Journey to the West: Life Simulation of Sun Wukong

"This is also the result of my year-long efforts; I discovered that constantly tempering metal can cause it to undergo deeper qualitative changes, transforming into this kind of spiritual metal."

Sun Ming pinched the scorching silver-white metal bead, "If used to create a set of armor, it should be wearable by martial spirits, greatly likely to replace soul bone armoring."

Dugu Bo carefully observed the bead and said, "You are already a Divine Craftsman... no, you've surpassed that! But do you want to craft a set of armor?"

"No, I want to create a furnace."

Sun Ming shook his head, slowly saying, "Hammering piece by piece with a forging hammer is too troublesome. Why not create a furnace that can withstand extremely high flames, then directly use flames and soul pressure to control ordinary metal, rapidly removing impurities and constantly compressing into qualitative changes, which would be much more efficient."

"After all, the process of forging is to use flames and pressure to hammer out impurities. Isn't it much more convenient to create equipment capable of providing high temperature and high pressure directly?"

"With strong spiritual power control, high-quality soul power, and lasting physical strength, this can be easily achieved, without wasting effort on hammering."

"However, for others, they might still need to hammer metal to obtain this sort of metal, because they don't have my conditions... Even for you, you might need to reach level ninety-nine first to qualify for using furnace fire for purification, otherwise, you still need to honestly forge iron."

Dugu Bo felt a bit introverted and snorted, "Ninety-nine levels? I've been cultivating the Bi-Lin Emperor Dragon Skill, it won't be long before I reach that!"

The Bi-Lin Emperor Dragon Skill is the technique Sun Ming created based on Dugu Bo's martial spirit, to cultivate essence, energy, and spirit in unison.

The name was actually given by Dugu Bo himself.

According to him, it means two words: Dominance!

Ten days later, Dugu Yan finally absorbed those two super soul bones, and Sun Ming asked Dugu Bo for help in sourcing forty-nine tons of iron, continually extracting its essence, and finally crafted a silver-white tripod spirit furnace.

About one meter tall, entirely silver-white, with short tripod legs. The surface bears lotus patterns, and coupled with the furnace lid, from a distance, it truly resembles a large silver-white lotus.

Like a lotus bud that hasn't opened.

"So big? Looks like it's meant to stay here," Dugu Bo said.

"Not necessarily."

Sun Ming raised his hand, pressing onto the spirit furnace. As soul power surged, the large furnace began to shrink until finally transforming into a small, exquisite object the size of half a hand.

"Metal has spirit, and under the control of soul power, it can change size at will."

"And it can also be compatible with martial spirits."

After speaking, with the Radiant God Ape's empowerment, the spirit furnace set atop his head like a decorative crown.

When the martial spirit was retracted, the spirit furnace disappeared along with it.

Dugu Bo saw clearly that it wasn't stored in the Storage Soul Guidance Device.

"It truly is amazing," Dugu Bo exclaimed. "With this, can metal be refined even better?"

"Naturally." Sun Ming retrieved the spirit furnace, "However, I've nearly used up the stored iron ore; perhaps it can be completed in the future."

"Looks like I need to prepare more rare metals," Dugu Bo laughed.

"Actually, when I was hammering iron blocks before, I discovered an interesting fact: under high temperature and pressure hammering, in certain special circumstances, iron can turn into other metals, like copper, lead, etc."

Sun Ming shared his findings, "Perhaps when viewed from a more minute perspective, everything in the world is made of one, two, or three of the most basic particles. By changing the number or arrangement of these particles, one can obtain a variety of things."

However, there was one thing Sun Ming didn't reveal: changing the number and arrangement of those tiny particles unleashes extremely powerful energy.

While forging before, if not for the Radiant God Ape's unique power suppressing, the energy released during the transformation of part of the iron block into other metal varieties could have decimated the entire Sunset Forest.

However, only he can achieve such hammering; others, even an ultimate Douluo, no matter how skilled in forging, can only be a so-called Divine Craftsman, merely removing impurities from iron blocks. Essentially, it's compressing the space between those tiny particles forming the basic units of iron."

Dugu Bo had no doubts about Sun Ming's words.

He had refined poison for many years, understanding halfway yet still knew that some toxins transformed into other toxins, or even harmless substances, under specific conditions.

For instance, he once mixed the acid from a soul beast and the alkaline liquid from a mineral in certain proportions, creating saltwater, and upon distillation and purification found it was salt and water.

Perhaps the world truly is constituted of one or more fundamental microscopic particles, invisible to ordinary people, even mostly imperceptible to someone like him nearing ultimate Douluo status.

However, he could sense the presence of innumerable tiny organisms coexisting within his body, even perceiving the cellular composition of different organs within.

Such a large person like him, astonishingly composed of so many tiny particles.

It's truly miraculous!

However, he has more faith in Sun Ming. If this young man could one day control the arrangement and reorganization of those smaller particles, wouldn't he become a Creator God?

After staying at the Ice-Fire Lake for another half a month, Dugu Yan absorbed those two super soul bones, and her Soul Power stabilized, granting her two elemental domains of extreme ice and fire.

These two domains could even merge, and Dugu Bo named them Ice Fire Yin Yang Eyes.

When the two domains merge, the area within a kilometer radius would be enveloped in red and blue, topped with the projection of one red and one blue orb, resembling two eyes. HelpusoutbyreadingonM|V|LEM5PYR.

Hence, the domain formed by the fusion of the two extreme domains was named Yin Yang Eyes.

The domain's effect, besides the extreme augmentation of ice and fire, also enhanced all of Dugu Yan's attributes nearly threefold on the original basis, and it could even provide a boost to her companions.

More importantly, the energy consumption of this domain is minimal, for the Yin Yang Eyes, during their rotation, automatically absorb the energy of the surroundings for replenishment.

In addition, the two soul bones did not give Dugu Yan any offensive skills, but instead granted her an auxiliary skill named "Ice-Fire Dragon Refining Body," which could constantly help her purify her Soul Power, refine her body, and temper her Spirit.

This is equivalent to having a cultivation cheat device.

"Grandpa, my Soul Power has now reached level sixty!" Dugu Yan said excitedly.

"My dear Yan Yan is amazing!" Dugu Bo was overjoyed, "Come, I'll take you to hunt a soul beast. What attribute do you need this time?"

"Lightning attribute." Dugu Yan had already determined the attribute of her sixth soul ring, responding without hesitation.

"Very well." Dugu Bo fondly patted her head, then turned to Sun Ming, "Xiao Ming, have you reached level eighty?"

"Yes, but I'm not going with you this time. I plan to find a suitable ape or monkey soul beast willing to follow me during my travels." Sun Ming shook his head.

"That's fine. In the Sunset Forest, there are no ape-monkey soul beasts with wind and lightning attributes, and the wind baboons, though similar to apes, are much more ferocious. The most cultivated among them is thirty thousand years old. If you use it as your eighth soul ring, even I would find your soul ring awkward." Dugu Bo laughed heartily, leaving the medicine garden in Sun Ming's care for a while and taking off with Dugu Yan to hunt soul beasts.

Half a day later, Dugu Bo returned with Dugu Yan. The sixth soul ring was from a lightning beast over ninety thousand years old, with a soul ring that was black with a touch of red.

As for why it wasn't a hundred thousand years old...

It's not that Dugu Bo couldn't handle it, but they couldn't find one.

Although, according to the Diamond Ape and Radiant God Ape, there are many hundred-thousand-year soul beasts and super soul beasts on the continent, most of them plan to transcend the tribulation and have hidden themselves, preparing to enhance their foundation. Only those with insufficient potential or other reasons choose to take human form and undergo re-cultivation in hopes of surpassing level one hundred.

But most failed, discovered by Soul Douluo or Titled Douluo and consequently killed for their rings and bones before reaching level seventy.

"To be honest, according to my theory on essence, energy, and spirit, it's possible for a soul master to break through without a soul ring. The reason that breakthroughs without soul rings aren't possible might be due to some being adding certain rules to the world," Sun Ming said. "It seems to be a method for humans to suppress soul beasts."

"Are these the rules added by the gods?" Dugu Bo wondered.

"Who knows?" Sun Ming's eyes dimmed, "But I have always felt that this method of relying mainly on external soul beasts for breakthroughs is not the righteous path. If one cannot be like me, capable of indefinitely enhancing soul rings, surpassing level one hundred will be incredibly difficult. The best way is to seek divine legacy or to condense faith into godhood."

"However, faith is more easily born out of ignorance."

"Yet after understanding so many truths, I am disgusted by ignorance... Perhaps that's also why I've planned my future to involve opening an academy."

"To enlighten all beings, so they won't live muddled lives."

"Maybe their lives will not change immediately, and they still need to compromise with life, but at least they will have an expectation, a ray of hope in their hearts."

Dugu Bo was silent for a moment, then said, "Perhaps they won't thank you in the future."

"Why need their gratitude?" Sun Ming retorted, "I just want to do what I wish to do, and I hope that in the future, when looking back at my journey, I am still this youthful figure."

"Great!"

Dugu Bo laughed heartily, "With such ambition, you'll surely change the world. I will supervise you, and if you do change, even if I die, I will wake you up."

"Then I'll trouble you, old brother." Sun Ming laughed joyfully.

"What old brother? Call me grandpa, such disrespect." Dugu Bo chided, though he was secretly pleased, preferring to see Sun Ming as a peer, a bond closer in kinship.

As for the future when Yan Yan marries this kid...

Hmph!

Each to his own, for Dugu Bo cares not for conventions.