Kong Mingan understood his Grandpa Kong's temperament perfectly—a classic example of planning before acting and keeping his abilities concealed.
Since his Grandpa Kong dared to publicly claim he had completed the Fusion of Spirit and spirit tool, it implied he had very likely already mastered a more Advanced, more perfect method of Fusion. Furthermore, he might have already begun planning and researching the next generation of technological direction based on this achievement.
Keeping trump cards hidden should be ingrained in the Kong Family's bones as a fine tradition to be passed down as a Legacy.
Upon realizing this, a sense of anticipation arose in Kong Mingan's heart. He was eager to see his Grandpa Kong and witness firsthand the extent of his "unsatisfactory" results.
Acting immediately on the thought, Kong Mingan looked down at Xu Tianzhen in his arms and asked:
"Do you know where Grandpa is right now? Is he still in the Hall of Worship?"
Xu Tianzhen thought seriously for a moment, then replied: "Right now, Grandpa Kong is probably inside his exclusive laboratory over at the Hall of Worship, right? I'll take you there!"
Saying this, she was about to jump down from Kong Mingan's arms.
However, just as she moved, Kong Mingan reached out and gently pressed down on her shoulder.
"What is it?" Xu Tianzhen recovered, blinking her eyes slightly confused.
"Change your clothes first, then we'll go." Kong Mingan said calmly.
Xu Tianzhen was slightly stunned, then looked down at the short-sleeved shirt she was wearing—it was overly large, belonged to the person in front of her, and exposed half of her shoulder and collarbone.
Her eyes flickered slightly, and then the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up, outlining a bright curve.
Humming softly, she got up from Kong Mingan's arms and stood aside. The girl bowed slightly, performing an impeccable Sun Moon Empire noble lady's curtsy, her tone serious yet flippant:
"Yes, my esteemed fiancé~"
After her words fell, Xu Tianzhen skip-hopped into the adjacent lounge, looking extremely pleased... Spatial ripples quietly spread outside a laboratory deep within the Mingdu's Hall of Worship. Kong Mingan and Xu Tianzhen, who had changed into a much more normal short skirt, walked out hand in hand.
Just as they stepped out, a unique scent, mixing metallic coolant and the special environment of high-concentration spirit power, rushed toward them. Furthermore, Kong Mingan sensed the presence of more than one high-Energy aggregate.
Flashing his highest authority identification, Kong Mingan familiarly entered the laboratory. Inside, the ceiling was high, and soft spirit tool lighting illuminated the entire space as bright as day.
Surrounding them were densely packed, precise spirit tool instruments flashing various indicator lights. Countless staff members in white research uniforms hurried about, creating an atmosphere that was tense yet orderly.
Kong Mingan glanced around briefly, then led Xu Tianzhen through several heavy metal gates that required identity verification.
Finally, his steps halted in front of a raised platform observation deck.
This was the independent testing ground where he had first demonstrated the results of his "Body Tempering Method" to the high-ranking officials of the Sun Moon Empire.
And at this moment, down below, inside the testing ground completely isolated by a high-intensity Energy barrier, a young man who looked to be in his early twenties was sitting there.
He was wearing a fitted dark spirit tool testing suit, connected to dozens of thin Energy conducting wires, while many white-robed staff members around him silently recorded data.
The young man sat cross-legged, eyes tightly closed, his aura calm and tranquil, seemingly completely isolated from everything around him.
Resting flat upon his knees, however, was a longsword, entirely black and ancient in style.
It was Ji Juechen.
As someone Kong Mingan had paid attention to and marked as a special talent, and whom he had previously sent people to recruit into Mingde Hall, Kong Mingan naturally recognized him.
However, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, as he hadn't expected to run into the other party here.
Yet, before he could ponder what was going on, his gaze was firmly attracted by the black longsword resting on Ji Juechen's knees.
Pale blue light flowed in his eyes, and Energy Vision silently activated. Kong Mingan's sight pierced through the material appearance of the longsword, examining its internal Energy structure.
In the next moment, Kong Mingan's expression became serious.
This sword was Ji Juechen's Spirit!
"This isn't right."
Kong Mingan paused slightly. In his memory, Ji Juechen's Spirit should only be an ordinary quality longsword, but the appearance of this sword matched the characteristics of Ji Juechen's extraterrestrial meteorite iron sword much better.
Kong Mingan focused slightly. He "saw" the spiritual radiance contained within the black longsword, which was inextricably linked to Ji Juechen and possessed the aura of an AdvancedSpirit level. He reached a conclusion:
That extraterrestrial meteorite iron sword had undergone Fusion with Ji Juechen's Spirit!
Another guess instantly surfaced in Kong Mingan's mind. Just then, Ji Juechen, who seemed to be in a state of deep meditation, suddenly emitted an indescribable, special aura around him.
All of his own aura, spirit power fluctuations, and even some vital signs, seemed to be forcibly compressed and contained by an invisible force, suppressed to an extremely low level.
All these contained forces ultimately converged like rivers flowing into the sea into the black longsword on his knees.
The entire testing ground seemed to fall into a Domain of absolute stillness, and the black longsword on Ji Juechen's knees became the only color within this stillness.
This was the "Sword Maniac Domain: Silence"?
Kong Mingan was thoughtful. He subconsciously raised his right hand. In his palm, spirit power and mental force subtly vibrated at a mysterious frequency, attempting to simulate a similar effect.
In just a moment, a blurry prototype of a Domain, similar yet different from Ji Juechen's current "Sword Maniac Domain: Silence," appeared in his palm.
He glanced at it, frowned slightly, and waved his hand to disperse it. He tried to condense it again, and the Domain prototype reappeared, but there was still a noticeable sense of lack.
Dispersing the Domain in his hand once more, Kong Mingan's gaze fell on Ji Juechen below, who was in a state of man-sword Body Integration. He roughly determined the missing variable in his heart.
That was a "Concept" unique to Ji Juechen, or rather, "Sword Intent."
The so-called "Concept" is a power born after perfectly melding one's own Soul, will, and mental force into one furnace.
To give a specific example, the most representative would be Mu En's Reign Over the World.
That is a powerful method born from the Fusion of Soul, will, and mental force, which then empowers spirit power.
Even the Snow Empress's Three Ultimate Skills of the Snow Empress involve the power related to "Concept." This can generally be considered the result of reaching the pinnacle of will and technique.
Furthermore, because everyone's will and Soul are unique, as long as it is not pure imitation, the "Concept" understood by each person will be different.
And Ji Juechen walks the path of "Sword Intent," which is the extreme focus on the sword.
Suddenly, he thought of the plot involving Wang Donger. Her identity is the fallen Young Lord of the Clear Sky Sect. She is naturally proud, but in order to save her Big Father and Second Father, who raised her since childhood, she could only humiliatingly obey the protagonist's orders and could not resist. No matter what the protagonist did to her, she could only silently endure it and be bullied at will.
What a strange plot.
(End of Chapter)
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