In terms of aptitude and learning ability, he excelled even beyond his own father, and the Qiangu Family and the higher-ups of the Spirit Pagoda could see that he was destined for great things.

However, why was it that even after becoming the Spirit Pagoda chairman for so many years, Qiangu Dongfeng was still unable to catch up to his father and reach the quasigod level? The issue wasn't a lack of aptitude or effort. Instead, it was his personality.

He possessed the Coiling Dragon Staff martial soul, but he didn't have the will and resolve to set aside his own safety when it mattered, which was required to unleash the full power of the Coiling Dragon Staff. He wasn't exactly a coward; it was just that he excessively cherished his own life, so he had never been able to make that breakthrough.

There was a significant...