"I'm giving you a chance to forge in peace, and not taking action against you. Consider it a sign of respect for Senior Rong Nianbing."
Su Ming glanced at Huo Yuhao, then turned to leave.
Unfortunately, the moment he turned his back, Huo Yuhao erupted.
A mental blast, unleashed with Tianmeng's full power, carved an opening for him.
"Sigh..."
Su Ming sighed.
It seemed he could only return the favor to Rong Nianbing in person now.
Du Busi stood in mid-air, exuding a deterrent aura over the members of the Spirit Engineer Legions. Not a single Spirit Cannon shell was ultimately fired.
Apart from the members of the Shrek Academy team, everyone else was also under Du Busi's watchful gaze, feeling immense pressure and hesitating whether to flee along with them.
Without a doubt.
The cost of fleeing was enormous.
No one knew if they would face further pursuit from the Sun Moon Empire.
On the other hand, staying here, surrendering peacefully, meant they could survive.
Scenes from the tournament flashed before their eyes. Many teams made the choice that followed their hearts.
They simply couldn't see any hope of a successful resistance.
Of course, there were those unafraid of death who charged out.
The Shrek Academy team, the royal families of the three Douluo nations, and teams from four sects in total broke through the encirclement.
Su Ming made no move to stop these fleeing teams.
Juzi also didn't send troops to pursue them.
Simultaneously, the Body Sect side remained silent.
Thus, the eight teams that charged out all rejoiced, believing they had made the most correct choice.
As for the four hundred-plus teams remaining in the Grand Spirit Arena, each felt a pang of regret.
If only they had known, they would have charged out with them.
"Everyone, you may continue your activities as normal. However, it's best not to do anything else. Forgetting the external situation is for everyone's benefit."
Jing Hongchen swept his gaze over the crowd.
Among these people, there might be genius Spirit Engineers and genius blacksmiths.
But they were ultimately the minority.
Most of the others could only idle away their time here for a while, waiting for the continent's unification before being released.
But a small number would benefit, learning the most advanced Spirit Tool technology and forging techniques.
"The Spirit Master Grand Tournament has concluded, and all plans have been implemented. Next is to let time take its course, waiting for the Sun Moon Empire to unify the continent."
Su Ming looked towards the direction of the imperial palace.
The old emperor's aura was very faint now, almost on the verge of death.
Once the news of this tournament reached him, he should probably breathe his last.
Perhaps from fright.
Or maybe from satisfaction, since no matter how you looked at it, the Sun Moon Empire had defeated Shrek Academy twice during his reign.
"Once the old emperor dies and Xu Tianran ascends, the Sun Moon Empire won't need to pretend anymore."
This old emperor had usurped the throne. He was an advocate of war, aiming to crush the three Douluo nations, sweep across the continent, and establish a unified empire.
However, the aftereffects of his usurpation were too severe, and the royal family's power was weak, lacking top-tier strength. They could only recuperate in silence.
Although resting and recuperating, border wars never ceased, and the Sun Moon Empire's military preparations never stopped, continuously amassing resources.
He wanted the next generation to unify the continent effortlessly.
In fact, he succeeded, leaving Xu Tianran a rich legacy.
The next day.
The old emperor passed away. Xu Tianran ascended the throne.
Three days later, Xu Tianran declared war, launching a campaign against the three Douluo nations.
Throughout all this, the Blacksmith Association did not make an appearance. Mingde Hall stated it was occupied with arranging matters for the numerous tournament teams and had no time for other affairs.
[Douluo 3]
"A Quasi-Divine King legacy, one that even faintly rivals a Divine King's. The only thing lacking is a set of Super Divine Artifacts, ones that can match Rong Nianbing's seven divine artifacts and combine to possess Super Divine Artifact power. Paired with such a set, the ceiling of these two ultimate techniques points directly at the Divine King level."
So, calling it an incomplete Divine King legacy wasn't wrong either.
The missing part was the method for crafting Super Divine Artifacts.
"And this is precisely the part I don't need to worry about."
Having received the legacy, Su Ming from Douluo 2 read through the entire thing once, then stopped his research and handed it all over to Su Ming from Douluo 3.
Over in Douluo 3, while Su Ming repeatedly studied the magic from Rong Nianbing's world, he was also acting as Mu Ye's protector during his breakthrough.
Mu Ye's breakthrough this time was taking a bit long.
Starting from the initial breakthrough, he had directly jumped two levels. Now, his Spirit Power had barely broken through to level 98.
"He seems to be running out of steam. His accumulated foundation only reaches this point. But the barriers ahead for Teacher have been cleared. What he actually lacks is the level of 'Infusing the Soul into the Blade.' Right now, Little Red is already a mecha no less than one fully forged from Soul Refined metal, only lacking the final transformation into one made wholly of Heaven Refined metal."
This required skill.
This was also a threshold.
How does one infuse the soul into metal and break through to Heaven Refinement?
By invoking an Elemental Lightning Tribulation to baptize the metal?
But how does one invoke an Elemental Lightning Tribulation?
Moreover, at this stage, is an Elemental Lightning Tribulation really what's needed?
Su Ming worried for Mu Ye for a moment, then relaxed.
There would always be a way.
At worst, he could just help Mu Ye 'fish' for soul essence a few more times.
When the soul grew strong enough, it would naturally drive the entire mecha's advancement.
Elders have their own blessings.
Continuing his deep dive into the path of magic, Su Ming was utterly captivated.
"Magic, combined with my existing elemental control skills, and the magic system from Electrolux's world... I've never felt my foundation to be so solid before."
Now he could be sure his foundational mastery of elemental control had surpassed Gu Yue's.
No, wait.
She should be called Gu Yuena now.
From what Su Ming knew, Gu Yue had already re-fused with Na'er, becoming Gu Yuena. Within the Spirit Transmission Pagoda, she had received important responsibilities from Qian Gu Dongfeng and was being prepared for appointment as a Spirit Transmission Envoy, to make her debut alongside Qian Gu Dongfeng's grandson, Qian Gu Zhangting.
However, Su Ming had thrown a wrench in the works.
Having agreed to Zhang Tianyang's proposal two days ago, Zhang Tianyang had gathered a group of Spirit Transmission Pagoda Elders and passed a resolution via vote to appoint Su Ming as a Spirit Transmission Envoy.
He directly took the position Qian Gu Dongfeng had cleared out for Qian Gu Zhangting.
Spirit Transmission Pagoda Headquarters.
Qian Gu Dongfeng convened an Elders' Council.
His face was grim as he surveyed the assembled Elders.
These Elders held no executive power, but they possessed voting rights in various important meetings. They represented the different factions within the Spirit Transmission Pagoda, controlling its overall operations from behind the scenes. Seemingly powerless, they in fact no longer needed surface-level authority.
With sufficient strength, a father and son could certainly hold the position of Pagoda Master for two generations, monopolizing it.
But absolute one-man rule was impossible.
This was also something the Federation and other forces did not want to see.
"What right does Su Ming have?"
Qian Gu Dongfeng ground his teeth.
"Qian Gu Dongfeng, have you lost your mind?" Zhang Tianyang sneered, a look of disdain on his face. "What has your grandson accomplished? What right does he have to be a Spirit Transmission Envoy?"
Qian Gu Dongfeng was at a loss for words.
The reason Qian Gu Zhangting's spot was the one squeezed out, not Gu Yuena's, was precisely because Gu Yuena had tangibly completed the breakthrough in the Pagoda's artificial ten-thousand-year Spirit Soul technology and submitted and passed the project for constructing the Ten-Thousand Beast Platform.
"You have the nerve to ask what right Su Ming has? Su Ming is a Divine Blacksmith's disciple. Is that enough? Isn't that stronger than being the Pagoda Master's grandson?"
Zhang Tianyang's words were crude but the reasoning sound. However, bringing the comparison of backing out into the open made several Elders speak up.
"The Spirit Infusion Technology developed by Su Ming, fused with artificial Spirit Souls, is also of immense significance to our Spirit Transmission Pagoda."
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