"If achieving Two-Word and Three-Word Battle Armor Master becomes easier for the outside world, then our Shrek students should also find it easier, saving a significant amount of time. This is perfect; we can now pick up the pursuit of Spirit Power levels again, which was previously set aside for students to focus on crafting their Battle Armor."
Yun Ming's words made Cai Yue'er's eyes light up.
That's right. They simply hadn't had the energy to compete in leveling up before.
Now they had the chance to start competing again.
"I estimate the impact of the Spirit Infusion technique won't be limited to just the Spirit Refinement stage. Very soon, Thousand Refinement will also be affected. Yue'er, as the dean of the Outer Court, you need to prepare some plans for reforms starting from the Outer Court."
Yun Ming's vision was clearly more long-term.
He just didn't involve himself much in academy affairs; it didn't mean he lacked insight. There was a reason the previous Pavilion Master could hand the position over to him despite his rather lax approach to governance.
"Zang Xin will probably come looking soon. Coordinate with him. The Tang Sect absolutely cannot afford to lack cooperation with the Blacksmith Association. They will be more anxious than we are."
The Tang Sect is more anxious?
Indeed.
At this moment, the Tang Sect was more urgent.
After quickly gathering the Tang Sect's high-level members for discussion, Zang Xin had already set off and now arrived above the Sea God Pavilion.
"Look, he's here," Yun Ming said calmly.
Zang Xin entered the Sea God Pavilion, greeted everyone present, found a seat, and sat down.
"Yun Ming, our Tang Sect's materials have always been supplied by your Shrek. You must learn this Spirit Infusion technique," Zang Xin said. "If ordinary metal can also reach the level of Spirit Refinement and Soul Refinement, then our materials could even undergo a comprehensive upgrade."
Clearly, the ability of ordinary metal to become Spirit Metal was stirring the hearts of all industries across the continent, not just the blacksmithing field.
Did Zhen Hua know this?
Of course he did. However, to minimize the commotion today, he only announced the technique to the blacksmithing community. It was up to other industries to recognize its potential on their own.
Forging was, after all, a foundational industry. Spirit Metal wasn't only used for Battle Armor production; it was also essential for mechas and even many weapons of war.
"This faith is intense."
Su Ming voraciously absorbed the faith that should have originally belonged to Tang Hao, feeling intoxicated by it.
So intense.
If before he had to actively draw out a portion of faith to absorb, now he was being bombarded by it. Just cracking open a small gap would allow an endless stream of faith to pour into his Sea of Consciousness.
The massive amount of faith scoured his Sea of Consciousness, helping to expand it while simultaneously tempering and enhancing his mental power. His mental power had already been growing rapidly, and now, with the boost from faith, its cultivation would become even more exaggerated.
Unfortunately, faith ultimately had its drawbacks. Su Ming lacked a God Seat and couldn't perfectly utilize the power of faith. Allowing faith to continuously wash over his Sea of Consciousness would eventually mold him into the image of that faith.
Just one more sip.
Su Ming felt refreshed and clear-headed.
"I can't immerse myself in the faith. I'm still too weak. I need to exercise restraint."
Sealing off his Sea of Consciousness completely, Su Ming temporarily set a rule for himself.
"One faith scouring session per month."
By age seven, he had already raised his mental power to 200 points.
Now, nearly five years later, his mental power had continued its fierce and rapid advancement, reaching a value of 4,000.
"How much?!"
When Su Ming tested his mental power, Mu Ye, standing beside him, stared wide-eyed at the value displayed on the screen.
"Four thousand? Weren't you at three thousand just two months ago?"
A one-thousand-point increase in mental power in two months?
"Teacher Mu Ye, I had two brief moments of trance while forging downstairs earlier. My mental power increased during both."
Brief?
Compared to deep meditation, they were indeed short. But could you call that a 'trance'?
Mu Ye grumbled inwardly.
Su Ming didn't dwell on it. He truly felt it was just like a momentary lapse, and then the two insights were over.
Especially the second one; he really just saw some things, and then it ended.
But precisely because of what he saw, his mental power was stimulated, growing wildly. He had taken several 'sips' of faith in succession just to meet the demands of his mental power's increase.
"Looking at it this way, it seems you don't need to worry about your fourth Spirit Ring either."
Mu Ye chuckled happily.
Su Ming's current Spirit Power was at the thirty-sixth rank. He still needed four ranks to reach the fortieth, which included the bottleneck period between the thirty-ninth and fortieth ranks. It was estimated to take over a year to break through.
One year... it seemed his mental power could also assault the Spirit Abyss Realm in that time.
If one year wasn't enough, waiting another half year would still be acceptable.
It was important to know that with mental power at the Spirit Ocean Realm, it was impossible to fuse a Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Soul while already possessing a Thousand-Year Spirit Soul.
This was also a key reason why some geniuses steered clear of upgrading their first Spirit Soul to the thousand-year level.
Whale Glue, medicinal baths... For major powers, increasing a Spirit Master's absorption limit by a thousand years wasn't impossible to achieve. Yet, most geniuses still opted for the two yellow (hundred-year) configuration.
Pursuing cross-level Spirit Ring absorption?
That wasn't feasible anymore.
After the advent of the Spirit Soul era, there were simply too many factors to consider for cross-level absorption.
Given Su Ming's circumstances, a Ten-Thousand-Year fourth Spirit Ring was clearly worth considering. But before, he would have been limited by his mental power, forced to first fuse a second, Thousand-Year Spirit Soul to obtain his fourth Spirit Ring. Then, he would need to raise his mental power to the Spirit Abyss Realm before his fifth Spirit Ring to fuse a Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Soul, which would be his third Spirit Soul.
Now, with Su Ming's mental power advancing by leaps and bounds, jumping from 3,000 to 4,000, Mu Ye knew that Su Ming might be about to achieve another remarkable feat.
"Tell Zhang Tianyang to help you check the Spirit Soul data in the Spirit Pagoda and find the most suitable Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Soul for you."
"Alright."
Su Ming used his spirit communication device to call Zhang Tianyang.
"A Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Soul? You have hope of breaking through to the Spirit Abyss Realm before the fortieth rank?"
Zhang Tianyang was greatly shocked, jumping up directly from his seat.
"Don't worry, I'll immediately look for a suitable Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Soul for you."
He first used his own authority to check all the Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Souls in the Tianhai Spirit Transmission Pagoda.
Unfortunately, none were suitable for Su Ming.
If possible, he naturally hoped Su Ming could obtain his Spirit Soul here, without needing to go to Shrek City, as it was too dangerous.
"Never mind. Let me first check the Spirit Souls within the Spirit Pagoda itself. I'll lock onto a suitable one first. As for the rule that Spirit Souls within the Pagoda must be obtained by challenging the tower... that rule isn't unbreakable. We can get it transferred to the Tianhai Pagoda under the pretext of research, or have the Blacksmith Association directly request it. There are many ways."
Zhang Tianyang sent a message to Han Tianyi.
Borrowing Han Tianyi's authority, he directly accessed the data for all Spirit Souls within the Spirit Pagoda.
"Silver Moon Wolf King? No good. Little Ming explicitly said he didn't want this one before."
"Artificial Snow Girl? Huh? It was actually artificially accelerated in the Extreme North eight thousand years ago? Not completely artificial, but the age doesn't match."
"Evil Eye, Ten-Thousand-Year, Mental plus... ugh, so many secondary attributes. What garbage aptitude."
Zhang Tianyang continued scrolling, then suddenly paused.
"Wait!"
"Mental attribute plus so many secondary attributes... this actually seems suitable for Little Ming."
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