A moment later, Ilieks went to the side, casually picked a Soft Bones Rabbit, and continued with his research for the day.
But before that, Ilieks handed a luminous white spirit ring to Kong Ming'an.
Within this spirit ring was a "Soul Skill Module" capable of opening the Undead Demigod Plane.
Kong Ming'an looked at the spirit ring in his hand and couldn't help but sigh softly.
"So many things to do... I wonder if I can catch up with the plan I made earlier..."
So far, the research on "spirit ring Self-Editing and Reconstruction" has been roughly half completed, with the "Self-Editing" part basically done.
Ilieks was already able to self-condense specific "Soul Skill Modules" within a spirit ring; those nine special gray spirit rings were the result of his research.
His current progress was slightly behind, and it would take some time for him to catch up. To summarize, there were four points.
The first point was to become familiar with all the Soul Skill Modules within the spirit ring, achieving flexible use of all of them.
This was the absolute foundation. If one couldn't even do this... then perhaps this method wasn't suitable, and it would be better to take the path of a Body Cultivator, which didn't require much thought, just Body Refining.
The second point was, after excavating all usable Soul Skill Modules within the spirit ring, to completely remove all other useless memories belonging to the Spirit Beast, thereby maximizing the spirit ring's carrying capacity.
This laid the foundation for subsequent spirit ring self-editing.
The third point was, after fully familiarizing oneself with the spirit ring modules, to attempt to "construct" Soul Skill Modules independently, thereby using corresponding Spirit Abilities without relying on the spirit ring.
Once this was achieved, the spirit ring would no longer be a restriction for the Spirit Master, and only then could the efficiency of spirit ring utilization reach its true limit.
The fourth point was an extension of the third point.
With the ability to "construct" Soul Skill Modules independently, all Soul Skill Modules on the spirit ring would be completely removed, allowing the spirit ring's carrying capacity to be fully released.
At this point, Soul Skill Modules would be constructed and added into the spirit ring according to one's own ideas, thereby completely finishing the spirit ring's self-editing.
Of course, some might ask here, since one can already use Spirit Abilities without relying on a spirit ring, what is the need to construct and add Soul Skill Modules into the spirit ring again?
Isn't that redundant?
To this, a certain person's answer was... how could it be redundant?
Let's assume a spirit ring's carrying capacity limit is 100, and adding a "Fireball" Soul Skill Module requires 1 point of that limit.
Then one could directly add one hundred "Fireball" Soul Skill Modules to the spirit ring!
It takes time for a Spirit Master to temporarily construct modules, but by using the spirit ring, it can be instant!
One hundred "Fireballs" instantly hurled at the face!
Of course, some might say, what's the use of a hundred "Fireballs"? Still ordinary!
Indeed, "Fireball" isn't very useful, but... what if it's a Soul Skill Module like "Paragon Golden Body"?
What if a spirit ring carries a hundred "Paragon Golden Body" Soul Skill Modules?
How much room for error would one hundred uses of "Paragon Golden Body" provide a Spirit Master?
What's more, Soul Skill Modules exist individually, and their cooldowns are also individual. Theoretically, as long as there are enough modules, a cycle can be achieved!
Of course, some might ask here again, what about spirit power consumption? Whose spirit power can support such a large spirit power consumption? What's the use of having many Spirit Abilities? Isn't it still flashy but impractical?
To this, Kong Ming'an naturally had an answer.
Not enough spirit power? Isn't the spirit ring itself a huge Energy storage ring?
Using Spirit Abilities would not consume the Spirit Master's own spirit power, but rather the Energy stored within the spirit ring itself!
Allowing the spirit ring itself to achieve a certain degree of "self-sufficiency"!
And this was the second path Kong Ming'an developed after "Body Cultivator."
Kong Ming'an named it—"Spell Cultivator."
"Compared to 'Body Cultivator,' the threshold for 'Spell Cultivator' is more than just a little higher, and there are countless more methods... Tsk, as expected, a mage is still a mage..."
Kong Ming'an chuckled softly, then gradually stopped his thoughts, no longer letting his mind wander.
Stretching, he sat on a nearby futon, then summoned his spirit ring, placed it on himself, and finally closed his eyes.
Hmm... I'll set a small goal for myself:
Before coming out of seclusion, I will be able to skillfully use all the Soul Skill Modules within the spirit ring, and engrave the Soul Skill Module that can open the Undead Demigod Plane onto the spirit ring!
...Meanwhile, on the other side,
In Mingdu, inside an ordinary restaurant,
Two figures sat by the window on the second floor, looking at the bustling street below, eating and drinking.
They were Da Ming and Er Ming, who had been ordered by a certain God King to kill a certain person.
"Big Brother, that little punk sent another letter."
Er Ming, with a look of disdain, slapped a letter on the table. Its content was roughly questioning why they hadn't dealt with that person yet, urging them to do so quickly, otherwise he wouldn't hesitate to turn hostile.
Da Ming's gaze was calm as he spoke to Er Ming, neither too softly nor too harshly: "Watch your words, he is a God King after all."
Er Ming pouted, "God King? What kind of God King is he? He's been doing nothing but urging us for the past three months, sending us to our deaths while he sits back so grandly..."
Da Ming glanced at Er Ming, but only shook his head, saying indifferently:
"...We are Spirit Beasts, but our essence has already reached the level of a God. According to the rules of the God Realm, he can kill us at any time, and no one will stop him.
"To him... we are ants."
Er Ming fell silent, saying nothing, just sullenly continuing to drink.
Da Ming sighed, then suddenly asked, "Have you found out the location of that 'Kong Ming'an'?"
"No," Er Ming said. "His whereabouts seem to have been deliberately concealed. There were rumors before that he would go to the Sun Moon army camp, but investigations showed they were all false."
"Is that so... Then we've done our best. There's nothing we can do if we can't find him."
Da Ming breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Because Tang San had a legitimate reason to kill them at any time, even without his Divine Sense in their spiritual sea, they had no choice but to come to Mingdu and carry out his mission.
But fortunately, there was always a way out. Through several attempts, he could basically confirm that Tang San could no longer constantly cast his gaze upon the Douluo Plane as before, at most only occasionally glancing at it.
This gave them a lot of room for maneuver. For the past year and a half, they had managed to drag things out.
As long as the target didn't appear directly in front of them, or Tang San didn't force them to act immediately, they would continue to stall for as long as possible.
He had a strong intuition.
If they kept stalling like this, they might live for a while longer, until the patience of a certain God King completely ran out.
But if they directly attacked the target... then there would likely be no good outcome... It's better to just let nature take its course.