Inside the laboratory of the Hall of Worship in Capital City.
The cool-toned spirit tool lights cast an even glow, and a faint metallic cold light shimmered from various instruments, creating an atmosphere of meticulousness. Kong Mingan was currently bent over a workbench, meticulously carving a metal template with his engraving tool. From time to time, he would look up to observe the slowly rotating black spirit ring floating beside him, a faint blue current of light flickering in his eyes, which remained calm. His spirit power slowly flowed from his fingertips into the tip of his engraving tool, then, following the pre-designed structural patterns, he left winding, profound lines on the metal plate.
After a long while, the final stroke fell, and the entire array diagram briefly lit up before naturally fading. Kong Mingan raised his hand, and a surge of spirit power immediately injected into it, activating the spirit tool array diagram. In the next moment, the array diagram glowed, and complex matrix patterns connected and outlined, revealing a unique geometric beauty. However, the light did not last long; it flickered a few times, and then an unstable hum abruptly sounded. In just a few seconds, the entire spirit tool array diagram dimmed, and even the core crystal in the center developed a slight crack.
"Failed again... Tsk, the Energy structure still needs a bit more optimization..." Kong Mingan murmured softly, without much disappointment on his face.
It was just an experimental failure. As long as he could find the cause of the failure, it was equivalent to trial and error, laying the groundwork for success.
When doing experiments, mindset is very important.
He raised his hand and tossed the metal plate in front of him into the recycling area, then began to record his experimental log.
After his bounty was canceled and there were no longer any occasional material refreshes, his research focus temporarily shifted to the development of "imprint spirit tools."
For him, the creation of spirit tools itself was not difficult. The so-called spirit tool array diagram was essentially the inscription of an Energy operation structure onto a specific carrier. The greatest difficulty in replicating a Spirit Ability onto a spirit tool lay in how to perfectly and stably solidify the unique Energy structure of a Spirit Ability onto a physical carrier. After all, a spirit ring and metal were quite different, so the Energy structure also needed modification and optimization. This was a painstaking process that required a significant amount of time.
He was about to strike while the iron was hot, as his current state was good, but in the next moment, Kong Mingan's movements paused slightly. As if sensing something, he turned around to look at the center of the laboratory. There, space rippled like water, and a gray door radiating a sacred yet dead aura silently appeared. Then, two figures stepped out from it, one after the other. "You're the human who tricked the Snow Empress?!"
Before Kong Mingan could clearly see who had arrived, a clear voice rang out first. Then, once his vision cleared, a pair of golden eyes, filled with questioning and scrutiny, occupied his entire field of vision. The sudden closeness made Kong Mingan retreat slightly, and then the figure of the young girl in front of him became complete. With long emerald hair, golden eyes, and dressed in an exquisite white and green gown, her delicate, doll-like face carried an undisguised hint of pride. Coupled with the girl's petite stature, she looked somewhat... cute?
Kong Mingan completely ignored the terrifying aura emanating from the girl. A faint blue current of light flickered in his eyes as he looked at the girl's Energy structure. Combined with the girl's previous words, he easily recognized her identity: Ice Empress.
Without answering Ice Empress's question, Kong Mingan looked at the white-gowned figure behind Ice Empress, whom he hadn't seen in a long time. "You returned a bit later than I expected."
"After passing the 700,000-year Heavenly Tribulation, I arranged some matters in the Extreme North Land, which took a little time," Snow Empress said softly, but she had already arrived beside Ice Empress. Her ice-blue eyes were still calm, but her cold and beautiful face seemed to have a faint, dewy glow compared to when she left.
Ice Empress:???
No, are you two just going to ignore me and chat? You haven't answered my question yet!
Ice Empress couldn't help it; she stepped forward, directly blocking between Kong Mingan and Snow Empress, her golden eyes full of vigilance: "Human! You are not allowed to get so close to Snow Empress!"
"Who's getting close to whom?" Kong Mingan muttered to himself. Although he had guessed the possibility of Ice Empress returning with Snow Empress, he hadn't thought about how to deal with it. Without answering, Kong Mingan simply turned his gaze to Snow Empress.
Snow Empress's ice-blue eyes met his, and without a word, they roughly understood each other's meaning.
Ice Empress on the side:
""
"No! I'm still here!!!"
Watching the inexplicable tacit agreement between the two, Ice Empress felt a surge of anger. At this moment, she felt like an outsider, unable to interject at all!
I was here first!
A strange sourness welled up in her heart, and Ice Empress couldn't hold back anymore: "You two! Don't ignore me!"
Kong Mingan remained silent, looking at Snow Empress again. Snow Empress sighed softly and calmly explained, "Bing'er was worried about me and insisted on coming to see you with her own eyes. I have already helped her pass the 400,000-year Heavenly Tribulation, and her current state is very good, it's just..."
She paused, glanced at the fuming Ice Empress beside her, and added, "...a bit impatient."
Who's impatient?!
I'm not impatient! I'm absolutely not impatient!
Ice Empress looked indignant, but due to Snow Empress being beside her, she ultimately didn't speak.
Kong Mingan nodded knowingly, glanced at Ice Empress, then said calmly, "In that case, Snow Empress, you should rest for a few days. I'll make arrangements for you to take Ice Empress around the city to get familiar with it, and you can also adapt to your newly acquired power. "Then, shall we proceed as we discussed before?"
Snow Empress shook her head, a trace of seriousness flashing in her ice-blue eyes: "No need, let's start now. I've already familiarized myself with it in the Extreme North Land after passing the 700,000-year Heavenly Tribulation. My current state is very good, and besides..." She again glanced at Ice Empress beside her, who was already bristling and hissing at Kong Mingan, almost ready to bite him, her tone carrying a hint of helplessness: "If we don't quickly make Bing'er believe you... I also don't really want to send Bing'er back to the Extreme North Land."
"Hmm?"
Ice Empress's eyes cleared slightly. What does she mean if I don't believe this guy, she'll send me back to the Extreme North Land?
She was clearly here to protect Snow Empress! How did it turn out that she was the one with ulterior motives?!
"Is that so..."
Kong Mingan chuckled unconsciously, then nodded slightly, "I understand."
As his voice fell, in the next moment, an aura of extreme ice and snow, identical to Snow Empress's, emanated from his body. His body glowed with a faint ice-blue light as Kong Mingan entered a perfect "Elementalization" state. Ignoring Ice Empress, who was frozen in place, staring intently at him and feeling his aura of extreme ice and snow, Kong Mingan smiled and extended his hand towards Snow Empress, his eyes, tinged with ice-blue, held a hint of a smile as he softly invited, "Then let us begin, to forge the spirit core."
(End of Chapter)
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