"In the original story, Huo Yuhao seemed to encounter the Wind God-Slayer Baboon after seeing a wooden sign marking the location. That was what led to the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's appearance."
Huo Yuhao recalled the plot in his mind, estimating where he needed to go.
He was currently on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest and probably still needed to travel dozens of miles farther out.
Dozens of miles were no problem at all for Huo Yuhao now.
It didn't take long before he had left the Star Dou Great Forest.
The Star Dou Great Forest covered a vast area, and its outskirts stretched even farther. Finding the hidden Sky Dream Ice Silkworm wouldn't be easy.
Huo Yuhao hadn't planned on looking for it.
All he needed was to find the little stream where Huo Yuhao had grilled fish in the original story. The rest was up to Sky Dream to work out for himself.
From far away, Huo Yuhao could hear the babbling of running water.
This should be about the right place.
Huo Yuhao found a spot and sat down cross-legged, releasing his spiritual power to bait the silkworm.
Just as his talent for grilling fish seemed to have tied him to it by force, the God-Slayer Baboon seemed to harbor an innate murderous intent toward him, too.
Before Huo Yuhao could draw out the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, a baboon with brownish-yellow fur all over its body and exceptionally long arms sprang at him from behind at incredible speed.
"Bang!"
The Wind God-Slayer Baboon flew back even faster than it had come.
The fierce light in its brown eyes had cleared by the time it hit the ground.
This is bad. I can't beat him!
Though the Wind Baboon was only a Ten-Year Soul Beast and not very intelligent, it had a keen sense of danger.
It scrambled to its feet and sprinted away from Huo Yuhao as fast as it could.
"Whoosh!"
But the short blade Huo Yun'er had given him shot after it even faster than the Wind Baboon could run.
Using a Level Five Soul Tool to kill a Ten-Year Soul Beast was massive overkill.
"Since you've come all this way, you might as well stay."
The Wind Baboon crashed to the ground, a dagger lodged in the back of its head.
The Wind Baboon had appeared, which meant Huo Yuhao had found the right place.
He just didn't know—
"I've finally found a human with a Mental Attribute. Too bad your bro can't cry, or I'd be bawling my eyes out!"
A somewhat soft, yet annoyingly smug voice rang out in Huo Yuhao's mind.
In the distance, a gigantic white jade-colored silkworm, whose speed and agility were completely at odds with its enormous body, came charging toward Huo Yuhao.
Golden bands encircled its huge silkworm body at regular intervals.
Huo Yuhao's eyes lit up. Here it came.
Still, he had to put on an act. Otherwise, Sky Dream wouldn't feel any sense of accomplishment.
Huo Yuhao, who was still full of energy, watched the enormous silkworm charging at him. His expression shifted from surprise to terror. "A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast!"
He "came to his senses" and turned to run, not giving the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm a chance to speak.
The little eyes gleaming atop its head brightened when it saw Huo Yuhao, but the moment it saw how fast he was running, it panicked.
"Hey! Don't run! Your bro won't hurt you!"
Even though Huo Yuhao deliberately slowed down, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm still couldn't catch up.
That burst of speed had already burned through all its energy.
Fortunately, it was a soul beast with spiritual powers. No matter how far away Huo Yuhao got, they could still communicate.
The fat silkworm stopped where it was and watched Huo Yuhao run away with a pitiful look. It continued trying to reassure him. "Don't be afraid. Look, I'm a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, and I still haven't laid a hand on you. Doesn't that prove my good intentions?"
Spirit Masters with a Mental Attribute were far too rare. It couldn't let him get away!
What if Di Tian and the others came looking...
It didn't want to go back and become food for that pack of Ferocious Beasts!
Whatever it took, Huo Yuhao had to become its host.
What a pity. All the cool lines it had prepared beforehand had gone up in smoke because Huo Yuhao ran off.
Huo Yuhao stopped at just the right moment, as if he'd been persuaded.
Seeing this, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm hurriedly introduced itself. "I am the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, who has cultivated for a million years and set the record for the longest lifespan in the history of the Douluo Continent. Lucky young man, from the very first moment I saw you, I knew you were exceptionally gifted and destined to become a god!"
Huo Yuhao: "..."
Sky Dream, don't say things like that. The karmic consequences of those words are too great. Don't curse me to death.
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm continued, "Your bro will become your Soul Ring—the first Wisdom Spirit Ring in the history of the Douluo Continent. From now on, you can call me Brother Sky Dream."
"Don't worry. Your bro's huge, but I'll do my best not to hurt you!"
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm gave Huo Yuhao no time to react. A wave of freezing cold enveloped it as its enormous body drew close, its head pressing against Huo Yuhao's forehead.
Its silkworm body began to merge with Huo Yuhao's.
"I never would've guessed you looked so young, but your body is in such good shape!" the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm marveled. "Looks like I won't need to add too many more seals after all. As expected of me—my eye for talent is impeccable!"
Not only was Huo Yuhao's physical condition beyond the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's understanding, but his spiritual power was far beyond what a Level Ten Spirit Master should have, too.
Huo Yuhao had even opened up his Sea of Spirit before it entered his body.
Now Sky Dream was even more certain that its god-making plan would succeed, one hundred percent!
Without needing to suppress its power too much, it released an extremely terrifying wave of spiritual power.
That surge stirred a reaction from another presence.
A tiny gray speck appeared from somewhere and entered Huo Yuhao's sea of consciousness as well.
Huo Yuhao had obtained his second cheat: Electrolux!
With the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Electrolux, Huo Yuhao's trip had been a complete success.
Electrolux's appearance instantly made the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm bristle. "Who are you? How dare you try to steal someone from your bro!"
Its tremendous spiritual power surged toward the gray speck, but had no effect whatsoever.
Seeing this, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm felt utterly aggrieved. "Your bro has it so hard. I finally find a Spirit Master with a Mental Attribute, and now some bastard comes along to steal him from me!"
"Speaking of which, Sky Dream, you're an intelligent Soul Beast. You should be able to control what Soul Skills form, right? I want a Simulation Soul Skill."
Huo Yuhao had been in such a hurry to come to the world of Douluo II and find the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm for its cheat precisely so he could rely on the Simulation Soul Skill during the upcoming awakening ceremony and disguise himself as someone who had just awakened his Martial Soul.
"I'm a million-year Soul Beast, so I can provide you with four Soul Skills. The first three will all be very useful to you."
"But if we do that, your first Soul Skill won't have any offensive ability at all."
Huo Yuhao didn't think it was a pity. "It's fine. I'm a support Spirit Master. My teammates will protect me in the future."
And if his teammates didn't protect him well, that was fine, too. He was pretty sturdy, and he knew a few punches and kicks.
Electrolux had originally planned to reveal himself, but Huo Yuhao, the person in question, hadn't rejected him. The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was so busy talking to Huo Yuhao that it had forgotten about him, so he entered Huo Yuhao's Sea of Consciousness without interrupting them.
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