Romance Continent, Truly Deserved!

Star Dou Great Forest, Lake of Life.

"A million-year Soul Beast!"

Di Tian's face darkened, and he let out a cold snort. "I didn't expect that Ice Silkworm would actually choose to become a human's Soul Ring!"

In his view, the only million-year Soul Beast that existed was that freak, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.

A dignified million-year Soul Beast, yet it was ridiculously weak.

Its actual combat power was only equivalent to that of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, relying primarily on its Spiritual Power.

It could be said that it had almost no offensive capability.

But that didn't mean much.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was more "highly functional" rather than powerful in the traditional sense.

Every one of the auxiliary abilities it possessed was useful.

It was just that for Soul Beasts, having strong personal strength was the hard truth; everything else was just empty.

Precisely because of this, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was treated as a supplement by the several Great Beast Kings to increase their cultivation.

In a sense, it was making use of waste.

And the reason Di Tian's face had darkened wasn't because he cared that much about Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.

It was simply because Di Tian believed that if Sky Dream Ice Silkworm were exposed by the Sky Curtain, it would be a disgrace to their Soul Beast Clan.

"Di Tian, that Ice Silkworm shouldn't have sacrificed itself yet. Should I go and capture it?"

At this moment, Myriad Monster King turned his head to look at Di Tian.

He was the strongest plant-type Soul Beast in the Star Dou Great Forest, ruling over more than one-third of the Soul Beasts in the outer areas of the Star Dou Great Forest, and those Soul Beasts were almost all plants.

If he truly mobilized those plant Soul Beasts, even if Sky Dream Ice Silkworm were hidden deep, finding it would only be a matter of time.

The reason they hadn't acted like that before was simply because there was no need.

After thousands of years of absorption, the effect Sky Dream Ice Silkworm could have on them had become negligible.

"There is no need."

Hearing this, a look of hesitation appeared on Di Tian's face, but he eventually shook his head. "With that Ice Silkworm around, he and that Daughter of Destiny will come here sooner or later..."

"Di Tian, do you intend to make a move on them?" Bi Ji's willow-leaf eyebrows furrowed slightly.

"The Lord wants to see him," Di Tian said, looking at Bi Ji before speaking slowly.

On the other side of the continent--

Gale winds whipped up snow, the extreme cold serving as this realm's natural barrier.

This place was none other than the Extreme North, known to the world of Soul Masters as one of the three great human forbidden zones.

"A million-year Soul Beast?"

"I seem to recall the Ice Empress mentioning it—something called an Ice Silkworm!"

A beautiful, slender figure quietly emerged, her voice as cold as ice and snow: "A million years of cultivation, just handed over so cheaply to a human..."

Meanwhile, at the White Tiger Duke's Mansion.

"A million-year... Soul Ring!!"

Watching the figure in the vision, Huo Yutong's pink lips parted subconsciously, her mind going blank. Is that really my future self?

One had to understand that for the Huo Yutong of before, let alone a million-year Soul Ring, even a hundred-year Soul Ring had been a pipe dream.

This immense contrast made her doubt whether any of this was real.

"Have a little confidence, little one. You are the Daughter of Destiny favored by the World Consciousness, the one who will walk side-by-side with him in the future."

Beside her, an old man smiled kindly.

He was none other than Azure Luan Douluo Ye Yu, who had come to protect Huo Yutong.

Looking at the young girl before him, the more Ye Yu saw of her, the more he liked her. She was perfect in every way, save for her lack of self-confidence.

"Him?"

Hearing these words, the image of a young boy surfaced in Huo Yutong's mind, along with a fragment of memory.

[In the darkest moment of her life, she met him, and from that point on, she found a redemption she had never known before!]

"A redemption I had never known before!"

After whispering these words to herself, Huo Yutong looked up at Ye Yu: "Grandpa, when will I be able to meet that big brother?"

"You will see him very soon."

Ye Yu smiled and said: "The most important thing right now is to get your mother settled."

Speaking of Huo Yutong's mother, Ye Yu felt a headache coming on.

Even now, Huo Yun'er still foolishly believed in Dai Hao, convinced that he was a towering hero and the guardian deity of the empire.

She believed it was only because the wars were too frequent that he had been unable to look after the two of them.

She also urged Huo Yutong not to harbor hatred toward her father because of her future death.

At that time, Ye Yu almost cursed out loud, but he ultimately forced himself to hold it back.

After all, Huo Yutong was right there; it would be terrible if he left a bad impression on this little girl.

This was the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, and the true master of this place was the White Tiger Duke, Dai Hao.

Anything that happened within the White Tiger Duke's Mansion could not possibly be hidden from him, no matter how one looked at it.

If Dai Hao had only said a single word, their lives would never have been as miserable as they were now.

It was true that there were frequent wars; that point was not wrong.

However, in many cases, it was the illustrious White Tiger Duke, Dai Hao, who initiated them himself.

Otherwise, how could he have built up such high prestige within the Star Luo Empire?

It was true that the Sun Moon Empire was ambitious, but they would not initiate an attack without full preparation unless it was absolutely necessary.

Even the First Spirit Master Legion, which was responsible for defending the Sun Moon Empire's main forces, had not seen many battles over the years.

Otherwise, the commander of the First Spirit Master Legion, Xuanji Douluo, would not have been stationed at the Star Luo Imperial Palace for this entire period.

So, how could Dai Hao have battles to fight every single day?

Ye Yu had always looked down upon this current White Tiger Duke.

By comparison, Dai Hao's father, the previous White Tiger Duke, was far better.

If it weren't for the fact that he was a close friend of the previous White Tiger Duke and had watched Dai Hao grow up since childhood, Xuanji Douluo might never have openly sided with the White Tiger Lineage.

Ye Yu had originally intended to take the mother and daughter, Huo Yun'er and Huo Yutong, directly to the Star Luo Imperial Palace.

However, Huo Yun'er stubbornly chose to remain in the White Tiger Duke's Mansion to wait for Dai Hao to return.

The only fortunate thing was that Huo Yun'er likely realized her daughter's current situation was very dangerous.

Not only did she not ask her to stay, but she instead persuaded her to go to the Star Luo Imperial Palace.

The final result turned out as it was now.

Huo Yutong headed to the Star Luo Imperial Palace, while Huo Yun'er continued to stay in this White Tiger Duke's Mansion.

Before that, the hidden threat of the White Tiger Duchess had to be resolved.

Otherwise, it was inevitable that she would stir up trouble again.

On the other side, the White Tiger Duchess looked at the teacup before her, her face pale and her expression vacant.

Ultimately, she let out a sorrowful sigh. Having made up her mind, she reached out with a hand that appeared somewhat tremulous and picked up the cup of tea.

The White Tiger Duchess was a clever woman. Upon seeing the Azure Luan Douluo descend from the sky, she realized that she no longer even had the chance to fight to the death.

At the same time, the White Tiger Duchess knew that the fact the Azure Luan Douluo had not acted immediately was already a sign of sufficient respect.

If she were to remain oblivious to the situation, it would not only be the White Tiger Duke's Mansion that suffered; even the Hell Spirit Cat Zhu Family would be implicated.

Currently, the best choice for the White Tiger Duchess was to end her own life with dignity.

Otherwise, the subsequent troubles would only be endless.

The White Tiger Duchess, born into nobility, had seen too many instances of people kicking others when they were down.

Now, it was simply her turn.

Only in this way could her eldest son, Dai Yueheng, avoid being implicated.

After all, Dai Yueheng had long since left for Shrek Academy. Not only had he never bullied Huo Yun'er and her son, but he was also completely unaware of these matters.

As for Dai Huabin, one could only say he would have to fend for himself.