"Let's wait a bit. There's no need to rush."
Mu En waved a hand. "Let's see what happens next before we decide."
Everyone continued watching the Heavenly Screen. When they saw Huo Yuhao leave and Tang Ya and Bei Bei kindly decide to follow him and offer protection, Shrek People all smiled.
Then they watched Huo Yuhao enter the Star Dou Great Forest and nearly get killed by a Wind Baboon. They couldn't help looking exasperated.
Was this really the future god? He was eleven and only just preparing to obtain his first Soul Ring, and he had nearly lost to a Ten-Year Soul Beast.
But what happened next made everyone's eyes go wide.
[Just as Huo Yuhao had finally defeated the Wind Baboon with great difficulty and was hesitating over whether to absorb a low-quality Ten-Year Soul Ring, a cheeky voice suddenly rang out:
"I've finally found a human with the Spirit Attribute! What a shame I can't cry, or I'd be in floods of tears!"
The moment Huo Yuhao tensed up, cracks suddenly appeared in the ground a few meters in front of him, then widened into a huge hole.
As a layer of White Frost appeared on the ground around the hole, a fat, round worm wriggled its way out.
Seeing the giant worm, over seven meters long, Huo Yuhao turned to run. But the spreading layer of frost had already pinned him in place, and he couldn't break free.
"Don't be afraid. I won't hurt you." The giant worm wriggled closer, bringing its head right up to Huo Yuhao.
"You're talking to me? Are you one of the legendary Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts?!" Huo Yuhao blurted out in surprise, still held fast in place.
"What kind of thing is a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast? It's not fit to compare with me!"
"Listen up, kid. The one standing before you is the embodiment of heroism and chivalry, a King of Kings Soul Beast with wisdom and beauty, an unrivaled powerhouse who has cultivated for a million years and set the record for the longest lifespan on the Douluo Continent—the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm!"
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm proudly raised its head. "You can call me Brother Sky Dream."
"A m-million-year Soul Beast?" Huo Yuhao's eyes glazed over. He asked instinctively, "Then what do you want with me?"
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm suddenly turned solemn. "I'm going to become your Soul Ring—the first Wisdom Soul Ring in the history of the Douluo Continent!"
Huo Yuhao: "Huh?"]
At that moment, countless people across the Douluo Continent who were looking up at the Heavenly Screen made the same sound as Huo Yuhao in the Heavenly Screen.
The trio, who had been watching the Heavenly Screen as they headed toward Shrek City, came to an abrupt halt.
Tang Ya turned to look at Huo Yuhao, dumbfounded, as if she'd seen a ghost.
Even Bei Bei, who had always been so mild-mannered and elegant, couldn't control his expression. He was so shocked that his face twisted.
"Yuhao, didn't you say your Soul Ring was a Ten-Year Soul Ring?" Tang Ya asked excitedly, grabbing his arm.
"Well, Sister Xiao Ya, I never said my Soul Ring was ten years old."
Huo Yuhao looked a little embarrassed and spoke softly. "You saw that my Soul Ring was white and assumed I'd absorbed the Wind Baboon's Soul Ring..."
"So you really did get a Million-Year Soul Ring just like the one in the Heavenly Screen?!" Tang Ya was so excited her voice nearly broke.
Huo Yuhao nodded.
"Ahhh!" A high-pitched shriek rang out, making Huo Yuhao and Bei Bei instinctively put on their Masks of Agony.
"All right, Xiao Ya." Bei Bei hurriedly cut in. "You weren't even this excited when the Heavenly Screen said Yuhao would become a god."
"How is that the same?" After shrieking and letting out some of her excitement, Tang Ya had calmed down considerably.
"Becoming a god is so far off that it doesn't feel real. But a Million-Year Soul Ring is something we can see right now, and it's right here with us. Of course I'm excited... No wonder Yuhao's Soul Skill is so powerful. I knew it couldn't be something a Ten-Year Soul Ring could give you."
Then she couldn't help grinning. "Oh, insisting that Yuhao join the Tang Sect was absolutely the best decision I've ever made. With Yuhao, a future god, the Tang Sect is sure to become great again!"
Bei Bei laughed along with her. "That's right. And we've even eaten fish grilled by a future god himself! What an honor."
Huo Yuhao asked hesitantly, "Um... Sister Xiao Ya, Brother Bei Bei, aren't you angry that I kept this from you?"
Before Bei Bei could speak, Tang Ya pulled Huo Yuhao into her arms and said sympathetically, "How could we be angry? You've suffered so much since you were little, Yuhao. It's only natural to be cautious."
Then she turned and glared at Bei Bei in warning. "You agree, don't you?"
Bei Bei gave a wry smile, then said gently, "Xiao Ya is right. Besides, a Million-Year Soul Ring is such a major secret that, if I were in your place, I wouldn't dare tell anyone lightly either. You don't need to feel uneasy about it, Yuhao."
Huo Yuhao nodded, enjoying a faceful of Tang Ya's chest, then put on an innocent expression. "I understand, Sister Xiao Ya, Brother Bei Bei. Thank you."
Far away, in the Body Sect of the Heaven Dou Empire, the sect's current leader, Du Busi, shot to his feet.
He had already sent people to the Dou Ling Empire, the Star Luo Empire, and Shrek City to look for Huo Yuhao. He had even been preparing to send people to the Sun Moon Empire.
Now he planned to go himself! No matter what, he had to bring Huo Yuhao back to the Body Sect.
A Spirit Eyes Martial Soul with the Spirit Attribute clearly meant more than just turning the eyes into a Martial Soul. It involved the brain as well as the eyes—a Martial Soul with limitless potential!
And with a Million-Year First Soul Ring, he was quite simply the Chosen One of the Body Sect!
In the Heavenly Screen:
[Huo Yuhao had no time to think. The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm warily glanced toward the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest, then turned its head back toward him.
"My Soul Power's a bit overwhelming, kid. You'll have to bear with it!" As the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm spoke, it touched its head to Huo Yuhao's forehead.
On its seven-meter-long body, ten Golden Rings began pulsing as if they were alive, then enveloped Huo Yuhao's slender frame.
Even the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm itself transformed into streams of White Halo that poured continuously into Huo Yuhao's body.
As the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm moved, a vast, ocean-like Spiritual Power surged out from it, covering every corner within a hundred miles in an instant!
The scene shifted. Bei Bei and Tang Ya had been hurrying to catch up with Huo Yuhao when the wave of Spiritual Power washed over them. They immediately froze in a daze.
It wasn't just the two of them. At that moment, every living thing within a hundred miles—Soul Beasts and humans alike—fell into the same dazed state.
At that moment, a corner of the Star Dou Great Forest fell into an unprecedented silence.]
Seeing the immense Spiritual Power radiating from the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm as it Sacrificed itself—a creature that claimed to be a Million Year Soul Beast—countless Soul Masters watching the Heavenly Screen were so envious their eyes nearly dripped with jealousy.
They could think of only one thing: no wonder Huo Yuhao would become a god in the future.
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