Fusing with the Blade of Life?
After some thought, Electrolux gave Su Ming his answer.
"The third eye you mentioned is not feasible. As for the second Sea of Consciousness, while there is a chance, I cannot guarantee it."
"If that youngster named Huo Yuhao had obtained this Blade of Life back then, I could have, by coincidence, drawn out the essence of his Martial Spirit and helped him open a third eye between his eyebrows."
"Strictly speaking, the second Sea of Consciousness is a space opened by the Life Gold. Whether it specifically becomes a Sea of Consciousness or a Dantian varies from person to person."
Su Ming was dumbfounded.
Seeing Su Ming's reaction, Electrolux prepared to explain the uses of Life Gold to him in detail.
"The amount of Life Gold in your Blade of Life is substantial. After fusing with you, it essentially integrates into your life essence. You can choose to expand based on this foundation of life essence."
"For example, your Martial Spirit, or the meridians within your body, etc. – any innate talent directly related to your life essence could potentially be enhanced. Of course, it's not impossible to gain a completely new talent from scratch, but that requires external stimulation to create an opportunity."
Hearing this, Su Ming roughly understood.
Huo Yuhao's Martial Spirit was Spirit Eyes. After fusing with the Blade of Life, it directly enhanced the essence of his Martial Spirit, thus giving rise to the third eye.
As for himself…
"Your Martial Spirit is Spirit Power. My understanding of the Spirit Master system is still too limited, so I won't offer any suggestions regarding Martial Spirit development. However, your Spirit Power condensation seems extremely rapid, requiring you to constantly condense Spirit Cores to prevent your Spirit Power from solidifying. But it seems you human Spirit Masters only have three Dantians where you can condense Spirit Cores?"
"Elder Yi, are you suggesting using the Life Gold to open up more Dantians for me to continue condensing additional Spirit Cores?" Su Ming asked in surprise.
"More or less. I still need to research the specifics of how to open them. I will first help you form a contract with the Blade of Life. After you have at least dual Spirit Cores, I will then fully fuse the Life Gold with you. Before that, I need to use the Life Gold to restore some of my strength," Electrolux said.
"That makes sense."
Electrolux was merely a remnant soul. Being able to assist Su Ming multiple times was already his limit; he truly lacked the strength to guide the Life Gold to open more Dantians for Su Ming now.
Sun Moon Empire.
Su Family Residence.
Returning home, Su Ming did not see Su Can.
"Your grandfather has gone to Mingde Hall now," Su Yun, knowing who his son was looking for, explained. "Most of the Su family's businesses have also been reorganized. Currently, it's divided into: this ancestral home here; the assets belonging to your grandfather, your mother, you, and me here in the Sun Moon Imperial Capital; and three custom Spirit Tool shops opened successively over the past two years."
"Grandfather went to Mingde Hall?"
"With your Spirit Metal, your grandfather, although not yet having broken through to the ninetieth rank, already meets the basic conditions for crafting ninth-level Spirit Tools," Su Yun said. "As for impacting the rank of ninth-level Spirit Engineer… you know, Mingde Hall can offer many benefits."
The consumption of rare metals required for an eighth-level Spirit Engineer to impact the ninth level is massive, involving various data verification and resource investments—the losses are enormous.
Su Can joining Mingde Hall seemed normal under these circumstances.
Of course, his joining Mingde Hall certainly had other purposes, such as securing a foothold there in advance to facilitate Su Ming's subsequent establishment there.
"Let's rest at home first, then go to the Jingyang Mountain Range to help you hunt for a spirit ring."
Su Ming's third spirit ring had been delayed for a long time, causing both Du Busi and Su Can some anxiety.
Even if it was just managed temporarily with a Spirit Soul, the delay persisted.
This time, Su Can had instructed Su Yun to bring Su Ming back to the Sun Moon Empire with the order that Su Ming's spirit ring issue must be resolved first.
Su Ming had no objections to this.
His third ring had indeed been delayed for too long.
When he went to the Iron Smithing Association, incorporated it into the Body Sect, and renamed it the Blacksmith Association, he was level 29. Roughly half a year later, he broke through to level 30 and went to Star Luo City alone.
Until now, another half year had passed without him obtaining his third spirit ring.
Previously, Su Ming was waiting for Tian Meng. Now, he had no other reason to delay.
Yes, one can still cultivate and increase Spirit Power without obtaining a spirit ring; it's just that this power won't manifest through cultivation until a spirit ring is acquired.
But a frog in a well is still a frog in a well.
How could a level 30 Grand Spirit Master possibly hope to compare cultivation speed with a level 31 Spirit Elder?
A Grand Spirit Master is a Grand Spirit Master; their cultivation speed is inherently slower than that of a Spirit Elder.
"Are you sure you want to start dabbling in the elemental domain?" Su Yun asked again.
He had asked Su Ming about his thoughts on the third spirit ring during their journey, surprised that Su Ming actually planned to absorb the spirit ring of a Silver Moon Wolf King.
Silver Wolves are spirit beasts unique to the Sun Moon Empire. They feed on Secret Silver, growing by consuming it. Many parts of their bodies are comparable to rare metals and can be used as materials for crafting Spirit Tools. Attribute-wise, Silver Wolves can utilize six attributes simultaneously: water, fire, earth, wind, light, and darkness, able to freely convert their power into any attribute.
Absorbing a Silver Wolf's spirit ring generally grants Spirit Engineers a passive effect that increases their affinity with rare metals. There's also a significant chance of gaining Spirit Power amplification effects. As for their active Spirit Skills, they are even more powerful; the six elements can combine into an extremely wide range of elemental Spirit Skills. They also master spatial teleportation-type skills like Silver Moon Assault.
It is a remarkably powerful and versatile spirit beast.
In Su Yun's understanding, Su Ming's choice of the Silver Moon Wolf King's spirit ring was aimed at its ability to control six elements.
Su Ming did not deny this.
He was indeed going for the six elements.
"Given the characteristics of my Spirit Power Martial Spirit, the probability of the Silver Moon Wolf King's spirit ring carrying a passive Spirit Power amplification effect exceeds seventy percent. Having this passive effect is sufficient."
Su Ming's second spirit ring was obtained from the Star Tree Spirit Soul, which provided a passive Spirit Power amplification effect, while the active Spirit Skill enhanced Spirit Power effects from the stellar attribute level and also accelerated Spirit Power recovery speed.
This Spirit Skill inspired him. He believed his future spirit rings should still adhere to the path of stacking Spirit Power amplification, but he could acquire it in passive forms, while active Spirit Skills would pioneer capabilities at other levels.
Before he could borrow power, his Spirit Power Martial Spirit was pure Spirit Power, lacking spiritual attributes, so he hadn't considered element-control type spirit rings.
But after the light sphere hatched and developed the effect allowing the Su Ming from Douluo 1 & 2 to also borrow power, the current Su Ming's cultivation plan had undergone some changes.
He intended to acquire six-element control from the Silver Moon Wolf King's spirit ring. However, to avoid overlapping with the future Su Ming's abilities, he would derive different attributes based on Spirit Power. The future and present Su Mings would focus on external and internal aspects respectively.
After resting at home for two days, they prepared to depart for the Jingyang Mountain Range.
Su Ming returned to his room and entered meditation.
Quite a lot had happened these past two days; he needed to properly process it all.
"I wonder what changes the future holds this time…"
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