Chapter 31: A Smooth Chain Combo to Keep the Mind from Slipping!
Jiang Chen was about to lose it. He had considered every possible problem—whether the Federation might drag its feet, whether the military would resist—yet never, never, did he expect Snow Empress to pull something like this.
Women were simply unfathomable!
Seeing Jiang Chen's anxious expression, Snow Empress smirked.
"Relax. I'm more reliable than you think. I'll have Leng Yulai deliver the Eternal Kingdom for you."
"And you know I don't involve myself in human conflicts."
The Extreme North was sacred ground for soul beasts. If a soul beast meddled in human wars, catastrophe was inevitable.
As the ruler of the Extreme North, she could not drag her lands into karmic disaster simply for her own ascension.
Otherwise, she would no longer be worthy to become the Ice God.
Jiang Chen ended the call and trembled with fury. Since when was worthiness decided by you? If only he'd been harsher in the past—should've spanked her when she disobeyed!
They were supposed to ascend together, to coexist eternally. No, he would have to find a way to make her vent that ancient grudge.
She couldn't keep holding that "Dad" incident over him forever.
Meanwhile, after leaving the Snow Empress Tower, the petite Snow Empress was immediately spotted by the tower's deputy master, Leng Yulai, whose eyes lit up. She rushed forward, squishing the girl's cheeks.
"Wow! What a cute little girl! Whose child are you? Want me to awaken your martial soul? Big sis can help!"
The little Snow Empress froze. "I am the Snow Empress."
Leng Yulai stiffened, withdrawing her hands awkwardly, a giant question mark practically glowing above her head.
?
A moment later, she processed Snow Empress's words and grasped the situation.
"I'm going to Eastsea City," Snow Empress said. "Prepare an identity for me. Martial Soul—Ice Sky Snow Maiden."
Leng Yulai blinked. "Then... what about the Snow Empress Tower?"
"From today onward, you are its tower master."
The small Snow Empress floated gracefully, patting Leng Yulai's shoulder. "Don't let me down, young one."
Leng Yulai: ?
…
Shrek City!
A vast, ancient city that stood like a nation within a nation—autonomous, proud, and beyond the Federation's jurisdiction.
Three major powers coexisted within its walls: Shrek Academy, the Tang Sect, and the Spirit Transmission Tower. The Tower's decline had begun with the Qian Gu family, forever tainted by their collusion with the Holy Spirit Sect.
Its reputation had been shattered overnight.
Jiang Chen had once considered eliminating the Qian Gu clan early—but decided otherwise.
After all, the clan's three Extreme Douluo were invaluable to his grand design.
Extreme Douluo were not easily made; losing three at once would ruin the balance of power. Without them, who could stand against Shrek?
Qian Gu Dongfeng's confidence to face the Academy head-on came precisely from his "Three-Extreme" lineage.
In the Tower's highest chamber, the current Master of the Spirit Transmission Tower now read a secret order from the Federation. For the third time in his life, he felt both fear and excitement.
The first had been when he realized the woman he loved was in love with Yun Ming.
The second, when Leng Yuzhu, consumed by hatred, fell to the path of the Evil Soul Masters—and he had to beg the Snow Empress to help cleanse her corruption, much like how Shrek's Evil Fire Phoenix had once required extreme ice to return to purity.
But the Snow Empress was notoriously aloof. She seldom left the Extreme North, ignoring even the Tower's four-year conclaves—often vanishing for years, decades, even centuries.
It had cost the Qian Gu family immense favors to convince her to intervene.
As a result, resentment had quietly risen among the clansmen toward their Patriarch.
Now, this was the third time—the Federation had decided to strike Shrek Academy.
They had known it would come eventually. Aside from the so-called "Autonomous Zone" at the continent's center, everything technically fell under Federation authority.
Since both the Extreme North and Star Dou Forest had joined the Tower's network, they too were Federally governed—at least in name.
So why should Shrek Academy remain autonomous?
Ten thousand years ago, Shrek had been part of the losing side of the war.
Teaching students quietly should have been enough—why insist on running the "Shrek Monitoring Corps," parading righteousness across the land?
Why allow their students to wander the Federation every year, carrying out "exam missions," even trespassing into military bases? Such behavior merited punishment.
And supporting the Tang Sect's private armed corps—more nonsense! The Tang Sect was no defender of justice; it was a glorified arms dealer.
"So... the Federation will finally act?"
"But so openly? Without blaming the Holy Spirit Sect this time?"
With their father Qian Gu Diè Tíng still in seclusion, Qian Gu Dongfeng hastily summoned his elder brother, Qian Gu Qingfeng, to discuss.
"What do you think?"
To Dongfeng, the Federation's decision was logical. Once Shrek fell, the Spirit Transmission Tower would become the Federation's supreme power.
But Qian Gu Qingfeng was uneasy. "I fear the Tower might suffer the same fate one day."
If the Federation could annihilate Shrek Academy today, what would stop them from turning their cannons on the Tower tomorrow?
"Impossible."
Dongfeng rejected the notion outright. "As long as the Spirit Transmission System exists, we won't be targeted. We don't meddle in military power—so we won't repeat the Wuhun Hall's mistakes."
"Besides, the Tower has the Huo Family's backing and serves as the bridge between humans and soul beasts. The Federation needs us."
Originally, Dongfeng had dreamt of reshaping the Tower after the style of the ancient Wuhun Hall—controlling the Federation through a single organization's power.
But times had changed.
Even as Tower Master, he couldn't fully command it; neither the Huo Family nor the soul beast representatives would allow it.
His ambition to rebuild a new Wuhun Hall had shifted—he now aimed to turn the Qian Gu family into a lineage lasting as long as the Huo Clan.
Jiang Chen, knowing their eventual rise, had chosen not to intervene.
Instead, he oversaw reforms ensuring the Tower's upper ranks—the Tower Master, Vice Masters, council elders—all underwent yearly ideological evaluations.
Weekly "Spirit Transmission Learning Sessions" were mandatory through mobile communication platforms—a clever, seamless chain of subtle mental conditioning designed to keep their thoughts from deviating.
A smooth combo, ensuring minds never slip from the right path.
Losing contact with the Holy Spirit Sect had largely restrained the clan from straying. With Di Tian overseeing matters, the Tower's foundation remained secure.
Three Extreme Douluo were far from enough to cause real upheaval.
Now, the only question before the Qian Gu family was how to cooperate with the Federation.
Qian Gu Qingfeng leaned toward restraint—better to strengthen themselves than play politics. But Qian Gu Dongfeng believed in ambition; the family's future demanded it.
He looked down at the Federation's classified order. Tomorrow at dawn—they were to descend upon Shrek Academy.
It looked like a choice, but in truth there was only one answer.
"Recall Father from seclusion. Tomorrow, the three Extremes of the Qian Gu family will move at the Federation's command."
"The armies march on Shrek City!"
(END CHAPTER)
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