This is the Heaven Dou Empire

"Big Bro is going to become your soul ring—the unprecedented Wisdom Soul Ring in the history of Douluo Continent!"

The white light, accompanied by Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's voice, drilled into Huo Yuhao's mind. At the same time, the ten golden rings on Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's body all accelerated their rhythm.

Huo Yuhao froze in place. In truth, that white light was Sky Dream Ice Silkworm pressing its head against Huo Yuhao's forehead with lightning speed for an intimate contact.

"Physical condition isn't looking good. Too weak, far too weak. Looks like I'll have to apply a few more seals!"

Powerful mental waves raged with Huo Yuhao at the center. When Bei Bei and Tang Ya approached Huo Yuhao's side, they both fell into a brief daze, rooted to the spot and unable to move.

Huo Yuhao's senses were the most intense. He felt the endless stream of mental power surging into his mind like a tide, and at the same time, the gray in his eyes gradually brightened.

In the end, the gray in his eyes faded away, replaced by a gray clock dial.

Under the injection of Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's massive mental power accumulated over a million years, the clock's hands rapidly spun clockwise, and Huo Yuhao's body underwent tremendous changes.

First, his height slowly increased. Not only that, but even his hair grew wildly. The green grass beneath his feet flourished and withered; within a thirty-meter radius, plants grew crazily.

"Holding the sun and moon, plucking the stars—there is no one like me in this world. I never expected this Old Man would leave behind a wisp of divine sense. This place is..."

An aged yet majestic voice rang out. A gray mass of gas swirled above Huo Yuhao and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's heads.

"Eh? What a peculiar way of growing. Is this how humans in this world all mature?"

Huo Yuhao couldn't hear Electrolux's voice, or else he would have been infuriated.

"This big bug has no sense of propriety."

Watching Huo Yuhao's figure grow taller and taller, transforming from a youth into a young man, Electrolux turned into a gray smoke and plunged into Huo Yuhao's spiritual world.

"Who are you? How dare you compete with Big Bro for a person!" Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's dissatisfied voice rang out. Located in the spiritual world, it looked up at the azure sky, where a gray figure stood—colorless, only deathly stillness.

"Rude bug!" Electrolux snorted coldly. Incomprehensible words sounded around his body, accompanied by the chanting of a spell.

Huo Yuhao's physical changes finally stopped. At the same time, noticing the peculiar transformation in Huo Yuhao, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was also somewhat shocked.

Its original intention was merely to become Huo Yuhao's Wisdom Soul Ring. Who would have thought it would cause Huo Yuhao's height to increase by a full twenty centimeters? His clothes were stretched taut over his body, about to burst.

"This kid's Eye Martial Soul is far too unique—actually possessing dual attributes of time and spirit. My massive mental power injection unexpectedly activated his time attribute. Looks like I need to rein it in."

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm busily arranged its future home with a kuchi kuchi sound, and the spiritual world instantly became richer.

An azure sky, a vast expanse of rippling blue waves. Outside, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's body was steadily fading, until only a thin membrane fell to the ground.

That membrane was Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's remains. It burrowed into Huo Yuhao's chest and vanished.

When everything fell silent, the unexpected happened. As Electrolux's chanting ceased, a fierce surge of mental power swept through the entire Sea of Spirit.

The silkworm baby that was Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's incarnation was startled. Outside, the dial formed by Huo Yuhao's eyes spun faster—this time counterclockwise—and his height and build returned to their original state.

The next second, a terrifying suction force emerged behind Huo Yuhao. It was an ink-black vortex. Huo Yuhao's figure disappeared, as if nothing had ever happened.

When Bei Bei and Tang Ya arrived, all they saw were scattered flesh and a ten-year soul ring flickering with white light.

Bei Bei examined the bloodstains and scattered flesh on the ground, his expression grave: "A ten-year Wind Baboon was killed. That youth's strength is formidable. He must have gone deeper into the forest."

"Bei Bei, don't you think the grass here is completely different from the grass around us?"

The green grass around Tang Ya and Bei Bei reached their knees, lush and vigorous, forming a stark contrast with the grass outside.

Bei Bei frowned slightly but couldn't figure out the reason.

The two followed the traces in the forest as best they could, walking deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest.

On the outskirts of Heaven Dou City, the sky suddenly darkened. A pitch-black cave appeared abruptly, with black lightning crackling inside.

"Thump—"

Huo Yuhao fell from the cave, his body making intimate contact with the ground. The powerful impact made him groan in pain.

"It hurts so much!"

Huo Yuhao now had a million-year soul ring. His body, transformed by Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, was slightly better than his original frail form.

At this moment, everything around was deathly still. Huo Yuhao curiously surveyed the unfamiliar environment.

Especially the towering giant city in the distance and the dense forest behind him.

"Is this still the Star Dou Great Forest? Where the hell did it bring me!" Huo Yuhao's mouth twitched wildly. He could be certain this was definitely not within the Star Dou Great Forest.

"Big Bro's head is so confused!" Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's voice rang out at the right moment, its consciousness still fuzzy.

"Brother Tianmeng, let me ask you—where is this?" Huo Yuhao closed his eyes. The next second, he found himself in a vast azure world.

The gray gas mass above his head was extremely conspicuous. Huo Yuhao was momentarily stunned but quickly understood its origin.

Then he looked ahead. There was an adorable silkworm baby. Unlike the seven-meter version outside, it was now jade-white all over, with all ten rings on its body gone—just an ordinary silkworm.

"You ask Big Bro? Big Bro wants to ask you! Where did you bring Big Bro?"

Huo Yuhao: "..."

"Big Bro's heart aches! Big Bro saved up a million years of mental power, and now one percent is gone in an instant! Big Bro's heart aches!"

Huo Yuhao: "..."

Though he didn't understand the current situation, Huo Yuhao was still satisfied to have fused with Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Electrolux—even if he had no idea where this place was.

"This Old Brother, may I ask where this place is? Is it the Star Dou Great Forest?" Huo Yuhao withdrew from the Sea of Spirit and casually pulled a passerby to ask.

The person he had stopped was a youth who had just emerged from the forest, with a head of golden chopped hair and dressed in luxurious clothes. The youth was handsome and dashing, looked very young, and behind him followed two attendants.

The youth was momentarily startled, then smiled and said, "This is the Sunset Forest. Not far from here is Heaven Dou City. The place you're standing in is the Heaven Dou Empire."

"Heaven Dou Empire!"

Huo Yuhao's eyes widened. "Hasn't the Heaven Dou Empire already split apart?"