The Body Sect route was a dead end, but Su Ming was in no hurry.
His popularity within the Blacksmith Association was steadily rising, and the pressure on En Ci was mounting as well.
"This En Ci truly loves Star Luo, at the very least," Mu Ye commented.
Su Ming neither agreed nor disagreed.
Because there was nothing to refute.
En Ci's origins were unknown. Some even speculated that he was from the Federation and had then appeared on the Star Luo Continent.
Yet he had contributed far too much to the Star Luo Empire. Not only had he become the National Teacher and founded Monster Academy to nurture powerful experts for the empire, but he showed no ambition of his own.
Su Ming guessed that En Ci guarded Tong Yu so closely because of Tong Yu's talent.
Based on En Ci's deeply devoted image as someone who loved the Star Luo Empire, Su Ming's explanation was that En Ci wanted to cultivate another young Limit Douluo for the empire, and Tong Yu was his chosen candidate.
Even the public attacks against Tong Yu, both open and covert, were likely orchestrated by En Ci.
First, for Tong Yu's revenge to spread throughout the Star Luo Empire, someone had definitely been pulling strings behind the scenes.
Second, Tong Yu was a Level 98 Super Douluo, yet he had been driven by guilt to the point that his state of mind could not reach perfection. Could such a personality have been cultivated without an exceptionally "kind" teacher?
Thus, the answer easily rose to the surface.
Tong Yu had been set up.
En Ci was creating an obsession for him, waiting for the right opportunity to let Tong Yu release the fixation in his heart, break through to the Spirit Domain Realm, and