"So it really is the Ten-Thousand-Year Grand Plan... at this very moment, he's already letting his parents begin to seize the Planar Will and the Life Core..."
Whether it was himself or Qiu'er back then, they were both merely the key appetizers for Tang San to realize his Ten-Thousand-Year Grand Plan.
To truly allow Tang Hao and Ah Yin to replace the Planar Will and Life Core and obtain the corresponding authorities, the crucial Planar Destiny was indispensable. This was exactly why Tang San spent so much effort plotting against Huo Yuhao and Wang Qiu'er.
Only by seizing the Destiny carried by him and Qiu'er could Tang Hao and Ah Yin truly control the various authorities of the Douluo Plane, naturally arranging for Tang Wulin and Tang Xuanyu to become the Sons of the Plane.
One didn't even need to think to know that from then on, the Planar Children of Destiny of the Douluo Continent would forever and always only be members of the Tang Family.
Look at that—sacrificing just two people, Huo Yuhao and Wang Qiu'er, to benefit the future of the entire Tang Family. What a bargain.
You can say Tang San is a villain, but you can't say he's an idiot.
Baili Du rested his chin on his hand, deep in thought. Judging by this progress, they would likely complete the seizure within ten years. Whether the current him and Qiu'er could handle it by then was hard to say.
So... could he act now to stop them?
Defeating these two half-baked Second-Class Gods wouldn't be difficult, but the question was: would Tang San personally descend to the lower realm to interfere?
After careful consideration, Baili Du reached a conclusion.
No, Tang San wouldn't dare!
Based on Baili Du's understanding of Tang San, the man always prided himself on being "pure and noble." He might do shady things in the dark, but on the surface, he would never let anyone find a flaw in his conduct!
Sending his parents—two gods—to the lower realm was already a violation of the rules, let alone an absolute transgression like replacing the Planar Will and Life Core. If discovered, the God of Destruction would surely bring his Destruction Scepter over to give Tang San a thrashing.
Looking at the battle during the God Realm rebellion ten thousand years later, the Tang San of that time was inferior to the God of Destruction in terms of raw power and needed the support of Ning Rongrong and Oscar just to barely hold his own. Let alone the Tang San of this era, who had only recently entered the God King Realm.
If he sabotaged the seizure plan currently being carried out by Tang Hao and Ah Yin, Tang San would have no choice but to swallow the insult in silence! As long as he didn't cause a massive, unhideable commotion like the fall of a god, Tang San, with his lifelong cautious character, would not act rashly.
To him, maintaining control over everything was paramount.
As for others, they could all be necessary sacrifices. He could sacrifice his own daughter; why would his mother be any different?
No sooner said than done!
He glanced back at little Yuhao, who was busy reading, then casually tore through space and arrived at Shrek Academy.
...
"It really has been a long time..." Looking at the exceptionally familiar Shrek Academy, Baili Du's heart couldn't help but stir.
The clear, azure Sea God Lake, the vibrant Outer Court, and the forest-like greenery.
It would be even better if he could smash those eyesore statues of the original Shrek Seven Devils.
Memories of the past surfaced in his mind, and unconsciously, a sincere smile appeared on Baili Du's face.
Thinking back, if he hadn't encountered the Tang Sect and all those miserable affairs, the most comfortable days of his life were actually those spent cultivating here at Shrek Academy.
Back then he was still young, his head not yet clouded by "love."
It's funny to think about now—at a dozen years old, he had planned to spend his entire life with someone?
What the hell does a teenager know about love and romance?
Continuing to use Simulation to hide himself, his nostalgic gaze swept over every familiar face, his heart racing.
Mu En, Yan Shaozhe, Qian Duoduo, Fan Yu...
Zhang Lexuan, Ma Xiaotao, Ling Luochen...
He truly hadn't expected to be able to see everyone one more time!
But then, Baili Du's spirit darkened. If only he hadn't been in such a hurry to leave back then! What was the point of rushing to the God Realm just to be a dog for the Tang Family?!
This debt, no matter how much time passed, he would settle it thoroughly with the Tang Family!
Exhaling sharply, he forcibly suppressed the rage in his heart. He withdrew his gaze and walked up to the Golden Ancient Tree.
The Golden Tree was also the location of the Sea God Pavilion. The elders of the Inner Court usually spent their retirement or held meetings here, leaving the Inner Court students to carry out inspection missions and risk their lives against Evil Soul Masters.
They had dedicated their lives to Shrek Academy; shouldn't they get to enjoy themselves a little?
Elder Xuan, that burden of a man, was still there happily gnawing on chicken legs and drinking wine. Mu En was still basking in the sun, and Yan Shaozhe was still busy scheming against the Soul Tool Department.
Everything was so peaceful—so beautiful that they hadn't even noticed the blood-sucking parasite living inside the Golden Tree.
Baili Du's azure eyes narrowed dangerously as he looked at the beautiful figure sitting with her knees pulled to her chest in the void of the Golden Ancient Tree's internal space, dressed in a green gown and radiating a dense aura of life.
The mother of Tang San, a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, the Blue Silver Emperor Ah Yin.
"It took you ten thousand years of devouring the life energy of the Douluo Plane to advance from a Divine Officer to a Second-Class God, all at the cost of being a mindless vegetable inside this Golden Tree for ten millennia. I truly don't know whether to call your son 'filial' or you 'stupid'..."
Hiding in the core space of the Golden Ancient Tree? Forget the Limit Douluos of this era; even a Second-Class God with slightly lesser mastery over space might not necessarily discover Tang San's old lady.
But this was no obstacle for Baili Du!
Who doesn't know how to use spatial power? I even have a Spatial Soul Core!
Though...
He checked his internal state with some concern. The silver Spatial Soul Core originally located in his lower dantian had turned an eerie silver-gray. It emitted not just spatial aura, but seemingly the power of space-time that had sent him to this timeline.
This energy had burrowed into his body when he finally broke through the pull of the Spacetime Turbulence. He was barely using his divine power to suppress the temporal energy within it. It was like a ticking time bomb buried inside him; there was no telling when it might explode...
Forget it, business first!
A flash of ferocity crossed his eyes. He reached out toward the Golden Ancient Tree and made a pulling motion.
In the next instant, an illusory blue figure composed of pure life energy and soul power was violently rejected by an invisible force. She stumbled out from the trunk of the Golden Ancient Tree, landing silently on the ground behind the tree.
This did not alert anyone on the Inner Court's Sea God Island, including the Level 99 Limit Douluo Mu En.
It was a woman of exquisite beauty, a peerless lady of the world. Her aqua-blue hair fell behind her like a waterfall, and she wore an emerald-green gauze dress. Her entire body radiated a dense and pure aura of life. However, at this moment, her face was pale, her eyes filled with terror and panic, and her form appeared somewhat transparent.
She had been at the most critical moment of seizing the Golden Tree, but she had been forcibly interrupted, causing her divine power to backflow and even resulting in significant injury.