This was Su Ming's plan. He wanted to first fight against a Master of Fate and measure the level of his current combat abilities, search for his direction, and find his breakthrough as he fought against a powerful warrior.
Then, he would make his first request to the Sand Earthling. If the spirit could kill the Master of Fate, that would be good. If he could not, then Su Ming would ask the Sand Earthling to trap him and buy a month's time.
In truth, Su Ming could have asked the Sand Earthling to attack and exterminate all Heaven Traversers for his first request, but after some thought, Su Ming did not choose to do so.
If the Sand Earthling had attacked, not only would it have been held back by Heaven Traversers' Master of Fate when he appeared, what would await Su Ming would still be the same outcome as now.
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Su Ming wouldn't send the bald crane out alone, of course.
But the Abyss Dragon...
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