Several days later.
"Hahaha!"
A hearty laugh rang out from the top of the Spirit Pagoda.
Qiangu Dongfeng clutched the message his subordinate had delivered and laughed until his sides hurt.
"Long Yeyue, Long Yeyue. You old bag of bones—so you finally got what was coming to you."
Qiangu Dongfeng was in an exceptionally good mood that day.
For one thing, he'd learned that Long Yeyue had been slapped. It was as if the Spirit Pagoda had finally gotten to vent its anger, too.
For another, the second Level 12 Fixed Soul Guidance Shell, which had been silent for a long time, was back in the news.
His contact inside the Federation had told him they'd gotten a lead on the second Level 12 Fixed Soul Guidance Shell.
It would be transported out before long.
For Qiangu Dongfeng, it was a double stroke of good fortune.
Soon, the Spirit Pagoda Master took out a concealed Soul Guidance Communication Device.
"Ghost Emperor, I've found a way to get my hands on the second Level 12 Fixed Soul Guidance Shell," he said quietly into the device.
"Good! The Holy Spirit Cult will honor its promise!"
"Shrek is a common target for all of us. Along with the Tang Sect, we'll give the Spirit Pagoda Master an answer he'll be satisfied with."
"Then let me offer my congratulations in advance, Pagoda Master Qiangu, on becoming the next Council Chairman."
The Communication Soul Tool disconnected.
Qiangu Dongfeng strolled over to the enormous floor-to-ceiling window.
From the top of the Spirit Pagoda, he could just make out Shrek City and the massive Golden Ancient Tree.
"Shrek, oh, Shrek."
Standing atop the Spirit Pagoda, Qiangu Dongfeng murmured under his breath.
At the center of Eastsea Academy.
Xie An had returned to the War God Temple early,