Douluo: Trinity, I run through the timeline.

Chapter 37 Can the past influence the present?
How could there be faith in the ocean of my spirit?

Su Ming realized what was happening and was very confused.

"I only completed the transformation of my soul spirit in the second stage of the Douji series. I can understand that I can enjoy the faith related to the soul spirit in the third stage, but why do I have the power of faith in my body?"

Su Ming tried to use his spiritual power to touch the power of faith in his spiritual sea and feel its aura.

"Unlike the faith from the future, this faith wasn't transmitted to me across time from the future, and it doesn't seem to have much to do with the soul."

He examined it closely, his eyes growing increasingly confused.

What kind of belief is this?
Su Ming was completely confused about the specific origins of his faith, unable to find any source at all.

However, he knew the source: it was Douyi himself.

"Even if you are collecting faith, you need to have the corresponding rank and time to condense the faith into faith power. The faith that I absorbed in Douluo Continent over the past ten thousand years was the faith that had naturally gathered into natural faith power. Now, because of my influence, I have the corresponding rank and can absorb that faith power."

However, I currently possess absolutely no status, and even if I did, I wouldn't have the time to cultivate faith, much less absorb it so naturally. There can only be one reason for this: my past self is influencing my present!

Su Ming was deeply shaken.

Can the past change the present?
Based on the pattern he had previously summarized—'the past cannot be undone, but the future can be changed'—he, as the first in the Dou family, could not influence the second or third in the Dou family. His actions had no impact on the future, and he himself could not leave any record in history.

Each time he gained an understanding of the timeline, he would enter a state of profound insight, observing things from the perspective of the river of time. And when he realized that 'the past cannot be undone, but the future can be changed,' he also had the profound insight to see extraordinary phenomena on the river of time.

On that occasion, a phantom appeared on the cross-section of the river where Su Ming was located in the first stage of Douyi. A phantom scene appeared on the cross-section at the time point where Su Ming was located in the first stage of Douyi, completely separated from the main body of the river and existing in a phantom form.

Could it be that a fictional historical figure can also be used?

"But, with just that one fragment, it's impossible to obtain any so-called rank, right?"

Su Ming had doubts.

He may seem to have only created a soul spirit, but in reality, all the changes will evolve over time. Even the foolish Su Ming, who is not affected by Su Ming's original will, can spread the soul spirit under the influence of Du Busi, Su Can, and others, thus establishing his status as the ancestor of soul spirits.

But what did Su Ming rely on in the past?
It has only created a soul, but has not yet obtained a rank.

"Could it be."

Su Ming had a guess in his mind.

As his guess came to fruition, the familiar sound of flowing water faintly echoed around him, and a long river spanning time appeared before him. At the upstream point of the Douyi battle, the illusory double image that had appeared due to Su Ming's past influence was widened!
What was originally just a cross-section, the illusory side of that node, has now become a fragment with a timeline!

"From the time when the illusory node split off until now, several months have passed. That illusory cross-section has been constantly overlapping, becoming an illusory history."

Su Ming took a deep breath, his gaze heavy.

Because this is not all the changes upstream.

Below the node where his past self once stood, a fictional history is also evolving.

In other words, the present past no longer affects a single point, but rather a period of time with a future, even if that future is illusory from the beginning.

"In that illusory history of evolution, there is the key to establishing a certain position of mine."

Su Ming breathed a sigh of relief.

By now, he has a pretty good understanding of the changes in himself.

What he's still curious about is the nature of the faith power within him. "A soul tool? Or a soul spirit? Or perhaps his physical body?"

Su Ming was pondering when he was interrupted by his future self.

"Damn it! Don't eat random things!"

As he prepared to view the future from a different perspective, he heard the voice of the Undying Poison.

"Did something go wrong when absorbing the spirit ring?"

He then remembered that there were two other people waiting outside, and that he had been studying alone for a long time after his breakthrough.

Opening his eyes, Su Ming said, "Teacher, I'm fine."

Both Du Bu Si and Su Can breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Su Ming's soul ring absorption was successful and the condensation of his soul core went smoothly, the previous magic array had definitely malfunctioned, and they were worried that something had happened to Su Ming since he hadn't woken up for so long.

"Xiao Ming, what's with the magic circle? Is there a problem with the absorption of the spirit ring?"

“Teacher, Grandpa, there was indeed an accident during the soul ring absorption, but it’s a good thing.” Su Ming said what he had prepared: “The soul of that Star Tree was unexpectedly preserved and even signed a contract with me. It didn’t dissipate directly, but instead stabilized with the help of the soul ring on me and became a special spiritual entity.”

A special spiritual entity?

Du Busi and Su Can exchanged a glance, expressing their surprise.

Su Ming released the Star Tree's spirit.

At this moment, the Star Tree's spirit was in a deep sleep, and Su Ming still needed to find a way to awaken it and get it to be willing to accompany him in the spirit forging.

Both Du Bu Si and Su Can were seeing spirits for the first time in their lives and found it strange, so they examined the Star Tree using various methods.

“It’s alive,” Poison Undying said.

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the trunk of the Star Tree tremble.

"If the soul skill isn't affected, having an extra soul spirit might even help you share some of the burden, which is a good thing," Su Can said.

"That's right. My soul skill not only wasn't affected, but it was actually much better, and the boost to soul power was exaggerated."

"Oh?" Both Du Busi and Su Can looked at Su Ming, waiting for his explanation.

"My first soul skill's passive effect already provides a 30% increase in my soul power in various ways, and when I actively use it, it can increase all of that by another 50%."

Su Can nodded.

This spirit ring was obtained by him for hunting down a monster for Su Ming, and its effects are top-notch.

While the numerical values ​​may seem to be only 30% and 50%, this includes simultaneous amplification in three aspects: total amplification, amplification quality, and reduced consumption. These three effects are cumulative, meaning they are multiplied!
The effectiveness of this soul skill depends on the quality of the soul ring, but even more so on Su Ming's martial soul.

Now that he has absorbed a second soul ring beyond his level and even created a soul spirit, what kind of soul skill has Su Ming obtained?

"My second soul skill also has two forms, passive and active. In the passive form, my soul power is increased by 50% again. Of course, the active effect is no longer to increase soul power, but when actively released, it can draw on the power of the stars, bathe in starlight, add star attributes to soul power, and at the same time use starlight to speed up my soul power recovery."

(End of this chapter)