After spending a day with Xu Tianzhen in Shrek City, the two returned to Mingdu in the evening with the help of the Undead Demigod Plane.
Her Highness the Princess had a very enjoyable time, and even her purple eyes seemed to brighten a bit, looking inexplicably beautiful.
However, somewhat unexpectedly, Xu Tianzhen didn't ask Kong Ming'an to take her out to play again next time.
She acted carefree and a bit unhinged, yet maintained a perfectly appropriate sense of propriety... To be honest, it was truly difficult for anyone to feel ill-will towards someone with Xu Tianzhen's personality.
After seeing Xu Tianzhen off, Kong Ming'an routinely drew up a schedule for various upcoming matters. Afterward, his daily routine gradually became regular.
He spent most of his time daily with Ilieks in the laboratory, researching and discussing the essence of spirit rings and the possibilities of their further applications, continuously optimizing his own spirit rings in the process.
It can be said that research related to spirit rings would be a key focus for a long time to come.
In addition, he would take time to visit the military camp to observe the training progress of the latest batch of soldiers practicing the improved "Body Tempering Method," and then go to the Hall of Worship to collect training samples from those Rank 9 Soul Engineers who practiced the "Ring Tempering Method."
Both of these were long-term projects, requiring frequent data optimization, patience, and the accumulation of a large number of samples.
Overall, his daily life was overly fulfilling... A few months later.
On the way to the military camp on the outskirts of Mingdu, a Soul Engineer car sped along. Kong Ming'an sat quietly in the back, while Starry Sky Douluo Ye Yulin served as the driver in the front.
Compared to a few months ago, Ye Yulin's aura was now more profound, clearly indicating a successful Breakthrough, with his spirit power Rank reaching Rank 95, making him a top-tier combatant.
For a newly advanced Rank 95 powerhouse to act as a personal bodyguard and even a driver showed how ridiculously important the Sun Moon Empire considered a certain individual.
Gazing calmly at the scenery outside the window, Kong Ming'an took advantage of this brief moment of leisure to let his thoughts wander freely about recent events.
Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen had astonishing training progress. Before the age of ten, both had already obtained their third spirit ring, each with a lifespan exceeding six thousand years. They truly lived up to their original descriptions as Spirit Kings at fifteen, with terrifying talent.
And that Princess, somehow, easily integrated into their small circle, especially getting along inexplicably well with Meng Hongchen. They often huddled together, whispering, and occasionally cast glances at him, leaving him puzzled.
Honestly, the way Miss Meng and Her Highness the Princess interacted was vastly different from what he had expected, making it difficult for him to understand.
One could only say that the minds of girls were even harder to fathom than the differences in spirit ring parameters.
And in the imperial court, Xu Tianran was officially appointed Crown Prince several months ago.
However, he had been Crown Prince for less than two months when he encountered a meticulously planned assassination attempt.
This time, without the appearance of Ju Zi from the original story, Xu Tianran's fate was even more tragic than in the original.
— His legs were completely shattered, and his entire left side was almost destroyed by violent spirit power. Although his life was saved by imperial physicians, his left arm could not be salvaged, and four of his five limbs were directly lost.
What was surprising was that Xu Tianran did not become despondent because of this. Instead, he displayed astonishing resilience, enduring his crippled body and still insisting on handling state affairs.
The Emperor was exceptionally pleased, praising him greatly and sending people to search for Heaven And Earth Treasure, determined to cure him at all costs. It seemed that his position as Crown Prince had become even more stable.
— At least on the surface.
Besides that, there was also... "Screech—"
The Soul Engineer car suddenly braked hard, swerving and stopping sideways on the road.
Kong Ming'an's thoughts halted. He subconsciously raised his eyes, only to see a burly figure, like an iron tower, appear without warning in the middle of the road ahead.
Kong Ming'an was slightly puzzled, but the next moment... a suffocating sense of oppression suddenly descended from that person!
An intense killing intent, undisguised, locked onto him within the pressure, almost sealing off the surrounding space.
Ye Yulin's expression was solemn. He flashed, taking a decisive step forward without hesitation. Nine spirit rings appeared around him, then seven of them shattered in succession, causing his aura to surge!
"Young Master, hurry! It's a Super Douluo!"
Ye Yulin shouted, standing in front of Kong Ming'an and blocking all the pressure.
Kong Ming'an's pupils contracted. Without hesitation, the portal to the Undead Demigod Plane instantly opened behind him.
However, just as he was about to escape into the Demigod Plane—
"Rip!"
Beside him, the Void Realm was violently torn open by an extremely pure force!
Another figure flashed like Gui Mei, his palm transforming into a claw, silently yet precisely grabbing towards his back!
A second attacker!
A Rank 98 Super Douluo restrained Ye Yulin, who had just entered the Super Douluo level, while another Limit Douluo attacked Kong Ming'an, whose spirit power Rank hadn't even reached Rank 20, without holding back!
This was no longer a simple case of the strong bullying the weak; it was utterly shameless!
However, at this moment, Kong Ming'an had no time to think or complain about these things.
The moment before the other figure's full-force strike landed, the Eye of Life on Kong Ming'an's brow seemed to sense something, then instantly opened, erupting with a colossal Emerald Gold light!
A vast life aura, mixed with a desolate and sacred power, gushed out, instantly forming an incredibly resilient life shield around his body.
At the same time, the inconspicuous silver bracelet on Kong Ming'an's wrist also reacted, with layers of silver moon-like barriers unfolding, completely enveloping Kong Ming'an's body and isolating everything inside and out.
"Buzz—Boom!!"
The second attacker's hand slammed hard onto the defense woven from Emerald Gold and silver-white. A terrifying Energy suddenly spread, the Soul Engineer car shattered, the ground collapsed and dented, and cracks like a spiderweb spread around.
The Emerald Gold life shield violently rippled, and half of the layered silver moon shields instantly shattered. However, Kong Ming'an inside was completely unharmed!
This full-force strike from a Limit level was truly and completely blocked!
The second attacker... or rather, Da Ming.
At this moment, Da Ming frowned slightly, an uncontrollable sense of absurdity rising in his heart.
What the hell is this?!
Although under plane suppression, even if he was a Divine Official, he couldn't use Divine Rank power, only Limit Douluo level power, otherwise he would be directly targeted by the plane.
But his previous strike was undoubtedly a full-force blow at the Limit Douluo level!
He was confident that, apart from the top few on the Vicious Beast list, no other existence on the entire Douluo Plane could block it!
Yet, with his full-force strike, and under the premise of a sneak attack, it was actually blocked by a kid with low spirit power, not even a Spirit Grandmaster, relying on two external items?
What a joke?!
What kind of thing was this Tang San asking him to kill?!