A massive, chaotic influx of spirit power with various attributes surged into the Meridians, fusing with the already resentful and blood-filled mixed spirit power of the evil Spirit Master, immediately causing a violent reaction.
The evil Spirit Master's body trembled, suddenly expansioning by a full circle; the Meridians and bones were crushed little by little under this immense spirit power, and his body cracked inch by inch.
Kong Mingan paid no attention to this; after all, it was a one-time consumable, meant to perform to its fullest extent.
The dark blue threads began to forcefully guide the liquid spirit power within the evil Spirit Master, slowly compressing it bit by bit, transforming it from a liquid to a solid state, and making it slowly rotate, autonomously absorbing and purifying Energy.
Clearly, Kong Mingan was attempting to condense a Soul Core.
For other Spirit Masters, condensing a Soul Core is an extremely dangerous and delicate process; a slight mistake, and if the Soul Core's structure has a problem, it will directly explode, leaving no corpse behind!
But for Kong Mingan, the process of Soul Core condensation posed little risk; after all... others might experience spirit power backlash and loss of control when constructing a Soul Core, but he would not.
None of the Energy constructs he created could ever "lose control."
He gently pushed with his hand, and the solid spirit power naturally began to rotate steadily.
The evil Spirit Master's own spirit power, the mental force still present after his Soul was extracted by the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, the immense spirit power after the rings were released, and even the Energy used to construct his Martial Soul True Body...
Everything of the evil Spirit Master was used by Kong Mingan as fuel for the Soul Core, accelerating the condensation process.
After an unknown period, the rapidly rotating, forcefully compressed solid spirit powerEnergy mass finally reached a critical point, suddenly collapsing inward, its light abruptly retracting, gradually becoming stable.
Finally, a tiny crystal, only the size of a fingernail, roughly a quarter the size of a normal Titled Douluo's Soul Core, displaying a bizarre interweaving of various colors, slowly floated where the evil Spirit Master had been.
—The Soul Core was formed.
Kong Mingan dispelled his Elementalization, returning to his original state, and let out a light sigh, a hint of fatigue showing in his brows.
He extended his hand, his palm covered with a layer of pure spirit power with no attribute inclination, and gently grasped the newly formed Soul Core.
A faint blue glow once again flickered in his eyes as he meticulously examined the Soul Core's state, but his brows furrowed slightly: "The Energy structure is fine, but the Energy's essence is mixed and impure, the Energy is difficult to mobilize, and there are many hidden dangers.
Most importantly, the improvement in quality is similar to the previous few times...
"Does a single Soul Core have an upper limit on the improvement of spirit power quality? Without comparison, it's hard to be sure, but at least it cannot assimilate and unify different types of Energy.—A failed product."
He shook his head, casually sealed this failed product, and tossed it onto the "Failed Product Display Shelf" beside him.
There, several similar containers were already arranged, each holding Soul Cores of varying sizes and colors.
He rubbed his temples, looked at the now empty "materials" shelf beside him, but had no intention of continuing his research.
Turning to look not far away, Kong Mingan easily saw Miss Meng, who was already asleep, lieing on the workbench.
He paused, then slowly walked over, his soft footsteps sounding.
Meng Hongchen seemed to sense something, her eyelashes trembled slightly, then she sat up with a yawn, "Finished?"
"Yes, just finished." Kong Mingan came to Miss Meng's side.
Miss Meng rubbed her sleepy eyes, then simply leaned against Kong Mingan, wrapping her arms around him, then rubbing her head against him, her voice still drowsy: "Still a bit sleepy, let me hug you for a bit first."
With that, she closed her eyes again.
Kong Mingan lowered his gaze, saying nothing, but simply picked up the young girl and went to the sofa in the resting area.
He lay down first, then held Miss Meng in his arms.
Sensing a change in her surroundings, Miss Meng didn't open her eyes; she fumbled around a bit and skillfully found a comfortable position in Kong Mingan's arms, then continued her nap.
Kong Mingan remained silent, merely gently holding Miss Meng's waist, quietly observing her.
Although Miss Meng was wearing the moon-white school uniform of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, the fitted uniform outlined the young girl's lovely curves, paired with the white stockings covering her legs, giving her a rare bright and cheerful demeanor.
Now asleep, she exuded an added touch of cuteness, making it hard to look away.
In short, she was very beautiful.
Miss Meng was accompanying him in his experiments; after all, spending every day in the laboratory would inevitably lead to problems sooner or later.
Fearing something might happen to him, Miss Meng simply came over to join him, also returning to her "assistant" duties.
However... Miss Meng was not a Spirit Beast like the Snow Empress, who could go decades without sleep.
She was a human, and her cultivation Realm was not particularly high, so after several consecutive days, she couldn't help but feel drowsy.
Looking down at Miss Meng's sleeping face, Kong Mingan rubbed his temples; a slight sense of mental force fatigue came over him.
He hadn't yet reached the Realm of being inhuman; continuous research for one or two months still placed a considerable burden on him, so taking a nap now seemed quite reasonable.
Kong Mingan quickly convinced himself, adjusted his posture slightly, embraced Miss Meng, and then slowly closed his eyes.
He would sleep first.
A few hours later, at the dining table in the resting area, Miss Meng, now fully awake and in a very good mood, pushed the food in front of Kong Mingan, then sat beside him.
"Was the experiment successful?" Miss Meng brought up the topic.
"It was successful," Kong Mingan said softly, "The most basic objective has been achieved, but the extensions beyond that have a slight problem.
"Also, there have been too many 'materials' delivered to my doorstep during this period; it felt a bit wasteful not to use them, which is why I became somewhat engrossed."
Ever since he led the Sun Moon Team to win the Spirit Master Tournament championship, many forces had developed ideas about him.
Probes from various countries and factions increased, and many entities not belonging to the Sun Moon Empire came to inquire about him.
Of course, these were nothing, as it was just gathering information and didn't affect anything.
What truly began to change the situation was when someone placed a bounty on him, and the amount was not low!
Thus, this attracted a large number of desperadoes attempting to attack him, and among them, the evil Spirit Masters of the Holy Spirit Church were the most frequent attackers.
It was precisely these evil Spirit Masters who, while not causing him much trouble, made his "experimental material" warehouse unprecedentedly "rich."
Unfortunately, some people still discovered that anyone who came to assassinate him would disappear without a trace, and even several Titled Douluo who made attempts simply vanished.
Such bizarre circumstances raised everyone's vigilance, and the number of people coming to assassinate him was several times less than a month ago, which was quite a pity.
"Others would be restless and unable to eat or sleep if they knew they had a bounty on their head; only you still have the leisure to feel regret."
Miss Meng grumbled softly, but rested her chin on her hand, gazing at him intently: "I asked Sister Ju Zi to investigate who placed the bounty on you.
Guess who it was?"
"Shrek," Kong Mingan answered without thinking.
"Tsk..." Miss Meng was a bit annoyed, "Did Sister Ju Zi tell you in advance?"
"Just a guess," Kong Mingan's gaze lingered for a moment on Miss Meng's annoyed expression, and he explained with a light chuckle: "After all, Shrek... or rather, some people within Shrek are obsessed with the 'glory of Shrek,' they've gone mad.
"I personally shattered their signboard, so they must wish they could tear me to pieces.
"Of course, they wouldn't show it; they would probably issue a bounty on me using reasons like 'this child is a person of the Sun Moon, he will surely become a great threat in the future, and must not be kept alive.'"
"You seem to know Shrek quite well..." Miss Meng couldn't help but retort, but then continued: "But you definitely won't guess who withdrew your bounty!"
"My bounty was withdrawn?"
No, don't withdraw it, then there won't be any materials delivered to my doorstep!
Kong Mingan's focus was entirely not on who withdrew his bounty, but as soon as he saw Miss Meng's expression, he immediately became serious: "So, who withdrew my bounty?"
Miss Meng gave Kong Mingan an annoyed look, snorted, and gave the answer: "It was your clan sister, Zhang Lexuan."
(End of Chapter)
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