Fu Shiyan sprang up from the ground. His eyes, once burning with cold fire, were now filled with incredulous ecstasy and overwhelming shock!
He stared fixedly at the rapidly rising number, breathing heavily, his entire body trembling slightly with excitement!
This was no longer simple "trust"! This was... some deeper form of "recognition"!
It was the greatest emotional feedback produced when Tang San encountered a "truth" that overturned his worldview and touched upon the core threads of his fate!
Was it because he had revealed the Twin Martial Souls?
Was it because he had exposed the Clear Sky Hammer? Or because he had mentioned the Blue Silver Emperor mother?
Or was it because the powerful, unmatched "Fu Shiyan" character profile stood in such stark contrast to Yu Xiaogang that it had thoroughly shaken the system of trust Tang San might build in the future?
Perhaps all those factors working together had triggered this unprecedented tsunami of Faith Power!
The number was still climbing at a terrifying rate, breaking through five thousand, eight thousand, and the ten-thousand mark!
At last, after a frenzy of dizzying flashes, the number's jumps gradually slowed. Finally, it stopped at a figure that made Fu Shiyan's very soul tremble—
[Faith Power: 120,000!!!]
One hundred and twenty thousand!!!
Staring at the four zeros behind it and the enormous "12" before them, Fu Shiyan's mind went blank.
For one hundred Faith Points, he had needed to carefully weave lies, cautiously deceive, and subtly guide.
Yet now, a single simulation—a preliminary establishment of understanding and the planting of key information, especially concerning Tang San's mother and the Blue Silver Emperor—had brought him... one hundred and twenty thousand Faith Power from Tang San!
This was a person of great fortune!
This was the Child of Destiny!
The energy produced merely by his initial "recognition" and "inclination to trust," still tinged with confusion and doubt, was enough to drive anyone who understood its value completely mad!
Fu Shiyan stood in the middle of the ruined house, looking at that immense number. After the initial extreme shock, an uncontrollable, nearly hysterical joy surged from the depths of his heart and turned into a low, suppressed laugh.
"Ha... hahaha... hahahaha—!"
He laughed until he bent over, until tears nearly spilled from his eyes.
Twenty years of struggle, humiliation, and despair seemed, in that moment, to have finally glimpsed the hope of being utterly washed away!
One hundred and twenty thousand Faith Power! What could he do with it? He could barely imagine it!
He was no longer bottom-feeding scum struggling in the gutter, gambling on a slim future with a mere hundred Faith Points!
He slowly straightened, and the fire burning in his eyes was no longer cold. It was ambition and madness fierce enough to burn away everything.
He looked toward Holy Soul Village, as though he could see through endless space to the six-year-old child who had just finished the simulation, his heart surging with emotion.
"Tang San... Tang San! You truly are my lucky star, the only stepping stone for me to reverse my fate!"
Inside the dilapidated hut, Fu Shiyan's consciousness withdrew from distant Holy Soul Village and focused on the glowing system interface in his mind.
[Faith Power: 120,000]
Looking at that heart-pounding figure, his gaze quickly became calm and profound.
He did not rush to convert it. Instead, he first issued a scouting command:
"System, check the current completeness of the 'Fu Shiyan' character profile I edited in Tang San's Simulator."
The light screen shifted, and information appeared:
[Core character profile bound: Fu Shiyan] [Character profile designation: Reclusive genius, Blue Silver Tree Martial Soul Soul Douluo (six years later)] [Set timeline (current): Six years ago] [Character profile status (current timeline): Level 69 peak Soul Emperor] [Spirit Ring configuration (current timeline): Yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black] [Current character profile completeness: 30%] (Evaluation note: Target Tang San has initially recognized and believed that "Fu Shiyan" is a powerful soul master, whose Martial Soul is the Blue Silver Tree, whose Spirit Ring configuration is exceptional, and who was a Soul Emperor six years ago. However, his understanding of specific Spirit Skills, Spirit Ring ages, combat style, life history, and other details remains vague, resulting in low completeness.)
"Only 30%..." Fu Shiyan murmured. This number did not surprise him.
The first simulation had focused on impacting Tang San's understanding and establishing an impression. Details were naturally lacking.
"System, based on the current 30% character profile completeness and my existing one hundred and twenty thousand Faith Power, calculate and display the optimal manifestation plan."
[Warning: Current character profile completeness is too low. Forced conversion has an extremely poor cost-effectiveness ratio!] [Optimal plan simulation calculation (costs calculated at 3.33 times):] 1. Martial Soul Evolution (Blue Silver Tree): Standard cost 60,000 → Actual cost 199,800 Faith Power (maximum reached) 2. Cultivation increase (Level 8 → Level 30): Standard cost 11,100 → Actual cost 36,963 Faith Power 3. Spirit Ring bestowal (first and second Spirit Rings): Standard cost 1,100 → Actual cost 3,663 Faith Power 4. Basic Spirit Skill bestowal (first two Spirit Skills): Standard cost 10,000 → Actual cost 33,300 Faith Power [Severely exceeds budget! Plan not viable!] [Downgraded plan simulation (partial conversion only):] Option A: Complete only Martial Soul Evolution. Cost: 199,800 Faith Power (insufficient). Option B: Raise cultivation to Level 30 and obtain the first two Spirit Rings/Spirit Skills. Cost: 36,963 + 3,663 + 33,300 = 73,926 Faith Power. Effect: Level 30 Soul Grandmaster, Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, yellow and purple Spirit Rings. Evaluation: Martial Soul not evolved, strength increase limited, and severely inconsistent with the core "Blue Silver Tree" character profile. This could easily cause cognitive deviation and hinder future Faith Power collection.
The plan lay clearly before him. To leap from a Level 8 bottom-rung ant to a Level 30 quasi-Soul Elder in such a short time, while possessing a Spirit Ring configuration beyond the limits, was undoubtedly a world-shaking transformation—enough to drive countless people mad.
However, Fu Shiyan stared at this "optimal plan," his eyes flickering for a moment. In the end, he merely let out a long, slow breath and shook his head.
"Still... no." He muttered, a trace of nearly imperceptible regret in his voice, but even more cold rationality.
"The character profile completeness is too low. Forcing the conversion would cost too much, yet the result might not be optimal.
"More importantly... although Tang San has suffered a tremendous shock and developed a powerful desire for knowledge and a clear inclination, this 'trust' is still far from deeply rooted and unshakable."
His gaze seemed to pass through the walls of the ruined house, once again seeing the child atop the mountain in Holy Soul Village, young-faced yet firm-eyed.
"Right now, he is driven more by shock, curiosity, and his longing for the truth about his mother. He still needs a dose of... irrefutable 'heart medicine' to completely solidify the foundation of that trust."
A clear point in time emerged in his mind—three months later, Holy Soul Village, the Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony!
"When Tang San officially takes part in the Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony three months from now..."
The corner of Fu Shiyan's mouth curled into a calculating smile.
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