Eternal Anger, the Old Patriarch Scolds

The Pagoda Master's office.

A series of crashing sounds, like a percussion ensemble, rang out one after another as objects shattered against the floor.

The nearby members of the Spirit Transmission Pagoda were so frightened they fell silent as cicadas in late autumn, lowering their heads and giving the door a wide berth.

They were terrified of being caught in the crossfire of the furious Pagoda Master inside.

Only one thin figure did not intentionally avoid the area because of the commotion, appearing instead right at the entrance.

Listening to the crashing sounds emanating from the office, the old man furrowed his brows.

He stepped forward and tapped his knuckles lightly against the door.

Qiangu Dongfeng's angry voice rang out from within:

"Didn't I say it already? I'm not seeing anyone right now!"

"Qiangu Dongfeng."

The old man merely called out his name softly, yet it caused Qiangu Dongfeng, who was filled with rage inside, to choke on his words.

The next moment.

The door slowly creaked open.

Qiangu Dongfeng stepped out.

The anger on his face was forcibly suppressed, replaced by a strained smile.

"Father, why have you come?"

The old man who had arrived was none other than the previous generation's Spirit Transmission Pagoda Master.

The old patriarch of the Qiangu Family, and currently the strongest member of the Qiangu Family, a quasi-god level Limit Douluo: Qiangu Dieting.

Qiangu Dieting glanced at his son without a word, simply walking slowly into the office.

Qiangu Dongfeng stepped aside, and only after his father had entered did he close the office door once more.

"Speak, what is going on?"

"You are a grown man; can you not even control your own emotions?"

Sitting down, Qiangu Dieting glanced at the precious porcelain shattered all over the floor and asked in a cold voice.

In front of this father, Qiangu Dongfeng rarely displayed the airs of a Spirit Transmission Pagoda Master.

He shook his head, looking somewhat awkward:

"It is nothing, Father..."

The fact that he had been so suppressed by Leng Hanyuan that he lost all will to fight and fled in a panic was something he truly could not bring himself to tell his father.

However, Qiangu Dieting understood his son all too well.

For him to have such a reaction, he must have been thoroughly rebuffed.

Furthermore, he was not without his own intelligence channels.

Although Qiangu Dieting had stepped down from the position of Spirit Transmission Pagoda Master and handed the vast majority of power to Qiangu Dongfeng, he still held onto some of his own forces.

Before coming here, he already had a vague outline of what had happened.

"Is it because of the young man who suddenly appeared by Leng Yaozhu's side?"

Qiangu Dieting cast a faint glance at him, identifying the cause in a single sentence.

Seeing that his father already had a general idea, Qiangu Dongfeng lowered his head and stopped being stubborn.

"Tell me, what exactly happened?"

"What occurred after you went to see that young man who suddenly appeared by Leng Yaozhu's side?"

Qiangu Dieting said softly.

"It is like this..."

Since things had reached this point, Qiangu Dongfeng had no intention of continuing to hide anything from his father.

He recounted everything that had happened between him and Leng Hanyuan, as well as the sensations he felt during their split-second clash, clearly to his father.

After listening to Qiangu Dongfeng's account, Qiangu Dieting's expression grew a few shades more solemn.

"You are saying that the young man who appeared by Leng Yaozhu's side very likely possesses quasi-god level cultivation?"

A sharp glint flashed in the depths of Qiangu Dieting's eyes.

A quasi-god.

This was enough to make Qiangu Dieting take notice.

There were not many Limit Douluos on the continent, but there were not exactly few, either.

However, a quasi-god level Limit Douluo was a different matter entirely.

A quasi-god was a top-tier combat force capable of overturning the entire situation.

Why was the Qiangu Family's influence within the Spirit Transmission Pagoda so unrivaled?

Beyond Qiangu Dongfeng's own maneuvering, it relied heavily on Qiangu Dieting, a quasi-god.

As long as Qiangu Dieting remained, the Qiangu Family's voice within the Spirit Transmission Pagoda and the entire Federation would never be weak.

Yet, at this moment, Qiangu Dongfeng suspected that the Phoenix Family had also gained a quasi-god.

This would very likely affect their family's status within the Spirit Transmission Pagoda.

How could Qiangu Dieting remain calm?

Although he had stepped down from the position of patriarch, he had never truly let go of the family in his heart.

"It is highly likely."

Qiangu Dongfeng gave a bitter smile.

He recalled the details of their confrontation in his mind.

The kind of aura that could make me feel fear from the bottom of my heart is definitely something a demigod could not achieve...

His heart sank.

Qiangu Dieting knew that the mysterious, handsome young man who had suddenly appeared by Leng Yaozhu's side was, in all likelihood, truly a quasi-god.

Although he sometimes looked down on his son, his cultivation as a demigod was, after all, undeniable.

Only a quasi-god could elicit such an evaluation from him.

Taking a deep breath, Qiangu Dieting suddenly felt a headache coming on.

Where had this mysterious quasi-god from the Phoenix Family popped out from?

How had the Qiangu Family not received any information about this beforehand?

"Father, what should we do?"

Temporarily shaking off the shadow cast by Leng Hanyuan, Qiangu Dongfeng realized something more important.

Beyond personal emotions, Qiangu Dongfeng, being an ambitious schemer, cared more about the interests of the entire family.

After all, he was the type of person who would collude with the Holy Spirit Cult and erase Shrek Academy for the sake of the Qiangu Family's glory.

Silence.

Qiangu Dieting pondered for a long time before speaking slowly.

"Have people investigate all information regarding that Leng Hanyuan."

"I do not believe there is anyone in this world who can appear out of thin air!"

He paused for a moment, then continued.

"Do not create any friction with the Phoenix Family or that Leng Hanyuan during this period."

"You are all members of the Spirit Transmission Pagoda, and there are many forces like the Federal Council and the Tang Sect watching you like tigers eyeing their prey."

"Fighting until both sides are crippled benefits no one; it only makes those people happy."

"Suppress any petty grievances; the big picture comes first, do you understand?"

Qiangu Dieting warned him sternly.

"I understand, Father." Qiangu Dongfeng nodded.

He had always prioritized interests above all else.

In the face of absolute benefit, his own face was not actually that important.

As long as it could elevate the Qiangu Family to a higher level, he could endure these things!

"Good."

Qiangu Dieting nodded slightly.

"Find an opportunity during this time to offer an apology."

"Since Leng Yaozhu said Leng Hanyuan is a high-ranking member of the Phoenix Family, then there is a high probability that he is indeed one of them."

"In any case, both the Qiangu Family and the Phoenix Family belong to the Spirit Transmission Pagoda's camp."

"The addition of a quasi-god might not be entirely a bad thing."

"If we can turn hostility into friendship and convert this quasi-god into our asset..."

"If utilized properly, it might even break the current stalemate in the Spirit Transmission Pagoda and elevate our status even further."

Qiangu Dieting's gaze was deep and inscrutable.

As for the face his son, Qiangu Dongfeng, had lost to Leng Hanyuan, was that important?

There were no eternal enemies in this world, only eternal interests.

Where there was profit to be made, there were friends.