Ah Yin's Devouring Plan! The Tang Family's Backyard!

The Life Core's gaze fell upon Xiao Bai.

For the first time, a genuine emotion flickered in those pale golden eyes.

It's not vigilance, it's not hostility.

It's confusion.

A kind of bewilderment I've never experienced in my ten thousand years of life.

It had witnessed Deity descend and countless powerful figures turn to dust before it, but it could not see through the young man before it.

He stood in the golden halo, like a phantom emerging from a rift in another world.

Its aura made it impossible to understand using any known laws.

The feeling was both familiar and strange, like the end of Destruction and the beginning of new life.

"Destruction..."

The voice of the Life Core echoed in the space of consciousness.

"There are... twelve more... unidentified auras."

Its eyes flickered slightly.

"There is a power within your body that I am unaware of."

Xiao Bai did not answer.

He just stood there quietly.

"Who are you?"

The voice from the Life Core took on a solemn tone.

"You're not from this world, are you?"

Xiao Bai was silent for a moment. "I was just passing by. It just so happened that my Core Flame resonated slightly with your sapling."

His gaze passed over the Life Core and landed on the giant golden tree.

Then it was drawn back and landed back on the Life Core.

"Are you worried that he's absorbing it too quickly?"

The Life Core did not answer, but its silence itself was the answer.

He won't harm your saplings.

Xiao Bai's voice wasn't loud, but it carried an undeniable certainty.

"He got what he wanted from you, and I'll make sure he leaves something that's in your favor."

The Life Core's gaze flickered slightly.

It looked at the white figure, its smile devoid of calculation, only possessing an indescribable clarity.

It's as if they've witnessed too many outcomes over the long years, so they've learned not to compete or fight.

"You just asked me who I am."

Xiao Bai's gaze returned to the Life Core.

Who I am is not important.

He's the important one.

He will show you things you've never seen before.

"So, we might as well give him a little more time."

Bai Yuan stood in the gradually calming golden light.

He looked up at the hunched shadow, which was still gazing at him.

The Life Core of the Douluo Continent, the spirit of the Golden Ancient Tree.

One of the oldest entities on this continent, it has witnessed the rise and fall of countless powerful beings.

It is the will of the Golden Tree, the source of life energy on this continent.

It is also one of the foundations upon which Shrek Academy has stood for millennia.

He spoke, and his words clearly resonated within the Life Core:

"Twenty thousand years ago, Tang San transplanted you to this Sea God Island to protect Shrek Academy."

The Life Core narrowed its pale golden eyes slightly.

There was a slight pause in its voice that it itself was unaware of:

"Most people know this."

Bai Yuan did not stop; his gaze remained calm.

"But his mother, the Blue Silver Emperor Ah Yin, was also placed in the core of the Golden Tree by him to undergo a leap in her life essence..."

The Life Core shuddered violently.

Those pale golden eyes suddenly lit up, and the surrounding temperature instantly dropped.

"How could you have known!"

Its voice remained calm, but the surrounding golden light began to surge violently.

His aura also became sharp and fierce.

It took a step forward, and its hunched figure suddenly became tall and majestic.

Those pale golden eyes held scrutiny, vigilance, and a hint of instinctive retaliation after having their core secrets touched.

It wanted to keep the boy in front of it and uncover all his unfathomable secrets.

Just as that imposing aura was about to collapse, a silver-white figure stepped out from behind Bai Yuan.

Xiao Bai didn't look at him, but simply raised her hand and gently pressed it against the aura that was about to erupt.

An aura of God Calamity seeped from his palms.

That aura was like a door that had been pushed open, behind which lay a sea of burning stars.

Golden flames spread through the void, while silvery-white light weaved through the darkness.

Countless fragments of planets spun slowly in the void, only to be crushed into powder by some irresistible force.

Deeper within that sea of stars, some incredible beings silently gaze down upon this burning universe.

Their very existence distorts reality; their every breath can erase the stars.

It's as if the entire universe is just a speck of dust passing through their palms.

The pupils at the Life Core contracted violently.

It has lived for ten thousand years, witnessed the descent of Deity, and seen countless powerful beings turn to dust before it.

But it had never seen such power before.

It's not about controlling the laws, but about creating them;

It's not about managing the universe, it's about defining the universe.

That power was far superior to any Deity it could perceive.

The silver-white figure withdrew its hand.

He retreated behind Bai Yuan as if nothing had happened.

He was a little startled.

The Life Core stood still, silent for a long time.

It slowly took a step back, its body returning to its hunched posture.

The emotions churning in those pale golden eyes gradually subsided, leaving only a complex silence.

"Are you suffering a backlash?"

"Tang San attacked you, didn't he?"

The body at the Life Core suddenly shuddered.

It looked at Bai Yuan, its pale golden eyes flickering slightly, but remained silent for a long time.

Seeing its silent demeanor, Bai Yuan already understood.

Tang San not only wanted to use the Golden Tree to protect Shrek, but he also wanted his mother and father to become the new core of this continent.

The Life Core is too ancient and too independent, and does not conform to the Tang Family's plan to control the continent for generations.

Therefore, Tang San wanted to replace it and make Ah Yin the new Life Core of this continent.

Once Ah Yin fully merges with the Golden Tree, the life essence of the entire Douluo Continent will be completely in the hands of the Tang Family.

The Life Core finally spoke.

The Life Core tells me:

"Tang San is truly a scourge."

It raised its eyes and looked at Bai Yuan.

"Beware of the Blue Silver Emperor's interference."

"She had already started making her move."

The voice at the Life Core is very soft, as soft as a sigh in the wind.

"The Blue Silver Emperor has already launched the Plant Assimilation Erosion. She is located at the core of the Golden Tree, and is not only familiar with the power of the Golden Tree, but also has a backup plan left by Tang San to restrain me."

I can't stop her, and she can't completely devour me overnight, but I can't hold out much longer in this tug-of-war."

Bai Yuan remained silent for a moment, looked at the Life Core, and slowly spoke:

"What if... I could help you?"

The eyes of the Life Core shone for a moment, then dimmed again:

"You are human. Tang San is human. You are connected by blood."

Bai Yuan smiled.

You can only trust me now.

The pupils of the Life Core contracted slightly.

It didn't ask any further questions, but simply gave Bai Yuan a deep look.

Golden light emanated from his body.

It enveloped his entire body.

Bai Yuan felt that life energy seeping into his meridians and blood.

It gently circled around the roots of the sapling, as if reinforcing the soil where the sapling was rooted.

The person behind him, perhaps, perhaps.

"Maybe he really can help me?"