Little Gold was initially dissatisfied when his hard-earned, brilliant golden fur instantly turned black-gold.
But after carefully observing his new coat, he suddenly felt this black-gold color carried an even more noble air.
"It's an evolution after all, so it must be more noble."
Su Ming's words dispelled Little Gold's hesitation.
Right! Black-gold fur was definitely better-looking than brilliant gold!
"Abyssal energy has the ability to stimulate bloodline power. Absorb as much Abyssal energy as you can, push that Bimong bloodline stimulation to its limit. It probably won't be any worse than Purple-Gold bloodline."
The ultimate evolution of the Bimong bloodline was the Purple-Gold Bimong, with Gold being just below it.
So, if the Gold bloodline advanced a step further, even if it wasn't Purple-Gold, it should be close.
Little Gold let out an excited "Awoo!" and Eagerly blocked the vortex of the Abyssal passage, opening his mouth to swallow the black Abyssal energy.
His belly seemed like a bottomless pit. He devoured an unknown amount of Abyssal energy yet showed no sign of being full.
On the other side, the Abyssal Sage King frowned. He intended to use the Abyssal energy to stimulate Little Gold's consciousness, to make him submit, but immediately sensed a barrier.
Su Ming blocked it all.
Now, Little Gold could be said to be a complete Abyssal species, yet because of Su Ming, he had no hierarchical relationship with the Abyssal Sage King at all.
Seeing the Abyssal Sage King had no other tricks up his sleeve, Su Ming wasted no more time. Leaving Little Gold there to devour Abyssal energy, he turned to prepare for summoning the Demon Plane.
He directly borrowed power, drawing over his own strength from the Douluo 3 timeline.
The Douluo 3 Su Ming naturally didn't possess any power related to the Demon Plane. However, he had fused with a piece of half-step Transcendent alloy.
The Gold Force within it also accompanied the borrowed power into the Douluo 1 Su Ming's body.
He drew out this Gold Force, thought for a moment, and looked at the ruined city district beneath his feet—what was once Slaughter City.
All the Gold Force condensed, forming a small golden sphere. Su Ming then knelt on one knee, placed the hand holding the golden sphere on the ground, and gave a push. The golden power rapidly spread across the ground, forming an intricate and complex magic array.
In the next moment, the laws of Douluo and the Abyssal laws manifested simultaneously, empowering this array.
The law imprints within the Gold Force were activated. The imprints belonging to Douluo and the Abyss naturally reacted with the laws of their respective planes. The remaining Demon law imprints, however, seemed somewhat lonely, finding no corresponding laws to resonate with.
At this point, although the gods in the God Realm were puzzled, a deity still offered assistance.
The God of Space directly helped Su Ming stabilize the surrounding space, allowing the Demon law imprints to establish a vague connection with the Demon Plane.
God Realm.
"Where did this guy get that kind of power?"
"No idea. But it looks like he's planning to gather three planes, probably intending to use the laws of three planes for forging."
"Tsk tsk. I can sense that Heaven Refined metal imprinted with triple laws, if used properly, could forge a single Divine Artifact."
The surrounding gods nodded in unison.
If Heaven Refined metal was merely an embryo, a material capable of being forged into a Divine Artifact—with the actual achievement of a Divine Artifact requiring additional conditions and having a low success rate—then Heaven Refined metal baptized by the laws of three planes would absolutely undergo a qualitative transformation.
One begets two, two begets three, three begets all things.
Reaching the node of 'three' was truly the point where accumulated quantity brought about the most dramatic change.
From nothing to something, and even from one to three, there could be clearly noticeable improvements.
Moreover, the leap from Soul Refinement to Heaven Refinement wasn't exactly 'from nothing to something' either.
Therefore, the change from Two-Tribulation to One-Tribulation, and from Three-Tribulation to Two-Tribulation, wouldn't be smaller than the change from Soul Refinement to Heaven Refinement.
"Regardless, the Shura God has been sealed. There are no more variables left for Su Ming to become a god. We just need to invest in him properly, help him break through level 100 as soon as possible."
"Quite right, quite right."
The God of Destruction waved his hand, signaling the many gods could return to their respective domains.
With the Shura God sealed, there was no need for everyone to stay gathered discussing these matters. They could simply observe from their own Divine Halls.
As for himself, he let out a slight sigh.
"Becoming a god, condensing a God Seat... is it really that easy? That Sea God fellow took a thousand years. Who knows how long Su Ming will need to gather what he needs."
With divine assistance, Su Ming finally opened the Demon Gate.
This time, the Demon Gate opened randomly somewhere in the Demon Plane. It wasn't summoned by any Demon Monarch's bloodline but was opened by Su Ming from another direction using the Demon Plane's laws as a guide.
This randomly opened Demon Gate didn't appear in any Demon Monarch's territory, just in a desolate area. Su Ming extended his spiritual power to briefly survey it.
He drew over the Demon Plane's laws and then began forging once more.
Little Gold also noticed the situation here and immediately stopped devouring Abyssal energy.
Even though he wasn't full yet, he still knew that learning was most important right now.
He glanced back at the Abyssal Heaven Refined alloy behind him, the look of marvel in his eyes never fading.
This was Heaven Refinement—it could allow one to cultivate an additional type of power out of thin air.
He, Little Gold, would definitely master it!
Su Ming smiled but didn't stop him. He returned to the forging platform and began forging again.
This time, all the gods were watching.
They were all curious about the effect of receiving multiple law imprints during Heaven Refinement.
Three hours later.
Su Ming let out a slight breath, looking somewhat tense at the space before him, which was faintly cracking.
He mobilized the power of the plane to stabilize the space, yet it felt strained, almost unable to bear the burden.
This...
Half-step Transcendent metal exerted such intense pressure on the plane?
Why wasn't there such a situation in Douluo 3?
Su Ming's brow burned with heat. One deity after another urgently notified him, telling him not to attempt the next step of forging.
What was going on?
Su Ming was also a bit bewildered.
However, his thoughts weren't completely paused; they were still active.
"I hold the status of Lord of the Plane. My perception of the plane's changes is very clear. The plane itself is fine, so the problem must be with the God Realm."
He looked at the half-step Transcendent metal and understood.
Theoretically, Three-Tribulation was one state, followed by half-step Transcendence. But during Three-Tribulation, it inevitably triggered feedback from the will of the universe. Energy from the cosmos would integrate into the triple heavenly tribulation, leading directly to half-step Transcendence at the Three-Tribulation stage.
Transcendence...
The gods initially thought it was just Three-Tribulation but didn't expect it to directly begin the half-step Transcendence process.
"The God Realm's blockade/restrictions on the lower planes."
If too much of this kind of metal existed, the God Realm's control over Douluo Planet would likely be affected.
Su Ming was amused.
Nevertheless, he heeded the opinions of the various gods.
He immediately performed another Heaven Refinement—Three-Tribulation, half-step Transcendence.
Under the gods' terrified gazes, he severed the Demon Gate.
However, before destroying the Demon Gate, he extended a large hand into the Demon Plane and grabbed a few demons.
Destroying the Demon Gate was a gesture, showing he wouldn't attempt the Three-Tribulation stage anymore.
But he also couldn't completely abandon Demon Heaven Refinement.
After all, Demon Heaven Refinement corresponded to bloodline metamorphosis , which was quite useful for Little Gold.
Su Ming now had two pieces of half-step Transcendent metal, one for himself and one for Little Gold. It was sufficient for now.
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