Above Sea God Island.
The ambient energy of heaven and earth slowly dispersing from the Golden Tree seemed to be drawn by some force, frantically converging toward the secret chamber where Xiao Hongchen was located.
Such a massive disturbance naturally could not escape the notice of the Sea God Pavilion.
Before long, the elders had gathered before Mu En.
"Elder Mu, the Golden Tree's energy has already dropped by five percent! We must stop them, even if it means violating the exchange agreement!"
Elder Song looked anxious.
This was only the beginning. Who knew how much of the Golden Tree's energy Xiao Hongchen intended to absorb?
Five percent of the Golden Tree's energy represented several centuries of accumulation!
It was power painstakingly amassed only after at least five generations of Sea God Pavilion Masters—and perhaps even more—had merged their souls into the Golden Tree.
The Golden Tree was also Shrek's final safeguard against utter destruction. The loss to the academy was simply incalculable.
Even if it were merely the ambient energy of heaven and earth that the Golden Tree radiated being excessively consumed, it would still be an unbearable loss for Shrek, let alone the Golden Tree's own energy diminishing at such a rate!
"That's right, Elder Mu. Those little brats from Sun Moon are using some unknown method to absorb the Golden Tree's energy. Though they destroyed the Holy Spirit Cult, how are their methods any different from the devouring techniques used by Evil Soul Masters? We cannot let them continue."
Elder Lin hurriedly spoke as well.
The two Rank 97 Super Douluos, whose standing in the Sea God Pavilion was second only to Mu En's, had spoken. Most of the other elders echoed them, while only Yan Shaozhe and Mu En remained silent.
"No. Their ability to absorb