Faced with an overwhelming disparity in overall military strength.
After ten thousand years, the vast Star Dou Great Forest had been reduced to its core region.
And even that entire core region had been fenced off by the Spirit Pagoda.
In the Spirit Pagoda's eyes, the remaining Soul Beasts were nothing more than poultry.
At the Lake of Life.
The expression of a tall man in black dragon robes shifted slightly.
The next moment, countless vines resembling giant pythons came creeping toward him.
Every vine bore sinister eyes.
"Has it been taken care of?"
Di Tian asked softly.
The eyes on the densely packed vines instantly contracted, and a slightly trembling voice rang out:
"Th-there was a little accident."
"Hmm?"
Di Tian narrowed his eyes. Coldness filled his golden pupils, and a terrifying pressure descended in an instant.
"I-I kept watch beside Na'er for three whole days!
I even secretly guided her toward Shrek.
But, Lord Beast God, you know Shrek has experts as numerous as clouds. I didn't dare act too brazenly.
So it didn't work very well.
Tonight, I intended to take the risk of forcibly sending Na'er into the area and triggering her Martial Soul awakening to attract Shrek's attention.
But Na'er unexpectedly ran into that Heavenly Phoenix from the Spirit Pagoda."
Heavenly Phoenix?
Di Tian raised his brows slightly.
"Heavenly Phoenix Leng Yaozhu?"
"Yes!"
The vines trembled as the voice continued excitedly:
"What's more, I sensed a momentary fluctuation in her aura. That aura...
She seems to have finally found a way to break through to Limit Douluo!"
Di Tian narrowed his golden eyes at those words.
"Go on."
"Afterward, I intended to wait until they left before acting.
But Na'er seems to have inherited not only the Silver Dragon Spear, but also that part of our lord's appetite.
With a meal of... barbecue, Leng Yaozhu lured Na'er away."
The corner of Di Tian's mouth twitched.
Left with no other choice, their lord had split off thirty percent of her own essence to form Na'er.
In the original plan, their lord was supposed to join the Spirit Pagoda and secretly take control of it.
All their covert arrangements over the years had also targeted the Spirit Pagoda.
Na'er's appearance had fallen outside their original expectations.
Thus, their lord had decided to send Na'er into Shrek.
The perfect outcome envisioned in the plan was this.
The primary self, Gu Yue, would take charge of the Spirit Pagoda.
The secondary self, Na'er, would take charge of Shrek.
Then the resurgence of the Soul Beast Clan would be unstoppable.
But now, something had gone wrong at the very first step.
Di Tian felt a headache coming on.
After pondering for a moment, he said:
"Since things have come to this, we'll take one step at a time!
Since Leng Yaozhu has found an opportunity to break through to Limit Douluo, once she completes her breakthrough and consolidates her cultivation,
it won't be long before she inevitably enters the Half-God Realm.
In that case, this mix-up might not be a bad thing."
Limit Douluo was divided into three realms.
Quasi-Half-God, Half-God, and Quasi-God.
Upon first breaking through, one's cultivation would be at the Quasi-Half-God Realm.
And the leap from Quasi-Half-God to Half-God was even easier than the leap from level 98 to level 99.
One only needed time to consolidate and stabilize one's cultivation.
As long as no accidents occurred along the way, reaching the Half-God Realm was almost inevitable.
Therefore.
Once Leng Yaozhu broke through and consolidated her cultivation,
the Half-God Realm, combined with Four-Word Battle Armor, would bring tremendous changes to both her strength and standing.
She might well have a chance to contend for the position of Pagoda Master.
When that happened, the secondary self, Na'er, could seize the opportunity to take charge of the Spirit Pagoda.
The primary self, Gu Yue, could join Shrek and then seek control of it, achieving the same result.
At that thought, Di Tian's taut nerves relaxed a little.
He then asked:
"How are things with our lord?"
"According to Zi JI, our lord will probably need two or three years to recover.
Only then can the plan on that side be put into action."
Listening to the Demon-Eyed Devil Tree's report, Di Tian nodded lightly, then instructed:
"Continue monitoring her in secret. Report immediately if anything happens with Na'er."
"Yes, Lord Di Tian."
The hundredth floor of the Spirit Pagoda.
Buzzz-
Silver light flickered.
"Roar!"
A low dragon cry suddenly rang out.
Na'er, whose eyes had been tightly shut, suddenly opened them.
The purple in her eyes visibly faded, turning pale silver.
Then she instinctively reached out and grasped. A silver dragon abruptly materialized out of thin air and dove into her palm.
It then transformed into a long silver dragon spear.
The Silver Dragon Spear!
As Su Xun watched, something stirred in his mind.
The purple in her eyes had faded to pale silver.
That meant the Na'er before him was the Na'er whom Gu Yuena had split off in the original timeline.
In other words, some things from the original timeline might have changed.
Tang Wulin had not found Gu Yuena.
What had prompted Gu Yuena to carry out this "split" of her own accord now?
Su Xun had his doubts, but since he could not find an answer for the moment, he did not dwell on them.
Leng Yaozhu gazed at the Silver Dragon Spear in Na'er's hand, her eyes narrowing slightly.
The spatial attribute.
What's more, that dragon cry just now actually made even my Heavenly Phoenix tremble slightly.
This has nothing to do with cultivation realms. It's more like bloodline suppression.
Could this silver dragon spear be similar to the Qiangu Family's Coiling Dragon Staff?
No.
Even the Coiling Dragon Staff can't make the Heavenly Phoenix tremble across species!
Have I stumbled upon another treasure?
Leng Yaozhu could not help looking at Su Xun, feeling that he truly was her lucky star.
Na'er looked at the Silver Dragon Spear in her hand, confusion appearing in her eyes as she instinctively murmured:
"The Silver Dragon Spear?
Is this my... Martial Soul?"
"Yes."
Leng Yaozhu nodded, then placed a hand on Na'er. After sensing her condition, her phoenix eyes brightened slightly.
Innate full soul power.
She was immediately even more pleased.
After a moment's thought, she instructed:
"From now on, you'll attend lessons and cultivate together with little Xun.
As long as you complete your daily cultivation tasks, you can eat and drink as much as you like."
Na'er's eyes lit up.
"Really?!"
"Of course. I keep my word."
"Yay! Auntie Big Pecs, you're the best!"
"???"
Leng Yaozhu's face was covered in question marks. Embarrassed and annoyed, she finally could not resist flicking Na'er on the forehead.
Su Xun snickered beside them, only to be caught red-handed by his beloved teacher and receive a flick himself.
Despite her tear-filled eyes, Na'er pointed at Su Xun and laughed without a care.
Su Xun suggested:
"Teacher, I think we should control our diet. Binge eating isn't a good habit.
Why don't we fast for three days?"
Leng Yaozhu raised her brows and gave an "Oh."
Hearing that she would have to go hungry for three days, Na'er's face immediately crumpled, and tears came on command.
"Su Xun, you big meanie!
I don't want to be friends with you anymore! Let me leave!
I'm going to work! Off! The books!
Boohoo~"
The corner of Su Xun's mouth curled upward.
Hah, as if I couldn't handle you!
Watching this scene, Leng Yaozhu was thoroughly amused too.
In the end, Su Xun successfully soothed the little crybaby with a single sentence: "I was teasing you. We'll have nine meals tomorrow."
Just then, the doorbell rang.
Su Xun hurried to open the door, only to find two burly men he had met a few times before standing in the doorway with shopping bags.
"What are these?"
"Her Excellency asked us to buy clothes for Na'er."
At those words, Su Xun promptly turned around.
"Little crybaby, your delivery's here. Come get it yourself."
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