, "Oh?? Sea Dragon, it seems you have your own thoughts, feel free to speak!!"
The other Sacred Pillars naturally also turned their gaze toward him...
Upon hearing this, the Sea Dragon Sacred Pillar continued, "High Priest, I believe that the ultimate goal of the abyssal creatures in launching this attack, besides wanting to destroy the Great Sect Seven Treasures Glaze Sect!!"
"More importantly, it is to test the relations among the various forces on the Continent!!"
"Once they perceive discord or barriers between the forces, the abyssal creatures might alter their targets!!"
"They would prioritize attacking weakened forces, then defeat them one by one!!"
The Sacred Pillars all swallowed hard, seemingly not having expected that the attack by the abyssal creatures could carry such a meaning...
"Sea Dragon, you're right, I think so too. Once the abyssal creatures discover the forces on the Continent aren't united, they will strike!!"