Million-Year Spirit Ring, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm!

Qin Yun nodded slightly, not waiting to offer Wang Sheng any further encouragement.

The next second, the familiar system notification chime rang directly in his mind.

[Ding! Detected that Huo Yuhao has obtained a spirit ring and broken through a major cultivation realm. Exclusive character cultivation mission completed. Reward: Targeted lottery qualification for the corresponding character!]

[Would you like to draw immediately?]

Draw, of course he would draw for the reward!

Qin Yun did not hesitate in the slightest; with a thought, he issued the command directly.

[Ding! Lottery initiated... Congratulations to the Host for obtaining: Million-Year Spirit Beast Spirit Ring, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm exclusive edition.

Due to its mental attribute, it will be attached directly to the Host's eye spirit, and will grant a third spirit: Ultimate Ice!]

???

He wasn't particularly puzzled by the reward being the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.

After all, that was Huo Gua; none of the spirit rings he possessed were weak.

In fact, aside from his cultivation advantage, in terms of actual combat power, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was really just so-so.

However...

Beyond the spirit ring and the mental power amplification, it actually granted a third spirit while the Golden Dragon King spirit is already present?

That trash Tian Meng definitely doesn't have such power. It seems the system must have exerted its influence!

Ultimate Ice, while not exactly the "version answer" of the Douluo II era, had a very clear development path thanks to Huo Yuhao.

The God-Making Project, the Three Heavenly Kings of the Far North...

With a traitor to the beasts like Tian Meng around, it seems that obtaining future spirit rings won't be too troublesome!

As the system voice faded, a terrifying energy fluctuation suddenly erupted from Qin Yun's body!

At the same time, far away in the Lake of Life within the core area of the Star Dou Forest, the arrival of this unknown energy caused the place to turn upside down in an instant.

This forbidden land, known as the holy ground for spirit beasts on the Douluo Continent, saw its lake water churn as if boiling.

The azure surface of the lake shook violently, countless water pillars shot into the sky, and the ten-thousand-year black ice at the bottom of the lake shattered layer by layer. Frigid cold air intertwined with violent beastly pressure, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth fell into complete chaos.

Giant trees by the lake collapsed with a roar, and deep ravines split the ground.

Gale winds howled, dark clouds gathered out of thin air, and the entire core forbidden zone trembled as if the apocalypse had arrived.

Beside the lake, two towering figures were the first to wake, their faces filled with unease.

The Titan Giant Ape, with a body like a mountain, hair standing on end, and eyes like copper bells, was filled with suspicion, his deep voice laced with panic.

"Big Brother! What is happening!

It feels as if some supreme existence has suddenly descended!"

The Sky Azure Bull Python, Da Ming, his ox-headed, snake-bodied form spanning the lake, his cyan-gold scales shimmering with cold light, his massive vertical pupils constricted as he spoke in a grave tone.

"Something is definitely wrong! It's as if something beneath the Lake of Life is being pulled by an irresistible external force; it cannot resist at all!"

Beneath the lake, Di Tian, who had been coiled upon an ice bed and frantically devouring the origin energy of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, suddenly snapped his eyes open, his gold and black beastly pupils filled with rage and suspicion.

Surrounded by ultimate darkness and dragon might, the nearby Bi Ji, King of Ten Thousand Demons, Scarlet King, and Lord Bear all had their expressions change drastically as they rose to their feet.

"Presumptuous! Who dares to touch our nourishment!"

Beast God Di Tian, ever since the fall of the Dragon God, was the purest-blooded existence among the dragon race, aside from Gu Yuena, the Golden Dragon King, and the other nine Dragon Kings.

Born of the Black Dragon clan and possessing the ultimate darkness attribute, this scene might have frightened the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape, but it could not frighten the Beast God Di Tian.

Facing an act that could only be described as robbery, it would be strange if Di Tian were not enraged!

He let out a low roar, his dragon might sweeping in all directions, yet it could not stabilize the rapidly flowing origin of the Ice Silkworm.

"The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm has been sealed here by us and has always been our treasure for cultivation; how could it suddenly break free from the seal!"

Lord Bear frowned, his voice filled with disbelief.

"It's not breaking free!

I can feel it—this is a power of transcendent spatial law!

Could it be the hidden power of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm? Aside from mental power, does it also command spatial power?"

The ink-green pupils of the King of Ten Thousand Demons constricted, staring fixedly at the ice cave at the bottom of the lake.

"Impossible! The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm has no combat ability whatsoever; it is impossible for it to escape on its own!

This power... it is too bizarre; it feels like a power that shouldn't exist in this world at all!"

Just as the fierce beasts were terrified and failing to suppress the event, the void directly above the Lake of Life shattered with a roar!

A pitch-black spatial black hole suddenly opened. It possessed no energy fluctuations, yet it exuded a terrifying pressure that devoured everything, reaching out like an invisible giant hand directly toward the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm at the bottom of the lake.

Inside the ice cave, the plump, white Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, who had been kept in a perpetual daze and treated as a living battery to have its energy continuously drained, lay dormant.

Without even a chance to struggle, it transformed into a brilliant, glowing stream of white and blue light, swallowed whole by the black hole in a single gulp!

"No--!"

Di Tian's eyes were bloodshot, his dragon claws clawing frantically at the void, yet he grasped nothing but a handful of cold, lingering frost.

The gathered fierce beasts froze in place, their faces blank, staring fixedly at the slowly closing black hole, their hearts filled with utter disbelief.

The million-year Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, which they had treated as a permanent battery to drain of its essence at will, had just... vanished into thin air?!

Not even a single trace remained.

Meanwhile, deep within the Soul Hunting Forest.

That icy blue stream of light traversed ten thousand miles of void, landing directly before Qin Yun.

There was no rejection, no backlash, and not even the slightest disturbance; it simply merged into his eyes.

Qin Yun's pupils instantly turned a translucent icy blue, as if swirling with endless glaciers and vast spiritual power.

At the same time, a million-year Soul Ring, entirely white and shimmering with a brilliant icy blue halo—a hundred times more vast than any ordinary soul ring—slowly rose from beneath his feet, settling firmly into the position of his first Soul Ring!

There was no earth-shattering pressure, yet the surrounding air instantly froze, a thin layer of black ice coating the ground, as if even time itself had been stalled by the frigid chill.

Judging by its color, it appeared to be a white ten-year Soul Ring.

Yet, the power radiating from it was enough to make one's heart tremble with fear!

[Ding! Million-year Sky Dream Ice Silkworm Soul Ring has been perfectly bound to the host!]

[No cultivation backlash, no soul ring conflict, no Spirit Interference; First Soul Ring: Million-year solidification complete!]

[Unlocked four major soul skills (same as Huo Yuhao)!]

[1. Spirit Detection: A powerful reconnaissance and detection ability. The detection range increases with the user's strength. It can focus on a single point to extend the detection distance at the cost of higher soul power consumption. It possesses powerful penetration and detailed analytical capabilities, making it a divine skill for control and support types.]

[2. Spirit Sharing: Using one's own spiritual power as a link, establish a soul connection with designated targets. It allows for the sharing of vision, hearing, and spiritual perception, as well as the transmission of thoughts and real-time command. In large-scale team battles, it serves as the absolute command center, leaving no blind spots for information within the range of spiritual coverage.]

[3. Spirit Interference: Interferes with the target, causing mental abnormality and deflecting attacks. Upon consuming Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew and evolving spiritual power to the tangible-but-formless realm, it automatically upgrades to the Spirit Interference Domain!]

[4. Soul Shock: Inflicts massive spiritual damage upon the enemy. However, if the opponent's spiritual power exceeds the user's, a backlash will occur. When combined with the Tang Sect's supreme art, Purple Demon Eye, its power can be doubled!]