As the Body Tempering Method gradually spread throughout the Sun Moon Empire's army and yielded increasingly impressive results, Kong Ming'an's prestige within the inner circles of the Sun Moon Empire's high-ranking officials became increasingly exaggerated.
This was different from his previous fame, which stemmed from him being the sole heir of the Kong Family.
This time, his reputation was a cumulative effect of influence from the Imperial Family, the nobility, and the military.
There was no other way; the things he brought forth were simply too enticing!
Leaving aside the army reforms brought about by the Body Tempering Method, the Ring Tempering Method, which was currently only circulated among a small number of Level 9 Soul Engineers in the Hall of Worship, directly caused the Sun Moon Empire's national pillar to skyrocket his cultivation to Level 98 in just a few short years!
In a sense, he had single-handedly narrowed the gap between the Sun Moon Empire and the top-tier combat power of the three great Douluo Empires by a significant margin.
Unaware of any of this, Kong Ming'an quietly secluded himself to familiarize himself with his Soul Skill Modules.
Finally, towards the end of the first semester at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, he thoroughly mastered all the Soul Skill Modules above the spirit ring and successfully condensed the Soul Skill Module for activating the Undead Demigod Plane within his spirit ring.
"Phew... finally done."
Kong Ming'an sat on the futon, his hair, unkempt for several months, was a mess, but his eyes were brighter than ever before.
"Teleportation," "Spatial Barrier," "Spatial Severance," "Spatial Domain"... a single ten-thousand-year Spirit Beast can possess 26 different Spirit Abilities when broken down, yet a Spirit Master normally only obtains one of them when hunting spirit rings... Tsk, I really don't know if the traditional Spirit Master system is too wasteful, or if it's specifically designed to target Spirit Beasts..."
Kong Ming'an couldn't help but complain.
The more he delved into the Spirit Master system, the more he realized its limitations and resource waste.
Especially within such an inherently limited system, after ten thousand years, no one has stood up to try and optimize the system and break through its limitations... Is it because of the suppression and monopoly of the noble Spirit Master class?
Kong Ming'an pondered, unsure how to evaluate this.
Shaking his head, Kong Ming'an focused his attention on the Soul Skill Module he had inscribed to open the Undead Demigod Plane.
As spirit power was injected, faint spatial ripples slowly emanated from in front of him, and then, a gray door radiating an aura of sanctity and death slowly opened before him.
The Undead Demigod Plane!
A Small World independent of the Douluo Plane, with vast space, capable of storing living beings, and able to be opened anywhere within the Douluo Plane!
His mental force touched the door, and soon, Kong Ming'an's consciousness passed through the door and entered the Undead Demigod Plane.
Kong Ming'an's consciousness slowly cast its gaze upon this Demigod Plane, and almost instantly, he felt countless dead and silent auras.
Looking closely, he saw countless "skeletons" slumbering within the Demigod Plane!
Ordinary skeletons... Undead Knights... and even dozens of Bone Dragons as huge as small mountains.
At this moment, their auras were dormant, but the undead fire within their bodies burned steadily.
At this moment, as long as Kong Ming'an used the authority granted to him by Old Yi to command these undead creatures, they would instantly awaken.
Looking at the undead army, which could be described as vast, Kong Ming'an finally understood why Old Yi could overturn an entire World... In fact, he had even heard Old Yi say that this was only a small part of his undead legion, and its peak strength was far greater than it was now.
"Another trump card."
Kong Ming'an felt much more at ease, withdrawing his consciousness from the Undead Demigod Plane, and then slowly rising from the futon.
Instead of leaving the laboratory through the main entrance, Kong Ming'an's thoughts stirred slightly, and the spatial elements around him were gently agitated; silver-white spatial ripples surged, enveloping him.
The next moment, he only felt a flash of light before his eyes, and then the light receded, and his surroundings had already changed from the laboratory to his own room.
As the spatial elements settled, Kong Ming'an stretched slightly, his demeanor gaining a touch of ease.
Taking off his clothes, he entered the bathroom and let the warm water wash over him, gradually washing away his fatigue.
A moment later, he changed into a clean, white casual outfit, stood before a full-length mirror, slightly adjusted his collar, and pondered his next steps.
He planned to find Miss Meng to inquire about her cultivation progress during this period, as well as matters concerning the "Mingmeng" Merchant Association; he also had to make a trip to Shrek City later... Kong Ming'an mused as he slowly pushed open the door and began to walk out of the laboratory area along the corridor.
Due to his presence, ordinary people were forbidden from entering the inner areas of the Kong Family, making it quiet and solemn.
However, as he rounded a corner, passing the entrance to his laboratory, a figure made him pause slightly.
It was a young girl who seemed to be about his age.
She wore a light and comfortable light purple dress, her legs covered in white stockings, and her short, light purple hair was slightly curly, adding a touch of liveliness to her already exceptionally delicate face.
At this moment, she was sitting behind a corner not far from his laboratory door, her nimble, deep purple eyes covertly staring at his laboratory door, creating an indescribably strange scene.
Kong Ming'an paused slightly, his gaze sweeping over the inconspicuous Sun Moon Royal emblem on her skirt, and a guess flashed in his mind, accompanied by a strange sense of absurdity.
Although this was the core area of the Kong Family mansion, it was absolutely not a place ordinary people could enter.
After a moment's thought, he put on a mimetic mask produced by Jing Hongchen, then silently approached the girl from behind.
"Who are you? What are you doing here?"
The sudden question made the sneaking girl tremble, and she looked back in a panic.
Her gaze fell on his ordinary face; the girl recognized him slightly, and after confirming she didn't know him, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"You scared me to death... I thought it was someone else..."
The girl calmed down, then blinked with a somewhat overly familiar tone: "Hello, my name is Xu Tianzhen."
After a brief self-introduction, the girl narrowed her eyes slightly and smiled: "Friend, although I don't know who you are, judging by your casual demeanor, you must be an insider of the Kong Family, right? You must be very familiar with the Kong Family, right?"
Kong Ming'an raised an eyebrow slightly; this development... why did it feel a bit strange?
"What do you want to do?"
"I came to find my fiancé!" Xu Tianzhen answered as if it were the most natural thing in the World.
Kong Ming'an noticed something amiss and instinctively felt a sense of inquiry; after a brief hesitation, his mental force subtly surged, and with a hint of guidance, he softly asked,
"Fiancé?"
"My Imperial Father and Grandfather Kong arranged it, you know? I haven't even met him yet! I heard he spends all his time in the laboratory; he's a strange guy... Hmm, he does look quite handsome in photos."
The girl, completely unaware, spoke her true thoughts with a hint of resentment in her tone.
After a slight pause, she continued to complain, "But no matter how handsome this guy is, he can't just disappear all day, can he? I've been waiting here for a month or two, and this guy just won't come out..."