As the second round of the round-robin tournament came to an end, all sorts of gossip about Qiangu Zhangting swept across the continent like a tidal wave, becoming the hottest topic of conversation in streets and alleys.
Editors from every major media outlet seemed to have caught the scent of the most tantalizing news, rushing to publish related reports with outrageously exaggerated headlines and coverage.
"Shocking! Qiangu Zhangting, foremost among the Spirit Pagoda's current Four Great Spirit Messengers, exposed his... before viewers across the entire continent at the highly anticipated Martial Arts Matchmaking Convention! Is this a distortion of human nature, or a collapse of morality?!"
Such an inflammatory headline, paired with that deliberately suggestive photograph, instantly ignited the curiosity of countless people.
Another report focused on the sheer shock of the match itself:
"Astonishing! A Heaven Forging creation actually defeated a Super Douluo wearing Three-word Battle Armor! This is not merely the victory of a single match—it foretells that a new generation of God Craftsmen may completely rewrite the landscape of the forging world, bringing unprecedented change to the field of forging!"
Some went even further, writing in an almost mocking tone: "A message of love! The Spirit Pagoda's 'perky butt' truly lives up to its name! As expected of the Spirit Pagoda's young master—even in the humiliating predicament of defeat, he can still use the unique charm of his 'rear end' to attract the gazes of countless ignorant young girls..."
Some smaller media studios were even bolder in their reports, specifically bestowing Qiangu Zhangting with the indecent nickname, "the Spirit Pagoda's Little Prince of Perky Butts."
Although the Spirit Pagoda's media department swiftly used its influence to forcibly suppress the term, it still spread quietly through limited circles like wildfire for a time, becoming a private joke for