Arrangement of Fate

The moment Sky Dream Ice Silkworm finished speaking, before Huo Yuhao could respond, Xiao Yin immediately "floated" over from the side.

Its enormous silver pupil fixed on Sky Dream Ice Silkworm before it said coldly, "Watch your tone. Address him as Lord Yuhao."

After speaking, it turned to Huo Yuhao beside it and said respectfully, "Lord Yuhao, I am your First Soul Spirit. As for your third Soul Ring, I have already decided what Soul Skill to grant you."

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm glanced at Xiao Yin and snorted. "Little Fellow, get this straight. I'm a Million-year Soul Beast! Is your pathetic thousand-year cultivation even worth mentioning?"

Xiao Yin's silver pupils narrowed slightly, revealing a trace of icy disdain. Its Spiritual Tentacles even provocatively traced several arcs through the air.

"Even a million years of cultivation cannot change the fact that you are merely an ice silkworm lacking any talent for attack."

"Can you provide powerful attack-type or control-type Soul Skills? I doubt it!"

It actually knew that, in history, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had provided Spirit Ice Douluo with unparalleled support-type Soul Skills.

But before Lord Yuhao, it absolutely could not lose in terms of momentum!

"You... you... you..."

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was choked by Xiao Yin's retort, which struck straight at its weak point. Its body trembled slightly, and even its pearly-white glow rippled as it failed to immediately form an effective rebuttal.

After holding it in for a long while, it could only weakly emphasize once more, "I... I am a one-of-a-kind Million-year Soul Beast!"

It then shifted its gaze away from the aggressive Xiao Yin and looked at Huo Yuhao, who had been watching the show from the side.

"I chose you for far more than simply giving you a Soul Ring."

"My ultimate goal is to create a god."

"With the origin I have accumulated over a million years as the foundation, supplemented by your own potential, in the future... reaching the realm of gods will not be an empty fantasy!"

Xiao Yin almost immediately cut in, "Even without you, Lord Yuhao can still ascend to godhood!"

Xiao Yin was not merely flattering him. It knew very well that Huo Yuhao himself was synonymous with miracles.

What was more, he had now obtained the earth-shattering opportunity to travel through time.

In its view, even without Sky Dream Ice Silkworm in this life, Huo Yuhao still had a great chance of becoming a god.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was rendered somewhat speechless by Xiao Yin's near-blind worship.

It truly could not understand why this Evil Eye was so humble before this human youth. Calling him "Lord Yuhao" at every turn was simply devoid of any Soul Beast's dignity.

Forget it. There was no point lowering itself to this fellow's level.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm decided to reveal its true trump card.

It no longer argued over the vague matter of becoming a god. Instead, it looked at Huo Yuhao and said, "Besides that unprecedented Million-year Soul Ring, I can also give you another great gift..."

It paused slightly, a piercing chill radiating from its body. "I can grant you an ice-attribute Martial Soul!"

This time, Xiao Yin unusually did not immediately speak up to refute it.

Its enormous silver pupil merely shifted slightly as it silently looked at Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, then secretly glanced at Huo Yuhao, because it knew this was true.

Huo Yuhao appeared calm on the surface, but a ripple still stirred uncontrollably within his heart.

After all, he knew it would be the Ice Jade Scorpion—the Ultimate Ice Attribute, a Top-tier Power Attack Beast Martial Soul!

The weight carried by those words was enough to drive any Soul Master mad.

At the same time, he sank into thought. Right now, he could completely turn Sky Dream Ice Silkworm into his Soul Spirit. A Million-year Soul Spirit would be enough to provide several Soul Rings.

And it was a Million-year Soul Ring. Just thinking about it was exciting.

But Xiao Yin's earlier words were also right. Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was, in essence, still an ice silkworm. Its racial talents determined its lack of attack-type and battlefield-control Soul Skills.

If it occupied several precious Soul Ring slots merely to provide support-type abilities, then for someone like himself, who sought comprehensive combat strength... perhaps it would not be the optimal choice.

Huo Yuhao quickly suppressed his turbulent thoughts. It was still too early to worry about such things. He had yet to cross the threshold of rank thirty, so he had plenty of time to observe and plan.

His gaze slowly rose before finally settling on the Grey Bead, no larger than a soybean, high above in the Spirit Sea.

The bead was utterly unremarkable, yet it emitted an aura that made one's soul instinctively tremble. It was an intense sense of death and extinction.

What exactly was it?

Where had it come from?

Why had it been drawn here at this moment?

Huo Yuhao had no clue, but he believed that he should be able to find the answer ten thousand years later.

This only strengthened his resolve that, after traveling through time once more, he had to persuade Aunt Leng no matter what to let him begin researching the history related to Spirit Ice Douluo and that of ten thousand years ago!

In the Star Dou Great Forest, Huo Yuhao carefully moved through the dense woods.

Suddenly, he stopped.

"Found it!"

He stood still for a moment, then turned toward the left front and began walking.

Although Wu Ming and Wu Yang had no idea what was going on, they had long since been thoroughly convinced by the formidable strength Huo Yuhao had displayed, and immediately followed behind him.

After advancing less than a hundred meters and pushing aside a cluster of low shrubs, Huo Yuhao stopped, his gaze falling to the ground. "This is it."

In the grass lay a mantis-shaped Soul Beast about the length of an adult's arm, its carapace a dark crimson.

Its limbs were long and sharp, but it no longer showed any signs of life.

A hazy white Soul Ring slowly condensed above its body and rose into the air, its glow pure.

"A Crimson Blood Mantis with roughly eighty years of cultivation."

Huo Yuhao turned to the two of them and said, "Mantises are insect-type Soul Beasts. Their offensive power is concentrated in their scythe-like forelimbs, so its Soul Ring will most likely enhance sharpness and speed."

"And Brother Wu Yang's Martial Soul is a sickle, so it's highly compatible."

"For someone with only Rank One Innate Soul Power, an eighty-year Soul Ring is also the upper limit they can safely endure at present. It carries the lowest risk."

His Mental Power had already carefully scanned Wu Yang's physical condition, and his assessment of this Soul Beast had been precise down to every detail.

This eighty-year Crimson Blood Mantis was the best choice tailor-made for Wu Yang, whether in terms of age or attributes.

Wu Yang looked at the slowly spinning white Soul Ring, and an unprecedented light burst forth in his eyes.

He had never dared to hope for a hundred-year Soul Ring. To him, this eighty-year Soul Ring was already more than enough.

Suppressing his excitement, he nodded firmly at Huo Yuhao.

Then he sat cross-legged, calmed his mind, and began guiding the white Soul Ring into himself for fusion.

As Soul Power began to ripple around his son's body, mingling with the Soul Ring's energy, the tension in Wu Ming's heart finally eased by more than half.

He turned to Huo Yuhao and said gratefully, "Brother Huo, words can't express my thanks! If it weren't for you this time, it wouldn't have been easy for Xiao Yang to obtain a suitable Soul Ring."

Huo Yuhao quickly waved his hands, interrupting him with a sincere smile. "Uncle Wu, you're being too formal. You helped me a great deal before as well."

He was not merely being polite. Deep down, Huo Yuhao truly felt grateful toward Wu Ming.

When he had first arrived in Xilai City, Wu Ming had allowed him to work at the Blacksmith Shop. That had been a great help to him.

And if he had not accompanied them to the Star Dou Great Forest this time, how could he have "happened" to encounter the million-year Sky Dream Ice Silkworm?

However, Huo Yuhao did not yet know that Wu Ming's invitation for him to visit the Star Dou Great Forest had also been the result of the influence of a certain God King Tang's great power.

His meeting with the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had been an inevitability arranged by "fate"!