Hunting Ah Yin (2)

"Pavilion Master Yun Ming, a god-level battle will break out shortly. To avoid harming the innocent, it would be best if you waited here!" Gu Yuexi said to the Sea God Pavilion members.

Yun Ming and the others bowed to Gu Yuexi's group. Looking at the Golden Ancient Tree standing in the distance within Sea God Lake, they could not help but feel melancholy.

Then, they immediately spoke solemnly to Gu Yuexi and Gu Yuena:

"Your Highnesses, please be sure to help the Golden Tree eliminate the scourge that is Ah Yin. If you succeed, everyone in Shrek will be at your disposal, and we shall never betray you!"

"This was decided after a joint discussion among all Sea God Pavilion members!"

"Oh?"

"That's rather interesting. Your attitude has changed quite a lot. Can you tell me why?"

Gu Yuexi was quite surprised by the situation before her.

Although those not of her kind were bound to harbor different intentions, once the Soul Beast Clan's new homeland—or rather, the God Realm—had been established, she would not want these soul masters, nor would she take them in as her subordinates.

Still, Gu Yuexi intended to hear what they had to say, if only to satisfy her curiosity.

"Your Highness the Golden Dragon King, this is what happened."

After returning from the meeting at the Spirit Pagoda, all the members of Shrek's Sea God Pavilion had actually remained half-convinced and half-skeptical about the Golden Tree.

After all, the Golden Tree had always stood above Sea God Lake, silently protecting Shrek's teachers and students. Two thousand years of faith were not so easily overturned.

Under such circumstances, the Sea God Pavilion members decided to conduct a secret investigation into the Golden Tree.

Afterward, relying on certain special methods, as well as Yun Ming, a powerhouse possessing half a God Position, they truly discovered some clues within the Golden Tree.

At fixed intervals, the Golden Ancient Tree would emit a wave of consciousness. Even ordinary Title Douluo could detect it, and it had apparently continued for at least several thousand years.

However, before this, no one had thought anything was wrong. They had merely regarded it as a friendly signal through which the Golden Tree communicated with the outside world, much like a person speaking.

But after hearing Huo Yuhao and the others' account at the Spirit Pagoda last time, they began to see those fluctuations differently.

Following a series of investigations, Yun Ming and the others discovered that the fluctuations seemed to be a signal from the Golden Tree—or rather, the Golden Tree's anguished groans.

In other words, over all these years, besides dividing its attention to care for Shrek's teachers and students, the Golden Tree seemed to have been fighting a powerful consciousness for control of its own body.

To put it another way, something was trying to possess the Golden Tree and replace it!

Only now did these members of Shrek's Sea God Pavilion fully believe Huo Yuhao's words. Ah Yin truly was inside the Golden Tree.

"So that's how it is. Don't worry. Ah Yin is also a traitor to our Soul Beast Clan, so we will naturally deal with her. A god-level battle will break out shortly, so just wait here!"

"Do not go forward to take a look. If the aftershocks of the battle kill you, we will not be responsible!"

"Understood, Your Highnesses. We will wait here."

After saying that, Gu Yuexi and Gu Yuena flew directly toward Shrek Inner Academy.

At Sea God Lake, an enormous ancient tree grew at the center of the lake. Its luxuriant branches and leaves covered nearly half the lake's surface. The jade-green waters rippled, creating an exceptionally beautiful sight.

At this moment, due to Gu Yuexi and Gu Yuena's arrival, the Golden Ancient Tree also bloomed with green-gold light. Surging life force churned as leaves fell from its branches, transforming into countless flying swords that shot toward the two sisters.

"Hehe, life force? Interesting. Na'er, I'll leave this to you. Treat it as getting familiar with life-attribute Divine Power in advance, so you can lay some groundwork for merging with the Goddess of Life's God Position and seed later."

Gu Yuexi patted her little sister's shoulder, intending to encourage her, only to receive a disdainful glare in return.

"You awful sister, you're obviously just too lazy to do it yourself! What the hell does this thing's life Divine Power have to do with merging with the Goddess of Life's God Position?"

"Elemental Tide!"

Though she said that, the Silver Dragon Spear in Gu Yuena's hand had already burst forth with Seven-Colored Light. All kinds of Elements between heaven and earth frantically gathered around her.

Fireballs, ice blades, wind blades, earth spikes, beams of light, streams of water, and more formed in an instant. Like a tidal wave, they surged toward the little green swords, overwhelming and unstoppable.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Deafening explosions rang out one after another. The god-level clash caused the entire Douluo Star to tremble. Had Gu Yuexi not secretly protected it, the fragile Douluo Star would likely have long since shattered into pieces.

After all, although Gu Yuena's injuries had not fully healed, she still possessed the strength of a First-Level God. Ah Yin, meanwhile, had fused with the Golden Tree and possessed the strength of a Second-Level God.

Once the two of them made a move, the current Douluo Star simply could not withstand it.

"Hmph, don't think that just because you're relying on the Golden Ancient Tree, I wouldn't dare hurt you."

"Soul Chains, go!"

"You traitor of the Soul Beast Clan who became a god through possession, get out here!"

Countless chains condensed from divine consciousness appeared around Gu Yuena, rapidly winding around the trunk of the Golden Tree.

Soon, they dragged out a breathtakingly beautiful woman in a blue gown. It was none other than the Blue Silver Emperor, Ah Yin.

The instant Ah Yin was pulled out, the Golden Tree also bloomed with dazzling light. Its branches swayed joyfully toward Gu Yuexi and Gu Yuena, as if thanking them.

As the Silver Dragon King, although Gu Yuena possessed only the strength of a First-Level God, her spiritual power was at the God King Level. Naturally, she could suppress Ah Yin and sever her connection to the Golden Tree.

"Teachers and students of Shrek, I am Tang San's mother, and I am also the Life Core of Douluo Star. Everything we have done was for you, for Douluo Star to have a better future!"

After sensing that her connection with the Golden Tree had been severed, Ah Yin finally panicked. She immediately pointed at Gu Yuexi and Gu Yuena and cursed:

"They are Soul Beasts! They are the ones who truly seek to endanger Douluo Star!"

"Would you rather believe two Soul Beasts than believe in Little San's arrangements?"

"He truly did it for your sake! You ignorant fools don't understand Little San's painstaking intentions at all. You will regret this sooner or later!"

"Such noise!"

"You're at death's door, yet you still dare spout such nonsense here!"

After Gu Yuena spoke, the Silver Dragon Spear in her hand erupted with dazzling light and stabbed toward Ah Yin!

However, at that moment, a massive seven-colored hammer suddenly descended from the sky, blocking the Silver Dragon Spear's attack for Ah Yin.

At the same time, a majestic voice rang out:

"A bunch of ignorant fools, two stinking dragons, and you dare hurt my wife!"