"But..."
Tang Wulin was still hesitating.
"Do you know, if converted to Spirit Master ranks, what level is the Abyssal Sage King?"
Tang Wulin subconsciously shook his head.
"Over level one hundred and thirty. Within the Abyss and the Abyssal channels, he can reach level one hundred and thirty-nine."
"Even striking across the dimensional barrier, the force of his attacks is at least at level one hundred and twenty."
Just these few pieces of data left Tang Wulin dumbfounded.
He very much wanted to say this was impossible.
However, Old Tang had no reason to deceive him about this.
"So, Douluo Planet simply cannot resist the Abyss. Even with that great formation in place, it's only a slow death. The so-called plan to reversely devour the Abyss was just an unachievable pitfall from the start. The total volume of the Abyss is already larger than Douluo Planet, and it all exists in the form of energy. There are no parts that cannot be converted into energy, no mountains, rivers, or myriad natural things. Or rather, all such things within the Abyss can be reconverted into energy at any time."
"Have you ever thought about how vast that quantity is?"
"Even if all Spirit Masters above Spirit Sage in the entire Spirit Master world today devoured Abyssal energy to cultivate to the level of Limit Douluo, they still couldn't finish it."
Tang Wulin drew a sharp, cold breath.
So, Su Ming was lying!
"Su Ming deceived all the Limit Douluo. He trapped them in that great formation, making it so they can never leave. In the future, any newly broken-through Limit Douluo within the Federation will also be forced to join the battle. This results in the entire Federation lacking the power of Limit Douluo, while he can return to the Federation at will."
Old Tang's words blurred the concept, and his subsequent statements completely reversed black and white.
"Aside from Su Ming, the only one who could freely travel to and from the Federation was Yun Ming, but Yun Ming is dead..." His tone became somber. "The Spirit Transmission Pagoda provided convenience to the Holy Spirit Cult, allowing them to steal the two God-Killing Missiles and carry out the devastating strikes on Shrek and the Tang Sect. But don't forget, Su Ming is also from the Spirit Transmission Pagoda!"
That's right, Su Ming was also a member of the Spirit Transmission Pagoda!
Tang Wulin was profoundly shaken!
"Eliminating dissidents!"
The phrase surfaced in his heart.
Old Tang continued, "Looking at the result, he became the Master of the Sea God Pavilion of Shrek, the Tower Master of the Spirit Transmission Pagoda, the Hall Master of the War God Hall. The leader of the Body Sect and the President of the Blacksmith Association are also him. He has practically become the sole ruler of all major forces in the entire Federation!"
Old Tang's conjecture seemed very reasonable.
Tang Wulin even began to believe him.
"The Vast Sea Cosmic Crest continuing to serve as the formation's core won't bring benefits to the Spirit Master world, only disaster. It will only sap the vitality of the Spirit Master world. When the Abyssal Sage King is truly fully prepared, Douluo Planet will have only a dead end."
Tang Wulin stood up.
"I must retrieve the Vast Sea Cosmic Crest!"
"Of course, that was originally your possession. You must take it back," Old Tang said.
"But..."
Tang Wulin hesitated again.
Seeing his indecisive appearance, Old Tang remained calm, waiting for him to voice his final concern.
"So many Limit Douluo are the Federation's foundation. If they become contaminated by Abyssal energy because I retrieve the Vast Sea Cosmic Crest..."
Old Tang chuckled inwardly.
He had been waiting for this question.
"Have you forgotten about the Great Elder? He was expelled from the battlefield, and the Abyssal energy within him was stripped away."
Abyssal energy could still be stripped away!
Old Tang's reminder made Tang Wulin think of many things. It could be stripped now, but what about after a long time? What would happen when the Abyssal energy constituted over fifty percent of a Limit Douluo's power?
He broke out in a cold sweat.
"I must not only retrieve the Vast Sea Cosmic Crest, but I must do so as soon as possible."
"Correct!" Old Tang showed an approving look.
Tang Wulin said urgently, "Then what are we waiting for? We need to act quickly, otherwise, if there's too much Abyssal energy, stripping it won't be so easy later."
"No need to worry about that. Once we obtain the Vast Sea Cosmic Crest, my main body can establish contact with you. At that time, I can initiate the Sea God's Trial for you. With my main body arranging the trials to assist you, coupled with your grandmother's incarnation as the Tree of Life, stripping Abyssal energy from Limit Douluo will be effortless."
At this point, Old Tang was no longer in a hurry.
He began to use reason to persuade Tang Wulin, buying time.
Just a few more months.
Otherwise, the Limit Douluo would have absorbed too much Abyssal energy, making it unprofitable to reverse.
"We still need to prepare."
With this as the core, stalling for time was easy to accomplish.
Blood God Legion.
After Su Ming completed his forging, the situation on the entire battlefield suddenly became intense.
Frequent clashes occurred among the three forces, but overall, it was still Douluo and the demons jointly resisting the Abyss.
Time passed quietly.
Three months.
Su Ming from Douluo 3 had also reached level 79 in Spirit Power.
Su Ming from Douluo 1 had now reached level 77, while Su Ming from Douluo 2 was only at level 69. After breaking through to level 70, his Spirit Power would truly have nowhere to advance, and he could only condense a third Spirit Core!
During this period, Su Ming of course hadn't been idle.
He had been researching Abyssal Heaven Refinement.
The Abyssal Sage King's reaction to Su Ming using Abyssal Laws for forging wasn't very intense.
Su Ming was wary of the universe's consciousness when attempting the Three Tribulations.
However, pure Abyssal Heaven Refinement should, in principle, encounter strong resistance.
"That treacherous and cunning Abyssal Sage King is actually using me to develop a forging system for the Abyss."
Su Ming was also very angry. He led teams to attack the Abyss multiple times. With the joint efforts of the Douluo and demon armies, they pushed the frontline to the halfway point.
After another fierce battle, Su Ming withdrew from the frontline.
"Should have acted convincingly enough."
Su Ming stopped thinking about the Abyssal Sage King stealing his achievements.
Let him steal.
For Su Ming, it was only profit, no loss.
"After all, I possess divine rank, and my rank can be shared..."
Su Ming took out the Pioneering God Spear.
This divine spear now fused three pieces of Half-Step Transcendent Three-Tribulation alloy.
Now, this spear could truly be considered a divine artifact, and it held significant value even for Second Class Gods.
The key of Su Ming's research wasn't the spear's quality, but the power within it.
"As I anticipated, although the energy evolution brought by Abyssal Heaven Refinement gave rise to the new power system of 'Metal Force', for the metal itself, even after gaining life and intelligence, cultivating this Metal Force is extremely difficult. On the other hand, transferring it to humans or other lifeforms can aid their cultivation."
Su Ming held the spear, feeling the surging Metal Force within his body, and his mind at peace.
The Metal Force was powerful, capable of integrating all forces!
Su Ming even had Hun Dun cultivate it alongside him.
This Metal Force could even be cultivated by spirit souls like Hun Dun, and it wasn't linked to Su Ming's own cultivation!
Every type of lifeform, every form of existence, could cultivate it.
Of course, the prerequisite was having a piece of Abyssal Heaven Refined metal as a foundation.
As a new power system, cultivating this Gold Force naturally had advantages. It could be cultivated simultaneously with any other power system and could fuse with them to provide amplification.
Spirit souls could even cultivate Gold Force, directly feeding back to the Spirit Rings, using the cultivation to enhance the ring's quality.
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