"All that's left now is to wait."
"I just don't know if I'll break through to level 50 first, or if Teacher will break through to level 99 first."
"I hope Teacher breaks through first; that would make venturing into the Ice Fire Two Eyes safer."
"..."
[Douluo 3]
Shrek City.
Shrek Academy.
Work-Study Student Dormitory.
Tang Wulin looked at the newly built villa on the edge of the dormitory area, feeling puzzled.
He glanced back repeatedly, enviously watching the nearly completed small villa.
Returning to the dorm, he found Yue Zhengyu.
"Was that built by you?"
In Tang Wulin's impression, only someone like Yue Zhengyu would do such a thing, given that he was a rich second generation.
Yue Zhengyu also looked speechless.
"Not me. Although our family has quite a few businesses within Shrek Academy to earn Contribution Points, there are limits. The work-study system has high priority; at least our family can't bypass it."
The point of being a work-study student is to endure hardship, not to enjoy life.
Therefore, all work-study students at Shrek Academy had to live in shabby houses.
And they couldn't even have one room per person.
"Then who built it?"
Tang Wulin scratched his head.
"Maybe the Academy built it," Yue Zhengyu shrugged, speaking in a casual tone. "Placing it right next to us, for us to see, to temper our willpower. This is really the kind of operation the Academy would pull."
Shrek's absurdity was known throughout the continent.
The corner of Tang Wulin's mouth twitched.
Don't say it... that really was possible.
Another two days passed.
After the villa was completed, Su Ming set off from Heaven Dou City and finally arrived at this, the continent's most prosperous city.
He didn't wander around aimlessly and headed straight for Shrek Academy.
There was no other way; he carried the Light Sphere within him. As the Spirit Soul God, the Light Sphere was equivalent to a Beast of Fortune among Spirit Souls. Wherever it went, the Spirit Souls there would benefit, their speed of absorbing spiritual energy increasing.
Shrek Blacksmith Association.
This was an association unique to Shrek Academy.
"Hello, how can I help you?"
The receptionist glanced at Su Ming, his gaze focusing on Su Ming's chest, and he froze for a moment.
"You're not a student of the Academy?"
"I haven't reported in yet."
Haven't reported in yet?
The receptionist's expression turned strange.
New students had been enrolled for over three months now. Not having reported in yet? Could the Academy tolerate that?
Su Ming smiled but didn't explain to the other party.
He had come late on purpose, as a test of Shrek Academy's bottom line.
It proved that as long as your weight was sufficient, Shrek had no bottom line.
Not only did he report late, but he was also living in a villa in the work-study student area.
What?
Need to pay tuition?
No problem, Su Ming was skilled at forging.
"I'm looking for President Feng Wuyu."
Seeing that Su Ming didn't seem to be joking, the receptionist made a Spirit Communication call to Feng Wuyu for him.
Soon, Feng Wuyu's loud laughter arrived first.
"Haha, it's Su Ming! I've been waiting for you for a long time."
Feng Wuyu rushed to Su Ming's side, grabbed him, and headed straight for the association's top floor.
He turned his head and instructed the receptionist.
"This is Su Ming. Register him, give him the highest authority."
The receptionist was stunned.
A real big shot.
As a blacksmith, he knew of Su Ming.
His Spirit Infusion technique was known throughout the world.
By the time he regained his senses, Feng Wuyu and Su Ming had already disappeared.
The receptionist sighed and began the procedure.
"There really is information in the system. An exchange student. That makes sense."
Su Ming had come to Shrek Academy this time under the guise of an exchange student from the Blacksmith Association. Theoretically, he wasn't even a Shrek Academy student, just here to exchange at the forging association.
"Haha, Brother Su Ming, I've been waiting for you for a long time."
Feng Wuyu pulled Su Ming into his own forging room.
The interior was actually very tidy.
Feng Wuyu had just cleaned it today. With his personality, he certainly wouldn't normally be so meticulous, but today, to welcome Su Ming, he had cleaned the forging room thoroughly and, moreover, resisted forging today, just waiting for Su Ming's arrival.
"Elder Feng, I'm just here to report. You didn't need to go to all this trouble."
Su Ming felt Feng Wuyu was being overly enthusiastic.
"Um..."
Feng Wuyu seemed somewhat awkward. He hesitated for a moment before speaking up.
"Brother Su Ming, there are still some things I don't understand about that Spirit Infusion technique. Could you give me some guidance?"
Guidance?
Su Ming looked puzzled.
It was difficult for newcomers learning forging in Douluo 1 and 2 to grasp the Spirit Infusion technique, but it shouldn't be the case in Douluo 3.
They all had Spirit Souls; the biggest hurdle in Douluo 1 and 2 was non-existent for them.
Moreover, Feng Wuyu was originally a Sacred Blacksmith with a deep understanding of spirituality; learning Spirit Infusion should be twice as effective for him with half the effort.
How could he have unresolved questions?
"Look, my thinking is like this: using a Spirit Soul for infusion still relies too much on the Spirit Soul's cooperation..."
Feng Wuyu explained his thoughts and questions.
Su Ming understood.
According to Feng Wuyu's idea, he wanted to perform Spirit Infusion without using a Spirit Soul.
As a substitute, Feng Wuyu wanted to use his own mental power for infusion.
"Elder Feng, you probably can't even separate out your own spirituality, right?"
"Right!"
"There's no way; it's a self-protection mechanism," Su Ming said. "Elder Feng, you want to use your own spirituality for infusion. The theory isn't wrong, but the first step is impossible."
Spirituality is not the soul, nor is it mental power.
It is the potential energy of a life.
Spirit Souls are acquired products, with spirituality externally manifested, making them the most convenient material for Spirit Infusion.
Any attempt to use something else for infusion would be counterproductive.
As for a Spirit Master's own spirit, it's even more impossible because the moment you conceive the idea of splitting your own spirit, you can no longer guide out your own spirituality.
"I see."
Feng Wuyu sighed regretfully.
"Is there some problem with Elder Feng's Spirit Soul? Why would you think of this direction?"
Su Ming asked curiously.
"Uh, it's not that I need to use it; I just thought of it."
He thought of it, so he delved into it, then got stuck in a dead end, and finally researched it obsessively.
Hearing this explanation, Su Ming felt even more speechless.
Feng Wuyu's dedication to forging was indeed pure.
But being too pure sometimes meant losing direction.
"Then, if Elder Feng has nothing else, I'll take my leave first?"
"Don't go yet. I've made some other discoveries; see if there's anything that can be improved."
Feng Wuyu stopped Su Ming, not letting him leave.
"I've been researching Spirit Infusion this whole time, and I found that during the infusion process, you can add things into the metal."
As he spoke, he began a demonstration.
He took an ordinary piece of iron and summoned his Spirit Soul – a Ten-Thousand-Year Lava Dragon.
"The spirituality in ordinary metal ultimately comes from the Spirit Soul used for infusion. If, during the infusion process, you stimulate the Spirit Soul's abilities, it can affect the origin Spirit Power born within the metal."
"On this basis, if multiple Spirit Souls can cooperate, you can even incorporate Fusion Forging techniques."
He summoned another one of his Spirit Souls, a Hundred-Thousand-Year Flame Lord.
While stimulating the Lava Dragon's draconic bloodline, he simultaneously stimulated the Flame Lord's fire element, hammering the spirituality of both Spirit Souls into the iron block.
"Fuse!"
Su Ming watched Feng Wuyu's Spirit Infusion from the side, a look of surprise flashing in his eyes.
So...
If Spirit Infusion can be combined with Fusion Forging, can it also be integrated with Soul Refinement and Heaven Refinement techniques?
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