Regarding the conditions of the Douluo 2 Su Ming, the Douluo 1 Su Ming didn't have any particular thoughts.
Right now, he hoped the Douluo 2 Su Ming could lend him a hand.
"The low-spec Two-Word Battle Armor is just a stopgap measure. True cultivation level is the key. Although Teacher has the potential to become a Titled Douluo, actually achieving it would probably take at least twenty years starting from now."
That was far too long.
In twenty years, Su Ming himself would have become a god, so why would he still need his teacher to help shoulder the burden?
"As everyone knows, Evil Spirit Masters cultivate the fastest."
Su Ming had a direction for rapid advancement.
"Turning Teacher into an Evil Spirit Master is going too far, but if we want to increase his cultivation speed, and significantly so, the methods of Evil Spirit Masters offer considerable reference value."
"My greatest advantage is the Trinity, spanning the long river of time."
"The status I acquire can be enjoyed by the Douluo 2 and Douluo 3 versions of me. There's no reason I shouldn't be able to use the status they acquire."
"The Douluo 2 version has also managed to involve Electrolux. I wonder if he can secure a faith related to Evil Spirit Masters..."
Douluo 2.
Jingyang Mountain Range.
"So a Silver Wolf won't do?"
Su Yun asked Su Ming again.
The difference between a Silver Wolf and a Silver Moon Wolf King, is it in their bloodline?
There is some difference, but it's more about cultivation disparity.
Generally, a Silver Wolf automatically evolves into a Silver Moon Wolf King after breaking through the ten-thousand-year mark, undergoing a transformation in all aspects.
There are indeed rare individual cases that transform into Silver Moon Wolf Kings at the thousand-year stage, but such cases are extremely scarce. It's debatable whether searching the entire current Jingyang Mountain Range would yield one.
"If it really won't work, then I'll try to absorb a ten-thousand-year Silver Moon Wolf King," Su Ming said.
Su Yun's face changed dramatically.
"Have you gone mad!"
Su Ming was only at the thirtieth level now, meaning he was about to acquire his third Spirit Ring.
A ten-thousand-year third ring?
What kind of joke is that?
"Dad, I'm very serious. Actually, given my condition, I'm confident about absorbing a ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring."
"Confident, my foot!" Su Yun cursed. "Even though I haven't been monitoring your cultivation closely, even if you joined the Body Sect, with your Spirit Power Martial Soul, your physique couldn't possibly be this freakish."
Your Martial Soul is Spirit Power, not your body. How do you expect me to believe you?
"My body can temporarily meet the standard."
"Temporarily?"
Su Yun's brows furrowed deeply.
"Don't you know that state-enhancing Spirit Skills provide no bonus when absorbing Spirit Rings?"
"Although it's an enhancing ability, this enhancement of mine is different from the enhancing Spirit Skills you're talking about, Dad," Su Ming explained. "By chance, I developed a secret art that can fuse my Spirit Power with Heaven and Earth, temporarily becoming a part of it, borrowing power from the world. During this process, I can gain a power boost without any obstacles or warning signs. My Martial Soul, body, and spirit all transform."
Su Ming's words had already gone beyond Su Yun's understanding.
"My teacher also said that the power borrowed through this secret art of mine can indeed help me absorb the Spirit Ring."
Hearing that Du Busi had verified this point, Su Yun's expression finally shifted.
Could it really work?
In the field of Spirit Master cultivation, the soul engineers of the Sun Moon Empire's understanding wasn't thorough enough. Even a soul engineer who cultivated to the Titled Douluo level might not be confident in guiding a Spirit Emperor from the three Douluo nations in Spirit Power cultivation.
The Body Sect, as a powerful sect within the three Douluo nations that had achieved comprehensive mastery in the field of Spirit Master cultivation, had rich experience in absorbing Spirit Rings beyond the normal level limit.
Since even Du Busi acknowledged it, Su Yun couldn't stubbornly deny it any longer.
"How much can it enhance?"
Su Ming felt that action spoke louder than words, so he performed the borrowing process once.
A purple Spirit Ring appeared between his eyebrows, giving off an unreal feeling.
Seeing the strange Spirit Ring on Su Ming's brow, Su Yun was puzzled.
"This of yours—"
Before he could finish the question, Su Ming answered first.
"When I borrow power from Heaven and Earth, it's not done on the spot. I store the borrowed power first, and thus obtain this peculiar illusory Spirit Ring."
Su Ming had given this explanation to Du Busi before.
Externally, this was the most reasonable explanation for the borrowed power.
Even Electrolux within his Sea of Consciousness hadn't detected anything amiss.
"What a peculiar secret art."
Electrolux sensed the illusory Spirit Ring, found nothing unusual, and also felt the power within came from the world.
The illusory Spirit Ring shattered.
Su Ming's power began to climb.
Under Su Yun's astonished gaze, he completed the Trinity – the strongest form of the Trinity.
"Hisss~" Su Yun was shocked.
This aura... why does it feel no weaker than some of the Empire's Level Six Soul Engineers?
This physical quality...
Su Yun personally verified it, feeling Su Ming's body and injecting his Spirit Power into Su Ming's body, circulating it through his meridians. He discovered that Su Ming's meridians showed no damage.
Foreign Spirit Power flowing through his meridians, without deliberately收敛,竟然 caused no damage?
This strength really seemed to qualify him to absorb a ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring.
"What about the soul shock?"
"My mental power is sufficient."
Su Ming released his mental power.
What he borrowed was his own power from the past and future; he borrowed Spirit Power. Utilizing the characteristics of the Spirit Power, it temporarily brought along the Martial Soul's nature, thus enhancing his body and spirit.
"How long can it last?"
"Right now, this is the maximum amplitude I consider safe. The duration is limited. However, if I reduce the amplitude of the enhancement, the duration will be longer, up to a maximum of three hours."
"Three hours?"
Su Yun's expression changed slightly.
Were three hours enough to absorb a ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring?
Not enough.
But it was enough for a Spirit Master to get through the initial, most difficult stage, and even enjoy the improvements during the absorption process of a ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring.
By the time this enhancement faded, Su Ming's body might have already grown strong enough to withstand the pressure of the subsequent absorption.
"Dad, three hours is enough. My Martial Soul is Spirit Power; it has a natural advantage when resisting the Spirit Power impact of a higher-year Spirit Ring."
Su Ming added another dose of reassurance for Su Yun.
Was achieving a ten-thousand-year third ring easy?
No, it wasn't. On the current continent, it was even impossible to find a Spirit Master whose original third ring was ten thousand years.
But it wasn't impossible.
Su Ming was now forcibly meeting the standard through the Trinity.
First, use the Trinity to temporarily attain a physique capable of withstanding a ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring. Then, use this physique to absorb the ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring. By the time the Trinity dissipates, he would already have genuinely acquired the physique to resist the ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring.
What was this called?
This was called 'use first, pay later'.
After Su Ming finished explaining to Su Yun, at a moment unnoticed by Su Yun, a trace of helplessness flashed in his eyes.
Of course, it wasn't directed at Su Yun, but at the Douluo 1 Su Ming. He had just simultaneously become aware of the Douluo 1 Su Ming's thoughts.
Damn it, the role of the workhorse was being passed around now.
"Let's get enrolled first."
Su Ming remembered that the Sun Moon Royal Academy had a student with a Ghost Martial Soul. He could use that connection to infiltrate the Holy Demon Cult.
Of course, the prerequisite was safety.
"A Ghost Martial Soul... to a certain extent, could also be considered a Body Martial Soul."
As Su Ming pondered, Su Yun came to a decision.
"Alright. Since you insist, then I, your father, will join you in this madness."
(End of Chapter)