300,000-Year Phantom Heart Demon Spider

Leng Yaozhu's gaze slowly retreated from the raised hands, finally settling on Qiangu Dongfeng's ashen face.

She calmly announced the results, "More than half agree; the proposal is passed."

From this moment on, the winds of this Spirit Pagoda Meeting have completely shifted to Leng Yaozhu's side.

The following agenda proceeded exceptionally smoothly, Leng Yaozhu took the opportunity to propose several subsequent resolutions to support the two new technologies, including establishing a new special research group, expanding the scale of Artificial Spirit Soul experiments, and adjusting relevant resource allocation plans.

Even when she finally proposed to formally hand over the number one Indomitable Soul Spirit Phantom Heart Demon Spider to Huo Yuhao for fusion, Qiangu Dongfeng did not voice any objection.

He sat in the main seat, his face tense, not uttering a word, as if he had all his words stuck in his throat.

He knew that, given the current situation, his opposition was pointless.

No matter what he says or does, he cannot change the established outcome.

Ultimately, the Spirit Pagoda was not a place where the Qiangu Family could dictate everything.

After that, until the end of the meeting, Qiangu Dongfeng hardly uttered another word.

One by one, the attendees got up and left, until finally only Qiangu Dongfeng and Leng Yaozhu remained in the large conference room.

Leng Yaozhu remained seated, not in a hurry to get up.

Even the Qiangu Dongfeng remained unmoved. He leaned back in his chair, his eyes lowered, and remained silent for a long time, as if processing today's utter defeat.

Until his originally ashen face softened somewhat.

He then raised his head, looked at Leng Yaozhu, and said earnestly, "Yao Zhu, Yuhao's attack in the Star Luo Empire has absolutely nothing to do with me. You don't have to go against me in everything."

Leng Yaozhu, however, did not believe his explanation at all, and said coldly, "Whether it has anything to do with you or not, you know it in your heart. As for me going against you?"

"Yuhao deserves the position of Spirit Envoy. Whether you or not, I would have proposed him for the Spirit Envoy at today's meeting."

She had initially thought that Qiangu Dongfeng would have some profound insights, but instead, he only uttered some uncultured remarks.

So after saying that, Leng Yaozhu stood up, not giving Qiangu Dongfeng any further chance to respond.

She walked through the long conference table, then pushed open the heavy wooden door and walked out without looking back.

The air in the corridor was much fresher than in the conference room. Leng Yaozhu walked in the empty corridor with lighter steps than when she came in, and even her shoulders and back felt much more relaxed.

She knew clearly that from today onwards, Huo Yuhao and Gu Yue would no longer be just "genius Soul Master of the Spirit Pagoda." They would become high-level researchers who had driven the leapfrog progress of Spirit Soul Technology and were the core contributors to the Spirit Pagoda's two epoch-making achievements.

From now on, even if the Qiangu Dongfeng were to blow against these two children again, it would have to think twice.

The next morning, the Spirit Soul storage area beneath the Spirit Pagoda Headquarters was bustling with activity.

The heavy alloy doors were opened one by one, and the identity verification process was passed through step by step. Finally, the special storage device marked "Indomitable Soul Spirit No. 1" was carefully taken out and sent into the Spirit Soul Fusion room that had been prepared in advance.

Through the thick glass curtain wall, Huo Yuhao watched as the storage device was placed on the platform in the center of the Fusion Chamber.

If you consider his experiences in both worlds combined, he has been waiting for this day for almost a year.

He took a deep breath, slowly suppressing the slight surge of excitement in his chest.

He then turned to look at Leng Yaozhu standing beside him, and smiled, "Aunt Leng is really something; she solved the problem with just one move."

Leng Yaozhu smiled and said, "If it weren't for you and Gu Yue developing those two new technologies, even if I wanted to help, it wouldn't have gone so smoothly."

As she spoke, her gaze fell upon the storage device in the center of the Fusion Chamber. Her smile faded slightly, replaced by a solemn expression. "The fusion of a 300,000-year-old Spirit Soul is no easy feat. This time, I will personally preside over the fusion ceremony for you."

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao's tone was relaxed and confident. "Aunt Leng, don't worry, don't you know my situation?"

Leng Yaozhu was truly at ease; she knew Huo Yuhao's background better than anyone else.

If even he couldn't fuse with this 300,000-year-old Phantom Heart Demon Spider, then there's probably no one else on the entire Douluo Continent who could do it.

Leng Yaozhu and Huo Yuhao entered the Spirit Soul Fusion Chamber one after the other, the heavy metal door closing silently behind them.

The Fusion Chamber soft, calm light, and the walls were adorned with several rings of soul-guiding patterns that emitted a faint humming sound.

The two walked to the center of the Fusion Chamber, where a spherical metal object with a diameter of one meter was placed on the platform.

Its entire body is a dark silver-gray, with a smooth, mirror-like surface that reflects the cold white light from the ceiling.

The moment Huo Yuhao's gaze fell upon it, he noticed a faint luster flowing across the surface of the sphere. It was the unique texture of the Heavenly Forged Metal, calm and restrained, carrying a sense of breath as if it were Life God.

Leng Yaozhu took two steps to the left and stopped in front of the control panel.

Her hands moved rapidly across the table, pressing a dazzling series of buttons.

As she placed her final finger, the metal sphere on the central stage began to change.

Huo Yuhao lowered his gaze, watching the silvery-gray surface begin to tremble slightly.

Then, a crack slowly appeared on the top of the sphere, extending outwards along a precise arc, unfolding like a flower in bloom.

The unique "liveliness" of Heavenly Forged Metal was fully displayed at this moment, and the solid metal flowed to both sides like a liquid fluid.

The once complete spherical metal object has now transformed into a semi-circular metal shell.

The inner wall of the shell was covered with dense soul-guiding patterns, emitting a faint blue light, and flowing Soul Power slowly circulated within it, like sleeping rivers.

In the very center of the shell, a spider lay quietly.

It is not large, about the length of an adult's forearm from head to tail.

Its entire body has a crystal-clear texture, as if it were carefully sculpted from the finest crystal, refracting tiny specks of light under the soft blue light.

Its eight legs are gracefully tucked into its sides, with delicate patterns on the joints, each part rounded and smooth, without the slightest hint of crudeness.

Huo Yuhao looked at it, and for a moment he found it hard to connect this exquisite little creature, which was as beautiful as a work of art, with the words "Indomitable Soul Spirit with 300,000 years of cultivation".

It looked so quiet and beautiful, without any of the ugliness and ferocity of other spider Soul Beast.

Leng Yaozhu stood beside the control panel, looking at Huo Yuhao's expression, a slight smile playing on her lips, "Don't be fooled by its appearance. The terrifying aspect of the Phantom Heart Demon Spider has never been its size."