After realizing that his strength could withstand the lightning tribulation head-on, Su Ming shifted the direction of his improvements.
His focus changed from raising the chances of a metal embryo surviving the Elemental Lightning Tribulation to increasing the diversity of metal embryos.
"The primary goal of this Heavenly Forging isn't to forge perfect Heavenly Forged Metal, but to create the conditions for condensing my Third Martial Soul. The Elemental Lightning Tribulation is meant to baptize the metal. I want to intercept it and use it to baptize myself, completing the condensation of the Elemental Control Martial Soul. The more comprehensive the elements, the better."
It was not merely comprehensiveness. Su Ming also needed the laws of heaven and earth to help him carry out the conversion.
Although he had used the Ice and Fire Alchemy Body and the Bone Dragon King's excess fire-attribute Origin to transform ice-element Origin into water-element Origin, it remained only at the Origin level.
The power contained in the Snow Emperor Embryo he had prepared still all belonged to the ice attribute.
He needed a powerful driving force to help convert that immense power.
"The laws of heaven and earth... that's good stuff."
Whenever he took breaks from researching Forging, Su Ming entered Will Space to make preparations.
Tang Hao had not yet begun to possess the Lord of the Plane during this period, which was tremendously beneficial to Su Ming.
"With Tang San up there, I can no longer control the Sea God's region. When it comes to interfering with Plane Law, his priority is higher than mine."
Su Ming sank into thought.
This was even harder than fighting one against nine in Dou San's Parallel Worlds.
Because Tang San was still watching from above.
"So, I have to save the Plane's assistance for the