After Qiangu Dongfeng spoke those words, the expressions of those from the Qiangu Clan who had harbored many grievances against him finally eased slightly.
No matter what, he was still willing to say this at this moment, which showed some sense of responsibility.
However, Qiangu Dongfeng saying this was naturally also for the future considerations of the Qiangu Clan.
Leng Yaozhu's gaze toward Qiangu Dongfeng turned slightly cold as she said, "As the top faction of the continent, if the Spirit Pagoda acts unscrupulously and only considers itself, sooner or later it will become the public enemy of the continent, and destruction is no alarmist talk. Therefore, you do not need to glorify yourself as acting for the Spirit Pagoda."
"As for whether there are others secretly in contact with the Holy Spirit Cult, this matter will naturally be investigated clearly."
"We will not wrong a single person, nor will we let anyone off."
Hearing this, Qiangu Dongfeng only silently nodded and said nothing more.
He believed in Leng Yaozhu's character, and such a promise was already enough.
Leng Yaozhu withdrew her gaze and continued in a steady tone, "Next, we should discuss the candidate for the new Pagoda Master of the Spirit Pagoda."
Hearing this, everyone's gazes focused on Leng Yaozhu once again.
Now that Qiangu Dongfeng had fallen, Vice Pagoda Master Leng Yaozhu, whether in terms of cultivation strength or prestige within the Spirit Pagoda, was fully sufficient to directly succeed the position of Pagoda Master.
However, a sentence that Leng Yaozhu spoke next stunned everyone.
"I propose that Huo Yuhao serve as the next Pagoda Master of the Spirit Pagoda."
As her voice fell, the entire meeting room instantly fell silent for several seconds.
Some opened their mouths, some subconsciously exchanged glances, and others lowered their heads to look at the table as if digesting the weight of those words.
Immediately, a wave of whispers began to spread in the meeting hall, obviously all discussing this proposal.
Regarding Leng Yaozhu's proposal for Huo Yuhao to serve as the next Pagoda Master of the Spirit Pagoda, although everyone was shocked at first, upon careful thought, they felt it was within reason.
After all, Huo Yuhao was Leng Yaozhu's Disciple, and his contributions within the Spirit Pagoda over the years were obvious to all.
However, at this moment, a voice suddenly sounded in the meeting hall: "If Vice Tower Master Leng wants to succeed to the position of Pagoda Master, I have no objection, but Huo Yuhao..."
Following the sound, everyone looked over, and the person who spoke was none other than Old Tower Master Qiangu Dieting.
His deep eyes looked at Huo Yuhao sitting far away at the round table, and he said in an unhurried tone, "He is too young."
This was not because Old Tower Master Qiangu Dieting had any prejudice against Huo Yuhao, but rather because he was thinking further ahead.
If Huo Yuhao succeeded to the position of Pagoda Master and the news was announced, outsiders who did not know the inside story would inevitably think that Qiangu Dongfeng had been driven down from the stage by a youth, which ultimately wouldn't look good for the Face of the Qiangu Clan.
Huo Yuhao, as the person involved, stood up at this moment. His movements were calm and natural, without a shred of panic after being questioned.
He glanced around everyone in the meeting room, finally casting his gaze toward Old Tower Master Qiangu Dieting, and spoke in a steady tone: "Age has never proven anything; ambition is not tied to youth. I have the confidence to lead the Spirit Pagoda toward a better future."
These words were neither humble nor arrogant, neither aggressive nor yielding in the slightest.
The Inherited Soul Spirit Technology researched by Huo Yuhao was indeed crucial to the development of the Spirit Pagoda.
In the field of Spirit Soul research, when he said he could lead the Spirit Pagoda to develop better, no one could refute him.
However, to become the Pagoda Master of the Spirit Pagoda, research ability alone was obviously not enough.
Fist King Douluo Da Mo then took over the conversation: "Huo Yuhao's strength is still a bit lacking. If he wants to be Pagoda Master, he should wait another ten-odd years."
Old Tower Master Qiangu Dieting stood up, which gave the people of the Qiangu lineage a bit of a morale boost.
The Old Tower Master was a Quasi-God level existence. In terms of strength, no one stronger could be found in the entire Spirit Pagoda.
Huo Yuhao had just made a Breakthrough to Titled Douluo not long ago, a fact everyone knew. Judging from Da Mo's words, he evidently felt that Huo Yuhao would be qualified to achieve the Limit in a dozen or so years.
Such a Cultivation speed was already considered fast among Titled Douluo. Obviously, Da Mo also recognized Huo Yuhao's talent.
Immediately, the people of the Qiangu lineage chimed in to echo him.
However, they did not put forward their own people to compete for the position of Pagoda Master; someone even directly proposed that Leng Yaozhu succeed as Pagoda Master.
After all, in their view, although Huo Yuhao had outstanding talent and huge contributions to the Spirit Pagoda, insufficient cultivation was his only fatal flaw, which was not enough to convince the masses.
After a moment, the discussions in the meeting room gradually subsided, and Leng Yaozhu's voice sounded once again: "At the end of the day, you all still feel that Yuhao's strength is insufficient."
She looked around, taking in the expressions on everyone's Faces one by one, and then a trace of a smile appeared at the corners of her mouth: "However, if it's just because of strength, there's no need to wait another dozen or so years. Yuhao!"
Hearing this, Huo Yuhao did not hesitate, and a fierce Spirit Power suddenly erupted from his body.
That aura belonging to a Titled Douluo spread across the meeting hall like an unfettered behemoth.
Furthermore, this aura was continuously climbing, rising higher layer by layer, resembling a sharp sword being pushed inch by inch out of its scabbard.
In the blink of an eye, everyone felt that the aura on Huo Yuhao had steadily stepped into the level of a Super Douluo.
Surprise instantly crawled into the eyes of many people. After all, it hadn't been long since his Breakthrough to Titled Douluo, so how could he cross the threshold that usually takes a dozen or even decades to cross so quickly?
However, the rise of that aura still hadn't ended. Within the meeting hall, many veteran Titled Douluo of the Spirit Pagoda felt a faint palpitation; this aura had already surpassed theirs.
Old Tower Master Qiangu Dieting's expression also changed slightly at this moment, because he perceived that the intensity of the aura on Huo Yuhao had unexpectedly approached the level of his own Quasi-God status in the end.
He had previously been completely unable to see through Huo Yuhao's true cultivation. How could this young man's Cultivation speed possibly be fast to this extent?
Leng Yaozhu looked at the expressions of utter shock on everyone's Faces and said, "Yuhao had some Opportunity; his cultivation broke through a bit faster recently, and he is already a ninety-eighth-level Super Douluo."
Hearing this, everyone's hearts tightened collectively.
This wasn't just breaking through a bit faster—this was simply too fast.
Level ninety-eight was only a step away from a Limit Douluo.
Before everyone could completely snap out of that shock just now, Leng Yaozhu's voice sounded once more: "You should all be aware that Yuhao's Spirit is the Spirit Eye, just like the founder of the Spirit Pagoda, Spirit Ice Douluo."
Hearing this, everyone's gazes fell upon Huo Yuhao in unison, their minds involuntarily conjuring the figure of that legendary Spirit Ice Douluo—that was an existence who ultimately became a god!
Leng Yaozhu's words were clearly not finished yet, and she continued: "But there is one more thing you do not know: Yuhao does not only have a single Spirit Eye Spirit."
At the same time her voice fell, the majestic spiritual fluctuation on Huo Yuhao slowly converged.
Replacing it, an aura of extreme cold silently radiated from his body, resembling an iceberg that had been dormant for Ten Thousand Years slowly surfacing from the water.
In an instant, his hands were covered with a layer of hexagonal emerald-green ice crystals, crystal clear and emitting a chilling gloss.
Immediately, a beautiful scorpion figure appeared above his head, its tail hook raised high, entirely emerald-green and exuding a heart-palpitating chill.
Someone couldn't help exclaiming in shock: "Ultimate Ice! This is the Ice Jade Scorpion Spirit!"
The others naturally recognized it as well, and the gazes they turned toward Huo Yuhao once again were exceptionally shaken.
A title sharing the same name as the Spirit Ice Douluo, Twin Spirits identical to those of the Spirit Ice Douluo—all these piled together could hardly be explained by mere coincidence anymore.
Leng Yaozhu looked at the complex expressions on everyone's Faces and timely added another sentence: "There is one more thing you are still unclear about: Yuhao is precisely the Bloodline descendant of the Spirit Ice Douluo from Ten Thousand Years ago."
This was the result of discussions between Leng Yaozhu and Huo Yuhao; they did not directly explain that Huo Yuhao had come through Transmigration from Ten Thousand Years ago.
This wasn't because they were afraid of exposing the ability of Transmigration across Ten Thousand Years of spacetime, but rather that in the current occasion, it was better to make a quick decision, otherwise just explaining it would take quite a while.
Facing everyone's varied gazes at this moment, Huo Yuhao stood in place with a calm expression, yet his inner emotions were somewhat indescribable.
He was currently playing the role of his own descendant. Looking at the shocked and awe-filled gazes cast over because of the four words "Spirit Ice Douluo", a trace of a subtle sense of dislocation flashed through his heart, which was then suppressed by himself.
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