The Ghost Emperor glanced at the Dark Blood Demon and tried to calm him with a few words. "Don't act rashly! Our cult may not care about its reputation, but that doesn't mean just anyone can join us! Na Nali will investigate this!"
Na Nali, assigned a task by the Ghost Emperor, straightened up and nodded. "Yes, Ghost Emperor! I'll make sure it gets done!"
The Sunset Forest attack quickly became a major issue at the Federation level. Both the Tang Sect's tight-lipped silence about the details and the possibility that the Holy Spirit Cult had a new Limit Douluo were things the Federation had to investigate!
But neither the Tang Sect nor Shrek Academy would budge. No matter how urgent the matter was, the Federation couldn't actually send people into the Sunset Forest to investigate!
The Tang Sect and Shrek Academy were weaker than the Federation as organizations, but they had Sky-Piercing Douluo Yun Ming behind them. He was the pillar of white jade that held up both great powers, the beam of purple gold that spanned the sea.
As long as Yun Ming lived, no matter how many designs the Federation and the Spirit Pagoda had, they couldn't put them into action!
At the Spirit Pagoda, Na Nali controlled an informant and sent him to find Qiangu Dongfeng. She explained the situation to him. Learning that even the Holy Spirit Cult didn't know who had carried out the attack, Qiangu Dongfeng instinctively sensed that there was a bigger problem!
Judging by the Tang Sect's reaction, whoever had attacked them had to be at least a Super Douluo, perhaps even a Limit Douluo! After all, even Zang Xin didn't seem to have been able to stop him!
But nearly all the Limit Douluos on the continent were known to the public. Everyone knew who they were!
Now, an unknown Limit Douluo had suddenly appeared, claiming to be an Evil Soul Master from the Holy Spirit Cult—and the Holy Spirit Cult didn't even know about him! It was far too strange.
Na Nali smiled, leaning over Qiangu Dongfeng's desk as she spoke. "That's why I came to see you, Pagoda Master Qiangu. I wanted to know what I should watch out for when I investigate in Heaven Dou City, so I can avoid taking unnecessary detours."
Watching Na Nali control the informant as he leaned over his desk, Qiangu Dongfeng furrowed his brows. He said sternly, "I don't think our relationship is close enough for this."
"We've been working together for years. Saying that now seems rather insincere, Pagoda Master Qiangu." Na Nali smiled, resting her chin in her hands as she gazed at him.
Qiangu Dongfeng's gaze darkened. "Perhaps the Tianlian Douluo at Heaven Dou Advanced Soul Master Academy has the information you're looking for. He seems to have a good relationship with the Tang Sect lately. According to the Spirit Pagoda's intelligence, he was there on the day of the attack."
"Got it! Thanks, Pagoda Master Qiangu!"
Na Nali smiled and pushed herself upright. She waved at Qiangu Dongfeng. "I'm off!"
As soon as she spoke, a beam of deep purple light flew out of the informant before her eyes and vanished.
After the purple light left, the informant's gaze turned cloudy for an instant, then immediately cleared. He bowed to Qiangu Dongfeng.
"Pagoda Master Qiangu, I'll take my leave."
Qiangu Dongfeng watched the informant leave, his expression still cold. The man worked for the Spirit Pagoda and had only recently become the go-between for him and the Holy Spirit Cult.
Over the past few years, Na Nali had occasionally switched to a different informant to contact him! As a result, Qiangu Dongfeng no longer knew how many people in the Spirit Pagoda she had turned into her puppets!
Before the mind control was activated, there was no way to detect anything unusual!
"She really is everywhere..."
Qiangu Dongfeng muttered to himself. When he finished speaking, someone knocked at the office door, and Tianfeng Douluo Leng Yaozhu walked in.
Leng Yaozhu said to Qiangu Dongfeng, "Pagoda Master, the Federation is urging us to find out as soon as possible what the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy are hiding in the Sunset Forest."
"Hmph! The Tang Sect and Shrek Academy are now as wary of our Spirit Pagoda as the local Holy Spirit Cult! What can we do?"
Qiangu Dongfeng snorted and said to Leng Yaozhu, "Tell Chen Xinjie that if he wants to know, he can investigate it himself! Isn't he involved with Long Yeyue?"
The relationship between Chen Xinjie and Long Yeyue was no secret in their circle anymore.
"Enough of that, Tianfeng! I heard you took on a new disciple two days ago?" Qiangu Dongfeng waved a hand and brought up something else.
Leng Yaozhu nodded. "That's right. Her name is Gu Yue, and she's still a student in Shrek Academy's outer court! I plan to bring her straight to the Spirit Pagoda once she graduates from the outer court."
At that, Qiangu Dongfeng furrowed his brows and murmured, "Gu Yue... I've heard Zhang Ting mention her. She seems to have some connection with the Twins."
Seeing Qiangu Dongfeng frown in thought, Leng Yaozhu's expression darkened. "Pagoda Master, don't try to use my disciple! I took her on because of her talent, not because of any connections!"
After Leng Yaozhu said this, Qiangu Dongfeng quickly nodded. "Of course! Don't worry. I'm not the sort to stop at nothing."
Leng Yaozhu nodded slightly. "Of course I know you're not that kind of person, Pagoda Master! The Spirit Pagoda owes its success to all your hard work. I still have things to take care of, so I'll be going."
"Of course. Take care."
Qiangu Dongfeng rose to see her out. Only after Leng Yaozhu had left did he return to his desk and bring up Gu Yue's records.
Every student from Shrek Academy who had obtained a Soul Spirit from the Spirit Pagoda or used the Spirit Ascension Platform was recorded in the Pagoda's files.
Qiangu Dongfeng could even say that, aside from Shrek Academy itself, the Spirit Pagoda had the most complete records on Shrek Academy's students anywhere on the Douluo Continent!
Even the Federation's records weren't as comprehensive.
"Three-ringed Soul Elder... Elemental Envoy..." Qiangu Dongfeng studied Gu Yue's records, his brow furrowing slightly.
Although Elemental Envoy was a Martial Soul Qiangu Dongfeng had never seen before, he felt that Leng Yaozhu was, after all, a Limit Douluo at the demigod level. The Martial Soul's rarity alone probably wasn't enough to impress her.
"How come people with this much talent always end up at Shrek Academy?"
Qiangu Dongfeng walked to the floor-to-ceiling window and gazed up at the moon beyond the clouds. He murmured, "It seems academies really do have an unmatched advantage when it comes to recruiting talented newcomers! The Spirit Pagoda may span all three continents, but even that isn't enough!"
Under the moonlight, a plan gradually took shape in Qiangu Dongfeng's mind!
If Shrek could have an academy, then so could the Spirit Pagoda! But before they could establish one, Shrek Academy was an obstacle they couldn't avoid. The two organizations were simply too close!
Shrek City looked vast, but in reality, it was small. There was no room for two academies!
"If anyone's to blame, it's you for getting in too many people's way, Shrek." Qiangu Dongfeng lifted a hand to catch the moonlight and murmured.
Heaven Dou City, outside Heaven Dou Advanced Soul Master Academy.
Na Nali, dressed in purple, glanced up at the characters above the main gate, then simply walked right in! Someone outside had been about to stop her, but after taking only one step, he froze in place.
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