An open area in the outer region of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Without warning, the ground suddenly began to tremble. Cracks appeared across the once-level earth, gradually widening before it burst apart with a roar. A violet-eyed youth emerged from beneath it, his figure appearing amid a cloud of dust.
It was Xu Zihuang, who had successfully fused with the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger Soul Ring.
Drawn by his aura, the dust drifted toward him, only to be blocked by a thin layer of pale gold membrane the instant it touched his skin.
This pale gold membrane was the molt left behind by the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm after a million years of cultivation. Though it had lost most of its power after the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm lost his physical body, it still retained the ability to conceal one's aura and repel dust.
After absorbing his Third Soul Ring, Xu Zihuang had grown a little taller. A faint glow flowed across his fair skin, and combined with his flawless, exquisite features, he possessed an immense attraction to any member of the opposite sex.
The exhaustion in his deep violet eyes, which shimmered with sharp light, had vanished. Even the grime that had stained his body earlier had completely dispersed after being cleansed by the ice attribute aura carried by the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.
Xu Zihuang brushed aside a lock of violet hair that blocked his vision and looked up at the sky.
It had been afternoon when he began absorbing the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger Soul Ring, yet it was now early morning. That meant at least a full day had passed.
"Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, how long did it take me to fuse the Soul Ring?"
"Seven shichen, I think." Xu Zihuang's initiative in