This second set of formations wasn't heaven-defying in its effects.
Its effect was very clear: to restrain the target's Spirit Power.
However, its repeatedly nested structure was obviously meant to strengthen this restraining ability, and it incorporated many structures related to Spirit Power.
Combined with Su Ming's situation, Su Can quickly understood what this formation was for and its significance.
This was a custom-made formation for his own needs!
This required an extremely profound understanding of core formations to achieve; it meant having already mastered the essence of core formations!
How was this possible?
Su Can studied the formation blueprint over and over, finally finding some inconsistencies and pointing them out to Su Ming.
"In that case, the breakthrough will truly be safe."
After listening to Su Can explain the functions of the two sets of formations, Du Busi couldn't help but feel relieved.
These two sets of formations: the first would allow Su Ming to be as little as possible affected by the Spirit Ring absorption process while condensing the Spirit Core; the second would increase Su Ming's chance of successfully condensing the Spirit Core by thirty percent.
Unfortunately, the formations used in both sets were too elementary and could only work on low-level Spirit Masters. The first set was fine; it could be used on other disciples. But the second set could only be used by Su Ming, as he was the only one to condense a Spirit Core before the Spirit Ancestor rank.
"Since the formations are fine, it's time to set off."
"By the way, Sect Master Du, I've found three children with Body Martial Souls here. After the Spirit hunt, you can take them with you."
Three?
Du Busi's eyes lit up.
"How old are they?"
"One is under seven, two are eight years old," Su Can said.
A thick smile appeared on Du Busi's face.
"It seems there are still many undiscovered family members on the continent. Our sect really shouldn't have neglected the Sun Moon Empire side before."
Hearing this, Su Ming was thoughtful.
So, this was actually the key to how joining the Body Sect could influence the future.
Even without his ideas, with Su Can's status as an eighth-rank Spirit Engineer, finding children with Body Martial Souls within the empire would be very convenient, allowing the Body Sect's ideology to be quickly broken.
After all, the most fundamental reason for the Body Sect's decline in the original work was the loss of传承 (legacy/tradition), and the biggest trigger for that loss was actually Du Busi's death.
If he hadn't self-destructed against the Sun Moon Empire, the Body Sect wouldn't have had its legacy cut off.
The unification of the Sun Moon Empire was the general trend. Given that unification was inevitable, the Body Sect's desperate resistance on its path to unification... the fact that the Body Sect still existed after the establishment of the Sun Moon Federation was already a testament to the open-mindedness of the Sun Moon royalty.
"A tolerance of thirteen hundred years seems just right," Su Can said. "The third Spirit Ring I previously prepared for Xiao Ming was from a twelve-hundred-year-old Star Tree."
"Star Tree?"
Su Ming was pleasantly surprised.
This was a very rare Spirit Beast, and of extremely high quality.
Spirit Beasts involving stellar attributes were never ordinary. The Star Tree cultivated by drawing upon Stellar Energy, belonging to the truly top-tier Spirit Beasts.
Du Busi was quite surprised.
Su Can smiled. "Our Su family, or rather, Spirit Engineer families within the Sun Moon Empire, all record information on suitable Spirit Beasts. When a family member needs one, they go hunt it. This saves time on Spirit hunting, allowing more time for researching spirit tools."
The research of spirit tools alone kept the Spirit Engineers within the Sun Moon Empire too busy to focus on Spirit Power cultivation, relying on medicine to keep up. Let alone Spirit hunting.
It could only be said that to free up more time for spirit tool research, Spirit Engineers went to great lengths.
"Then let it be this Star Tree," Du Busi said.
The three of them didn't delay and set off overnight.
The Star Tree, a plant-type Spirit Beast, had very low intelligence, inferior to century-old individuals of the same quality Spirit Beasts, making it more suitable to become a Spirit Soul.
Along the way, Su Ming was very excited.
When the Su Ming from Douluo 1 transformed the Spirit Soul, all three Su Mings were very excited, all paying attention to the outcome of that transformation, especially the Douluo 2 Su Ming, who checked the results immediately and attempted Thousand Refinement.
Of course, the results weren't ideal; he didn't succeed and couldn't achieve Thousand Refinement has Spirit.
This time, the Douluo 2 Su Ming was transforming a Spirit Soul ahead of time. All three Su Mings were watching, especially the Douluo 3 Su Ming.
The Douluo 1 Su Ming couldn't change the timeline, but the Douluo 2 Su Ming could!
Once the Douluo 2 Su Ming successfully transformed a Spirit Soul, it would mean he became the pioneer of Spirit Souls, directly changing much of the future.
Actually, the so-called changed history didn't matter much. After all, there were only three real Su Mings, only at these three nodes. How things were influenced in between merely meant the history known to the Douluo 3 Su Ming would have a few more or a few less entries.
The change in history was secondary.
For Su Ming, the most anticipated thing was the meaning, the title!
"If I become the pioneer of Spirit Souls, then I can share a portion of the faith belonging to Spirit Souls!"
Even if the one changing everything was the Douluo 2 Su Ming, shouldn't the Douluo 3 Su Ming also enjoy the faith?
A Spirit Beast forest in the western part of the Sun Moon Empire.
"The Star Tree is just ahead."
Su Ming looked into the distance and saw the ten-meter-tall tree. Starlight flowed on its trunk, which seemed transparent, revealing the flowing starlight inside. The starlight flowed from the crown down into the roots.
The crown shimmered with stars, drawing upon the Stellar Energy from the sky.
Around this Star Tree, a hazy mist of starlight enveloped it.
"Twelve hundred years." Du Busi confirmed the Star Tree's age and immediately took action without another word.
His body expanded, instantly transforming into a ten-meter-tall giant, as tall as the Star Tree. He directly kicked the Star Tree's trunk, breaking it in half.
The Star Tree fell, the flowing starlight inside rapidly dimming.
Seeing this, Su Ming quickly stepped forward to inscribe the spirit guide formation.
Du Busi acted too fast; he couldn't react in time, and the Star Tree was even less able.
"Xiao Ming, quickly!"
Du Busi was even urging Su Ming to deliver the final blow.
Su Ming felt helpless but accelerated the pace of setting up the formation.
Once the formation took shape, he turned to see that the Star Tree hadn't completely perished yet and breathed a sigh of relief. He activated the formation and simultaneously stepped forward to deliver the final blow.
The soul of the deceased Star Tree didn't disperse but was restrained by the formation and forcibly contracted with Su Ming.
This was the power of the future Spirit Soul contract.
Even ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts, once killed, couldn't escape having their souls transformed into Spirit Souls and thrown into the Spirit Pagoda. After staying in the Spirit Pagoda for ten, a hundred, or even a thousand years, they would fully recognize the situation. If they wanted to see the outside world, they would choose a suitable Spirit Master and become their Spirit Soul.
As for the thousand-year Spirit Beasts, after being killed, they could even directly contract with a Spirit Master to become a Spirit Soul because their intelligence was insufficient, and their resistance was utterly inadequate to break free from the contract's restraints.
The formation's effect exceeded Su Can's expectations.
He looked at the Star Tree phantom containing Stellar Energy that suddenly appeared in mid-air and was greatly surprised.
Then, before he could react, this phantom directly established a contract with Su Ming and merged into Su Ming's body.
"Oh no! It must have been too rushed just now! Something went wrong with the formation Xiao Ming inscribed!" Su Can was extremely anxious.
Du Busi also frowned.
If he had known, he would have held back.
This Star Tree couldn't take a hit; just one kick broke it.
What kept the two relatively calm was Su Ming's condition. Su Ming's expression showed no change, no different from normal Spirit Ring absorption.
After the purple Spirit Ring merged into his body, it quickly broke through the barrier, allowing his Spirit Power to break through the 20th rank. A faint purple halo emerged around him alongside the yellow halo of his first Spirit Ring.
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