"What!"
Chen Xinjie and the others were greatly shocked.
Even Cao Dezhi now revealed an angry expression, saying, "Has the Clear Sky Clan rebelled?"
Su Ming glanced at him. "Indeed, they have rebelled. I have already contacted the Federation, defining them as planar traits, to be purged immediately. Ferocious Wolf Douluo Dong Zi'an should have already led the Western Army Corps to besiege the Clear Sky Clan."
Though it was called a siege, in this current era, sects were no longer a fixed stronghold. A sect's disciples were scattered across all trades and professions in society, spread across many cities.
It was possible for a sect's headquarters to be in the far west of the continent, while its disciples thrived in cities on the far east coast.
The advent of spirit trains had greatly facilitated travel, and spirit communication devices had solved the problem of inconvenient communication over long distances.
Combined, even great distances did not hinder the maintenance of bonds.
The Clear Sky Clan's mountain stronghold could be destroyed easily enough; the truly difficult part was capturing its members scattered in various places.
Su Ming looked at the gathered Limit Douluos and explained the previous battle process very clearly.
If he didn't explain it clearly, these Limit Douluos might mistakenly think Su Ming was making a mountain out of a molehill's hat with six top-tier combatants present, he had still deployed the entire great formation's power, which led to the losses at the front lines.
"It really was Tang San, the Sea God's, son. And he actually had Tang San's divine sense within him."
"And his bloodline power... it was actually an external force, sealed within his body by Tang San. What kind of power was that? Without fully unleashing it, the explosive might require the entire great formation's power to suppress."
Chen Xinjie and the others looked horrified, never expecting such a terrifying scene to have occurred on a battlefield they hadn't witnessed.
It would have been disastrous if Tang Wulin had truly managed to steal the Vast Sea Cosmic Crest.
Although it wasn't yet clear what Tang Wulin would have done with the Vast Sea Cosmic Crest, it would definitely have been worse than Su Ming's actions. Everyone was well aware of the state of Douluo Planet now and what it was like ten thousand years ago.
Su Ming's ability to frame and slander Tang San, to tarnish his reputation, was not his achievement alone, but because spirit masters across the world had long suffered under Tang San.
"Everyone, let the entire Federation hunt down the Clear Sky Clan's members," Su Ming said softly.
He was merely repeating his decision, yet it sounded entirely different to everyone's ears.
Before, it had been a pronouncement; now, it was an order.
They all accepted the command, stating that they would restrain the people within their own forces and would not shelter a single Clear Sky Clan member.
If they encountered a Clear Sky Clan disciple, they were to kill them on sight.
Su Ming nodded.
He turned and left the passage, returning to the military camp.
The collision of the three types of Laws was most intense within the passage. Su Ming was too acutely aware of this sensation; staying too long caused irritation and discomfort, so he didn't like to linger inside.
Returning to Douluo Planet, Su Ming inspected the Tree of Life.
A Yin was trapped within the Tree of Life. Sensing Su Ming's spiritual power enter, she immediately radiated fury.
"When did you steal my position?!"
After being suppressed, she had lost all perception of the outside world. Now, seeing Su Ming, she was both worried about her grandson's safety and desperate to know where she had gone wrong.
"You overestimate yourself too much," Su Ming said indifferently.
If someone said his position as Lord of the Plane was stolen, he wouldn't deny it. He had indeed seized Tang Hao's achievements and, based on that, integrated part of the Sea God's authority.
But as for the Life Core, it had nothing to do with stealing A Yin's position.
"It was something you seized to begin with. You hadn't fully assimilated it, yet you actually dared to split the Seed of Life into two."
Su Ming sneered.
How foolish did one have to be to make such a decision?
If A Yin hadn't separated from the Golden Ancient Tree, Su Ming would have had to go through more trouble to seize the position of Life Core.
Yet she foolishly still carried out her original plan, wanting to destroy the Golden Ancient Tree, that tool, and establish her own Tree of Life, perfectly occupying the position of the Life Core.
"Enough, I won't waste words with you. Your mission ends here."
Su Ming didn't bother with further talk with A Yin. He reached out his hand, directly penetrating into the interior of the Tree of Life, grabbed A Yin's origin essence, and instantly refined it.
Douluo 1, Douluo 2, Douluo 3 Yin existed at all three time nodes. Su Ming used her as a kind of medium.
He had long since devoured A Yin over and over in Douluo 1; now, he had also devoured her in Douluo 3.
"Only Douluo 2 remains."
Although only one was left, Su Ming was in no hurry.
Connecting the three eras was not something he could achieve now, nor was there any need to startle the snake and give Tang San a pretext.
Compared to devouring A Yin, what Su Ming found more troublesome now was how to devour the Abyss.
Douluo 1 and Douluo 3 were, in a sense, illusory. One was an illusory history woven into the past, where everything was unreal. The other was in the future, a mishmash of impurities kicked out by the River of Time.
In contrast, Douluo 2 was the truly critical one.
Devouring the Abyss was exceptionally crucial for Su Ming's ascension to God King. After all, such a massive cluster of energy was far too tempting.
"One fish, three servings. Besides A Yin, there's also the Abyss' corresponding to Life, the other to Destruction."
[Douluo 2]
Body Sect.
The Body Sect's mountain stronghold was now located at the very center of the continent.
Of course, not in Shrek City, but in the Mingdou Mountain Range.
This was the connecting zone formed after the original Sun Moon Continent collided with the Douluo Continent, creating a continuous mountain range that served as a natural barrier between the Sun Moon Empire and the Star Luo Empire. It was the former Star Luo Empire's reliance for resisting Sun Moon and the region where war erupted most frequently on the continent.
Now, this place was naturally no longer a war-torn land.
Merely three months after the Sun Moon Empire launched its war of unification, this barrier was leveled. The Sun Moon army marched deep into Star Luo territory, compressing their battle lines, while simultaneously dividing forces to conquer the Tianhun and Douling Empires.
Up to the present, only half of the Star Luo Empire remained, struggling bitterly to hold on.
Su Ming sat cross-legged atop the highest peak of the Mingdou Mountain Range, comprehending the mysteries of heaven and earth.
At this moment, his spirit power surged. Though the total amount wasn't overwhelmingly vast, it caused the entire world to resonate. Various elements traced through space, outlining a dazzling spectacle.
Within the Body Sect, disciples emerged one after another, watching this scene with exclamations of wonder.
"As expected of Sect.Master Su Ming. Though only a Spirit Emperor in cultivation, his strength has already reached the pinnacle of the continent. Who would have thought breaking through to the seventhtieth rank would create such a spectacle?"
"Indeed, indeed. I feel the Sect Master's spirit power isn't that abundant, but every wisp of it feels terrifying. Look at those currents swirling outside his body; I feel they're even more frightening than the heaven and earth energy stirred by the celestial phenomenon above."
"Haha, the Sect Master's Martial Spirit is Spirit Power itself. Every strand of his spirit power has long been condensed to its limit. As far as I know, the Sect Master could have undergone a Gold-level Second Awakening long ago."
Surrounding exclamations rose and fell.
The Body Sect had recruited many new disciples in recent years. Those spirit masters with Body-type Martial Souls who couldn't be found before due to insufficient channels were all taken in by the Body Sect. While wars raged across the continent these past years, the Body Sect focused on teaching these new disciples.
Du Busi also sensed the commotion and flew out.
"This quality of spirit power... it has truly reached the limit."
Du Busi marveled.
He had already broken through to the Limit Douluo level. Over the past year or more, he had also discussed the details of condensing a third Spirit Core with Su Ming, though most of the time it was Su Ming divulging the knowledge.
Du Busi had entered closed-door cultivation many times, but he just couldn't manage to condense the third Spirit Core.
He couldn't find the opportunity.
Nor could he grasp the feeling of Quasi-God that Su Ming spoke of.
Actually, Su Ming had repeatedly offered to craft a set of Four-Word Battle Armor for him to help him advance.
However, Du Busi kept putting it off, citing that Su Ming's own cultivation took priority.
It was also because of Du Busi that Su Ming, apart from that Heaven Refinement after the Spirit Master Tournament, hadn't performed Heaven Refinement again until now.
According to Du Busi, Su Ming's true cultivation would only begin at the seventh rank.
Life was short; not a single moment should be wasted.
After condensing the third Spirit Core at the seventh tieth rank, Su Ming still needed to seek his future path, to blaze an unprecedented trail. Time could not be delayed.
Su Ming was also speechless.
However, with the condensation of the third Spirit Core imminent, he did indeed want to complete this step sooner, so he could verify whether his and Electrolux's speculation was feasible.
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