The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm immediately crawled up the pole, resolutely saying, "Isn't that right? Although I'm cuter, a bit more handsome, and stronger, those fierce beasts still can't treat me as food! Now it's good—we finally escaped. Little bro, even though you're a bit young, your foundation is pretty solid. I'll consider this a training plan. When you become strong enough someday, you absolutely must avenge me! Those beasts evolve by absorbing my soul power, right? Later, I'll turn them all into soul rings and soul bones, hmph!"
"Alright, when I grow up, I'll definitely help you take revenge." Huo Yuhao chuckled and agreed without hesitation. In this strange yet magical story, the bond between man and beast rapidly grew closer.
Although the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm had lived for millions of years, it had only encountered a small number of soul beasts. Its intelligence was not inferior to humans, but how could it understand the treacherous human heart? If a human faced such a situation, they would never easily reveal their story. This life's Huo Yuhao wasn't a blank slate but a mature thinker. Naturally, he wouldn't harm it—it was actually lucky.
"All right, what about you? I can sense your divine consciousness is strong, but unfortunately you lack a foundation. If I hadn't stabilized you with my divine power, you'd have shattered by now," Bibi Dong said knowingly, glancing at Elek's silent form nearby.
"Old man, who exactly are you? Why are you fighting over territory with me?" the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm snapped angrily.
"Fighting territory with you? What are you? Just a fleshworm. If I weren't reduced to a mere wisp of divine consciousness, I would've turned you into nourishment long ago," came the ancient, unyielding voice.
"You're full of nonsense. If you've got the guts, come on! Let's see who takes whom out. Don't think I haven't noticed you're nothing but a wisp now, without any real energy. You want to fight me with that?" the Ice Silkworm growled.
The ancient voice sneered, "True, I'm but a wisp, but my divine consciousness level is many times higher than yours. What can you do to me? Even in my shattered state, one flicker of my consciousness is enough to overwhelm you. Imagine if I gradually restore my shattered divine consciousness and recover all my memories—what then? I'd squeeze your plump body until it bursts with a snap, juice flying everywhere."
"Enough!" Huo Yuhao quickly intervened, not wanting his mental sea to turn into a battlefield.
The ancient voice softened noticeably when addressing him. "Kid, I probably don't belong to this world originally. I only remember I was about to die once. But maybe because my soul power was too strong, at the moment of death I tore through space, leaving behind this wisp of divine consciousness. It ended up in your world. At that time, that big beast was merging with you, causing intense energy fluctuations that pulled me here. So, this wisp of my consciousness took refuge in your mental sea. Rest assured, I mean you no harm. I'm probably stuck with you now."
"I'm but a fragile wisp, needing time to gradually restore myself and recover all memories. Though I can't remember exactly what happened, I can firmly tell you: don't let hatred blind you. If you do something irreversible, you'll regret it forever and never make it right. Something similar seems to have happened to me. Luckily, you're still young and not strong yet. It's not too late to ease your hatred inside."
Hatred? Huo Yuhao couldn't help but recall the sins he committed in his previous life. Indeed, hatred had blinded him; seeking quick revenge, he slaughtered all his enemies but neglected the family that depended on him, coming alone into this strange yet familiar world.
"Hey, little bro is my host—you don't need to lecture me. Do you think I'm invisible?" the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm roared angrily.
The ancient voice sneered again, "You're certainly not invisible, just a worm. I don't bother with you. I'll continue repairing my consciousness. Huo Yuhao, I just scanned your memories—your hatred has piled up too much. You can act on your feelings and release it, but never let it fester. When I recover some consciousness, I'll help you as much as I can. Let me see what I remember… Hmmm… Aside from some vague fragments, only one phrase remains: 'Holding the sun and moon, plucking the stars—there is no one like me in the world.' Ha ha, ha ha ha ha."
"That phrase—'Holding the sun and moon, plucking the stars, there is no one like me in the world'—sounds quite domineering," Bibi Dong mused, tilting her head. Judging from this fragment of divine consciousness, Elek in life wasn't much weaker than a deity of the Douluo realm. Bibi Dong's ability to suppress Elek mainly stemmed from her complete divine consciousness and abundant Rakshasa divine power.
Amid laughter, the gray mist inside the mental sea condensed into a gray bead that floated silently. Huo Yuhao knew this old spirit rarely stirred before he obtained the Living Gold.
The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm furiously cursed, "Bastard! That old guy dares ignore me and even insult me! I'm gonna kill him—yeah, kill him!"
"Enough, stop this now," Bibi Dong said coldly, her tone carrying undeniable authority.
The Ice Silkworm instantly fell silent.
"Your Majesty, show it the original Huo Yuhao's memories—it won't cause trouble," Huo Yuhao thought about how cowardly the big bug was and how they'd be comrades soon. It was better to be upfront from the start.
"Original memories of little bro?" The Ice Silkworm looked confused.
Bibi Dong nodded, channeling a thread of grim green divine power through her staff toward the Ice Silkworm. It contained the entire story of the original Peerless Tang Sect—the legendary life of Huo Yuhao in the Douluo realm.
The Ice Silkworm did not resist. No matter how strong it was in life, it was insignificant before a deity.
Soon, its large, round eyes widened.
"Wow! Is this real?" It was overjoyed, its huge body writhing excitedly, clearly pleased with the original story's ending. "The one chosen by bro really became a god!"
"Yes, but you and the Ice Emperor in the end are only my vassals. Unlike the Ming brothers, you can't be reborn and completely break free from me," Huo Yuhao dashed its hopes cold.
"That's okay! As long as I can be with Bingbing forever, I'm willing to do anything!" The Ice Silkworm clearly had a lower threshold than Huo Yuhao expected.
Huo Yuhao exchanged a glance with Bibi Dong, then smiled wryly. "Don't you want to become a god yourself? To have a new life, long-lasting, and truly be with the Ice Emperor?"
"Well…" The Ice Silkworm blinked its big eyes, clearly tempted by the idea. "But you don't have your old man-in-law's power…"
Indeed, the original story never explained how Tang Buddha revived the Titan Giant Ape and the Azure Bull Python. Those powers were beyond the Sea God or Asura God's authority. Huo Yuhao's soul count was high, but his early relationship with his old man-in-law was strained, so he never fulfilled his original promise to the souls.
Even ascending to the divine realm, one is still a subordinate of a deity.
"He's not worthy to be my old man-in-law," Huo Yuhao said coldly.
"Xiao Yuhao, do you have a plan?" The Ice Silkworm rubbed its round head against Huo Yuhao, eyes hopeful.
"Not yet, but if I can control the divine realm one day and remake the order, I'll let you and others become deities like those two soul beasts and gain eternal life," Huo Yuhao said honestly. Since Tang Buddha could do it, he might too with similar authority.
"Heavenly Dream bro, will you start over with me?"
Huo Yuhao patted the Ice Silkworm's head, looking it sincerely in the eyes. "Your gaze won't lie, I believe you."
The Ice Silkworm's chubby face softened into a human-like smile. Maybe this life's journey with Huo Yuhao wouldn't be as epic as the original, transforming from the strongest in Douluo Continent to the strongest in the divine realm, but Huo Yuhao's vision deeply moved it.
"Bro, I'm betting on you!"
"Pfft—" The Ice Silkworm's heroic, almost resigned pose made even the usually dignified Bibi Dong chuckle, while Huo Yuhao was left stunned.
"Alright, then let's follow the official storyline. Heavenly Dream, put all your bets on Yuhao." Bibi Dong glanced at the stunned Huo Yuhao and gestured at the Ice Silkworm.
As a million-year-old soul ring and the first ever intelligent soul ring, the first soul ring embodied by Heavenly Dream not only evolves infinitely according to Huo Yuhao's physical condition but also grants him four soul skills. Although it didn't provide a soul bone, it gave him an additional martial soul.
Even though Huo Yuhao already knew from the original story how significant a million-year soul ring would be, he was still excited beyond words. A soul ring with infinite evolution was already amazing, but the greater surprise was the four soul skills plus an extra martial soul.
Since all four soul skills came with the first soul ring, their power would evolve alongside the soul ring. These were permanent abilities! Adding a martial soul was almost godlike, effectively turning Huo Yuhao from a spirit eye martial soul user into a genius with dual martial souls. The added martial soul could carry at least nine soul rings, meaning nine additional soul skills. Such growth was incomparable to a hundred-thousand-year soul ring. Heavenly Dream had opened a celestial gate for him, granting endless possibilities to an otherwise average talent like Huo Yuhao.
Heavenly Dream granted Huo Yuhao an ice martial soul, but it was currently formless—only an attribute without shape.
Only after Huo Yuhao absorbs the first ice-attributed soul ring will this martial soul take shape. The second martial soul will depend on the soul ring absorbed next. According to the plot, Huo Yuhao's second martial soul is the Ice Emperor's beloved, the Ice Emperor Scorpion.
Guess what Yuhao's second martial soul is! The first correct comment gets an extra chapter based on the storyline you envision~
(End of chapter)
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