Qiangu Dongfeng

Especially since the boy's mother was a friend of hers.

And the talent and strength he had just displayed left her utterly astonished.

The child was extraordinarily gifted. He possessed two Martial Souls.

And each one was terrifying.

As for the Phoenix Martial Soul, Leng Yaozhu could not tell what kind of phoenix it was.

But its power was astonishing.

After all, even when her own Martial Soul had awakened,

she had never heard of an innate phenomenon that could bring about such a staggering change in the heavens.

Clearly, this Martial Soul was terrifying beyond anything she had imagined.

The phenomenon above the Leng family's ancestral estate had already drawn many people's attention.

Experts of the Leng family, the Spirit Pagoda, and even the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy had all sensed the disturbance.

Several powerful figures suddenly leaped up from different directions.

But the next instant, Leng Yaozhu rose into the air as well.

The aura of a Level 98 Super Douluo poured from her without restraint.

Sensing that Leng Yaozhu herself was at the Leng family's ancestral estate, the forces rapidly closing in began to recede.

Only one figure suddenly emerged from the Spirit Pagoda.

He was a middle-aged man who looked somewhat aged. The moment he appeared in the air, his gaze fixed on the Leng family's estate.

He moved with incredible speed, charging toward the estate without the slightest pause.

Meanwhile, in midair,

Leng Yaozhu watched the man hurtling toward her, her fine brows knitting tightly.

It was Qiangu Dongfeng.

He was the master of the Spirit Pagoda and the current head of the Qiangu Family.

He harbored an affection for her that was hard to define, yet also showed a faint hostility toward her.

More importantly, his position was exceptional, and he was a terrifying Limit Douluo.

Leng Yaozhu could stop anyone else, but he was the one man she could not easily bar by force.

As Qiangu Dongfeng drew closer, however, Leng Yaozhu had no patience for an argument.

A huge fire phoenix suddenly appeared around her, its terrifying flames radiating outward without restraint.

That unreserved release of power made her stance clear.

Sensing the fierce, scorching power around Leng Yaozhu, Qiangu Dongfeng looked deeply resigned.

"Yaozhu, I mean no harm."

"But a phenomenon like this is strange. If anything goes wrong with that power, it could put you all in danger."

"It looks like a Martial Soul Awakening, but it's already past the usual age for that. I wonder if something has gone wrong in there."

Qiangu Dongfeng's voice was gentle, but beneath that gentleness lay unmistakable probing.

It was true that he liked Leng Yaozhu.

He had even declared publicly that if she bore him a child, he would make that child the next head of the Qiangu Family.

But the chief reason was not that his feelings for her ran so deep.

It was the Leng family's fire phoenix inheritance.

The fire phoenix Martial Soul Leng Yaozhu possessed was among the very best.

It could even be called a super Martial Soul.

Its potential was scarcely inferior to the Qiangu Family's Coiling Dragon Staff.

It lacked the staff techniques the Qiangu Family had passed down for generations,

but its potential was immense all the same.

And Leng Yaozhu was beautiful, while the Leng family wielded considerable power.

That was why Qiangu Dongfeng had made such a bold declaration.

But if a monstrous genius truly emerged from the Leng family now,

the family's existing power might allow that person to threaten the Qiangu Family's rule.

That was something Qiangu Dongfeng absolutely did not want to see.

Leng Yaozhu met his gentle gaze without yielding an inch.

She truly had not expected the boy's awakening to cause such an earth-shaking phenomenon.

Otherwise, she would have found a secure, sealed chamber long ago.

After all, she had believed that with a Super Douluo like herself overseeing it, nothing could possibly go wrong.

This turn of events had caught her off guard too.

Yet her expression remained calm.

Under Leng Yaozhu's icy gaze, Qiangu Dongfeng saw that she had no intention of moving aside.

His eyes swept greedily over her perfect figure and proud, aloof face.

Then he sighed in silence.

The look in Qiangu Dongfeng's eyes filled Leng Yaozhu with anger.

But he did not come any closer.

He merely nodded calmly. "Since you've put it that way, Yaozhu, I'll let it be."

Then he slowly withdrew.

Only after Qiangu Dongfeng had returned to Spirit Pagoda Headquarters

did Leng Yaozhu descend silently from the air.

Her body trembled slightly, and her fists clenched without her realizing it.

She might be a Super Douluo, but a Super Douluo was still one step short of a Limit Douluo.

And that single step meant her standing could never match the Qiangu Family's.

After all, the Qiangu Family had two Limit Douluo.

Their foundations within the Spirit Pagoda far surpassed anything Leng Yaozhu could muster alone.

So although Qiangu Dongfeng's revolting gaze disgusted her,

her present status and strength left her unable to do anything about it.

As Leng Yaozhu gradually regained her composure,

the woman hurriedly opened the door and ushered her inside.

Seeing the nervous look in the woman's eyes, Leng Yaozhu gave her a cold glance.

She pointed toward the door. "Get out. Take this matter to your grave."

"If anyone else learns about this child, especially that strange Centaur-type Martial Soul of his, I'll kill you."

"And I'll kill your last remaining relative too." Leng Yaozhu's voice was cold as ice.

The woman could not stop trembling as she listened.

She hurried outside and gently shut the door.

Only Li Qingyue, Na'er, and Leng Yaozhu remained in the room.

Leng Yaozhu regarded the boy before her with a conflicted gaze.

Behind him, the enormous figure still stood in silence.

She could not even make out its face.

She could only dimly discern horse's legs and strange wheels.

Its features seemed hidden within the vast Starry River.

It could not be studied or looked at directly.

A strange, weighty power continued to gather around it.

Deep blue flames seemed to envelop its entire body.

In its hands, it held an enormous longbow.

Terrifying power swirled faintly along the bow, slowly spreading.