For Yun Ming, having someone stir up trouble in this era was the best outcome.
The more chaotic the times, the greater his chances of becoming a god.
No matter the nature of the chaos, as long as conflicts arose and major upheavals occurred, the opportunity to become a god would arrive.
This was his conclusion drawn from the history of the Douluo Plane.
Ten thousand years ago, a group of Spirit Masters including the Spirit Ice Douluo Huo Yuhao became gods amidst conflict.
Twenty thousand years ago, the Sea God, Angel God, and Rakshasa God were born successively, also during the struggle of a great era.
Even further back in history, the first-generation Angel God and the first-generation Sea God also existed over thirty thousand years ago.
The opportunity to become a god arrives once every ten thousand years; it should be descending again now.
Su Ming could even influence the Golden Ancient Tree; it was very likely that this was that very opportunity.
Therefore, upon seeing the Golden Ancient Tree lose ten percent of its origin, Yun Ming steadied his mind. He didn't instruct Yali and the others to take further action, but rather let things take their natural course.
Shrek Academy.
"The first phase of cultivation is finally complete."
Su Ming showed a relieved expression.
At his feet, three purple, one black, and two red Spirit Rings pulsated, with the fifth Spirit Ring flashing with a blood-red light.
His body instantly seemed to transform into a mass of flowing water, disappearing from space, then reappearing in the distance, emerging from space and reforming from water into a human shape.
"Fifth Spirit Skill, Time-Space Traversal."
By using the Water of Time to nurture Chunqiu, Su Ming had ultimately caused his fifth Spirit Skill to rapidly evolve.
The 'Time' aspect was no longer just a name, but had been tangibly integrated into this Spirit Skill.
Su Ming's Time-Space Traversal just now seemed to have the same effect as before, but the difference was significant.
Transforming himself into the form of the Water of Time to traverse space resulted in extremely low consumption; he didn't need to constantly maintain support force on the surrounding space.
Simply put, before, he had to swim through space, with every segment of traversal exchanged for his Spirit Power consumption. Now, it was like taking transportation, only requiring effort when getting on and off.
Achieving this relied on Chunqiu's changes as the key, and Su Ming's understanding of the River of Time was indispensable.
This was his first application of the River of Time.
Previously, he could observe the River of Time, but only used this ability to understand his Trinity situation. Later, he gradually began to draw and use the Water of Time.
Until now, he had taken another step further, utilizing the River of Time to begin manipulating the spatial dimension, enabling remote control across space.
"The next step is to integrate the Water of Time into the River, then enter different tributaries to traverse to completely different futures."
Su Ming's face showed anticipation.
"Of course, before traversing, I must first ensure my own safety simultaneously. I cannot invest my entire being into other futures, and I must guarantee the ability to return."
Initially, he could just experience it. Later, he could gradually develop methods to 'fish' for specific parts from different futures.
Su Ming ended his seclusion.
Time was up; in the blink of an eye, two and a half months had passed, and the exchange activity was about to depart.
"I hope this exchange journey goes smoothly."
In reality, even if Su Ming didn't follow the Shrek team, he would be persuaded by various parties. Zhen Hua recommended he go to the Star Luo Continent to promote the development of the Star Luo forging world; Mu Ye prepared to take him; Zhang Tianyang suggested he take the opportunity to search for suitable Spirit Souls.
Each teacher had their own reason for him to go to the Star Luo Continent.
Moreover, these could all be achieved simultaneously.
This trip to Star Luo was, of course, to establish forging faith. As for Zhang Tianyang's suggestion to search for Spirit Souls, it was also for him to pay attention to the surrounding Sea Spirit Beasts along the way.
Within the Spirit Transmission Pagoda's exchange team this time, there was a ten-person team from the Spirit Soul Research Institute. Three of them were arranged by Zhang Tianyang. If Su Ming took a liking to any Sea Spirit Beast, this team could directly help him convert it into a Spirit Soul and preserve it.
Besides the Sea Spirit Beasts along the way, the Spirit Soul storage at the Star Luo Continent branch of the Spirit Transmission Pagoda was also Su Ming's target.
The Star Luo Continent had many species not found on the Douluo Continent, and the Spirit Transmission Pagoda branch offered a more diverse selection of Spirit Souls.
Donghai Pier.
The Federation delegation, totaling nearly ten thousand people representing elites from all walks of life, gathered together and boarded the giant ship bound for the Star Luo Continent.
Traveling with the Federation delegation was also the Star Luo delegation, which had already completed its exchange in the Federation.
After boarding the ship, Su Ming was sought out.
A blue-haired, blue-eyed girl came up to Su Ming.
"Are you Su Ming?"
Su Ming looked puzzled at this girl who had been asking this question all the way.
He had just heard a girl's voice, seemingly asking each person 'Are you Su Ming?'
"Do you need something from me?"
Su Ming looked at this unfamiliar girl, pondering her origins in his mind.
"My name is Lin Yuhan. I am a blacksmith from the Star Luo Empire Blacksmith Association. I want to compete with you in forging."
Lin Yuhan?
A forging competition?
Su Ming understood, now knowing the girl's background.
This was the girl from the original story who competed in forging with Tang Wulin in Heaven Dou City. That time, there should have been an attack by Evil Spirit Masters, and it seemed that was when Old Tang's first opportunity to act was used up.
Speaking of which, due to Su Ming's influence, the plot of this period had long been thrown into chaos, and Tang Wulin never had this experience.
Which meant Old Tang gained an extra opportunity to act for nothing.
This was not good news.
"It seems I'll have to find a way to deplete Old Tang's power later, leaving only the last opportunity to deal with the Abyssal Sage King."
It wasn't that Su Ming didn't want to use up the last chance; it was just that this last chance could even immobilize the Abyssal Sage King for a full minute. Su Ming wasn't confident he could force its use.
Su Ming, having thought this far about Old Tang's opportunities to act, became completely lost in thought.
Lin Yuhan frowned, anger flashing in her eyes.
"Hey! I want to compete with you in forging!"
Su Ming snapped back to reality, looked at the girl in front of him, and shook his head.
"I don't want to compete with you."
"I have a wager."
"What wager?"
"This."
Lin Yuhan took out a crystal emitting a bloody glow.
Su Ming stared at this blood-colored crystal, his expression turning serious.
"What is this? Where did you get it?"
"I call it Blood Qilin Crystal. It contains Qilin Blood. It's a special rare metal formed when Blood Source Iron, soaked in Qilin Blood, evolved over hundreds of millions of years, completely merging into one."
"Qilin Blood?"
Su Ming's eyes flickered.
His interest in this Blood Qilin Crystal wasn't because he sensed the Qilin bloodline, but because he sensed a special power – the power of fortune.
The Qilin itself is an auspicious beast, so it's reasonable for its bloodline power to gather fortune energy.
"How about it? If you win against me, this Blood Qilin Crystal is yours."
"Eager to deliver benefits?" Su Ming shook his head. "Forget it, I won't take this thing from you. Just take me to the place where you obtained this Blood Qilin Crystal. How about that?"
Every genius has their own adventures; Lin Yuhan's opportunity was probably this Blood Qilin Crystal.
Lin Yuhan's ability to become a forging genius was partly due to her own comprehension, but this Blood Qilin Crystal likely also contributed greatly.
"This Blood Qilin Crystal is the only one. It wasn't mined, but formed naturally, taking shape alone like a heavenly treasure." Lin Yuhan said. "Even if I take you to where I found it, you won't find anything."
"Just take me there."
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