"My third Spirit Skill is 'Domain of Chaos'. Its effect is to release a domain where the Heaven and Earth Vital Energy within becomes chaotic."
"That's it?" Su Yun asked in surprise.
"That's the effect. As for how it becomes chaotic and what use chaotic Heaven and Earth Vital Energy is to me, I have to develop that myself."
Su Ming had initially frowned too, wondering if Electrolux had messed up while crafting such a mediocre Spirit Skill.
But soon, his brow smoothed as he realized the terrifying potential of this skill.
Chaos. Even Heaven and Earth's Vital Energy becomes chaotic. Never mind what benefits he might gain, his enemies would be utterly bewildered.
It was crucial to remember that by the time of Douluo Dalu 2, a qualitative transformation in strength began at the Spirit Sage level. The Martial Soul True Body was one factor, but another equally key aspect was the initial ability to influence Heaven and Earth Vital Energy.
Titled Douluo, Super Douluo, and even Limit Douluo all showed significant improvements in mobilizing Heaven and Earth Vital Energy, from which a large part of their power derived.
Su Ming's third Spirit Skill directly caused the Heaven and Earth Vital Energy within its domain to become chaotic, equivalent to being able to affect even a Limit Douluo.
This was a conceptual-level Spirit Skill!
Hachiki, you guy...
Of course, affecting a Limit Douluo was an exaggeration. Even if Su Ming could disrupt a Limit Douluo's mobilization of Heaven and Earth Vital Energy now, it wouldn't change the fact that the Douluo could easily crush him with a mere surge of Spirit Power.
In battles where the level difference wasn't vast, the effect of the Domain of Chaos would be extremely critical.
Just imagine, painstakingly developed elemental techniques becoming useless the moment one entered Su Ming's Domain of Chaos.
The basic principle of the Domain of Chaos was the combination of the six elements with chaos to leverage the confusion of Heaven and Earth Vital Energy. Its effect on confusing the elemental forces between heaven and earth was most pronounced. Except for elements activated by one's own Spirit Power, all other elemental forces from the external environment became impossible to mobilize. This would be a fatal weakening for any Spirit Master reliant on elemental damage.
"I could also try to guide the Heaven and Earth Vital Energy while it's in chaos..."
Su Ming trailed off, stunned.
Wait, why use a conservative word like 'guide'?
"Not guide, but steal... pah, no, Borrowing Power from Heaven and Earth."
Borrowing Power from Heaven and Earth...
Wasn't that the excuse I used to fool my teacher and my father before?
How did this ability end up on the verge of becoming real after all that lying?
Su Ming was dazed for a moment, then began pondering how to realize Borrowing Power from Heaven and Earth.
"When the Heaven and Earth Vital Energy is chaotic, it's like having scattered connection points. If I seize the opportunity to insert my Spirit Power, I might have a chance to borrow power in the chaos."
Su Ming was already thinking about developing the Spirit Skill, but Su Yun urgently asked about the other effects of the Spirit Ring.
"The Spirit Power amplification? Didn't your previous Spirit Skills all have Spirit Power amplification effects? Isn't there one this time?"
It wasn't without reason that Su Yun was anxious. As a native Spirit Engineer of the Sun Moon Empire, he placed great importance on Spirit Power amplification.
Su Ming snapped back to reality, showing a puzzled expression.
"Spirit Power amplification?"
"Isn't that a fixed bonus effect? Does it need explaining?"
He blinked.
It seemed the Spirit Rings absorbed by his Spirit Power Martial Soul always had that passive effect.
Besides, Borrowing Power from Heaven and Earth? Wasn't that far more intense than mere Spirit Power amplification?
Alright, Su Ming understood why Su Yun wasn't impressed by Borrowing Power from Heaven and Earth – because he had previously lied about being able to do it.
This feeling of sitting on a treasure mountain, with no one able to understand his excitement, was truly frustrating.
Seeing Su Ming's attitude, Su Yun really felt like delivering a righteous flying kick to teach his son a lesson.
"With the third Spirit Ring settled, hurry up and get enrolled."
"Xiao Ming, having studied at the Body Sect these past years, your fighting style might lean towards theirs. Now that you're back here, remember not to expose Body Sect combat techniques."
Su Yun kept reminding Su Ming along the way.
"At the academy, remember to use Spirit Tools."
"Also, you absolutely must not expose that Spirit Metal in Sun Moon Imperial Capital. Your grandfather is researching a Class 9 Spirit Tool based on this material. He's on the verge of creating a Class 9 Spirit Tool while still a Spirit Douluo, becoming a Class 9 Spirit Engineer."
"The old master can use Spirit Tool formations to prevent others from detecting the material's abnormality. But this relies on other Class 9 Spirit Engineers not having seen Spirit Metal and not specifically linking it to the material used in your grandfather's Class 9 Spirit Tool."
"..."
Sun Moon Imperial Capital.
As they approached the capital, Su Yun finally stopped his nagging.
Three months had passed since Su Ming returned to the Sun Moon Empire. The academy's enrollment period had already ended.
Nevertheless, Su Yun took Su Ming directly into the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy.
Missing the enrollment period wasn't an issue. Su Ming's application had been submitted earlier; he just hadn't been present personally.
Being late wasn't a problem either, as long as Su Ming's talent was sufficient.
Eleven years old. Capable of independently producing a Class 4 Spirit Tool.
This achievement even shocked Jing Hongchen, as the current record for the youngest Class 4 Spirit Engineer in the Sun Moon Empire was held by his grandson, Xiao Hongchen, also at eleven years old.
One must know that Xiao Hongchen had been in the spotlight since his Martial Soul awakening. He had been breaking records all along, causing continuous waves in the Sun Moon Empire's Spirit Engineer world for seven years.
Class 1 Spirit Engineer record: Six and a half years old.
Class 2 Spirit Engineer record: Seven years and three months old.
Class 3 Spirit Engineer record: Eight and a half years old.
Class 4 Spirit Engineer record: Eleven years old.
These four records had become mountains weighing on the minds of all newcomers to the Spirit Engineer field. If not for insufficient Spirit Power, the thirteen-year-old Xiao Hongchen might even be capable of producing a Class 5 Spirit Tool by now!
The appearance of another eleven-year-old Class 4 Spirit Engineer shook the upper echelons of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy, though the news was limited to them. Since Su Ming had only matched the record, not created a new one, there was no need for widespread publicity.
This was also at the request of Su Can and Su Yun. Su Ming himself had no intention of revealing that he could actually produce Class 4 Spirit Tools at ten years old.
One difference between him and Xiao Hongchen was that he didn't lack Spirit Power.
While his Spirit Power level seemed low, the quality of that Spirit Power could be described as 'one strand stronger than six'. The recovery speed of his Spirit Power, driven by the Spirit Power vortex, was also incomparable to Xiao Hongchen's.
He could even barely produce a Class 5 Spirit Tool now.
Of course, things like Invincible Barriers didn't count – their technical content was extremely low and couldn't be used as a standard for Spirit Engineer rank certification.
Mingde Hall.
Outside a small, private research room, an extremely beautiful young girl came running cheerfully. She had red hair and blue eyes, her wine-red long hair fluttering, shimmering with a faint luster.
She reached the research room door and began knocking loudly.
"Xiao, Xiao, open up!"
Meng Hongchen's voice couldn't suppress her joy.
Soon, the research room door opened. Xiao Hongchen, looking exhausted with bloodshot eyes, dark circles, and disheveled hair, said impatiently, "Spit it out."
"Hehe, your record's been broken."
"What record?"
"Class 4 Spirit Engineer? Well, not exactly... maybe your Class 3, 2, and 1 records were broken too, but I'm not sure. Right now, it's just known that he's eleven and a half and can consecutively produce three Class 4 Spirit Tools."
Meng Hongchen was very happy as she said this, genuinely so.
Watching the change in Xiao Hongchen's expression from confusion, surprise, shock, to doubt, she felt sincerely pleased.
"Stinky Xiao, don't call yourself the number one genius anymore, okay?"
(Chapter End)