Using the power of his own Auspicious Beast Spirit Ring as the source and Turning Illusion into Reality as the method, Su Ming materialized the power of the Auspicious Beast within this false history.
Feeling that familiar power detach from his own Spirit Power and exist independently, Su Ming breathed a slight sigh of relief.
He hadn't actually been very confident.
The effect of the Spirit Skill Turning Illusion into Reality was not purely about the conversion between illusion and reality on the temporal dimension. It also operated on the material dimension, truly materializing illusory power.
However, his confidence in materializing it within this false history was not high, as he had never tried it before.
If it couldn't be done, Su Ming would have had to use his time-crossing transportation technique to carry the Auspicious Beast's power from Douluo 2 to this node.
But then, the cost would have been unpredictable.
Fortunately, Su Ming succeeded.
The Auspicious Beast's power was successfully materialized and then, as the source, condensed by Su Ming into an embryo.
"I'll leave the rest to you."
Su Ming handed the embryo to Electrolux. At the same time, his own aura instantly plummeted, leaving only a spiritual body so transparent it was nearly nonexistent.
Electrolux took the Auspicious Beast embryo and assured him, "With this foundation, the remaining work is just a matter of time and effort."
He looked at Di Tian and, after obtaining his agreement, began to extract Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's life vitality.
With this pure and vast life vitality, the Auspicious Beast embryo rapidly stabilized.
Its powerful life essence was slowly nurtured within.
A powerful aura permeated outwards.
But even now, this embryo was not yet an Auspicious Beast. It was merely a Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
To become an Auspicious Beast, it still needed to be connected to luck and fate.
Just then, before Electrolux could act, a beam of blood-red light shot out from beneath the Lake of Life.
It was a drop of vital blood!
As this drop of vital blood merged in, a special fluctuation of fate erupted from the embryo.
Luck began to gather.
The entire Star Dou Great Forest seemed to come alive at this moment. Endless life vitality poured into the area of the Lake of Life, into the embryo.
Seeing this, Electrolux's expression also turned serious. He glanced beneath the Lake of Life.
That single drop of vital blood had replenished the parts concerning luck and fate.
Thus, Su Ming provided the foundation, the Spirit Beast clan provided the connection of luck and fate, and Electrolux himself only needed to mobilize the life vitality to ensure the embryo's nurture.
This left Electrolux, who had been prepared for a major undertaking, feeling a bit helpless.
He could sense the preciousness of that Water of Time.
But now, the process of nurturing the Auspicious Beast made him feel that his contribution was not proportionate to his gain.
His contribution here didn't seem to match the Water of Time Su Ming had gifted him.
"It's like I'm just getting a bargain."
Thinking this, Electrolux could only helplessly look down at the embryo in his hands.
He murmured to himself.
"There's not much I can do. The only thing is to shape you with the physique of a Child of Light."
Even so, a trace of guilt still lingered in Electrolux's heart.
What he had done this time was truly insufficient.
Too much like just going through the motions.
Su Ming, however, didn't care about Electrolux's thoughts.
His gaze was now fixed below, as if piercing through barriers to see the severely injured Silver Dragon King in that broken space.
"Legend has it that the prosperity of the Star Dou Great Forest is due to the nourishment from the Silver Dragon King's blood and vitality that leaks from her injuries. The entire Star Dou Great Forest is thus an extension of her bloodline."
In this way, that single drop of the Silver Dragon King's vital blood directly imbued the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's embryo with the luck of the Star Dou Great Forest's Spirit Beast lineage, connecting it to their fate.
Without going down to speak with the Silver Dragon King, Su Ming looked at the Auspicious Beast embryo.
"The Soul-Soothing Spirit Furnace has evolved."
Su Ming watched as the Soul-Soothing Spirit Furnace merged into the Auspicious Beast embryo, then evolved along with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion as it gained the status of Auspicious Beast.
In its very first evolution, the Soul-Soothing Spirit Furnace gained the ability to suppress luck.
Su Ming breathed a sigh of relief.
With this effect, plus the two remaining evolution opportunities, it should compensate for the deficiency caused by the absence of the Golden Dragon Spear.
After Confirming that the nurture of the Auspicious Beast was no problem, Su Ming turned back to look at Electrolux.
"From now on, the Spirit Beast clan can handle the nurture of the Auspicious Beast. You should also start refining the Water of Time."
Electrolux frowned.
He sensed a tone of urgency in Su Ming's words.
Urging him to refine the benefits?
Instinctively, Electrolux suspected that Su Ming had added something to the Water of Time.
He had experienced betrayal early in his life, and until now, he had not yet let go of that hatred.
He had not yet killed that vile woman, not yet made that pair of adulterers suffer the punishment they deserved, not yet destroyed that wretched world. Therefore, he had not yet had the chance for reflection after his hatred was vented.
Thus, at this point, Electrolux was, strictly speaking, the true Death Spirit Saint Magister.
He was not a good person.
He had only been summoned. He followed his instinct to trust Su Ming, and with the vast space and time distance separating this place from the Holy Demon Continent, he had converged much of his true nature.
But Su Ming urged him to refine the Water of Time still aroused his suspicion.
Su Ming was helpless.
"The amount of time I can hold on is limited. The main issue is, I'm not sure if everything here can stabilize after I leave this point in time."
Electrolux's gaze flickered. He couldn't understand Su Ming's words.
"What do you mean?"
Su Ming actually wanted to share some of his understanding of the timeline with Electrolux, to let him know of time's existence, and at the same time, elevate his image in the other's heart to avoid unnecessary trouble.
With Electrolux's intellect, he should be able to understand a bit.
But Su Ming stopped himself.
Although he trusted Electrolux, he trusted the Elder who had chosen him in the Star Dou Great Forest and supported his growth, not this young Electrolux.
The Electrolux of this era was definitely a main antagonist.
What if revealing too much information had a huge impact on the future, leading to changes Su Ming couldn't accept?
What if the reality changed too much, causing even the Douluo 2 node to be kicked out of the River of Time...
Thinking this, Su Ming's gaze condensed. His eyes flickered wildly, and a thought suddenly flashed through his mind – an extremely crazy thought.
But he quickly restrained his own thinking, not allowing himself to attempt such a dangerous operation.
He still needed to maintain the stability of the timeline for now.
"If you suspect I've added something to the Water of Time with ill intent, you can choose not to refine it. But I don't have much time left. Even if you don't refine this Water of Time, it would be best if you condense the Time Spirit Furnace we agreed on before I dissipate."
Electrolux looked at Su Ming's spiritual body, which was flickering constantly and seemed on the verge of collapse. He weighed Su Ming's trustworthiness.
"I'm about to dissipate. Before I do, I hope you either refine all the Water of Time, or nurture the Time Spirit Furnace. If it's the latter, it doesn't matter if the remaining Water of Time is unused."
Su Ming's spiritual body's voice grew fainter and fainter.
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