Being a Son of the Plane is not something one should aspire to; I've only received a tiny bit of favor.
Don't go spreading rumors~
Su Ming was still a bit surprised.
He hadn't expected that A Yin would detect something different about him the moment he entered Shrek Academy.
"Is the Favor of the Plane already this obvious?"
Of course, confusion aside, he still had to react quickly.
Whether A Yin and Tang Hao had communicated before, Su Ming didn't know. How Tang Hao responded in their communication format, Su Ming also didn't know.
But that didn't stop him from faking it.
Now, Tang Hao had been rendered unconscious by him and was unable to respond to A Yin, so the one responding to A Yin could only be...
Bang!
The sounds of hammering echoed through the space.
Silence.
Su Ming wasn't sure if mimicking Tang Hao's voice to reply would land him in a trap, so he chose to mimic the sound of the Clear Sky Hammer colliding with the Will of the Plane.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A series of intense collisions, as if the Clear Sky Hammer had gained the upper hand, but couldn't respond to A Yin for the moment.
"I understand. It seems you've entered the most critical period and need to increase the rate of harvesting forging faith."
A Yin understood.
So that was it.
"I will do my best to help Su Ming grow up."
The space fell quiet.
Su Ming hadn't expected A Yin to be so... naive, fooled so easily.
"I'm so awesome."
But thinking back to how he had 'trained' A Yin during the Douluo 1 period, he quickly understood.
A Yin really wasn't one for scheming.
After dealing with A Yin, Su Ming considered for a moment but still decided not to reveal the Sea God Faith.
Su Ming was actually special.
He could even 'see' the River of Time, materializing such abstract things. That pure white space was naturally also a product of materialization.
All so-called 'seeing' didn't exist in that space; it was just a matter of perception level.
Su Ming had seized the forging foundation, received the Favor of the Plane, and possessed the Sea God's Faith. In that space, he could disguise himself however he wanted, perfectly integrating into all three factions.
"Huh, my proportion has increased."
Su Ming was surprised.
It seemed A Yin had acknowledged him and was cooperating with Tang Hao's selection of a Son of the Plane.
This...
He returned to the pure white space, watching the three parties vie for territory.
"The Sea God holds the most, seventy percent. Of the remaining thirty percent, eighteen percent is in the hands of the Will of the Plane, and twelve percent belongs to Tang Hao, who holds the forging foundation."
"Even before I appeared, Tang Hao only held eighteen percent at most, just swapping proportions with the Will of the Plane."
"He alone cannot appoint a Son of the Plane."
"The Sea God holds seventy percent, but it doesn't have a huge impact on the continent itself, as the continent only makes up thirty percent of the Douluo Plane. The Sea God's approval isn't needed, but the Son of the Plane must be recognized by both Tang Hao and A Yin; only then is it the true Son of the Plane."
Su Ming had noticed A Yin's use of the word 'another'.
"Such operations have likely been repeated many times by the two of them."
Returning to reality, Su Ming began studying mecha design.
Time passed.
In the blink of an eye, a month slipped by unnoticed.
Su Ming let out a deep breath.
Feeling the surging Spirit Power within him, he said sincerely, "I feel my cultivation has become much smoother."
One month of cultivation here was worth two months of cultivation before.
"In at most five days, I can break through to level 45."
He had broken through to level 40 ten months ago, then reached level 41 after fusing with Chaos.
Now, he was at level 44, about to reach 45.
Four levels in less than eleven months was an extremely exaggerated speed.
"I have hope of reaching level 46 within twelve months."
Su Ming was extremely excited.
His cultivation was like this, and so was his learning of secondary professions. His mecha design, mecha manufacturing, and forging had all made significant progress.
Of course, even so, he still couldn't catch up to his Douluo 1 and Douluo 2 selves.
Because they had also gained status...
"Additionally, the real benefit of this status isn't smoother cultivation, but that opportunities come to you on their own..."
Su Ming shifted his perspective to Douluo 2.
While switching perspectives, he also glanced at Chaos, who was diligently cultivating in his Sea of Consciousness.
Chaos noticed Su Ming's strange gaze and was a bit puzzled, a big question mark forming in its large eyes.
What's up?
[Douluo 2]
Feeling restless after being still for too long, Du Busi, after studying Su Ming's twin Spirit Core experience for a month, felt his free-spirited heart becoming active again and didn't continue holing up in the Sun Moon Imperial Capital.
"Holy Spirit Cult, where are they causing the most trouble now?"
He headed straight for the Evil Demon Forest.
"I remember Xiao Ming said the Holy Spirit Cult headquarters is deep within the Evil Demon Forest."
Confident in his skills and bold, he plunged headfirst into this, the largest spirit beast habitat within the Sun Moon Empire.
Of course, Du Busi wasn't seeking death either.
Before entering the Evil Demon Forest, he had mentally prepared himself not to target members of the Evil Eye clan, thus avoiding offending the Evil Eye clan.
Without the Evil Emperor taking action, he truly feared little within this Evil Demon Forest.
After all, this was a spirit beast habitat. Many Spirit Masters from the Sun Moon Empire still hunted spirits here. As long as one didn't hunt the Evil Eye clan, or slaughter excessively causing the spirit beast habitat to shrink, the Evil Emperor wouldn't bother.
The second day after entering the Evil Demon Forest.
"Huh, what a peculiar Evil Eye."
Du Busi unexpectedly encountered a nonconformist Evil Eye. This Evil Eye looked dejected, its cultivation only around a thousand years, wandering in the forest as if relaxing.
"Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Light, and even Darkness... it possesses them all..."
After secretly observing for a long time, Du Busi was shocked.
Where did this utterly useless talent come from?
Even with the Evil Eye clan's mental talent, could it withstand such diversification?
Each secondary attribute diverts a portion of talent, and this Evil Eye had all six elements.
As if guided by fate, he shared this news with his disciple.
"I feel that if it weren't for the age issue, you'd definitely want this Evil Eye."
Du Busi described the symptoms of this good-for-nothing Evil Eye, then added a sentence in a teasing tone.
Su Ming replied instantly.
"Teacher, I want it. Help me capture it, alive."
Sun Moon Imperial Capital.
"Chaos is actually this useless?"
Su Ming was shocked.
His Douluo 3 self had fused with Chaos as a Spirit Soul. Chaos's age was fifteen thousand years. Although this age was fixed after being transformed into a Spirit Soul, Su Ming found out that Chaos was transformed into a Spirit Soul at most eight thousand years later.
Eight thousand years later, Chaos's cultivation would be fifteen thousand years.
"Wait, you purely rely on natural growth to increase your cultivation?"
That's just slacking off too much, isn't it?
Although Su Ming knew Chaos was a slacker, he hadn't expected Chaos to slack off so thoroughly.
"Also, the talent of a super spirit beast like the Evil Eye clan is truly extraordinary. A slacker growing naturally can increase its cultivation from one thousand years to fifteen thousand years in eight thousand years."
Seeing such talent, the Blue Silver Grass would probably weep.
"The two of us are fated. Since I've encountered you in Douluo 2 as well, I should guide you."
Su Ming immediately responded to Du Busi, emphasizing that he wanted it alive.
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