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Even as emperor, he could not escape one unavoidable reality—his bloodline.
Having lost the ability to perform as a man, he was naturally incapable of producing an heir.
Now, as the war raged on at the front lines, the ministers in the imperial capital, Sun-Moon, grew increasingly impatient, pressing him for a solution.
Xu Tiannan had already prepared one.
Juzi read through his secret letter, her expression turning cold.
"This lunatic."
After finishing the letter, she was left with only one overwhelming feeling—disgust.
What kind of twisted mind could come up with such a solution?
Juzi took a deep breath, maintaining a carefully measured expression of reluctance without revealing any resentment or defiance.
"The war has entered a critical stage. I'll need more time before I can return to Sun-Moon. Master Wang, I'd appreciate it if you could explain the situation to His Majesty on my behalf."
She was stalling.
At the very least, she had to meet Huo Yuhao one more time before making any decisions.
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Su Yu was immersed in the intense fluctuations of the surrounding rules. Within his spiritual sea, countless runes continuously evolved and refined themselves, all reaching a level comparable to those over ten thousand years old.
However, despite all this, Su Yu had no clue how to communicate with the will of the plane.
Even when he activated his power of fate, attempting to sense any fate-related connections tied to himself, he found nothing.
"This isn't right. I'm searching for the will of the plane, but the will of the plane is undoubtedly the core of the entire Douluo Continent. In a way, it is Douluo Continent itself—meaning it exists everywhere. If that's the case, my power of fate won't work to pinpoint a specific target."
Realizing his mistake, Su Yu began thinking of a solution.
"The Golden Ancient Tree."
Based on what he had learned from the Fifth Trial, the Golden Ancient Tree was the key to communicating with the will of the plane.
"If I use the Golden Ancient Tree, I can draw the attention of the plane's will!"
Su Yu wasn't sure whether the will of the plane possessed consciousness or intelligence, but it undoubtedly had its own instincts.
After all, everything on Douluo Continent contained spirituality—even metal could develop a spirit over time. Could the plane itself truly lack awareness? Could it have never developed wisdom?
It wasn't impossible.
And if it had no awareness… then what exactly was being taken over?
This meant the will of the plane wasn't just an abstract concept—it truly existed.
All Su Yu needed to do was attract its attention.
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Activating his power of fate, Su Yu channeled it into the Golden Ancient Tree, delving deep within it. Using the tree as a stepping stone, he attempted to reach out to the will of Douluo Continent itself.
He wasn't sure how much time had passed—his consciousness felt as though it had been submerged in an ocean of rules.
As his power of fate intertwined with the Golden Ancient Tree, his awareness sank even deeper, reaching a space where the density of rules was comparable to the Life God's Source Pool.
And in the depths of this ocean of rules, something was there.
Through the power of fate, Su Yu sensed an existence—a presence lurking within the rules, seemingly connected to the entire system of laws, the very core that gathered and governed them all.
The Golden Ancient Tree. The heart of the plane.
Or rather, this wasn't the core of the plane itself, but rather the control center where all the plane's rules converged and operated—the heart of the entire system!
And in this hazy, boundless space, Su Yu felt an incredibly strong will.
No—two wills.
Two orbs of light clashed against each other.
One of them, a blue-gold radiance, was enveloped in a faint layer of golden divine power, encasing the other will, attempting to devour it.
Su Yu quickly pieced things together.
That blue-gold light… it's A'Yin—the Sea God's mother.
She was trying to take over the Golden Ancient Tree, to consume its consciousness, and replace it, becoming the true core of the plane.
Even with the backing of a God-King, it wasn't easy to devour and replace the heart of an entire plane—especially if one wanted to inherit its full power without flaws.
Wait…
A sudden thought struck Su Yu.
"Could it be… that Shrek's destruction ten thousand years from now was part of this plan?"
Was it all orchestrated?
Destroying the original body of the Golden Ancient Tree, planting the true A'Yin's seed in its place, and allowing it to regrow as the new core of the plane—even absorbing the Abyss to further solidify its rule…
The deeper he thought, the more he felt this wasn't a coincidence.
Su Yu shook off these chaotic speculations and focused.
Should he interfere?
After all, this was a God-King's grand scheme—possibly even more important than the many plans Su Yu had previously sabotaged.
But the most important thing was—
Su Yu might not even be able to stop A'Yin.
Unlike Da Ming and Er Ming, she was at least the Sea God's mother—and she had likely reached the level of a true god.
Especially in terms of soul power—she had undoubtedly evolved to a divine level.
"Damn that God-King. Always meddling everywhere."
Su Yu didn't act recklessly. Instead, he manipulated the power of fate to stir the awareness of the Golden Ancient Tree's true consciousness—the will that was currently being suppressed.
Thump. Thump. Thump.
Su Yu seemed to hear a deep, resonating vibration—synchronized with his own heartbeat.
A profound, indescribable sensation surged through him.
Another moment of enlightenment.
This experience in the Sea God's Pavilion was proving to be far beyond expectations.
Each realization pulled him further into timeless immersion, where he lost all sense of time.
But this only proved how high-quality each moment of insight truly was.
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When Su Yu's consciousness finally returned—
No. To be precise, it wasn't his consciousness returning.
Rather, it was the moment he became aware of himself again.
The power of fate he had sent into the Golden Ancient Tree was no longer under his control.
His awareness had arrived somewhere else.
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"…Where is this?"
His consciousness had become solid, forming a projection of himself within this vast, misty realm.
Standing amidst the infinite fog, Su Yu cautiously observed his surroundings.
This… should be the place I was looking for, right?
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(End of Chapter)