The moment Electrolux appeared, he exclaimed in surprise, "A chaos attribute?"
Su Ming did not question Electrolux's judgment.
In the original work, the Spirit Skill Huo Yuhao obtained from the Silver Moon Wolf King's Spirit Ring was Mental Chaos, a very powerful control-type Spirit Skill.
But what Su Ming needed wasn't the chaos attribute. He wanted to use the Silver Moon Wolf King's racial talent to enhance his Spirit Power's elemental affinity.
Silver Wolves improve their affinity for elements by consuming Spirit Secret Silver, then use their powerful mental power to control the corresponding elements. This innate talent actually aligned with Su Ming's needs.
After achieving this, the Present Su Ming would research the direction of converting his own Spirit Power into elements, while the Future Su Ming would research the direction of using mental resonance to mobilize external elemental forces.
One internal, one external; combining the two would allow the Present Su Ming to more perfectly inherit the power from the future, while the Future Su Ming would need this to possibly catch up to Gu Yue, who possessed the skills of the Silver Dragon King, in the elemental field.
Although Gu Yue from the Douluo 3 era was already avoiding Su Ming and wouldn't duel him one-on-one, Su Ming wasn't particularly outstanding in the purely elemental field. His main advantage was brute force; under the Trinity, his basic stats far exceeded Gu Yue's.
Now, Electrolux had discovered the Silver Wolf's chaos attribute and seemed to have an idea.
"I recall you chose the Silver Moon Wolf King for its six elements, wanting to make your Spirit Power affinity with the six elements. This should be to further perfect your method of borrowing power from Heaven and Earth?"
Su Ming did not refute this.
He had stated from the beginning that he wanted to enhance his Spirit Power's elemental affinity. But in his eyes, someone who knew the truth, enhancing elemental affinity was to receive his own future power better.
In the eyes of outsiders, his goal was to devise a method of borrowing power from Heaven and Earth.
Including Electrolux.
Right now, Su Ming was absorbing the Silver Moon Wolf King's Spirit Ring, precisely in the state of borrowing power.
"Borrowing power from Heaven and Earth, incredible. Even I can't see any clues," Electrolux sighed. "If you are interested in borrowing power from Heaven and Earth, you might try the cultivation system from my world."
"Your cultivation system, Elder Yi?" Su Ming said with surprise.
"Yes, the cultivation system from my homeland. It was a world of magic, focusing on channeling the power of Heaven and Earth. I was a mage, integrating myself with Heaven and Earth, controlling Heaven and Earth."
Electrolux's tone was full of emotion, but it quickly turned to helplessness.
"The reason I didn't tell you before is that mages cannot become gods in the end. Because we fuse with Heaven and Earth, once we break through the godly boundary, although we would indeed become a god, we would also be assimilated by Heaven and Earth, becoming a part of it."
Su Ming acted 'astonished'.
"It sounds fascinating just hearing about it."
Electrolux shook his head with a bitter smile. How could it be fascinating?
Cultivate, cultivate, only to have to suppress yourself in the end, preventing yourself from cultivating further.
It was too agonizing.
"I originally didn't want to teach you, because the assimilation by Heaven and Earth is very dangerous. But now I think you can try to learn it."
A flicker passed through Su Ming's eyes; he realized the key that made Electrolux change his mind.
"The chaos attribute?"
"Yes, the chaos attribute. Your Spirit Masters' Martial Souls are very peculiar. I can experiment to see if I can... mold the chaos attribute and elemental affinity talent of this Silver Moon Wolf King for you, to craft a Spirit Skill most suitable for you."
Hearing this, Su Ming had an internal "Holy crap!" he didn't know if he should voice.
To be honest, he truly hadn't expected Electrolux to be this useful once acquired.
Hand-crafting Spirit Skills?
This...
As expected of a powerhouse suspected to have reached the Quasi-God King realm at his peak. Truly terrifying.
Mentioning absorbing the Spirit Ring, Su Ming sucked in a cold breath.
He felt the changes in his body; pain now swept through his body.
This delayed intense sensation made him wish for death. He directly dispersed his spiritual body in the Sea of Consciousness, focusing entirely on circulating his Spirit Power, striving to convert the impact of the ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring's power into his own capability, ensuring he had the qualification to withstand the remaining Spirit Power impact before the borrowed power ended.
Electrolux, meanwhile, focused on crafting the Spirit Skill for Su Ming.
"The core of power in this world lies in the Martial Soul, which can, to some exten,t avoid assimilation."
"Moreover, there are gods here who actually use faith to anchor certain authorities into their divine power, which also avoids assimilation by Heaven and Earth."
"Now, add the chaos attribute. Su Ming borrows power from Heaven and Earth while confusing his own power with that of Heaven and Earth, which can once again avoid assimilation."
The last point was crucial; it was an active ability!
"Different standards for borrowing power, different needs for chaos... I hope Su Ming can simultaneously improve this Spirit Skill of his. Otherwise, he still cannot delve deeply into the mage system."
"..."
Su Yun watched Su Ming nervously, his heart in his throat when he felt Su Ming's power fading.
"Without the power of Heaven and Earth, can Xiao Ming hold on?"
His gaze swept over the bursting blood vessels on Su Ming's body, a trace of unbearable flashing in his eyes.
Even with the boost from Heaven and Earth's power, Su Ming had just barely survived, his meridians and blood vessels nearly bursting. Fortunately, there was rich vitality within Su Ming's body, helping him rapidly repair the damaged meridians and vessels.
"Bang!"
The borrowed power ended. Su Ming instantly turned into a bloody figure, exploding with countless blood droplets that scattered into the surrounding air.
Thump!
Thump-thump-thump!
If not for the sound of a beating heart, Su Yun would have started mourning.
He widened his eyes, looking at the figure sitting cross-legged within the bloody mist.
A jade-green radiance erupted from that figure, rapidly reconstructing everything about him.
The pitch-black Spirit Ring contracted step by step, enveloped by the Spirit Power spreading through the air, gradually merging into the Spirit Power.
Boom!
This was the eruption of Su Ming's Spirit Power aura.
He had broken through.
And the breakthrough in Spirit Power level also meant he had successfully absorbed this ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring!
A ten-thousand-year third ring!
If it weren't happening right before his eyes, Su Yun wouldn't have dared believe it.
Could a Spirit Master from the Sun Moon Empire also produce a genius of this level in the Martial Soul path, capable of absorbing Spirit Rings so far beyond the norm?
Su Ming let out a comfortable moan.
At the end of the endless pain, he felt a sensation of being nurtured. The massive vitality of the Blade of Life ensured that as long as he wasn't instantly killed, he could rapidly recover from his injuries.
Crackle, crackle.
The scabs on his body surface peeled off layer by layer, revealing the pink, tender skin beneath.
Su Ming clenched his fist, feeling incredibly powerful.
He closed his eyes, perceiving his Spirit Skill.
This was what he cared about most.
As he immersed his mind to feel it, information about the third Spirit Skill leaped into his awareness.
"Third Spirit Skill – Domain of Chaos?"
Su Ming's heartbeat accelerated sharply. Just from the initial perception, he had a guess, and his heart grew fervent with anticipation.
Su Yun looked at his son expectantly, quite curious about what a ten-thousand-year Spirit Skill for the third ring would be like.
"How is it? What's the effect of the third Spirit Skill?"
(End of Chapter)