"Damn it, damn it! They've gone too far!" Long Yeyue's eyes were bloodshot, and she panted like an ox. "The Qiangu Family has brought death upon itself!"
With that, she sprang to her feet. "I'm going to the Spirit Pagoda right now to demand an explanation from Qiangu Dieting!"
"Sister Yue, don't act rashly!" Yun Ming abruptly blocked Long Yeyue's path. "Ever since Master passed away, the conflict between us and the Spirit Pagoda has grown increasingly apparent. Please calm down, elder. Qian Gu Fenfeng won't show you much respect." Helplessness filled Yun Ming's face, and he felt deeply exhausted.
The Sea God Pavilion's great hall, nestled within the towering trunk of the Golden Ancient Tree, had always been solemn yet warm. Gilded leaves shed strands of gentle light, yet today, the assembled elders felt waves of cold.
It was all because Qian Gu Fenfeng and Yun Ming belonged to the same class, but Qian Gu Fenfeng had been a student of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy. Ever since his debut, he had beaten everyone in Shrek without finding a worthy opponent, even thrashing Shrek's "legendary" pavilion master until he shut down on the spot, his heart of cultivation shattered.
Qian Gu Fenfeng's mastery of the Coiling Dragon Staff had truly reached the pinnacle of perfection. He was already at rank 39 when he entered the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy at eleven, reached rank 62 at fifteen, broke through to Soul Douluo at eighteen, attained a title at twenty, and reached the limit at twenty-eight. He could truly be called a legend of his generation. Yet he had only one soul spirit: the artificial soul spirit Break Evil Dragon. With his astonishing talent, Qian Gu Fenfeng had overturned the assertion that artificial soul spirits could not surpass ten thousand years. When he first attained his title, his soul spirit already possessed six hundred thousand years of cultivation.
At the same time, Qian Gu Fenfeng had thoroughly integrated the Unyielding Staff Technique, apart from its ninth form, and created his own moves: the Five Breaks. They were:
Formation Break, 100% defense bypass.
Illusion Break, 100% illusion bypass.
Dust Break, 100% domain-rule bypass.
Tribulation Break, 100% block against attacks of any form (weapon parry).
Limit Break, 100% hit rate, regardless of time or space.
Meanwhile, Qian Gu Fenfeng had gained many followers among his peers, who joined the Spirit Pagoda with him. He had even won the hearts of some female students from Shrek, making them "defect" from Shrek. Furious, Shrek sent the Shrek Seven Devils, led by Yun Ming-including Zang Xin, Cao Dezhi, and the others-to challenge the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, hoping to bring back the students who had "betrayed Shrek." In the end, however, Qian Gu Fenfeng defeated all seven of them one after another in a series of consecutive bouts. From then on, Shrek turned pale at the mere mention of Qiangu.
After graduating, Qian Gu Fenfeng became the master of the Spirit Pagoda in Mingdu, expanded his influence, and established the "Fen Faction." Leng Yaozhu, Leng Yulai, Qian Chenyue, and others held the reins of the faction, aggressively promoting hawkish rhetoric and stirring up the Sun Moon populace's discontent toward the nations of the original Douluo Continent.
This was undoubtedly a direct challenge to Shrek Academy.
As everyone did not know, we at Shrek were lovers of peace and treated all factions equally-unless you Sun Moon people wanted to wipe out every last one of us nobles from the original Douluo Continent. Then we would have to give you a good dose of sanctions.
At the Sea God Pavilion Meeting, Yun Ming was at his wits' end, unable to think of a good response. Suddenly, he remembered that Ya Li had quite a few dealings with Qian Gu Fenfeng, and said, "Ya Li, I heard you spent some time with Qian Gu Fenfeng. Apart from his two wives, you should know him best. Do you have any ideas?"
Ya Li's face flushed bright red at his words. She turned her head away and lowered her eyes, the tips of her ears reddening slightly as she thought, Of course. We know each other inside and out. Even my marriage to you, Yun Ming, was a task he gave me.
Outwardly, Ya Li said calmly, "Oh, Brother Ming, stop joking. He and I were merely strangers whose paths happened to cross. I can hardly claim to know him."
Yun Ming looked at Ya Li with an indulgent smile. "All right, all right. Then could our dear Ya Li think about what we should do?"
Ya Li tilted her head in thought before saying, "Hasn't the Tang Sect been supplying strategic weapons to the other continents? We could have them step up their support. I think that's the best approach. Now that Fenfeng, d... ahem, Qian Gu Fenfeng has the momentum on his side, this is our only option."
As she spoke, Ya Li thought to herself, I need to get the Tang Sect's defense deployment map to Daddy as soon as possible...
Yun Ming's eyes lit up when he heard this, but then he sighed again. "That's a good approach. Do any of the pavilion elders present have other ideas?"
Long Yeyue immediately gave a cold snort but said nothing. The other pavilion elders all chimed in, and in the end, they settled on this plan.
Yun Ming had only just breathed a sigh of relief at this when a shrill voice rang out. "Hmph! I think you've long harbored disloyal intentions, Ya Li. How could you bolster someone else's spirit while destroying our own prestige? I think you're having an affair with Qian Gu Fenfeng!"
At those words, Ya Li's heart tightened, yet she also felt a little secret excitement. She glanced nervously at Yun Ming.
Yun Ming drew her into his arms and said stiffly, "Yue'er, stop talking nonsense! This plan is settled. I'll inform Zang Xin and the others. Meeting adjourned!"
In the end, the Sea God Pavilion Meeting concluded in a delicate atmosphere.
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