Douluo: Dragon King's Star Devouring Wings

Chapter 547 The Spirit Pagoda's Deputy Master, Eternal Phoenix Feather (4k)
Qian Gu Die Ting ignored the other councilors' surprise and went straight to his seat, as did Bei Gong Li and the others.

But Qian Gu Huang Yu still stood behind Qian Gu Die Ting.

After Qian Gu Shilong was killed by the Dragon Lord, Qian Gu Die Ting was appointed to the throne of the Spirit Pagoda Master in a time of crisis. However, he was able to hold this position for so many years, which naturally shows that he was not lacking in prestige.

The moment he sat down, the murmurs in the conference room ceased.

Qian Gu Die Ting looked at the assembled councilors and slowly said, "The achievements of the Soul Armor project are evident to all. Even the elders of Shrek Sea God Pavilion and the high-ranking members of Tang Sect Douluo Hall have privately asked me to help them forge Soul Armors more than once."

"To be honest, it's been many years since our Spirit Pagoda has been able to hold its head high on the continent."

"Therefore, I believe we should pay more attention to the Soul Armor. Only by taking this seriously can we avoid being blinded by our current victory."

"Although we established a separate department for the research and development of Soul Armor two years ago, its status is not even lower than our previous most important artificial ten-thousand-year soul spirit research and development department."

"But we must admit that even if we were to actually create an artificial ten-thousand-year soul spirit, the income and status it would bring us would not be higher than the current three-word soul armor."

"Therefore, I propose that a deputy tower master be specially appointed to manage the work related to the Soul Armor."

"Xiaoyu."

Upon hearing Qian Gu Die Ting's call, Qian Gu Huang Yu immediately stepped out from behind him.

Qian Gu Die Ting said, "You must have had a lot of dealings with my daughter for the sake of your descendants. You should all know her by now, so I won't go into any more details."

Many members of parliament in the audience twitched slightly at the corners of their mouths after hearing Qian Gu Dieting's words, but they were all old foxes and none of them felt embarrassed, as if Qian Gu Dieting was not talking about them.

Some even put on an indignant expression, wanting to see who was so shameless as to use connections.

After looking around, I realized everyone's like that! Then I looked at myself and realized I'm one of the shameless bunch too!

Qian Gu Die Ting ignored what the councilors were thinking and continued, "Qian Gu Huang Yu led the research and development of Soul Armor and is the current head of the Soul Armor Research and Development Department. I believe that no one is more suitable than her to be the deputy tower master in charge of Soul Armor."

Qian Gu Die Ting's words were like a thunderclap from a clear sky, stirring up a huge wave in the hearts of the councilors.

Although they had some suspicions when Qian Gu Huang Yu followed Qian Gu Die Ting in, they were still incredibly surprised when the matter was actually brought up for discussion.

"The Tower Master of the Ancient Tower, Huang Yu, is only twenty years old. Wouldn't it be too much of a stretch to make her the Deputy Tower Master directly?"

It was Leng Yangjun who spoke. As the deputy tower master of the Spirit Pagoda, he naturally spoke on behalf of the faction that was not from the ancient family.

In response to Leng Yangjun's doubts, Qian Gu Die Ting simply called out "Qian Gu Huang Yu".

Qian Gu Huang Yu immediately understood. At this point, schemes and tricks were no longer relevant; the only thing that could be relied upon was strength.

As the spirit rings spiraled upwards, the councilors remained calm when the first three jet-black ten-thousand-year spirit rings appeared.

With a ten-thousand-year-old spirit ring as a foundation, which true genius isn't like that? (Don't you agree, Mr. Cai?)
However, when they saw that the fourth spirit ring of the Thousand-Year Phoenix Feather was an orange ferocious beast spirit ring instead of the ten-thousand-year spirit ring they had expected, their eyes widened suddenly and their breathing became rapid.

Orange? A ferocious beast spirit ring?
They were able to serve as members of the Spirit Pagoda Council and stand at the pinnacle of power within the Spirit Pagoda; they were all seasoned veterans of great storms.

But they had never seen anything like this before!

You should know that even among all the living people on the entire Douluo Star, only Ghost Emperor possesses an orange spirit ring as a titled Douluo!

The Ghost Emperor's was his ninth spirit ring, while the Thousand Ancient Phoenix Feather's was only his fourth!
Moreover, orange-level spirit rings cannot be upgraded later; one must be a ferocious beast from the beginning.

No Soul Master can directly fuse with a ferocious beast Soul Spirit in their fourth Soul Ring; this is a consensus among all Soul Masters, but the fact remains undeniable.

Soon, three more orange spirit rings spiraled upwards, but the councilors had become numb to it.

"Three black and six orange? Such a terrifying ratio of spirit rings, no wonder Qian Gu Die Ting went to such lengths to promote his daughter." A councilor couldn't help but think.

However, the Thousand-Year Phoenix Feather once again surprised everyone. Under her special control, two spirit rings, one silver-gold and one pure gold, provided by the Golden-Silver-Blue Demon Bird, appeared simultaneously, surrounded by the other seven spirit rings, like an emperor inspecting his territory.

"A million-year spirit ring? And two of them?"

Faced with such an astonishing scene, one of the members of parliament could no longer contain himself and exclaimed in surprise.

At this moment, the once solemn meeting room was filled with surprise, with each member of parliament looking like a primary school student on a spring outing.

At the same time, a terrifying aura, reminiscent of an ancient ferocious beast, suddenly erupted from Qian Gu Huang Yu's body.

Several councilors with slightly weaker cultivation levels couldn't help but tremble.

The next instant, all the councilors' pupils widened as Leng Yangjun actually took a half step back under the pressure of the Ancient Phoenix Feather!
Although Leng Yangjun neither possessed a martial soul nor summoned a soul ring, he was still a Limit Douluo! A seasoned demigod! Yet he actually regressed under the pressure of the Thousand Ancient Phoenix Feather!

Seeing that he had succeeded, Qian Gu Huang Yu immediately put away his soul ring and gave an apologetic smile, "I'm sorry, I just broke through and my control over myself is not yet perfect. Please forgive my poor performance."

【What do you mean by making us a laughing stock? We've clearly made ourselves a laughing stock!】

Qian Gu Die Ting looked at Leng Yang Jun and said, "Vice Tower Master Leng, do you have any more questions?"

A bead of cold sweat slid down Leng Yangjun's face, but he paused and continued, "She's only twenty years old."

Qian Gu Die Ting said, "The Spirit Pagoda has never been a place where seniority matters. Those who are accomplished come first. We cannot abandon the importance of the Soul Armor just because the founder is young."

Hearing Qian Gu Die Ting's words, many councilors secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Qian Gu Die Ting's meaning was simple: even if Qian Gu Huang Yu became the deputy tower master, he would still be in charge of the Soul Armor and would not take away their power.

“That makes sense, I have no objection.” Leng Yangjun said, and then sat down.

Seeing that the leader of the anti-ancient faction had sat down, no one else dared to voice their opinions, no matter how many they had.

Seeing this, Qian Gu Die Ting asked in a deep voice, "Does anyone else have a different opinion?"

Seeing that no one answered, Qian Gu Die Ting said, "In that case, let's vote."

After he finished speaking, a screen popped up on the desktops of all the members of parliament, displaying: A agrees, B disagrees, and C abstains.

There was no anonymous vote. Everyone present was at least a Title Douluo, and with their spiritual power at the Spirit Abyss Realm level, holding an anonymous vote would be no different from deceiving themselves.

The voting process of the Spirit Tower Council is divided into two types: one is the ordinary agenda, such as increasing investment in Soul Armor or matters concerning other departments.

This agenda only requires the approval of more than half of the people.

Major decisions, such as changing the constitution of the Spirit Pagoda or its foreign policy, require the approval of more than two-thirds of the people.

This time, it's equivalent to adding a deputy tower master in addition to the original one tower master and two deputy tower masters, which is equivalent to changing the existing power structure of the Spirit Pagoda. Naturally, it requires the consent of more than two-thirds of the people.

The tower master of the Spirit Pagoda has three votes, the deputy tower master has two votes, and each of the other councilors has one vote.

That means there are a total of forty-three votes, and Qian Gu Huang Yu needs to get more than twenty-nine votes. "Ahem."

Just as the voting began, Di Tian suddenly coughed. Many councilors secretly groaned in their hearts, thinking that this guy was a ruthless character indeed!

Since joining the Spirit Pagoda, Di Tian has strictly adhered to the persona of a rustic country bumpkin, regardless of any unspoken rules or anything like that, because he knows nothing about them.

Ignorance is no excuse. Others can only swallow their losses, since Di Tian can't understand reasoning and can't win an argument with physics.

Although the speech by Qian Gu Die Ting to build momentum for Qian Gu Huang Yu and the demonstration of Qian Gu Huang Yu's strength took some time, the voting process was very quick.

"Now, let's announce the voting results: forty-three votes in favor, unanimously approved!" Qian Gu Die Ting's voice rose slightly at the end.

Qian Gu Huang Yu bowed to the assembled councilors and said, “Thank you for your trust. I will uphold the Spirit Pagoda’s mission of serving Soul Masters and contribute to the cause of the Spirit Pagoda.”

Qian Gu Huang Yu was not surprised by the result at all. Anyone who paid attention could easily find out who voted for what.

In addition, since these councilors all have descendants working or holding positions in the Soul Armor R&D department, they are naturally willing to do this favor.

If this incident displeases Qian Gu Huang Yu and leads to her kicking her junior out of the Soul Armor R&D Department, that would be disastrous.

Of course, more importantly, Leng Yangjun, as a pillar of the anti-Qian Gu faction, had already reached a private agreement with Qian Gu Die Ting and Qian Gu Huang Yu.

Leng Yangjun knew five years ago that the position of Qian Gu Die Ting would eventually belong to Qian Gu Huang Yu, while his own position would be given to Gu Yue Na.

He couldn't bear to let Leng Yaozhu and Leng Yulai suffer in the Star Luo Empire, so his two daughters could only serve as members of the Spirit Pagoda Council.

However, if Qian Gu Huang Yu were to become the deputy tower master at this time, it would be equivalent to adding another deputy tower master to the existing two positions.

Moreover, she was the deputy tower master at the Spirit Pagoda headquarters. Therefore, Leng Yangjun's condition was that after Qian Gu Huang Yu became the tower master of the Spirit Pagoda, one of Leng Yao Zhu and Leng Yu Lai should take over her current position.

Although this position certainly doesn't compare to Leng Yangjun's current position in terms of power, the profits that the Soul Armor can bring are enormous, not to mention that Leng Yangjun doesn't have a better option.

Therefore, the three of them hit it off immediately, and each felt that they had benefited from the agreement.

Leng Yangjun's earlier question and his half-step back were deliberately designed to create momentum for Qian Gu Huang Yu.

With the consent of the Leng and Qian Gu families, the two strongest families in the Spirit Transmission Tower, it's practically a done deal that Qian Gu Huang Yu will become the deputy tower master.

...

"Xiaoyu, you've really made something of yourself!" Leng Yulai exclaimed after hearing the news that Qian Gu Huangyu had become the deputy tower master of the Spirit Transmission Tower.

"Just lucky." Despite saying that, Qian Gu Huang Yu's smile was already hard to suppress.

"Xiaoyu, congratulations! The little girl who called me 'sister' back then has become the deputy tower master of the Spirit Transmission Tower without us even realizing it," Leng Yaozhu said with a sigh.

Although there is still a gap in power, Qian Gu Huang Yu is now on the same level as her father, Leng Yang Jun.

“Sister Yaozhu, no matter what happens, you will always be my sister.”

Unlike Qian Gu Die Ting and Long Jun, Qian Gu Huang Yu values ​​relationships very much, especially her childhood friends.

"Hey, Xiaoyu, can you call me 'sister' too?" Leng Yulai suddenly leaned closer, her big pink eyes full of anticipation.

"Don't even think about it!" Qian Gu Huang Yu snorted.

"Why? I'm clearly older than you!" Leng Yulai said, extremely unwilling.

“Xiao Leng, you’re only a few days older than me,” Qian Gu Huang Yu said.

"A few days' difference doesn't matter!"

"Xiao Leng, why are you suddenly so insistent on Huang'er calling you 'sister'?" Gu Yuena asked curiously.

Leng Yulai said seriously, "Nana, haven't you ever thought that now that Xiaoyu is the deputy tower master of the Spirit Pagoda, if you go out in the future and a deputy tower master respectfully calls you 'sister,' wouldn't you feel very proud?"

“Huang’er,” Gu Yuena suddenly called out, “Call me sister.”

Qian Gu Huang Yu's expression froze instantly.

...

After confirming that Qian Gu Huang Yu would serve as the deputy tower master of the Spirit Pagoda, the Spirit Pagoda immediately made the news public and announced that Qian Gu Huang Yu would serve as the deputy tower master in charge of soul armor.

This news immediately caused a huge uproar in the Sun and Moon Federation, and the Eternal Phoenix Feather once again attracted the attention of the entire federation.

Shrek Academy, Poseidon Island.

Yun Ming, Cao Dezhi, Zang Xin, and Guan Yue were sitting together chatting.

The youngest among them, Guan Yue, was already in her twenties. Zang Xin and Cao Dezhi had long since graduated from Shrek Academy's inner court and officially joined the Tang Sect.

However, they are all members of the Shrek Seven Devils of the modern era, and they have a very good relationship. Every now and then, they would return to Seagod Island to freeload.

As for Zhuoshi, Feng Wuyu, and Cai Yue'er, the three students from the outer courtyard, we wish them happiness.

"A 20-year-old deputy tower master of the Spirit Transmission Tower—this is unprecedented in the entire history of the Spirit Transmission Tower," Zang Xin remarked, watching the news.

"Captain, what is her cultivation level now?" Guan Yue and Qian Gu Huang Yu took the entrance exam for Shrek Academy together, so they were classmates in some ways.

Cao Dezhi said, "The Spirit Pagoda didn't say, but considering that she has become the deputy tower master of the Spirit Pagoda, she is probably at least a Title Douluo."

Although Cao Dezhi now works for the Tang Clan, they still call him Captain.

"She almost became our junior sister back then!" Zang Xin couldn't help but sigh.

"Zang Xin, if you're going to express your feelings, then so be it, but don't keep trying to get close to me!" Cao Dezhi frowned and immediately turned away Zang Xin, who was trying to sneak across the border.

"Sigh—" Yun Ming suddenly let out a long sigh.

Guan Yue said, "Senior brother, you don't need to be sad. Breaking through to the Title Douluo level at twenty-two is already very fast."

True geniuses are never easily defeated. After losing to Qian Gu Huang Yu in the Mingdu Tournament, Yun Ming did not give up on himself. Instead, he became more courageous because of his shame.

He has been cultivating diligently over the years, even breaking through to the Title Douluo level earlier than his counterpart in another timeline.

(End of this chapter)