Douluo Continent: I possess astonishing wisdom as I control energy!

Gu Yue took the contract, and this time she examined it with exceptional care, scrutinizing it word by word.

After a long while, she put down the contract, her gaze calm.

The terms of this contract were very simple and direct. The core was that she would exchange everything she had for Kong Ming'an's future protection of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Just like Xue Di's, it's so simple that there are almost no word traps.

Gu Yue was silent for a moment, then spoke again: "Add one more clause."

"what?"

Gu Yue raised her head, looked directly at Kong Ming'an, and said, word by word:

"Add another clause, which reads:"

"No matter who asks about the contents of the contract between you and me, you must tell them that what we signed is a normal, equal cooperation contract."

"Especially to Qiu'er, you are not allowed to reveal any details to her."

This was her request, her final insistence.

In any case, she didn't want anyone else, especially Qiu'er, who had always admired and depended on her, to know about this.

If Qiu'er knew that her revered and aloof mistress was willing to sell her body and soul to achieve her goals, she would surely be extremely disappointed.

Gu Yue's eyes dimmed slightly, and her hands, resting on her skirt, unconsciously clenched slightly.

Kong Ming'an paused for a moment,

That's it?

He nodded: "Okay."

He raised his hand and modified the contract as instructed.

Gu Yue took the revised contract, examined it carefully again, and after confirming that it was correct, signed his name on the contract. Kong Ming'an also signed his name afterward.

Instantly, the contract split into two streams of light, which disappeared into the space between the two people's eyebrows. At the same time, an invisible sense of restraint naturally arose.

Gu Yue's gaze was calm, yet her eyes were somewhat lifeless, carrying a barely perceptible sense of resignation.

Kong Ming'an was unaware of this, and simply smiled and extended his hand: "It's a pleasure to cooperate with you."

Gu Yue silently watched his outstretched hand, instinctively frowning slightly.

But thinking of the contract already signed, and that everything she owned now belonged to him in his name, she took a deep breath, then reached out and stiffly grasped his hand.

Consider it an early adaptation.

Gu Yue thought to herself,

Anyway, there will probably be even worse things to come.

She withdrew her hand and then quickly stood up: "Then I'll go back to the Star Dou Great Forest for now and arrange the follow-up matters."

"Not urgent."

Kong Ming'an raised his hand to interrupt Gu Yue's actions, "Cooperate with me to take a test first."

He had originally planned to capture the escaped Ice Emperor, but he had just received news that the Ice Emperor had gone directly to the far north to find the Snow Emperor, claiming she was taking her to the "Kingdom of Order" for training.

Kongming felt a little helpless and had no choice but to give up for the time being.

Hyotei is like this: their mouths are hard, their bodies are soft, and if you hug them, they run away incredibly fast.

Since he couldn't capture Hyotei for the time being, he might as well take the opportunity to "get acquainted" with this newly contracted Dragon King lady, since he was quite lusting after her body.

Hmm. The kind of craving that makes you want to dissect it completely.

Upon hearing Kong Ming'an's words, Gu Yue's body stiffened slightly, and she subconsciously clenched her hands, her internal strength almost instinctively resisting.

But after a moment, she forced herself to calm her turbulent emotions and uttered a single word in a stiff tone:

".good."

Consider it a dog bite; for the sake of the soul beast race, it's just a mere body, it's worth it.

Besides, what can a mere human, no matter how special, do to her? It will probably be over in no time.

"Okay, let's go."

Kong Ming'an stood up and walked outside, with Gu Yue silently following behind.

The two left the room one after the other, and Wang Dong'er and Qiu'er, who had been waiting silently outside the door, immediately looked over.

Wang Dong'er quickly spoke up: "President."

Kong Ming'an nodded to her.

Qiu'er, standing to the side, looked anxiously at Gu Yue, about to speak, but Gu Yue avoided her gaze, looking straight ahead as if she didn't exist.

"My lady sister?" Qiu'er couldn't help but call out.

Gu Yue ignored him and silently followed Kong Ming'an's steps, his figure quickly disappearing around the corner of the corridor.

Qiu'er stopped in her tracks, her expression instantly tense.

Something must have happened!

She recalled Gu Yue's unusual attitude just now—silence, evasion, and even a hint of resoluteness.

Qiu'er pursed her lips, a hint of unease flashing in her eyes.

What exactly did the Lady and that person talk about?

Chapter 194 Miss Dragon King: This human seems not bad?

Meanwhile, in a laboratory,

Kong Ming'an and Gu Yue entered one after the other, and the door closed silently behind them, isolating them from all external influences.

Kong Ming'an reached into the spatial ripples and explored, while also asking Gu Yue a question:

"You've connected to the 'Ling Shu Network,' right?"

Gu Yue paused for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

She had sensed the omnipresent, subtle fluctuations of spiritual energy within the "Spiritual Pivot Network" long ago, and had attempted to trace and even decipher its core, only to find that its structure was far too intricate; she could see it, but could not understand it.

Subsequently, she spent a considerable amount of time and relied on her god-like abilities to barely complete a deep mental disguise, allowing herself and Qiu'er to safely access the network without revealing their identities.

She also had to admit that the "Ling Shu Network" has irreplaceable advantages in information acquisition, knowledge sharing, and even daily convenience.

Kong Ming'an nodded, his silver spirit ring flashing slightly beside him, as if he had completed some kind of search in an instant, before speaking again:

"The item has been sent to you. Take a look at it first."

Gu Yue accessed the Ling Shu network to check the information, which consisted of two main parts.

Firstly, it is a more complete explanation of the "Mage Cultivation" system than the version she has. In addition to the basic methods of expanding and using Soul Rings, it also includes the methods of creating "Elementalization" and "Holy Guidance Soul Rings".

Secondly, there is a special method called "Transformation Technique".

She quickly glanced through it, a knowing glint in her eyes.

So that's how it is. The Snow Empress and the Ice Empress didn't directly transform into human form, but rather used a "Transformation Technique" to become human. Because of this, their strength wasn't weakened.

Meanwhile, regarding the "Dharma Cultivation" system, Gu Yue unconsciously reread the detailed description of "anchoring elemental state," and immediately frowned as she looked at Kong Ming'an:

"Isn't the so-called elemental state simply transforming oneself into an elemental soul beast?"

"That's one way to understand it," Kong Ming'an nodded. "Why?"

Gu Yue frowned even more deeply: "Why can humans transform into soul beasts?"

"If soul beasts can transform into humans, why can't humans transform into soul beasts?" Kong Ming'an countered.

Gu Yue was speechless, unsure how to refute him.

Kong Ming'an remained silent, his aura flowing, naturally spreading a pure, extreme, icy chill.

Gu Yue's gaze faltered for a moment, but the next instant, Kong Ming'an's aura shifted again, and he reverted to his previous human boy form.

Gu Yue was stunned. She was absolutely certain that the boy in front of her had briefly transformed into a soul beast and then reverted back to human form.

The whole process was smooth and skillful, and for a moment, she was also a little confused about what was going on.

Kong Ming'an smiled and said, "You see, the boundary between humans and soul beasts is not as clear-cut as you imagine. As long as you master the method, humans can be soul beasts, and soul beasts can also be humans."

"If this method spreads, how will we distinguish between humans and soul beasts in the future?" Gu Yue couldn't help but ask.

Kong Ming'an paused briefly, then asked in return, "What do you consider to be a soul beast?"

Gu Yue paused, subconsciously trying to answer the question, but after opening her mouth, she couldn't give a precise definition.

After all, compared to humans, the number of different kinds of creatures included in the soul beasts is far greater.

Seeing that Gu Yue remained silent, Kong Ming'an reached into the spatial ripples beside him and groped around for a moment. Then, in the next instant, he pulled out a snow-white, blood-red, trembling Soft Bone Rabbit from the spatial ripples.

He brought the soft-boned rabbit to Gu Yue and asked:

Do you think it's a soul beast?

"Yes." Gu Yue nodded subconsciously.

"Then do you consider it one of your own kind?"

Gu Yue was taken aback.

She instinctively wanted to shake her head in denial. After all, the Soft Bone Rabbit, a low-level soul beast, was nothing more than food to her, and the lowest-level food at that—something she wouldn't even bother to look at.

How can someone like that be considered her kind?

But as soon as the thought crossed her mind, she realized the problem.

Kong Ming'an seemed to read her mind and smiled slightly: "You think it's just food, right?"

Gu Yue remained silent, which could be considered tacit agreement.

Kong Ming'an's smile remained unchanged as he continued, "So, what if this Soft Bone Rabbit were replaced by Di Tian, ​​Bi Ji, and Xiong Jun? Would you consider them your own kind?"

This time, Gu Yue didn't hesitate much and nodded.

"You see, even in your eyes, as the ruler of all soul beasts, there are differences between soul beasts." Kong Ming'an tossed the Soft Bone Rabbit back and chuckled.

Some you consider your own kind, while others you see as food or something inferior.

"If that's the case, is it really that important to insist on the distinction between soul beasts and humans? Moreover, if this method is implemented, the boundary between soul beasts and humans will become blurred, and soul beasts and humans may live in harmony. At that time, will it be necessary to distinguish them?"

Gu Yue was silent for a moment, then frowned and looked at Kong Ming'an: "That's just sophistry!"

"Think what you want." Kong Ming'an didn't care about her rebuttal, his tone remaining calm.

"However, I can tell you clearly that I personally have no animosity towards the soul beast race."

"What interests me more is finding a way for soul beasts and humans to truly coexist, just like I just said."

"Of course, if you cannot accept my ideas, I will not force you. In the future, I can help you find an independent plane suitable for soul beasts to live in, far away from human conflicts, and then relocate the entire Star Dou Great Forest there. This way, the safety of the soul beasts can be guaranteed."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yue's eyes flickered slightly: "You're willing to do this?"

"Since we signed the contract and promised to protect the Star Dou Great Forest, I will naturally not break my word and sit idly by while the Star Dou Great Forest perishes."

"If you want, you can change the contract to this, it makes no difference to me anyway."

Kong Ming said calmly.

Gu Yue fell silent for a moment, the cold wariness in her eyes dissipating slightly.

This human seems like a decent person?

After all, this guy seemed to be quite trustworthy, even considering the future arrangements for the Star Dou Great Forest; he probably wasn't just fooling her.

At least you don't have to worry about the other party signing a contract and then not doing anything, or doing things like "doing things to her every day".

However, just as Gu Yue breathed a slight sigh of relief, and her perception of the young man before her changed slightly, Kong Ming'an patted the cold metal table beside him, his tone natural,

"Alright, let's leave the discussion about the Soul Beast race here for now. Now, take off your clothes so I can test you first."

Gu Yue: "..."

She took back what she had just said.

That damned human is an incorrigible scumbag! A complete and utter bastard!

A strange sense of unease rose within me, filling my heart, yet I could only suppress it little by little, finding it difficult to express.