Chapter 1048: Not Being a Leader
Chapter 1048: Chapter 1048: Not Being a Leader
“Don’t let my presence impact the meeting, and I’m no longer the Sea God Pavilion Master. You may treat me as a guest elder,” he said to the Sea God Pavilion Master beside him. “Times are not the same as they used to be, and I have no intention of meddling in the academy’s affairs. Zichen, please take over.”
The Sea God Pavilion Master looked at him deeply, “If you are willing, I believe no one would object. And you, most of all, deserve…”
Tang Wulin raised his hand to stop her from continuing, “We’ve already agreed, haven’t we? I will stay at the academy and help out as needed. But I’m no longer suited to be a leader. That’s not what I want. What I needed to do ten thousand years ago, I have done. Today, ten thousand years later, I hope to give more time to myself and my family. To make up for my shortcomings.”
How many people can say they have done everything that needed to be done? How many have the right to say so? Yet everyone present understood that Tang Wulin truly did.
His era could be said to be the worst in the history of Shrek Academy, facing unprecedented disasters and strikes that almost completely destroyed the academy. It was Tang Wulin who led the Shrek Seven Monsters of his generation to save the academy from these calamities and helped rebuild Shrek.
Also, it was he who, along with the powerhouses of Shrek Academy and Tang Sect, eventually overcame the abyssal plane. Time and again, they went through life-and-death battles.
And it was he who, when all settled, faced a counterattack led by the Silver Dragon King, who controlled almost all Soul Masters using the Ten Thousand Beast Platform and could have completely subverted humanity. Yet, the Silver Dragon King was his lover, and they were about to marry.
For humanity, he had to engage in a final battle with the Silver Dragon King, who out of deep love for him, chose to die by his Golden Dragon Spear. The heartbroken Tang Wulin chose to die with her, sinking into the permafrost lands with the Silver Dragon King, only to awaken ten thousand years later. The Silver Dragon King’s name was Silver Dragon Princess, Silver Dragon Wulin Gu Yuena.
Even his inner scars made him reluctant to recall those times after he revived. For humans, he had already done too much.
He remained in history, truly a legendary hero in the hearts of every Shrek Academy and Tang Sect powerhouse.
After a moment of silence, the Sea God Pavilion Master gently nodded, “Alright, we respect your wishes. Let’s continue with the meeting. Tianyu, please explain the situation to the members of the Sea God’s Pavilion.”
“Yes.” Wang Tianyu bowed in salute, then noticed Tang Wulin looking at him with a smile. For some reason, this instant made the Thunder God Douluo nervous. He suddenly remembered that he had intended to discipline his son earlier. But as he looked again at Tang Wulin, the Sea God Pavilion Master, and Elder Yi’s excitement, and recalled the legend, his back was inevitably soaked in cold sweat.
“This is the situation…” Finally regaining his composure, he recounted what had happened in the Land of Immortal Spirits.
Listening to his description, the surprised expressions on everyone’s faces converged naturally on Lan Xuanyu.
As the Sea God Pavilion Master said, this kid can really stir up a fuss. Looking at Tang Wulin, seated at the head of the table, he came out today just to support his son. He didn’t need to say anything; everyone could understand his intention.
The Sea God Pavilion Master furrowed her brow slightly and said, “The Treasure Hunting Beast has already proven to us that it has the ability to transform life energy into immortal aura. Therefore, we can confirm its origin. Although the conversion process greatly depletes life energy, even to the point of being wasteful, this kind of immortal aura directly enhances the level of the Eternal Tree. In other words, if we can possess a sufficient amount of life energy, we can support the evolution of the Eternal Tree. This could significantly shorten something that might normally take hundreds of thousands of years. In a sense, this is akin to Douluo Planet devouring the life energy of Sky Dragon Planet.”
“If the Eternal Tree could evolve again and rise to a level comparable to the life core of Sky Dragon Planet, you all understand what would happen. The entire planet’s life level would evolve, and we would have the possibility of giving birth to Super God-level powerhouses. Although this would still be very challenging, after all, we have accumulated experience over many years.”
The middle-aged man sitting to her left said, “Absorbing life energy occasionally shouldn’t be a problem, but if we do this over a long period, wouldn’t there be a risk of getting discovered?”
While speaking, he looked toward Lan Xuanyu.
Lan Xuanyu said, “In the short term, the likelihood of being discovered is not high. The total life energy of Sky Dragon Planet is even larger than we had imagined. If we do this over a long period, there is indeed a risk of discovery. But by then, it could also be the time when we are fully engaged in a war with the Dragon Horse Star System. Our recent infiltration into Sky Dragon Planet, and an important mission following that, is to find a way suitable for our cultivation that can also remain undetected. If we can become stronger there, it would be a great opportunity for us. Ultimately, our goal is still to occupy Sky Dragon Planet and turn it into our Administrative Planet.”
Listening to his words, the middle-aged man’s expression changed slightly. Although Lan Xuanyu wasn’t explicit, everyone present was smart enough to understand the implicit meaning in his words. He was stating his hope that in the future, they could occupy Sky Dragon Planet, even perhaps the entire Dragon Horse Star System.
As far as the Douluo Federation was concerned, this was a long-term major plan, and there was no intention to engage in full-blown warfare with the Dragon Horse Star System in the short term.
The middle-aged man couldn’t help but smile. If it were someone else, he might have said that the young calf was not afraid of the tiger. But in terms of seniority, with Tang Wulin here, Lan Xuanyu’s seniority was quite intimidating.
Wang Tianyu didn’t speak, while the two from Tang Sect fell into a thoughtful state, Yi Zichen was still excited. Tree Elder nodded slightly, showing support for Lan Xuanyu, “I think this is feasible, or rather, it is imperative. Otherwise, our plant-based powerhouses might not be able to control their emotions. For them, the chance to ascend to God level is very slim; they certainly wouldn’t want to miss this opportunity.”
The Sea God Pavilion Master looked at Tang Wulin, “What do you think?”
Tang Wulin nodded and said, “Sticking to old ways is not advisable. Just like the collision with the abyssal plane years ago. In fact, it was designed by my father a long time ago, specifically targeting the abyssal plane. This was because he saw that Douluo Planet was on the verge of decline, which gave us the opportunity to absorb the abyssal plane and thereby elevate the life level of the entire Douluo Planet. Sky Dragon Planet is an opportunity for us. Swallowing it in one go is not possible, but if there’s a chance to erode it gradually, I think we should try. Everything has risks, but risks coexist with opportunities. On Sky Dragon Planet, there are Super God-level powerhouses and more powerhouses above the God level than us. That means that there, the focus will really be on those God level strong ones. Staying under the God level is a good method of concealment. Specifics will require more understanding of Sky Dragon Planet in the future.”
The Sea God Pavilion Master looked at Tang Wulin and then at Lan Xuanyu, and silently nodded, “Then, let’s start the voting. I support this operation.” As she spoke, she raised her hand.
The middle-aged man sitting next to her was the second to raise his hand. Wang Tianyu didn’t raise his hand, showing his disagreement. The two from Tang Sect exchanged glances, and Tang Miao gently shook his head, not raising his hand either. But Meng Fei raised his hand.