But I can hold you to sleep

A moment later, Huo Yuhao slowly opened his eyes.

His soul power had already exceeded level ten previously, and now, having signed the Soul Spirit Contract with Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and absorbed the soul ring, his soul power had surged directly to level fifteen.

Because he had obtained a second martial soul, his skin had become even fairer and more delicate than before, faintly radiating a soft, pearlescent luster.

Of course, the most important change was his first soul ring.

With a thought, a purple soul ring suddenly appeared beside Huo Yuhao, flickering with a faint light.

Spiritual Detection activated instantly, encompassing a circular area with a radius of three hundred meters centered on him.

Spiritual Detection itself was a skill that benefited from both soul power and spiritual power.

His current spiritual power was now comparable to that of a Soul Grand Master with a spiritual attribute, while his physical fitness was similar to that of a Soul Elder with a beast martial soul. This allowed Huo Yuhao's first soul ring to withstand a limit of nearly three thousand years.

Therefore, although he was currently only a one-ring soul master, with the support of these factors, the effect of this soul skill was already approaching the level of his previous life's three-ring stage.

As Huo Yuhao's physical fitness continued to improve, the color of the soul ring would also change accordingly.

Furthermore, because he had signed the Soul Spirit Contract with Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, it would be able to provide him with a second soul ring later on.

By then, both his first and second soul rings would eventually reach the million-year level.

It was a pity that if Tian Meng's energy hadn't been almost entirely absorbed, the soul rings for his Spirit Eye martial soul might have been completely covered by Tian Meng.

As the soul ring flickered slightly, a petite young girl wearing a loose, white one-piece pajama appeared out of thin air in mid-air. Her body then fell directly toward the ground.

Huo Yuhao reached out his hands, caught her steadily, and held her in his arms.

Looking at the golden-haired girl in his arms who still looked a bit dazed, he spoke:

"Sister Tian Meng, how do you feel?"

Tian Meng blinked her brown eyes, which were framed by a golden ring, and suddenly grinned, revealing two cute little fangs.

Without any hesitation, she reached out and touched Huo Yuhao's cheek, then rubbed it with a look of pleasant surprise.

"It's actually real, and there's no difference from my original self."

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm exclaimed, her fingers poking at Huo Yuhao's face incessantly. "This is too amazing! Is this the power of the Soul Spirit Contract!"

Back in the spiritual space, Huo Yuhao had already explained the function of the Soul Spirit Contract to Sky Dream Ice Silkworm in detail, and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had naturally been somewhat skeptical.

Compared to this miraculous Soul Spirit Contract, the so-called "intelligent soul ring" she had previously conceived was simply trash.

Taking this opportunity, Huo Yuhao briefly introduced Electrolux to Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, explaining that the Soul Spirit Contract was actually created by his teacher, Electrolux.

This made Sky Dream Ice Silkworm much more restrained, at least dispelling her idea of wanting Huo Yuhao to drive that gray mass of energy out of his spiritual space.

As a soul spirit, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, whose spiritual power had sublimated into divine consciousness, was not much different from a physical entity.

She even smelled of a very pure, fresh fragrance, which made Huo Yuhao suddenly snap to his senses.

Realizing he was still holding Tian Meng, he prepared to put her down.

However, in the next moment, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's eyes suddenly brightened. She hooked her arms tightly around Huo Yuhao's neck, pressed her cheek against his, and took a deep breath, her voice filled with intoxication and satisfaction:

"Yuhao, you smell so good..."

"Sister Tian Meng, what are you doing?"

A blush appeared on Huo Yuhao's face as he tried to pull Sky Dream Ice Silkworm away from him.

Tian Meng was relentless; instead, she buried her face in the crook of Huo Yuhao's neck, breathing greedily.

Inside the tent.

"Alright, Sister Tian Meng, stop messing around."

Huo Yuhao finally couldn't help but reach out and gently grasp the small hands that were wandering over his abdominal muscles, stopping her increasingly bold actions.

Yet, Tian Meng continued to touch his abdominal muscles with a dazed smile, muttering to herself:

"Yuhao, your muscles are so firm."

During their previous interactions in the spiritual space, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had already felt Huo Yuhao's trust in her, which could even be described as doting.

This caused Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's true nature to gradually emerge, at least losing the fear she had previously held toward Huo Yuhao.

Having witnessed the Mandala Snake dissipate with her own eyes, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had truly felt the breath of death.

She realized clearly that in front of Huo Yuhao, she was likely as fragile as a small insect. But this development of escaping death and encountering great fortune had caused a subtle change in her psychology amidst the shock and joy.

Seeing that Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was still giggling foolishly, Huo Yuhao had no choice but to condense a cold piece of ice between his fingers using his soul power. Then, catching her off guard, he slid the ice down her back and into her pajamas.

"Ah, it's freezing!"

Stung by the sudden cold, Tian Meng shivered violently and let out a shriek, jumping up from Huo Yuhao's body. She clawed at her back, trying to get the ice that was making her shiver out.

Although Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was currently in a state of divine consciousness, almost all of her origin power remained within Huo Yuhao's spiritual space.

It could be said that this consciousness, aside from being able to unleash a single spiritual shock approaching the level of a Limit Douluo, was not much different from an ordinary person in other respects.

Once she scrambled to get the ice out of her pajamas, she glared fiercely at Huo Yuhao, then huffed and wrapped herself in the quilt, rolling into the shape of a caterpillar.

Turning her head to the other side, she kept her back to Huo Yuhao, clearly angered by his prank just now and completely unwilling to pay him any mind.

Huo Yuhao looked at the sulking Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, a helpless expression appearing on his face.

Though, it seemed he really had done something wrong.

It was just that in his past life, he and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had always addressed each other as brothers; now that Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had suddenly become a petite girl, he truly found it difficult to correct his habits.

Huo Yuhao had no choice but to walk to Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's side, gently scoop the caterpillar-wrapped Tian Meng into his arms, and coax her in a soft voice:

"Alright, Sister Tian Meng, I know I was wrong. I'll grill you a few more fish tomorrow, how about that?"

After Tian Meng had manifested in a physical form earlier, she was naturally filled with endless curiosity about everything.

Compared to what she had originally envisioned—that as an intelligent soul ring, she would mostly have to remain in the host's spiritual space as a spiritual entity—this was entirely different.

How could she have imagined being able to exist with basically no difference from a human?

And after tasting the fish Huo Yuhao had grilled beforehand, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had nearly bitten off her own tongue, exclaiming that she had never eaten anything so delicious in her life.

Hearing Huo Yuhao's apology and promise, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's eyes lit up instantly, yet she still pouted, feigning grievance as she said:

"Not enough. You think you can dismiss me with just a few grilled fish? It's not that easy."

"Hm? Then what else do you want?"

Huo Yuhao asked, somewhat puzzled.

Tian Meng raised her head, looked into Huo Yuhao's eyes, and said earnestly:

"Yuhao, if you want me to forgive you, at the very least, I want to sleep in your arms tonight. Only then will it show your sincerity."

"..."