Douluo: Trinity, I run through the timeline.

Chapter 16 How Long Was I in Seclusion? (Please Read On!!!)

Su Ming walked out of his rented cultivation room.

Inside the Spirit Pagoda, there are dedicated training rooms available for rent. The rooms not only have spirit-gathering arrays to aid meditation, but also the Spirit Pagoda's latest guided simulated environment construction arrays. They can also be equipped with a room for secondary profession training, which can be a forging room, a design room, or a manufacturing room. But for Su Ming, it is an all-purpose room. He rearranged the room and divided it into three areas: forging, design, and manufacturing.

He practices three professions simultaneously!

The contribution points for renting such a training room long-term are very high. Coupled with the consumption of Su Ming's training, the start-up funds from Zhang Tianyang have been exhausted. Fortunately, he has been constantly increasing his income. While practicing his three secondary professions, he also accepted tasks at the same time. As long as he succeeds, he can recover a certain amount of his investment. In addition, he has mastered the Thousand Refinement technique in forging, which can stably support his current training losses.

The top floor of the Spirit Pagoda.

Zhang Tianyang was already waiting, a smile on his face.

A knock sounded on the door.

"Enter."

Su Ming opened the door and walked in.

"teacher."

When Zhang Tianyang saw Su Ming, his eyes lit up. He felt that his disciple had changed a lot. The frailty was gone, replaced by a sense of strength and a special spirit.

Before awakening his martial soul, Su Ming was an orphan who grew up in an orphanage and didn't eat well, so he appeared rather thin.

Now, he is full of power, and from a distance, he looks like a humanoid miniature Tyrannosaurus Rex.

"A lot has changed in just one year."

He stepped forward and gestured to the top of Su Ming's head.

"He's grown quite a bit taller and stronger."

After gesturing, he patted Su Ming on the shoulder, secretly sensing Su Ming's strength.

"Not bad!"

"Teacher, your seclusion this time has been quite long. Is there a problem?" Su Ming asked.

Zhang Tianyang gave a wry smile and said, "This time I misjudged, but I still managed to break through."

When it came to breakthroughs, his expression instantly changed from a wry smile to confidence.

"Your teacher is now a level 97 Super Douluo!"

Although he misjudged the time of his seclusion this time, it didn't mean there was a problem. Instead, he gained new insights and further improved his three-word battle armor, slightly increasing its power.

With his current strength equipped with battle armor, he would definitely be a Limit Douluo if he were in the Douluo I or Douluo II era.

In the general understanding of the Soul Master world, a one-word Battle Armor Master is equivalent to a seven-ring Soul Saint, and by analogy, a two-word Battle Armor Master is equivalent to an eight-ring Soul Douluo, and a three-word Battle Armor Master is equivalent to a nine-ring Title Douluo.

In fact, this is the lower limit.

A Soul King equipped with a One-Word Battle Armor is equivalent to a Soul Saint, while a Soul Emperor equipped with a One-Word Battle Armor is also a Soul Saint, but definitely among the top Soul Saints.

Similarly, Soul Saint is the lowest cultivation level for a three-word battle armor, allowing one to directly skip two stages and possess the strength of a Title Douluo. However, if the three-word battle armor master is already a Title Douluo, the boost from the three-word battle armor will be even more terrifying.

The ratio may decrease, but the technology of the battle armor can be improved.

The creation of battle armor is meant to perfectly suit the Soul Master. The core magic array must be adjusted constantly as the Soul Master cultivates to adapt to their abilities and Soul Power. Therefore, the core magic array within the battle armor of a newly promoted three-word battle armor master and a senior three-word battle armor master may be worlds apart.

This upgrade was accomplished by the mech repairman.

Zhang Tianyang is a mecha repairman.

His three-word battle armor has been synchronized with the level used to amplify his level 97, which is enough to raise his strength to the level of the most ordinary Limit Douluo.

"Let your teacher check whether you've been slacking off this year."

That's what they say, but in reality, Zhang Tianyang didn't doubt Su Ming at all. He could sense Su Ming's progress just from his first impression of him today.

This year may not only be a year of personal gain, but also a perfect start for my disciple's journey into Soul Master cultivation.

He walked outside to his private training room next to the office and said, "Come with me."

Su Ming's lips unconsciously curled into a smile.

That year, he was very confident in his progress.

He followed Zhang Tianyang and entered Zhang Tianyang's cultivation room.

Zhang Tianyang's private training room was much larger than the training rooms that the Spirit Pagoda rented out. Su Ming couldn't help but marvel when he entered.

The walls here felt like they were made of spirit-forged metal, with complex core magic arrays engraved on every inch. One could imagine that the cost of this training room was astronomical. "Come on, everyone, report your level one by one," Zhang Tianyang turned around and asked, "What level of soul power do you have?"

"Level 17".

hiss~
Zhang Tianyang took a deep breath of the vital energy of heaven and earth.

He remembered that Su Ming was level eleven before he went into seclusion, which meant that he had broken through to level six in one year and two months!

"How did you cultivate?" he couldn't help but ask.

Su Ming said, "I've spent all the 100,000 contribution points you gave me, teacher."

Zhang Tianyang didn't immediately understand Su Ming's meaning, but then he realized it and his lips twitched.

What a spendthrift apprentice!

100,000 contribution points, used up in just one year?
“That’s normal then.” He stepped forward and placed his hand on Su Ming’s shoulder, saying seriously, “Don’t resist.”

Su Ming allowed Zhang Tianyang to circulate his soul power throughout his body.

"Fortunately, the foundation is very solid, there are no problems at all. In fact, the effect is even better than normal cultivation!" Zhang Tianyang breathed a sigh of relief.

"Let me check you out. Your physical fitness is very high. Let's test your physical fitness."

Zhang Tianyang only had one strength testing device, so he only allowed Su Ming to have his strength tested.

Su Ming was very obedient. He came to the testing device, got into position, and used his physical strength without using his soul power.

boom!
A very powerful punch.

Zhang Tianyang agreed in his heart.

He looked at the numbers on the testing device and couldn't help but take a deep breath.

One hundred kilograms.

For a seven-year-old to unleash the power of 100 kilograms is already quite outrageous.

Worth the price!
Even if I spend all 100,000 contribution points, it's all gone. But it's worth it to exchange them for a disciple with such a good foundation.

"Try unleashing your soul power again."

Su Ming nodded, circulated his soul power, and exerted force in conjunction with his body.

boom!
The punch landed on the testing device, and the sound became muffled.

180 kilograms!
"Use soul skills."

Su Ming borrowed the minimum amount of power from the two Su Mings of the past to enter the form of the Trinity Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and even secretly activated the power of Vajra.

This punch produced an explosive sound.

Zhang Tianyang stared at the screen of the testing device and took a deep breath.

Four hundred kilograms!

This is already the data for a pure strength-type Soul Master at the second ring.

Zhang Tianyang already felt like he was in a dream, because Su Ming had only been cultivating for a little over a year, yet he had made such an exaggerated improvement.

"Is there any further progress?" he asked.

Su Ming nodded, without hiding anything, and said directly, "Teacher, I also cultivated a secondary profession."

Zhang Tianyang looked at his apprentice with a puzzled expression.

He never expected that his apprentice would start dabbling in a side job.

“Side jobs are very energy-consuming. Since you've already gotten involved in them so early, that's good.” Zhang Tianyang nodded slowly and asked, “So? Have you decided which side job to develop?”

"Teacher, we studied together. I have now mastered the Thousand Forging technique and become a Level 3 blacksmith. My mecha manufacturing and mecha design have both reached Level 2. As for mecha repair, I haven't paid special attention to it, but since my mecha manufacturing and mecha design are both Level 2, my mecha repair should also be considered Level 2, right?"

Zhang Tianyang:
Zhang Tianyang: ? ? ?

Zhang Tianyang: !!!

He stared at Su Ming, and couldn't help but ask himself, "How long have I been in seclusion this time?"

(End of this chapter)