Naturally, with the dragon core in hand, Ye Guyi should have been able to begin condensing her second soul core, but Xiao Hongchen wanted to let them consolidate their foundations a bit more since their soul power had been rising far too quickly.
Moreover, the purpose of this trip to Shrek for academic exchange was precisely that Golden Ancient Tree; with the souls of countless generations of Sea God Pavilion Masters serving as its nourishment, the energy contained within the Golden Tree had long since reached the realm of a demi-god.
Ah Yin inside was already smiling in amusement, thinking, Oh wow, even natural consumable materials...
This was also why Xiao Hongchen did not plan to use dozens of Rank 9 Soul Guidance Cannonballs to destroy Shrek.
Wanting to destroy an organization and dismantle it from the inside was always much easier than forcefully invading from the outside.
Furthermore, once an entity like the Golden Ancient Tree was completely destroyed, the massive vitality accumulated inside it over an unknown number of years would also dissipate along with it.
Xiao Hongchen could not bear to waste such a tremendous resource.
The only person capable of stopping them was the crippled Mu En, and he had to be killed with lightning speed before he had a chance to borrow the power of the Golden Tree.
Otherwise, Mu En combined with the Golden Tree was something even Di Tian would not fear, and he himself would likely face disastrous consequences.
Thinking of this, Xiao Hongchen forcibly awakened the unconscious Huo Yuhao.
"Kill me..."
Huo Yuhao's eyes were dull and his heart was as dead as ash.
His million-year first soul ring had turned into a white ten-year ice silkworm soul ring, and his soul skill had also degenerated into an ordinary Simulation Skill.