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"What? Qiangu Dongfeng, what are you playing at? Don't forget, once Shrek Tang is gone, your Spirit Pagoda will be the most conspicuous organization!"
At a Holy Spirit Cult outpost, the Ghost Emperor, who was plotting mischief at home, was baffled by Qiangu Dongfeng's sudden change of heart, expressing his distress and the stakes involved.
"If the Seraphim doesn't die, he will eventually achieve Quasi-God Rank, greatly increasing the Federation's power. By then, our Holy Spirit Cult will fall, and your Spirit Pagoda won't fare any better!"
"Alright, alright, I don't need you to tell me about this. It's not about not killing him, but about killing him slowly, with a plan and strategy."
"If we kill him now, those people will turn around and join forces with Shrek, and both you and I will die! Our Spirit Pagoda will not participate!"
Qiangu Dongfeng quickly retorted, then explained the newly agreed-upon plan.
At the Holy Spirit Cult outpost, the Ghost Emperor's skeletal Face twitched as he listened, falling into a long silence.
Didn't they agree to be the black gloves? Why did the boss himself step forward?
After a long while, the Ghost Emperor felt he finally understood the situation.
"There are two factions within the Federation that want to deal with Shrek, one radical and one conservative?"
"Exactly. Feng Zaixing's faction is the radical one, starting from economic and reputational aspects, first destroying their spirit, then killing them; the Minister of the Military Department's faction is cruder, wanting to directly bomb Shrek."
As the Master of the Spirit Pagoda, which also operates under a parliamentary system, Qiangu Dongfeng considered himself an old hand at this, confidently stating:
"In this Pagoda Master's opinion, Feng Zaixing's faction's methods are better. Shrek graduates are all over the continent; if it's bombed, it can be rebuilt. But if its reputation is shattered, it's truly over, and it will no longer be the continent's number one."
He didn't mention one thing: Feng Zaixing and his group liked to involve the Spirit Pagoda in their suppression of Shrek, which he absolutely loved.
The Ghost Emperor rolled his eyes, speechless: "—? Damn Federation, they even have factions for this kind of thing. Why not just kill them all?"
When will this damned Federation unify its internal thinking?
"What do you care? The Federation's characteristic has always been like this. Even within the hawkish faction, there are divisions. In short, you all just have to endure it for now. It will also take time for the Minister to get those two items."
At this moment, Qiangu Dongfeng's mind was filled with the 'Spirit Pagoda Academy' pie that Feng Zaixing had drawn for him and the opportunity to boost the Spirit Pagoda's prestige, so he decisively betrayed his allies' interests!
The Ghost Emperor was furious, gritting his teeth: "I'm warning you, Pagoda Master Qian Gu, if you let the Seraphim mature, marry, and have children, they will be a group of future Super Douluo and even Limit Douluo!"
"Isn't that still many years away? Why are you in such a hurry?"
Qiangu Dongfeng frowned, somewhat impatiently saying: "Anyway, this Master has explained everything. The plan to bomb Shrek remains, but you cannot touch a single hair on Feng Zaixing, otherwise, in public, our Spirit Pagoda will also have to uphold justice and eliminate evil."
"I recognize you, but the Coiling Dragon Rod doesn't recognize you, and my father certainly doesn't recognize you!"
With that, he didn't wait for the Ghost Emperor's curses to come through and decisively hung up the phone.
The black gloves even had emotions. If he didn't show them a little color, they'd think Pagoda Master Qian Gu was a fool.
Having done that, he smiled and dialed his elderly father's number, cheerfully saying:
"Father, good news! I'll have to trouble you to come out again, hahahaha—"
On the other side, the Ghost Emperor looked at the phone, his anger soaring to the sky. A terrifying ghostly Qi stirred up a gloomy storm in the outpost, and his hoarse voice caused the temperature to plummet.
"Qian, Gu, Dong, Feng! You bastard! After I've used you all, this Emperor will personally twist off your head!"
"This Emperor will go to Shrek City and see what kind of tricks you can pull!"
"Actually, from the Federation's perspective, the Spirit Pagoda is also a target that needs to be suppressed. Again Prosper, you support them so much, aren't you afraid they'll grow too big and become a new Shrek?"
In a basement villa in Shrek City, Kong Yao gazed at the three structures on the ground, his eyes deep.
"I only said I support the Spirit Pagoda establishing an academy, not that I support Qiangu Dongfeng himself."
Feng Zaixing was napping on a camp bed, his deep, star-like eyes flickering with a rare, relaxed light.
"Qiangu Dongfeng is not honest. Stabilizing him with benefits now is a temporary measure. I will deal with him sooner or later. By then, no matter how well the Spirit Pagoda develops, it will only be making wedding clothes for us."
"The position of Spirit Pagoda Master, his brother can sit, Leng Yaozhu can sit, and even Leng Yaozhu's Disciple can sit. I only care who is willing to cooperate."
Kong Yao turned at his words, a hint of surprise on his Face.
"You're a truly ruthless kid."
"No choice. Our strength isn't enough, so we must pull one faction and fight another. That's how politics works."
Feng Zaixing yawned and changed the subject: "Qiangu Dongfeng has no small ambition and no weak ability. He's qualified to be the Pagoda Master, but unfortunately, he lost the essence of the Coiling Dragon Rod, so he has no hope of reaching Quasi-God Rank in this lifetime."
"If he were as fierce as his old man, we'd have to be wary, but we don't need to now."
"Things have priorities. After Shrek Tang is taken down, the Spirit Pagoda won't be able to cause much trouble. We have to thank Long Yeyue, that fool, for destroying the Shrek Transfer Alliance, otherwise, we wouldn't have many opportunities."
Kong Yao was amused. This kid was incredibly arrogant, not even putting Qiangu Dongfeng in his eyes.
"As you said, Qiangu Dongfeng is addicted to power and neglects Cultivation. You're so young yet so calculating, be careful not to follow in his footsteps."
"These calculations are not worth mentioning. My brain capacity is large, and I can weigh things properly."
Feng Zaixing said very humbly yet seriously: "I calculate because I need time to Cultivate. He calculates because he has no hope of advancing. That's not the same."
"Alright, that's up to you." Kong Yao shook his head, then his expression became slightly serious, saying:
"On a serious note, the Shen Family recently sent a message, expressing great interest in you and your Nine Stars Association. They want you to serve in the Northern Sea Legion. What do you think?"
"What do I think? I'm a person with a big appetite. I told the Shen Family I want the positions of Northern Sea Legion Commander and Federation General. Can the Shen Family afford that?"
Feng Zaixing sat up, pondering: "All the officers of the Northern Sea Legion come from our academy, but unfortunately, apart from the Shen Family members, it's hard for even a Lieutenant General to appear. The current Legion Commander, Shen Yue, is only a Lieutenant General herself, right?"
"A Federation General is incredibly difficult to achieve. You do have a big appetite."
Kong Yao laughed again, but considering this kid's talent and background, becoming a General was indeed just a matter of time!
"Of course, the Shen Family did consider this. They said if you are willing to cooperate deeply with them, all of this can be discussed."
"'Deep cooperation' probably means a political marriage first?" Feng Zaixing said.
"Naturally. You know, that girl Shen Xing is currently at the academy. Of course, the Shen Family also has other eligible young women."
Kong Yao smiled and said: "Shen Xing even complained that some of the excellent Disciples she fancied became members of your Nine Stars Association, refusing her overtures, which gave her a severe headache."
"I've never paid attention to that woman. As for marriage—if this gets to Sister Yu's ears, be careful that Shen Xing might 'add flowers to her neck' while walking on the road, or 'commit suicide' with eight gunshots in her back."
Feng Zaixing casually replied, a hint of dominance unconsciously showing in his brows: "Marriage is completely out of the question. If they're interested in my subordinates, that's fine, but there's one condition: they must be given the best treatment."
"All my subordinates are elites. After graduation, they are all Battle Armor Masters, and they can go to any of the eight legions. Going to the Northern Sea Legion is me giving them Face, not them giving me a discount!"
You covet my talent, I covet your whole family. On the surface, you are united with our academy and use our academy's resources, but secretly you are good brothers with Shrek. Feng will eventually give you a military coup!
"Heh, you're quite something, kid." Kong Yao chuckled in surprise. If anyone else had said that, he would have had to teach them a lesson.
"Without this confidence, aspiring to the Divine Rank would truly be a dream. Also, Elder Kong, in the future, I want to fly my teacher's red mecha once. Please tell him for me."
"After ten thousand years, the Body Sect will attack Shrek again. Tell him this, let him be happy. I'll bring some Tang Sect Immortal Grade treasures to apologize to him next time."
With that, Feng Zaixing adopted the five-hearts-to-heaven posture, his thoughts focused, and began to Cultivate the modified Mysterious Heaven Skill.
Traces of the world's elemental Qi transformed into solid Cultivation as he breathed, and the soul light in his Meridians was like mist, impacting the forty-fourth-level bottleneck.
At the same time, surges of vital Qi flowed into the fourth stagnant of the eight extraordinary Meridians—the Yang Qiao Meridian.
"By my reckoning, I'm almost eleven. This progress is good. Becoming a Spirit King at twelve, I wonder if I can catch up to Ha Luosa's record."