Immortal Through the Ages, Spreading Spirits Across the World!

[Dou Er Era]

A deathly silence spread throughout the entirety of Shrek Academy.

Cheating, murder...

These labels, like the most vicious of brands, were seared firmly onto the faces of every student at Shrek Academy.

Ten thousand years of reputation had been riddled with holes in a mere span of time.

However, this was not the end.

Above the Sky Screen, golden light swirled, wiping away all traces of those cheating scenes.

Replacing them was the third, and final, reason for being on the list.

A line of cold, golden characters slowly emerged.

It felt like the final verdict on Qiangu Wangyan.

[Finally, elaborating on the third reason for being on the list:]

[Duplicitous, intending to overthrow.]

Everyone's heart leaped into their throat.

Overthrow?

What did he want to overthrow? Shrek Academy?

Did he succeed?

Above the Sky Screen.

Under the gaze of billions, a scroll of the future, far beyond the imagination of anyone in both eras, slowly unfolded.

[Ten thousand years later.]

On the Sky Screen, the first thing to appear was a magnificent, colossal city where technology and soul power were perfectly integrated.

Rows upon rows of skyscrapers pierced the clouds, and countless strange soul device vehicles shuttled through the air, forming a brand-new world landscape.

In the very center of this future megacity, a white tower, so massive it defied description, pierced the firmament like a sword reaching toward the heavens.

[At this moment, the landscape of the continent has long since changed.]

[The once number one power on the continent, Shrek Academy, no longer possesses its former glory.]

[Replacing it is this—the Spirit Transmission Pagoda!]

[An organization that controls the lifeblood of all soul masters on the continent, the true number one organization of the continent!]

These few lines of text struck everyone's hearts like a heavy hammer!

[Dou Er Era]

Inside the Sea God Pavilion at Shrek Academy.

Yan Shaozhe and the others' pupils constricted as they exclaimed in shock, "Impossible!"

Shrek, actually replaced?

For ten thousand years, no matter how the eras changed, even during the most prosperous period of the Sun Moon Empire, Shrek had remained the unshakable holy land in the hearts of soul masters!

Yet, ten thousand years later, they had actually fallen from their pedestal?

Inside Mingde Hall of the Sun Moon Empire.

The smile on Jing Hongchen's face froze.

What shocked him was not that Shrek had been replaced, but that the one replacing Shrek was not their Sun Moon Empire!

What on earth was this so-called "Spirit Transmission Pagoda"?

[Dou I Era]

Martial Soul City, Pope's Palace.

Bibi Dong looked at that magnificent giant tower, her eyes filled with shock and unwillingness.

"Ten thousand years later... the soul master world has actually developed to such a degree..."

"It is a pity that the one ultimately ruling the world is no longer my Martial Soul Hall..."

Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, and the others were even more shaken to their cores.

"Spirit Transmission Pagoda... what kind of powerful force is this?"

The images on the Sky Screen gave them the answer.

The scene delved deep into the interior of the Spirit Transmission Pagoda, showcasing its power to the world.

[The Spirit Transmission Pagoda monopolizes a technology known as "spirit souls," which has completely replaced spirit beasts and spirit rings, controlling the path of advancement for all spirit masters!]

[Whoever controls the Spirit Transmission Pagoda controls the future of all spirit masters under heaven.]

[And the one who controls this behemoth is a single surname—]

[Qiangu!]

[The supreme rulers of the Spirit Transmission Pagoda are the Qiangu Clan.]

The perspective of the screen slowly moved deep into the interior of this giant tower.

Passing through countless heavily guarded corridors filled with a sense of futuristic technology, it finally arrived at a simple yet solemn ancestral hall.

[This is the core restricted area of the Spirit Transmission Pagoda, the ancestral hall of the Qiangu Clan.]

In the center of the hall, instead of worshipping any gods, a tall white jade statue stood upright.

The statue was of a gentle and refined young man wearing glasses, holding a Panlong Staff, his gaze deep as he looked toward the distance.

It was none other than Qiangu Wangyan!

Beneath the statue, several men and women in luxurious robes and extraordinary bearing were bowing in salute to the statue.

The middle-aged man in the lead possessed an aura as steady as a mountain, clearly a person of high status and great power.

["Qiangu Dieting, leading the descendants to pay respects to our ancestor, Qiangu Wangyan!"]

["May the ancestor's holy spirit bless our Qiangu Clan to endure forever and spread our spirit souls across the world!"]

"BOOM!!!"

Everyone's brains completely crashed at this moment!

That hypocrite they had cursed, despised, and judged, that disgrace to Shrek Academy.

Ten thousand years later, he was actually being worshipped like a god!

The Sky Screen was not affected in the slightest by the shock across the continent.

It continued to play.

["Father, why must we come to worship this ancestor every year?"]

After the salute, a boy who looked no more than ten years old asked curiously.

The middle-aged man in the lead turned around, his eyes filled with endless reverence and pride.

["Dongfeng, you must remember."]

["Our Qiangu Clan, and indeed the fact that all our clansmen can have today and stand at the pinnacle of this continent, is all thanks to this ancestor!"]

["History books only record that ancestor Wangyan was one of the founders of the Spirit Transmission Pagoda."]

["But the secrets in our clan genealogy record the true history."]

The middle-aged man's voice, through the Sky Screen, clearly reached the ears of everyone in both eras.

["Back then, ancestor Wangyan, through his own efforts, endured humiliation and bided his time at Shrek."]

["The ancestor completed his initial plan at Shrek Academy, not only successfully awakening the martial soul true spirit 'Heaven Awakening Holy Golden Dragon' and rediscovering the method to awaken true spirits."]

["But he also planted countless seeds within Shrek."]

["Later, in the chaotic times, he seized the opportunity of the rise of spirit soul technology and joined the newly founded Spirit Transmission Pagoda under the guise of a 'martial soul theory master'."]

["With the profound knowledge and unparalleled intellect he accumulated at Shrek, he quickly stood out within the organization and rose to a high position!"]

["Then, the first thing he did was to fulfill his childhood vow."]

A proud smile appeared on the middle-aged man's face.

["He used his position to mobilize the intelligence network of the Spirit Transmission Pagoda, one by one, finding all those compatriots of the Martial Soul Hall who were hiding in the dark corners of the continent, living like rats in the street!"]

["He gave them new identities, gave them the best resources, and let them and their descendants become a part of the Spirit Transmission Pagoda."]

["Even a dog could serve as a guard dog for the Spirit Transmission Pagoda!"]

["He allowed all the descendants of the Martial Soul Hall to live openly and honestly under the sun once again!"]

["Later on, our clansmen were spread across every department of the Spirit Transmission Pagoda!"]

["And then, came the seizure of power."]

["Ancestor Wangyan, using the control methods he derived from the Holy Spirit Cult, united our clansmen, advancing step by step, forming alliances, and gradually hollowing out the old forces of the Spirit Transmission Pagoda."]

["Finally, at the right moment, he launched a thunderous strike, uprooting all opposition!"]

["The Spirit Transmission Pagoda completely became the Spirit Transmission Pagoda of our Qiangu Clan!"]

["From that day on, our Qiangu Clan became the new masters of the continent!"]

["The ancestor, he fulfilled all his promises!"]

["And Shrek..."]

["That hypocritical academy, once high and mighty, trampling us underfoot and slaughtering us at will, can now only gasp for breath under our suppression!"]

["We suppress Shrek's recruitment, seize their rare resources, and support their hostile factions..."]

["The methods Shrek once used against us have been returned to them a hundredfold, a thousandfold!"]

["Their geniuses must beg for our spirit souls just to advance!"]

["Their dignity has been thoroughly crushed by us!"]

["The glory of Martial Soul Hall is inherited by my Qiangu Clan, reigning over the world once more!"]

["Our ancestor spent his entire life completing a grand plan of revenge!"]

["And he succeeded!"]

["He, with his own strength, overturned the era created by Tang San and Shrek!"]

The middle-aged man's voice was incredibly impassioned. He pointed at the statue, admonishing his son, and indeed all his descendants:

["Remember these words of our ancestor: 'A great power is never easily defeated by external enemies; it only begins to rot from within.'"]

["You all must take this as a warning, do you understand?"]