Heavenly Dream Lick-dog Silkworm, I'm Here

Deep in the Far North, the cold wind bit and snow swirled in a frenzy.

This place was devoid of human life, a paradise for ice-type soul beasts.

Clad in a white polar expedition suit, Qian Xunji moved across the snow with such speed that he left no footprints behind.

A pack of Ice Plain Wolves trailed closely behind him, numbering over thirty, each with at least ten thousand years of cultivation.

The leader, the Ice Plain Wolf Emperor, was a genuine hundred-thousand-year soul beast, its massive frame comparable to a killer whale.

Qian Xunji did not want to complicate matters or draw out the Three Heavenly Kings of the Far North, which would force him to burn his quasi-god cultivation experience card.

Without that card, absorbing the soul ring dropped by the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm would be an impossible task.

Even if that simp of a Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was useless, it was still a beast nearing a million years of cultivation.

The immense energy contained within a beast's soul ring was not something he, a mere quasi-Title Douluo, could withstand.

Fortunately, after leaving the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and testing his strength in the Sunset Forest, he had hunted quite a few soul beasts.

His system storage was now packed with soul beast meat.

In one go, he tossed out the flesh of three hundred fresh, hundred-year Soft Bone Rabbits.

The scent of blood successfully diverted the attention of the Ice Plain Wolves.

Even the Ice Plain Wolf Emperor, seeing Qian Xunji moving so swiftly, chose to stop and feast on the rabbit meat.

Having successfully shaken off the wolf pack, Qian Xunji did not let his guard down; he knew the truly dangerous social soul beasts of the Far North were not the Ice Plain Wolves.

It was fortunate that he had spoken of the devil and he appeared, rather than thinking of him and having him arrive.

Guided by the system map's navigation, Qian Xunji successfully reached the spot above the ice cavern that hid the Ten-Thousand-Year Mysterious Ice Marrow.

Facing the thick layer of ice, he had no choice but to use the storage function of his system space to excavate.

Three days later.

Qian Xunji successfully breached the ice and entered the cavern.

There was no light, no wind, and no water here; there was only ice that had remained frozen for billions of years.

As for the so-called Ten-Thousand-Year Mysterious Ice Marrow, it had long since been devoured by the giant ice silkworm sleeping before him, leaving not even a scrap behind.

What to do when the target is sleeping?

Naturally, seize the opportunity and kill it.

Chivalry and fair duels were things used to deceive honest men.

An honest man becomes a paladin, only to end up dead and slandered with filth.

Qian Xunji gripped his golden sword, channeling his strength as he raised it high.

With a single strike, Cleaving the Mountain, he decapitated the sleeping Tianmeng Ice Silkworm.

Feeling the pain, the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm snapped its eyes open, only to be left utterly bewildered.

In its final moment of life, its gaze remained fixed on Qian Xunji, the human who had taken advantage of its slumber and fought without honor to slay it.

"Human, tell Bingbing for me... I love you."

With its final words spoken, the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm went completely cold.

A soul ring, shimmering with a near-golden hue, floated into the air.

As for the last words the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm had uttered, Qian Xunji only felt that this simp of a beast was beyond saving.

A simp is a simp, even unto death.

To fall in love with an existence that viewed you only as food—it was truly absurd.

Perhaps it suffered from Stockholm syndrome.

Qian Xunji stored the carcass of the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm and the soul ring it had dropped into his system space.

He did not intend to absorb the soul ring here in the Far North, a place dominated by soul beasts.

If an accident occurred during the absorption process, he would have no time to regret it.

The journey out of the Far North was relatively smooth.

Perhaps because his cultivation had not yet reached the Title Douluo level, the Three Heavenly Kings of the Far North, proud of their status, did not deign to strike at him.

The only thing that annoyed Qian Xunji was that he had been chased by Ice Plain Wolves on the way in, and he was still being chased by them on the way out.

What a hateful feeling.

Leaving the Far North and exiting the Ice-Sealed Forest to reach Soul Hunting Town, he looked back toward the north and made a firm resolution.

"I will definitely be back."

The soul masters in Soul Hunting Town heard this and took it as a joke.

The male soul masters went back to drinking their warm ale.

As for the female soul masters, seeing the handsome and powerful Qian Xunji return alone from the perilous Ice-Sealed Forest without a single scratch on him, their minds began to wander.

"Handsome, are you alone? Interested in a cup of hot wine?"

What should one do when faced with a middle-aged woman initiating a conversation?

First, suspect that the other party has ulterior motives, coveting one's wealth or hoping to obtain a spirit bone.

Second, suspect that the other party might be carrying various pathogens and wants to drag him into becoming a fellow patient.

Third, suspect that the other party is looking for someone to take over their burdens—be it children, younger siblings, elderly care, or debts; all are burdens.

In short.

Qian Xunji said nothing; he simply greased his heels and slipped away.

His speed in fleeing left the woman who had approached him dumbfounded, staring at his retreating back, unable to recover for a long time.

The middle-aged woman considered herself beautiful, dressed appropriately, and possessed the etiquette of a noble in both speech and conduct.

"What kind of man is that!" the woman exclaimed in exasperation once she finally regained her senses.

Laughter from the onlookers drifted over from a distance.

After all, it was the first time they had ever witnessed such a comical scene.

Within the territory of the Heaven Dou Empire, in a village abandoned due to a wolf bandit raid.

Qian Xunji's arrival brought a sense of life to the place.

"This place is not bad; there are no people around, and no powerful spirit beasts."

"Digging a cellar to absorb the spirit ring dropped by the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm is perfect."

He started working immediately, digging the cellar.

The cellar was dug deep to conceal the glow of the spirit ring.

Inside the cellar, dozens of meters deep, Qian Xunji took out the 990,000-year-old fierce beast spirit ring dropped by the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm.

The golden light emitted by the spirit ring illuminated the entire cellar.

He took out a Quasi-God Cultivation Experience Card and used it, feeling his body fill with power.

Having made all necessary preparations, he began to draw in the spirit ring to absorb and refine it.

Fortunately, the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was not a powerhouse like the Deep Sea Demon Whale King; its actual combat strength could not even defeat an average hundred-thousand-year spirit beast.

After using the Quasi-God Cultivation Experience Card to significantly boost his strength, Qian Xunji successfully refined the spirit ring dropped by the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm within thirty minutes.

His spirit power level rose from level 90 to level 95.

His spiritual power increased significantly, reaching the peak of the Domain Realm.

In one go, Qian Xunji took out the Unlimited Spirit Ring Age Enhancement Card.

He increased the 990,000-year age of his ninth spirit ring by ten thousand years.

As the spirit ring age was boosted to one million years, his spirit power level simultaneously broke through from level 95 to level 96.

His spiritual power reached the half-step Divine Origin Realm, just one step away from reaching the full Divine Origin Realm.

Qian Xunji took out the head spirit bone dropped by the slain Tianmeng Ice Silkworm.

Qian Xunji began to absorb and refine this 990,000-year Tianmeng Ice Silkworm head spirit bone.

He did not know how much time had passed.

After successfully refining the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's head spirit bone, the vast energy contained within it raised Qian Xunji's spirit power from level 96 to level 98.

His spiritual power also successfully took that final half-step, reaching the Divine Origin Realm.

Although his spiritual power had only just reached the Divine Origin Realm and was not yet stable, the qualitative leap of his spiritual consciousness evolving into divine consciousness made Qian Xunji clearly feel how vast the gap was.

One Tianmeng Ice Silkworm had taken him from a level 90 quasi-Title Douluo to a level 98 peak Douluo.

It had to be said, although the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was a combat-useless sycophant, the energy contained within its body was truly massive and satisfying.

He walked out of the cellar and returned to the surface.

To thank Brother Tianmeng, Qian Xunji decided to stew some silkworm meat for dinner today.