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

"Was the experiment a success?" Miss Meng asked.

"Success," Kong Ming'an said softly. "The most basic objective has been achieved; it's just that there's a slight problem with the extensions beyond that."

"In addition, there has been so much 'material' being delivered to me lately that I feel it would be a bit of a waste not to use it, which is why I've become so engrossed in it."

Ever since he led the Sun Moon Team to victory in the Soul Master Tournament, many powerful figures have had designs on him.

The probing from various countries and forces has increased, and many beings that do not belong to the Sun and Moon have come to inquire about his whereabouts.

Of course, this is nothing, after all, it's just gathering information, and it doesn't affect anything.

What really started to change things was that someone put a bounty on his head, and the bounty was quite substantial!

This attracted a large number of desperate criminals who attempted to attack him, among whom the evil spirit masters of the Holy Spirit Cult were the most numerous.

And it was precisely these evil spirit masters who didn't cause him much trouble, which made his "experimental material" warehouse more "abundant" than ever before.

Unfortunately, some people discovered that those who came to assassinate him would disappear without a trace, and even several titled assassins vanished without a trace.

This strange situation put everyone on high alert, and the number of people coming to assassinate him was several times less than a month ago, which was a great pity.

"Others would be restless and unable to eat or sleep if they knew they had a bounty on their head, but you still have the mood to feel sorry for them."

Miss Meng muttered a complaint under her breath, but she rested her chin on her hand and stared intently at him:

"I had Sister Orange check who put a bounty on you. Guess who it was?"

"Shrek." Kong Ming'an gave an answer without hesitation.

"Tsk," Miss Meng said, somewhat annoyed, "Did Sister Orange tell you in advance?"

"Just a guess." Kong Ming'an's gaze lingered on Miss Meng's dejected expression for a moment before he chuckled and explained:

"After all, Shrek Academy, or rather, some of the people in Shrek Academy, are obsessed with the idea of ​​'Shrek's Glory.' They're completely obsessed."

"I personally crushed their signboard; they must want to tear me to pieces."

"Of course, they definitely won't show it. They'll probably use reasons like, 'This child is destined for greatness, he will surely become a great threat in the future, and must not be allowed to live,' to issue a bounty on me."

"You seem to know quite a bit about Shrek Academy," Miss Meng couldn't help but retort, but then continued, "But you'd never guess who had your bounty removed!"

"I withdrew the bounty?"

No way! If we remove it, we won't get any more material delivered to our door!

Kong Ming'an's focus wasn't on who withdrew his bounty at all, but upon seeing Miss Meng's expression beside him, he immediately became serious and asked, "So who withdrew my bounty?"

Miss Meng glanced at Kong Ming'an with annoyance, gave a light snort, and gave her answer:

"It's your cousin, Zhang Lexuan."

Chapter 80 Miss Dragon King: I'll squeeze every last drop of "value" out of him!

"she?"

Kong Ming'an unconsciously recalled the scene from a few months ago when Zhang Lexuan leaned on him.

"That's right, your cousin has been quite the celebrity at Shrek Academy lately." Miss Meng emphasized the last few words, her tone slightly amused.

"I heard that as soon as the Shrek Academy team returned, they were surrounded by a group of Shrek students who questioned them about why they lost and why they failed to protect Shrek's honor."

"Several team members couldn't hold back and went up to argue, and the two sides started hurling insults at each other. Then, one of the girls, whose martial soul was the Evil Fire Phoenix, directly fought with the other side, injuring more than ten people at once."

"Subsequently, the dean of the Martial Soul Department stepped in and suppressed the matter."

"But within a month of that, four of the Shrek Seven Devils applied for early graduation, two returned to their respective sects and families, and the other two were directly recruited by the Star Luo Empire."

"This situation was naturally seen as desertion by the other Shrek Academy students, who were all indignant, and their anger naturally shifted to the remaining three students."

Kong Ming'an roughly guessed who the remaining three students Miss Meng mentioned were, and with a hint of curiosity, he continued to ask:

"and then?"

"Then Shrek Academy's response was to suppress the news, since it wasn't exactly something to be proud of."

"However, your cousin hasn't been idle. As usual, she's been directly dealing with all sorts of corrupt problems within Shrek Academy without any law enforcement authority."

"As the investigation progressed, they discovered that several elders had placed warrants for your arrest. Your cousin then took the evidence and went to their door."

"Then, to avoid things escalating and rumors spreading that 'Shrek can't take a joke,' your bounty was dropped."

"Is that so?" Kong Ming'an's expression showed a hint of regret. He was still disappointed that the bounty on his body was gone, but despite his regret, he wouldn't put a bounty on himself.

During their casual conversation, Kong Ming'an finished his meal, slowly stood up, and looked at Meng Hongchen beside him.

"Let's go, my esteemed Miss Meng. I recall that the next step is to check your mastery of the Soul Skill module, right?"

We've used up our materials for now, there's no need to stay in the lab any longer.

Although he enjoys experiments and the sense of accomplishment he gets when he gets results, he can't stay in the lab all the time and needs to go out and relax occasionally.

……

……

While Kong Ming'an was inspecting Miss Meng's soul skill module and casually strolling around the academy,

Outside the city of Mingdu, two figures suddenly appeared.

As the capital of the Sun Moon Empire, Mingdu boasts the most advanced soul-guiding technology on the entire continent, yet it has no city walls.

Looking at Mingdu from afar, one can easily see vast clusters of buildings stretching as far as the eye can see. The buildings are appropriately spaced, and the roads are straight and crisscrossing.

If one concentrates, one can also sense a series of unique soul-guiding arrays interconnected and pieced together, completely enveloping the entire Mingdu and emitting massive fluctuations of soul power.

"interesting."

The silver-haired girl's vast and concealed spiritual power silently observed the city, a hint of interest flashing in her cool purple eyes.

Although she didn't want to admit it, the truth was that humans always managed to surprise her.

From the Star Dou Great Forest to here, the closer she got to Mingdu, the more the city changed, and the more astonished she felt.

But during her several periods of slumber, tens of thousands of years passed, and humanity evolved to its present state, even giving birth to several deities.

Even now, a new deity may be about to be born.

"Humanity."

The girl murmured softly, a thoughtful look flashing in her eyes. Suddenly, a golden figure appeared before her, his eyes gleaming with barely concealed excitement.

"My lady, is this our destination? It's so big, and it feels different from other cities!"

The blonde girl's tone was light and lively, and she seemed to have inexhaustible energy.

The silver-haired girl remained silent for a moment, looking at the blonde girl's face, which bore a slight resemblance to hers, and ultimately couldn't muster any anger.

After a brief pause, she asked:

"Can we still sense the presence of that chosen one?"

“Yes, I can!” The blonde girl nodded, sensed the surroundings briefly, then looked towards the massive city in the distance, pointing in a direction. “It’s roughly in that direction!”

The silver-haired girl understood.

The destiny of a chosen one is usually bestowed upon them by the plane of existence at the time of their birth, and is deeply bound to them.

Although the Emperor Beast's fortune was stripped away, its innate ability allowed it to observe its own fortune.

Therefore, even though the fortune that originally belonged to the imperial auspicious beast left her, she could still sense the location of that fortune that once belonged to her.

It was through this method that they traveled from the Starry Sky Forest, stopping and starting along the way, until they arrived at Mingdu, the capital of the Sun Moon Empire.

The silver-haired girl leaned forward slightly, a faint, shimmering silver light emanating from her purple eyes.

A strange intuition told her that this newly born chosen one would be key, bearing the desperate future that the will of the plane held.

And in this future, a portion will also belong to the soul beasts.

She had to get involved, otherwise, the soul beasts might completely "fall behind".

"Get ready, Qiu'er."

"what?"

The blonde girl blinked, her eyes clear.

"Get ready to enroll."

The silver-haired girl spoke softly, her body enveloped in a dazzling silver light, and her form began to change.

The silver hair and purple eyes faded, turning into unremarkable black hair and black eyes. The sharp curves became more balanced, and the once aloof and stunningly beautiful face subtly changed, its features altering to a face that, while not exceptionally beautiful, was nonetheless very delicate and refined.

Although her aloof demeanor was still striking, compared to her somewhat eye-catching appearance just now, the girl was now noticeably more ordinary.

The girl's dark eyes were calm and indifferent.

Her original plan was to directly find this chosen one and figure out why the dimensional consciousness was worth going all in on him.

Get close to him, use him, let her personally squeeze out every bit of his "value" in exchange for the possible opportunity for the soul beast to rise.

Yes, the plan is perfect!

However, after sensing the very obvious divine aura emanating from the other party from a distance, she temporarily abandoned the idea of ​​directly going to their door to capture them.

Her identity must not be revealed; if it is, she will surely face an attack from the divine realm.

She needed to disguise herself, to have a normal yet unobtrusive identity to approach this chosen one, and then continue her plan!

Before that, she needs to enroll in school.

Chapter 81: The Return of the Snow Empress and the Creation of the Soul Core

Mingdu, inside the Hall of Offerings, in the laboratory.

The cool-toned soul-guiding lights shone evenly, casting a faint metallic glow on the various instruments, revealing an atmosphere of meticulousness.

At this moment, Kong Ming'an was bent over his workbench, carving on a metal template with a carving knife in his hand. He would occasionally look up to observe the slowly rotating black spirit ring floating beside him, a faint blue light flashing in his eyes.

With a calm gaze, he slowly channeled his soul power into the tip of the carving knife in his hand, and then, following the predetermined structural pattern, left winding and mysterious lines on the metal plate.

After a long while, the final stroke was made, and the entire array diagram glowed faintly before naturally fading away.

Kong Ming'an raised his hand, and a stream of soul power was immediately injected into it, activating the soul guidance array. The next moment, the array shone brightly, and the intricate matrix patterns connected and outlined, revealing a strange geometric beauty.

However, the light did not last long before it flickered a few times. Then, an unstable buzzing sound suddenly rang out. In just a few seconds, the soul guidance array diagram dimmed completely, and even the core crystal at the center developed a crack.

"Another failure. Tsk, the energy structure needs some optimization."

Kong Ming'an murmured softly, his face showing little disappointment.

It's just an experiment that failed. As long as we can find the reason for the failure, it's like we're trying and making mistakes, laying the groundwork for future results.

When doing experiments, mindset is very important.

He raised his hand and threw the metal plate in front of him into the recycling area next to him, and began to record the experiment log.

After his bounty was cancelled and he no longer received the occasional new material every day, his research focus temporarily shifted to the development of "imprinted soul tools".

For him, the creation of soul tools was not difficult. The so-called soul guidance array diagram was essentially the inscription of energy circulation structure onto a specific carrier.

The biggest challenge in replicating soul skills onto soul tools lies in how to perfectly and stably solidify the unique energy structure of the soul skill onto a physical carrier.

After all, there are significant differences between spirit rings and metals, so the energy structure also needs to be modified and optimized. This is a painstaking process that will take a considerable amount of time.

Just as he was about to press his advantage while things were still going well, Kong Ming'an paused slightly, then turned around as if sensing something and looked towards the center of the laboratory.

There, the space rippled like water, and a gray door, exuding an aura of holiness and death, silently appeared. Then, two figures stepped out from it, one after the other.

"You're the human who lied to the Snow Empress?!"

Before Kong Ming'an could even see who it was, a clear, crisp voice rang out.

Then, once his vision cleared, those golden eyes, carrying a hint of questioning and scrutiny, filled his entire field of vision.

The sudden closeness caused Kong Ming'an to step back slightly, and only then did the girl's figure become complete in front of him.

With long, emerald-green hair, golden eyes, and an exquisite white and green dress, her doll-like face carried an undisguised pride. Combined with her petite figure, she looked rather adorable.

Kong Ming'an completely ignored the terrifying aura emanating from the girl, a faint blue light flickering in her eyes.

After glancing at the girl's energy structure and combining it with her words, he easily recognized her identity.

Hyotei.