Su Ming's directional hints were very clear.
Although the Body Sect had few members, now that they controlled the Blacksmith Association, the forces they could mobilize were not insignificant at all.
Soon, information on life-attribute Spirit Beasts was collected.
"Found it!"
In just one month, Du Busi brought good news once again.
"This time, it's a hundred-thousand-year plant-type Spirit Beast. It can be confirmed to possess both life and thunder attributes. The specific type of Spirit Beast seems somewhat similar to the legendary Blue Silver Emperor."
"It's the one." Su Ming decided.
God Realm.
"This kid actually has his eyes on the Blue Silver Emperor."
The God of Destruction had taken to looking down on the mortal world these past couple of days when he had nothing else to do.
Although he couldn't see Su Ming—because Su Ming was running around everywhere and he always lost track—he was still aware of Su Ming's existence. Taking a glance at the Douluo Continent wasn't a loss for him.
But what he could actually see wasn't much.
When he couldn't find Su Ming, the God of Destruction's gaze would naturally sweep over the familiar forces and Spirit Beasts he knew.
Among the familiar Spirit Beasts were naturally the Ten Great Fierce Beasts, as well as the Spirit Beasts he and the God of Life had their eyes on.
The God of Destruction and the God of Life, although due to their relationship, had not yet spread the idea of passing on their God Seats, still followed the God Realm's rules and had made all the preparations necessary for the inheritance.
The God of Life had candidates prepared for the Spirit Rings needed to inherit her God Seat, and the God of Destruction was the same.
The Blue Silver Emperor was one of the God of Life's candidates.
The moment Su Ming targeted the Blue Silver Emperor, the God of Destruction informed the God of Life.
After discussing it, the couple was overjoyed.
"Su Ming's Spirit Power and Martial Spirit indeed seem capable of simultaneously possessing both destruction and life attributes."
However, after calming down, the God of Destruction felt a headache coming on.
"This Su Ming, the path he wants to take is to create his own God Seat."
They couldn't very well ask Su Ming to abandon his forging faith and then turn around to undergo his and the God of Life's trials, could they? That would be far too irregular.
The God of Destruction vaguely began to understand his predecessor, the former God of Shura.
It seemed that encountering a qualified successor could indeed make a deity act impulsively.
"Let's wait and see. If he can fuse destruction and life, even if he doesn't inherit our God Seats, it will still be beneficial for us."
...
Leaving the Ice Fire Two Eyes.
While still within the range of the poisonous miasma, Su Ming and his teacher were ambushed.
"How dare you!"
"Trespassing on the Sea God's forbidden land? Die!"
The two assailants actually played the victim first.
Du Busi was furious.
Limit Douluo!
There were actually two Limit Douluos waiting outside the miasma to ambush them.
He hadn't even detected them.
With a roar, his Qi and blood power erupted violently, rapidly dyeing half the sky crimson like a volcanic eruption.
The power of the surrounding poisonous miasma was even absorbed by his Spirit Power, becoming part of his poison technique, intertwining and coexisting with his Qi and blood power.
Su Ming's avatar turned into a specter, his whole body becoming seemingly ethereal, evading the residual shockwaves of the ambush.
This was Nana's Martial Spirit. Su Ming borrowed her third Spirit Skill, Specter Possession, which could temporarily immunity to spiritual and physical damage. It was the strongest life-preserving Spirit Skill Su Ming had encountered so far.
Xiao Hongchen's Golden Attachment seemed cumbersome compared to Nana's Specter Possession, as it only immunized against physical damage, and only partially at that.
After avoiding the sudden explosive shockwaves from Da Ming and Er Ming, Su Ming switched Martial Spirits again, this time to Huo Yuhao's Spirit Eyes.
"Second Spirit Skill, Simulation."
He quickly concealed his own presence.
While maintaining the Spirit Eyes Martial Spirit, he also mobilized elemental power, activating the Domain of Chaos, rapidly turning the space he had disguised with Simulation into his domain, further controlling this area.
Du Busi had just angrily counterattacked when he remembered his disciple's safety and glanced back, but couldn't find Su Ming either.
"What a crafty kid, so good at hiding."
Since his disciple's safety was guaranteed, he could fight without any reservations.
"To think there are still two Fierce Beasts with Limit Douluo combat power on this continent. Truly unexpected."
He coldly stared at Da Ming and Er Ming, noticing their state, his eyes narrowing slightly.
Although they were in human form, Da Ming and Er Ming were both Fierce Beasts!
Recalling their earlier shouts about the "Sea God's forbidden land," he roughly deduced Da Ming and Er Ming's origins.
"So you're just watchdogs!"
Du Busi had never had any respect for Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect, and felt the same about that Sea God.
"Gold-level Second Awakening!"
Without another word, Du Busi burned another full set of Soul Refined metal.
Su Ming, watching from the side, felt his heart ache.
Every piece of Soul Refined metal was forged with his utmost effort and care.
After all, he was not even at the Spirit King level. Even though his dual Spirit Cores met the conditions for Soul Refinement, it was still somewhat strenuous. Each Soul Refinement left him utterly exhausted.
However, heartache aside, Su Ming also understood Du Busi's purpose in burning all the Soul Refined metal.
To hurt them badly.
"Fight!"
Killing one meant a Fierce Beast Spirit Ring.
Possibly even one close to a million years.
Although Da Ming and Er Ming's cultivation wasn't extremely high, their experiences were rich. They had both been in the God Realm, served as minor officials, and now, returning to the mortal world, they were practically at the pinnacle of Spirit Beasts.
Unfortunately, although Du Busi had broken through to the Limit Douluo level and burned a full set of Soul Refined metal to push his Gold-level Second Awakening to maximum power, he could only suppress Da Ming and Er Ming while fighting two against one.
It seemed he couldn't kill either of them.
"Teacher is still at the Quasi-Demi-God level. Even with the Gold-level Second Awakening at full power, he only reaches the peak of the Demi-God level. Both Da Ming and Er Ming are Demi-Gods."
Su Ming analyzed based on the divisions from Douluo 3.
Just after breaking through to the Limit Douluo level, one is a Quasi-Demi-God, needing time to digest the breakthrough before advancing to the Demi-God level.
The gap from level 98 to level 99 Quasi-Demi-God was already so vast that it was difficult to bridge with explosive means, let alone from Quasi-Demi-God to Demi-God.
Most Limit Douluo had to follow this rule.
The Limit was the ceiling for cultivators within a plane. Reaching this realm allowed one to begin excavating their own potential, comprehending the laws, and starting to sense the divine realm.
Even if they couldn't break through, they had begun walking on this path.
The process of comprehending the laws was the transformation from Quasi-Demi-God to Demi-God, concretely manifested as all techniques carrying the might of heaven and earth.
Du Busi hadn't had enough time to consolidate his gains, but the Gold-level Second Awakening was a fundamental enhancement of the Body Martial Soul's essence. At level 98, it could multiply his power based on that level. Although it couldn't reach the Limit Douluo level, that didn't mean it had no effect after he entered the Limit Douluo realm.
The enhancement was still there.
Unfortunately, even with his full explosive power, he could only fight two against one.
"Get lost!"
Du Busi exchanged a punch with Er Ming, directly sending him flying back.
"From today on, this Ice Fire Two Eyes belongs to my Body Sect!"
He stood there like a War God, overbearing and forceful.
Da Ming and Er Ming glanced at each other, then turned and left.
"Xiao Ming?"
Du Busi looked back, still unable to find where Su Ming was hiding, so he had to call out.
From a corner he had overlooked, various elements began to riot, disrupting the original stability, and Su Ming walked out from within.
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