Star Dou Great Forest, Lake of Life.
"A Million Year Soul Beast!"
Di Tian's face darkened. He snorted. "I never thought that ice silkworm would choose to become a human's Soul Ring!"
As far as he knew, there was only one Soul Beast that had reached a million years: the bizarre Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.
A dignified million-year Soul Beast, yet absurdly weak.
Its actual combat power was only on par with a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast. It relied mainly on its Spiritual Power.
It could be said to have almost no offensive ability.
But that didn't mean it was worthless.
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm excelled in being "powerful in utility," rather than being powerful in the traditional sense.
Every one of its support abilities was useful.
But for Soul Beasts, their own strength was what mattered. Everything else was meaningless.
That was why the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had been treated as a tonic by several Ferocious Beasts, to help them improve their cultivation.
It was, in a sense, making use of waste.
The reason Di Tian's face had darkened wasn't that he particularly cared about the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.
It was simply that he thought its exposure by the Sky Curtain would disgrace the Soul Beast Clan.
"Di Tian, that ice silkworm probably hasn't offered itself up yet. Should I go capture it?"
Just then, Myriad Monster King turned to look at Di Tian.
He was the strongest plant-type Soul Beast in Star Dou Great Forest, ruling over more than a third of the Soul Beasts in its outskirts. Almost all of them were plants.
If he truly mobilized those plant Soul Beasts, then no matter how well the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm hid, finding it would only be a matter of time.
The only reason he hadn't done so before was that there had been no need.
After thousands of years of absorbing its power, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm could do very little for them anymore.
"There's no need."
At that, Di Tian hesitated. In the end, he shook his head. "With that ice silkworm around, he and that Daughter of Destiny will come here sooner or later..."
"Di Tian, are you planning to make a move against them?" Bi Ji furrowed her brows.
"Master wants to see him." Di Tian glanced at Bi Ji and spoke slowly.
On the other side of the continent—
A raging gale whipped up snow, and the extreme cold served as a natural barrier around this land.
This was the Extreme North, known in the Soul Master World as one of the three great human forbidden zones.
"A million-year Soul Beast?"
"I think I've heard Ice Empress mention it before. I think it was called an ice silkworm!"
A beautiful figure silently appeared. Her voice was as cold as snow and ice. "A million years of cultivation, yet it was handed over to a human just like that..."
Meanwhile, at the White Tiger Duke's Mansion.
"A million-year... Soul Ring!!"
Staring at the figure on the screen, Huo Yutong's pink lips parted slightly, and her mind went blank. "Is that really me in the future?"
Before, even a hundred-year Soul Ring had been beyond Huo Yutong's reach, let alone a million-year one.
The immense contrast made her wonder if any of this was real.
"Have a little confidence, dear. You're the Daughter of Destiny favored by World Consciousness, someone who will walk alongside him in the future."
Beside her, an Elder smiled kindly.
He was Azure Luan Douluo Ye Yu, who had come to protect Huo Yutong.
Looking at the girl before him, Ye Yu liked her more and more. She was wonderful in every way; she was just a little lacking in confidence.
"Him?"
At those words, a little boy's figure surfaced in Huo Yutong's mind, along with a line of text.
[At the darkest moment of her life, she met him, and from then on, she found salvation unlike anything she had ever known!]
"Salvation unlike anything I've ever known!"
Huo Yutong murmured those words, then looked up at Ye Yu. "Grandpa, when will I get to meet that big brother?"
"You'll see him soon."
Ye Yu smiled. "For now, the most important thing is to make arrangements for your mother."
Whenever he thought of Huo Yutong's mother, Ye Yu got a headache.
Even now, Huo Yun'er still foolishly believed in Dai Hao, thinking he was a great hero who could hold up the sky and the empire's guardian deity.
She believed that the only reason he hadn't looked after them was that the fighting had been too frequent.
She'd even told Huo Yutong not to hate her father because of her future death.
At the time, Ye Yu had nearly cursed aloud, but managed to hold it in.
After all, Huo Yutong was right there. It would have been awful if he'd negatively affected the girl.
This was the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, and its true master was the White Tiger Duke, Dai Hao.
There was no way anything that happened in the mansion could be kept from him.
If Dai Hao had said even a single word, their lives couldn't have been as miserable as they were now.
The fighting really had been frequent; that much was true.
But much of the time, it was Dai Hao, the renowned White Tiger Duke, who had started it.
Otherwise, how could he have built such a high reputation in the Star Luo Empire?
The Sun Moon Empire was certainly ambitious, but without being fully prepared,
it wouldn't launch an attack unless absolutely necessary.
Even the First Spirit Master Legion, responsible for defending against the Sun Moon Empire's main forces, had seen few battles in recent years.
Otherwise, Xuanji Douluo, the First Spirit Master Legion's commander, wouldn't have spent this entire time guarding the Star Luo Imperial Palace.
So how could Dai Hao have battles to fight every day?
Ye Yu had never thought much of this White Tiger Duke.
By comparison, Dai Hao's father—the previous White Tiger Duke—had been a far better man.
If not for his close friendship with the previous White Tiger Duke, as well as having watched Dai Hao grow up, Xuanji Douluo might never have openly taken the side of the White Tiger Lineage.
Ye Yu had originally planned to take Huo Yun'er and Huo Yutong straight to the Star Luo Imperial Palace.
But Huo Yun'er had stubbornly chosen to stay at the White Tiger Duke's Mansion and wait for Dai Hao to return.
The only thing to be grateful for was that Huo Yun'er seemed to know her daughter was in danger.
Not only had she refrained from insisting that Huo Yutong stay with her, she had urged her to go to the Star Luo Imperial Palace instead.
And so things had ended up as they were now.
Huo Yutong had gone to the Star Luo Imperial Palace, while Huo Yun'er remained at the White Tiger Duke's Mansion.
Before that, they had to deal with the White Tiger Duchess, who was a potential threat.
Otherwise, she might stir up trouble again.
Elsewhere, the White Tiger Duchess sat pale and dazed, staring at the teacup before her.
At last, she let out a mournful sigh, made up her mind, and reached out with a trembling hand to pick up the cup of tea.
The White Tiger Duchess was clever. When she saw Azure Luan Douluo descend from the sky, she realized she didn't even have a chance to take them all down with her.
At the same time, she knew that Azure Luan Douluo had already shown her enough respect by not acting against her outright.
If she still failed to read the room, not only the White Tiger Duke's Mansion but even the Hell Spirit Cat Zhu Family would be implicated.
At this point, the best choice for the White Tiger Duchess was to end her life with dignity.
Otherwise, the troubles that followed would never end.
The White Tiger Duchess, born to nobility, had seen too many cases of people kicking someone when they were down.
Now it was simply her turn.
Only then could her eldest son, Dai Yueheng, avoid being implicated.
After all, Dai Yueheng had already gone to Shrek Academy. He had never bullied Huo Yun'er and her daughter, and he knew nothing about the matter.
As for Dai Huabin, all she could say was that he would have to fend for himself.
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