Chapter 159: A Broken God-Level Bloodline Soul Beast, Stealing Home!
As Muye's voice fell, the vast office fell silent. Qiangu Dongfeng frowned, wondering how he could refuse, while Muye and the other two looked at each other with confident anticipation.
After a moment, at Han Tianyi's prompt, Muye asked with a puzzled tone, "Is the Qiangu Tower Master unwilling? Or is this soul too precious?"
"That...that's not the case," Qiangu Dongfeng said, his lips twitching as he waved his hands. "But after all, the Spirit Transmission Tower doesn't belong to me alone. I need to consider the opinions of others. What do you think, Leng Tower Master?"
Leng Yaozhu seemed to have expected Qiangu Dongfeng's words, but her expression remained calm. She spoke slowly, "Since the Qiangu Tower Master and Sect Master Muye are so open, I naturally have no problem with it. After all, I can't let you lose face in front of outsiders."
Open? I don't give a damn about it!
Upon hearing this, Qiangu Dongfeng silently resented that he had only said this to win over Muye so he could marginalize the Leng family; he hadn't truly wanted to open up to Muye.
"Old Han, what do you think?"
Qiangu Dongfeng immediately turned to Han Tianyi, the meaning in his eyes clear.
"Master Qiangu, you know I always support your decisions. Since you've said so, I will not let you down. I agree."
Han Tianyi spoke solemnly, as if he hadn't noticed Qiangu Dongfeng's gaze, his words full of goodwill towards Qiangu Dongfeng.
"That old sly fellow," Qiangu Dongfeng muttered inwardly. He'd never seen Han Tianyi support him much at previous Spirit Pagoda meetings, but now, he'd become incredibly loyal.
Normally the Spirit Pagoda's top non-stick fryer, he'd become his number one supporter.
But he was now certain of one thing: he'd been set up by these three.
"Qiangu Pagoda Master, rest assured. No one will say anything about this. After all, according to the rules of our Spirit Pagoda, a decision can only be made and implemented with the approval of the Pagoda Master, Deputy Pagoda Master, and one councilor, or the approval of one Pagoda Master and a majority of the councilors." At this point, Leng Yaozhu spoke with a slow smile.
"After all, these are the rules you personally established after becoming Pagoda Master."
Qiangu Dongfeng's expression froze, his smile uglier than tears. "Is... is that so?"
He hadn't expected the very rules he'd used to control Leng Yaozhu back then would become his current stumbling block! After all,
since he took over, his family's old man had helped him take over half of the councilor positions within the Spirit Pagoda. It could be said that the Spirit Pagoda was, to a certain extent, his one-man show.
The other decision-making rule he had established seemed fair to Leng Yaozhu, but in reality, it wasn't. After all, it was impossible for him to agree to Leng Yaozhu's proposal.
However, he had agreed first, and Leng Yaozhu and Han Tianyi had followed suit, so this rule actually came into play at this moment.
Hearing Qiangu Dongfeng's words, Leng Yaozhu and Han Tianyi looked at each other and nodded in unison.
"What a sin!" Qiangu Dongfeng cursed. He shouldn't have pretended to be so modest in the first place.
Seeing the look in Muye's eyes, which seemed filled with distrust and a subtle questioning of him as the Tower Master, as if asking, "Can you do it?"
Qiangu Dongfeng gritted his teeth, his expression changing. He said earnestly, "Master Mu, it's not that I don't want to give it to you, but I'm afraid it might harm your disciple."
"Oh? What do you mean?" Muye raised his eyebrows slightly, even sitting up straighter.
Anything concerning his two disciples was a big deal to him.
Leng Yaozhu had just mentioned that the Spirit Transferring Tower held a top-level spirit beast suitable for Xiaoxiu, but before he could elaborate, Qiangu Dongfeng walked in.
Leng Yaozhu's dark red phoenix eyes flickered slightly as she quietly observed the scene, unfazed, as if she were certain of victory.
"To be honest, this Unyielding Soul Number Three does possess a dark attribute, but it's not just dark. When we captured this soul beast in the Spirit Pagoda, it possessed three attributes: evil, darkness, and thunder."
Upon hearing this, a glint flashed in Muye's eyes, as if he had thought of something, while Qiangu Dongfeng continued.
"And this soul beast is not a normal soul beast, but an evil soul beast called the Scorpion Tiger. Within it is the bloodline of the legendary god-level soul beast, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger!"
"Or rather, he's a descendant of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger whose bloodline degenerated, inheriting only three of its attributes,"
Qiangu Dongfeng said in a deep, solemn voice. Seeing Muye's slightly furrowed brow, Qiangu Dongfeng's lips curled up slightly.
After all, when a soul master absorbs spirits, the spirits themselves influence the soul master. If it were an evil soul beast, regardless of whether a contract could be made, even if one could, it could still subtly influence the soul master.
He did this to discourage Muye.
Muye rubbed his chin, a look of slight consideration on his face.
He knew about the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. This powerful soul beast had only appeared once in the entire history of Douluo Continent, only 20,000 years ago.
And that one, rumor had it, nearly killed Tang San, the Sea God, even though he already possessed a super-divine artifact.
Furthermore, this soul beast possessed six top-tier attributes: space, time, darkness, evil, wind, and thunder.
The space and time within it seemed almost unacted, exceeding the limits of anything other than a Douluo Continent soul beast.
Muye was puzzled by the fact that, while the Scorpion Tiger was powerful, it only inherited the attributes of darkness, evil, and thunder. How could it be ranked third among the Unyielding Souls within the Spirit Pagoda?
At this moment, Leng Yaozhu suddenly spoke, "Master of the Ancient Pagoda, as far as I know, this soul beast has now returned to its ancestral lineage."
Qiangu Dongfeng's lip curled even further upon hearing this; he had been waiting for Leng Yaozhu to say just that.
"Indeed, this soul beast has indeed reverted to its ancestral lineage, but this also presents a significant danger, because...
its reversion is incomplete!"
Qiangu Dongfeng's eyes narrowed slightly, his voice low and focused. "After thousands of years of nurturing with rare treasures in our Spirit Transferring Pagoda, this scorpion tiger has gradually awakened its space and wind attributes. However, its final time attribute remains unawakened, as there are virtually no time-related treasures on the continent." "
Thus, it's only one step away from reverting to its ancestral lineage and becoming a true Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. But this very step has caused the scorpion tiger's soul to become extremely unstable, and few soul masters who seek to absorb it have left intact."
Qiangu Dongfeng spoke, closely observing Muye's expression. He wanted to see him give up.
But the next moment, he was slightly startled. He noticed that the more he spoke, the brighter the light in Muye's eyes grew. Was he even starting to get excited?!
When Muye heard that he only needed the time attribute to revert to his ancestral lineage, even his mighty heart couldn't stop beating.
After absorbing the Night Raven, his apprentice already possessed the Time Attribute!
Soul Masters and Soul Spirits complement each other to a certain extent. Soul Spirits can help strengthen a Soul Master's Martial Spirit, while a Soul Master's Martial Spirit can also help transform Soul Spirits.
As far as he knew, there was once a Soul Master with a True Dragon Martial Spirit who absorbed a snake soul. Under the influence of the True Dragon Martial Spirit, the snake soul eventually evolved into a dragon soul.
What this scorpion tiger lacks in the time attribute, Xiaoxiu can completely make up for!
"Master Mu, what do you think? After listening to this, do you realize the danger of this soul? Do you no longer want it?"
Although he felt that something was wrong with Muye's expression, Qiangu Dongfeng still believed his own words and said tentatively.
"I want it!" Muye's words were concise and firm.
"It seems that Master Mu has also recognized its shortcomings. This tower master will replace it with another one... Hmm? You want it?!" Qiangu Dongfeng looked confident, but after thinking about it, his expression suddenly changed.
Hmm? This... this is not right.
"Thank you for your gift, Master Qiangu. From now on, you and I will be good brothers who are "heartfelt and sincere." Muye said solemnly without waiting for Qiangu Dongfeng to react.
This kind of soul, if you are not careful, you will miss it!
"Master Mu, do you really not care about the safety of your disciples?" Qiangu Dongfeng tried to struggle.
"Whether or not he can absorb it depends on Xiaoxiu's own abilities, but as their master, I must provide this condition," Muye said firmly.
Qiangu Dongfeng was slightly taken aback. Could the people of the Benti Sect be so cruel to their own people?
"Sect Master Mu..."
"Alright, Master Qiangu, I'll take you there." Before Qiangu Dongfeng could continue, Leng Yaozhu stood up and said with her red lips slightly parted.
Ever since Qiangu Dongfeng ascended to power, he had been suppressing her. Now, seeing him thwarted, she felt a surge of relief.
She believed this was just the beginning of her journey back to the top of the Spirit Transmission Tower!
"This... let it be," Qiangu Dongfeng said with a deep breath and a wave of his hand.
The three men's tight-lipped conversation left him no chance to retort.
"Thank you, Master Qiangu," Makino thanked him.
Then, the three of them left the office one after another.
As they exited, closing the door behind them, Qiangu Dongfeng immediately grabbed the communication soul guide on the desk and called the underground leader responsible for overseeing the souls.
"Deacon Wang, hide Unyielding Soul Number Three immediately. If anyone asks, claim it's lost. No matter what you do, this Master will not allow it to leave the Spirit Transmission Tower today!"
Qiangu Dongfeng said in a deep, resolute voice.
He wanted to pass down this supreme soul to his descendants; how could he easily hand it over?
"Master Qiangu..." a hesitant voice echoed from the other end of the communication soul guide.
"There's nothing to worry about. Just do as I command," Qiangu Dongfeng said in a low voice.
"But half an hour ago, Deacon Li arrived with orders from Deputy Tower Master Leng, saying they wanted to continue studying Unyielding Soul Number Three. They brought it to the research lab, and it's no longer in the sealed soul chamber," Deacon Wang said cautiously.
"What!!!"
(End of Chapter)