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

Without answering Hyotei's question, Kong Ming'an looked behind Hyotei at the long-unseen figure in a white dress.

"You'll be back a little later than I expected."

"After surviving the 700,000-year Heavenly Tribulation, I arranged some matters in the far north, which took some time."

As Xue Di spoke softly, she had already come to Bing Di's side. Her icy blue eyes remained calm, but her cold and beautiful face seemed to have a slight luster compared to when she left.

Hyotei: ? ? ?

No way, you guys just ignored me and started chatting? You haven't even answered my question yet!

Hyotei couldn't hold back and stepped forward, directly blocking Kong Ming'an and Yuki-tei, her golden eyes filled with vigilance:

"Human! You are not allowed to get so close to the Snow Empress!"

"..."

Who's closer to whom?

Kongming silently complained to himself. Although he had guessed that Hyotei might return with Yuki-tei, he hadn't thought about how to deal with it.

Without answering, Kong Ming'an simply turned his gaze to Xue Di.

Xue Di's icy blue eyes met his gaze, and without saying a word, they roughly understood each other's meaning.

Hyotei, standing to the side: "..."

No! I'm still here!!!

Seeing the inexplicable tacit understanding between the two, Hyotei was furious. At this moment, she felt like an outsider, unable to get a word in edgewise!

I was clearly here first!

A strange pang of sadness welled up inside her, and Hyotei couldn't hold back any longer: "You guys! Don't ignore me!"

Kong Ming'an remained silent, and looked at Xue Di again.

Xue Di sighed softly and calmly explained:

"Bing'er was worried about me and insisted on coming to see you in person. I helped her survive the 400,000-year tribulation, and she's in good condition now."

She paused, glanced at the sulking Hyotei beside her, and added, "...a bit too hasty."

Who's getting impatient?!

I'm not in a hurry! Absolutely not in a hurry!

Hyotei looked resentful, but because Yuki-tei was there, she didn't say anything.

Kongming nodded knowingly, glanced at Hyotei, and then said calmly:

"In that case, Snow Empress, why don't you rest for a few days? I'll arrange for you to show the Ice Empress around the city so she can get familiar with things and also adapt to her newfound power."

"Then, shall we begin as we agreed before?"

The Snow Empress shook her head, a serious glint in her icy blue eyes: "No need, let's do it now. I've already become familiar with the far north after surviving the seven hundred thousand-year tribulation, and I'm in excellent condition right now. Besides..."

She glanced again at Hyotei beside her, who was already bristling and hissing at Kong Ming'an, practically ready to bite him, and her tone carried a hint of helplessness:

"If I don't quickly convince Bing'er of your words, I don't really want to send Bing'er back to the far north."

"Uh-huh?"

Hyotei's eyes were somewhat clear.

What do you mean you sent me back to the far north just because I didn't trust this guy?

She clearly came to protect Xue Di! How did she end up being the one with ulterior motives?!

"Is this so"

Kong Ming'an chuckled softly without realizing it, then nodded slightly. "I understand."

As soon as he finished speaking, an aura of extreme ice and snow, identical to that of the Snow Empress, emanated from his body, and his form glowed with a faint icy blue light. Kong Ming'an had entered a perfect "elementalization" state.

Ignoring the Ice Emperor, who stood frozen in place, staring intently at him and sensing his extreme icy aura, Kong Ming'an smiled and extended his hand to the Snow Emperor.

Her eyes, tinged with an icy blue, held a hint of a smile as she softly invited:

"Then let's begin, let's shape the soul core."

Chapter 82 New Version: Soul Cores and the Method of Bearing Soul Cores

"Condensing a soul core?!"

The first to feel uneasy was Hyotei, a deep sense of worry rising in their hearts. This was for Yuki-tei.

As the only being in the entire far north who could chat freely with the Snow Empress and cultivate together, the Ice Empress naturally knew a great deal about the Snow Empress.

For example, the Snow Empress suffered damage to her origin when she underwent the Heavenly Tribulation of 600,000 years. Another example is that the Snow Empress failed in her attempt to obtain a second soul core, resulting in further damage to her origin.

The condensation of the second soul core is inherently fraught with peril. Although the Snow Emperor's origin has been replenished with the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow, attempting it again still carries a slim chance and immense risk.

She was really afraid that Xue Di would get into trouble again.

Hyotei looked at Yuki-tei and reached out to pull her along: "Yuki-tei."

"It's alright, Bing'er." Xue Di shook her head slightly, gently pulled away from Bing Di's hand, and her gaze fell softly on the boy in front of her. "I believe in him."

"..."

Why did she suddenly feel like Xue Di was beyond saving?

After a few seconds of silence, she looked at Kong Ming'an with some resentment, "How confident are you?"

Kong Ming'an said with a hint of helplessness, "...You really don't trust me at all?"

Hyotei couldn't help but exclaim, "It's precisely because it's you that I don't believe you!"

"That's true." Kong Ming'an nodded thoughtfully.

Spending so much time with Xue Di, he subconsciously forgot about the attitude of soul beasts towards humans.

After all, the Snow Empress initially distrusted him in the same way.

He composed himself slightly, looked at Hyotei, and said seriously, "Don't worry, I don't want anything to happen to Yuki-tei either."

Since he dared to come up with this plan, he must be 100% confident. Moreover, he wasn't going to play with any traditional soul cores.

First, we need to understand the concept and function of traditional soul cores.

In the traditional Soul Master system, the Soul Core is considered the core of Soul Power and the foundation for becoming a Title Douluo.

It can greatly increase the speed of soul power recovery, enhance the combat power of soul masters, and even help soul masters break through bottlenecks.

Essentially, condensing a soul core is a complete transformation for a soul master, a meteoric rise to power.

After obtaining a sample of the soul core and conducting in-depth analysis and research, Kong Ming'an reached a conclusion.

In the traditional Soul Master system, the existence of the Soul Core itself is innovative, but its functionality is relatively vague, the transformation of its levels is not very obvious, and its limitations are also significant.

In his view, the soul core clearly has the potential for further improvement; the condensation steps, condensation methods, and even its own energy structure all have room for optimization.

Of course, for most Soul Masters, condensing a Soul Core is already a matter of life and death. A slight mistake could lead to uncontrolled Soul Power, a backlash, and ultimately, death on the spot.

Only Kong Ming'an was able to restore his soul power to its original state immediately after realizing there was a problem, and then repeatedly try and fail until he achieved the state he wanted most.

There is no possibility that his soul power will get out of control.

Thus, with such a high margin for error, and with numerous Soul Saints, Soul Douluos, and a Title Douluo-level evil Soul Master volunteering to sacrifice themselves.

His improvements to the Soul Core were now complete.

"Compared to the traditional Soul Master system, where the Soul Core fusion process requires the addition of other attributes such as spatial power for reinforcement and stability in addition to the inherent attributes,..."

"I adopted a single attribute to shape its stable energy structure, allowing it to maintain the 'purity' of its energy attribute."

It also discarded other, less useful, properties of the Soul Core, focusing only on constructing three properties.

"Firstly, 'absorption and transformation'. It can quickly convert all types of energy into the energy it needs."

"For example, if a soul core is condensed with extreme ice, then no matter what kind of energy the soul core absorbs, the energy transformed through the soul core will be 100% extreme ice attribute soul power, perfectly matching the condenser himself, and reaching the limit of energy use."

Secondly, "qualitative transformation." This involves continuously purifying the user's own soul power through a cycle of absorption and release, thereby achieving a qualitative transformation in the soul power.

"In theory, given enough time, it is possible for an ordinary Soul Master's Soul Power attribute to be transformed into an ultimate attribute."

Thirdly, "Self-adaptation and growth." This is self-explanatory; as the name suggests, the Soul Core adapts to the user through continuous use and gradually grows stronger over time.

"Combined with characteristic two, taking an ordinary ice-attribute soul master as an example, if the soul core can purify ordinary ice-attribute soul power to the ultimate ice level, the soul core itself will also be upgraded to an ultimate ice soul core."

Kong Ming'an raised his hand to dispel the simulated soul core energy structure diagram in his hand, and smiled as he looked at the Snow Empress and Ice Empress in front of him.

"These are the soul cores I will construct for the Snow Empress. Do you have any further questions?"

Xue Di calmly shook her head slightly. Having witnessed Kong Ming'an's many methods, she was no longer surprised by his various innovations.

Having tested her so many times, in a sense, Kong Ming'an probably understands her own body's energy structure better than she does herself.

If he says it's possible, then it definitely is.

Meanwhile, Hyotei listened with somewhat clear eyes.

What is this? Soul core optimization, improved structure, and centralized construction features?

Hyotei's mind was a little confused, but she quickly calmed herself down, lowered her eyes, and tried to recall and digest Kong Ming'an's words.

For a moment, a look of understanding flashed in her eyes, which then turned into surprise. But after a slight pause, she frowned and asked:

"You plan to make the Snow Empress's second soul core also have the ultimate ice and snow attribute?"

“Yes.” Kong Ming’an nodded.

"Won't two soul cores of the same attribute conflict if they are in your body at the same time? Could it be that you have a way to resolve the conflict between soul cores of the same attribute in your body?" Hyotei's words carried a hint of expectation.

Why do Soul Masters typically choose their own attribute when condensing their first Soul Core, but directly choose the spatial attribute for their second? Why not try condensing two Soul Cores of the same attribute?

It's very simple. If two soul cores of the same attribute exist in a soul master's body at the same time, the two soul cores will uncontrollably start to attract and collide with each other, and then... bang!

This is a bloody lesson learned from countless attempts by Soul Masters.

This is why most single-soul masters, after condensing their first soul core with their own soul attribute, must begin to study and research spatial power to condense a second spatial soul core.

Since this guy can come up with a method to condense soul cores of the same attribute, he might have a way to resolve the conflict between soul cores of the same attribute within his body!

However, facing the expectant look in Hyotei's eyes, Kong Ming'an spoke as if it were the most natural thing in the world:

"No."

"..." The expectation in Hyotei's eyes vanished, replaced by anger. "Then why are you still condensing!"

Kong Ming'an spread his hands: "I didn't say that the condensed soul core should be placed inside the body."

"what?"

Hyotei's eyes cleared again, even clearer than when she heard Kongming'an talk about the improved version of the Soul Core.

After a long while, Hyotei finally came to her senses and looked at Kong Ming'an: "Then tell me, if the soul core isn't placed inside the body, where is it placed?"

"Just put it here."

Kong Ming'an chuckled softly and slowly raised his hand.

There, a spirit ring floated quietly in his palm, emitting a faint glow.

Chapter 83 The Method of Soul Rings Carrying Soul Cores and Secondary Modification

Indeed, just as Hyotei said, if two soul cores of the same attribute exist in the body at the same time, they will inevitably merge, leading to an uncontrolled explosion of soul power.

Kong Ming'an was also troubled by this problem at first.

A soul core is itself a high-intensity aggregate of soul power. The Snow Empress's very failure to condense a second soul core resulted in damage to her very essence, not to mention the uncontrollable soul power caused by the collision of the two soul cores within her body.

This might not be a problem for Kong Ming'an, since his soul power wouldn't get out of control, but for others, it would be a catastrophic disaster.

So, how do we solve this problem?

Initially, he had no direction, but unexpectedly, Mr. Yi gave him inspiration.

The "Sacred Guidance Soul Ring" is based on his theory of "Soul Ring Plasticity" and draws inspiration from the unique achievements of the Sacred Guidance Spirit Furnace in the world of Divine Throne.

Its outward manifestation is a slowly rotating vortex of soul power, resembling a nebula, appearing in the center of the soul ring.

And this vortex of soul power, doesn't it resemble the nascent form of a soul core before it condenses?