Su Yu had already done his utmost in safeguarding the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye.
It's not that he could do anything about Great Ming and Er Ming, but at least the two of them couldn't enter the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye unharmed.
Moreover, they would have to face the deadly poison of the Green Phosphorus Nine Extremes Flower.
In the current state of the Douluo Continent, the Sea God might not necessarily have the power to heal the two of them.
Even if they were healed, the God of Destruction would definitely take this opportunity to take Great Ming and Er Ming away.
Of course, that wasn't the main issue.
For Su Yu, the greatest significance of this setup was to announce to the outside world that the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye belonged to him, belonged to Mingde Hall.
Perhaps Great Ming and Er Ming dared to forcefully break into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye, but under the guard of two Soul Guide Teams, under Su Yu's numerous methods, if they forcibly entered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye and took the Immortal Grass, then one day Su Yu could forcefully break into the Haotian Sect, even forcefully break into Shrek, and take something from them.
So, the behavior of declaring sovereignty still holds significance.
As long as Great Ming and Er Ming aren't so crazy as to completely disregard the Haotian Sect's legacy.
Although they have no relation to the Haotian Sect, Tang San is indeed from the Haotian Sect, as are Wang Dong and Tang Town.
It seems like taking the Immortal Grass is specifically for these two, and if taking it leads to the demise of the Haotian Sect, these two would also indirectly become the Haotian Sect's criminals.
...
"Shrek City."
Three days later.
Su Yu arrived at Shrek City, gazing at the grand majestic city, his heart unfazed.
He had been to Shrek City once before.
It can be said that Shrek City left an even more profound impression than Mingdu.
Not that Shrek City is larger than Mingdu, or even more advanced than Mingdu, but because Shrek City is located right outside the Xingdou Great Forest, serving as the first line of defense against beast tides, and has indeed undergone multiple beast tide baptisms.
After the baptism of beast tides, an inexplicable ferocious aura lingered on the walls of Shrek City.
Perhaps, it's also a psychological effect.
Su Yu didn't dwell too much on it, entered Shrek City, and found the Hall of Myriad Households.
"Old Qian."
"Yo, Brother Su, what brings you to Shrek City."
Upon seeing Su Yu, Qian Tong immediately glanced around, then furtively led Su Yu to a secret chamber.
"Brother, what brings you to Shrek City?" he asked softly, as if afraid of being discovered.
Su Yu was speechless.
Really?
Fine, according to normal logic, coming to Shrek City would indeed attract attention from Shrek Academy.
However, this time wasn't a normal situation.
Su Yu didn't explain much to Qian Tong and started discussing his business.
"How's it going, has Qian Duoduo given any leeway recently?"
Years ago, Qian Duoduo managed to become a Ninth-Level Soul Guide by obtaining ninth-level Soul-guiding Technology from Mingde Hall through Qian Tong, achieving a breakthrough in one go.
After the Soul Fighting Competition, instead of being captured by Mingde Hall, he accidentally ended up in the Qiankun Valley of Inquiry along with Xuanzi.
By rights, the Qiankun Valley of Inquiry doesn't want the elderly, nor does it want ten thousand-year-old single dogs, but among those who ended up there this time, hardly anyone met the criteria.
The Sea God also needed to exert his power, equipping them as best as he could, naturally including everyone in the assessment range.
The single men without partners, too, became reasons for them to receive benefits, essentially gifting advantages openly.
In the Valley of Inquiry, Qian Duoduo received detailed knowledge of Soul-guiding Technology.
However, this knowledge remained at the level of Mingde Hall five years ago, that is, before Su Yu's Rune System emerged at Mingde Hall.
Even so, this reward was quite disruptive to the balance.
This was also a crucial reason why the God of Destruction, having agreed with Su Yu, was able to swiftly seize control of the Divine Realm Central Hub from the Sea God's grasp.
There was no alternative, the God of Destruction was genuinely furious, and the Sea God's actions provided ample excuse for the God of Destruction to seize control of the Divine Realm Central Hub.
However, instead of retaining control over the Central Hub, a balance was maintained, with neither side holding management power over the central hub.
...
"Obtained extensive Soul-guiding Device heritage?"
Listening to Qian Tong, Su Yu was also helpless.
He guessed where Qian Duoduo had obtained the heritage from.
It's precisely because of this that he felt helpless.
This is the influence of gods on the Douluo Continent.
Once gods can unrestrainedly impose their influence on the lower realm, the development of the lower realm will become completely stagnated.
The Sun and Moon Empire's Soul-guiding technology, having developed for so many years and implemented such strict technical blockades, still couldn't withstand a single test from a god.
It can only be said that this reward was somewhat excessive.
Fortunately, the knowledge gained was only five-year-old technology, and it was merely technology.
Under Shrek's current conditions, they were also unable to fully absorb this technology.
Thus, the Sun and Moon Empire didn't need to worry too much in this regard.
Overall, this reward seemed more like protection for Shrek, to prevent Shrek from falling behind in their subsequent development.
It felt as if he had already accepted the reality of the Sun and Moon Empire's united trajectory, and the fact that his previous schemes had come to naught, now focusing wholeheartedly on retaining his position as the largest proxy power on the Douluo Continent.
"Even the Martial God Douluo can't change Qian Duoduo's stance?" Su Yu asked.