Douluo: The Rebirth of the Supreme King Dong'er

But now, so much time had passed. Why had the Ice Empress still not come?

However, from afar, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm sensed a figure entering the range of his Mental Detection.

"No, how did that little girl get in?"

"Huh?" Huo Yuhao could hear Sky Dream Ice Silkworm too, and let out a startled cry in his heart.

If he had guessed correctly, the little girl Sky Dream Ice Silkworm mentioned had to be Boss Wang Dong'er.

So Boss had come to the Extreme North too?

At that thought, Huo Yuhao suddenly remembered how Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had once been shocked by Wang Dong'er's Extreme Ice attribute.

Could it be that Boss had come here to obtain a soul ring?

But she had actually made it all the way to the core region too?

All sorts of questions swirled through his mind. Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's Mental Detection covered too wide an area. Although Huo Yuhao could share it, he could not process all the information at once. He could only wait until Wang Dong'er came closer before observing her through Mental Detection.

Wang Dong'er, however, knew that Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had spotted her.

With Sky Dream Ice Silkworm making such a commotion, anyone would have known.

Since she had emerged from the Snow Empress's bedchamber, she had naturally completed her perfect fusion with the Snow Empress's Soul Spirit.

Electrolux had returned to sleep within the Clear Sky Token. The Ice Empress and Snow Empress were currently deepening their sisterly bond in her Sea of Consciousness, so the first thing she heard upon coming out was Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's arrogant voice.

However, Wang Dong'er had already told the two of them about Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's current situation.

Instead of the Ice Empress arriving, Wang Dong'er had appeared. For a moment, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm did not know whether to continue or rein himself in first. In the end, he withdrew the aura he had simulated and returned to Huo Yuhao's Sea of Consciousness.

Everything had been planned out perfectly, yet accidents kept cropping up. Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was rather confused as well.

Since Wang Dong'er was here, he might as well ask her first.

After returning to Huo Yuhao's Sea of Consciousness, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm told Huo Yuhao about seeing Wang Dong'er. He then guided Huo Yuhao out of the ice cave and toward Wang Dong'er.

The simulated aura vanished, but Wang Dong'er did not pay it any mind and continued in the same direction.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's target had never been only the Ice Empress. Although she was his primary target, he knew not to put all his eggs in one basket. If he could not lure the Ice Empress over, he would change targets.

Now that the aura had disappeared, he had temporarily abandoned his plan to lure the Ice Empress over. Most likely, he was waiting to meet her instead.

Sure enough, under Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's guidance, Huo Yuhao gradually caught sight of Wang Dong'er.

Huo Yuhao did not shout out. Instead, he quickened his pace and hurried toward Wang Dong'er.

"Boss, you're here too." Once he got close, Huo Yuhao waved at Wang Dong'er as he spoke.

"Mm." Wang Dong'er nodded. "I came here to obtain a soul ring."

"I didn't expect you to be so fast, Boss..." Huo Yuhao was about to say something when he suddenly froze.

Only now did he realize that Wang Dong'er had already reached four rings?

How long had it even been?

Even if Wang Dong'er was a genius, this was far too absurd, wasn't it?

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm: What Do You Mean Both Heavenly Kings Became Your Soul Rings?

People's joys and sorrows were never the same. At this moment, Huo Yuhao only wanted to find a corner and draw circles.

He had known only that Wang Dong'er was a genius, but he had never imagined that the gap between them could be this vast.

Could it be that he truly was not suited for the path of a soul master and could only follow the path of a Soul Engineer?

His Spirit Eyes Martial Soul happened to be extremely useful for studying Soul Engineering. Although Teacher Fan Yu did not think highly of him, Teacher Zou Mengyao often praised him.

One look was enough for Wang Dong'er to tell that Huo Yuhao was shutting himself off. Both of them had cheats, but hers was far more overpowered than Huo Yuhao's.

Besides, this period of rapid improvement would not last. Her progress would slow down later.

Before Huo Yuhao could ask another question, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm suddenly sent out a mental ripple. "You carry the Snow Empress's aura? No, the Ice Empress's too... Have you met them?"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had been wondering since earlier why Wang Dong'er had appeared in the Extreme North.

Though he recalled that Wang Dong'er possessed an Extreme Ice martial soul, merely having an Extreme Ice martial soul would at most allow her to find a suitable spirit beast in the outskirts of the Extreme North and kill it. How could she possibly enter the core region?

And alone, at that.

There was a secret here. A huge secret!

"Then what are you two here for?" Wang Dong'er knowingly asked.

Since Wang Dong'er already knew his identity, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm did not hide much, though he still concealed some information. "Yuhao's second martial soul is ice-elemental. I brought him here to find a suitable spirit beast to serve as his soul ring..."

"You fat worm, no wonder you dared provoke me earlier and even dared simulate the Snow Maiden's aura. So you really are courting death!" The Ice Empress could no longer hold back and instantly appeared beside Wang Dong'er.

"I-Ice Empress?" Sky Dream Ice Silkworm froze. "Y-you... Why are you here?"

"Heh." The Ice Empress sneered. "A clear conscience fears no knock at the door. What, does my appearance here make you feel guilty?"

"Tell me honestly. Were you planning to make me this human's soul ring?"

"Th-this, you, me, Bing'er, listen to me..." Sky Dream Ice Silkworm stammered.

Huo Yuhao's heart lurched. Had he really been brought here to be fed a meal?

"Shut up!" Anger appeared on the Ice Empress's face. "Is my name something you can call?"

"Alright, alright, Ice Empress, Ice Empress." Sky Dream Ice Silkworm gave an embarrassed laugh, but he was already preparing to use his shed husk to trap the Ice Empress before fleeing with Huo Yuhao.

"No, what is going on with your state?" It was only then that Sky Dream Ice Silkworm suddenly noticed something.

Why was Wang Dong'er together with the Ice Empress?

And the Ice Empress's current state was extremely wrong. This was not her true body at all, but Spiritual Origin like his own!

"Bing'er, is this the big worm that has always pursued you?" The Snow Empress also appeared at the side.

At the sight of the Snow Empress, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm froze again.

What day was today? Why had both the Ice Empress and Snow Empress appeared? And... they were following Wang Dong'er.

What exactly was going on?

"Pursued her?" Huo Yuhao could not help voicing his confusion.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had only told him that the Ice Empress was his target. He had never said there was such a relationship between them.

Huo Yuhao's thoughts drifted further and further away. An offhand remark from the Snow Empress left him deeply conflicted.

He had placed immense trust in Sky Dream Ice Silkworm. Even when Sky Dream Ice Silkworm read his memories, he had said nothing. Even when Sky Dream Ice Silkworm forcibly took control of his body, he had never voiced a complaint.

Yet Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had concealed something from him in such an important matter...

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm sensed that something was off with Huo Yuhao's state, and his head immediately began to ache.

He had wanted to test Huo Yuhao's trust in him and conduct a deeper test of his character, but he had never intended to become estranged from his host.

Seeing that the Ice Empress and Snow Empress were not making any moves for now, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm could only soothe Huo Yuhao first.

Wang Dong'er quietly watched Sky Dream Ice Silkworm perform without any intention of interfering.

Huo Yuhao was far more sensitive than most people. Sky Dream Ice Silkworm might have felt that his probing was perfectly normal, but for someone like Huo Yuhao, who was more prone to extremes, it was rather painful.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Huo Yuhao were in the same boat now. Only by sorting things out between themselves could Huo Yuhao let go of the grievance in his heart.

After Sky Dream Ice Silkworm explained his reasons and part of his story, calming Huo Yuhao down, Wang Dong'er took out a steaming-hot meal from her Storage Soul Tool.

Judging by Huo Yuhao's appearance, he had likely been hungry for quite some time.

Huo Yuhao gave Wang Dong'er a grateful look. He did not refuse, taking the food and starting to eat.

Unlike the portable dry rations Huo Yuhao could carry, Wang Dong'er's food could be heated with tools. Naturally, she did not have to eat frozen rations like Huo Yuhao whenever she took them out.

Once he had eaten and drunk his fill, Huo Yuhao felt a little better. Only then did he ask curiously, "Boss, these two are?"

"They are the Ice Empress and Snow Empress." Wang Dong'er introduced them. "They are my soul rings now."

"What?" Huo Yuhao's mouth fell open, his face full of disbelief.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's mind was also filled with question marks, and he blurted out, "That's impossible. Even if your body could endure it, how could they preserve their Spiritual Origin? How could they become your soul rings?"

"I think becoming her soul ring is far better than being tricked by you." The Ice Empress had no patience for Sky Dream Ice Silkworm. Especially when she thought of how Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had originally planned to trick her into becoming the soul ring of the human before her, her expression grew even angrier.

Although her first encounter with Wang Dong'er had also involved being tricked by Wang Dong'er, she had at least been subdued by two divine beasts. That was far more dignified than being tricked into becoming a soul ring by Tian Meng, whom she regarded as food.

And after truly experiencing the Spirit Transfer Ritual, the Ice Empress knew that if things could not be settled with Wang Dong'er, she really could leave. But would Sky Dream Ice Silkworm have let her go?

She did not believe it.

"Ahem." Sky Dream Ice Silkworm laughed awkwardly. "Ice Empress, you still haven't told me how you and the Snow Empress became this little girl's soul rings."

"None of your business." The Ice Empress snorted and did not answer Sky Dream Ice Silkworm at all.

She was Wang Dong'er's Soul Spirit now. How could she reveal Wang Dong'er's secrets?

The only reason she had appeared was that she truly could not stand Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's shamelessness.

She should have set up a Heavenly Net to hunt Sky Dream Ice Silkworm down back then and shared him with the Snow Empress. Maybe they could have crossed the great limit and advanced even further.

But the thought only flashed through her mind.

Even if she crossed the great limit, her life would still be no more than a game between the Divine Realm and the Dragon God.

Unable to get an answer from the Ice Empress, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm could only turn his attention to Wang Dong'er.

He was truly curious. Without his help, how had she allowed the Ice Empress and Snow Empress to retain their Spiritual Origin and even become her soul rings?

Huo Yuhao's Choice of Second Martial Soul

"Soul Spirits? There's actually such a method?" Sky Dream Ice Silkworm cried out strangely.

By now, he had learned the method Wang Dong'er used to allow the Ice Empress and Snow Empress to retain their Spiritual Origin.

Though he only knew the name Soul Spirit and none of the finer details, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm understood the changes this Method of Soul Spirits would bring.

Whether Wang Dong'er had created this method or someone else had, it was still a groundbreaking precedent.

But he could not use the Method of Soul Spirits to create Huo Yuhao's second martial soul.

Giving Huo Yuhao a second martial soul was a trait unique to him as a million-year spirit beast. However, this second martial soul was still unformed and had to take shape before soul rings could be added.

Therefore, even if he wanted to use the Method of Soul Spirits for Huo Yuhao, he could only do so after the martial soul had formed.

The reason Wang Dong'er had not hidden the existence of Soul Spirits was that there was no need to conceal this concept from Huo Yuhao and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.

She also planned to use the Method of Soul Spirits to add soul rings for Xiao Xiao later.

Since the Ice Empress could no longer become Huo Yuhao's second martial soul, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm could only settle for less and change his target.

But with the Ice Empress and Snow Empress right before him, and his plans already exposed, he could not run even if he wanted to. Faced with their questioning, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm could only reveal his experiences and what he had intended to do.

"Hmph, I knew you were up to no good." After hearing Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's explanation, the Ice Empress snorted coldly.

"Ice Empress, you can't say that." Sky Dream Ice Silkworm defended himself. "Even without this little girl's Method of Soul Spirits, I could preserve a spirit beast's Spiritual Origin with my own power. Otherwise, why would I have made you my primary target?"

Seeing Sky Dream Ice Silkworm constantly trying to show the Ice Empress his "wholehearted devotion," Huo Yuhao curled his lip and remembered his vow to be a sigma man.

"You should just die." The Ice Empress truly could not endure it any longer. With a whoosh, she vanished and returned to Wang Dong'er's Sea of Consciousness.

"Hey, Ice Empress." Sky Dream Ice Silkworm called out, then gave up helplessly.

The Snow Empress, however, wore a thoughtful expression. She looked at Huo Yuhao, then at Wang Dong'er, and also vanished with a whoosh, asking Wang Dong'er within the Sea of Consciousness.

"Is that Huo Yuhao trustworthy?"

"Huo Yuhao... Mm..." Hearing the Snow Empress's question, Wang Dong'er stroked her chin in thought.

The Snow Empress was clearly asking in earnest, so she could not give a careless answer.

Huo Yuhao had become her subordinate and had now lost his blind reverence for Shrek Academy. Even if his personality became a little twisted later, it should not go too far.

Moreover, based on the Soul Tool Heavenly Calamity mission she had completed before, Huo Yuhao was actually rather loyal to her now.

"He is trustworthy, unless Sky Dream Ice Silkworm urges him to leave my team," Wang Dong'er replied to the Snow Empress.

"That big worm is exactly what worries me," the Snow Empress said. "Actually... I once raised an ice bear. It is now nearly three hundred thousand years old, but like Bing'er and me, its great limit is approaching."

"I think that if nothing goes wrong on Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's side, we could let the ice bear I raised try becoming your subordinate's second martial soul."

"Can you bear to part with it?" Wang Dong'er asked in surprise.