"Qi and blood" is a relatively vague concept within the cognitive system of the Douluo Continent.
It is neither spirit power nor mental force, but a type of life Energy deeply hidden within the flesh, muscles, and bones, intimately related to life, spirit power, and even the Origin of the Spirit itself.
It is formless and intangible, yet truly exists. Powerful Spirit Masters, such as high-level Beast Spirit Spirit Masters, often possess Qi and blood like a Dragon, vast and vigorous, supporting their terrifying physique and explosive power.
The abundance of Qi and blood directly relates to the Foundation of the physique, recovery ability, and even the depth of potential. In a sense, it might be considered one of the concrete manifestations of the Origin of life.
This "Ring Tempering Method" experiment, in addition to collecting daily data for subsequent improvements, had the secondary goal of attempting to touch upon and guide "Qi and blood."
In his conjecture, the immense Energy released by Ring Explosion should serve as a guide, activating and directing the subject's own vast Qi and blood.
Allowing the Qi and blood to actively devour, transform, and achieve Fusion with this external force, rather than relying solely on the "brute force" of the Body Tempering Method movements to squeeze and endure, would multiply the efficiency of tempering, significantly reduce risks, and potentially lead to deeper transformations.
Unfortunately... it failed.
The soldier's will and the Foundation of his Body Tempering Method were strong enough to guide the Energy to scour his muscles, bones, and flesh, achieving repeated Breakthroughs in his physique.
However, he still couldn't grasp the control over "Qi and blood."
"Ming'an," Kong Deming's steady voice rang out again.
"Experiment failure is commonplace. To be able to use 'Ring Explosion' as a daily Cultivation method is already stepping into a realm no one has reached before. Since it involves 'Qi and blood,' there's no need to be so impatient."
Kong Ming'an remained silent, only sighing softly and shaking his head.
With calm eyes, he looked at Miss Meng beside him, who was holding a clipboard.
"Meng, collect the data."
"Understood."
Meng Hongchen immediately responded, nodding obediently, then quickly walked to the data terminal with the clipboard and began collecting data according to standard procedures.
With only the grandfather and grandson left, Kong Ming'an finally turned to his elder, "Grandpa, what level are you now?"
"Level ninety-seven," Kong Deming said candidly.
"Since I received your improved 'Ring Tempering Method,' I've been able to stably explode eight spirit rings and below for Body Refining Cultivation.
"Coupled with the resources accumulated over the years, my physique still has room for improvement. Once my physique is polished to its current Limit, the remaining five spirit ring slots for my second Spirit will be able to be filled with at least three spirit rings of ninety thousand years or more.
"Breaking through to level ninety-eight should be no problem, but level ninety-nine... I don't know."
Level ninety-seven... Kong Ming'an's heart trembled slightly. He hadn't expected his elder to progress so quickly. If he remembered correctly, his elder had just Broken through to level ninety-five a little over half a year ago. To have advanced two levels in half a year... was it the advantage brought by twin spirits?
However, Kong Ming'an's brow did not relax; instead, it furrowed even tighter.
As is well known, Cultivation with twin spirits is an Opportunity, but even more so, a huge hidden danger.
Firstly, when both Spirits Cultivate simultaneously, spirit power increases too quickly. If the physique and mental force cannot keep up, it can easily lead to spirit power loss of control and death by explosion.
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Secondly, and more fatally—the issue of Spirit compatibility. If two Spirits have conflicting attributes or clashing Energy properties, forced Cultivation or simultaneous use is tantamount to burying two bombs in the body that could explode at any time!
And his elder's twin spirits... The first Spirit, Silver Moon, is a rare mutation of the "Moon" Spirit, one of the three Legacy Spirits of the Sun Moon Empire imperial family. It discards the original attributes of the "Moon" Spirit and leans more towards the mental Domain.
The second Spirit, Sun, is also a Legacy Spirit of the Sun Moon Empire imperial family, supremely Yang and rigid, containing power extremely close to ultimate fire and ultimate light, making it extremely powerful in direct combat.
Silver Moon and Sun.
One is extremely Yin, the other extremely Yang.
They are a perfect embodiment of the Sun Moon Empire's symbol, and in some sense, there is a possibility of "Sun and Moon shining together."
However, in terms of actual Energy properties and operational rules, they have fundamental and intense conflicts, like ice and fire.
Even if his elder only Cultivated the Silver Moon Spirit, there would still be some conflict during Cultivation.
That his elder, while handling Sun Moon Empire state affairs and conducting various experiments, could still reach level ninety-four while only Cultivating the Silver Moon Spirit, is nothing short of astonishing.
With his current knowledge, the only known method to perfectly resolve twin Spirit conflicts is "Divinity Trials."
Whether it was Bibi Dong ten thousand years ago or Tang San, these two twin Spirit Cultivators ultimately relied on the power of Divinity Legacy to completely harmonize the conflicting twin spirits within their bodies.
But Divinity Trials are ethereal and rare, an Opportunity that cannot be sought. He cannot pin his hopes on such a slim Opportunity.
Then, there is only one path left—an ultimate physique!
A body powerful enough to bear, suppress, and even forcibly harmonize two conflicting forces!
His initial choice to use "Body Cultivator" as an entry point certainly considered the "lowest research threshold."
But at the same time, an extremely important driving force was to find a way for his elder to resolve the twin Spirit conflict.
He still needed a lot of time to grow. Before that, finding a powerful Dao Protector for himself was only natural.
And his elder, whom he could absolutely trust, was clearly the best choice for a Dao Protector.
The stronger his elder's strength, the more confidence he would have.
"Alas..." Kong Ming'an sighed silently in his heart, a sense of urgency inexplicably arising.
He needed to speed up his Cultivation.
Acquire the first spirit ring, and then use Ring Explosion to guide "Qi and blood."
As long as Qi and blood could appear within his body, he would be able to completely control it... After all, Qi and blood are also a type of Energy.
At that time, researching, perceiving, guiding, and controlling his own Qi and blood would no longer have any obstacles.
As long as he could personally control "Qi and blood" and integrate it into the "Body Cultivator" system, his elder would have the chance to raise his strength to the Limit Douluo!
At that time... he could truly act without restraint!
"Body Cultivator" is still too restrictive; it ultimately can't produce anything fancy... Kong Ming'an thought silently, but unconsciously raised his eyes to look at his elder.
As far as he knew, because the Sun Moon Emperor intended to make Xu Tianran the Crown Prince, he had recently begun to let him try handling state affairs.
His elder had accordingly delegated a lot of power.
Except for some important Empire affairs and Hall of Worship affairs that he still controlled, most of his Energy was focused on his Natal spirit tool, the "Silver Moon Divine Light Shield."
In the original work, his elder had completely integrated his Spirit and Natal spirit tool, becoming the first Level Ten Soul Engineer in Douluo history.
Even though his spirit power Cultivation was only level ninety-five at the time, he could still exert strength comparable to a Limit Douluo!
And now, his elder was already level ninety-seven, and level ninety-eight was almost certain. If the research on the Fusion of his Natal spirit tool and Spirit succeeded... as long as a certain shameless Divinity did not interfere, he would be worry-free.