Zhen Hua's forging was very steady.
Little Gold observed carefully, pondering each step.
But the more he pondered, the more familiar it became.
How was it that he could see his own shadow in Zhen Hua's forging?
No, it was Su Ming's shadow.
Su Ming's forging and Zhen Hua's forging looked very similar.
His own forging was also learned from Su Ming.
Although Su Ming had not deliberately kept Little Gold separate from the Douluo 3 side's friends and family, he also hadn't introduced them.
Little Gold didn't know much about Zhen Hua's background.
Although Su Ming called Zhen Hua 'teacher', in Little Gold's understanding, Su Ming also called Zhu Jiuyang 'teacher'.
But Zhu Jiuyang couldn't teach Su Ming forging either.
So, in Little Gold's understanding, calling someone 'teacher' didn't necessarily mean they had a master-disciple relationship in forging.
Little Gold scratched his head in confusion.
He merely marveled inwardly that this Teacher Zhen Hua was learning forging faster than Teacher Zhu Jiuyang.
The similar forging techniques were also good. Little Gold could understand them all and keep up with the rhythm.
Thousand Refinements.
Spirit Refinement.
Soul Refinement.
Heaven Refinement!
After Heaven Refinement came Super Refinement!
Little Gold's expression turned serious. Su Ming's voice sounded in his mind.
"For the tribulation caused by the upcoming Super Refinement, help Teacher cross it. The power within the tribulation is the truest destruction. Although you cultivate Nirvana, you might as well continue cultivating true destruction."
What was Nirvana?
Incomplete death, with the possibility of revival – that was Nirvana.
The destruction core of the God of Destruction was the Nirvana authority, likely inseparable from the God of Life.
Their origins repel each other, yet could merge with each other – very special.
Perhaps it was the life that had not been completely extinguished that made the God of Destruction's destruction imperfect, turning it into Nirvana.
Little Gold being suited for cultivating Nirvana didn't mean he was unsuited for destruction.
On the contrary, what he was suited for was destruction, annihilation – complete obliteration.
Only, before, he had no reference.
Before the Nirvana authority had reached its current level, Su Ming hadn't dared to let Little Gold directly face a tribulation.
Now, he could let go a little.
Beneath Su Ming's feet, one Spirit Ring after another appeared. The ninth Spirit Ring flashed.
"Ninth Spirit Skill, Illusory World, Real Realm, Anticipatory Manifestation!"
Zhen Hua, in the midst of forging, felt a momentary trance, as if he had been transported to another world.
He was startled. He released his spiritual power to perceive the outside world and found no change.
What was happening?
At that moment, a voice entered his mind.
"Teacher, just forge with all your might. Don't worry about the tribulation."
Su Ming told him to forge with all his strength. Zhen Hua didn't hesitate.
He knew that this disciple of his had long since reached an inhuman realm, wielding methods he could not comprehend.
But his deep-seated trust made him follow Su Ming's request.
Su Ming breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Little Gold.
"If you can't hold on, just shout. I'll take you out of the Illusory World."
He had activated Illusory World, Real Realm, Anticipatory Manifestation. Now, the subjective consciousnesses of Zhen Hua and Little Gold had both been pulled into the Illusory World.
In the Real World, Zhen Hua was still forging, but he had lost his true consciousness. All changes were replicating the changes in the Illusory World.
The only one who could truly influence the development of the Illusory World and the Real World was Su Ming!
Thus, at the moment Zhen Hua was about to succeed in Super Refinement in the Real World, Su Ming acted, directly knocking over the metal before him.
Zhen Hua was stunned, then looked at Su Ming, very confused.
Su Ming ignored him.
His attention was now focused on the Illusory World.
Zhen Hua forged with all his might, and Super Refinement was successful.
What was called Super Refinement was actually Three-Tribulation Heaven Refinement. Only, because Su Ming had angered the Universe's Will, starting from Three-Tribulation, it directly sent down a true tribulation. If one could cross it, the metal would not be Half-Step Transcendent but would directly transcend – a successful Super Refinement.
Zhen Hua's forging technique had not yet reached the level of true Super Refinement.
There was no helping it. Without accumulation, trying to cross two thresholds at once was unrealistic.
However, Three-Tribulation Heaven Refinement was not divine punishment.
He ultimately succeeded.
Little Gold roared, his black-gold fur shining. He leaped into the sky, his body became huge, as if blotting out the sky.
"Teacher, you go back first."
Su Ming dragged Zhen Hua out of the Illusory World, returning him to the Real World.
Zhen Hua, who had been in a daze in the Real World, shuddered.
He looked at Su Ming, a look of incredulity in his eyes.
Although he didn't understand the principle, he seemed to know what he had just experienced.
"I entered another world, completely identical!"
Was this something human power could achieve?
What level had this disciple of his reached?
Illusory World.
Having lost the culprit, Zhen Hua, the tribulation lost its target.
Its mechanism of fighting to the death was also broken.
Only the gathered tribulation still needed to descend, because a foolish bear that didn't know its place had provoked it.
Watching the tribulation clouds, which were only decreasing, not increasing, Su Ming breathed a sigh of relief.
"There are still many loopholes in this tribulation. The so-called certain death is actually incorrect. All things have a glimmer of hope. Even if the mechanism says certain death, the universe's laws still have loopholes. The Dragon God's method of postponing tribulations can delay their descent. My Illusory World, Real Realm, Anticipatory Manifestation directly cuts off the tribulation mechanism at its source."
With the culprit erased from this world, the tribulation's mission was complete.
The Illusory World was, after all, an Illusory World.
Su Ming could turn the Illusory World into the Real World. He could also directly cancel the Spirit Skill, making the Illusory World disappear, as if nothing had ever happened.
The entire world turned into a sea of lightning, submerged by the tribulation. Little Gold's roars were drowned out by the thunder's rumble.
Su Ming's spiritual power covered the entire field. He could sense Little Gold's condition.
At this moment, Little Gold was in a very sorry state.
Yet, his eyes were unusually bright.
In his palm, a purple-black light sphere condenses. The tribulation power roams around his body and within his meridians was drawn out, gathering into the sphere. The color of the purple-black sphere grew increasingly deep, finally becoming pure black.
The sphere took shape. The next moment, Little Gold crushed it in his hand. The pitch-black energy covered his bear paw. A pair of Terrorclaws appeared.
A hazy glow erupted from within his body. A set of armor covered his entire body. His pair of Terrorclaws especially emitted a brilliant light that even the pitch-black destructive energy could not obscure.
"Roar!"
Even the tribulation could not drown out this roar.
Little Gold began a counter-offensive against the heavens. His Terrorclaws swung out claw lights that tore apart heaven and earth.
His eyes turned blood-red. Bloody mist steamed around his body.
The Terrorclaws tore through the tribulation, then grabbed the tribulation power and directly stuffed it into his mouth.
A vortex seemed to form in his mouth, crazy devouring the tribulation power.
Devouring repeatedly, repeatedly tempering, turning the tribulation power to his own use.
Watching this scene, Su Ming reminded, "Don't devour it all. You can't take it out. Focus on comprehending the artistic conception of destruction."
Little Gold grew softly to indicate he understood.
However, he continued devouring the tribulation power.
What the Spirit Master meant was that the body here couldn't be taken out either, so there was no problem if the body collapsed, right?