"Hiss..."
A heavily suppressed groan sounded in the laboratory. The Ice Empress bit her lip, trying her best to suppress any strange sounds.
Her golden eyes lowered, watching as her hand was controlled by a gentle yet irresistible force. The flesh of her entire palm was sliced open from within, then fixed by strands of Energy, revealing the translucent, jade-like bones of her hand.
Before her, Kong Mingan stood with a calm expression, using the tip of the Life Guardian Carving Knife to engrave dense and profound runes onto her bones.
To be honest, this didn't actually cause her much harm. Almost as soon as the surgery stopped, she could directly heal such a wound.
However... this feeling wasn't one of injury, but pure pain originating from the mental level!
The Ice Empress could clearly feel her mental force being pulled and fixed onto the bones of her hand. Then, with each stroke of the carving knife, and as her mental force instinctively recovered, it was carved and cut again until a mental imprint was left upon the bone.
Stroke by stroke, it felt as if countless fine needles were piercing her mind simultaneously. There was no real damage, but it was an unending, pure agony!
If she hadn't truly felt the so-called "Soul Skill Module" Kong Mingan spoke of, she would have suspected this guy was using a public office to settle a private grudge by torturing her!
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The Ice Empress's delicate face was scrunched up as she remained silent, wearing an expression that said, "It's just a slight pain, if you have the guts, use more force."
Kong Mingan glanced at the Ice Empress and spoke leisurely, "If you can't hold it in, you can scream."
"It doesn't hurt!"
The Ice Empress gritted her teeth, her golden eyes full of stubbornness, forcing herself to endure in silence without making a sound.
Kong Mingan chuckled and continued his fine work.
The two remained in this stalemate.
A moment later, Kong Mingan raised his hand, and the emerald-gold light of life brushed over the back of the Ice Empress's hand.
Instantly, the flayed flesh on her hand healed, returning to its original state, as fair as ever, without even a trace left behind, as if the terrifying "surgery" just now was merely a hallucination.
The Ice Empress let out a long breath and quickly returned to normal.
Again, the surgery had no real impact on her; it was just pure pain.
Moving her wrist slightly, the Ice Empress confirmed her hand felt no different, though a scalp-numbing residual pain lingered in her mind. However, it didn't affect her.
She felt the Soul Skill Module, which was incredibly clear within her mental perception, and excitedly picked up a Soft Bones Rabbit from the nearby material area.
With a flash of anticipation in her golden eyes, she began attempting to mobilize the Ice Explosion Technique technique that had just been "carved" into her instincts.
Beside her, Kong Mingan watched silently.
In the original story, the Ice Empress once said that if she possessed Ice Explosion Technique and was in the Extreme North Land, she would have the potential to challenge the Snow Empress.
Of course, Kong Mingan wasn't sure how much truth there was to her words, but he hoped she truly had that potential. That way, he would have another top-tier Limit combatant by his side.
Kong Mingan calculated the high-end combat power currently around him:
First was Elder Yi; his combat power was somewhat vague, but judging by his current recovery, he was roughly at the level of a Half-God or Quasi-God.
His grandfather, Kong Deming, was currently Level 98, a Body Cultivator with twin spirits. Adding his nearly completed innate soul tool, he could be regarded as a Half-God.
His Snow Empress was Level 99, with Extreme Ice and Snow. Even without counting other factors, she was roughly a Half-God. Adding the "star ring" she was cultivating, according to his deductions, her strength would definitely reach Quasi-God by the third or even just the second "star ring."
Finally, there was the Ice Empress, who had just joined and was currently a growth stock.
Four Limit-level combatants were theoretically enough to sweep the entire Douluo Continent. Even if the Sun Moon Empire declared war on the Douluo Three Kingdoms now, they would most likely win.
But... he didn't plan to do that.
He couldn't help it; he was the "Child of Destiny."
From the God of Destruction, he learned that he had gathered eighty percent of the Luck accumulated by the Douluo Plane over ten thousand years.
Kong Mingan felt goodwill toward this plane will that had gone "all-in" on him.
Furthermore, in his future plans—which currently consisted only of a new folder and a folder name—he included a total transformation of the Douluo Plane.
Compared to simply ascending to the God Realm, he felt that personally integrating and upgrading a plane would give him a greater sense of achievement.
With that as a premise, he needed to unify the continent through peaceful means as much as possible to reduce casualties.
After all, the death of a large number of creatures would place a burden on the plane will, much like a human body losing its vital microbial balance.
Unless necessary, he preferred a more thorough crushing victory, using methods like "killing the chicken to warn the monkey" and displaying his power to achieve a quick win.
Of course, Evil Soul Masters and Evil Spirit Beasts were exceptions; they were all used as materials.
After a good while, having exploded forty-six Soft Bones Rabbits in a row, the Ice Empress was thoroughly satisfied and returned from her experiment.
Her golden eyes flickered with a hint of excitement she couldn't hide.
Shifting her gaze slightly, she saw Kong Mingan leaning against the workbench, seemingly thinking about something. She hesitated for a moment before walking up to him somewhat awkwardly, her voice sounding a bit unnatural as she spoke:
"Um... thank you."
"You're welcome."
Kong Mingan snapped out of it, waved his hand casually, and then, right in front of the Ice Empress, he made a gesture. Instantly, she felt nearly half of the value she had accumulated during this period being directly deducted!
"Soul Skill Module, plus surgery and treatment fees. No credit allowed."
The Ice Empress stared blankly at the suddenly shrunken progress bar, then exploded:
"You! This is robbery! I was saving that to exchange for divine Energy! You naturally evil human, I'll fight you—"
Kong Mingan spoke calmly, "You don't want it? Then give 'Ice Explosion Technique' back to me."
As he spoke, he made a move as if to grab the Ice Empress's right hand.
The Ice Empress instinctively let out a "Ha!" like a kitten protecting its food, suddenly clutching her right hand to her chest and backing away several steps, her golden eyes staring at Kong Mingan warily.
"Don't even think about it! It's mine!"
Kong Mingan withdrew his hand and nodded. "Oh, then you agree to this transaction."
The Ice Empress choked. Feeling the incredibly clear Ice Explosion TechniqueSoul Skill Module in her mind and then thinking about the deducted value points, her heart bled with pain.
But giving up the powerful skill she had already obtained was absolutely impossible.
Raising her eyes, she looked at Kong Mingan, feeling that this guy was simply too hateful, yet she couldn't do anything about him! Helpless, she could only grit her teeth and mutter in a low voice:
"Bastard."
Kong Mingan raised an eyebrow.
Is she... really scolding me?
Looking at the Ice Empress's ruffled, hissing, teeth-gritting but helpless state, Kong Mingan found it quite amusing.
Pausing slightly, he suddenly remembered something and chuckled. "Oh, by the way, that pain just now could actually have been avoided."
The Ice Empress froze, her eyes widening slightly. "Then why didn't you avoid it?!"
Kong Mingan spread his hands. "You didn't let me finish speaking at the time."
"..."
She looked at Kong Mingan's innocent expression, then recalled how she had straightforwardly said "just do it" earlier.
She clenched her fists until her knuckles turned white, and a faint blush appeared on her delicate face.
Mm.
The girl's face turned red.
And her fists grew hard.
(End of Chapter)
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