Directly, one can become the true "Elemental Sovereign" who embodies all elements!

The existing Elemental Sovereigns have almost no ability to resist.

Shen Yu even suspects that these so-called Elemental Sovereigns might have other hidden agendas.

Otherwise, why them and not others?

The "curse" left on those Elemental Divine Artifacts indicates that these people weren't chosen randomly.

To say there's no hidden agenda would be too unlikely.

"After all this fuss, even at the level of a Primordial Infinite Daluo Golden Immortal, one might just be a pawn of other existences." Martial Artist Shen Yu said with some emotion.

Among all the Shen Yu figures, there was a wave of silence.

They understood in their hearts that their silence wasn't for the Elemental Sovereigns, but for themselves.

Those who obtained the Gray Mist Space and these so-called Elemental Sovereigns who obtained the Elemental Divine Artifacts do indeed share similarities.

However, this sentiment didn't affect them for long.

All the Shen Yu figures knew that they only superficially resembled the Elemental Sovereigns; in reality, they were quite different.

The core difference lies in the fact that they haven't stopped moving forward, nor have they ignored the possible risks ahead.

If they were the Elemental Sovereigns.

In this hundreds of million years, they should have worked hard to analyze these so-called Divine Artifacts, trying to seize the elemental law permissions contained within them.

Instead of ignoring them completely, accepting the claim that these Elemental Divine Artifacts were "innately born."

Power is most reassuring when truly held in one's own hands.

"Currently, what we need to focus on is whether the hidden forces left by Force One are prepared for future returns or simply reserved for certain parties hidden in this world." Shen Yu looked at the others, posing this key question.

If it's the former, the function and threat of such a hidden force are minimized.

You can't just say that when they plan to invade this world, Force One coincidentally returns.

Unless a power like "Destiny" is at play, such a situation is highly unlikely.

However, even though Shen Yu didn't explicitly say it, the other Shen Yu figures vaguely understood.

The latter possibility is the greatest.

If they were Force One, they might let one or even a few people hide when their power is most at risk.

When danger passes, these individuals could use the hidden resources to obtain "start-up capital" immediately.

But in this situation, the Association's actions become very passive.

If they decide to act, and if those hidden by Force One directly seize control of all the Elemental Divine Artifacts, their actions become someone else's wedding gown.

Finally, the interstellar world Shen Yu spoke:

"Resolving the issue of these so-called Divine Artifacts is indeed crucial, but this might be our opportunity—at least we've identified one of Force One's hidden grips. If we can quietly resolve this first, our ultimate victory becomes more likely."

Yes, other Shen Yu figures had also realized it.

If they could silently control the Elemental Divine Artifacts and the elemental law permissions they hold, it would be equivalent to having control over Force One's hidden forces.

But the problem is that this isn't just talk.

Something left as a hidden grip by an All Heavens Force can be very intense.

Especially when these grips are in the hands of extremely powerful individuals.

These Elemental Sovereigns might have truly not researched the Elemental Divine Artifacts over the past few hundred million years—

But if they had indeed researched them?

Perhaps they made efforts but achieved no results?

In such circumstances, many Shen Yu figures wanting control in a short time is clearly impossible.

In the end, with fruitless thoughts, Shen Yu made a decision.

"First attempt, and if unsuccessful, utilize the Gray Mist. Regardless, even if the Gray Mist must be used, we must minimize its consumption."

Thus far, in terms of using the Gray Mist, the Association is more inclined towards obtaining technology.

After all, once technology is acquired, it's acquired.

It becomes part of the Association's foundation.

At least in future similar situations, they will be able to obtain it more confidently.

In summary, once the direction is determined, the plan commences.

Still starting from the civilization level.

Though in various Parallel Universes the Elemental Divine Artifacts have already secured a master,

This doesn't mean they won't be obtained by others during the process.

Even if they've already fallen into the hands of those with "Celestial Destiny," they may lose them and fall into others' hands.

The Association seized this opportunity, allowing their personnel to infiltrate, using a manner aligned with destiny's changes to temporarily obtain these Divine Artifacts, while expertly implanting certain exceedingly profound and concealed probes from the Celestial Dao Tree designed specifically for detection.

Although these Divine Artifacts are merely avatars of their true forms, it's enough to gather critical intelligence.

Moreover, because the Association previously acquired the initial version of the relevant technology, even without using the Gray Mist, they won't be entirely ignorant.

The strength of such hidden forces left by Force One still amazed many within the Association Shen Yu figures.

Especially the interstellar world Shen Yu and Wizard Shen Yu.

"This thing has achieved a very deep level of integration between Material Rules and Extraordinary Rules, not just at an application layer but directly at a rules layer; simply speaking, it's affecting Material Rules with Extraordinary Rules and vice versa, using the reciprocal actions to create a nearly key-lock blockage through countless minute entanglements. Without finding the root cord known as the 'rope head,' it cannot be simply cracked."

Indeed, although the interstellar world Shen Yu and Wizard Shen Yu explained very thoroughly, in reality, everyone knew this matter exceeded their explanation's complexity manifold.

This was far surpassing the Association's current level of technological prowess.

However, it illuminated the Association's future technological development direction.

Yet, as predicted at the outset, hoping to overcome this technology quickly and find a solution is essentially impossible.

Luckily, if the Gray Mist is deployed, the task is not difficult.

"If all it requires is finding the 'rope head', the rest becomes merely computation." The interstellar world Shen Yu provided a confident response, "Under normal circumstances, without overwhelming technical strength, it's impossible to identify, hence it's often designed as a 'key control system.' I have reason to believe that the hidden grip left by Force One is likewise a 'rope head coordinate.'"

Before resolving technical hurdles, they appear insurmountable.

But once resolved, the remainder seems unexpectedly simple.

Certainly, without the Gray Mist, skipping technology to directly achieve results is fundamentally unlikely.

In total, the Association thus holds a "trump card."