One big shot after another displayed their divine prowess, leaving the three thousand Spirit Masters below only to watch.
That Su Ming could actually contend with three major deities left every Spirit Master below utterly astonished.
When Su Ming acted and the jade-green radiance falling over the plain genuinely bestowed benefits upon them, they cheered in unison.
"May Sect Master Su endure for eternity!"
"All hail Sect Master Su!"
"The Pioneering God of the Spirit Master world!"
"..."
In short, it was a dazzling and exquisitely crafted piece, as magnificent as a work of art.
Seeing this scene, Tang San's face immediately darkened.
This Su Ming was truly pretentious. Clearly, he had forcibly taken the Seed of Life from Shrek Academy, yet he used it to bestow favors upon the Spirit Master world, building his own reputation.
Su Ming smiled genially, looking towards the Shrek contingent that wasn't cheering for him.
Seeming to notice his gaze, Yan Shaozhe's expression grew even uglier.
What now?
You want Shrek to cheer for you too?
Being generous with others' property, and expecting the original owner to praise you?
His gaze only met for a moment before Su Ming looked away.
He was worried he might accidentally wipe out Shrek's entire force with one move.
After all, this was a hidden card he would use against Tang San later; Shrek needed to flourish again.
If he obliterated Shrek's team with one slap, even with Tang San's support, Shrek would have no chance of recovery. Wouldn't his previous schemes have been in vain?
When Su Ming took out the Seed of Life, Rong Nianbing manipulated his divine power, channeling even deeper Abyssal energy from within the Abyss passage.
Su Ming also sensed this assistance and glanced at Rong Nianbing.
Rong Nianbing gave a friendly look, containing a hint of apology and a trace of entreaty.
Su Ming knew he was asking him to be lenient with Huo Yuhao, to forgive and forget past grievances.
He remained silent, giving no response.
How to put it? Much like Tang Wulin, Huo Yuhao was beyond redemption.
A Chosen One targeted from childhood, even after obtaining a Divine Trial, he didn't truly belong to the Emotion God.
However, out of respect for Rong Nianbing, Su Ming wouldn't actively bully Huo Yuhao by using his superior strength.
His gaze fell on the Seed of Life. By now, the seed had sprouted. A small sapling broke through the shell, then grew against the wind, swiftly reaching human height before slowly growing to around three meters.
Seeing this, Su Ming directly entered the Abyss passage, looking towards the Abyssal Sage King on the other side.
Across the vast channel, the two observed each other.
"Planar war. Winner takes all; loser loses everything."
Su Ming's voice transmitted through the channel into the Abyssal Sage King's ears.
The Abyssal Sage King remained silent.
He didn't agree.
"The God Realm Committee pledges that the God Realm will not intervene in this war at any stage. Should the Abyss devour Douluo Star, we accept defeat and will not breach this agreement."
The God of Destruction's voice also reached the other side.
The Abyssal Sage King's expression changed several times.
The other side made it clear they had him cornered. If he dared resist, the God Realm would directly annihilate the Abyss.
If he obediently agreed to fight this so-called planar war with Douluo Star, wouldn't that be like a frog being boiled in the water?
Could the words of deities from the God Realm be trusted?
The Abyssal Sage King inwardly cursed but had no choice but to comply.
Under pressure, he could only agree for now.
"I must inform Mother. Our Crimson lineage isn't to be trifled with either. Although Mother hasn't reached the God King realm, the Crimson Domain under her command encompasses entire galaxies. If self-detonated, even the God Realm couldn't withstand the resulting shockwaves."
The Crimson Mother, like the Abyssal Sage King, was a Lord of a Plane. The plane she controlled, the Crimson Domain, already encompassed a vast star system. If she self-detonated the Crimson Domain, the commotion it stirred would likely be enough to trigger a God capable of dealing to the God Realm.
While inwardly lamenting his plight, the Abyssal Sage King also rapidly contacted his mother.
Although he was not within the territory of the Douluo God Realm, he was within the territory of the Crimson Domain, so contacting the Crimson Mother was still relatively convenient.
God Realm.
"The Crimson Domain is stirring. Two life-bearing planets in its vicinity have self-detonated. The force of the explosions is acting on Jane."
She wasn't anxious.
It was merely a threat to the God Realm; the threat to the God Realm was minuscule.
But this was also the Crimson Mother issuing a warning.
The God of Destruction, Rong Nianbing, and Tang San also retracted their gazes from Douluo Star.
At this moment, they gathered within the God Realm Committee.
"No matter. With Su Ming's capabilities, victory over the Abyss is certain," the God of Destruction said.
He had confidence in Su Ming.
Although displeased that a Lord of the Plane had appeared in a lower plane under the God Realm's jurisdiction, he also knew Su Ming had become Douluo Star's Lord of the Plane, and his strength wouldn't be inferior to the Abyss's.
The Abyss was strong, sustaining one hundred and eight Monarchs, thirty-six Limit Douluo-level powerhouses, but that was its limit.
So what if there were more Limit Douluos? They still lacked a true god.
The Spirit Emperor and Blaze Emperor were only gods in their respective domains, not complete god-level beings.
Forget about God Realm deities; even by universal standards, a true god-level being must undergo baptism by laws and laws.
This is a tribulation bestowed by the universe.
The Spirit Emperor and Blaze Emperor hadn't undergone tribulation, so of course, they weren't true god-level.
As for the Abyssal Sage King, he was the Lord of the Plane, corresponding to Su Ming.
Strictly speaking, neither the Abyss nor Douluo Star was a god-level plane; they belonged to the same tier.
"Tang San, you understand the God Realm will not interfere in this war?"
The God of Destruction wasn't worried about Su Ming. Instead, he fixed his gaze on Tang San, reiterating the warning.
"What counts as interference?"
Tang San sneered.
"If I recall correctly, the Emotion God has bestowed a Divine Trial upon Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Qi's Butterfly God trial is also underway. Does receiving rewards during the trial count as interference?"
The God of Destruction fell silent. After a long while, he slowly gave a boundary.
"No direct intervention is allowed."
Su Ming wasn't aware of the God Realm's disputes or that the Crimson Mother of the Crimson Domain had been alerted.
He only saw the Abyssal Sage King wave his hand, and massive numbers of Abyssal creatures surged into the channel, seemingly about to occupy half the channel's area in the blink of an eye.
The Abyssal Sage King also stared intently at Su Ming.
Half now.
Douluo Star still hadn't entered the channel?
He didn't order his forces to halt but watched as the Abyssal army advanced towards Douluo Star.
Sixty percent occupied.
Seventy percent...
The Abyssal Sage King watched as his Abyssal army filled the entire spatial channel, feeling puzzled.
What was Douluo Star's intention?
Wasn't this a planar war?
Ceding the spatial channel connecting the two planes just like that?
The battlefield would directly be on Douluo Star's home ground?
Though perplexed, the Abyssal Sage King didn't miss this opportunity.
The Abyss had immense experience invading planes. Since the other side abandoned contesting this channel area, he was happy to oblige.
If the battlefield was set on Douluo Star, then when Abyssal creatures died, their energy would return to the Abyss, drawing Douluo Star's heaven and earth vital energy into the Abyss.
Douluo Star.
Su Ming retreated from the channel entrance, making way for the Abyssal creatures charging out.
Seeing the Abyssal creatures, the three thousand Spirit Masters below all gulped.
They stared intently as those Abyssal creatures landed.
"Kill!"
The Body Sect disciples charged forward first.
Assign Minato to assassinate the Kazekage? Nara Shikaku looked at Minato with disbelief.
Minato was the most brilliant student of their generation. Back in school, he was indisputably first in both theoretical classes and combat classes.
After graduating from the Ninja Academy, Minato became a disciple of Konoha's White Fang.
After the White Fang's sacrifice, Minato became an important subordinate to Advisor Tsunade.
Was Minato's strength already at such a level now?
Strong enough that the Head of Konoha's Anbu thought Minato could assassinate a village Kage?
Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke at this moment, "Namikaze Minato is the village's future. He's only 17 this year, isn't he?
The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, is renowned for his Gold Dust's absolute defense. Assassinating Rasa doesn't seem like a good choice, does it?"
Yōkō's tone was firm. "Rasa has many political enemies.
The Secret Technique faction and the Puppet faction have been in conflict within Sunagakure for decades.
The Third and Fourth Kazekages, both from the Secret Technique faction, have held the position for years. The Puppet faction, led by Chiyo, has always been quite discontent.
Besides the Puppet faction, the civilian ninja and those with Kekkei Genkai are not strongly inclined towards war.
Rasa wants to use this war to unify Sunagakure.
Sunagakure has relatively few top-tier powerhouses. If we assassinate Rasa, Sunagakure will naturally withdraw from the war."
Where there are people, there are conflicts. The methods ninja use to resolve conflicts are often bloody, frequently resorting to force.
Internal strife within a ninja village inevitably evolves into bloody conflict.
Nara Rokaku said, "Logically, that makes sense, but feasibility must also be considered.
Fox, if it were you going to assassinate Rasa, I would wholeheartedly agree. But if it's Namikaze Minato... it's too risky. If the assassination fails, it could completely enrage Sunagakure."
Yōkō said, "Minato has mastered the Forbidden Flying Thunder God Technique. I believe he can complete the mission."
Tsunade also said, "I believe in Minato too."
Seeing the two of themso resolute, Nara Rokaku calculated the time and said,
"The Suna-nin have already begun mobilizing towards the front lines. If we can assassinate Kazekage Rasa within a week, we won't need to mobilize forces on our western front in the Land of Rivers.
Give Minato a week at most. If the assassination isn't successful within a week, we must quickly dispatch a Commander-in-Chief and troops."
Namikaze Minato quickly spoke up, "I don't need a week, I..."
"How long do you need?" Yōkō turned his head to remind him, "Think carefully, Minato. How long do you actually need?"
Only then did Minato realize that in his eagerness to prove himself, he had almost exposed the Calamity Organization's secret technique of using altars for rapid teleportation.
He hurriedly said, "A week! Within a week, I will definitely assassinate Kazekage Rasa!"
Yōkō nodded, thinking to himself that even Orochimaru could kill Rasa in his prime, so Minato shouldn't have much of a problem.
Nara Rokaku said, "The threat from Sunagakure in the west is temporarily arranged this way. What about enemies from other directions?
The number of Iwa-nin in the Land of Grass will be terrifyingly high. We must be prepared to face tens of thousands of Iwa-nin.
Not to mention Ōnoki, besides Kage-level powerhouses like Kitsuchi and Bakura, Iwagakure also has the two powerful Jinchūriki, Roshi and Han."
Tsunade said, "Jiraiya has returned to the village. Myself, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru, the three of us can go to the Land of Grass to deal with the Iwa-nin. We need..."
After frowning in thought, she said, "We need at least 5,000 Konoha ninja."
Nara Rokaku mentally assessed and approved of this plan.
With the Sannin plus 5,000 ninja, even Iwagakure couldn't achieve a swift victory.
"Kumogakure will invade the Land of Hot Water. The Third Raikage is very strong, but they have fewer Kage-level ninja." Nara Rokaku glanced at Fox and said,
"Thanks to Orochimaru killing the previous Eight-Tails Jinchūriki, and Fox killing the previous Two-Tails Jinchūriki,
Kumogakure's Jinchūriki are all very young, their combat power shouldn't be that strong. The concept of a perfect Jinchūriki was first proposed and practiced by Kumogakure. They are skilled at controlling Tailed Beasts, but they also rely too heavily on them.
The only one to be careful of when dealing with Kumogakure is the Third Raikage."
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Fox and asked, "Fox, will you take the position of Commander-in-Chief for the Land of Hot Water battlefield?"
In Sarutobi Hiruzen's view, a starved camel is still bigger than a horse. Kumogakure is relatively weak now, but still stronger than Kirigakure.
Sending Konoha's strongest, Fox, to deal with the Third Raikage was most appropriate.
Hanzo called himself the Demigod of the Shinobi World, but the top few in the shinobi world knew that the Third Raikage was truly the number one.
Yōkō shook his head and said, "I won't go, but I can recommend a more suitable candidate."
Everyone else looked at Fox, wondering who he would recommend.
The pressure from Iwagakure on Konoha was too great, forcing the Sannin to join forces, which led to a shortage of personnel on other battlefields.
Yōkō said, "It's time to use this Great Shinobi War to integrate the forces within Konoha.
Uchiha Madara and his subordinates have not only killed Guardian Ninja of various Daimyō multiple times but also caused the Susano'o Catastrophe.
Because of the Susano'o Catastrophe, the Uchiha clan's situation in the village is very bad.
I believe we can have Uchiha Kane serve as the Commander-in-Chief for the Land of Hot Water battlefield.
Let Uchiha Kane lead the Uchiha clan into battle. I believe they will fight with their lives on the line to secure victory for Konoha.
The Kumo-nin excel in Taijutsu and sword techniques. The Sharingan of the Uchiha clan happens to counter Taijutsu-type ninja, giving them a significant advantage on the battlefield.
As for the still immature Two-Tails and Eight-Tails Jinchūriki, they will also be affected by the Sharingan."
Nara Rokaku hurriedly interrupted Yōkō's argument, saying,
"Fox, let's not talk about the technical advantages of the Sharingan for now.
The Uchiha clan doesn't even have a Kage-level ninja. How could Uchiha Kane possibly serve as the Commander-in-Chief for the Land of Hot Water battlefield?
Since the founding of Konoha, only Uchiha Madara, before his defection, held a position at the Commander-in-Chief level. Ever since Uchiha Madara defected, the Uchiha clan has been a key target of the village's vigilance.
Even with such vigilance, a terrible event like the Susano'o Catastrophe still occurred.
Fox, I oppose making Uchiha Kane the Commander-in-Chief for the Land of Hot Water battlefield!"
Nara Shikaku looked at his father with some surprise.
His father had always said to maintain good relations with the Fox and Tsunade faction.
The Fox and Tsunade faction not only had powerhouses like Wood Release users and the Sannin but also Konoha's future like the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki and Namikaze Minato, making them highly valuable to invest in.
But in this high-level meeting, his father was the first to stand up and oppose Minister Fox.
Had his father forgotten the development direction he had set for the Ino–Shika–Chō Trio Clans?
However, the candidate recommended by Minister Fox was indeed surprising and hard not to oppose.
According to Konoha's tradition, the Uchiha clan had always been a major concern for the village. How could they be given a position like Commander-in-Chief?
Even Tsunade glanced sideways slightly. Fox hadn't discussed this matter with her beforehand; it seemed to be a decision he had made in the past few days.
Tsunade thought to herself that they had both been too busy lately and hadn't had any in-depth conversations.
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