At noon that same day, the Spirit Pagoda issued an announcement to the entire Federation.
The announcement was concise, with three key points: first, the Spirit Pagoda's former Pagoda Master, Qiangu Dongfeng, and his predecessor, Qiangu Dieting, had tragically died in an accident, and the Spirit Pagoda expressed its profound condolences; second, following deliberation by the Spirit Pagoda Council, Deputy Pagoda Master Leng Yaozhu would assume the position of Pagoda Master, effective immediately; third, the Spirit Pagoda's daily operations would remain unaffected, all branch pagodas would remain open as usual, and Soul Spirit and Soul Ascension Platform services would continue as normal, with prices also being lowered to match Anti-Entropy's.
After the announcement was released, the Soul Master World's reaction was calmer than expected.
Under pressure from Anti-Entropy's competition, the Spirit Pagoda's Soul Spirit prices had already returned to their levels before the price hike. Some branch pagodas had even offered steeper discounts, and the loss of market share was slowing.
Most Soul Masters cared about whether they could buy cheap Soul Spirits. As for who the Pagoda Master was, not many people actually cared.
The major powers reacted far more strongly. After all, judging by the current situation alone, the Qiangu Family was finished.
And there was another crucial figure involved: Mo Yuan, who was about to become the Federal Parliament's Parliament Speaker.
That was right-almost every power had already assumed that Mo Yuan would win the election.
Not only was Mo Yuan himself an incomparably powerful existence, but Anti-Entropy, the organization under his command, was also a colossus that enjoyed immense popular support.
Meanwhile, both the former Parliament Speaker, Fu Moxin, and the military's foremost figure, Chen Xinjie, supported him without reservation and rallied support for him.
The Tang Sect and the former Shrek Academy had also publicly