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

Chapter 163 Hyotei: I'll just watch you guys "do your job"?

After a long while, Xue Di slowly released her arm, but still stood beside Kong Ming'an.

They were extremely close, just like when she once served as Kong Ming'an's bodyguard. The only difference was that their hands were tightly clasped together.

Seeing that the two had calmed down a bit, Hyotei took several deep breaths to suppress the surging emotions in her heart.

She looked away and spoke as normally as possible:

"I will protect you in a moment."

Despite feeling extremely uncomfortable, she knew that important matters were important and could distinguish between what was truly important and what was not.

But... they're "doing the deed" while I stand by and watch? What kind of nonsense is that?! The more I think about it, the more uncomfortable I feel!

Hyotei's cheek was puffed out, and the low pressure and dissatisfaction emanating from him were almost overflowing.

Kong Ming'an paused slightly, looking at Hyotei, whose entire being screamed "I'm not happy," and after thinking for a moment, added:

"When the Snow Empress advances to the next level, stay by her side and don't stray too far."

"If possible, you can get a little closer to observe; this should make your future promotion much easier."

Hyotei was speechless for a moment.

She knew, of course, that Kong Ming'an was doing this for her own good, but... let her watch them "doing things" up close? That felt even stranger!

Hyotei pursed his lips, feeling even more frustrated.

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A moment later, Hyotei sat on the ice chair, one hand supporting his cheek, his golden eyes listlessly looking at the two figures in the distance.

Meanwhile, in the distance, Kong Ming'an, having composed himself and gone through the promotion process briefly, looked at the Snow Empress who was silently waiting to the side.

The next moment, using their tightly clasped hands as a bridge, their breaths instantly became intertwined.

Almost simultaneously, their figures transformed into two streaks of light and rose into the air, then intertwined and merged in mid-air. Finally, an even more solid and powerful figure slowly descended.

This was a white-haired, blue-eyed youth whose face was identical to Kong Ming'an's, yet possessed a cool and ethereal quality reminiscent of the Snow Emperor, along with a gentle and peaceful quality that the Snow Emperor lacked.

Hyotei couldn't help themselves; their gaze involuntarily locked onto the boy.

Quite unbelievable, her throat bobbed slightly.

However, Hyotei quickly realized what was happening and forcibly averted their gaze with immense willpower, a strange sense of crisis flashing through their hearts.

She discovered that as she spent more time with that jerk, she seemed to have lost the strong resistance she once had.

At least before, after remembering that this was the fusion of the Snow Empress and that guy, she was able to quickly regain her senses and not have any uncontrollable emotions.

But now she feels that the boy in this state seems even more alluring!

A sense of crisis crept in, and Hyotei's intuition told her that she was probably in danger.

In the distance, Kong Ming'an, who had once again merged with the Snow Empress using a Martial Soul Fusion Technique, slowly opened his eyes.

He felt the vast, boundless power within him belonging to the Snow Empress, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

At this moment, he was experiencing the power of the "Star Ring" technique he had created in the most direct way.

He raised his hand, clenched it slightly, then released it. Kong Ming'an had completely adapted to the current state, and then a powerful aura spread out.

Without much hesitation, he raised his hand and made a sweeping gesture in the air, instantly constructing a complex and profound spatial array.

With a flash of light, thousands of specially sealed "soul cores," radiating pure soul power, floated out like stars, instantly illuminating the entire ice cave with dazzling light.

This is one of the results of implementing the "Soul Points" system in the Heavenly Soul Empire.

Throughout the Heavenly Soul Empire, countless Soul Masters have made it a daily routine to sell their Soul Power in exchange for "Soul Points" in order to accumulate them and purchase custom Soul Rings in the future, hoping to evolve their Martial Soul.

The acquired soul power will first be converted into ordinary, attribute-less soul power and stored in the "Soul Power Pool" located in the undead demiplane.

Then, through his purification, compression, and packaging, they finally become the "standard soul cores" that are easy to store and readily available.

It can be said that this is the power of a nation's soul masters, gathering energy to support one person!

These thousands of soul cores before him were part of his inventory.

It's not a lot, but it's enough for this moment.

Kong Ming'an's gaze remained calm. The five "star rings" beside him, with their internal star vortexes, began to spin faster, generating a powerful suction force. Like five invisible giant mouths, they began to frantically devour the suspended soul cores.

The pure soul power was rapidly absorbed and transformed by the soul core within the "Star Ring," and then stored within the soul ring itself.

The five "star rings" in front of him each transformed into one point of a five-pointed star, and then began to rotate.

Within these rings, transparent threads, condensed from soul power and spiritual energy, extend from the five "star rings," weaving rapidly at the center like the most intricate loom.

In a short while, the nascent form of an ice-blue soul core, radiating an aura of extreme ice and snow, slowly appeared.

Kongming watched quietly as another ice-blue spirit ring appeared beside him.

This is the prototype of the star ring, which had been modified long ago and was just waiting to bear the soul core.

He manipulated the spirit ring to appear beneath the increasingly solidified, newly formed ice-blue spirit core. A connection naturally formed between the two, gradually becoming intertwined.

At a certain moment, the instant the ice-blue spirit ring completely solidified, the spirit core fell precisely, perfectly fitting into the pre-installed structure in the center of the spirit ring.

"Om-!"

A soft ringing sound, seemingly in accordance with some kind of rule, suddenly rang out.

At this moment, the sixth "Star Ring" has been successfully completed!

The aura belonging to the Snow Emperor began a new surge at this moment!

The immense pressure spread out as if it were a tangible force, instantly enveloping the entire core region of the far north.

Countless powerful soul beasts, regardless of their cultivation level, sensed the approach and involuntarily bowed their heads towards the snow-capped mountains, expressing their awe and submission to their emperor.

However, this is just the beginning!

Kong Ming'an did not stop. Under his control, the six "star rings" broke away from their original orbit and each transformed into a perfect hexagonal corner in front of him.

Then, in the next moment, they moved.

The six "star rings" began to rotate synchronously, and during this process, they began to resonate at a specific frequency.

This is the "Star Ring Resonance Method," which is based on the original, simple "Same-Position Soul Core Resonance Method" and has been deduced and improved countless times by Kong Ming'an and "Ling Shu." It is specifically tailored for the current "Dharma Cultivation"!

During the resonance, the soul power stored inside the six "star rings," which had become incredibly pure and vast during the continuous improvement process, began to collide violently, squeeze, condense, and then compress!

The thousands of "standard soul cores" that were being continuously devoured acted as the best fuel, constantly being injected into the process, accelerating it ever faster!

The Ascension Staircase has begun.

Chapter 164 Empowering the Star Ring to Forge a Godhood!

Under the resonance of the six "star rings", the terrifying aura continued to rise as if there was no limit!

It should be noted that even under normal circumstances, the Snow Empress, who possesses six "star rings," has maintained the quality of her soul power at a critical point that is infinitely close to the level of a god!

And now, like climbers making their final sprint to the summit, they are making a desperate attempt to reach the top.

This power, which is infinitely close to godhood, is launching its final assault on the level that belongs to "gods" under the influence of resonance and external forces!

In a fleeting, imperceptible moment—

A wisp of soul power, completely different from all the previous soul power, carrying a trace of transcendence and seemingly touching the origin of the world, suddenly emerged from the core of the resonance!

The instant this aura appeared, Kong Ming'an's will didn't pause for a moment, instantly capturing and separating it.

This is the qualitative change resulting from quantitative change, the ultimate sublimation of mortal soul power—"divine soul power."

Without the slightest hesitation, Kong Ming'an immediately connected with his body, drawing out the Snow Empress's original, ultimate ice and snow soul core—the foundation of all her power—from her body.

He then slowly injected this wisp of "divine soul power" into the Snow Emperor's original soul core.

Plasticization begins!

What he wants to do is far more than simply improve quality; his goal is to create "divinity"!

This is the second step in Kong Ming'an's envisioned path to godhood, following the first step, the "Star Ring."

By harnessing the power of the star rings, forge a "divine" status!

Its initial inspiration came from the Soul Master's own Soul Core system, attempting to create a completely new and higher-level energy center through a gradual qualitative change in Soul Power, after Soul Power transforms into "Divine Soul Power".

However, things didn't go as planned, and changes couldn't keep up with the pace of developments.

The power of the Sea God allowed him to know the specific forms of high-level energy. The knowledge of the first generation Asura God provided him with the structural principles and shaping methods of the origin of the divine position. Personally possessing a part of the Asura God's divine position origin allowed him to intuitively experience the finished state of the divine position origin.

A number of factors led to a fundamental change in his thinking.

What he needs to do is no longer a simple upgrade of the energy center, but to directly create a "divine spark" and transform it into a new source of power for "Dharma Cultivation"!

Just as the origin of a godhood is to a godhood, the "godhood" will become the origin of "dharma cultivation," and will become the cornerstone for him to ascend to the second stage of godhood!

With the successful guidance and injection of the first wisp of "divine soul power," in a short while, more and more "divine soul power" began to spring up like mushrooms after rain, being continuously compressed and transformed at the core of the six-star ring resonance.

Kong Ming'an guided all of this newly generated "divine soul power" into the original soul core.

The essence of the soul core began to change little by little. Under the scouring and reconstruction of the "divine soul power", its internal energy structure began to undergo a fundamental leap and qualitative change.

Time passes slowly,

At a certain, inevitable moment, the divine soul power ceased to flow continuously into the soul core, and the six surrounding star rings naturally dissipated as well.

The ice-blue soul core appeared unchanged in appearance.

The color remains the same, the shape remains the same, and even the basic aura it emits remains the same.

However, their core essence is completely different!

At this moment, "divinity" was quietly born!

There were no earth-shattering phenomena, no world-destroying aura; its birth was as peaceful as the melting of ice and snow, as natural as the growth of all things.

With a calm gaze, Kong Ming'an guided the "divine essence" back into his body.

And at the very moment it returned to the Snow Emperor's body, the "center" of some kind of power was completely altered.

The essence of the "Star Ring" technique lies in the star rings formed by soul rings. Each star ring is an independent energy circulation system, thus solving the problem that the physical body of a "magic cultivator" cannot directly bear excessively large amounts of energy.

Now, these six previously relatively independent energy circulation systems possess a new, higher-level governing center—

"godhead"!

At this point, the six "star rings" that the Snow Empress now possesses are no longer isolated entities; they are interconnected through "divinity."

The cycle remains independent to ensure the system's stability and overload capacity, but energy can circulate and transform most efficiently through the "divine essence."

Meanwhile, a much larger cycle began to be established.

Countless energies, acting as "nourishment," are absorbed and purified by the "Star Ring." A portion is stored within the Star Ring itself, while the remainder is transferred to the "Divinity."

The "divinity" acts like a highly efficient furnace, transforming this energy into a higher level of "divine soul power," which is then output to the entire system.

It nourishes the body, mind, and soul, and also feeds back into the "Star Ring" itself.

Just as the "Star Ring" continuously purified and transformed its soul power, now, the second, more advanced energy transformation cycle, centered on the "Divinity," has officially begun!

The second cornerstone of the ascension to godhood has been laid!

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"Has this kid opened it?"

Outside the water-dwelling at the Lake of Life in the God Realm, the First Asura God, whose consciousness had been projected through the source of the Asura God's divine position within Tang San, looked at the projection before him and couldn't help but mutter a complaint.

The God of Destruction glanced indifferently at the God of Asura, not responding to his words, but instead focusing on Kong Ming'an, who was currently in a state of fusion with the Snow Emperor, and offered a conclusion:

"Judging from strength alone, he is roughly at the level of a third-level deity, and is a third-level deity with a divine position."

"But the opponent's life level is still at the Limit Douluo level. Although it is in a state of continuous transformation, even if the transformation ends, it will not have reached the limit of transformation?"

After speaking, the God of Destruction's expression also became complicated.

What is this scenario?

The quality of his own energy is comparable to the divine power of a third-level god, and his strength can also fight against a normal third-level god. However, the opponent's life level is stuck at the position of Limit Douluo!