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Stronger deduction capabilities, higher system feedback, and a more idealistic mental rehearsal to evolve all phenomena, define Order, and organize rules!

Through it...

Su Ming can rehearse the process of Star Casting within the vast ocean of his heart.

Only those celestial bodies capable of hanging high upon the Tree of Heart-Phase are considered logically consistent and in accord with the laws of heaven and earth!

In this way, no matter how wild Su Ming's imagination is, he doesn't have to worry that the planets he smiths personally will collapse on their own after a short time.

Yes.

This is the core function of the Tree of Heart-Phase!

Evidently...

While the two basic talents merged, the Dao Rhyme of the Star-Forging Lord also had a hand in it!

He closed his eyes in quiet contemplation.

His Mind sank into the vast ocean of his heart.

A World Tree, lush like a canopy and blotting out the sun like a firmament, stood tall in the center of the heart-sea.

Branches winding like rising dragons and snakes were as majestic and grand as a galaxy!

Star veins flowed as great stars drifted amidst the leaves.

Among them...

Two stars, one large and one small, were the most brilliant.

The larger one was almost a replica of the planet Azeroth!

There were phantom images of various races, Five-Colored Dragons crossing the sky, and a long river of time surrounding it!

Inside the planet, Titan Embryos were even being nurtured... unfortunately, all the aforementioned were merely evolutions of Dao Rhyme!

The smaller one was, naturally, the projection of the One Piece World.

Unfortunately...

This virtual projected celestial body was still shrouded in mist, its interior unclear.

That was because the system of the One Piece World had yet to be fully analyzed.

The difficulty did not lie in the fields of physical techniques or swordsmanship, nor did it have anything to do with Haki; it was the Devil Fruits!

After all, those are Creations formed from the twisted origin of a planet, making them harder to analyze and more mysterious; this was all understandable.

What Su Ming didn't understand was...

The newly added talent—Lords Law Domain!

[Talent: Lords Law Domain]

[Category: Order]

[Attributes: Damage Immunity +45%, Crystal Wall Strength +25%]

[Effect: The player can use personally smithed celestial bodies as a foundation to construct a super-wide-area jurisdictional barrier. This jurisdiction automatically isolates the interior from the exterior. As long as the jurisdictional barrier remains unbroken, the internal Order shall persist forever! At the same time, the more man-made celestial bodies there are, the more unshakable the jurisdictional barrier becomes!]

[PS: Open the door! Free trade! — Interstellar Peace Corporation!]

It wasn't that Su Ming didn't understand the effect of Lords Law Domain; it was basically just marking out your own territory.

But looking closely...

...Isn't this the damn Celestial Comet Wall?

Excuse me!

Is this talent reminding me that the best growth path for a Star-Forging Lord is to inherit the Path of Preservation until the entire Known Universe is framed as my own back garden?

Hiss! —

Actually, that's quite a vibe!

Su Ming's gaze couldn't help but turn toward the direction of the Styx Star Sector...

Should I...

Give it a try?!

A sudden palpitation made Hexi look at Su Ming suspiciously... she always felt like this little guy was pondering something incredible again!

Sensing Hexi's glance...

Su Ming started, gave a couple of forced laughs, and then...

His whole body shook as six colors of brilliance rose from his back, turning into magnificent bands of light that pierced through the sea of stars!

"That is..."

"Oh, that is the manifestation of my Authority!"

Star Casting, Creation, Genesis, Mind, Self, Order!

A total of six types of Authority.

And now, they were all tied to Su Ming alone!

The moment the Authority manifested, Su Ming's entire being overflowed with divinity, surrounded by the radiance of the stars, amidst which faint, ethereal hymns drifted in the starlight.

It made Su Ming appear like a god or a saint.

Hexi's eyes were dazed; this was... too handsome!

That kind of handsomeness was all-encompassing without any dead angles, a divine beauty that perfectly matched Angel aesthetics and even transcended them!

Even though this phenomenon was withdrawn as quickly as it appeared, retracting back into Su Ming's body...

That aura of being the pivot and core of the entire universe still left the Angels' hearts swaying, unable to pull themselves away.

Hexi was no exception; the gaze she directed at Su Ming even held a few hints of a determined desire for possession!

Su Ming felt uncomfortable being stared at by such a burning gaze, and he shifted his divine body unnaturally, wondering if he was somehow dirty...

Seeing this, Hexi's old face flushed red.

She was a bit flustered by her own thoughts, which were practically akin to being smitten by lust.

But...

She was the Heavenly Base King who was over thirty thousand years old, after all.

Hexi's ability to Self-regulate was beyond doubt, and she quickly escaped from the embarrassment.

She glanced at the little Angels a step behind her; with just one look, Hexi couldn't help but let out a cold snort.

That look of infatuation on their faces was simply unbearable to look at!

Awakened by this cold snort that went straight to the soul, Yan's face also turned red, her gaze wandering slightly, yet she still couldn't help but keep glancing at Su Ming.

Hiss! —

Why didn't I notice before?

This brat... when did he become so handsome while growing up?

Zhixin's ears felt hot as she pulled back her small head, quietly hiding behind Hexi, but... the corner of her eye never left Su Ming for a second.

My Su Ming is just so handsome!

But...

It seems he's a bit too handsome...

Moyi felt the same; as a Shenhe Body, it was normal to be attracted by Su Ming's appearance.

But...

Being so handsome that starlight surrounds him and even the stars themselves are enamored is just too much!

The current Su Ming was like a Great Attractor, drawing the descent of starlight at every moment; within it, even a blind person could smell the unconcealed affection in the starlight!

That was starlight.

The radiance shed by distant suns.

Some of it was even the final afterglow of stars that had long since perished hundreds of thousands of years ago... despite the many irrationalities, that was how it was. The Angels were completely unable to explain why starlight could be equated with affection.

However...

Through the feedback from the stars, Su Ming, who knew the little thoughts of the Angels, expressed... that this was quite normal!

Chapter 134: Yan is Doubting Life! The Qi of Angels

From the moment the Star-Forging Authority became his own path...

The five types of Authority—Creation, Genesis, Mind, Self, and Order—automatically gathered around, starting to take the Star-Forging Authority as their supreme core!

Under this influence...

Su Ming's divine charm transcended the aesthetic barriers of all races!

Never Mind Angels.

Even in the eyes of a bug, Su Ming would be a handsome guy at the limit of its cognition!

To put it bluntly, in other worlds where paths to godhood were open, Su Ming would be a demigod who naturally mastered the Priesthood of Beauty!

But...

Beauty...

Hiss! —

honkai: star rail next door is still chasing after me!

While calming her pounding heart, Hexi sought confirmation:

"So, your biggest change is this so-called manifestation of Authority?"

What else?

Su Ming spread his hands:

"The physical body is the container, and power is the water... that's the normal situation. After I became a Star-Forging Lord, things changed! Now, my physical body, Mind, Qi, and even the stars in the sky have all become my containers. Therefore, I can hold more Authority!"

"Understood! You're saying that the various Authorities, led by the Star-Forging Path, are the foundation, and other things like physical quality, genetic strength, and even intelligence are just surface manifestations?"

"Exactly!"

"According to what you're saying, doesn't that mean you only need to improve your so-called Path, and other aspects will grow in sync?"

"Spot on!"

Hexi fell silent.

That silence was so deafening.

They finally understood why Su Ming would go to any lengths to step onto a so-called Path...

This was the reason.

To unify growth!

To converge evolution!

To integrate becoming stronger!

Qi! — No, Angels must have their own Qi!

Sensing the Angels' thoughts, Su Ming had to speak up to remind them:

"Integrating oneself and simplifying complexity isn't a problem in itself. The problem is, how do you plan to create Qi exclusive to Angels?"

"Research it?" Zhixin timidly poked out her small head and spoke tentatively.

Su Ming shook his head, and Hexi sighed.

It wasn't that simple.

Even if the possibility of success objectively existed... what about the direction? The method? The medium?

Sensing Su Ming's lack of trust and her master's pessimistic view...

Zhixin was very angry and blurted out without thinking: