"No, thank you, Brother Su."
Huo Yuhao decisively refused Su Ming's invitation.
"Yuhao, you might not understand. Anyone with a Body Martial Soul is a member of the Body Sect," Su Ming shook his head. "This isn't something you can refuse."
"Brother Su, are you going to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt a spirit ring by yourself?"
Huo Yuhao changed the subject, not letting Su Ming continue.
Su Ming was surprised by Huo Yuhao's attitude.
Not his firm refusal to join the Body Sect, but the directness of his refusal.
Along the way, he had basically understood that the current Huo Yuhao was timid and very cowardly at heart. This clear refusal and aloofness completely didn't match his mentality.
An anomaly detected.
Next, analyze the anomaly.
After a simple analysis, Su Ming pinpointed the source of this change—Tang San.
And precisely because he knew the source, a touch of sympathy rose in his heart for Huo Yuhao.
A rather pitiful child.
But there was no help for it. No matter how much Su Ming sympathized, he couldn't persuade further. He still deeply understood the essence of the Body Sect. Even after meeting Huo Yuhao and knowing the other was almost pre-ordained, he still invited him to join the Body Sect. But with an unreasonable God King watching from above, he could only let it be.
Taking a deep breath, Su Ming answered Huo Yuhao's earlier question.
"Yes, I'm going to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt a spirit ring alone. Aren't you too?"
Since he had run into Huo Yuhao, Su Ming naturally planned to go all the way to the Star Dou Great Forest with him. Guarding this Child of Fortune, he definitely wouldn't have to worry about missing Tian Meng and Electrolux.
"Brother Su, don't you have a sect? Why do you have to hunt a spirit ring alone?" Huo Yuhao said.
"It's not that the sect won't help me. I chose to hunt alone," Su Ming shook his head. "Because my strength is sufficient, strong enough to hunt Spirit Beasts at the limit of what I can absorb for my Spirit Ring. So I can hunt alone and decide when to hunt."
Huo Yuhao showed an envious expression.
"Brother Su, what level are you?"
"Me?"
Su Ming laughed and released his Spirit Rings.
As one yellow and one purple Spirit Ring appeared, Huo Yuhao was instantly dumbstruck.
"Two rings? Grand Spirit Master?"
He was shocked speechless.
No, not a Grand Spirit Master.
Brother Su needed to hunt a spirit ring; he needed a Spirit Ring. He was already thirtieth level!
"Brother Su, aren't you eleven years old?"
"Yeah, eleven years old, only the thirtieth level. Is it a bit ordinary?" Su Ming said wistfully.
In terms of cultivation speed alone, it was indeed quite ordinary. Su Ming knew that when Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, siblings, participated in their first Spirit Master Tournament, they were both Spirit Kings.
They were definitely not older than fifteen at that time because they also participated in the second tournament.
Su Ming, from awakening at six years old until now, five years later, had only increased twenty levels to reach the thirtieth level. Even ignoring the factor of cultivation speed slowing down with higher levels, it would take another five years to reach the fiftieth level, meaning at sixteen.
From this point of view, he was much worse than Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen.
Su Ming was honestly contemplating this issue, but Huo Yuhao had already fallen into自闭 (self-isolation/despair).
Innate Spirit Power level one, it took him five years to go from level one to level ten, each step like climbing to heaven. Yet Su Ming, his same age, was like a god, leading him by a full twenty levels at the same age.
"What? Think I'm exaggerating?"
Su Ming certainly noticed Huo Yuhao's mood.
"You have to understand, I have innate full Spirit Power, but my cultivation speed is only twice yours, who has innate level one Spirit Power. This already defies common sense. It's not that my speed is abnormally fast, but that your cultivation speed is abnormally fast for someone with innate level one Spirit Power."
Huo Yuhao showed a strained smile.
Only he himself knew how much he had paid over these five years.
This achievement was something he cultivated with his life.
Huo Yuhao smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Su, it's not just your cultivation speed. Your second Spirit Ring is a thousand-year Spirit Ring."
As he spoke, he was full of envy, wondering when he could have his own thousand-year Spirit Ring.
"Seeing as you have a Body Martial Soul, I will help you hunt your spirit ring. If you change your mind later, the Body Sect's door is always open for you."
"Thank you, Brother Su."
The two continued forward.
Su Ming didn't deliberately speed up, mainly considering Tian Meng Ice Silkworm, giving him enough time to escape to the periphery.
On the way, he also wrote a letter to Elder Lei Zhen and Elder Eight-Arms, telling them he had found a seedling with a Body Martial Soul and was taking him to hunt a spirit ring, conveniently hunting his own.
After traveling like this for six days, the two reached the periphery of the Star Dou Great Forest.
The sound of gurgling water came, and Huo Yuhao jumped up excitedly.
"Brother Su, we can have fish! You haven't tasted my grilled fish, have you? My grilled fish is delicious. I'll grill some for you right now."
Along the way, Su Ming had ensured he ate and slept well, not exposed to the elements. He still felt very indebted, but all the assets he had were only seven Silver Spirit Coins. Even if he gave them all to Su Ming, it wouldn't be enough repayment.
Hearing the sound of water, he immediately prepared to catch fish and then grill them.
Su Ming didn't refuse.
He had long heard about the exceptional quality of Huo Yuhao's grilled fish in The Unrivaled Tang Sect, so of course, he couldn't miss it today.
He and Huo Yuhao ran towards the direction of the water sound. Seeing Huo Yuhao prepare to enter the water to catch fish, Su Ming stopped him.
"Let me catch them."
As he spoke, Su Ming raised his hand, and Spirit Power emanated from his body.
His Spirit Power condensed into a solid state, becoming substantial, and even quickly transformed into the ice attribute, turning into numerous ice spikes that fell towards the river surface.
Dense ice spikes fell, impaling dozens of large fish.
Huo Yuhao watched this scene, his eyes glued.
This was the means of a powerful Spirit Master?
He secretly vowed to become a powerful Spirit Master himself one day.
Su Ming was very satisfied with this move of his.
The ability to convert to the ice attribute came from the Douluo's 3 main body, but it was currently emitted by himself.
The Douluo 3 Su Ming could use the Trinity to feed back the power of the past and present Su Mings onto himself, achieving a certain degree of permanence. The current Su Ming could, of course, do the same.
He had imprinted the future Su Ming's elemental control ability to a certain extent onto his own Spirit Power and Martial Soul, giving his Spirit Power a certain elemental attribute.
Seeing Huo Yuhao still about to enter the water to retrieve the fish that had been... well, 'speared'... Su Ming interrupted again. He simply made a gesture of withdrawing his hand. The ends of the ice spikes that had pierced each large fish exploded, forming ice flower shapes that firmly blocked the holes piercing the fish. Then, following Su Ming's withdrawing gesture, they flew towards the shore.
"Alright, I used ice elements and tried to impact in an energy form as much as possible. It shouldn't affect your grilling, right?"
Huo Yuhao shook his head.
He picked up the large fish one by one, his eyes extremely bright, a gleam of light flashing through them as he stared at the fish in his hands and began processing them.
The materials he used were simple: the White Tiger Dagger and some salt.
First, he used the White Tiger Dagger to scale the fish, gut them, and remove the innards. Everything was handled with ease and grace.
After washing the fish clean, he found some dry branches for firewood and lit them.
Su Ming rested to the side for only a moment before he smelled a special, permeating fragrance.
Before he could even go to the bonfire to taste it, he heard an annoying voice.
"Smells great!"
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