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"The God of Order… I didn't expect to meet another inheritor who wishes to walk the path of order."
Huo Yuhao was suited to inherit the position of the God of Emotion. More importantly, he possessed the potential to become a god, fully capable of succeeding that divine seat. Recently, Rong Nianbing had also been considering passing on his own godhood and setting off to travel the world with his wife.
Therefore, he placed significant importance on Huo Yuhao's inheritance of the divine seat.
Although they weren't master and disciple in name, the relationship between a god and their inheritor was not far off.
Naturally, when it came to nurturing his successor, he would not be stingy.
Since Huo Yuhao had this desire and hope, Rong Nianbing would do everything he could to help him master both divine positions.
Order
"Let's refine the power of the God of Order and grant it to Huo Yuhao as the reward for completing the seventh trial."
Rong Nianbing traveled to the Divine Continent, while the "Spirit" rune—possessed by Su Yu's spiritual energy—descended upon the southwestern region of the Yangguang Continent.
Huarong Empire.
Tianyang City.
The Xiao Clan.
"Why? Why?!"
A seventeen-year-old boy struck a wooden post repeatedly, muttering "why" over and over, as if possessed.
"Why? I can clearly sense it—so why?!"
He could clearly feel the elemental forces of heaven and earth, so why couldn't he manipulate them?
Why couldn't he gather them?
Was he naturally rejected by the elemental forces?
Xiao Huo felt as though the heavens were playing a cruel joke on him.
He had comprehended the elements of nature with ease, yet every time he tried to channel them or resonate with their power, the connection would be abruptly cut off.
Just then, a beam of light descended.
The "Spirit" rune landed before him.
Su Yu's spiritual sense swept through the area, instantly understanding the situation in Tianyang City.
"What is this?!"
Xiao Huo was shocked. He stared at the glowing rune that shimmered with a radiant brilliance and emitted a hazy light that brought a spontaneous sense of clarity to the mind. His expression shifted between astonishment and uncertainty.
What was this?
Just being near it made his mind feel unusually clear.
Moreover, the constantly shifting patterns on the rune exuded an air of mystery and wonder.
"Hm?"
Su Yu focused his spiritual energy on Xiao Huo and let out a curious exclamation.
"Little one, do you desire power?"
The sudden voice startled Xiao Huo, and a trace of fear appeared in his eyes.
What was this thing?
It could talk?
Su Yu's spiritual energy manifested a spirit body in the real world, appearing before Xiao Huo.
"Y-you… who are you?!"
Faced with this bizarre scene, Xiao Huo's mind went completely blank.
Was this… magic?
If this was magic, then it had to be extremely advanced, right?
Recalling what Su Yu had just said, Xiao Huo quickly caught on and excitedly asked, "Senior! Senior, are you saying you can help me resolve my inability to cultivate?"
To gain power—wasn't that just cultivating battle qi or learning magic?
"You possess a soul with strong affinity for fire elements, but your physical body is of wind element constitution."
Both aspects were remarkably pure.
Whether it was cultivating fire-element magic or wind-element battle qi, he encountered obstacles.
He could sense fire-element energy, but couldn't use it to cultivate battle qi. His body was attuned to wind-element qi, yet it had nearly no reaction to fire elements.
In other words, he had reached the peak in both areas.
However, having both extremes concentrated in one person actually rendered him unable to cultivate.
"Your condition is something that ordinary people truly couldn't solve. Fortunately, you've encountered me."
Su Yu had no intention of taking a disciple.
Rather, he simply wished to personally experience the cultivation environment of this world. And the best way to do that was to closely observe how warriors and magicians trained here.
"With the help of this 'Spirit' rune, your senses can extend outward. You'll be able to mobilize wind-element energy and temper your body to become a warrior."
"A warrior…" Xiao Huo murmured to himself.
A warrior who used wind-element battle qi.
He had been trying to cultivate for twelve years—since he was five—trying every method he could think of. But he could only sense fire-element energy.
He couldn't mobilize it, resonate with it, or use it to temper his body into that of a warrior.
And now, when hope finally appeared, it turned out that the path was through wind-element battle qi.
But what he was most familiar with—was the power of fire.
Still, being able to cultivate at all was a blessing!
"Senior, please help me!" Xiao Huo made his decision. He knelt down and begged Su Yu to lend him the rune.
Douluo Continent.
Su Yu felt his spiritual connection to the Spirit rune begin to blur.
"So this is the isolation between planes? Or is it simply that the distance is too vast?"
It was clearly his own spiritual energy, and even with the assistance of the Spirit rune, he still couldn't maintain a constant connection between his main body and this part of his consciousness.
"It seems the engraving of the Spirit rune still isn't complete enough."
If the Spirit rune could reach the level of a Life-and-Death rune—further fused with the rules of existence—then perhaps this problem wouldn't arise.
"Still, I can at least use spiritual power to send messages at intervals."
While real-time communication wasn't possible under normal conditions, he could consume spiritual essence to enhance the rune and use it to link with his main body's memory.
"Since I've entrusted cultivation to a native, the results won't come quickly."
Su Yu had no expectation of short-term gains.
His primary focus was still the journey into space.
"My matters here are nearly settled. Senior Brother has already created a prototype of the technical framework."
The current technology met Su Yu's standards, but Xuan Ziwen was not satisfied. He believed that if he handed over an unfinished system for Su Yu to complete, he wouldn't be worthy of being named the ship's chief developer.
At the very least, he wanted to complete most of the spaceship's core systems. Aside from unpredictable incidents during space travel, all other aspects should be ready.
Even when Su Yu offered to take over now, Xuan Ziwen insisted on waiting another two months.
Su Yu was half amused, half exasperated.
Still, Xuan Ziwen's thinking made sense.
If Su Yu was to become the God of Galactic Exploration, then participating in the improvement of spacecraft technology—and leading the development of the first-generation starships—was only logical and beneficial.
"In that case, I'll start preparing other projects."
Su Yu turned his gaze toward the Abyss Domain.
"Though attempts to open space corridors are ongoing, the Abyss Sovereign is definitely not a fool."
Su Yu had never treated the Abyss Sovereign as an idiot.
If he knew it wasn't working yet kept trying, was it simply to lull them into a false sense of security?
"Does he have another coordinate?"
Logically, that should be impossible. Otherwise, a second passage would have already been established.
"But it's also possible that the Abyss has secretly opened a second portal, hiding it while building strength to launch a decisive strike against the Douluo Continent."
Su Yu consulted the will of the plane, but received no definitive information.
The will of the plane didn't say there wasn't one.
"As expected—even the plane's will can't fully grasp what lies deep beneath the ocean."
What an immense impact this is.
The belief in the Sea God has already started affecting the operation of the very plane itself.
"Satellite technology must be developed as quickly as possible, and we need to complete the monitoring of the entire Douluo Star at the fastest speed."
The changes on Douluo Continent have been rapid.
From the transformation in the Soul Master world to the changes in all aspects of society, these have all occurred within just a few years.
Now, Su Yu is also preparing to develop satellite technology, which could be seen as an accelerated, intensive development process.
However, with the passage of time, all of this can eventually be absorbed and integrated.
Sun-Moon, Sun-Moon Hall.
Su Yu stopped a group of Soul Mentors from beginning the research and development of satellite technology.
Satellites involve a wide range of complex technologies, and Su Yu could only set up the general framework based on his specific needs. He then distributed various technological development tasks to the Soul Mentors in Sun-Moon Hall.
After all, he only had three months.
Within these three months, he needed to create a satellite.
Of course, it was also necessary to develop the technology to launch the satellite into space.
This, however, was not a major concern.
Douluo Continent, being a world of the extraordinary, didn't face many challenges in this area.
At worst, with the help of a Limit Douluo, they could forcibly launch the satellite into space, using some resources if needed.
Especially now, when there were numerous quasi-god-level experts on Douluo Continent.
Yangguang Continent.
Huarong Empire, Tianyang City, Xiao Family.
A seventeen-year-old youth, with a determined expression, was channeling elemental power to temper his body, cultivating his battle qi within.
(As for the Ice Fire Magic Chef, I didn't pay much attention to the details after reading it, so I don't remember how exactly the cultivation worked. No need to be overly precise.)
Feeling the growing strength of his battle qi within, the young man couldn't help but feel a sense of satisfaction.
Even though it was just the cultivation of battle qi, even though it was just becoming a warrior, he felt that he was much better off now than he was a month ago.
A month ago, he was a helpless waste who couldn't cultivate no matter what.
But today, just one month later, he had become a warrior—a true fighter!
"You've got good talent, kid. To think you've reached the standard of a warrior in just one month."
Su Yu was also surprised at Xiao Huo's rapid progress.
Of course, having watched Xiao Huo's cultivation process from the start, he understood exactly why his progress was so efficient.
First, it was due to Xiao Huo's innate physical talent, and second, it was his proficiency in channeling elemental power.
Or rather, it was his spiritual strength.
Though he had just begun to work with wind-element energy, Xiao Huo had spent twelve years cultivating fire-element energy. Naturally, he had built up experience, and throughout this process, he had been strengthening his spiritual energy.
"Senior, I've already reached the warrior level. What exactly did you mean when you said I could become a magician?"
Thanks to the Spirit rune, Xiao Huo could sense not only fire-element energy but also other elements, including wind-element energy, allowing him to cultivate battle qi.
However, due to his body having no affinity for fire-element energy, no matter how attuned his soul was to it, he couldn't resonate with the fire-element energy. This prevented him from cultivating magical power or becoming a magician.
Su Yu naturally had a solution.
The Spirit rune helped Xiao Huo begin his journey as a warrior, but that wasn't the only approach available.
"If your body doesn't have elemental affinity, then we'll just have to adapt," Su Yu said casually.
"Adapt?" Xiao Huo repeated the word, feeling that this solution wouldn't be as simple as it sounded.
He had never heard of a method that could change the body's affinity with elemental energy.
If it were possible, wouldn't everyone be considered a genius?
"Ordinary methods certainly wouldn't increase one's affinity for elemental energy, but I have methods that aren't ordinary," Su Yu said, forming a spiritual body and looking at Xiao Huo with a half-smile.
Xiao Huo felt a strange chill running through his body, and a sense of ominous foreboding gripped him.
"Senior, what method are you referring to?" he asked, gritting his teeth.
"Between life and death, there is great terror, but also great opportunity." As soon as Su Yu spoke, Xiao Huo's heart skipped a beat.
To start with life and death—this was even more terrifying than going out to travel or seek opportunities.
"The cycle between life and death is the easiest way to transform a life."
Su Yu was indeed experienced in this field.
Back in the day, the Nine-turn Reincarnation Grass had been transformed from the Sacred Soul Grass's remains into a pure undead body. He continually improved and nurtured this undead body, gradually giving it a spirit, and even intelligence, eventually transforming it into a life form.
This was the transformation that took place between life and death.
From Sacred Soul Grass to Nine-turn Reincarnation Grass with reincarnation attributes.
The cycle between life and death?
Xiao Huo misunderstood.
Was he suggesting that he would die and be reborn?
"Senior, don't scare me," he said, his voice trembling slightly.
He knew full well that in front of this senior, he had no power to resist. Even the entire Xiao Family probably wouldn't be able to oppose this senior.
"Haha, what's there to be afraid of? Without experiencing death, how could you truly understand the value of life?" Su Yu replied with a laugh. "Don't worry. With my control, you won't really die."
"Not really die?" Xiao Huo immediately perked up.
So, if he wouldn't die, then what did the cycle between life and death mean?
"Literally, it means you will constantly shift between life and death. In the process, you'll use pure fire-elemental power to temper your body, thus increasing your affinity for fire-elemental energy."
Xiao Huo truly didn't understand what Su Yu meant by transitioning between life and death.
However, Su Yu didn't require him to understand right away.
"What you need to do now is to first adapt to the erosion of fire-elemental energy."
Although Xiao Huo had no affinity for fire-elemental energy, the tempering effect of the fire-elemental power would cause destruction as well.
A wind-element warrior must absorb fire-element energy.
"Senior, are you serious about this?" Xiao Huo had never heard of such a cultivation method. Well, maybe he hadn't seen much, but as someone born and raised on Yangguang Continent, who held traditional views on cultivation, he found it hard to believe.
"While it's not as extreme as the conflict between ice and fire, there's still inherent repulsion between the two elemental forces. In your wind-elemental body, you must first get used to the existence of fire-elemental energy before you can improve your affinity for it," Su Yu explained with ease.
"Moreover, Yangguang Continent is vast, and countless powerful beings exist here, including many Divine Masters and Divine Descendants. If you want to become a true powerhouse, walking the path of both magic and martial arts is inevitable. Especially since wind fuels fire, and fire borrows from wind, the combination of these two elemental powers can create an effect greater than the sum of their parts."
"Senior, I am willing to give it a try!" Xiao Huo gritted his teeth.
Su Yu nodded in approval.
"A child worth teaching."
(End of Chapter)