The Ice Empress ultimately did not linger too long inside the ice cave.
There was nothing she could do; there was truly nothing for her to do here!
Kong Mingan had his eyes closed, his palm still tightly clasped with the Snow Empress's hand. Six ice-blue "Star Rings" slowly rotated around him, clearly indicating he was in a state of deep perception and observation.
The Snow Empress, on the other hand, remained motionless, her ice-blue eyes unblinkingly fixed on Kong Mingan, who was close at hand and deeply focused. She, too, was perfectly still and quiet.
And there she was, watching them with an eager gaze from the side.
The atmosphere within the entire ice cave was so silent that only their breathing could be heard.
This was truly too strange, so after hesitating for a long while, the Ice Empress chose to leave.
She decided to go explain to the other Spirit Beasts in the core area about the astonishing aura when the Snow Empress made her Breakthrough and to soothe the Spirit Beasts.
Of course, the main reason was that she no longer wanted to be the out-of-place "spirit guiding lamp." This feeling of "she was the extra one" was inexplicably heavy, and she temporarily needed to go out and get some fresh air.
With one last look at the two still immersed in their own World, the Ice Empress quietly departed.
Within the ice cave, only Kong Mingan and the Snow Empress remained.
Time slowly flowed by in the silence. At a certain moment, Kong Mingan opened his eyes.
Through careful observation, he confirmed that the Snow Empress's state was very stable, without any hidden dangers.
Kong Mingan breathed a slight sigh of relief and raised his eyes, only to find that the Snow Empress had silently moved closer at some point. Their eyes met, and they were so close that their breathing was audible.
"Snow Empress?" Kong Mingan softly called out.
"..." The Snow Empress paused, then asked, "Is there something wrong with my body?"
"There's nothing wrong with your body, but there are some other issues." Kong Mingan slightly averted his gaze, then directly took out a "standard Soul Core."
"Look."
Kong Mingan said, placing the Soul Core into one of the "Star Rings" beside the Snow Empress.
The "Star Ring," like an ice-blue nebula, rotated, effortlessly crushing and absorbing the Soul Core instantly, then converting it into pure Energy to boost the Snow Empress's Cultivation.
But as if sensing something, the Snow Empress unconsciously frowned slightly.
"You felt it, didn't you?"
"Mm."
The Snow Empress let out a slightly heavy hum. She was still very close, but her expressionless face carried a hint of professionalism, preventing Kong Mingan from noticing some strange details.
She carefully sensed it for a moment, then replied, "This Soul Core's boost to me is negligible, almost ignorable."
He nodded.
"Because the "Star Ring" itself is built upon the spirit ring system, before you completely transform all nine spirit rings into "Star Rings" simultaneously, you are essentially still a Limit Douluo.
"Of course, your life essence remains at the Limit Douluo level, but if we only talk about combat power, with a "God Position" and six "Star Rings," you can roughly compare to a newly ascended third-rank Divinity."
The Snow Empress subtly moved closer, then continued Kong Mingan's words:
"Although I am still at the Limit Douluo level, because my own strength has reached the Divine Rank, ordinary resources and Energy are ineffective for me?"
"Yes, that's right." Kong Mingan nodded.
Why do Divinities of the traditional God Position system, after ascending to godhood, only rely on collecting Power Of Faith to improve the quality of their God Position, instead of directly absorbing the Heaven And Earth Origin Qi of the Plane to continue improving?
This question was not specifically explained in the knowledge about God Position given by the Asura God, which made him extremely puzzled when he discovered this problem at the time.
But now it seems it's not that they don't want to, but that the efficiency is too low.
For Divine Rank existences, the "quality" of ordinary Energy can no longer keep up with their demands.
Compared to the low efficiency of absorbing ordinary Heaven And Earth Origin Qi from common Planes, absorbing too much also makes it easy to be hostile to the Plane.
Power Of Faith, as a special high-level Energy, not only has sufficient quality and regenerability, but its acquisition method is also not difficult, and it is highly compatible with the God Position system.
Comparing the two, absorbing Power Of Faith naturally became the most mainstream choice.
The path of the "Spell Cultivator" does not ascend to godhood through faith, but rather takes spirit power as its Origin, transforming step by step to ascend.
Compared to the dependent Power Of Faith, constantly devouring and transforming various Energies to refine one's own spirit power and make it continuously undergo qualitative change is clearly more in line with the fundamental philosophy of a "Spell Cultivator."
It is undeniable that Power Of Faith is indeed powerful and allows for quick success, but at the same time, it also has limitations. Under non-essential circumstances, he does not want to reduce the purity of the "Spell Cultivator."
"Now that you have been promoted, besides the slight Energy needed to maintain your own state, you should not continue to absorb Heaven And Earth Origin Qi for Cultivation."
Kong Mingan now roughly understood why the God Realm does not allow Divinities to stay in their respective Planes after ascending to godhood, but instead makes them enter the God Realm.
Because most Planes, while capable of "birthing" Divinities, cannot "sustain" them.
Taking the Douluo Plane as an example, if the Snow Empress were to extensively draw on the Heaven And Earth Origin Qi of the Douluo Plane for Cultivation, while feasible, the required Energy would be too vast, akin to draining the blood of the Douluo Plane.
Excessive loss of Heaven And Earth Origin Qi and disorder in the natural cycle would directly damage the Plane's Origin, which is absolutely not feasible.
"Mm." The Snow Empress responded.
"Don't worry, I already have a general goal and won't delay too long. During this time, you should first adapt to your own power."
Kong Mingan said, already having a follow-up solution in mind. After all, if the Douluo Plane couldn't "sustain" Divinities, then they would start exploring outwards.
And outwards, there were only two targets.
Firstly, other Planes, such as the original Abyss Plane, Demon Plane, and some other Planes.
Given the existence of the God Realm, Kong Mingan could completely take action against other Planes, starting with weaker Planes and gradually moving up.
He might even be able to obtain the coordinate information of the Crimson Plane by resolving the Abyss Plane.
As long as his strength was sufficient, this was a clear method of Plane advancement. Even if he failed, he could call for backup; this was the advantage of having a background.
Secondly, the target was the boundless universe beyond the Planes.
Since Planes themselves can absorb Energy from the universe into their own Energy cycles, thereby gradually enhancing their Plane's foundation,
He could certainly emulate this method to directly obtain Energy from outside. This was not without feasibility.
Kong Mingan lowered his eyes, but at a certain moment, he suddenly felt warm air gently blowing on his face.
He was slightly stunned, raised his eyes, and saw that the Snow Empress's distance from him was almost negligible at some point.
Her snow-white long hair naturally fell, and her ice-blue eyes calmly gazed at him, carrying an undeniable intensity.
Her tall figure was softly outlined beneath the elegant white dress, with graceful curves. Everything appeared so clear under the crystalline light of the ice cave.
Kong Mingan's thoughts were forcibly halted.
(End of Chapter)
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