Three days later, Eastsea City Spirit Pagoda.
Leng Yaozhu sat in the seat that had originally belonged to Qiangu Yunling, while Han Tianyi sat beside her.
The senior Spirit Masters of the East Sea Spirit Pagoda, including Qiangu Yunling, all wore grave expressions.
Three days had passed since the Beast God Di Tian blew up the Spirit Pagoda on the Heaven Dou Continent, but only now had the consequences fully spread across the entire Douluo Federation.
The greatest impact on the Spirit Pagoda was that nearly all the powerful and influential forces nearby had moved away. The Spirit Pagoda had become a ticking time bomb, and no one wanted anything to do with it.
Though it was already shut down.
Qian Gu Dongfeng, the master of the Heavenly Spirit Pagoda, had issued orders to every Spirit Pagoda: they had to find the Beast God Di Tian.
Qiangu Yunling had happened to receive the same mission, but he had merely smiled and then ignored it.
He knew his own limits.
Me, fight Di Tian? Are you serious?
By the time he found him, he would probably lose his life in an instant.
Policies came from above, countermeasures came from below. Why would a Soul Douluo risk his life?
He might as well properly serve these two big shots.
They seemed to be planning a long stay and showed no intention of leaving, which gave Qiangu Yunling quite a headache.
"Tower Master Leng, since we can't find anything abnormal, why don't we just let it go?"
The moment Leng Yaozhu heard that, a cold smile appeared on her stunningly beautiful face, captivating yet bone-chilling. "Are you already trying to drive us away?
"But unfortunately, I've taken a liking to this place.
"Qiangu Yunling, is your signal bad?"
"What do you mean?" Qiangu Yunling looked at Leng Yaozhu in confusion. Only then did he hear his communicator chime. It was a message from the Heavenly Spirit Pagoda headquarters.
He suddenly looked at his communication Soul Tool and found an official transfer order.
After reading the information on it, he shot to his feet, disbelief written all over his face. "I'm being sent to the Heaven Dou Continent to rebuild the Spirit Pagoda, while Vice Tower Master Leng Yaozhu will temporarily take over as the master of the Eastsea City Spirit Pagoda?
"Impossible!
"Absolutely impossible!
"How could headquarters approve such an absurd decision?"
Even if Qiangu Yunling were beaten to death, he would not believe that Qian Gu Dongfeng would let Leng Yaozhu take charge of a Spirit Pagoda belonging to the Qiangu Clan's branch. Wasn't that feeding the enemy?
"Judging by that look, you don't seem willing to believe it?"
"That's right! I have every reason to suspect this is your scheme!
"You want to find that heaven-defying beast in the Spirit Pagoda!
"I already reported it to headquarters. The Tower Master can't possibly just ignore it!"
"Hehe, that's indeed the case." Leng Yaozhu gave a frosty smile. "But Qian Gu Dongfeng compromised."
"How is that possible? I don't believe it!" He had been able to do whatever he pleased in Eastsea City and lived quite comfortably. How could he possibly be willing to be exiled to the Heaven Dou Continent to suffer?
"You don't believe it? Qiangu Yunling, I've given you too much face!"
As she spoke, a wild arrogance immediately surfaced on Leng Yaozhu's face. Her aura flowed, and the pressure of an Ultimate Douluo burst forth with ease, instantly crushing Qiangu Yunling and everyone in the room until they could barely breathe.
"Di Tian appeared in this region and could show up at any time on the two new continents or along the coast.
"If I don't stay here, are you going to fight Di Tian?
"Are you worthy?
"Get the hell out already. I'm sick of seeing you!"
Leng Yaozhu's martial soul was a Fire Phoenix, and her temper was exceptionally fiery.
She had already mellowed out considerably compared to her younger days. Otherwise, she would not have wasted words just now and would have directly hurled Fireballs at Qiangu Yunling.
"You... you're going too far!"
"Then go fight Di Tian, you trash!"
"You..."
"Get out! And you lot, get out too!
"You've all been assigned to the Heaven Dou Continent. They happen to be short on people there."
"Huh? This involves us too?"
"What else?" Leng Yaozhu swept them a displeased glance. "This place belongs to me now, so naturally I'll replace you with my own people.
"You all have to leave. The Heaven Dou Continent suits you well. The locals are simple and honest."
Simple and honest, my ass! Isn't that just a barbaric land?
Upon hearing this news, everyone looked as though their parents had died. This was only marginally better than being exiled to the Abyss battlefield.
Were they really this unlucky?
Many of them had nearly made it to retirement, only for this to happen.
Leng Yaozhu was far too ruthless, yet they did not even dare let out a peep.
Setting aside Leng Yaozhu's status, her strength as an Ultimate Douluo and her identity as a Four-Word Battle Armor Master were right there. There were fewer than five people on the entire continent stronger than her.
They could only slink away in disgrace—this was the consequence of backing the wrong person. It was miserable!
Only after the meeting room was completely emptied, leaving just the two of them, did Han Tianyi speak. "Is it really necessary to go this far for that kid?
"That fellow doesn't know what's good for him."
"Uh, it's not entirely for him. It's just to make what comes next go more smoothly.
"Besides, isn't Elder Han also very interested in that heaven-defying beast?
"While recovering from our injuries these past few days, we kept reviewing the surveillance footage. We discovered that the skill he used was actually very similar to Di Tian's Dragon God's Claw.
"If it hadn't been inside the Spirit Ascension Platform, I would have suspected that he was the Beast God Di Tian himself."
Inside the Spirit Ascension Platform, any living being that entered would inevitably cease functioning.
That was the rule of the world, the power of the rules within those special fragments. No one could resist it; not even quasi-god-level experts could violate it.
They had also searched the Spirit Ascension Platform from top to bottom. Aside from the unyielding soul spirit that existed within the Spirit Ascension Platform's space, there was nothing else.
The Spirit Pagoda had many unyielding soul spirits. Since they could not be tamed, they were kept within the Heavenly Spirit Pagoda and the Eighteen Heavenly Pillars. Most were housed in the Heavenly Spirit Pagoda; only the intermediate and high-level Spirit Ascension Platforms in the Eighteen Heavenly Pillars contained unyielding soul spirits.
They had inspected them one by one. The anomaly in the beginner Spirit Ascension Platform had not been caused by them, meaning that a heaven-defying existence had appeared among the virtual soul beasts. It was highly valuable for research.
If they could kill this virtual soul beast, they might gain an unexpected harvest.
Of course, Leng Yaozhu had not driven away Qiangu Yunling solely for the sake of a virtual soul beast—that was purely Han Tianyi's interest.
She had chosen to occupy the Eastsea City Spirit Pagoda because she hated the Beast God Di Tian to the bone and wanted to wait here for him.
With the strength of an Ultimate Douluo combined with Four-Word Battle Armor, she was not afraid of the Beast God Di Tian at all. Even if she could not defeat him, she could escape. What she feared most was being unable to find him.
And driving away Qiangu Yunling really was for Lin Chen.
Just the day before yesterday, she had sent that boy an invitation, only for him to reject it outright. That immediately stirred her competitive spirit.
If Lin Chen had eagerly come running over, she would not have attached much importance to him.
But since that boy was so aloof, she had to win over this brat who did not know the immensity of heaven and earth and make him obediently become her disciple.
Leng Yaozhu smiled confidently. "I've already driven Qiangu Yunling away. He no longer has any reason to refuse.
"I like training little fellows with backbone the most!"
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