After careful calculation, the God of Destruction realized his stance had become opposed to Tang San's.
The God of Destruction certainly didn't believe that he and the Goddess of Life couldn't hold back Tang San and Rong Nianbing.
But the current problem was that they were not aligned with the people executing the plan in the lower plane.
Therefore, it was actually Tang San and Rong Nianbing who were holding them back!
This shift in the relationship was crucial; hindering and opposing were two different things.
Having his concerns pinpointed by the Goddess of Life, the God of Destruction, after deep contemplation, still let out a low sigh.
Tang San and Rong Nianbing, neither had been in the God Realm for very long, and both placed less importance on the rules.
Simply put, both had ascended from the lower world and thus lacked a profound reverence for the rules. The reason the God of Destruction valued the rules so much was because he was a deity born of the God Realm itself. He and the Goddess of Life were both like this, born from the Destruction and Life Essences at the God Realm's creation, possessing a natural reverence for its rules.
"Now we can only hope Su Ming can grasp that threshold correctly."
The God of Destruction frowned, also preparing to counter-restrain Tang San.
Whether Su Ming could grasp the threshold was uncertain to the God of Destruction. But if things went awry, Tang San would absolutely not mind letting Su Ming lose control, then shift the blame onto Su Ming, prompting him to suppress Su Ming.
"How vexing."
Beneath the Life Lake.
Within the fissure space where the Silver Dragon King resides, Di Tian relayed Su Ming's exact words, awaiting her instructions.
In this dilapidated space, a pair of vertical pupils suddenly opened, devoid of any emotion.
"Agree to him. The Fierce Beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest can all participate, but there must be no losses."
Just hearing Su Ming's plan, the Silver Dragon King understood he was dealing with the deities above.
Thinking it over, Su Ming would definitely leave the Abyss plane's existence intact.
Therefore, having an additional Life Core was a completely viable strategy.
Although the Silver Dragon King agreed to cooperate, the atmosphere in the entire space grew even more oppressive. Di Tian didn't dare look up, merely waiting quietly for her next instruction.
"My Spirit Beast lineage wants the Life Core of Douluo Star, not the Abyss's," the Silver Dragon King stated.
Di Tian breathed a sigh of relief.
After taking his leave from the Silver Dragon King, he returned outside the Life Lake and conveyed the Spirit Beast race's stance to Su Ming.
Su Ming agreed quite readily.
This surprised Di Tian somewhat.
But thinking of the relationship between Su Ming and Shrek Academy, Di Tian had a sudden realization, as if understanding why Su Ming agreed so easily.
With the cooperation settled, Su Ming didn't linger.
After visiting the three parties, he initially intended to return directly to the Mingdou Mountain Range.
After some thought, he still made a trip to Shrek Academy.
Shrek Academy, Inner Court, Sea God Island.
Yan Shaozhe and the others had grim expressions, looking at Su Ming who hovered above them in the sky.
"Su Ming, what business brings you to our Shrek Academy?"
Su Ming looked down, sweeping his gaze over these Super Douluo elders, disregarding them, and finally focused on the main body of the Sea God Pavilion's Golden Ancient Tree.
"The Golden Ancient Tree is to separate a Seed of Life. I will take it."
This whisper wasn't directed at Yan Shaozhe and the others, but when it fell on their ears, it made their hair stand on end.
What did this mean?
Utterly overbearing!
However, noticing their cold attitude, Su Ming's expression instantly turned frosty as well. He released his spirit power, merging it with the heavens and earth. Instantly, he took control of the entire surrounding area, immediately suppressing Yan Shaozhe and the others into silence.
Su Ming gave them a cold glance, said no more, and turned his gaze back to the Golden Ancient Tree, awaiting her response.
Soon, the Golden Ancient Tree emitted a golden radiance, enveloping the entire Inner Court.
A gentle voice sounded.
"Shrek Academy's teachers and students will also participate in the planar war. The Body Sect must not target Shrek's teachers and students."
Was this a condition?
Su Ming nodded, indicating acceptance.
Currently, Shrek seemed to still be Tang San's believers, but in reality, Su Ming had already altered its underlying code.
The spirit of the current Shrek had already shifted towards Su Ming's pioneering spirit, creating a subtle rift with Tang San. If Su Ming wanted to seize this portion of faith, he would completely triumph over Tang San.
However, Su Ming kept this matter concealed on the surface. For now, Shrek was still being guided by Tang San's influence.
To say Tang San guided it was actually Su Ming's silent permission from behind the scenes.
Su Ming's swift agreement also surprised Tang San, who was observing everything from behind. But upon reflection, the key to Su Ming devouring the Abyss might lie in the Golden Ancient Tree's seed, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.
"Perhaps the condition asked for was too little."
Tang San inwardly cursed himself for becoming somewhat petty lately due to Su Ming's actions, only coming up with the condition of not targeting Shrek's teachers and students at the first moment.
After Su Ming agreed, the Golden Ancient Tree began to nurture the Seed of Life.
This would severely injure her vitality, even causing the Life Core's recent favor to recede.
But Tang San had explained everything clearly.
Using the Seed of Life to invade and devour the Abyss's energy, feeding it back to Douluo Star, was beneficial to the plane. During this process, the power devoured by the Seed of Life could also nourish the Golden Ancient Tree.
What was lost would eventually be fully regained.
The Golden Ancient Tree blossomed with a golden light, dazzlingly bright. Within this radiance was a sense of vibrant vitality that permeated the entire Shrek Inner Court. However, the Inner Court students who tried to absorb it found they couldn't take in any of its power.
The life force within the golden light gradually concentrated, condensing into points of light.
Above the entire Shrek Inner Court, densely packed golden light points gathered, then, like rain flowing upward, converged towards the sky, forming a small illusionary image of the Golden Ancient Tree. This image then compressed step by step, taking the shape of a seed.
Su Ming watched this process carefully, not allowing A Yin to leave too many hidden tricks.
Everyone's gaze was also fixed on the condensation of the Seed of Life.
The moment this seed took form, it seemed to become the center of this world, attracting everyone's attention. All living beings felt an instinctive reverence for this seed from the depths of their hearts.
Su Ming beckoned, directly grasping the Seed of Life in his palm, then storing it within his Sea of Consciousness.
Both he and Electrolux examined it and found no tampering.
Only after the Seed of Life disappeared from sight did everyone feel a sense of loss and return to normal.
Yan Shaozhe looked back and was greatly startled.
"The Golden Ancient Tree has become so withered!"
The Pavilion Elders all turned to look, and the Shrek Inner Court students also gazed at the Golden Ancient Tree, their expressions changing drastically.
The Golden Ancient Tree had visibly shrunk. The trunk now clearly showed withered patterns from emptiness, and its golden leaves had dimmed.
Su Ming also took a glance, unsurprised.
A Yin didn't have complete control over the Golden Ancient Tree yet, and the tree itself hadn't grown to its state from ten thousand years later. Most importantly, the Golden Ancient Tree had only recently gained the Life Core's favor. Condensing the Seed of Life was too arduous, directly consuming at least fifty percent of its origin essence.
At the very least, the origin essence from generations of deceased Sea God Pavilion Masters buried within it had been completely exhausted, with even more consumed on top.
With the Golden Ancient Tree's power diminished so severely, the Life Core naturally drifted away, no longer favoring it, and showed a clear tendency to return to the Star Dou Great Forest.
If not for Su Ming's position as Lord of the Plane, the Life Core would have directly settled in the Star Dou Great Forest.
At this moment, because of Su Ming, whichever entity the Life Core favored would be influenced by him. Since he hadn't given permission, the Life Core wouldn't arbitrarily shift to the Star Dou Great Forest.
Sensing all this, Su Ming didn't obstruct it and lifted the restriction.
Deep within the Star Dou Great Forest, Di Tian, standing above the Tree of Life, looked down at the Life Lake.
"I feel the Life Lake has gained an additional quality."
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