The Cheat Arrives

The Ice Jade Scorpion carried Zhou Sichen as it wandered aimlessly. The pressure of a thousand-year Ice Jade Scorpion made the ordinary hundred-year Soul Beasts around them avoid it like the plague, not daring to come anywhere near.

This left Zhou Sichen with no way to begin searching for the "Godslayer," the Phoenix Baboon.

Another two hours passed, and the sky gradually darkened. Under the glow of the setting sun, the Star Dou Great Forest resembled a beautiful painting.

Zhou Sichen glanced at the sky. Today might be another fruitless day.

Yet at that moment, a voice suddenly rang out in his mind—or rather, in his Spiritual Sea—without any warning.

"Finally, I've met a human with the Spiritual Attribute. Too bad I can't cry, or I'd definitely be weeping my eyes out!"

The voice had come abruptly, but Zhou Sichen was instantly delighted. In the Star Dou Great Forest, aside from those few Fierce Beasts, there was only one possibility for something capable of communicating directly through spiritual power.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm!

Those Fierce Beasts could not possibly be here right now. Otherwise, Zhou Sichen would already have become their food.

So it could only be Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.

So... had he successfully snatched this opportunity away?

Just as Zhou Sichen was rejoicing, cracks suddenly began to spread across the ground five meters in front of him. A faint white glow seeped out from within them.

Immediately afterward, threads of icy cold spread from the cracks. The surrounding temperature plummeted, and the fissures widened further. Then, a round head poked out from the ground.

That head looked plump and soft, over a meter in diameter. It wriggled as it slowly crawled out, revealing a massive body more than ten meters long.

At the sight of it, Zhou Sichen no longer had any doubts. If it was not Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, then who else could it be?

The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm before him was jade-white from head to toe, crystal clear and translucent. Though it had burrowed out of the soil, its smooth skin was completely free of dirt.

A halo flowed beneath its surface. Its head bore a pair of tiny glittering golden eyes, but the most eye-catching feature was the golden patterns that began half a meter below its head. About every meter, there was a ring of golden markings, ten in total from head to tail.

It looked at Zhou Sichen, who sat atop the Ice Jade Scorpion's back. Its glittering golden eyes rolled about as its voice sounded in Zhou Sichen's Spiritual Sea. "I never expected you to be such a special Summoning System Soul Master. This Ice Jade Scorpion has a thousand years of cultivation too, right? When I first sensed it, I thought the Far North had invaded the Star Dou Great Forest!"

Only then did Zhou Sichen recover from his excitement. Frowning, he asked, "What are you? How could you tell what type of Martial Soul I have?"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's laughter echoed in Zhou Sichen's mind. "Hehe, I'm not just some thing. I am the embodiment of heroism and chivalry, the King of Soul Beasts blessed with both wisdom and beauty, an unmatched powerhouse who cultivated for a Million Year and set the longevity record for Douluo Continent—Sky Dream Ice Silkworm. Mm... you can also call me Brother Sky Dream!"

Zhou Sichen's act was nearly flawless. An expression of disbelief appeared on his face. "Impossible. Even Beast God Ditian, the leader of the Ten Great Fierce Beasts, is said not to have Million Year cultivation. How could a Soul Beast with Million Year cultivation exist in this world? And if it did, shouldn't it have become a god already?"

At Zhou Sichen's rebuttal, a trace of embarrassment flashed deep in Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's eyes. It knew it—this incredibly gifted human before it really would not be so easy to fool. Still, it truly had no other choice.

"I don't lie. So, aren't you surprised?"

Zhou Sichen paused. "Heh. So... why did you stop me?"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's voice suddenly became incomparably solemn. "I want to become your Soul Ring—the first Wisdom Soul Ring in the history of Douluo Continent!"

"A Wisdom Soul Ring?" Zhou Sichen feigned confusion.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm thought for a moment. "Anyway, I definitely won't harm you. Once you experience my strength, you'll understand what I mean."

As it spoke, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had already grown impatient. Its enormous head warily glanced toward the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest, then looked back at Zhou Sichen. "Here I come. Don't worry, I'll be gentle!"

Just as Zhou Sichen was about to say something more, terrifying Spiritual Power instantly locked onto him. He saw only ten Golden Rings begin to pulse as though they had come alive before flying toward him.

Zhou Sichen put on a show of resistance, but he almost completely opened up his Spiritual Power, because he knew Sky Dream Ice Silkworm would not harm him.

Although Sky Dream Ice Silkworm possessed Million Year cultivation, it was, bluntly speaking, little different from a child fresh out in the world. The only knowledge it had likely learned was what it had picked up while serving as a power bank for those Fierce Beasts.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm pressed its head against Zhou Sichen's forehead. The ten Golden Rings instantly enveloped his body, while Sky Dream Ice Silkworm transformed directly into streams of white radiance that surged into him.

As time passed, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's excited voice rang out. "Twin Martial Souls! And the Second Martial Soul actually uses the body itself as its Martial Soul. No wonder this kid's Spiritual Power is so strong!"

"Eh? I can't see his memories? He can even lock his own memory bank? I'm your most loyal partner! You actually guarded against me too!!"

At that very moment, the clear sky suddenly darkened. A thunderous boom exploded high above, and in that instant, the gorgeous sunset seemed to be swallowed by endless darkness. An overwhelming pressure descended from the heavens, so suffocating that it left one unable to breathe.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, which was working hard to merge itself into Zhou Sichen's body, shuddered violently when the thunderous boom rang out.

Its two tiny golden eyes rolled upward. When it looked into the sky, shock immediately appeared in them.

There was also a measure of confusion amid its shock. Clearly, even it had no idea what had happened.

At that moment, a Gray Stream descended from the sky. In an instant, it landed on the back of Zhou Sichen's head and silently burrowed inside.

"What is this thing, trying to steal my human?" Sky Dream Ice Silkworm flew into a rage. Its immense Spiritual Power surged forth as it tried to drive away the Gray Stream.

Unfortunately, its rage amounted to nothing more than getting angry. Its resistance had no effect whatsoever.

An extremely blurry figure appeared behind Zhou Sichen. Its voice carried an indescribable majesty. "With sun and moon in hand, I pluck the stars; there is no one in this world like me! I never expected that even a trace of this old man's remnant soul could remain."

"I never expected this world to possess such powerful Undead Summoning Magic. What a blessing for this old man..."

After entering Zhou Sichen's Spiritual Sea, that gray stream of light immediately transformed into a Gray Pearl the size of a soybean, then fell completely silent.

It did not affect the fusion between Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Zhou Sichen at all, as though it did not exist.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm stared blankly at the scene and could not help complaining, "Seriously? I finally found a human with the Spiritual Attribute, and another bastard is actually trying to steal him from me? Is heaven jealous of talent? Why am I so miserable?!"

At this moment, Zhou Sichen felt as though he were standing outside the situation, viewing everything from a third-person perspective. He could clearly sense the arrival of that gray stream of light, and he could also feel Sky Dream Ice Silkworm merging with him.

Zhou Sichen was beyond excited. He had thought obtaining either Sky Dream Ice Silkworm or Electrolux would be enough. Who would have expected both to come to him at once?

The pearl formed from that gray stream of light was a strand of Electrolux's Divine Sense. Judging from Electrolux's earlier words, was his Book of Contracts Martial Soul similar to the other party's Necromancy?

Of course, it was also possible that Electrolux had not fully recovered his memories yet and had simply mistaken it for something else.

If that was true, then Electrolux could guide his First Martial Soul while Sky Dream Ice Silkworm helped his Second Martial Soul evolve. With that, Zhou Sichen was completely confident that he could break through the limits.

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