Meanwhile, in Shrek City, at the Spirit Pagoda's location.
The entire Spirit Pagoda encampment had long since assembled all of its high-level combat forces. Soul Emperors and Soul Saints stood in layered formations, Soul Power filling their bodies, while Mechas and Battle Armor were all on standby.
Originally, everyone had been ready to move out at any moment. They were only waiting for the Pagoda Master, Qiangu Dongfeng, to give the order, and they would charge into the battlefield, coordinate with the Sun Moon Federation's forces to thoroughly wipe out Shrek's remaining strength, and take advantage of the situation to put a perfect end to this great battle, winning enormous merit and benefits for the Spirit Pagoda.
But at this moment, every powerhouse stood frozen in place, like quails struck dumb. No one dared circulate even the slightest bit of Soul Power. No one dared take even half a step. The entire Spirit Pagoda encampment was deathly silent; even breathing was deliberately kept low. Not a single person dared make the slightest unusual move.
Even Qiangu Dongfeng, the Pagoda Master who had controlled the Spirit Pagoda for many years and developed it into one of the continent's top forces at its peak, had completely restrained his usual forcefulness and authority. He stood in the Pagoda Master's office on the top floor of the tower, his expression grave, his thoughts surging.
The reason for all of this was very simple.
The previous Spirit Pagoda Master, the strongest elder of the Qiangu Family, Qiangu Dieting, had emerged from seclusion.
Across the entire continent, Qiangu Dieting was publicly acknowledged as the continent's number-one burst-power Title Douluo. He was also the first Spirit Pagoda Master in history who had dared openly challenge Shrek Academy head-on and stand against it as an equal.
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