After completing today's infusion, A Yin spoke.
"You promised only once. Do you want it again?"
"Can't be helped, your Spirit Ring is just too useful."
A Yin sighed.
She knew it; she shouldn't have agreed to Su Ming back then.
Once you give the first time, there will be endless demands afterwards.
Nine lifetimes of accumulation?
Where is the chance to accumulate?
This Su Ming is simply the First Sage; when he doesn't need you, he doesn't help you regain your senses at all. He only infuses you with cultivation when he needs it.
"This time, I'll restore your cultivation to thirty thousand years."
"What's in it for me?"
"You don't want Tang Hao and Tang San to be hunted every day, do you?"
"You! Shameless!"
"Accept or not?"
The Blue Silver Grass that was A Yin swayed left and right as if trembling with anger.
"Fine, as you say. I hope you keep your promise."
A Yin ultimately agreed to Su Ming's demand.
"As long as they don't provoke me, of course I won't go out of my way to provoke them either."
Su Ming shrugged.
He didn't mention the Tang San from Douluo 2 not provoking him.
Moreover, sensing Tang San's location over the past couple of days, it had stopped changing. Zhu Jiuyang had also sent him a message saying Tang San had hidden in the Slaughter City.
Bibi Dong knew about this news as well.
How to deal with Tang San next, how to resolve the future threat, and how to lure out Tang Chen were all her tasks now. Su Ming didn't need to target Tang San anymore.
After renewing the agreement with A Yin, the one person and one plant cultivated in the valley.
Su Ming was responsible for gathering the essence of the Blue Silver Grass, and A Yin cooperated by absorbing it.
"Spirit Master Tournament?"
During this time, Su Ming received a message from Zhu Jiuyang.
The Spirit Master Tournament was about to be held.
This was somewhat unexpected for him.
Because he had completely forgotten about it.
The Spirit Master Tournament during the Douluo 1 period didn't have any special opportunities anyway, so he didn't pay much attention to it.
According to Zhu Jiuyang's idea, Su Ming showing his face at the Spirit Master Tournament should completely reassure the blacksmiths of the Blacksmith Association.
The impact of this 'death' was still significant. The Spirit Hall was watching intently. If Bibi Dong wasn't currently focusing most of her energy on the three Tang generations (grandfather, father, son), they likely would have already started making moves.
"I need to prepare a bit on my end."
Su Ming did not refuse Zhu Jiuyang's suggestion.
Hiding wasn't a solution; he couldn't hide forever without showing himself. That would be too stifling and would affect his cultivation.
So he had to take the initiative and lure the enemy in.
"If the Shura God doesn't make a move against me after I show myself this time, that would be the worst-case scenario."
After all, Su Ming could revive infinitely.
After this revival, he found that reviving wasn't all bad. Even the lost Spirit Power could be compensated for during the Spirit Ring activation process, and any lack of his own Spirit Rings could be quickly supplemented.
As long as his foothold wasn't destroyed, he could revive infinitely.
Where is the foothold?
Not in this era!
Su Ming had figured it out; the Douluo 2 period was indeed the most crucial node.
The plan to condense the second and third Martial Spirits during Douluo 2 was also the wisest decision he had ever made.
In contrast, the Shura God could only rage impotently in this era.
By taking the initiative, Su Ming could exhaust all the power the Shura God could mobilize. That way, the Shura God's losses would be the greatest.
As for the Shura God acting personally...
Su Ming indicated he still wouldn't lose out.
"I want to use the fact that the two great God Kings, Destruction and Life, cannot descend into this illusory history to verify that the Shura God is an exception. It doesn't mean I don't want those two God Kings to enter."
This illusory history was still too small.
It only encompassed a tiny Douluo Planet.
If the Shura God dared to act, it would absolutely be a subversive change to this segment of history, perhaps allowing the illusory history Su Ming opened up to expand further.
Previously, this segment of illusory history only involved the small cross-section of the Douluo Planet, continuously extending into the future.
If the Shura God acted, then this would involve a cross-section of the vast territory within the scope of the Douluo God Realm.
And if it truly attracted Destruction, the situation in the God Realm could once again be balanced.
For Su Ming, such an outcome would be the best.
Therefore, the Shura God acting personally would be the most favorable outcome for him.
If the Shura God remained silent, the threat to him would be maximized.
Time passed.
In the blink of an eye, a month went by.
"See, your recovery speed is getting faster and faster. Isn't this a kind of improvement in itself?"
Su Ming looked at the now grown A Yin with a satisfied expression.
Under his month-long 'watering', A Yin had regained her former grace, no longer just a sprouting little Blue Silver Grass.
A Yin remained silent.
Her heart was collapsing.
She originally wanted to muddle through, endure being tormented by Su Ming a few more times in the future, secretly hide this fact, and always find a chance to escape Su Ming's clutches.
But Su Ming had actually noticed.
He just said it out loud like that.
Could she never escape Su Ming's clutches?
A Yin felt lost.
Su Ming raised his hand and struck; A Yin died.
A pitch-black Spirit Ring fell upon him, merging with his illusory fifth Spirit Ring.
Five Spirit Rings pulsed up and down.
"Roar!"
Little Gold's joyful roar sounded as three dark golden lights shot out from Su Ming's first, second, and third Spirit Rings, merging into Little Gold.
"Roar?"
After stretching, Little Gold noticed something was wrong.
His cultivation seemed to have increased.
He looked back at his 'home' – all the Spirit Rings had turned black.
"Roar!"
I broke through to ten-thousand years just by sleeping?
Little Gold tilted his head, then his eyes showed an expression of excitement and thrill.
"Roar!" (Spirit Master, Spirit Master, does this mean I don't have to forge anymore? Can I just sleep every day!)
Su Ming punched Little Gold on the head.
"Wake up. Feel it yourself," he said irritably. "We died once. After reviving, I fused three ten-thousand-year Spirit Beast rings for you, and you barely broke through to ten-thousand years."
Little Gold felt wronged.
"Hurry up and digest your gains this time. The Mighty Diamond Bear probably isn't part of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear bloodline, so it's a good supplement for you. The Terrorclaw Bear further helps you consolidate your terror claws. A Yin's All-Encompassing is an even greater supplement for you."
As Su Ming listed out the cultivation arrangements one by one, Little Gold, who had just slept his fill and was full of energy, deflated.
He transformed into a stream of dark golden light, returned to Su Ming's Sea of Consciousness, and began cultivating silently.
Seeing this, Su Ming nodded with satisfaction.
Three main bodies, four... no, five Spirit Souls now. Except for The Light Sphere, they were all quite dependable.
He opened the Ruyi Hundred Treasure Pouch and placed A Yin's seed inside.
He had specially crafted a Spirit Power Suppressor to restrict Spirit Beast cultivation.
Once A Yin's seed entered it, she could only increase her cultivation through normal growth, one year of cultivation per year.
After doing all this, Su Ming left the valley right on schedule.
And three days after he left, Tang Hao returned to this valley where he had spent the happiest times with A Yin.
"Ah!"
Tang Hao vomited blood and fell unconscious.
The Killing God Domain automatically spread out, and within the pure killing intent, black currents began to breed.
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