Black!
Even the lowest level Spirit Rings were black.
Especially since everyone knew Su Ming only had one Martial Soul.
For a twin-born Martial Soul to have such a configuration was one thing, but for a single Martial Soul to achieve this level was astonishing.
Su Ming had actually published some techniques for upgrading Spirit Rings.
However, very few could truly increase the original age of a Spirit Ring.
Su Ming's Spirit Rings were arranged in order. His sixth Spirit Ring shimmered with an eerie rose-gold light.
"Sixth Spirit Skill, Fate's Sorrow!"
The Heaven Saint Abyss-Cleaving Halberd inherently possessed the Abyssal properties, ignoring defenses, even extending to the spatial realm, thereby rending space and piercing through it to attack enemies.
Su Ming also imitated this ability, with the help of Fate's Sorrow, achieving the same operation.
In reality, besides the sixth Spirit Ring shimmering, Su Ming's fourth Spirit Ring was also shimmering.
"Fourth Spirit Skill, Copy."
Of course, he couldn't directly copy the properties of the Heaven Saint Abyss-Cleaving Halberd.
Su Ming had developed this Spirit Skill to the point where it could copy certain semi-finished processes.
For example, the process of tearing space—he copied that.
The Abyssal Sage King stared at the divine spear in Su Ming's hand, feeling the sharpness at its tip, the unmatched Pioneer's Will causing a shudder in his heart.
This Su Ming, condensed on the spot, this spear formed from solidified energy, could actually replicate the ability of his Heaven Saint Abyss-Cleaving Halberd!
How could this not shock him deeply.
Especially since this Pioneer's Will had initially emerged abruptly from within his own Abyss!
The Abyssal Sage King decisively retreated, moving away from the channel opening, ready at any moment to sever the large area connected to the spatial channel, abandoning the channel entrance and the forbidden area left by the God of Destruction to escape.
But he didn't dare gamble.
There was no helping it. Although he wasn't within the territory of the Douluo God Realm, he was very close to it.
He did indeed have a tiny, tiny thought... to stealthily approach and see if there was any advantage to be gained. Who could blame him? Every single plane under the Douluo God Realm was so tempting, basically all top planes, stuck just before the divine level.
Because he was close, if he were located, even if he made the cut, his chances of escaping with his main body were very slim.
"That Lord of the Plane on the opposite side, how can he be so bold, repeatedly entering the channel in person? Isn't he afraid of being killed by me inside the channel?"
After thinking for a long time, the Abyssal Sage King could only attribute the reason to his own mentality.
The stance of the God Kings on the opposite side made him naturally inferior in terms of mindset.
"He did obtain some Tree of Life branches, but those that underwent secondary development he couldn't get."
On the battlefield, the number of Spirit Masters who died wearing the Abyss Bracelets had reached three digits. The branches on their hands naturally fell into the Abyssal Sage King's possession.
But these branches that hadn't undergone secondary development were somewhat useless to him.
"Should I nourish them?"
The Abyssal Sage King hesitated.
If he infused these bracelets with Abyssal energy, wouldn't that mean Douluo Star's Life Laws directly penetrate into his own Abyss?
"If I nourish them, I'll do it right on the front lines."
"Nourishing a branch for secondary growth requires a considerable amount of energy."
The Abyss didn't lack this energy, but the key problem was bringing it back.
"Do I still need to send a Monarch?"
The Abyssal Sage King sighed.
Although he had anticipated that his Abyss couldn't possibly win this war easily, now that he had actually reached this point, he still hesitated.
The truth was, the backing on the other side was just too strong.
The Abyssal Sage King worried it would be like throwing a meat bun at a dog—never to return.
Who knew, if Douluo Star was about to lose, whether the Douluo God Realm would keep its promise and not intervene?
After hesitating, the Abyssal Sage King still gritted his teeth and made a decision.
There was no other way.
The seventeenth layer couldn't hold out much longer.
He needed to find the core quickly.
"First, send a Monarch from the lowest layer."
Having harvested another giant hand, Su Ming wore a satisfied smile.
This was right.
The two hands of the Abyssal Sage King contained more than enough energy. Supplemented by the portion of energy accumulated over these two months, he could break through.
Leaving the channel, Su Ming didn't continue watching it. Instead, he sat cross-legged on the crown of the Tree of Life.
The moment he sat down, he entered a meditative state, going into deep meditation.
Inside his body, Spirit Power roared, scouring every meridian, eventually returning to his Dantian, becoming part of the Spirit Core. Then, after being compressed and propelled by the core, it flowed back into the meridians, in a cycle, unaware and unceasing.
Lower Dantian, Middle Dantian.
Both Dantians simultaneously witnessed this scene. Spirit Power, compressed successively by the two cores, seemed to have its quality unchanged, only barely maintaining fluidity with the core's propulsion.
"Third Spirit Core, Spiritual Spirit Core!"
Su Ming restrained all his spiritual power, abruptly stirring up towering waves in his Sea of Consciousness.
At this moment, Su Ming's Sea of Consciousness resembled a vast ocean. The waters of this ocean were churned, scattered water columns shooting up, converging towards the sky.
The Star Tree, Little Chaos, Blue Silver Emperor, and Di Rui—four Spirit Souls—retreated to the Fringe.
Su Ming's spiritual body condensed, raising his hand to control the surging waves. Countless seawater formed by spiritual power converged into nine rivers, rotating around Su Ming.
"Chaos."
Su Ming spoke, and Little Chaos also flew toward him menacingly.
During its flight, Little Chaos's form rapidly changed, transforming into interweaving strands of light, shooting forth.
Little Chaos hadn't provided Su Ming with a Spirit Ring, but it carried Su Ming's third Martial Soul—Elemental Control.
During the Douluo 3 period, Su Ming's Martial Soul had evolved into the higher level Energy Control.
The Douluo 2 Su Ming naturally wouldn't fall behind.
"Merge!"
He manipulated the origin of Elemental Control, transformed from Little Chaos, fused into the surrounding spiritual power rivers. Each river was distinct. After fusion, they took on corresponding forms. While rotating around Su Ming, they intertwined, collided, and fused together.
Su Ming's spiritual body dissipated, and the winding rivers simultaneously converged towards the center.
Boom!
It was as if the heavens and earth were being created within the Sea of Consciousness.
After the spiritual power collided, it rapidly formed a vortex. The vortex continuously compressed. With the assistance of the other two Spirit Cores, and with the blessing of the other two main bodies, it rapidly took shape.
Outside.
The place where Su Ming sat cross-legged became the core of the entire world.
The Heaven and Earth Vital Energy formed a huge vortex, moving around Su Ming.
Above his head was a huge funnel, like a tornado, continuously drawing in Heaven and Earth Vital Energy, then pouring it into Su Ming's body.
The Spirit Power that hadn't fluctuated for a long time also seemed to have a tendency to increase again at this moment.
But level seventy Spirit Power couldn't increase further without obtaining a seventh Spirit Ring.
The large hand harvested last time, Su Ming had given to the Tree of Life to devour, because he couldn't preserve it for long.
This time, he didn't let the Tree of Life devour it.
He released that large hand again, and the dense Abyssal energy instantly submerged him.
"What?"
This scene scared the watching Spirit Masters to death.
Abyssal energy suddenly exploding around Su Ming's body—could it be an assassination attempt on Su Ming?
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