A small ball of light, not yet born, had already been instilled with a correct set of values by Su Ming.
"So? What I said makes sense, right?"
The ball of light continuously flickered with a spiritual glow, as if deep in thought. After a long while, it swayed twice, presumably nodding.
"So, to put it another way, you're practicing the skill of condensing Faith Power. You could actually help me, the Spirit Master, along the way, because my growth will also boost your progress, allowing you to obtain more Spirit Soul Faith Power."
The ball of light swayed.
"Therefore, from now on, you condense forging-related faith for me, condense Forging Faith Power. However much you condense, I'll let you eat that much Spirit Soul-related Faith Power. That way, it's a win-win for both of us."
The ball of light flickered for a long time again, finally swaying twice.
"As expected of my Spirit Soul, Su Ming's Spirit Soul! So clever!"
Su Ming touched the ball of light, wearing an emotional expression.
At this moment, a thought was transmitted from the ball of light, carrying a hint of pride.
"Of course!"
Tianhai City Stadium.
The Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition was a major event for the entire Tianhai Alliance, an important means for the Alliance to select and encourage talent. Therefore, every Grand Competition was operated with full effort.
Early in the morning, the stadium was already packed with people. Representative teams from various cities were already waiting in the stadium, and the surrounding stands were full.
The opening ceremony process was extremely boring. Su Ming only listened to a couple of sentences before closing his eyes and focusing his attention on his Sea of Consciousness.
During this period, while he was nurturing the ball of light, helping it improve its skill in condensing Faith Power, he hadn't neglected his own research into the related techniques.
He had been constantly trying to sense the changes in faith within the ball of light, wanting to learn something. After all, it wasn't just his present self in this era that needed this technique; the other two Su Mings also needed to master the ability to condense Faith Power.
After the opening ceremony concluded, it was time for draws for the different competition formats.
The Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition was first divided into the Spirit Master duel Battle Competition and sub-profession related competitions, such as the Blacksmith Grand Competition. The Battle Competition was further divided into seven-person team battles, three-person team battles, and individual matches.
The first event Su Ming was participating in was the Blacksmith Grand Competition.
This was his main purpose for participating in this Grand Competition; he wanted to use the popularity of the event to gather faith.
The faith generated by the normal blacksmithing system wasn't something Su Ming could easily seize from Tang Hao by force, as it would easily attract his attention. However, the faith he obtained through generating income himself did not belong to Tang Hao.
If he could successfully harvest faith from this competition, he would probably need to become a regular presence at major blacksmithing competitions in the future.
Because the Blacksmith Grand Competition conflicted with the seven-person team battle schedule, Su Ming couldn't participate in the team battles and could only join the three-person team battles.
Fortunately, this didn't diminish his role.
His strength was of a caliber that could serve as the final anchor even in team battles; placed in a three-person team battle, it naturally provided even greater security.
The Tianhai team had a full ten official members. Losses were inevitable across both competition formats, making substitutes necessary.
Su Ming's presence almost directly ensured the Tianhai team could secure victory in the three-person team battles without worries, indirectly preserving the team's fighting strength.
As for the individual matches, Su Ming did not participate.
He wasn't someone who craved fame.
The Blacksmith Grand Competition was an exception.
"Senior Brother Su Ming, you're here."
Su Ming heard someone call his name and turned to look.
Tang Wulin looked pleasantly surprised, squeezing through the crowd with three people in tow.
"I knew you would be competing, Senior Brother Su Ming."
Senior Brother?
Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan both showed expressions of confusion.
The youth before them was almost the same age as them, yet he was Wulin's senior brother?
"You're here to compete too, right? The competition is about to start, why are you all still wandering around?" Su Ming asked.
Tang Wulin awkwardly began to scratch his head.
"We got lost."
It was his first time in such a bustling place, and he had taken a wrong turn. The three following him, their captain, had gotten lost with him.
"Donghai Academy?"
"Yes!"
"Over there." Su Ming pointed in a direction.
"Thank you, Senior Brother."
Su Ming looked at the three people behind Tang Wulin, his gaze settling on Gu Yue.
"Looking forward to meeting you on the competition stage."
Tang Wulin turned back in surprise, looking at Gu Yue, his eyes seeming to ask how you know my senior brother.
Gu Yue ignored Tang Wulin, also locking eyes with Su Ming.
"I hope we don't meet."
Tang Wulin's eyes showed even greater surprise.
Gu Yue would actually say something like that?
Didn't that amount to admitting weakness?
Impossible!
Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan beside them were also shocked, indicating that Gu Yue seemed different today.
Sensing their surprise, Gu Yue added.
"If we meet in an individual match, then we could give it a try."
Tang Wulin and the other two felt awkward.
Xie Xie's face flushed red, wanting to ask Gu Yue what she meant by that.
Was she saying they were dead weight?
But with so many people from the Tianhai team around, he kept his mouth shut, his face turning red.
At that moment, behind them, a chubby boy shouted loudly.
"I'm so hungry, does anyone have any food?!"
Su Ming was drawn by the noise and saw a chubby boy darting through the crowd, looking at the people around him with longing.
Tang Wulin turned around and saw Xu Lizhi, begging for food everywhere.
"Here, you can have this."
He proactively took out a piece of dried fish and handed it over.
"Thank you, thank you!" Xu Lizhi's eyes lit up when he saw the dried fish. He took it and began eating voraciously.
He hadn't been eating for long when a pleasant but icy cold voice rang out.
A young girl quickly ran over, arriving near the Tianhai team. She glanced at Tang Wulin and them, then looked at the Tianhai team members.
"Sister Xinglan, I was wrong, but I'm really hungry. If I don't eat my fill, I won't have the stamina to fight later," Xu Lizhi quickly ran over and said honestly.
The young girl was Ye Xinglan.
Su Ming looked her up and down, unable to help but feel a sense of brightness before his eyes .
"Let's go, the competition is about to start." Ye Xinglan pulled Xu Lizhi away quickly, simultaneously saying with a hint of disdain, "Don't just eat anything from anyone. Don't you know there are many bad people in this world?"
As she spoke, Ye Xinglan glanced back at the Tianhai team's location.
She could recognize the Tianhai team's uniform.
She naturally assumed the chubby boy being given food was being fed by the Tianhai team. As their upcoming opponents, the Tianhai team might not have good intentions.
The captain of the Tianhai team, standing beside Su Ming, was not pleased.
They were just standing there, doing nothing, and this young girl was slandering them. This was a bit too much.
"You taking this little fatty who begs for food everywhere away is one thing, but what do you mean by slandering our Tianhai team out of thin air?"
Ye Xinglan coldly looked at the Tianhai team captain.
"What did you say?"
"This little fatty goes around begging for food like a beggar, and you still have the nerve to blame others for drugging him? Are you out of your mind?"
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