No one refuted Mu En's proposal.
The current Shrek was a group of the old, weak, sick, and disabled.
Their strongest was still Elder Lin, an old-timer at only level 97.
In the current continent, this could only be considered a first-rate force, unable to transcend beyond that.
The longer this situation persisted, the more Shrek suffered setbacks in the mortal world. Once its endless glory dissipated, there would be no chance for a comeback.
Mu En saw this and was anxious in his heart.
The fact that the Tianhun royal family had not been purged became the way out in his eyes.
Within the Sea God Pavilion, Huo Yuhao, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke.
"If we just give up now, what were all our previous sacrifices for?"
He didn't understand and was unwilling to accept it.
In his view, to resist the Sun Moon Empire's advance, they had all worked so hard for so long, even sacrificing countless companions for it.
Yet, were they to abandon all this now?
Huo Yuhao inexplicably thought of himself.
To reach today, his journey was inseparable from his initial hatred (hatred), a hatred that still hadn't found release.
If the countless struggles made could be abandoned, then could his own hatred also be abandoned?
Huo Yuhao fell into extreme conflict .
At this moment, the carving knife within his Sea of Consciousness, which had shown no real effect for half a year, finally began emitting a faint hum.
"Emotion God Divine Trial commences."
Huo Yuhao was stunned.
Divine Trial?
He had guessed at the origin of this knife in his mind, even considered it might be a divine artifact, but never thought it could bring him a Divine Trial.
Could I... become a deity?
If I become a deity, could I reverse everything?
Huo Yuhao's breathing became rapid.
He thought of ten thousand years ago.
Ten thousand years ago, wasn't it precisely the Sea God who inherited the Sea God's Godhood and turned the tide of war?
The next instant, his consciousness was pulled into the God Realm by Rong Nianbing.
The God Realm.
Tang San had always been observing Shrek Academy.
He had started paying attention ever since the Life Core showed favor to the Golden Ancient Tree earlier.
One month in the lower plane was merely two hours in the God Realm.
Tang San had been watching everything happen.
As Mu En began persuading the Sea God Pavilion Elders, his heart also stirred.
"Originally, I wanted to wait another month or two, but since Mu En has already had this realization , there's no need to delay any longer."
Tang San sighed.
Through the God Realm Core, he observed the entire Douluo Continent.
On the continent, Tianhun had already fallen .
Because of Wei Na, the Tianhun royal family had been preserved and was living quite well.
With this as a precedent, plus his pre-molding of Xu Tianran's thoughts, Shrek Academy would not perish. After the Sun Moon Empire unified the continent, it would be the Spirit Master holy land promoted by the Sun Moon royal family.
Xu Tianran was not a Spirit Engineer; he was a Spirit Master.
A nine-ring Titled Douluo!
Regarding Spirit Master cultivation, he also had a morbid obsession.
Therefore, Xu Tianran would accept Shrek Academy and revere it as a holy land.
To use it to contend with the increasingly powerful Body Sect!
Tang San looked towards the Body Sect.
His gaze faintly carried a trace of anger.
This Body Sect now clearly grew more and more sacred, becoming a neutral force truly isolated from the world, not participating in imperial disputes.
Such pretense!
"Indeed, I can delay no longer. If I wait, Shrek might utilize the fortune collision brought by the war to obtain the maximum fortune before switching sides to the Sun Moon Empire. They could use the merit of switching sides to perfectly inherit this portion of fortune, even obtain a portion (a portion) of fortune from the Sun Moon side, maximizing benefits. But delaying also means the Body Sect's benefits grow larger."
Tang San's gaze was profound .
This Body Sect was completely taking a cut of the meat from his territory!
At the ten-thousand-year juncture, the continent's fortune reached its peak, and contradictions piled up to a tipping point.
As long as he could use the Son of Fortune to gather the fortune from this collision of continental forces onto Shrek and the Tang Sect, it would be a foundation for ten thousand generations, more than enough to prolong the life of the Tang Sect for ten thousand years. Even Shrek would enter a new golden age.
However, in the middle, a Su Ming emerged.
A Body Sect emerged. Everything was evolving in a direction beyond his expectations.
To this day, the entire chessboard had shattered. He could only sporadically hold onto a portion of the gains.
"Rong Nianbing over there (over there) probably won't let Huo Yuhao continue resisting the Sun Moon. He's granting Huo Yuhao a Divine Trial. I might also be able to seize the opportunity to do something."
His eyes turned, looking downwards.
"Ju Zi..."
Although he knew doing this would be wrong for his daughter, but...
Tang San gritted his teeth, "This is the optimal choice."
Sun Moon Imperial Capital.
The royal palace.
Xu Tianran sat on the throne, reviewing memorials. He suddenly slammed the memorial in his hand onto the table, then looked at the ostack of memorials he had already read, expression unpleasant.
Veins bulged on his forehead. His gaze materialized, sweeping over all the ministers with a murderous look.o
The ministers knew well what opinions they and others had submitted.
They fell to their knees one after another.
"Your Majesty, our Sun Moon armies are advancing irresistibly, undefeated. Unifying the continent is only a matter of time. However, imperial authority must ultimately be passed on. We implore Your Majesty to make plans early."
Xu Tianran's face turned even more ugly.
This was practically telling him he couldn't leave an heir.
"We implore Your Majesty to designate a Crown Prince early!"
"We implore Your Majesty to designate a Crown Prince early!"
The ministers chanted in unison.
Xu Tianran flew into a rage.
When the court hall was empty, he lay back on the throne, his gaze empty.
He looked at his lower body.
Clenching his right fist in silent hatred, he smashed it on the table.
Seeing everything proceed as he expected (envisioned), Tang San also let out a sigh of relief.
"As long as Huo Yuhao's child becomes the Sun Moon Crown Prince, Shrek can transition seamlessly to the Sun Moon Empire."
"Xiao Qi, don't blame me. I also found a weakness in Huo Yuhao for you. Otherwise, he'd be truly impossible to control in the future."
Tang San repeated this to himself, seeking absolution.
He waited a while longer, sensing that Rong Nianbing had sent Huo Yuhao's consciousness back to the Douluo Continent.
Huo Yuhao's strange state was noticed.
When he awoke, Pavilion Elders like Yan Shaozhe, as well as Tianmeng and the Ice Empress in his Sea of Consciousness, were all asking what had happened.
Huo Yuhao still felt somewhat dreamlike.
He hadn't expected to be pulled to the God Realm.
Ignoring the crowd's questions, he first focused his consciousness into his brow, sensing the content of his Divine Trial.
"Emotion God Divine Trial, First Trial: Infiltrate the Sun Moon Empire, seek a way out for the Academy. Reward: Increase the number of years of all Spirit Rings by one thousand years."
Through the Rakshasa God Power hidden deep within Huo Yuhao's body, Tang San perfectly peeked at Huo Yuhao's Divine Trial.
"Sure enough, the First Trial is to have Huo Yuhao attempt to ease relations between the Academy and the Sun Moon Empire."
Tang San laughed secretly.
"No one will guess I had this move. Shrek still has the opportunity to integrate into the Sun Moon Empire.
"So, Rong Nianbing, you think you intercepted Huo Yuhao under my control? In reality, it was me secretly permitting it."
Tang San was smug.
What he didn't know was that, on the surface, he was redirecting Shrek's allegiance.
In reality, Shrek's changes, all of this, were merely Su Ming's commands.
[Douluo 3]
Su Ming was no longer interested in Tang San's petty tricks.
He was in a hurry, eager to verify the effects of his recent actions.
After modifying Shrek Academy's foundational code, his attention was immediately focused on the Douluo 3 side.
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