Douluo: The Holy Radiance of the Dragon King

Chapter 324 The Phoenix Family's Reputation Ruined, Conversation with Cao Dezhi, and the Xingluo Branch Incident

Feng Zaixing arrived at the Spirit Pagoda cultivation secret realm, his expression both helpless and strange, and confronted Leng Yaozhu with questions.

Leng Yaozhu looked apologetic and bowed slightly, saying, "No, even if I were powerless, I wouldn't do that. Gu Yue said that doing so would allow her to break through quickly, but your willpower is too strong, so I—"

Speaking of this, Leng Yaozhu felt extremely ashamed. She regretted that she had been out of her mind to agree to Gu Yue's outrageous request. Feng Zaixing's teasing made her even more embarrassed.

But what's done is done, and we have to face it.

After a long apology, she asked about her beloved disciple.

"By the way, how's Gu Yue?"

"So? She didn't tell you, her teacher?"

Feng Zaixing said calmly, "She tested the waters with her own body and now she's burned herself. She's caused me a lot of trouble, and she's also caused herself a lot of trouble."

"After all that, they said it was like buying me a favor, which infuriated me. Did they look down on the Body Sect's War God Hall or the Spirit Pagoda?"

"After she finished, she ran away in a panic. I don't know where she is now; maybe she's looking for a place to heal her wounds?"

"You ran away after you were done? Or are you still healing your wounds?"

Leng Yaozhu's face paled, and her gaze lingered on Feng Zaixing's imposing and robust physique for a few seconds.

She was perhaps the only elder who knew something about her disciple's physique. Because it was the most powerful dragon martial soul, its physique was stronger than most offensive martial souls, and at least stronger than her own at the same level.

Now, her own disciple has ended up in such a state, and even her teacher can't contact her. What kind of mess must she have been made of?

No, didn't this person have a long-standing relationship with the Yu family's little girl? Yet the Yu family member wasn't tormented this badly.

Leng Yaozhu grew increasingly frightened and couldn't help but ask, "You didn't abuse her, did you? Gu Yue may be a bit bold, but she's always had a good heart."

Feng Zaixing stared silently at Leng Yaozhu, his face expressionless, and said, "One of the main purposes of my visit this time is to ask you where you got your medicine. It would be even better if you could have a prescription."

"This medicine is potent. The stronger one's qi and blood, the harder it is for them to endure, and they cannot endure it at all, otherwise they will harm their own body; even the strongest mental strength cannot suppress it."

"To be honest, I don't remember much about what happened. When I came to, we were both covered in marks, which was much worse than a big fight."

Leng Yaozhu remained silent upon hearing this. The unspoken meaning behind the other party's words was, "I was originally a good person, but the medicine you made was too potent, and as a result, Gu Yue was ruined."

"That stuff is a local specialty of the Star Luo Empire. I got it from your Grand Uncle Han Tianyi, who's stationed there. It's said to have been a royal special supply, and the prescription is hard to get."

Leng Yaozhu answered with a flushed face, wishing there was a crack in the ground next to her so she could disappear into; this was just too embarrassing!

How embarrassing! I shouldn't have agreed to Gu Yue's nonsense in the first place. Now look what's happened, I've lost all face.

In the other person's mind, they probably think they've become one of those shady business owners.

Alas, the Phoenix family's thousand-year-old reputation has been half ruined by Yu Lai, and now the other half has been destroyed by her, the family head. I, as the family head, am truly utterly incompetent.

"I'm not surprised that the Star Luo Empire has such a thing, after all, their ancestors were frequent patrons of brothels. But since you mentioned my grandmaster uncle, I must remind you of something."

Although he came to settle scores with Leng Yaozhu, Feng Zaixing did not forget Han Tianyi's safety. With a serious expression, he said in a deep voice, "Now that the great battle is about to begin, I'm afraid the Spirit Pagoda will have to consider withdrawing completely. We cannot rule out the possibility that Shrek Tang Sect will use special means against the Spirit Pagoda to force the people in the Spirit Pagoda's branches to surrender."

Leng Yaozhu was startled upon hearing this and said repeatedly, "I have already informed the branch office to prepare for the evacuation in an orderly manner. Some resources can be temporarily abandoned, but the people must return safely."

"It's probably too late to retreat now. There's at least a 70% chance that the Tang Clan is colluding with the Holy Spirit Cult. Perhaps the Tang Clan had already targeted the Spirit Pagoda branch at the same time as the naval attack. With their strong ships and powerful cannons, the Spirit Pagoda branch is no match for them."

Feng Zaixing shook his head and continued, "What you need to do is keep them calm. If necessary, the Federation will not mind if you negotiate privately with the Star Luo Empire to ensure the safety of Grand Uncle and the others."

"Of course, it's mainly a matter of feigning cooperation. We will do our best to cooperate with your actions to rescue Uncle Han and the others."

Feng Zaixing's long journey wasn't solely for those trivial matters; more importantly, it was to establish a comprehensive strategic partnership with the Spirit Pagoda. Han Tianyi was an important elder in his life, and he simply couldn't ignore her.

His statement to Luan Hongchen that his clone had already set off was not false. His Saintly Demon Formless Body had already taken to the sea, searching for the whereabouts of evil soul masters while heading towards the Star Luo Continent to investigate its intelligence.

However, the ocean is vast, and even at the current speed of the Saint Demon Formless Body, it would take at least several days to cross it. These few days would be enough for the Tang Sect to raze the Spirit Pagoda branch to the ground.

A head-on confrontation would be certain death; the only option is to temporarily relocate to protect ourselves, even at a cost, as long as we can weather the crisis safely.

"I'm not too worried about Yun Ming. He probably wouldn't do something like threatening someone with hostages. But Cao Dezhi, I'm a little worried about him."

Feng Zaixing sighed softly. Back then, in order to destroy Cao Dezhi and Zang Xin's martial soul fusion skill, which was so overpowered that it was unreasonable, he set a deadly trap for Zang Xin and took his life. Cao Dezhi probably tore him apart a thousand times in his dreams over the years.

Looking back now, I realize I was too eager to kill him. I should have spared Zang Xin's life; taking him as a hostage wouldn't have been so bad.

And now it's time to make use of the Five Heavenly Kings of Monster Academy that we captured back then. I imagine their families will be very interested in finding a way out.

Thinking of this, Feng Zaixing's expression turned solemn, and he said to Leng Yaozhu, "Delay! If something happens to the Spirit Pagoda branch, you must use any means necessary to hold those people off for a few days. I will do my best to get there."

"I will also inform the Star Luo Royal Family. The Federation has already paid a heavy price, and I will never allow the Spirit Pagoda to suffer such a loss as well."

"But remember, when you contact them, you must not show that you care about Uncle Han Tai, otherwise they will not let the Spirit Pagoda branch go."

Leng Yaozhu was extremely grateful and repeatedly thanked him, saying, "Thank you for reminding me, Your Majesty. I will definitely remember your words."

"What are you talking about? I am also the honorary tower master of the Spirit Pagoda," Feng Zaixing said, feigning displeasure.

"Yes, yes, Yao Zhu has been negligent." Leng Yao Zhu smiled apologetically. Feng Zaixing's attitude clearly showed that he was on the same side as the Spirit Pagoda, which gave them a great sense of reassurance.

Without hesitation, Leng Yaozhu immediately contacted the Xingluo branch, and Feng Zaixing took the opportunity to disappear.

"Master, something has happened here."

Unexpectedly, after connecting to the screen, the person from the Spirit Pagoda branch was not Han Tianyi, but a titled Douluo elder, whose face was haggard and anxious, as if he had seen a savior.

"What happened? Where is His Majesty the Illusionary Brain?"

Leng Yaozhu's expression changed; it seemed that what Feng Zaixing had worried about had already happened.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, Illusion Brain Douluo and the others are fine and nothing is wrong."

A weathered and chilling voice came from the other side of the screen. Cao Dezhi, with his white hair, walked slowly towards the camera, his eyelids drooping, like a falcon or vulture.

Leng Yaozhu's expression immediately tensed up: "It was you? What did you do to them?"

"I didn't do anything. I just set up some cannons outside the Spirit Pagoda and invited His Majesty Huannao and the others to visit my Tang Sect."

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Cao Dezhi smiled, pointed in the direction of the Tang Clan branch in Xingluo City, and said from afar, "Right now, they are safe; but if you, Tower Master Leng, do something irrational, they may not be so safe."

Leng Yaozhu's expression changed drastically, and she angrily shouted, "Cao Dezhi, you are despicable and shameless! Are you declaring war on my Spirit Pagoda? It seems you really have colluded with the Holy Spirit Cult!"

"So be it, I'll do whatever it takes as long as it benefits the Tang Clan's legacy. It doesn't matter to me."

Cao Dezhi chuckled, clearly unfazed by Leng Yaozhu's scathing rebuke. His face grew increasingly pale, and his tone lowered, becoming colder: "As for colluding with the Holy Spirit Cult, I can't bear that label. Brother Dongfeng is more suitable. I heard from the Ghost Emperor in private that he reached an agreement with Qian Gu Dongfeng to use a god-killing bomb to blow up our Tang Sect headquarters and Shrek Academy?"

Leng Yaozhu stomped her foot in anger and cursed, "That's true, but Qian Gu Dongfeng has long been driven away by us, and even his grandson has been crippled! His followers are either dead or injured."

"What do you want to do? If anything happens to any of my Spirit Pagoda branch members, that's a declaration of war to the death! The Spirit Pagoda will take revenge on you at all costs!"

Seeing this, Cao Dezhi didn't dare to push Leng Yaozhu too hard. He sneered and said, "I don't ask for much. As long as Tower Master Leng agrees to some conditions, we guarantee that your people will be safe and sound."

Leng Yaozhu's eyes were frosty. Cao Dezhi continued, "Of course, we didn't expect you to betray the Federation. I know that's unrealistic. You yourself only got to where you are because of those people's favors."

"So at the very least, the Spirit Pagoda should stay out of it. It would be best if it could just give us some information. I guarantee that Han Tianyi and the others will be very comfortable in my Tang Sect and nothing will happen to them."

"Please consider my suggestion carefully. The lives of the people in the Spirit Pagoda branch are in your hands. I look forward to speaking with you again."

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After saying that, Cao Dezhi waved his hand and disconnected.

Leng Yaozhu shut down the connection system, and the space around her shone brightly. Feng Zaixing appeared and sighed.

"What was bound to happen has happened. Tower Master, just do as we agreed and play along for now. Also, seal off all personnel in the Spirit Transmission Tower and cut off all signals."

"Seal off the entire tower and cut off all signals?"

Leng Yaozhu was taken aback, then realized something and exclaimed in surprise, "You're worried there's a traitor inside the Spirit Pagoda?"

"It's not just worry, it's certain."

Feng Zaixing nodded slightly and said in a low voice, "Before I came in, I had already used my mental power to lock onto your entire tower and disrupt your electronic signals. I also asked Dean Hongchen to use a soul tool to cut off your external communications. Only your signal was not cut off."

"No one can leak this information yet. Immediately use the pretext of discussing top-secret matters to cut off all signals in the tower. Otherwise, Cao Dezhi will go crazy if he finds out I'm here."

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