Qiangu Dieting hurriedly landed with the Spirit Pagoda's high-ranking experts. Without the slightest hesitation, every one of them dropped to one knee and lowered their heads deeply.
Half of it was because the tide had forced them to bow and submit. The other half was fear from the bottom of their hearts.
They had watched the entire battle from afar just now, witnessing the level eighty-one Situ Xuan crush several quasi-gods, slay Ghost Emperor, and force back the mysterious lightning-power expert with their own eyes. Such battle prowess had long since surpassed the limits of mortal Soul Masters, filling everyone in the Spirit Pagoda with bone-deep terror.
Situ Xuan slowly turned around, no longer looking in the direction Chen Xinjie had left. His gaze fell on the kneeling Qiangu Dieting, his tone carrying undisguised mockery.
"Ah~ the Spirit Pagoda's tower master has come?"
Qiangu Dieting's heart lurched in panic. His back instantly went rigid, and he hurriedly bowed his head, lowering his posture to the utmost.
"I would not dare! This subordinate is nothing more than an insignificant person under the Grand President's rule. I absolutely would not dare call myself tower master."
Situ Xuan tugged at the corner of his mouth and secretly snorted. As expected, he was a slick, worldly old fox, unmatched when it came to reading the situation. Then his gaze shifted, landing on Qiangu Dongfeng beside Qiangu Dieting, whose face had gone pale and whose head was covered in cold sweat. His voice rang out indifferently.
"Qiangu Dongfeng, earlier, you personally promised that you would lead the Spirit Pagoda in fully supporting the Federation, sweeping away powerful enemies across the world and cleansing the chaos on the continent. Now the entire battle has settled and every powerful enemy has been defeated, yet you have only