As soon as Leng Yaozhu returned to the Spirit Pagoda, Yali followed closely and appeared inside the Spirit Pagoda. "Yaozhu Jie, long time no see."
"Long time no see? You shouldn't have come then," Leng Yaozhu replied coldly, showing no respect for Yali. She knew exactly what Yali was here for.
"If it weren't for you, Yali, pulling up your skirt and not recognizing people, I wouldn't even have to ask Xia Yi for help with forging. Forget two sets of two-character battle armor; even ten sets of three-character battle armor would be a trivial matter."
"Are you saying that, Yali? You've always had me in your thoughts, how can you treat me this way?" Yali smiled mischievously without any anger. She went straight to Leng Yaozhu's desk, helped herself to a cup of fine Xueyu Tianlong tea, and drank it as if she were at home. "It's just two sets of two-character battle armor. It's Xia Yi who's being stingy. I'm different; I always repay kindness with kindness. This time, what I've brought is enough to make not just two sets of two-character battle armor, but ten sets of four-character battle armor, and even more."
"I don't want it. Return my money, and the cost of the tea, then leave," Leng Yaozhu said coldly, folding her arms across her chest.
She had long suspected that Yali was hiding something from her, even regarding whether Yali had become a god.
Last time, Yali had resisted talking.
Now, she was trying to get two sets of two-character battle armor out of her.
Did Leng Yaozhu's face really not even deserve two sets of two-character battle armor?
"Since you insist, forget it then. I thought you, Yaozhu Jie, would be interested in planes outside of the Douluo Plane, but it seems like you don't care about that." Yali shook her head and stood up as if to leave.
"Other planes outside of Douluo? Stop right there!" Leng Yaozhu suddenly stood up.
"Oh? Now you're interested?" Yali sat back down with a sly smile.
"What's going on?" Leng Yaozhu frowned and asked solemnly.
"This is related to Yuan En Ye Hui. If Yaozhu Jie wants to find this plane, you have to first nurture Yuan En Ye Hui. So, I came to ask you to let Xia Yi forge two sets of two-character battle armor for him to help him grow. It's not all selfish." Yali said with a mischievous grin.
Yali still couldn't tell Leng Yaozhu about the matters concerning the Goddess of Life and the God of Destruction.
She didn't know whether Leng Yaozhu could deal with the Goddess of Life and the God of Destruction.
As for the Demon Plane, there were no such concerns.
Compared to the threats of the Goddess of Life and the God of Destruction, the Demon Plane was almost negligible.
The Demon Plane, whether in terms of plane level or strength, was below the Douluo Plane.
The reason the Demon Plane couldn't establish a long-term spatial passage with the Douluo Plane like the Abyssal Plane was simple: their strength was not enough to confront the Douluo Plane.
Of course, the Demon Plane had plundered energy from the Douluo Plane several times.
But the Demon Plane could only manage to catch the Douluo Plane off guard and must withdraw and destroy the spatial passage before the Douluo Plane's forces arrived.
Otherwise, if Douluo's strong forces came, it would be hard to say who would be the invader.
With Leng Yaozhu's current strength, dealing with a Demon Plane was more than enough.
"So?" Leng Yaozhu asked indifferently.
"So, I came to you to help convince Xia Yi to forge two sets of two-character battle armor for Yuan En Ye Hui and Ye Xinglan, as well as future three-character and four-character battle armor." Yali smiled and said.
"First, tell me more about this plane, and explain the connection between this plane and Yuan En Ye Hui. If it's necessary, I'll help you convince Xia Yi." Leng Yaozhu spoke seriously.
"Alright!" Yali nodded and asked, "Yaozhu Jie, you must know that Yuan En Ye Hui has two martial souls: the Titan Giant Ape and the Fallen Angel. The Titan Giant Ape comes from the Yuan En family, and that's something you know. But what do you know about the Fallen Angel?"
"The martial soul is incredibly rare. Those who possess it usually end up becoming Evil Soul Masters." Leng Yaozhu said solemnly.
She didn't know much about the Fallen Angel martial soul, as it rarely appeared.
Even when it did appear, the person would be hunted down and hard to grow.
Especially by the Sacred Angel family, who never stopped pursuing Fallen Angels.
Had Yuan En Ye Hui not had the backing of Shrek Academy and Yuan En Ye Hui's family, she would probably have died at the hands of the Sacred Angel family.
Thus, although the Fallen Angel martial soul was powerful, it was extremely rare to see one grow.
"The Fallen Angel martial soul is actually a seed, a seed that the Demon Plane somehow projected into our plane. This seed develops inside the body, and once a soul master's cultivation reaches rank 9, it will uncontrollably open the Demon Gate, connecting to the Demon Plane and initiating an invasion,"
Yali sighed lightly. "Yuan En Ye Hui's Fallen Angel martial soul comes from her mother. When her mother broke through to the Title Douluo stage, she opened the Demon Gate leading to the Demon Plane. Countless demons flooded out, and it was only with the combined efforts of the Yuan En family and Shrek Academy that they were able to drive the demons back."
"How could the Spirit Pagoda and the Sun Moon Empire not know about such a major event?" Leng Yaozhu asked solemnly.
"Firstly, at the time, the Abyssal Plane was already giving the Douluo Plane's top experts a hard time. Shrek Academy didn't want to cause panic. Secondly, Shrek Academy was also envious of the Demon Plane's power."
Yali sighed again. "At the time, almost all the Sea God Pavilion experts opposed spreading the news of the Demon Plane. They wanted to monopolize it. After all, the Demon Plane is a complete plane, not a semi-plane. If they could conquer it, Shrek Academy would be invincible."
"So that's why Yuan En Ye Hui is in Shrek Academy," Leng Yaozhu remarked.
"Exactly," Yali nodded. "When Ming Ge brought Yuan En Ye Hui to Shrek Academy, it wasn't just to monitor her and make sure she didn't break through to Title Douluo and cause a disaster. They also wanted to wait for Yuan En Ye Hui to break through and then seize the opportunity. During the last Demon Plane invasion, the Demon Gate was shattered in battle. The Sea God Pavilion experts wanted to stabilize the Demon Gate and make the Demon Plane belong to Shrek Academy. Even if the Demon Plane wasn't suitable for Soul Masters to live in, they could use it as a training ground like Devil Island."
"So, all we have to do is wait for Yuan En Ye Hui to break through to Title Douluo, and then we can plot with the Demon Plane, right?" Leng Yaozhu asked.
"Exactly," Yali nodded. While the Demon Plane was not as powerful as the Abyssal Plane, it was still a complete plane, and Yali believed Leng Yaozhu couldn't resist it.
"Fine, you've convinced me. I'll speak to Xia Yi about it." Leng Yaozhu nodded.
"Really?" Yali's face lit up with surprise.
"Since when have I ever gone back on my word? When I say I'll do it, I do it." Leng Yaozhu replied.
"Yaozhu Jie, it's not that I don't trust you, it's just that there's something else I haven't told you," Yali said with a smile.
"What else haven't you told me?" Leng Yaozhu's heart sank as she noticed the mischievous gleam in Yali's eyes.
She had a bad feeling, as though Yali was deceiving her.
"Nothing much, just that everything I've told you, Xia Yi already knows, hehe." Yali said, grinning triumphantly, her eyes full of delight.
The reason she didn't go directly to Xia Yi but came to Leng Yaozhu was because of this.
Though she didn't know how Xia Yi found out, she had suspected that Xia Yi had some ulterior motive when he only forged a single-character battle armor for Yuan En Ye Hui during the Star Luo Empire mission.
She figured Xia Yi might be plotting something more.