Goal Achieved

Ning Huan had no idea what to say.

He had clearly made thorough preparations beforehand, then arrived at the Star Dou Forest full of confidence.

But after waiting for ages, he had been bitterly disappointed.

After a fierce struggle with himself, he had finally managed to accept it.

Then you crawled right out of the ground, shouting about pursuing your dream and becoming a Wisdom Soul Ring.

The plot twists and turns were seriously bad for the heart!

But since the other party had come knocking of its own accord, how could he possibly hesitate and refuse?

No matter how indignant he felt, he still had to put on a frightened act.

"An Ice Silkworm? No, wait!"

"You can talk. Are you... a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast?!"

Watching Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, exactly as he remembered it, slowly wriggle out of the fissure,

Ning Huan, feeling a little queasy, had no choice but to feign terror and cry out.

"Bullshit! I'm the only million-year Soul Beast on the continent!"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm visibly stiffened in place.

Then it immediately sped up, and in the blink of an eye, its enormous body had completely emerged from the fissure.

"Now, hurry up and worship me! Once I'm in a good mood, I'll take you with me to become a god!"

Ning Huan: "..."

In the original story...

Was this guy always this full of himself?

He didn't remember that.

Could it depend on who he was talking to?

Maybe it had tried to tempt and coax Huo Yuhao because he looked so small and scrawny, and not particularly bright?

Swallowing the retort on the tip of his tongue, Ning Huan "recovered his composure," narrowed his eyes, and looked the disgusting bug up and down.

Over a meter in diameter and more than seven meters long.

Its whole body was jade-white, wreathed in icy mist, and grotesquely bloated.

Ten golden markings ran evenly along its body, giving it the distinct impression of a chamber pot inlaid with gold.

"But... why do I feel like you're kind of weak?"

Crack...

"And you look kind of disgusting."

Snap...

"Besides, if you could become a god, you wouldn't need to come looking for me."

Crash!

The boy's "unintentional remarks" pierced Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's fragile little heart clean through.

It lay on the ground, twitching uncontrollably, no longer showing any of the arrogance or swagger it had displayed when it first appeared.

Stop wriggling... You're so gross...

"Hey, tell me. What do you want with me?"

Ning Huan fought down the queasiness in his stomach and plopped down in front of Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.

Then he said something he would regret bitterly every time he thought back on it.

"Boohoo, I feel like I've had such a rough life."

"Listen to me, bro. I'm from the Far North... and so on..."

Over the next three hours, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm seemed to have flipped some strange switch.

From the moment Ning Huan asked his last question, it never shut its mouth.

It talked about its good fortune in the Far North, then went on to explain how it had escaped the claws of the Star Dou Forest's Ferocious Beasts.

It even revealed why it had voluntarily come out of hiding.

It described everything in exhaustive detail, practically telling him the whole story as he remembered it.

By sheer coincidence, it even saved him the trouble of pretending he didn't know any of it.

"I've told you everything. So, how about it? Want to work with me? We'll become gods, you know~"

"I'm willing to work with you, but we'll have to change a few details."

Seeing that Sky Dream Ice Silkworm hadn't hidden much, Ning Huan finally nodded, a little more at ease, and explained most of what he knew about the [Spirit Bestowal Platform] and the [Contract].

It was something he'd have to explain sooner or later.

Rather than wait for Sky Dream Ice Silkworm to see for itself after the sacrifice, he might as well bring it up first.

That way, he'd have more room to work with.

Besides, the other party didn't have any better options right now.

And with a [Contract] to preserve its soul foundation and reduce the consumption of its source energy, he refused to believe Sky Dream Ice Silkworm couldn't see the benefits.

Sure enough, the moment Ning Huan finished speaking, Tian Meng perked up.

"What an incredible Martial Soul! I knew I had a good eye!"

"A fifteen-year-old Soul King... no, once I become a Wisdom Soul Ring, you'll be a fifteen-year-old Soul Emperor!"

"Once we have time, we can fill in your Second Martial Soul, too..."

"Heh heh! What Limit Douluo, what Di Tian? Even the seven gods from ten thousand years ago can't compare to you!"

Ning Huan was getting annoyed by the incessant muttering.

But a Soul Beast had to offer itself up for the sacrifice willingly.

All he could do was hurry it along with a few words.

"Tian Meng, don't you think you've talked enough? The longer we wait, the more likely something is to go wrong!"

"Right, right! Hold still!"

As he spoke, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm suddenly grew much more solemn.

Its chubby head pressed against Ning Huan's forehead, and the ten golden markings began to pulse slowly.

"Don't worry, I'll be gentle. I absolutely won't hurt you!"

Ning Huan: What kind of lewd talk is that?!

"A beautiful tomorrow, here I come!"

As soon as the words fell, the ten golden markings became rings of light and swiftly enveloped Ning Huan.

The powerful mental shock knocked him unconscious on the spot. It worked faster than an anesthetic, giving him no chance to resist.

The immense source energy it had accumulated began to pour into him without pause, forming one platinum-colored orb after another that floated above the Sea of Consciousness.

"Not bad, not bad. A tough body and abundant Soul Power!"

"Most importantly, his mental strength. Though it's still formless and intangible, there's plenty of it."

"I can unlock one of my sources ahead of time and raise the age of his first five Soul Rings!"

"Hmm... good idea! But why can't I read these memories?"

But before it could open the seal it had just set up, a rumble like thunder suddenly rang out high in the sky.

A suffocatingly powerful pressure descended from above, leaving Sky Dream Ice Silkworm utterly bewildered.

"That's strange. It didn't look like rain was coming. Why'd thunder suddenly strike out of nowhere?"

"And that presence... Di Tian? Doesn't feel like him."

"Forget it. I need to hurry up. Once the sacrifice's complete, the whole world will be mine... Ning Huan's to rule!"

Unfortunately, it never expected that trouble would come after all.

As it stared helplessly with its little golden eyes, a stream of gray air shot out from the horizon.

After circling a few times, it finally landed on Ning Huan's crown, preparing to slip quietly inside.

"Holy shit! You dare fight me for him?!"

"Use mental strength! Get out of there!"

"With the sun and moon in my hands and stars at my fingertips, none in this world are like me!"

"I never thought I'd still have a wisp of my soul left... Hmm? Heh, interesting. Young one, I owe you a favor."

After he spoke, the gray stream of air withstood the mental shock, then suddenly stopped for some unknown reason.

While Tian Meng was still stunned, it quickly slipped into Ning Huan's brain and vanished.

"What happened? Where'd it go? It's not in the Sea of Consciousness."

"I finally found a suitable human. Surely heaven isn't jealous of a genius..."

Thoroughly baffled, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm carefully examined Ning Huan's body, only to conclude that the fellow was perfectly healthy.

With no other choice, it could only speed up the sacrifice, the sealing, and the process of raising his Soul Ring ages.

It would try to get everything done before dawn.

Time flew by. In the blink of an eye, morning light spilled across the forest, filling it with a vibrant, flourishing glow.

At the same time, the boy lying on the ground, fast asleep and oblivious to the world, finally began to stir.

"Mm... Morning... Wait!"

"How long was I asleep?!"

Ning Huan's muddled mind cleared in an instant.

His mental strength, now several times greater than before, swept out in an instant. Only after confirming that the surroundings were safe did he finally relax.