Encountering Tian Meng the Ice Silkworm? Not Enough Attribute Affinity, So Make Up for It with Age

After leaving the Lake of Life, Ji Ye didn't hurry off.

Instead, he searched the mixed zone for a suitable Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

But Soul Beasts with space attributes were few and far between.

Ji Ye walked up to a tree and punched it.

Where on earth could he find a Soul Beast with space attributes?

Had obtaining four space-attribute Soul Rings already used up all his luck?

His First Soul Ring came from a thousand-year-old Void Spirit Butterfly he'd found badly wounded. It had willingly become Ji Ye's Soul Ring.

His Second Soul Ring came from a thousand-year-old Swift Shadow Leopard mother who'd been gravely injured and was on the verge of death after fighting another Soul Beast. Ji Ye secretly fed her cub, earning its gratitude, and she willingly became his Soul Ring.

As for his Third and Fourth Soul Rings, he'd stumbled upon them as well, and in the end, those Soul Beasts had willingly sacrificed themselves.

It was all utterly absurd.

Flender had been watching him from the shadows the whole time and had been just as shocked by his methods.

So, how was he supposed to solve the problem of this Fifth Soul Ring?

Just as Ji Ye was racking his brains for an answer,

a blue beam of light suddenly shot over.

A shameless voice rang in his mind.

"Young man! Your bro's here! From today on, you belong to me! I'm the Million-Year Soul Beast, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm. You can call me Brother Sky Dream, too."

Ji Ye paused. Sky Dream?

Wasn't he being kept as a living battery by Di Tian right now? How had he gotten out ten thousand years early?

"Hehehe, did my Million-Year Soul Beast status scare you?!"

Sky Dream's shameless voice went on and on.

"Don't worry! I can tell you've got an extraordinary build and are a once-in-a-million cultivation genius. Come on, let your bro move into your Sea of Consciousness!"

Before Ji Ye could agree, a vast wave of spiritual power surged into his mind.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm happily surveyed his new home. "Not bad, not bad. This Sea of Consciousness is pretty spacious... Wait!"

He suddenly realized something was wrong.

Why was this Sea of Consciousness so stable? Why was this spiritual power so mighty? And why did this Soul Power fluctuate like...

"Holy crap! You're level fifty?!"

"Holy crap!!! Why do you have the Emperor Auspicious Beast's power of fortune, too?!"

"Holy crap, holy crap! What kind of Martial Soul is that, bending space?!"

Standing in Ji Ye's Sea of Consciousness, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm felt the sight before him shatter everything he knew.

A sword that made space ripple faintly floated to the left.

A translucent clock that slowed the flow of time floated to the right.

And in the middle of the Sea of Consciousness, a golden eye was slightly closed. The power of destiny constantly radiating from it told Sky Dream at a glance that this was the power of fortune belonging to the Star Dou Forest.

Ji Ye closed his eyes slightly, and his consciousness entered the Sea of Consciousness as well.

Sky Dream was wriggling his chubby body around the three objects, inspecting them.

As soon as he saw Ji Ye, he immediately turned and made his way over.

"Hello there, young man."

Sky Dream smugly puckered his lips, then shook his head and launched into a rambling tale.

"Back in my day..."

"That was when..."

...(Ten thousand words omitted here. The author is a good person and doesn't pad the story.)

Finally.

Ji Ye couldn't take it anymore!

This was even sleepier than listening to a teacher lecture!

"Enough, Sky Dream!"

"What are you doing in my Sea of Consciousness?"

Ji Ye knew what Sky Dream was up to, but as someone who'd transmigrated, he still had to pretend not to know.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm gave a smug little snort. "I'm going to become your Soul Ring—the first Wisdom Soul Ring in the history of the Douluo Continent."

Ji Ye said, "Oh."

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm said, "???"

"You're not surprised at all?" Sky Dream Ice Silkworm wriggled his bulky body until his face was almost pressed against Ji Ye's.

Ji Ye took several steps back, looking thoroughly uncomfortable.

"It's just a Soul Ring. What's there to be surprised about?"

"Uh..." Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was momentarily at a loss for words. His big, fat head wobbled. "Well... your bro is a Million-Year Soul Beast! A million years! Do you know what that means?"

"See those ten spheres of light? They hold my million years' worth of spiritual power and source energy. Just that energy alone is enough to raise all nine of your Soul Rings to the Hundred Thousand Year level! Now, do you still think there's nothing to be surprised about?"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm rattled off a whole string of boasts. Luckily, Ji Ye already knew the story, so he understood what Sky Dream meant.

But seeing how proud Sky Dream looked, Ji Ye couldn't resist taking him down a peg.

"Sky Dream, since you're a Million-Year Soul Beast, where's your Million-Year Soul Bone?"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's chubby face froze. His silkworm mouth opened, then shut again, making him look just like a fish tossed onto dry land.

"S-Soul Bone..." He stammered, his eyes shifting. "Well... all my million years of essence have been condensed into these ten spheres of light! Soul Bones are such low-grade things... Right! I'm too good to condense one!"

Ji Ye held back a laugh and sighed in mock regret. "So Million-Year Soul Beasts don't even have Soul Bones..."

"Hey! Ji Ye, what's that supposed to mean?!"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm trembled with anger, the ten golden spheres of light whirling wildly around him. "I'm telling you, even without a Soul Bone, the Soul Skills I give you will absolutely crush those Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings!"

Seeing that he'd teased Sky Dream enough, Ji Ye finally dropped his playful expression. "All right, Sky Dream. I was joking. So... when do we start fusing?"

To be honest, he was pretty excited.

So what if he couldn't find a Soul Ring with space attributes?

If the attributes fell short, make up for it with age!

With Sky Dream around, it wouldn't take long for his first two Soul Rings to reach the ten-thousand-year level!

As for Di Tian finding out?

Once he became my Soul Ring, how would they drag him back?

Only then did Sky Dream Ice Silkworm calm down. He raised his head proudly. "You know what's good for you! We can start now, but..."

"Let's leave the Star Dou Forest first."

"Why?" Ji Ye couldn't help chuckling. "Is there something even a Million-Year Soul Beast fears?"

"Hmph, as if!" Sky Dream Ice Silkworm muttered, but he quickly got down to business.

"Sit cross-legged and relax your mind! Your bro's getting started!"

Ji Ye did as he was told and closed his eyes.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's plump body suddenly blazed with dazzling golden light, and the ten spheres of light circled Ji Ye like little suns.

"Watch closely, Ji Ye! This is the grandeur of a Million-Year Soul Beast!"

As soon as Sky Dream Ice Silkworm finished speaking, the first golden sphere exploded with a roar and turned into countless golden specks that poured into Ji Ye's body.

Ji Ye felt a warm current pour in through the top of his head and course through every meridian in his body.

"First, your bro will raise your first two Soul Rings to the thousand-year level... Holy crap, they're already a thousand years old?!"

"Hahahaha, your bro really struck gold!! Now watch me raise their age straight to ten thousand years!"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's voice echoed through the golden light.

"An ordinary Soul Master's First Soul Ring can only reach four hundred years, but with your bro here, your First Soul Ring can break through to ten thousand years right away..."

The purple Soul Ring beneath Ji Ye's feet suddenly shuddered violently. Its color deepened at a visible pace, shifting from pale purple to deep purple, then to a faint black!