Splash, splash.
The large hand stirred the river water. There was no special backlash, and Su Ming breathed a sigh of relief.
His consciousness delved deep into the River, as if entering the future represented by the section of river water he had stirred.
"'Histories' that cannot be corrected are kicked out by the River. So, after expelling these uncorrectable 'histories', the corresponding illusory future within the River becomes 'reasonable'."
Exploring this illusory future with his consciousness, Su Ming understood.
"So, if I salvage this part of the River water that has become 'reasonable', what changes will occur?"
Su Ming attempted to grasp it. There was no movement.
No movement meant no danger; it could be taken out.
That was indeed the case. He simply salvaged a single strand of the River's power. He didn't know if it was a matter of his perception, but this strand of the River's power appeared in his hand as a handful of water.
It seemed like a small handful, but corresponding to the entire River, it might not even amount to a single drop.
"Truly miraculous."
Su Ming sighed with emotion and tried to bring the salvaged River water into reality.
"Su Ming, you are a god!"
Seeing the water flow containing time power manifest around Su Ming, the Light Sphere cheered and directly plunged headfirst into it, swimming within the current.
Different from Su Ming's perspective within the River, it was just a handful of water in his palm. But when materialized into reality, it actually transformed into a small river, circling around Su Ming.
Su Ming opened his eyes and realized something was wrong.
"And this is just the beginning!"
Less than one ten-thousandth of the River water he had scooped up had been converted into reality!
Yet, the cultivation chamber was on the verge of being flooded.
"Light Sphere, absorb it quickly."
Su Ming immediately interrupted the process of materializing the River water, returned above the River, and threw away the handful of water in his hand as if avoiding the plague.
Back in reality.
Su Ming looked at the River water filling his cultivation chamber and let out a bitter laugh.
"So, the biggest problem with salvaging River water lies here."
Within the River, a single drop of water was a world. Salvaging a single strand and placing it in reality would create a vast ocean.
Fortunately, he was too weak, and the conversion efficiency was low, materializing less than one ten-thousandth of this strand of River water. If the Light Sphere hadn't cried out, he would have even thought he had failed to convert the River water into reality just moments ago.
Being weak also had its advantages.
Su Ming was grateful he was still weak.
The River water materialized in the real world was far too destructive.
In Su Ming's cultivation chamber, everything touched by the River water vanished, turned to dust under the mighty power of time.
"Light Sphere."
If there was anyone who could remain unscathed within the River water, it was the Light Sphere.
At this moment, the Light Sphere floated on the water's surface, hiccupping, looking completely full.
"Ahhh..."
"So full..."
The Light Sphere was extremely content.
Su Ming was speechless.
"You haven't even swallowed a single drop properly, and you're already this full?"
The Light Sphere now drifted along with the flow of the River water, slowly circling around Su Ming.
"I am trash."
The Light Sphere indicated that the heavenly treasures Su Ming had procured were too potent, and it was his own fault for being too weak to digest them immediately.
The River water remained in Su Ming's room for a moment before slowly beginning to dissipate.
Su Ming did not stop it.
This River water had been materialized by him into reality. Now, without his support, aside from the drop swallowed by the Light Sphere, the remaining river slowly began to return to the River.
Feeling the river flow and return to nothingness, the Light Sphere was startled, its 'hair' standing on end. It directly separated from the River water and returned to the top of Su Ming's head.
He watched the surrounding streams of the river slowly flow towards nothingness.
"Where... where did you get this Time Water?" the Light Sphere finally thought to ask.
"Don't worry about that. Just quickly digest the part you swallowed. Once you've finished digesting it, I'll fetch more for you."
Su Ming took the Light Sphere down from his head and squeezed it firmly.
"Don't squeeze! I'm going to spray water!"
The Light Sphere cried out, turned ethereal, and escaped from Su Ming's grasp.
Su Ming's eyes lit up.
"Your Space attribute has been activated too."
The Light Sphere couldn't have escaped his grasp like this before.
"Seems so. The Time Water you just brought out contains more than just the power of Time; there's a lot of miscellaneous stuff mixed in. Anyway, I drank one drop and I'm full. It feels like I didn't just drink water, but consumed all sorts of nutrients too."
The Light Sphere used a human perspective to analogize.
Su Ming understood its meaning perfectly.
Unexpected, yet logical.
The River of Time traverses the past and future; it probably contains not just Space, but also forces like Causality and Fate, and not in small amounts.
"How many drops can you digest per day?"
The Light Sphere shook its body and used water elements to condense a hand holding up five fingers above its head.
"Five drops a day?"
"Five days! It'll take me five days to digest the power of that single drop of Time Water I just had!"
The Light Sphere looked quite proud of itself.
Su Ming did not show a look of disdain or dissatisfaction.
He was merely marveling at the mighty power of the River of Time.
What he had salvaged from the River was just a single strand, probably less than one percent of a single drop. Then, only one ten-thousandth of that strand was materialized, forming a small river. A single drop from that river was enough for the Light Sphere to digest for five days.
It was truly incredible.
"The fact that I can extract a strand of power from the River is already utterly heaven-defying."
Su Ming could only attribute it to his 'status' or 'rank'.
Sometimes, having a high rank really allows one to do as they please, manipulating cause and effect, toying with heaven and earth.
Of course, he was still far from such a realm. The 'rank' he referred to was his own standing above the River.
The Trinity allowed him to gain a firm foothold above the River, hence he could exert a certain influence on it.
"Perhaps I can develop this ability a bit too."
Never mind manipulating cause and effect, but at the very least, he could try to reference this high-dimensional ability converted into an invincible power in reality.
"For example, bring out the River water when facing a crisis."
A single strand, fully materialized, would be a vast ocean.
Who could withstand the scouring of the power of Time?
Just as Su Ming was preparing to develop his rank, he suddenly paused.
His gaze became profound.
"That little Tang San, still wants to learn my forging system?"
[Douluo 1]
Suotuo City.
Tang San and Xiao Wu had already completed their enrollment at Shrek Academy.
Having learned about the Blacksmith Association from Dai Mubai and others, Tang San, full of confidence, came to the Suotuo City branch of the Blacksmith Association.
Prince Xue Xing had ultimately accepted Su Ming's proposal. Promoted by Xue Xing and the Star Luo Imperial Family, Heaven Refinement City had been completed, and the Blacksmith Association had finally established its core. All the elite members from Gengxin City and Suotuo City had been transferred to Heaven Refinement City.
Currently, the branch associations in Gengxin City and Suotuo City were not directly dismantled, but each was left with only one Level Two Blacksmith capable of Hundred Refinements to manage them.
These two branches now served as buffer zones for the Blacksmith Association within the two empires. Promising new blacksmiths who joined and gained their recognition would be recommended to join Heaven Refinement City.
Tang San performed exceptionally well at the branch association. Huo Lie, who remained at this branch, recommended him to the headquarters in Heaven Refinement City and also sent a separate message to Su Ming.
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