Huo Yuhao turned his head to look at Gu Yue beside him, saying, "It seems they really don't know anything."
He had taken note of the previous conversation and the reactions of the two. Niu Tian's caution and Tai Tan's blank expression did not seem fake.
Gu Yue naturally saw it as well, nodding slightly before asking, "Then how do you plan to deal with them?"
Huo Yuhao did not rush to answer, casting his gaze back onto Niu Tian and Tai Tan.
With a thought in his mind and a slight lift of his fingertips, two strands of the power of destruction flew out silently, sinking into the bodies of the two.
That power was like silk threads, penetrating deep into the bones without harming people, more like an invisible shackle quietly dwelling in the depths of their Soul.
After finishing all this, Huo Yuhao finally spoke: "From now on, you will stay in this Small World, properly maintaining everything here. You must not go outside; otherwise, you should know what the consequences will be in your hearts."
He did not spell it out, but that strand of the power of destruction was the most direct warning.
When Huo Yuhao made his move just now, he did not deliberately conceal it. That dense and pure aura of destruction was unreservedly displayed before the two.
Niu Tian and Tai Tan saw it clearly, and turbulent waves churned in their hearts even more; they were too familiar with that power.
Ten Thousand Years ago in the Divine Realm, the aura of the God of Destruction was just like this. More than once, they had felt the same level of oppression during the confrontations between Tang San and the God of Destruction.
The power of destruction unleashed by Huo Yuhao at this moment was identical to that of the God of Destruction, almost making the two think that the lofty God King of Destruction was standing right before their eyes.
However, this was clearly not the time to delve deeply into it. Niu Tian suppressed the surging shock and doubt in his heart, asked not a half-sentence more, and immediately lowered his head to say: "Yes, God King!"
Huo Yuhao withdrew his gaze and did not bother to look at the two of them another glance.
As long as Gu Yue canceled the means of controlling humans in the Myriad Beast Platform, this Small World could still operate smoothly, which was a good thing for both humans and the Spirit Beast.
When Niu Tian and Tai Tan raised their heads again, the space before them was completely empty.
The figures of Huo Yuhao, Gu Yue, and Na'er had long since disappeared within the core of this Small World.
Spirit Pagoda Headquarters, inside Huo Yuhao's office.
Gu Yue looked at Huo Yuhao and asked: "What are we doing next?"
Huo Yuhao had long made plans in his heart and replied without hesitation: "To pacify the exterior, one must first settle the interior. Aside from the Abyss Plane, the only things left that are worth my action are the contingency plans left behind by Tang San on the Douluo Continent."
As his voice fell, he extended his right hand. The power of space surged slightly in his palm, causing a pale silver ripple to emerge.
Immediately following, a palm-sized emerald-green seedling materialized out of thin air on his palm. Its leaves were tender and dripping with green, its veins as clear as carvings, and its entire body radiated a soft and pure green light.
Although it was merely a small seedling, the life energy contained within it was shockingly dense.
With its appearance, the air in the entire office took on a fresh feel, and even the potted green plant with withered yellow leaves on the windowsill visibly unfurled its leaves.
Na'er also felt the extraordinary nature of this seedling and could not help leaning closer by half a step, asking curiously: "What is this?"
Huo Yuhao glanced at her, a teasing smile tugging at the corner of his mouth, and replied casually: "Tang San's mother."
"Ah?!" Na'er let out a startled cry, her eyes widening, and then she suddenly recalled the things Gu Yue had mentioned to her before. Her mind spun and she reacted, lowering her voice to ask: "Is this the life core of the Douluo Continent?"
Huo Yuhao nodded, his expression recovering a bit of seriousness: "That's right."
Hearing this, Gu Yue also stepped forward, her gaze falling upon the seedling. After observing it carefully for a moment, she asked: "Can it be stripped away?"
Huo Yuhao shook his head, a hint of helplessness in his tone: "Although Ah Yin is very weak right now, she has completely fused with the life core of the Douluo Planet. Even I cannot forcefully strip her away."
"The life core is of paramount importance to the entire Douluo Planet. Once destroyed, the ecology of the entire planet will collapse."
Gu Yue furrowed her brow slightly upon hearing this, but when she saw the unhurried expression on Huo Yuhao's face, her brows quickly unfurled again.
She understood him too well. With Huo Yuhao's personality, since he dared to bring this problem out to discuss, he must already have a train of thought to solve it in his heart.
Huo Yuhao lowered his head to look at the emerald-green seedling in his palm, saying: "Since she wants to become the life core of the Douluo Continent, then we shall grant her wish."
Speaking up to this point, his tone shifted slightly, turning a few degrees colder: "However, she is merely a life core; it's best if she doesn't have any independent consciousness."
As his words fell, the power of destruction quietly surged in his palm. A dark purple light like fine threads Binding to the roots and leaf veins of the seedling, leaving behind deep marks within the emerald halo.
That was not destruction, but a Seal and reshaping, completely suppressing Ah Yin's consciousness and retaining only the purest instinctual operation of the life core.
After finishing all this, Huo Yuhao handed the seedling to Gu Yue: "This life core, plant it in the Star Dou Great Forest afterwards."
Hearing this, Gu Yue's heart gave a sudden jolt, and a flash of brightness crossed her eyes.
She naturally knew what this meant. With the life core taking root in the Star Dou Great Forest, it meant that the ancient Spirit Beast homeland would receive the vitality irrigation of the entire planet, from then on restoring Origin Qi and flourishing with all things.
She extended her hand and cautiously took the seedling, her fingertips exerting a slight force as if holding the future of the entire Soul Beast Clan.
The gaze she cast at Huo Yuhao carried a hint of gratitude, and she nodded heavily.
Huo Yuhao withdrew his hand, his gaze crossing the windowsill to cast towards the distant horizon: "Now, only Tang San's father is left."
He turned his head to look at Gu Yue and Na'er, asking with a serious expression: "What kind of strength can you unleash when you undergo Body Integration now?"
Gu Yue and Na'er exchanged a glance, their gazes intersecting for a fraction of a second before Gu Yue opened her mouth to reply: "We haven't fully recovered to our Peak state yet. If we undergo Body Integration right now... we will only have about the cultivation level of a divine official."
Huo Yuhao nodded upon hearing this, his expression showing not a shred of disappointment: "A divine official, huh? That's enough."
He withdrew his gaze and said: "Then come with me to meet this Tang Hao who wants to become the Lord of the Plane."
The so-called Lord of the Plane, although wielding the executive Law and core authority of the entire Douluo Plane, was not located within Douluo Planet itself, but rather in an independent, secluded space.
This space drifted between the plane barriers, and it was virtually impossible for outsiders to find its entrance.
However, for Huo Yuhao, who now held the position of God King, it was hardly any difficult problem.
Gu Yue and Na'er had already undergone Body Integration at this moment, their two figures blending into one. Her appearance reverted to that silver-haired, purple-eyed look, and the aura around her body was also refined and tranquil, so she should be called Gu Yuena at this moment.
Huo Yuhao grabbed Gu Yuena's hand. The instant their fingertips interlocked, ripples once again arose in the space around the two of them.
With a flash of light, the figures inside the office had already vanished.
When their vision became clear once more, they were already situated in an entirely unfamiliar space.
All around was empty, and everything within sight was a blank void. There was no sky, no earth, no direction, and no end, as if they were wrapped inside a giant, formless eggshell.
Right in the dead center of this space, a figure was sitting cross-legged.
That was a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties. His face was resolute as if carved by a knife and chisel, with sharp angles, and a bone-born fierce expression between his brows.
He had a stalwart figure and broad shoulders and back. Even just sitting quietly, he gave people a heavy, steady sense of oppression like a boulder.
Feeling the unfamiliar aura fluctuations appearing in this space, that man abruptly opened his eyes. His gaze was like lightning, carrying a sharp vigilance as it shot straight toward the direction of Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena.
When his line of sight met theirs, his pupils violently shook.
This person was naturally Tang San's biological father, the Clear Sky Douluo from two Ten Thousand Years ago on the continent — Tang Hao.
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