Target: Snow Empress

Target: Snow Empress

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm: "..."

What was going on? His perfectly good choice between two had somehow become his only option?

Although the human standing before him was stronger, more talented, physically superior, and possessed more Soul Power, the one from before had seemed even more...

Hm? Wait a second?

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was suddenly startled by his own thoughts. The human before him was clearly far more talented and physically capable, and his plan to become a god also required someone with better talent.

Yet he had actually hesitated between two humans with such an obvious gap in talent. He had even wanted to become the Wisdom Spirit Ring of the one with worse talent. That did not seem like his usual style at all, did it?

Why had he suddenly had that thought just now?

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm did not know, nor did he have time to think it over. Still being hunted by the spirit beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest, and now left with only one option, he could not possibly go out of his way to find Huo Yuhao, whose talent was vastly inferior to Xiao Qiang's.

In theory, Xiao Qiang suited him better, and he had no other choices now. Since that was the case...

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's enormous head turned toward the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest. Then, without hesitation, he looked at Xiao Qiang and said, "Don't be afraid. I'll be gentle. I won't make it hurt too much."

Xiao Qiang: "..." What kind of savage nonsense was that?

Before Xiao Qiang could say anything, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm moved closer and poured his immense spiritual power into Xiao Qiang's body, preparing to become Xiao Qiang's third spirit ring.

"Too weak, too weak. Even though you're stronger than that previous human, you're still far too weak. With such a weak body, how many seals will I have to place on myself? I'm really too miserable. Being a Wisdom Spirit Ring really isn't easy."

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm did much the same thing as in the original story and said much the same things, except this time, Electrolux was not there to fight Sky Dream Ice Silkworm for the body.

Huo Gua was called Huo Gua because he was the Son of Destiny of this era. Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had been taken because of Xiao Qiang's careful planning—he had considered possibilities that might occur in advance, and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had still possessed a physical body at the beginning.

But Electrolux was already beyond Xiao Qiang's ability to plan for. Leaving aside the fact that Xiao Qiang would inevitably pass out the moment he obtained Tian Meng, even if he did not, the nature of a remnant soul like Electrolux was not something Xiao Qiang could capture.

Knowing this, Xiao Qiang woke within his sea of consciousness and waited for a while. When he failed to find Electrolux's little black orb, he sighed helplessly, then let it go.

Competing with the Son of Destiny in Fortune, obtaining Tian Meng was already the limit. Though in a sense, he had merely secured the guaranteed minimum, that guarantee was enough for Xiao Qiang to reach the level of a Limit Douluo.

His current state was already the best outcome he could have achieved.

"You're awake. I've already expanded your sea of consciousness to its limit. Once you grow stronger, you should be able to expand it again. But by then, it probably won't be appropriate to call it a sea of consciousness anymore. Abyss of Consciousness might be a more fitting name."

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm came to Xiao Qiang's side as he spoke. Xiao Qiang nodded. "Oh. Thank you."

"You're welcome. It's all... Wait! Why are you so calm?!"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm suddenly sensed that something was off. He could not possibly have been schemed against, could he? But looking at Xiao Qiang, who was only thirteen or fourteen, there was no way he looked capable of plotting against him.

"Why am I so calm? There are only three possibilities for why my consciousness still exists. First, you can't kill me. Second, you don't want to kill me. Third, you haven't had time to kill me yet."

"Since you can speak, you are at least a hundred-thousand-year spirit beast, so the first possibility does not exist. Since you can help expand my sea of consciousness, I lean toward the second possibility. As for the third..."

"Against a spirit beast above the hundred-thousand-year level, I have no ability to resist at all. Since I cannot resist in the slightest, there is no point in doing anything. Of course, there is one more important reason."

Xiao Qiang pointed to his eyes. The One-Tomoe Sharingan he originally possessed had transformed into a Two-Tomoe Sharingan due to the immense spiritual energy brought by Tian Meng.

"There are some things I do not understand either, but my eyes told me that entering the Star Dou Great Forest would benefit me. I don't know exactly how it works, but I chose to trust my own eyes—to trust my Martial Soul."

"Eh? Your Martial Soul can help you avoid disaster and seek fortune?" Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's eyes lit up. If that was the case, then choosing Xiao Qiang had been absolutely right.

If Xiao Qiang's eyes could help him avoid danger and seek fortune, allowing him to see tangible benefits and evade threats he might face, then Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's God Creation Plan would become much easier.

"Perhaps. I can only occasionally see certain things, or rather, it gives me a certain feeling. I came to the Star Dou Great Forest because of that feeling. Based on what my Martial Soul told me, we are not enemies, right?"

Xiao Qiang did not overstate things, leaving the rest for Tian Meng to imagine. In any case, Tian Meng had no concrete evidence that Xiao Qiang was lying, while it was true that Xiao Qiang had encountered Tian Meng and that Tian Meng would indeed bring him benefits.

"Hahaha, that's right. I will become your third spirit ring, and also an unprecedented Wisdom Spirit Ring."

"A Wisdom Spirit Ring?" Xiao Qiang cooperatively revealed a questioning look. Tian Meng then patiently explained what a Wisdom Spirit Ring was and how he had cultivated to a million years.

"A Million Year Spirit Beast! Four soul skills! And a future Second Martial Soul! Brother Sky Dream, you're incredible!"

Although Xiao Qiang knew exactly what was going on, he had to keep up the act. At the same time, he wanted to fully satisfy Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's vanity, lest the Son of Destiny's Fortune suddenly explode and make Tian Meng forcefully seek out a new host.

"Hehehe, not really, not really. Don't be obsessed with me. I'm only a legend."

Xiao Qiang: "..." What an ancient cliché. Though when The Unrivaled Tang Sect had first come out, it was still normal enough.

"By the way, Brother Sky Dream, can we obtain the Second Martial Soul you mentioned right now?" Xiao Qiang asked. It was not that he was in a hurry for a Second Martial Soul; he was in a hurry for Snow Empress.

In the middle and later stages, the Sun Moon Empire's high-end combat power did indeed crush Shrek and the original Three Douluo Kingdoms. But that was in the middle and later stages. Right now, things were still in the early stages.

During the early stages of The Unrivaled Tang Sect, Shrek had someone powerful enough to reach Mingde Hall unnoticed, with utterly terrifying mobility.

If that person learned that Xiao Qiang possessed Twin Martial Souls and an ultimate Martial Soul, Xiao Qiang would most likely be killed outright. There was a small chance his consciousness would be erased and he would be taken to Shrek as breeding stock.

Under such circumstances, Xiao Qiang had to find himself an early-stage bodyguard—someone who could protect him until the day Mu En breathed his last.

There was no need to even consider the human side. The other two Limit Douluos were practically wearing the same pair of pants as Dragon God Douluo Mu En.

Whether Kong Deming could currently contend with Dragon God Douluo was still unknown, and he could not protect Xiao Qiang at every moment.

After thinking it over, Xiao Qiang concluded that only Snow Empress had even a slight connection with him in the future and might possibly be willing to protect him.