Douluo: Dragon King's Divine Elegy

Chapter 195 East Wind, Kneel Down, Father Has Something to Tell You
Heavenly Spirit Pagoda.

As the tallest building in Shrek City, it also suffered a terrorist attack.

All the evil spirit masters who raided this place were killed by the powerful members of the Spirit Pagoda; not a single one survived. At that time, within a radius of one thousand meters centered on the Heavenly Spirit Pagoda, mechs constantly patrolled, while in the nearby area, the spirit masters belonging to the Spirit Pagoda were also assisting the Federation officials in pacifying the civilians.

"Father."

Upon returning to the Heavenly Spirit Tower, before entering, Qian Gu Qingfeng couldn't help but shout.

Qian Gu Die Ting paused slightly: "You don't need to come. Go help your wife maintain order."

Without waiting for his son's reply, Qian Gu Die Ting flashed through the walls of the Heavenly Spirit Tower and arrived directly at the top floor.

Not long after, a figure arrived here looking somewhat uneasy.

"Father, what brings you here?" Qian Gu Dongfeng stopped and asked anxiously.

Qian Gu Die Ting sat in the chair, expressionless, and said, "Dong Feng, kneel down. I have something to tell you."

Qian Gu Dong Feng's pupils trembled, and he obediently knelt down.

The old man casually asked, "In which year did you begin colluding with the Holy Spirit Cult?"

Qian Gu Dongfeng's expression tightened, and he pretended not to know: "Father, I don't understand what you mean."

"You're still hiding something!"

Qian Gu Die Ting's tiger eyes flashed with a sharp light, and a terrifying pressure descended. Qian Gu Dong Feng's entire body erupted with the sound of bones cracking, and the surrounding air solidified like iron.

"Without your help, could the Holy Spirit Cult have successfully brought the God-Slaying Soul-Guided Cannonball into Shrek City?"

Qian Gu Die Ting suddenly stood up and walked step by step toward Qian Gu Dong Feng. With each step, the heavens and earth seemed to be experiencing an earthquake, trembling uncontrollably.

Qian Gu Dongfeng's face turned deathly pale when he saw the two feet that had stopped in front of him. He looked up to explain, "Father..."

"Snapped--"

With lightning speed and a whooshing sound, a palm heavy enough to shatter mountains slapped Qian Gu Dong Feng hard across the face, sending several teeth flying.

Even with his demigod-level cultivation, Qian Gu Dongfeng was completely stunned by this powerful attack, his eyes vacant.

At this moment, Qian Gu Die Ting was like an enraged lion, his eyes blazing with fury as he said, "Times have changed. Shrek City is no longer solely dominated by Shrek Academy. The Federation has taken over Shrek Outer City and invested such enormous resources. How long can you keep your collusion with the Holy Spirit Cult a secret?"

“In the past, Shrek Academy was the biggest threat to the Federation and stood in our way. But now? Yun Ming is dead, Shrek Academy is ruined, and the Federation has no one left to fear. That sword is about to hang over the head of our Spirit Pagoda.”

"If the Federation wanted to, it could find out about your collusion with evil spirit masters at any time. Once hundreds of millions of civilians in the Federation find out that the high and mighty Master of the Spirit Transmission Tower actually colluded with evil spirit masters, do you know how serious the consequences would be?"

"Even your family will be shrouded in an indelible shame because of the foolish things you've done!"

The ancient east wind, its face ashen, trembled like a leaf as it loudly proclaimed:
“I know, but I have no choice. There’s no turning back now, Father. If I don’t help them, they’ll expose all the dirty things I’ve done, and then I’ll be finished just like them.”

Qian Gu Die Ting closed his eyes, feeling utterly exhausted.

He passed on his position at the height of his power because of Qian Gu Dongfeng's exceptional talent and the fact that he had inherited the family's ancestral martial spirit.

In retrospect, it would have been better to pass the throne to the eldest son.

A single wrong decision led to this mess.

The east wind blew for ages, but his father did not answer. His fear deepened. No son fears a father as imposing as a mountain. He knelt down, grasped his father's legs, and pleaded:
“Father, I know I was wrong. Please help me. As long as you can stop the Federation from punishing me, I will definitely break ties with those evil soul masters and fight them to the death.”

Qian Gu Dongfeng did regret cooperating with the evil soul masters, after all, it was easy to suffer a backlash if you tried to negotiate with a tiger. But if he wanted to overthrow Yun Ming, who was in charge of the once-powerful Shrek Academy, he had no choice but to do this. Besides, some people in the Federation's high-ranking officials also tacitly approved of it.

Who could have imagined that Yun Ming would suddenly change his nature and become friendly with the Federation in various ways, making his cooperation with some Federation officials and evil spirit masters seem like a clown performance now?

Qian Gu Die Ting sighed: "You should resign yourself." Qian Gu Dong Feng's expression changed drastically and froze. He looked at his father in disbelief, "Father."

Qian Gu Die Ting said in an unquestionable tone, "If the Federation holds you accountable, I will find a way to deal with it. But you, either resign and retire, or leave Douluo Continent. Choose one."

Qian Gu Dongfeng opened his mouth, but suddenly he was no longer afraid and asked in return, "Do you wish to pass the throne to your elder brother?"

“He’s used to being idle and is not fit to be the tower master,” Qian Gu Die Ting said in a deep voice. “From now on, Leng Yao Zhu will take over your position.”

Qian Gu Dongfeng was about to say something, but seeing his father's gloomy eyes, he shut his mouth as if a fishbone was stuck in his throat.

Qian Gu Die Ting said in a low voice, "Leng Yao Zhu is only temporarily in charge. Once Nan Liu Jing grows up, the position of Tower Master will return to our side, and it will be more stable than ever before."

Qian Gu Dongfeng couldn't help but say, "What about Zhang Ting? He's your great-grandson. Even if Nan Liujing is your elder brother's great-grandson, he's not related to him by blood. He's not a member of our Qian Gu family at all."

Qian Gu Die Ting paused, speechless for a moment.

Qian Gu Dongfeng hurriedly said, "Alright, even if you don't think much of Zhang Ting, you should at least give him a chance, right? Otherwise, what is the purpose of his frantic cultivation after returning from the Blood God Legion?"

Qian Gu Die Ting closed his eyes and said, "Two and a half years from now, I will personally preside over the duel between the two of them, and the winner will succeed to the throne."

"Now, it's time to tell you your choice."

"I'm going to the Heavenly Dou Continent."

Qian Gu Dongfeng, like a last emperor, had a gloomy and lifeless face, but at the same time, a fire of anger was burning in his heart.

...

That night should have been peaceful as usual, but as news of a terrorist attack on Shrek City and related short videos continued to circulate on the Sun and Moon Federation's internet, people's initial disdain gradually turned into a widespread panic.

Shrek City, along with Mingdu, is widely recognized as one of the two safest cities. However, a group of evil soul masters have now launched a blatant attack on it with hundreds of fixed-position soul-guided cannonballs. Among them, there is even a suspected God-Slaying fixed-position soul-guided cannonball under the highest control of the Federation.

The undisputed strongest warrior on the continent, Shrek Academy's Sky-Supporting Douluo, also perished while defending against a god-slaying cannonball.

This dramatic change instantly caused a huge uproar in this country with a population of nearly 300 million.

If Shrek City could be attacked, what about the other cities?
They don't have a powerful figure like the Sky-Supporting Douluo to guard the city. If a level nine cannonball comes down, a huge number of people in the city will die.

At that time, the speaker, deputy speakers, members of parliament, and other government officials in Mingdu were all in a state of high alert, and quickly gathered in the Federal Council Hall to hold an emergency meeting under the lamplight.

The Speaker of the Federal Parliament roared as he issued the last directive of his governing career.

On the military side, all the top officials came out.

Yu Guanzhi, the Divine Brush Douluo, was tasked with immediately leading a search party to investigate the cause of the missing God-Slaying Cannonball.

However, just as the search began, more than ten members of parliament from powerful departments committed suicide, temporarily halting the investigation.

On the other side, Chen Xinjie, the Minister of the Military Department and the Vast Ocean Douluo, personally led a team of War God Temple experts to Shrek City to search for traces of evil soul masters and to count the number of dead and wounded.

This will be a sleepless night for many.

"what?"

Spirit Transmission Academy.

As the smoke cleared, the trainees were brought back.

When Tang San learned from Dean Leng Yaozhu that Shrek Academy had been officially disbanded and Seagod Island had been closed, he was completely dumbfounded, having just woken up from Tang Wulin's spiritual sea.

(End of this chapter)