Lu Jun looked at him, his gaze calm yet carrying a lofty scrutiny, as though he were examining prey that had been thoroughly plotted against.
"You thought your cosmic power was being intercepted by the Tree God?"
"No. The Tree God's life force could only withstand your attacks; it could not steal your energy."
"The one truly doing this was my inner cosmic galaxy."
He raised his other hand, silver starlight flowing around his fingertips. "The operating laws of my inner cosmos are perfectly synchronized with the frequency of the cosmic power outside."
"Every time you unleashed an attack, my inner cosmos intercepted a portion of the energy that scattered away."
"Of the power you released, roughly one-third was captured by my inner cosmos, then delivered through the Rainbow Bridge to the tree before you."
He paused, and a trace of amusement flashed in his eyes, like starlight in a cold night—chill and profound.
"From the start of the battle until now, you have lost around forty percent of your cosmic power."
"And the Tree God has already absorbed, analyzed, and deciphered that power. He is attempting a breakthrough."
Abomination Douluo's three heads turned toward the Tree God at once.
Sure enough, the emerald radiance around the Tree God was undergoing a qualitative transformation.
It was no longer pure life force, but carried traces of dark-red cosmic light.
His aura was rising at a slow yet irreversible pace, like a river at high tide, endlessly pressing toward a certain critical point.
"You had been plotting against me from the very beginning?"
Abomination Douluo's voice held a humiliation he had never felt before. His three heads let out furious howls at the same time.
"From beginning to end, I was being used by you?"
Lu Jun nodded slightly, his azure robes