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Feng Piaoling was unaware of Tang Ya's thoughts; while recovering his soul power, he submerged his consciousness into his sea of spirit.

His sea of spirit had been expanded bit by bit through his own efforts. It was not particularly large, far from the boundless, unadorned expanse that Tian Meng had carved out for Huo Yuhao.

It could only be described as a slightly oversized cyan lake.

Once the wisp of Electrolux's divine sense entered the lake, it transformed into a gray bead, hovering above the center of the water and rendering the entire space a grayish-white.

"Holding the sun and moon in my hand, plucking the stars; in this world, there is no one like me. I did not expect that this old man would still have a wisp of remnant soul remaining."

The moment Feng Piaoling's consciousness entered the spirit lake and condensed his body using spirit power, a very blurry, grayish-white figure emerged on the surface of the bead.

Then, an ancient voice resonated with an indescribable majesty, stirring the lake into raging waves.

"A remnant soul? May I ask who you are, Senior..."

Although Feng Piaoling had heard this line in his previous life, hearing Electrolux say it in person still caused his mind to tremble. He feigned ignorance.

"This old man does not remember his name, only vaguely recalling that I did not originally belong to this world. I seemed to be on the verge of death at the time, but perhaps because my own soul power was too formidable, at the moment of death, this wisp of divine sense survived, tore through space, and ended up in your world."

"At that time, that big bug happened to be merging with the lad beside you. The powerful energy fluctuations generated attracted me as well. This wisp of my divine sense should have settled into that lad's sea of spirit, but it was intercepted by you... Are you worried that I might harm him? Little one, rest assured, I hold no malice toward him, nor toward you. I fear I shall not be able to leave your side from now on."

Feng Piaoling had not expected Electrolux to mistake him for someone who protected Huo Yuhao out of self-sacrifice, and he shook his head inwardly.

In this world, good people do not live long.

He had no desire to be some saintly fool.

One only needs to have a clear conscience.

Take Huo Yuhao, for example; although he was utilizing the boy, he had indeed provided him with quite a bit of help.

Feng Piaoling said, "Senior, you misunderstand. I was not worried that you would harbor malice toward me or that person; my true target was you, Senior."

"Me?" Hearing this, Electrolux was stunned.

Feng Piaoling did not say anything more, merely stating, "In any case, I have reasons why I must become stronger. Although I do not know where you come from, to be able to arrive in this world as a remnant soul, you must have been a peerless powerhouse in your previous life."

"Since you have made your home within me, then settle in with peace of mind. This is a method of spirit power cultivation I explored myself, combined with an ocular technique called the Heaven-Reaching Demon Eye. It can enhance a soul master's spirit power and condense the sea of spirit. I believe it should be of some use to your soul's recovery. I only hope that if I encounter danger or require assistance in the future, you will be able to lend a hand."

As he spoke, Feng Piaoling raised his hand and used his spirit power to condense a scroll, which contained the cultivation method for the Heaven-Reaching Demon Eye.

It was something he had gradually discovered while repeatedly using Soul Tools to attack himself to strengthen his spirit power.

Electrolux was silent for a moment before drawing the scroll into his hand.

Subsequently, the scroll transformed into a stream of information and was read by him.

Confirming that this could truly help him recover his spirit power, he replied with a single, calm word: "Acceptable."

Furthermore, the gaze he turned back toward Feng Piaoling was filled with appreciation and recognition of a kindred spirit's talent.

To be able to create such a secret technique at this age—this lad's talent was truly peerless.

Finally, the blurry figure transformed back into the grayish-white bead and fell silent.

However, compared to before, the bead clearly possessed more spirit fluctuations, and its spirit power was slowly recovering at an imperceptible rate.

Feng Piaoling knew full well his own current weakness; until he grew stronger, he could only possess a shred of self-preservation if he secured Electrolux's help.

Having reached an agreement with Electrolux, he could not help but let out a sigh of relief.

As long as he wished to become stronger, he would inevitably be unable to do without the help of soul spirits in the future.

Although he had failed to intercept the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm this time, losing a million-year soul ring and the opportunity to obtain a third martial soul was a great pity.

But gaining Electrolux made the trip worthwhile.

Most importantly, now that the Tian Meng was gone, he wanted to see how the other party would manage to make the Ice Empress sacrifice herself.

...Meanwhile.

Huo Yuhao was already in his own sea of spirit, learning of the past from the mouth of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.

After hearing the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's experiences, Huo Yuhao immediately felt indignant on its behalf, exclaiming righteously, "Those soul beasts are truly abominable! How could they do such a thing, imprisoning you for nearly ten thousand years?"

"Indeed... they harmed Brother so miserably. Yuhao, you must avenge Brother in the future and turn them all into your soul rings and soul bones."

The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm incited him.

"Don't worry, Brother Sky Dream, I will definitely avenge you in the future." Huo Yuhao agreed without the slightest hesitation.

Looking at Huo Yuhao, who believed him without a shred of suspicion and promised to help him take revenge, the Tian Meng instantly felt as if it had struck gold.

Although his talent was a bit lacking, and he had even absorbed a ten-year Wind Baboon soul ring, he had the advantage of being simple-minded.

Otherwise, if it had been that cunning lad who had attacked him earlier, he feared he would have been eaten down to the very marrow of his bones before he could even become a god.

Thinking of this, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm solemnly warned, "By the way, Yuhao, you must be careful of that human who was with you earlier."

Huo Yuhao asked with a blank expression, "Are you talking about Brother Feng Piaoling?"

"Yes, that cunning lad you remember as Feng Piaoling. He is no good person."

Thinking of how, as a million-year soul beast, he had previously died at the hands of that cunning lad, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm felt its teeth itch with hatred.

"That can't be right. Although Brother Feng Piaoling's personality is a bit cold, he is a good person; he took great care of me along the way." Huo Yuhao said, feeling somewhat confused.

Having experienced imprisonment by fierce beasts, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was no longer the little silkworm baby that only knew how to eat and sleep.

It let out a cold snort and said irritably, "If he were truly a decent person, why would he let a Spirit-attribute soul master like you absorb a Wind Baboon soul ring as your first, and a ten-year one at that?"

"That brat is a possessor of Twin Martial Souls, and his first martial soul's ring configuration is one yellow and one purple. Don't you dare tell me he doesn't know the importance of soul ring attributes and age to a soul master."

"I was the one who wanted to absorb it," Huo Yuhao said, scratching the back of his head in embarrassment.

At the same time, after obtaining the million-year soul ring from Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, which possessed four soul skills, a comparison between the two left him feeling quite conflicted.

He couldn't help but secretly regret it; if he had known the Wind Baboon soul ring was such trash, he would have let Feng Piaoling hunt a hundred-year Spirit-attribute soul ring for him instead.

A ten-year first ring.

His first soul skill was Airflow Observation, an ability that allowed him to observe the movement of air.

What kind of nonsense was this?