Back then, Tang San had just arrived in the Divine Realm and knew nobody.
Although he was a God King, he had only just become one. He wasn't very familiar with certain divine abilities or the workings of divine power.
If he had been facing Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue, Tang San could have relied on his formidable strength as a dual god to utterly dominate them.
But facing the first-generation Angel God and Rakshasa God, especially when they joined forces, would have been a little awkward.
Fortunately, Tang San quickly realized that those two were currently searching for successors and rarely appeared in the Divine Realm.
After that, he had kept a low profile and developed his position here for decades. He had long since mastered the power of a God King, and now he no longer feared those two.
Still, Destruction's words left him thoroughly displeased.
After speaking, Destruction laughed heartily once more, then flashed away.
But his voice drifted back, light and casual: "Remember, don't go messing around, or I'll beat you up!"
Tang San's face darkened again, but he soon composed himself.
How could his great wisdom and cunning compare to those of a crude god like Destruction?
Then, without showing it, Tang San released a wisp of divine power. He intended to keep altering the balance of power on Douluo Continent.
Of course, he knew that with Destruction watching, he could only make minor adjustments.
After finishing, Tang San continued waiting, just in case Destruction came back to annoy him again.
Meanwhile,
at that moment,
Huo Yuhao and Xiao Wu continued toward Star Dou Forest. Half a day had already passed in the blink of an eye.
It was now mid-afternoon.
The system was only 80% updated, but that didn't stop it from guiding Huo Yuhao.
Not long afterward,
the system's voice suddenly rang out: "Ding! A Soul Beast, Wind Baboon, is about to appear in the bushes 50 meters ahead."
As the system finished speaking, a baboon about one and a half meters tall appeared in front of Huo Yuhao. It was covered in brown fur and looked rather ugly.
The Wind Baboon glared at Huo Yuhao, its eyes full of menace. It didn't hesitate.
Huo Yuhao saw the Wind Baboon too, and his eyes lit up slightly as he thought of something.
Looking back over Peerless Tang Sect, there were two especially influential figures.
The first was the strongest Soul King encountered by the Shrek undercover agent "Chicken Leg Douluo" while leading a team to exterminate Evil Soul Masters—the Death Messenger.
With her exceptional intelligence and strength, the Death Messenger had dealt quite a shock to Xuan Zi, who was level 98.
The other was this very beast, the strongest ten-year Soul Beast, which had nearly killed him and almost slain a god: the Wind Baboon.
Without hesitation, the Wind Baboon roared and charged straight at Huo Yuhao.
But in the next instant, the Wind Baboon's vision blurred.
"Earth-tier mid-grade Dou Technique—Explosive Step!"
Huo Yuhao suddenly stepped forward.
With a boom,
his figure turned into a blur. In the space of a few breaths, he appeared right in front of the baboon.
Then Huo Yuhao struck out with his palm. "Bajibeng!"
With another boom,
the baboon was sent flying through the air. Its bones shattered one by one, blood spraying everywhere as the powerful Dou Technique erupted inside its organs.
Three breaths later, the Wind Baboon turned into a cloud of blood mist.
A white Soul Ring floated out after it.
As for Xiao Wu, she had been ready to step in at any moment.
"Yuhao, you're amazing."
Xiao Wu looked at Huo Yuhao with eyes full of admiration.
Huo Yuhao grinned. "Of course."
Xiao Wu thought for a moment, then asked, "So, Yuhao, what do we do next?"
Huo Yuhao raised a finger to his lips, then said, "Let's wait a little first."
Xiao Wu looked confused.
Huo Yuhao waited quietly. He knew that now the Wind Baboon was dead, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm couldn't be far away.
Just as Huo Yuhao was thinking this, a voice suddenly boomed inside his mind.
"Fantastic! Hahaha! I've finally found a human with a Mental Attribute. That wasn't easy! I can't believe I got so lucky!"
Huo Yuhao's eyes lit up at the sound.
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm! It was here.
It had come with its Soul Ring and its essence.
Just as Huo Yuhao was thinking this, the ground in front of him suddenly began to ripple.
Then the ground split open, forming a crack more than ten meters long.
A moment later,
a gigantic silkworm-shaped Soul Beast slowly crawled out.
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was enormous, measuring more than five meters in diameter and an astonishing twenty meters or more in length.
Ten golden rings encircled its body like brilliant stars, giving off a mysterious aura that seemed to tell of its million-year history.
Its head was rather round, and its two small black eyes sparkled with intelligence, hinting at both cunning and wisdom.
Huo Yuhao couldn't help feeling surprised at the sight of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.
But he quickly recovered. A normal person couldn't let anything slip, so he immediately put on a shocked expression and backed away two steps. "What kind of Soul Beast are you? Don't eat me!"
As he spoke, Huo Yuhao hid behind Xiao Wu.
Xiao Wu was a little stunned to see Yuhao act that way.
She could sense that this Soul Beast had lived far longer than she had, but it didn't seem particularly aggressive.
Still, Xiao Wu played along and puffed out her not-so-curvy chest. "Yuhao, don't worry. This big silkworm can't hurt us. I'm here!"
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was stunned too. Huo Yuhao's reaction was normal, flawless.
After all, it was a million-year Soul Beast. Its overwhelming presence was no joke.
But what was with this Xiao Wu?
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm looked at Xiao Wu, puzzled. It couldn't tell that her true form was a rabbit.
But it soon shook its huge silkworm head and stopped thinking about it. It wriggled over to Huo Yuhao.
"Human, I have a grand ten-thousand-year plan, and I'm going to become your Wisdom Soul Ring!"
Huo Yuhao's eyes brightened slightly at those words. Then, seeing the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's smug little expression, he played along and asked, "What kind of ten-thousand-year plan? And what's a Wisdom Soul Ring?"
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm proudly lifted its enormous head. "First, let me tell you about my ten-thousand-year plan. I heard that seven great gods appeared ten thousand years ago."
"My plan can greatly improve your talent. You might not become as powerful as Tang San, their leader, but you'll definitely surpass the other six!"
Huo Yuhao nodded at that.
Before Tang San became a god, Huo Yuhao would have completely outclassed him in terms of Soul Ring configuration alone.
By all rights, Huo Yuhao, the child of fate, should have surpassed Tang San.
But later, Tang San had interfered by force and succeeded with his dog-training plan.
At that moment,
the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm continued, "I once heard a group of Ferocious Beasts talking. Before becoming a god ten thousand years ago, Tang San even resurrected three hundred-thousand-year Soul Beasts."
"The resurrection that most shocked the Soul Beasts was the Soft Bone Rabbit he brought back to life in Sunset Forest."
"It was earth-shattering, and the heavens and earth lost their color. It seemed as though all the light was shining down on Sunset Forest and on Tang San's confident, magnificent figure."
"Especially the divine incantation Tang San recited while resurrecting that Soft Bone Rabbit. It went something like, 'Come back to life, my...' Ah, I can't quite remember it."
"But after he said those words, all of Sunset Forest trembled. The Soul Beasts were so moved that they couldn't eat for two whole days. They were all completely stunned."
"And the sound spread far and wide. It even reached part of Star Dou Forest, leaving the Soul Beasts there too shocked to eat grass or meat for two or three days. In short, the scene was beyond words..."
As the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm rambled on, the corner of Huo Yuhao's mouth twitched almost imperceptibly.
That incantation must have been pretty cringeworthy.
He glanced at Xiao Wu without drawing attention to himself.
Xiao Wu suddenly shivered. She felt personally insulted.
After finishing its story, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm explained that its plan was to make Huo Yuhao a god and then have him resurrect it.
Then the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm gazed eagerly at Huo Yuhao and spoke again...
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