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

Under these circumstances, Xue Di's own strength was not greatly damaged. Although she was not at her peak at the moment, she could recover the rest in just a little time.

Slowly exhaling, Xue Di adjusted her state, stood up, and immediately entered "working" mode.

Her icy blue eyes lifted slightly, then naturally met Kong Ming'an's gaze. With a hint of eagerness, she spoke:

"Didn't you want to test me? When will the test start?"

Chapter 44 Initial Stage of Elementization

"Hmm, let me think about it."

Kong Ming'an's gaze naturally fell on Xue Di. The word "measure" naturally meant observation, or more precisely, observation and measurement of Xue Di's unique physical structure.

Just by observing Xue Di's body structure, Kong Ming'an had a very interesting idea. Now, he needed to continue to observe more closely and fill in the gaps in the framework.

Kong Ming'an observed Xue Di, pondering where to begin.

One by one, the candidates flashed through his mind, but, as if by some strange twist of fate, Kong Ming'an's gaze unconsciously fell on Xue Di's straight, slender, yet voluptuous legs.

As if possessed, Kong Ming'an blurted out:

"...Let me see your legs?"

"it is good."

Even faster than he realized he might have said the wrong thing was Xue Di's response.

".ah?"

"what happened?"

Xue Di blinked, her pure ice-blue eyes without a trace of impurity. She tilted her head slightly, her gaze showing no sign of anything amiss, as if she didn't find anything wrong with someone's request.

"..."

Kong Ming'an, unusually, couldn't hold back, while Xue Di sat down in the chair quite naturally, slightly adjusting her posture to show off her leg lines more clearly.

Gently lifting her skirt and placing it at her thigh, Xue Di spoke calmly:

"Where to begin?"

"..."

Kong Ming'an silently looked away, then sighed softly, quickly putting aside this inappropriate thought and regaining his usual composure.

Xue Di was seated directly on the experimental table, her long, slender, white legs hanging naturally. Then, she gently lifted her toes and placed them in front of Kong Ming'an.

Once he was in the zone, Kong Ming'an's gaze was calm. He extended his palm upward, gesturing for Xue Di to place her foot on his hand. Xue Di did not hesitate and naturally placed the sole of her foot in his palm.

Then, a strange sensation came from my palm.

It feels cool and smooth to the touch, with a warm and moist feel, yet it possesses a strange softness and a unique elasticity.

Her gaze was lowered, revealing slender and delicate ankles, the lines starting from the arch of her foot and gradually rising upwards, displaying a perfectly balanced proportion.

Kong Ming'an looked at the near-perfect "work of art" in his hand, but his gaze did not change much. Silently, a faint blue light flowed in his eyes, like a dream.

He entered the "energy perspective".

At this moment, in Kong Ming'an's eyes, the foot in his hand was no longer in the form of flesh and blood, but had transformed into a collection of countless complex and orderly energy nodes and flow lines.

This is the ultimate manifestation of the wonders of nature.

Born and nurtured by nature, this is, in a sense, a manifestation of perfection.

His fingertips, imbued with a highly concentrated yet gentle blend of spiritual and soul power, moved like the most precise probes, beginning at the Snow Empress's toes and ascending extremely slowly, inch by inch.

Toes, arch, ankle, calf.

Kong Ming'an's gaze was focused as he carefully perceived every subtle characteristic of the energy structure in Xue Di's legs, its flow patterns, and its interaction and resonance with the external天地元气 (heaven and earth energy).

A complete structure began to form in his mind.

Time passes minute by minute,

Kong Ming'an's expression remained focused and serious, his attention completely absorbed in the inspiration brought by the perfect energy structure, without any other thoughts.

As for Xue Di, at first she was just watching Kong Ming'an's actions with some curiosity.

However, when that warm, strangely inclusive soul energy touched her body and clashed with the extreme icy energy within him, she trembled slightly.

Contrary to expectations of rejection and conflict, there was instead an indescribable tingling sensation, accompanied by a warm and comfortable feeling, that spread from where the two were in contact.

The feeling wasn't unpleasant; on the contrary, it was quite comfortable, so much so that at first she thought someone was giving her a massage.

But after observing for a while, she dismissed the possibility, since the boy looked too serious and didn't seem to be giving a massage at all.

So she stopped thinking about it, relaxed, tilted her head slightly, and quietly looked at the boy in front of her, while feeling the strange energy interaction within her body.

Between the two, one was completely absorbed in "research," while the other was purely experiencing the novel sensations on an energy level.

What was clearly an intimate and ambiguous gesture appeared unusually normal, even strangely harmonious, due to the pure intentions and innocent state of mind of both parties.

It's really weird.

After a long while, Kong Ming'an slowly withdrew his hand and soul power, the blue light in his eyes faded, and he fell into deep thought, beginning to organize the massive amount of sensory data he had just collected.

Xue Di silently withdrew her leg, but did not disturb Kong Ming'an. She sat quietly to the side, picked up the book Kong Ming'an had prepared for her, and began to read.

The book teaches her how to inscribe her own soul skills onto a blank soul guide ring. This is her first step in accumulating her own value, so naturally she has to study it carefully.

However, as she studied, her gaze would occasionally drift unconsciously towards the pensive boy.

Hmm. She was a little curious about what the boy was thinking at that moment.

At this moment, Kong Ming'an closed his eyes and repeatedly recalled and perceived the near-perfect energy-based body structure of the Snow Emperor in his mind. Soon, a basic model was naturally constructed.

It is known that the Snow Empress's unique form allows her to receive almost terrifying enhancements in the extremely cold environment of the far north.

So, is it possible for him to draw inspiration from the Snow Empress's form of existence and undergo some form of energy transformation? Or, to attempt to actively enter into "elementalization"?

This allows the body to approach a certain form of pure energy for a limited time, thereby significantly increasing affinity and control over that elemental attribute, and providing a degree of immunity to physical attacks and energy impacts of lower levels of the same attribute.

This idea suddenly came to him when he saw Xue Di's unique physical structure.

Now that he has obtained the basic information, he can begin his first attempt.

Kong Ming'an is a master of execution; he does what he sets his mind to.

After adjusting his state, he immediately began to mobilize his soul power, mimicking the energy frequency and structure he had sensed from the Snow Empress. He carefully guided his soul power to cover his arm, attempting to temporarily transform his flesh and blood into an elemental form.

Inside the laboratory, a silvery-white light, belonging to the space itself, began to emanate from beneath the skin of his arm, making its outline seem somewhat blurred and indeterminate.

Just then, Xue Di, who had been quietly reading a book, suddenly raised her head, her icy blue eyes instantly locking onto Kong Ming'an's arm, which was attempting to transform into elemental form.

At this moment, she clearly sensed an elemental aura similar to hers, but more immature and artificially controlled, emanating from Kong Ming'an.

This resonance based on energy level is countless times stronger than the previous simple contact of soul power!

A look of "I knew it" appeared on Xue Di's exquisitely beautiful face.

You still say you're not one of my kind!

The "Mage" class has received another buff. From the powerful output of "Soul Skill Inscription" to "Elementalization" addressing its survivability weakness, you know how tough the "Body" class is this version. Just imagining a "Body" class finally getting close to a "Mage," landing a punch only to have it miss, makes you want to laugh.

Chapter 45 Departure

Time slips away quietly, and a month passes in the blink of an eye.

Inside the laboratory of the Undead Demiplane, Xue Di was following Kong Ming'an's instructions to condense the many soul skills she possessed into soul skill modules into her soul rings using a special method.

He skillfully grabbed a soft-boned rabbit that had grown rapidly to a hundred years of cultivation by being fed with divine blood, and then twisted its neck to the right.

A bright yellow spirit ring emerged from the Soft Bone Rabbit. Holding the spirit ring, Xue Di placed it into a ring-shaped spirit tool next to her, pressed a button, and a moment later, a clean and blank spirit ring was freshly produced.

With the ultimate ice and snow attribute soul power emerging from her fingertips, the Snow Empress began to condense the soul skill module of "Emperor Sword - Ice Extreme Peerless" within her soul ring.

She wasn't opposed to the process; after all, each time she condensed a module, the contract connecting her to Kong Ming'an within her body would automatically record it and indicate its value.

To be honest, the feeling that you get a reward for your efforts is really addictive.

As she watched her accumulated value grow and she get closer to her desired goal, Xue Di felt a sense of accomplishment rising in her heart.

As Xue Di carefully constructed the soul skill module, her gaze remained calm, but her attention was unconsciously drawn to the figure working at a desk not far away.

As the boy's bodyguard, who was always by his side, she was most aware of the changes in him.

In particular, the inexplicable, energy-based attraction emanating from the boy became increasingly intense and clear over time.

This feeling wasn't an emotional dependence, but more like a natural resonance and closeness between two high-purity energies on the same frequency. This made her feel even more that Kong Ming'an was her kindred spirit.

However, Kong Ming'an never admitted it, so she stopped asking and assumed that he was just covering it up.

As she condensed the soul skill module, she rested her hand on the armrest, her palm supporting her chin, and watched quietly.

Her icy blue eyes held a gentle light, reflecting Kong Ming'an's serene concentration as he immersed himself in his research.

If he were truly human, he would be the most unique one, wouldn't he?

Meanwhile, Kong Ming'an's "elementalization" experiment was also nearing its end.

With a slight thought, a layer of silvery-white light seemed to flow beneath the skin of his raised arm, making the texture of his arm appear somewhat ethereal, and causing ripples to naturally spread through the surrounding space.

At this moment, Kong Ming'an seemed to have become a spatial elemental being, naturally merging with the surrounding space, his figure becoming illusory.

Feeling his own condition, Kong Ming'an frowned slightly, not entirely satisfied.

His nature is fundamentally different from that of the Snow Empress, who is born with an affinity for ice elements and, given the right environment, is almost instinctively immune to most physical and energy attacks—a state of complete elementalization.

His "elementalization" is more like forcibly transforming the body structure into elements through absolute control, which has many flaws.

For example, he cannot be completely immune to damage; he can only significantly weaken attacks of the same or weaker attributes, and he needs to actively maintain this state.

It consumes a considerable amount of resources, but it's far from being a completely passive skill like Xue Di's.

In short, it has enormous potential, but it is currently only in its early stages and needs significant improvement.

"Flesh and blood are ultimately just flesh and blood. Transforming them into elements is a bit troublesome. We need to start from other aspects first. For example, qi and blood? Transforming the body into qi and blood?"

Kong Ming'an seemed to be deep in thought, but he once again restrained his elementalization of the semi-finished product, and then recorded and archived the experimental data related to elementalization.

Despite his dissatisfaction, he wasn't too disappointed with his own experiments. He believed that many things were achieved step by step, and that it was not advisable to try to accomplish everything at once.

He got up, but took out another document.

These are Kong Deming's many insights into the "body cultivation" system and the inspiration models for his various theories, which he gained after that battle.

This knowledge is exceptionally valuable, but Kong Deming has gained too much insight and it is too varied, so it needs to be organized.

Recently, Kong Deming has made great progress in his research on his natal soul tool and is working towards becoming a level 10 soul master. Therefore, Kong Ming'an has taken over this part of the research.

As I said before, building a complete system is not something one person can do alone. It is the key to success to pool everyone's wisdom and efforts.

Kong Ming'an put all these items into his personal storage ring, planning to organize them during his spare moments in the near future for easy use later.

After confirming that everything was packed, Kong Ming'an looked at Xue Di.

Xue Di understood and naturally followed behind Kong Ming'an.

She is a bodyguard, and staying by her side at all times is a basic professional duty.

……

As I left the laboratory, I was greeted by Meng Hongchen and Xu Tianzhen, who had come to see me off.

Looking at the aloof and ethereal Snow Emperor behind Kong Ming'an, Miss Meng's eyes unconsciously revealed a hint of helplessness.

It wasn't jealousy; after all, when she came to see Kong Ming'an a few days ago, he had already told her about the Snow Empress's identity and the contract that allowed her to act as his guard.

But she still couldn't hold back.

She's only been gone a few days and she's already brought back a spirit beast. What's going on? Not only does she have to be wary of people, but now she has to be wary of spirit beasts too?

Miss Meng was having some existential doubts.

However, at this moment, Miss Meng raised her eyes to look at Kong Ming'an, sighed, and said seriously, "Remember to be careful."

I thought you would want to come with me.

"Forget it, I'm not even a Soul Master yet, it's no use for me to go. Let's wait until next time, you can be my support Soul Master, and the two of us can just go around killing everyone."

Miss Meng said this without much disappointment.

Kong Ming'an remained silent, thought for a moment, and then moved closer again. Meng Hongchen was startled, but then felt her hand being gently grasped.