"Roar!" (I'm going to evolve!)
Little Gold was extremely excited. The entire bear didn't know how to express its joy and bustled about on the spot for a long time.
He looked up at the roof, then around him. It seemed there was no way to really let loose.
Mainly because after letting loose, he'd have to repair all the damage himself.
In these short ten months, he had already learned how to repair the forging table, walls, roof, floor... Basically, anything he could break, he had learned how to fix.
Repairing the forging table was okay, but fixing the other places was just too frustrating. Over time, Little Gold had settled down somewhat and could restrain himself, not frequently destroying the house.
"Take out your claw sheaths. I'll upgrade them for you. That should allow you to evolve directly."
Su Ming smiled and reached out his hand.
Little Gold was very obedient. A pair of dark golden claw sheaths appeared on his paws. He took them off and gave them to Su Ming.
He didn't understand what an upgrade meant, but he trusted Su Ming.
This Spirit Master was very reliable.
Su Ming took the claw sheaths and placed them on the forging table.
He didn't take out a forging hammer. Instead, he took out a very exquisite carving knife. The knife was only the size of his palm, but it was extremely sharp, the tip revealing a piercing cold gleam.
Little Gold looked at the carving knife in Su Ming's hand, a flash of desire in his eyes.
He had been coveting this carving knife for a long time.
Noticing his gaze, Su Ming smiled and said, "Don't worry, your claw sheaths will soon be like my carving knife, becoming qualified Spirit Tools."
"Roar! Roar!"
"This is just secondary. After you evolve into a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, your own Dark Gold Claws will also evolve. By then, the Dark Gold Terrorclaws will be even more exaggerated than this carving knife. I'll improve the core formations of the claw sheaths again, then to assist your Dark Gold Claws."
"Roar!"
Little Gold didn't understand; he just roared repeatedly, urging Su Ming to hurry up.
"Alright, alright, alright. I'll start upgrading them for you now."
Su Ming put away his smile, his expression turning serious.
He channeled Spirit Power into the carving knife in his hand. Instantly, the knife seemed to become even sharper, with a blade of condensed Spirit Power emanating from its tip.
Holding the carving knife, Su Ming began to truly inscribe the core formations onto the claw sheaths.
Previously, he had inscribed some simple core formations on these sheaths. The effect of those formations was to promote the fusion between Little Gold and the sheaths, allowing Little Gold to further integrate with the metal within them, thereby stimulating his own bloodline.
Of course, it wasn't metal elements stimulating Little Gold's bloodline. The principle here was to use the tearing attribute within the claw sheaths to stimulate his innate Dark Gold Terrorclaw talent, thus guiding the bloodline's metamorphosis. The process of metal element stimulation was unrelated to the claw sheaths; it was another form of cultivation, namely, Little Gold's repeated forging sessions.
Now, when Su Ming said he was upgrading the claw sheaths into Spirit Tools, they actually weren't just Spirit Tools anymore; they were a component of Battle Armor.
The formations he was about to inscribe fell into the category of gauntlets within Battle Armor.
Stroke by stroke, Su Ming inscribed with extreme care, his spirit highly concentrated.
Thanks to Little Gold, his Sea of Consciousness had opened. The growth rate of his mental power wasn't limited by this era. Concentrating all his energy now, he could sustain the inscription process for over three hours.
Three hours later.
"Roar?" (Spirit Master, maybe you should rest first?)
Su Ming's face was pale, his Spirit Power nearly depleted. He looked as if he had just recovered from a serious illness, ready to collapse at any moment.
"It's fine. This upgrade needs to be completed in one go. Otherwise, it will affect the effect."
"Roar" (So touched)
Little Gold turned his face away, secretly wiping tears.
Gritting his teeth, Su Ming kept his hands from shaking. His eyes remained intensely focused, fixed on the final section of the claw sheath.
As he made the final stroke, a faint blue light began to flicker on the claw sheaths. Micro-lights shimmered in every corner, then connected, forming dense, intricate energy circuits.
At this moment, Su Ming breathed a sigh of relief and slumped down onto the floor.
A cushion had appeared beneath him at some point.
"Roar!" (You worked hard!)
Little Gold roared, indicating Su Ming could rest now. Then he stood on his toes, trying to take the claw sheaths down from the forging table.
Seeing this, Su Ming, instead of passing out directly, said with a smile, "Make yourself bigger. I've inscribed extension-type formations on the claw sheaths now. They can extend and change along with your size."
After saying this, his head lolled to the side, and he fell asleep.
Hearing this, Little Gold's eyes lit up. His body grew larger as he took the claw sheaths into his hands.
He was just about to try them when he suddenly felt a void. The entire bear disappeared, transforming into a stream of light that returned to Su Ming's Sea of Consciousness.
"Roar!"
His Spirit Power was exhausted; he couldn't even sustain the materialization of his Spirit Soul anymore.
Little Gold immediately began to meditate, helping Su Ming recover Spirit Power.
After an unknown amount of time, Su Ming woke up again.
"Teaching Little Gold meditation was the best decision I ever made."
Su Ming got up and stretched. There were no issues anymore.
His Martial Soul was his own body. Once his Spirit Power was fully replenished, his Martial Soul's state recovered, and his physical condition quickly returned to normal.
"Making Battle Armor is still too demanding for me."
Su Ming reflected, knowing he had been somewhat impulsive this time. The Su Ming from Douluo 3 had only just been promoted to a Level Four Mecha Manufacturer. Relying on the Trinity state when borrowing power was the only way he could sustain the manufacturing process.
"I don't have the Trinity state. I simply couldn't sustain the entire process. Fortunately, what I made this time was just a claw sheath, equivalent to a gauntlet."
Exhausting himself to the limit and then recovering had benefits. First, his Spirit Power had grown a notch. Second, his mental power had also been well exercised. Next time he attempted a similar manufacturing process, he would be more composed.
"Little Gold?"
Su Ming summoned Little Gold.
Little Gold was currently in a deep sleep.
After meditating to help Su Ming recover, Little Gold's own state had also become complete alongside Su Ming's recovery. Only then did he begin to fuse with the claw sheaths.
Without needing Su Ming's guidance, he figured it out through and fused his own Dark Gold Claws with the claw sheaths.
Having fused with the claw sheaths, Little Gold directly fell into a deep sleep.
"The Spirit Power fluctuations are very intense. He's about to evolve."
Su Ming took a deep breath and began to pack things up.
Fifth Floor, Blacksmith Association
Zhu Jiuyang's Forging Studio
"Teacher, can you help me find some Natural Treasures that replenish energy?"
"What for?" Zhu Jiuyang asked.
Su Ming told him the truth.
"Little Gold is about to evolve. I estimate that not only will his bloodline undergo metamorphosis, but his age limit might also increase. I need to prepare for the energy consumption during this ascension process in advance."
Su Ming hadn't experienced this before either. He didn't know if a Spirit Soul, when evolving, would absorb energy from its Spirit Master if it ran short.
Theoretically, it definitely would.
So he needed to prepare an energy supply, otherwise Little Gold's evolution might be hindered.
"Evolving?"
Zhu Jiuyang was instantly fully alert.
Back when the Dark Gold Bear continued to exist as a Spirit Soul, he had heard from Su Ming that the Dark Gold Bear still had a chance to evolve, possibly even driving an increase in the Spirit Ring's age limit.
Now that the moment had truly arrived, he directly put down all the work in his hands.
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