After examining his own changes, Su Ming's attention finally settled on his eighth Spirit Ring.
What Spirit Ring should he absorb for the eighth?
It wasn't that Su Ming hadn't considered it. For the final two Spirit Rings, he could use the power of his other two bodies as Spirit Rings. The Douluo 1 body would absorb the Douluo 2 and Douluo 3 Spirit Rings, the Douluo 2 body would absorb the Douluo 1 and Douluo 3 Spirit Rings, and the Douluo 3 body would absorb the Douluo 1 and Douluo 2 Spirit Rings. This would strengthen the Trinity's connection.
But after careful thought, he felt it was unnecessary.
The Trinity's connection was already extremely tight. Using two Spirit Rings from each of the three bodies to strengthen this bond was certainly feasible, but the returns wouldn't justify the costs.
Even factoring in the importance of the Trinity as Su Ming's most crucial ability, the returns still wouldn't match the costs.
The so-called strengthening of the connection through Spirit Rings could be achieved by strengthening the second and third Martial Souls on the Douluo 2 side.
Moreover, the most important part of the Trinity was clearly the Douluo 2 body. Using it as the core to connect to the Douluo 1 and Douluo 3 bodies would suffice.
"But that means I'll have to put some serious thought into the eighth and ninth Spirit Rings."
Rubbing his temples, Su Ming wore a troubled expression.
After much deliberation, he still didn't rush to make a decision.
After all, his Spirit Power improvement now relied more on devouring Abyssal energy. His own cultivation accounted for a smaller portion. Not having an eighth Spirit Ring for the time being wasn't a major issue.
"Level eighty itself is enough to start attempting to craft Three-Word Battle Armor."
[Douluo 2]
"I have three Martial Souls, simultaneously cultivating spiritual power, Spirit Power, and Qi and Blood. They can perfectly support three Spirit Cores."
"However, for me, there's a crucial point: with the Trinity's fusion, the three Spirit Cores must simultaneously act on the three power systems. Otherwise, my Spirit Power won't be maintainable."
"The Body Martial Soul will sit in the Qi and Blood Spirit Core, the Energy Control Martial Soul will sit in the Spiritual Spirit Core, and the Spirit Power Martial Soul will dominate the Spirit Power Spirit Core."
The two Martial Souls already represented the Su Mings of the other two eras. Now, with three Martial Souls each sitting in one Spirit Core, it also signed the interrelationship between the three cores.
"The three Spirit Cores are operating in an orderly manner, so smoothly."
Su Ming moved his body, mobilizing his Spirit Power to fly around his body.
"Even though only one Spirit Core is directly driving the circulation of Spirit Power, my Spirit Power has instead become more active and of higher quality."
Su Ming understood.
This was because his spiritual power and Qi and Blood were also exerting force. His Spirit Power was no longer pure; it was now accompanied by spiritual power and Qi and Blood.
After sensing his changes, he once again looked forward to the External World.
"Gold Force... I still lack Gold Force."
With Gold Force, he could begin building the External World.
Therefore, he had just finished his seclusion when he returned to the Abyssal Gate.
He was going to stir up trouble.
"To cultivate Gold Force, I can't cut corners. Two-Tribulation Heaven Refinement is still lacking. I'll use Half-Step Transcendent Heaven Refined Metal as the foundation."
And to achieve Half-Step Transcendent, he naturally needed the help of his old friend, the Demon Plane.
Arriving before the Abyssal Gate, Su Ming was about to start when his gaze condensed.
Looking toward the opposite side of the channel, he remotely sensed several powerful auras.
"They actually sent Monarchs while I was in seclusion."
After a moment of surprise, Su Ming immediately charged into the Abyssal Gate, entering the channel.
With a clearer perception, he made a judgment.
"One peak Monarch, ten Super Douluo-level Monarchs, and over twenty Titled-level Monarchs."
Su Ming was surprised by the Abyssal Sage King's change.
He had waited two months without the Abyssal Sage King sending a single Monarch. But now, after just a few days of seclusion, the Abyssal Sage King was sending this many Monarchs to the front line.
Was he really not afraid of the Abyss collapsing?
Without any hesitation, Su Ming charged toward the front line.
Huo Yuhao, clad in his Battle Armor, was extremely excited.
Within Shrek Academy's policies, he was undoubtedly a beneficiary. With the help of the elders, he had secured a loan to obtain his own set of quasi-Two-Word Battle Armor.
With the amplification of his quasi-Two-Word Battle Armor, his cultivation, having just broken through to Spirit Emperor, was directly promoted to the level of a seven-ring Spirit Sage. Then, with his hundred-thousand-year Spirit Skills and Martial Soul strength, he could even fight a Titled Douluo.
Of course, he was still some what lacking to kill a Titled-level Monarch, so he could only act together with Wang Dong'er.
Hand in hand, the two continuously advanced on the front line.
"Monarchs are really hard to kill."
Huo Yuhao murmured quietly to himself.
He glanced at Wang Dong'er beside him, looking at her fatigued expression, and knew how hard she had been working these past days to help him.
With Monarchs on the field, not just anyone could engage them.
Huo Yuhao wanted to challenge one in single combat and kill it.
But amid this massive army, if you wanted a one-on-one duel, the opponent had to be willing to give you the chance.
These past few days, Huo Yuhao had been surrounded and intercepted by various Abyssal creatures, unable to get close to his target.
Not just him—even the Titled Douluos and Super Douluos on Douluo's side were having difficulty getting close to the Monarchs.
The Abyssal Sage King was still cautious.
He had sent Monarchs to hold the line, but only to prevent the front line from being overrun by Douluo Star again.
Following his orders, they would rather use ordinary Abyssal creatures' lives as fodder than let Monarchs directly expose themselves to the enemy.
Who knew if the enemy was targeting specifically their Monarchs?
Huo Yuhao had been busy for days, clearing Abyssal creatures blocking his path with a clear target. This naturally drew the Abyss's attention. The Monarch he was targeting also mobilized its subordinates to surround and kill Huo Yuhao.
It wanted to see what gave this six-ring Spirit Master the nerve to target it.
However, precisely because of his interest in Huo Yuhao, this Monarch overlooked Su Ming, who was rapidly charging in.
When it felt the danger, its heart had already been pierced by Su Ming's hand.
"A Monarch's energy is truly substantial."
Su Ming directly Devoured the target's energy, leaving nothing behind. Then he looked at the other Monarchs, only to find them all retreating to the very end of the channel, ready to leave at any moment.
This...
Su Ming was speechless.
The Douluo 2 Abyssal Sage King was far too timid, wasn't he?
While Su Ming was complaining, Huo Yuhao on the other side was shaking with anger.
He had worked hard for so many days, thinking he was finally about to get his kill, only to have Su Ming swoop in and steal it.
"That Monarch was already interested in me. It would have personally tested me sooner or later. I just needed to wait for a one-hit-kill opportunity. And this Su Ming..."
Even though he had the strength of a Limit Douluo, why did he have to steal the kill on a Titled-level Monarch?
Huo Yuhao was filled with grief and indignation, wanting to roar skyward and question Su Ming.
The Emotion God's divine trial required him to kill ten Monarchs.
There were only thirty-six Titled-level Monarchs in total. Killing ten from these thirty-six was already incredibly difficult.
And now Su Ming was using his superior strength to steal kills!
He wanted to communicate with the Emotion God and ask who could control Su Ming.
Huo Yuhao could already sense it.
Su Ming probably wouldn't spare any Titled-level or Super Douluo-level Monarchs either.
His Spirit Eyes had very clearly captured the satisfied micro-expression on Su Ming's face after killing that Titled-level Monarch.
God Realm.
Rong Nianbing was also speechless.
He had happened to witness this scene.
"This Su Ming... he won't even spare Titled-level Monarchs?"
Su Ming had been fishing before, and Rong Nianbing had more or less sensed it.
He hadn't expected him to go after such small fry as well.
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