"You really managed to master it, kid," Electrolux said. "You're truly ruthless with yourself."
By the time Kong Bo was about eight and a half, he had already developed it. No matter what Gundam he looked at, his expression never changed. This also altered Kong Bo's personality. Nowadays, the way he looked at people was exactly the same as the way he looked at Gundams.
Kong Bo's gaze now even resembled Dottore's somewhat, like Dottore from Genshin Impact. "There was nothing particularly special when he looked at people, but there seemed to be a faint contempt and indifference in his eyes." Kong Bo's attitude toward life had also become much colder.
Put simply, when Kong Bo was at school in the morning and the class held a soul-fighting match, all he had to do was glare at the student across from him. The other student would immediately feel uneasy, as if being watched by some ferocious beast.
"I'm level 20 now." After finishing his training one morning, Kong Bo asked his homeroom teacher, Zhuang Yi, for leave. "Teacher, I've already reached level 20. I need to find my great-grandfather to get a Soul Ring. Besides that, I need to upgrade my Soul Tool and prepare for the second-tier Soul Tool examination."
"Oh, all right, Kong Bo. Go ahead," Zhuang Yi said. "I didn't expect you to reach level 20 so quickly. Teacher is truly proud of you. Not only are you talented, but you're also very hardworking. Teacher has seen all of that."
"That's because you taught me well," Kong Bo replied. "Teacher, please carry on with your work. I'll head home now. Goodbye."
Kong Bo then returned to Evil Emperor's home. At that moment, Ice Empress and Snow Empress were drinking tea. When they saw Kong Bo return, Ice Empress set down her teacup and asked curiously, "Kong Bo, what Soul Skill are you planning to use for your second Soul Ring?"
"Of course I'm using yours for my second Soul Skill," Kong Bo said. "I need a defensive Soul Skill. Nothing is more useful than your Ice Emperor's Bodyguard."
Red Moon possessed the authority over life and death and could record the biological information of different soul beasts. Over the past two years, Kong Bo had recorded the life information of all these fierce beast soul beasts into Red Moon. Whenever Kong Bo needed a Soul Ring, he could retrieve a virtual Soul Ring from Red Moon, fill it with energy, and turn it into his own Soul Ring.
Because Kong Bo no longer needed to kill soul beasts to create Soul Rings, these fierce beasts began competing with one another. If Kong Bo did not use their Soul Ring configurations, they felt they would lose face. Demon Empress even opened a betting pool to wager on whose Soul Skill Kong Bo would use.
"Using my Ice Emperor's Bodyguard?" Ice Empress beckoned to the other powerful soul beasts. "I won. Hand over the red packets."
Ice Empress then collected red packets from Demon Empress and the others. After taking a red packet from Snow Empress, Ice Empress pressed it against her chest with both hands and began rolling around on the floor. "Ah, it's a red packet from Big Sister! If only I could hold Big Sister in my arms the way I'm holding this red packet."
Kong Bo grumbled inwardly, As expected of a twin-tailed girl. Douluo Continent has its own Shirai Kuroko.
Snow Empress looked helplessly at Ice Empress rolling around on the floor. Then she treated her as air and took out Myriad-Year Cold Ice Marrow from her storage Soul Tool. "Kong Bo, I don't know how much energy you still lack. Your Frost Moon should possess the Ultimate Ice attribute. See whether it can absorb energy from the Myriad-Year Cold Ice Marrow."
"It should be able to, Sister Snow Empress. Let's give it a try," Kong Bo said.
Snow Empress glanced at Ice Empress rolling on the ground and said, "Ice Empress, get to work."
Ice Empress sprang to her feet in a kip-up. "Big Sister, did you think of Bing'er at a time like this? I knew it! Big Sister usually uses military strategy on me. What was that strategy Kong Bo mentioned called... right, playing hard to get!"
Snow Empress wiped the sweat from her forehead. She was 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. Snow Empress took out the Myriad-Year Cold Ice Marrow, while Kong Bo summoned his Three Moons Martial Soul and began absorbing the Myriad-Year Cold Ice Marrow's energy.
Kong Bo's Frost Moon possessed the Ultimate Ice attribute. He summoned Frost Moon above the Myriad-Year Cold Ice Marrow, and Frost Moon immediately resonated with it. The energy within the Myriad-Year Cold Ice Marrow was continuously absorbed by Frost Moon. Once the energy stored in Red Moon had been depleted, the energy within Frost Moon flowed into Red Moon. Red Moon then sent that energy into the Soul Ring framework before Kong Bo.
After using roughly four pieces of Myriad-Year Cold Ice Marrow, the Soul Ring framework before Kong Bo was completely filled, forming a red Soul Ring. Kong Bo still sealed the energy of this Soul Ring, reducing it to around 5,000 years and turning it into a purple Soul Ring before absorbing it.
After absorbing this 5,000-year purple Soul Ring, Kong Bo summoned his first Soul Ring and unsealed part of it, raising his first 2,500-year Soul Ring to 5,000 years. He then compressed the Soul Power rising throughout his body until it settled at level 22.
"Phew." After completing the process, Kong Bo let out a sigh of relief. He assessed his strength. He was now a level 22 Soul Grandmaster with two 5,000-year Soul Rings.
Once Kong Bo finished, Ice Empress circled around him. "Kong Bo, let me see your second Soul Skill. Since you used my Ice Emperor's Bodyguard, don't disgrace this young lady's Soul Skill."
"Just watch," Kong Bo said. "My second Soul Skill is called Frost Moon Protection." A purple Soul Ring then lit up beneath him. The phantom of Frost Moon within Kong Bo's Three Moons Martial Soul flashed, and a pale-blue shield immediately enveloped his body.
Seeing this, Ice Empress tapped it with her hand. "Mm, it still has the Ultimate Ice attribute. Very good. Among the various ultimate attributes, Ultimate Ice's defensive power ranks among the best. It also possesses extremely powerful control abilities."
Ice Empress then clenched her fist, changing the ice attribute she released from Ultimate Ice to ordinary ice. With the strength of a level 29 Soul Grandmaster, she swung her fist at the shield surrounding Kong Bo.
Bang! Ice Empress's hand bounced back.
"Very good." Ice Empress nodded in satisfaction. "Only an ultimate attribute can restrain an ultimate attribute, and Martial Souls with ultimate attributes are not so easy to find. At the same level, almost no one can break through your defense now. Considering that this Soul Skill of yours is a 5,000-year Soul Skill, even Soul Elders would find it difficult to pierce your defense."
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