"Hmm, let Tang San enjoy his moment of delight for a while."
Su Ming quietly made a decision. Using his authority, he slowly guided the Life Core's stature to approach the Golden Ancient Tree.
Just a tiny bit.
In A Yin's perception, this manifested as the Life Core she yearned for extending an olive branch to her, saying, 'I have seen your efforts, keep going.'
The God Realm.
Tang San perceived this change through the God Realm Core.
"After all these years, I've finally received a thread of response."
He was pleasantly surprised by this progress.
"What reason prompted this?"
Tang San also understood that progress wouldn't come without cause.
In his plan, this step could only be broken through after Huo Yuhao obtained the Auspicious Beast.
Even though the Auspicious Beast wasn't obtained, he hadn't expected to succeed regardless.
"Although Huo Yuhao didn't obtain the Auspicious Beast, the Star Dou Great Forest truly lost it. Its fortune should have declined, but the decline wasn't enough, so promotion didn't occur back then."
"Recently, war broke out on the continent. The Sun Moon Empire is swallowing up the three Douluo nations, and Shrek's previous signs of decline have been reversed."
Analyzing up to this point, Tang San revealed a smug smile.
Previously, Shrek had also been on a downward path.
But, with the war's commencement, Shrek seized the momentum to revitalize itself.
To put it bluntly, the three Douluo nations now could only rely on Shrek!
"I need to stabilize this progress, and then preserve it."
Could the three Douluo nations withstand the Sun Moon Empire's attack?
They could not.
Tang San was well aware of this.
Therefore, he was also prepared to abandon the three Douluo nations.
"The collision of fortunes from the war hasn't reached its peak yet. Shrek hasn't obtained the maximum benefit. Wait a little longer. When Shrek's fortune recovers to its highest point, I'll allow Shrek to switch sides and join the Sun Moon Empire."
Tang San took a deep breath and 'looked' towards Xu Tianran.
A triumphant smile appeared in his eyes.
To scheme for this generation's Son of Fortune, Huo Yuhao, the preparations he had made were by no means few.
This Xu Tianran seemed like an enemy, an opposing force, but in reality, he was also an insurance policy Tang San had arranged.
As the monarch destined to lead the Sun Moon Empire to unify the continent, Xu Tianran's heart actually yearned for Shrek Academy... (As per the original work)
Compared to destroying Shrek Academy, this Xu Tianran actually wanted more to preserve Shrek and assimilate it.
And this was also the seamless backup plan Tang San had prepared.
[Douluo 3]
"Has Shrek's internal opinion unified so quickly?"
Su Ming noticed the change in public opinion.
He certainly knew who had supported Tang Wulin and helped whitewash him after Yali initially released her statements.
It was none other than those few Pavilion Elders.
But now, the whitewashing from within Shrek had stopped.
Even Shrek's internal members had begun to acknowledge Yali.
"This Yali is quite capable."
This was, after all, a matter of principle involving betraying one's ancestors and master.
Even if one's own strength was questionable, one shouldn't be backstabbed by these juniors.
Yet, Yali had somehow made those few Pavilion Elders tacitly accept everything she had done.
"Taking the opportunity for a complete overhaul?" Su Ming revealed a playful smile.
Was Shrek seizing the chance to rebuild, to completely overhaul itself, casting aside twenty thousand years of glory to establish a new set of values?
With Yun Ming present, it was indeed feasible.
But wanting to climb back into the ranks of superpowers was impossible.
In fact, rebuilding now, regardless of whether they betrayed Tang San or not, Shrek no longer had a chance to re-enter the superpower ranks.
A superpower destroyed once, with its foundation (foundation) still intact, should theoretically remain a superpower after rebuilding.
Especially with top-tier powerhouses still present.
But what if this era had many variables?
Just when everyone was about to advance to the god level, your top-tier Yun Ming directly fell behind for a period.
How could Shrek possibly catch up?
"Shrek's internal opinion has unified, but the outside world is different."
There were still Sea God believers in society, whitewashing Tang San.
So, the conflict Su Ming desired still existed.
The heat of this incident continued to rise.
Countless citizens focused their attention on this event.
All were participating in discussions about whether Tang Wulin and Tang San were thieves.
What was the source of the news Yali announced, and was it accurate?
Some spectated, some argued, some analyzed.
In short, they hardly noticed that amidst this public opinion storm, the internal purge within the Federation had quietly been completed.
This time, a full two-thirds of the Federal Parliament had been purged.
What did this mean?
This wasn't self-purification among the parliamentarians.
This was a forced purge.
There were too many problematic parliamentarians.
The three great legions joined forces, and additionally, Su Ming had promised Dong Zi'an a set of Four-Word Battle Armor, drawing him to join in as well.
Four great legions!
Dong Zi'an was of humble origins. He had fought tooth and nail to attain his current status—a Limit Douluo, a god-level mecha pilot, a true powerhouse forged on the battlefield.
Unfortunately, lacking backing, he also had no means to obtain a Four-Word Battle Armor.
Su Ming's promise made him decisively join this already determined purge, nailing everything shut!
Simultaneously, to accept this set of Four-Word Battle Armor with a clear conscience, he actively cooperated with the investigation into Qian Gu Dongfeng.
Indeed, Dong Zi'an had connections with Qian Gu Dongfeng and often cooperated with him.
He simply had no concrete knowledge of Qian Gu Dongfeng's cooperation with the Holy Spirit Cult.
But now, knowing the truth, he was also recalling his many collaborations with Qian Gu Dongfeng, searching for any traces of the Holy Spirit Cult within them.
Qian Gu Dongfeng knew Dong Zi'an's character, so he wouldn't blatantly tell Dong Zi'an about the Holy Spirit Cult's involvement during their cooperation.
Therefore, Dong Zi'an didn't know.
But now, recalling and tracing back, he quickly revealed everything.
This gave Su Ming a pleasant surprise, indicating this set of Four-Word Battle Armor was worth it.
Actually, the value so far wasn't quite enough, but combined with the future, it was sufficient.
The pillars of the Angel Legion and the Central Legion were about to leave, and along with Chen Xinjie of the Sea God Legion having long entered the Blood God Legion...
And Su Ming happened to (happened to) give him a Four-Word Battle Armor at this very time.
Among the Federation's existing (currently existing) legions, the Western Legion commanded by Dong Zi'an would leap to become the strongest legion.
"Qian Gu Dieding, the facts are clear, the evidence conclusive. Do you still want to defend Qian Gu Dongfeng?"
Within the Blood God Camp, Su Ming gathered all the Blood Gods and interrogated Qian Gu Dieding.
"Sigh, do as you see fit. My Qian Gu family definitely had no part in it... at least this old man and Qingfeng did not."
He remained silent for a long time before resigning himself to fate.
"Next, you will undergo investigation (investigation). Any objections?"
"None."
Qian Gu Dieding was very compliant.
He had no choice.
If he weren't compliant, the several Blood Gods from Shrek and the Tang Sect here would tear him apart.
Qian Gu Dongfeng's heaviest charge was, of course, colluding with the Holy Spirit Cult, but the biggest trouble he caused was still blowing up the Shrek and Tang Sect headquarters.
And he didn't even blow them up completely.
With Qian Gu Dieding apprehended, simultaneously, Yu Guanzhi of the Central Legion also led War God Hall's Guan Yue and other War Gods to seal off the Spirit Transmission Pagoda.
Qian Gu Dongfeng was arrested on the spot, prepared for public execution facing the entire Federation populace.
Furthermore, an internal purge began within the Spirit Transmission Pagoda. All members of Qian Gu Dongfeng's faction were cleaned out.
Finally caught up once.
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