"The Tathagata knows the thoughts in the hearts of all beings. Knows it as it truly is."
This is known as Telepathy.
This is the incomparable divine power of Buddhism.
And Guan Yan spent 537 years studying the Dragon God.
"Knows it as it truly is" — how terrifying are these four words?
All along, the Dragon God's greatest focus was on how to capture Jade Balance, how to control Jade Balance. Everything about Guan Yan and even the Forest sea source realm, including the world's will, was never in its sights.
Even if the divine authority were seized, even if the speed of devouring the world's will were slowed, it was merely a facade to mislead others.
It didn't want to be too flamboyant or cause a big commotion, attracting other competitors.
Even why it painstakingly concocted the Dragon God's duty, devised the Dragon God envoy, and occasionally tried to send out some rewards was all to cover up the occupation of the Jade Balance Stars.
This was the only focus.