His consciousness was immersed in a haze, and at a certain moment, his consciousness floated upwards. Kong Mingan slowly awoke. The first thing he felt was an exceptionally soft and elastic touch beneath the back of his head.
Then, a faint, delicate fragrance, like melting ice and snow, lingered at the tip of his nose. With some effort, he opened his eyes. Kong Mingan's vision was slightly blurry, then gradually cleared, revealing the familiar metallic ceiling of the laboratory, but only half of it.
Hmm? Wait... half a ceiling?
Kong Mingan was stunned. Before he could ponder, the Snow Empress's voice rang out from above: "Awake?"
Kong Mingan collected himself, then rubbed his temples and slowly sat up. His gaze shifted slightly to the side, and he naturally met the Snow Empress's ice-blue eyes, which were rather close, carrying a hint of inquiry.
"Don't worry, I'm fine, just a bit over-expended."
Half a month of care, coupled with leading the SpiritFusion skill, temporarily taking over the use of the Snow Empress's Power, and maintaining highly concentrated mental force and precise Energy control for a long time... a stack of debuffs accumulated, which caused him to be unable to hold on, leading to self-protective sleep.
"How long did I sleep?" he asked.
"Only two days," the Snow Empress replied softly.
Kong Mingan understood, but before he could speak, a voice suddenly chimed in: "...The Snow Empress has been watching over you the whole time."
Not far away, the Ice Empress stood with her arms crossed, wearing her exquisite green and white dress. Her golden eyes watched him. The scorpion tail behind her flicked restlessly, looking full of resentment. Why did that sound so sour?
Kong Mingan smiled faintly, then looked at the Snow Empress, asking seriously: "How do you feel now?"
This was an inquiry about the Snow Empress's state after her spirit ring condensed into a Spirit core.
"Very good..." The Snow Empress paused slightly, "...or rather, exceptionally good."
With a subtle shift of her thoughts, her spirit rings appeared sequentially beneath her feet: two black, six red, and that most dazzling and pure ice-blue spirit ring. At this moment, it no longer seemed to be merely a spirit ring, but more like a miniature ice-blue stellar nebula.
Upon its body, a dreamlike ice-blue glow flowed, and within, countless tiny, star-like ice crystals slowly revolved around the central ice-blue Spirit core, emitting a vast and pure extreme coldness, magnificent and mysterious, dreamlike, making one unable to help but become immersed in it.
Kong Mingan watched closely, his eyes slightly distant. At a certain moment, he stretched out a finger and gently touched this exquisite creation, which he had personally shaped.
Immediately, his fingertip felt a warm and powerful sense of Energy. The Energy structure was stable and intricate. The Spirit core and spirit ring intertwined, forming a cohesive whole, almost perfect.
"I originally thought of calling it the 'Core-Embracing Ring,' but now... I feel'Star Ring' seems more fitting?"
Kong Mingan unconsciously murmured, a faint light sparkling in his eyes. What a magnificent creation I have personally shaped. How exciting is this?
A strong sense of accomplishment welled up in his heart, and an uncharacteristic smile unconsciously appeared on his face, somewhat dazzling. The Snow Empress lowered her gaze slightly, watching intently.
Not far away, the Ice Empress also unconsciously looked twice. She suddenly realized that this human who had taken her Snow Empress, sometimes... looked quite handsome?
After a long while, Kong Mingan slightly calmed his emotions, contentedly withdrew his hand, and then asked: "Snow Empress, how do you feel specifically? For example, regarding spirit power?"
The Snow Empress paused, then collected herself and carefully perceived her own condition: "Now, all of my spirit power is being slowly devoured by this, um...'Star Ring,' then purified within the Spirit core, and finally re-outputted back into my body."
"And the quality of the output spirit power has significantly improved by one level compared to before."
Kong Mingan nodded. This was exactly what he had anticipated. The shaping of the "Star Ring" was not an overnight success; it was not that the spirit power quality would instantly surge and increase dramatically once it was created.
Instead, it was a gradual process, ring by ring. The successful shaping of each Star Ring represented a complete refinement and transformation of the entire body's spirit power, like climbing a divine staircase.
With each step, there would be a transformation, until all nine rings were complete, and the spirit power quality would undergo an ultimate leap in extreme accumulation, completely sublimating!
This was a path different from the traditional one of forging a God Position through the Power Of Faith to achieve godhood; that is, the path to godhood through spirit power!
And this was precisely one of the ultimate goals currently pursued by the "Spell Cultivator" system!
Hmm... how did Spell Cultivator get stronger again?
Perhaps it was because he had slept, Kong Mingan's thoughts were exceptionally active at this moment. But in just a moment, he drew a conclusion: "According to the current rate of devouring and transformation, your first round of'Star Ring transformation' will take approximately half a year to complete."
The Snow Empress nodded slightly. Kong Mingan's estimated time was not much different from her own perception. This time was not long for her. After all, compared to before, she had suppressed her Cultivation for tens of thousands of years to avoid the Heavenly Tribulation from falling prematurely, her strength stagnating, but now, she could feel progress every moment, with remarkable effects.
However, Kong Mingan shook his head at this. "The time can still be shortened."
A hint of confusion appeared in the Snow Empress's ice-blue eyes.
"Absorb ten thousand year profound ice marrow," Kong Mingan said. "A portion of the Energy will be used to accelerate the transformation, allowing the Spirit core within the Star Ring to grow to its current limit as quickly as possible; another portion of the Energy will be accumulated to prepare for condensing the second Spirit core."
Transformation naturally does not come from nothing; it requires a massive amount of Energy support, and the remaining ten thousand year profound ice marrow is the most perfect Energy source.
The Snow Empress seemed thoughtful. She directly took out a crystalline ten thousand year profound ice marrow, which appeared to have some liquid flowing inside, and brought it close to the ice-blue Star Ring. With a slight shift of her will, the Star Ring immediately seemed to come alive, generating a faint suction force and actively beginning to devour the pure extreme cold Energy within the mystic ice marrow.
The Energy was completely devoured at an extremely fast rate, and an ice-blue glow circulated on the surface of the Star Ring, becoming increasingly brilliant. The Snow Empress gave Kong Mingan a meaningful look, then sat cross-legged and entered a state of deep Cultivation.
The Ice Empress watched this scene intently from the side, with no jealousy in her eyes, only pure envy. For an existence like her, standing at the pinnacle of Spirit Beasts, to see a clear path to further advancement, how could she not be moved? She pursed her lips, and a hint of anticipation unconsciously appeared in her golden eyes.
Kong Mingan glanced at the Ice Empress from the side, chuckled, and asked: "What, do you want to learn?"
The Ice Empress's body stiffened. She immediately crossed her arms, turned her head away, and gritted her teeth: "Who wants to learn!"
Kong Mingan said nothing, but his gaze unconsciously lingered on the somewhat restless scorpion tail gently swaying behind the girl. A hint of amusement arose in his heart, and Kong Mingan slowly smiled: "If you want to Cultivate this'Star Ring' method, it's not impossible, but it will require time."
(End of Chapter)
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