Fu Shiyan sprang up from the ground. His eyes, which had originally burned with a cold flame, were now filled with unbelievable ecstasy and utter shock!
He stared dead at the soaring numbers, his breathing heavy, his entire body trembling slightly from excitement!
This was no longer simple "trust"! This was... this was some deeper level of "recognition"!
It was the maximum emotional feedback produced by Tang San upon coming into contact with a "truth" that overturned his worldview and touched the core threads of his destiny!
Was it because he had revealed the twin martial souls?
Was it because he had called out the Clear Sky Hammer? Was it because he mentioned his Blue Silver Emperor mother?
Or was it because the peerlessly powerful "Fu Shiyan" persona formed such a stark contrast with Yu Xiaogang, completely shaking the trust system Tang San might build in the future?
Perhaps it was the combination of all these factors that triggered this unprecedented tsunami of faith power!
The numbers were still climbing at a terrifying speed, breaking through the five thousand, eight thousand, and ten thousand marks!
Finally, after a dizzying flurry of frantic flashing, the jumping numbers gradually slowed down, eventually freezing at a figure that made Fu Shiyan's very soul shudder--
[Faith Power: 120,000!!!]
One hundred and twenty thousand!!!
Looking at the three zeros following behind and the massive "12" in front, Fu Shiyan's mind went completely blank.
For a hundred points of faith power, he used to need to meticulously weave lies, carefully deceiving and inducing others.
Yet right now, just a single simulation--a preliminary establishment of cognition and the implantation of key information, especially regarding the mother and the Blue Silver Emperor--had yielded from Tang San... one hundred and twenty thousand faith power!
This was the power of someone with immense providence!
This was the Child of Destiny!
Just his preliminary "recognition" and "inclination to trust," still carrying confusion and doubt, could produce an energy sufficient to drive anyone who knew its value insane!
Fu Shiyan stood in the center of the broken house, looking at that enormous number. First came extreme shock, and then, an uncontrollable, almost maniacal joy surged from the bottom of his heart, turning into a low, suppressed laugh.
"Haha... hahaha... hahahaha--!"
He laughed until he bent over, laughed until tears almost flowed.
Twenty years of struggling, humiliation, and despair seemed to see the hope of being completely washed away at this very moment!
One hundred and twenty thousand faith power! What could he do? He hardly dared to imagine!
He was no longer a piece of bottom-tier dreg who could only struggle in the gutter, relying on a mere 100 faith points to gamble on a bleak future!
He slowly straightened his body. The fire burning in his eyes was no longer a cold flame, but an ambition and madness capable of incinerating everything.
He looked in the direction of Holy Spirit Village, as if he could pierce through endless space to see the six-year-old child who had just ended the simulation, his heart surging with emotions.
"Tang San... Tang San! You truly are my lucky star, my only ladder to reverse destiny!"
Inside the dilapidated little house, Fu Shiyan's consciousness withdrew from the distant Holy Spirit Village and focused on the glowing system interface in his mind.
[Faith Power: 120,000]
Looking at this heart-racing number, his gaze quickly became calm and profound.
He did not rush to perform a conversion, but instead issued an investigation command first:
"System, check the current completeness of the 'Fu Shiyan' persona I edited in the Tang San Simulator."
The light screen shifted, presenting the information:
[Bound Core Persona: Fu Shiyan]
[Persona Positioning: Hidden genius, Blue Silver Tree martial soul Contra (six years later)]
[Set Timeline (Current): Six years ago]
[Persona Status (Current Timeline): Level 69 Peak Spirit Emperor]
[Spirit Ring Configuration (Current Timeline): Yellow, Purple, Purple, Black, Black, Black]
[Current Persona Completeness: 30%]
(Evaluation Note: The target character Tang San has preliminarily recognized and believes "Fu Shiyan" to be a powerful Spirit Master whose martial soul is the Blue Silver Tree, has an excellent spirit ring configuration, and was a Spirit Emperor six years ago. However, his cognition regarding specific spirit abilities, spirit ring years, combat style, and life details remains vague, hence the low completeness.)
"Only 30%..." Fu Shiyan murmured to himself. This value did not catch him by surprise.
The first simulation focused on impacting cognition and establishing an impression; details were naturally scarce.
"System, using the current 30% persona completeness as a baseline and combining it with my existing 120,000 faith power, calculate and display the optimal manifestation plan."
[Warning: The current persona completeness is too low. A forced conversion yields extremely low cost-effectiveness!]
[Optimal Plan Simulation Calculation (Consumption has been calculated at 3.33 times):]
Martial Soul Evolution (Blue Silver Tree): Standard consumption 60,000 → Actual consumption 199,800 faith power (Limit reached)
Cultivation Upgrade (Level 8 → Level 30): Standard consumption 11,100 → Actual consumption 36,963 faith power
Spirit Ring Bestowal (First and Second Spirit Rings): Standard consumption 1,100 → Actual consumption 3,663 faith power
Basic Spirit Ability Bestowal (First Two Spirit Abilities): Standard consumption 10,000 → Actual consumption 33,300 faith power
[Total Simulated Consumption: 199,800 + 36,963 + 3,663 + 33,300 = 273,726 faith power]
[Severely over budget! Plan is unfeasible!]
[Downgraded Plan Simulation (Only completes partial conversion):]
Option A: Only complete Martial Soul Evolution. Consumes 199,800 faith power (Insufficient).
Option B: Only upgrade cultivation to Level 30 and obtain the first two spirit rings/spirit abilities.
Consumes 36,963 + 3,663 + 33,300 = 73,926 faith power.
Effect: Level 30 Grand Spirit Master, Blue Silver Grass martial soul, Yellow and Purple spirit rings.
Evaluation: Martial soul has not evolved, strength increase is limited, and it seriously deviates from the "Blue Silver Tree" core persona, easily leading to cognitive bias, which is unfavorable for subsequent faith power collection.
The plan was clearly presented before his eyes. To be able to leap from a level 8 bottom-tier ant to a level 30 quasi-Spirit Grandmaster in a short period of time, and moreover possess a spirit ring configuration that exceeded the limit, was undoubtedly a earth-shattering transformation that would suffice to drive countless people mad.
However, Fu Shiyan looked at this "optimal plan," his eyes flickering for a moment. In the end, he only let out a long, slow breath and shook his head.
"Still... it won't do." He muttered, a hint of hard-to-detect regret in his tone, but more of it was a cold rationality.
"The persona completeness is too low. Forcing a conversion will cost a lot, yet the effect might not achieve the best result.
More importantly... right now, although Tang San has suffered a huge shock and developed a strong desire for knowledge and a certain inclination, this 'trust' is still far from being deeply rooted and indestructible."
His gaze seemed to pierce through the walls of the broken house, once again seeing that child on the mountaintop of Holy Spirit Village with a tender face but resolute eyes.
"Right now, he is driven more by shock, curiosity, and a longing for the truth about his mother. He still needs a dose of... an irrefutable 'shot in the arm' to completely solidify the foundation of this trust."
A clear point in time emerged in his mind--three months later, Holy Spirit Village, the Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony!
"When three months have passed, and Tang San officially participates in the Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony..."
The corner of Fu Shiyan's mouth hooked into a calculating curve.