Intercepting the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm!

Although its mental power was formidable, its personality was actually somewhat cowardly; yet, the crushing blow of having its hopes shattered caused it to lose its usual caution.

It instantly deduced that this person had helped that youth hunt the Wind Baboon, causing it to miss the optimal moment for sacrifice!

"Meddlesome brat!"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm roared in anger. A vast mental pressure, heavy as a mountain, crashed down upon Zichuan, attempting to teach this ant that had ruined its plans a lesson.

"Kid, do you know who I am? I am the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, who has lived for a million years! I am the mental sovereign among the soul beasts of this continent! You have never seen such a magnificent existence in your entire life! Since you ruined my plans, today I will let you taste what it means to have your mind collapse!"

Although it dared not use an attack too powerful for fear of attracting Di Tian and the others, dealing with an ordinary human soul master—even a Titled Douluo—was easy enough with its million-year mental foundation; a mere shock would be more than enough to make him suffer greatly.

It even imagined the scene of this ignorant kid clutching his head and screaming, tears and snot streaming down his face.

However, the anticipated scene did not occur.

Facing mental pressure that would make a Soul Douluo's soul tremble, Zichuan merely raised an eyebrow, not even changing his sitting posture.

He raised his hand toward Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and gently clenched his five fingers.

"Hum—!"

An invisible, intangible, yet far more condensed and domineering mental force, as if containing the primordial will of cosmic annihilation, erupted from the center of Zichuan's brow!

It was the lingering divine intent of the God of Destruction, mixed with the mental power that had surged in Zichuan following the Aromatic Silk Beauty's sacrifice, all bolstered by the status of the dual God King seals!

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's massive mental pressure collided with this force like ocean waves crashing against an eternal reef, shattering instantly!

Not only that, an indescribable, terrifying pressure originating from a higher level of life flowed back through the mental connection, striking directly at Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's mental core!

"What?!"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's massive body shuddered violently, its tiny, bean-like eyes filled with incredulous horror.

It felt as if its mental power had slammed into an immovable wall of divine iron; not only was it easily repelled, but the cold, terminal, and supreme aura radiating from that wall made its very soul scream and tremble!

It felt as if it were not facing a human, but... a slumbering god who held the power of destruction!

"Mental sovereign? Is that all?"

Zichuan stood up, brushed the non-existent dust off his clothes, and a playful smile curled his lips.

With a thought, he reined in the aura of the God of Destruction, yet the suppression stemming from his life level and status still left Sky Dream Ice Silkworm feeling suffocated.

"Who... who exactly are you?!" Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's voice changed pitch, filled with terror.

It finally realized that the youth before it was definitely no ordinary person! He might not even be a "person" at all!

"Who I am is unimportant." Zichuan walked toward Sky Dream Ice Silkworm step by step. With every step he took, the invisible pressure grew stronger.

"What matters is, you just said... you wanted to teach me a lesson?"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was scared out of its wits, its massive body instinctively trying to retreat, but its round, chubby form was far from agile in the air.

"W-wait! Misunderstanding! This is a misunderstanding! Great one! I was wrong! I was truly wrong! I shouldn't have run my mouth! You are a magnanimous person, just treat me like a fart and let me go!"

It surrendered with such swiftness and lack of dignity that it betrayed its status as a million-year soul beast. In the face of absolute power and status suppression, pride was meaningless; survival was what mattered.

Zichuan, however, had no intention of letting it off easily. His figure flashed, appearing beside the massive body of Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, and he reached out to grab a section of its slippery, ice-cold hide.

"A misunderstanding? Your mental attack just now didn't look like a misunderstanding to me." Zichuan sneered, putting strength into his arm, and actually swung the seven-meter-long, ten-thousand-pound body of Sky Dream Ice Silkworm around like a sack of grain!

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom—!"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's crystalline body was used by Zichuan as a giant hammer, smashing fiercely into the ground, trees, and rocks!

Wherever it passed, the earth shook and mountains swayed, trees were snapped, and shattered stones flew! Dust filled the air, accompanied by Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's pig-like squeals and pleas for mercy.

"Stop, stop, stop! Great one! Grandfather! Ancestor! I was wrong! Truly wrong! I'm going to throw up! My soul is going to scatter! I beg you, show mercy! Spare this lowly worm!"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was in a total panic and completely broken. It had never experienced such simple, brutal, and helpless abuse.

This youth's physical strength was absurdly terrifying! Even more frightening was the aura on him that made its soul tremble! What kind of monster had crawled out of which crack in the earth?!

Zichuan smashed it a few more times, feeling it was enough, before tossing the dizzy, mud-and-grass-covered Sky Dream Ice Silkworm—whose glow had dimmed significantly—onto the ground.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm lay limp on the ground like a giant, broken slug, its tiny bean-eyes spinning in circles, its mental consciousness flickering, filled with despair and a sense of hopelessness:

"Wuu wuu... why is my life so bitter... imprisoned for countless years by those bastards as a battery, finally finding a chance to escape, only to find a suitable host and arrive a step too late... and now I'm being used as a punching bag by a monster... I might as well have been dragged back by Di Tian and the others... at least I wouldn't have to take a beating..."

The more it thought, the sadder and more desperate it became. The path to sacrifice to Huo Yuhao was blocked, it couldn't beat this monster in front of it, and it was still being hunted by Di Tian and the others... Was there truly no place in this vast world for a million-year ice silkworm to exist?

Watching Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's miserable, pathetic appearance, Zichuan felt the time was right.

He walked over to the silkworm's large head, crouched down, and tapped its cold, smooth forehead with his knuckles, producing a crisp "dong-dong" sound.

"Hey, stop howling. Isn't it just a sacrifice? If that kid can't do it, don't I still have you?"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's crying stopped abruptly. It rotated its massive eyes, staring at Zichuan in astonishment: "Sacrifice... to you?"

"That's right." Zichuan nodded, looking as if it were a matter of course. "Look, my soul power is sufficient, my body is sturdy enough, and my mental power... isn't bad either. Most importantly, I still have empty soul ring slots. If you sacrifice to me, won't you be able to break free from the shackles of this physical body and gain a new life?"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was stunned. It carefully "sized up" Zichuan. Soul power... hmm, quite profound; to be level 60 at such a young age was monstrous.

Physical body... it had just experienced that deeply; he was basically a fierce beast wearing human skin.

Mental power... although the total amount might not match its million-year accumulation, the essence was terrifyingly high; it was completely suppressed. Soul ring slots... that was indeed an advantage.

However...