The First Soul Ring of a Thousand Years

Unlike his memories, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm did not attempt to burrow into Huo Yuhao's body the moment they met. Huo Yuhao could sense that the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was far more composed now than it had been originally.

Is it because the timeline isn't as pressing as it was five years from now? Huo Yuhao wasn't certain himself; ever since arriving in this world, far too many things had occurred that defied all reason.

"So, Brother Sky Dream, what must you do to become my Wisdom Soul Ring? Is there anything I need to do?" Huo Yuhao asked, his tone devoid of any suspicion.

Tian Meng's intuition told him the boy's reaction was abnormal, but clearly, its intelligence did not support deeper contemplation.

It shook its head, leaned in close to Huo Yuhao, and pressed its forehead against his.

"Don't move, it'll be over quickly."

The massive body of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm gradually transformed into clusters of light, seeping through Huo Yuhao's forehead and into his brain.

Huo Yuhao could feel a pure and powerful stream of soul power slowly flowing into his body—or more accurately, into his Sea of Consciousness.

He knew this was because Tian Meng was worried that pouring all its soul power in at once would cause complications, so it intended to use the Sea of Consciousness as a medium to temporarily seal the excess energy.

In Huo Yuhao's estimation, his physical constitution might be stronger than in his previous life, and perhaps his first soul ring would not need to be sealed down to the level of a ten-year soul ring.

Meanwhile, in the eyes of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.

This human... how is this a human? He's a monster!

The Sea of Consciousness they had just been in was, strictly speaking, merely a scene reconstructed through dreams and mental power. Only after merging did it truly arrive at the real Sea of Consciousness.

Because of this, it was utterly shocked upon seeing the true state of Huo Yuhao's Sea of Consciousness.

No matter how hard it racked its brains, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm could not fathom why a six-year-old human child would possess such vast mental power, one that far exceeded its own in both quality and quantity!

In other words, the little fellow named Huo Yuhao before it was, in terms of mental power alone, a genuine million-year-level mental-type Soul Beast!

It was just that he hadn't yet learned how to use it, or perhaps he didn't even realize he was hiding such a treasure trove inside his head; otherwise, he could have crushed it like a real bug in an instant.

Just as the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm felt a chill, it suddenly recalled a strange human it had encountered ten thousand years ago, before it was caught as a midnight snack by those Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts in the Core Area.

Hmm... just looking at him, I knew he would taste delicious... what a pity, he had to be saved for that child to use as a soul ring.

Back then, it had already possessed nine golden patterns. Although its strength was not yet equal to an average Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, it had been utterly powerless before that seemingly young human, pinned under the other's foot in the blink of an eye.

When it heard the first part of the man's words, it had nearly fainted from fright, and it only remembered a vague outline of the latter half.

By the time it opened its eyes again, it had already been captured by a group of Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, and the human had vanished without a trace.

Recalling it now, it suddenly realized that the very idea of becoming a human's Wisdom Soul Ring seemed to have been inspired by that strange person's words.

It shuddered, an inexplicable chill making its entire body feel uncomfortable.

But looking at the incredibly vast mental power before it, it patted its own cheeks.

"Calm down, Tian Meng. How could anyone calculate things ten thousand years into the future? Besides, this child is a massive mountain of gold!"

"A young human possessing mental power comparable to a million-year mental-type Soul Beast—what is this? How is this any different from a god who governs mental power?"

"With this kind of talent, why fear not being able to lead Bing'er to godhood? Why fear failing your plan?"

"In a word: do it, don't be a coward!" The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm comforted itself. The opportunity was right here; if it acted timidly and lost the chance, what then?

Tian Meng began to seal its soul power into the soul ring. Even with mental power this strong, absorbing a million years of soul power directly would cause the body to explode.

According to its estimates, Huo Yuhao should have no trouble bearing a thousand-year-level soul ring.

It began to seal its soul power layer by layer, while Huo Yuhao continued to wander through the Sea of Consciousness within his dream.

He had already discovered that this place only looked like his Sea of Consciousness; in essence, it was still a phantom of his dream.

He sat on the ground, thinking. He had originally intended to borrow the power of the Martial Soul Hall to find a suitable hundred-year soul beast, but he had ended up encountering Brother Sky Dream ahead of schedule.

Should he call it a gift of fate? Ever since his rebirth, he seemed to be constantly encountering incredible good fortune.

"Now that I possess Innate Full Soul Power... Brother Sky Dream shouldn't be as timid as in my past life; he shouldn't need to seal the soul power down to a ten-year soul ring level."

According to Huo Yuhao's assessment of his own physical condition, bearing a hundred-year soul ring should not be difficult.

However, he didn't know how to explain to Brother Bei Bei and Brother Wang Hong why he had obtained a soul ring just by taking a nap.

In his past life, he had been separated from Brother Bei Bei and Sister Xiao Ya, and there had been the corpse of a Wind Baboon nearby to serve as evidence, which allowed him to use the excuse of a soul ring and martial soul mutation to brush it off.

Was he supposed to tell them that he felt it was a waste to let a soul ring go, so he went out at night and absorbed the soul ring of a hundred-year Wind Baboon?

He had been so focused on meeting up with Brother Sky Dream that he had completely neglected how to explain this problem.

Yet, in the very next moment, a voice that gradually grew clearer reached his ears.

"Yuhao? Wake up, Yuhao!"

This is... Brother Bei Bei's voice?

He opened his eyes abruptly, only to find Bei Bei and Wang Hong sitting beside him with anxious expressions, while he himself was gasping for air.

"I... what happened to me?"

"You're finally awake, thank goodness." Bei Bei let out a long sigh and slumped onto the ground, while Wang Hong began to explain.

"You have been unconscious since you fell asleep yesterday; it has already been eight hours."

"At first, Lord Bei Bei thought you were just a child who didn't want to get out of bed, but an hour ago, you didn't respond no matter how we called you. If you hadn't woken up, I was prepared to go and contact the others for support."

"I might have just been too excited the past two days and didn't sleep well. I'm fine, Brother Bei Bei, Brother Wang Hong." Huo Yuhao patted his chest, but at that moment, Bei Bei noticed something amiss.

"Yuhao, your eyes... aren't they a bit different?"

"My eyes?" Huo Yuhao asked, feeling puzzled. Wang Hong leaned in to take a closer look and nodded as well.

"It really does seem a bit different. It's as if there's a hint of... purple?"

Huo Yuhao touched his own eyes. What did they mean by his eyes having a hint of purple?

A possibility suddenly occurred to him, and he hurriedly channeled his soul power.

A purple soul ring that left both Wang Hong and Bei Bei frozen in place slowly appeared behind Huo Yuhao's head.