Second Soul Skill: Frost Moon Protection

"You really managed to pull it off, kid," Electrolux said. "You're certainly ruthless with yourself."

By the time Kong Bo was about eight and a half, he had already mastered it; no matter what kind of Gundam he looked at, his expression remained unchanged. This had fundamentally altered his personality, and now, Kong Bo looked at people and Gundams with the exact same gaze.

Kong Bo's eyes now held a hint of Dottore's likeness, much like the Dottore from Genshin Impact. "He didn't look at people in any special way, yet there was a subtle sense of contempt and indifference in his eyes." Kong Bo's attitude toward life had also become much colder.

To put it simply, during a soul combat tournament in his class one morning, Kong Bo just glared at his opponent. The student on the other side felt his heart drum in his chest, as if he were being stalked by some ferocious beast.

"I've reached level 20 now." After finishing his cultivation one morning, Kong Bo asked his homeroom teacher, Zhuang Yi, for leave. "Teacher, I've hit level 20. I need to find my great-grandfather to obtain a soul ring. Besides that, I need to upgrade my soul tool and prepare for the second-tier soul tool examination."

"Oh, I see. Go ahead, Kong Bo," Zhuang Yi said. "I didn't expect you to reach level 20 so quickly. I'm truly proud of you. You are not only talented but also incredibly hardworking; I've seen all of it."

"That is all thanks to your teaching," Kong Bo replied. "Teacher, please continue with your work. I'm heading home now. Goodbye."

Kong Bo then returned to the Evil Emperor's home. At that moment, the Ice Empress and Snow Empress were drinking tea. Seeing Kong Bo return, the Ice Empress set down her cup and asked curiously, "Kong Bo, what soul skill do you intend to use for your second soul ring?"

"The second soul skill will naturally be yours," Kong Bo said. "I need a defensive soul skill, and there is nothing better than your Ice Emperor's Bodyguard."

Red Moon possessed the power over life and death, capable of recording the biological information of different soul beasts. Over the past two years, Kong Bo had recorded the life data of all these fierce beasts into Red Moon. Whenever Kong Bo needed a soul ring, he could conjure a virtual ring from Red Moon and fill it with energy, turning it into his own soul ring.

Because Kong Bo no longer needed to kill soul beasts to create rings, these fierce beasts had begun to compete with one another. If Kong Bo didn't use their ring configurations, they felt they were losing face. The Demon Empress even started a betting pool to guess whose soul skill Kong Bo would choose.

"Using my Ice Emperor's Bodyguard, are you?" The Ice Empress beckoned to the other powerful soul beasts. "I won. Hand over the red envelopes."

The Ice Empress collected the red envelopes from the Demon Empress and the others. After taking the one from the Snow Empress, she clutched it to her chest with both hands and began rolling on the floor. "Ah, it's Big Sister's red envelope! If only I could hold Big Sister in my arms just like I'm holding this envelope."

Kong Bo muttered to himself, As expected of a twin-tail. Douluo Continent has its own Shirai Kuroko.

The Snow Empress looked at the rolling Ice Empress with a helpless expression, then proceeded to treat her as if she were air. She took a piece of Myriad-Year Cold Ice Marrow from her storage soul tool. "Kong Bo, I'm not sure how much energy you still lack. Your Frost Moon should possess the Ultimate Ice attribute; let's see if you can absorb energy from the Myriad-Year Cold Ice Marrow."

"It should work, Big Sister Snow Empress. Let's give it a try," Kong Bo said.

Snow Empress glanced at the Ice Empress rolling on the floor and said, "Ice Empress, get to work."

The Ice Empress sprang up with a kip-up. "Big Sister, you finally thought of your Ice-er? I knew you were using military tactics on me all this time. That tactic Kong Bo mentioned... right, playing hard to get!"

The Snow Empress wiped the sweat from her forehead, surely thinking, I don't know her. I don't know her.

Kong Bo and the Ice and Snow Emperors then went to an underground secret chamber. The Snow Empress took out the Myriad-Year Cold Ice Marrow, and at the same time, Kong Bo summoned his Three Moons Martial Soul to begin absorbing the energy.

Since Kong Bo's Frost Moon had the Ultimate Ice attribute, he summoned it above the Myriad-Year Cold Ice Marrow. The Frost Moon immediately resonated with the marrow, and the energy was absorbed continuously. Once the energy stored in Red Moon was exhausted, the energy from Frost Moon flowed into Red Moon, which then channeled it into the soul ring architecture before Kong Bo.

After using about four pieces of Myriad-Year Cold Ice Marrow, the architecture was filled, forming a red soul ring. Kong Bo sealed the energy of this ring to roughly 5,000 years, turning it into a purple soul ring, and then proceeded to absorb it.

After absorbing the 5,000-year purple soul ring, Kong Bo summoned his first soul ring and released part of its seal, elevating the 2,500-year ring to 5,000 years. He then compressed the surging soul power within his body, stabilizing it at level 22.

"Phew." Kong Bo let out a sigh of relief after finishing the process. He sensed his own strength; he was now a level 22 Grandmaster with two 5,000-year soul rings.

Once Kong Bo finished, the Ice Empress circled him. "Kong Bo, show me your second soul skill. Since you used my Ice Emperor's Bodyguard, don't you dare embarrass this young lady's skill."

"Why don't you just take a look?" Kong Bo said. "My second soul skill is called Frost Moon Protection." He lit up a purple soul ring, and the phantom of the Frost Moon within his Three Moons Martial Soul glowed. A light blue barrier immediately enveloped his entire body.

Seeing this, the Ice Empress tapped it with her hand. "Hmm, it's the Ultimate Ice attribute. Very good. Among the various ultimate attributes, the defensive capability of Ultimate Ice is top-tier, and it also possesses powerful control abilities."

The Ice Empress then clenched her fist, shifted her own ice attribute from Ultimate Ice to ordinary ice, and struck the shield around Kong Bo with the strength of a level 29 Grandmaster.

Bang. Her hand bounced right off.

"Very good," the Ice Empress nodded in satisfaction. "Only an ultimate attribute can suppress an ultimate attribute, and ultimate attribute martial souls are not easy to find. At the same level, almost no one can break through your defense. Considering this is a 5,000-year soul skill, even a Soul Elder would find it difficult to pierce your guard."