Madam Tang, you wouldn't want... (Seeking Collection and Follow-up Reads)

"A ten-thousand-year master plan, truly... to have his own parents begin the possession of the [Plane Consciousness] and [Life Core] at this very juncture..."

Whether it was himself or the Qiu'er of that year, both were merely essential appetizers for Tang San to realize his ten-thousand-year master plan.

To truly allow Tang Hao and A Yin to replace the [Plane Consciousness] and [Life Core] and seize the corresponding authority, the key power of the plane's destiny was indispensable. This was precisely why Tang San had expended so much effort calculating against Huo Yuhao and Wang Qiu'er.

Only by obtaining the power of destiny from him and Qiu'er could Tang Hao and A Yin truly control the various authorities of the Douluo plane, and logically arrange for [Tang Wulin] and [Tang Xuanyu] to become the [Child of the Plane].

It went without saying that from now on, the [Child of the Plane's Destiny] of the Douluo Continent would forever and always be a member of the Tang family.

Look at that; sacrificing only [Huo Yuhao] and [Wang Qiu'er] to benefit the entire future of the Tang family—what a cost-effective deal.

One could call Tang San a bastard, but one could never call him stupid.

Baili Du rested his chin on one hand, deep in thought. At this rate, he estimated they would complete the possession in less than ten years. Whether he and Qiu'er could handle the aftermath when that time came was hard to say.

Then... could he act now to stop them?

It wouldn't be difficult to deal with these two half-baked second-tier gods, but the problem was whether Tang San would personally descend to interfere.

After careful consideration, Baili Du reached his conclusion.

No, Tang San wouldn't dare!

Based on Baili Du's understanding of Tang San, this guy always prided himself on being pure and noble. He might be underhanded in the shadows, but in the light, he would never let anyone find a single fault in him!

Bringing his parents—two deities—down to the mortal realm was already a violation of the rules, let alone the absolute transgression of replacing the [Plane Consciousness] and [Life Core]. Once discovered, the God of Destruction would surely bring his Scepter of Destruction and beat Tang San to a pulp.

Judging by the battles during the God Realm turmoil ten thousand years later, the Tang San of that time was inferior in raw strength to the God of Destruction and required the assistance of Ning Rongrong and Oscar to barely contend with him, let alone the current Tang San who had just entered the God King realm.

If he disrupted the possession plan of Tang Hao and A Yin, Tang San would have to swallow his pride and suffer in silence! As long as there was no massive, undeniable commotion like the fall of a deity, Tang San, with his lifelong cautious nature, would never act rashly.

To him, control over everything was paramount.

As for everything else, they were merely necessary sacrifices. He could sacrifice his own daughter, so sacrificing his own mother was naturally acceptable.

Action followed thought!

He glanced back at the young Huo Yuhao, who was busy reading, then tore through space and arrived at Shrek Academy.

"It really has been a long time..." Looking at the familiar Shrek Academy, Baili Du's heart couldn't help but stir.

The clear, azure Sea God Lake, the vibrant outer courtyard, and the forest-like greenery.

It would be even better if he could smash those eyesore statues of the original Shrek Seven Devils.

Past memories surfaced in his mind, and involuntarily, a sincere smile appeared on Baili Du's face.

If not for encountering the Tang Sect and all those wretched affairs, he realized now that the most comfortable days of his life were the ones spent cultivating here at Shrek Academy.

He was young then, not yet blinded by love.

Thinking about it now, it was laughable—planning to spend a lifetime with someone at the age of ten-something?

What did a teenager know about love?

Continuing to use Simulation to hide himself, he swept his nostalgic gaze over every familiar face, his heart surging with emotion.

Mu En, Yan Shaozhe, Qian Duoduo, Fan Yu...

Zhang Lexuan, Ma Xiaotao, Ling Luochen...

He truly hadn't expected to see everyone again!

But then, Baili Du's heart dimmed. If only he hadn't left so hastily back then; what was the point of rushing to the God Realm to be a dog for the Tang family?!

This debt, no matter how much time passed, he would settle it properly with the Tang family!

He exhaled, forcibly suppressing the anger in his heart, withdrew his gaze, and walked toward the Golden Tree.

The Golden Tree was also the location of the Sea God Pavilion at Shrek Academy. The elders of the inner courtyard usually retired and held meetings here, leaving the inner courtyard students to carry out surveillance missions and risk their lives against evil soul masters.

They had dedicated their entire lives to Shrek Academy; couldn't they enjoy themselves a little?

That old fraud Xuan Zi was still there, happily gnawing on a chicken leg and drinking wine; Mu En was still basking in the sun; Yan Shaozhe was still busy playing politics with the Soul Tool Department.

Everything was so peaceful, so beautiful that they hadn't even noticed the parasite living inside the Golden Tree.

Baili Du's azure eyes narrowed dangerously as he looked at the stunning figure sitting in the void within the Golden Tree's space, knees pulled to her chest, wearing a green dress and radiating a rich aura of life.

Tang San's mother, a hundred-thousand-year soul beast in human form, the Blue Silver Emperor A Yin.

"It took you over ten thousand years of devouring the plane's life energy on the Douluo Continent just to advance from a god official to a second-tier god, and the price was to spend ten thousand years as a vegetative state without consciousness inside this Golden Tree. I really don't know whether to call your son filial or you, the mother, stupid..."

Hiding in the core space of the Golden Tree, were you? Not to mention the Limit Douluo of this era on the Douluo Continent, even a second-tier god with poor spatial attainments might not have been able to discover Tang San's mother.

But that couldn't stump Baili Du!

Who didn't know spatial power? He even had a Spatial Soul Core!

Although...

He introspected with some worry. The silver Spatial Soul Core originally located in his dantian had turned a strange silver-gray. It radiated not just spatial energy, but also the space-time power that seemed to have sent him to this timeline.

This had burrowed into his body when he finally broke through the pull of the [Space-Time Turbulence]. He was barely suppressing the time energy within it using his divine power, like a ticking time bomb buried in his body, and he didn't know when it might explode...

Forget it, ignore that for now; business first!

A flash of ferocity crossed his eyes as he reached out toward the Golden Tree, then pulled sharply.

The next moment, an illusory blue figure composed of pure life energy and soul power was violently repelled by a force, stumbling as it was torn from the trunk of the Golden Tree and landing silently on the ground behind it.

He did not alert anyone on Sea God Island in the Inner Court, not even Mu En, the 99th-rank Limit Douluo.

She was a woman of peerless beauty, her long, water-blue hair cascading down her back like a waterfall. Clad in a flowing emerald-green dress, she radiated a rich, pure aura of life. Yet, at this moment, her face was deathly pale, her eyes filled with terror and panic, and her form appeared somewhat translucent.

She had been at the most critical stage of possessing the Golden Tree, but the process had been forcibly interrupted, causing her divine power to backflow and leaving her severely injured.