Dream Iceworm

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Dream Iceworm (天梦冰蚕)
Alias(es)	Sky Dream Ice Silkworm; Tianmeng
Species/Race	Million-year ice- and spiritual-attribute iceworm soul beast; the first true million-year soul beast of the Douluo plane 6
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Jiang Yue's intelligent soul ring and life-and-death partner 7 8
Occupation/Role	Seeks to create a god, ascend to the Divine Realm, and attain immortality through his host 6 7
Status	Alive; resides in Jiang Yue's Sea of Spirit, where he spends most of his time dormant 8 36
First Appearance	Chapter 6

Background

Originally an iceworm with almost no combat power, Dream Iceworm fell into the Ten-Thousand-Year Mystic Ice Cavern while fleeing predators. There, unrestricted access to Ten-Thousand-Year Mystic Ice Marrow allowed him to accumulate a million years of cultivation without undergoing heavenly tribulation. His body became filled with ice- and spiritual-attribute origin power and exceptionally pure heaven-and-earth essence. 6 9

For ten thousand years, the ferocious beasts of Star Dou Forest drained and absorbed this essence, using it to raise their own cultivation. After reaching the million-year level and developing his tenth golden stripe, Dream Iceworm escaped before his remaining origin power could be entirely drained. 6 7

Unable to survive his coming million-year heavenly tribulation in his weakened condition, he devised a plan to become a human's intelligent soul ring and make that human a god. His earlier attempt to fuse with a quasi-Titled Douluo failed because the high-level host had no room left to contain his immense origin power. He therefore needed a low-level spiritual-attribute soul master before the tribulation arrived. 6

Dream Iceworm detected Jiang Yue while the latter absorbed his thousand-year second soul ring. Impressed by Jiang Yue's age, spiritual attribute, twin martial souls, and exceptional cultivation, he waited until the absorption was complete before revealing himself and choosing Jiang Yue as his host. 6 7

During their fusion, Dream Iceworm froze the surrounding forest within a hundred li through spiritual power without harming anyone or leaving them memories of the event. He unsuccessfully attempted to inspect Jiang Yue's memories, but the Passionate Sword and Unfeeling Sword repelled him; Jiang Yue then slapped him upon meeting his spiritual form. 7

Jiang Yue declined the blank ice martial soul Dream Iceworm could provide, preferring to preserve his twin-martial-soul path. Dream Iceworm accepted this decision and agreed to become Jiang Yue's seventh soul ring, where his million-year cultivation would create an unprecedented Martial Soul True Body. He then used his origin power to raise Jiang Yue's first soul ring to the thousand-year level and deepen the second ring before entering slumber. 8

Appearance

Dream Iceworm is a gigantic, plump iceworm with a jewel-like body and ten golden markings that signify his million-year cultivation. 6 7

• More than one meter in diameter and over seven meters long. 6
• White-jade body with spotless, crystalline-translucent skin. 6
• Radiance flows beneath his outer layer, making him resemble a rare heavenly treasure. 6
• Ten magnificent golden stripes run from behind his head to his tail. 6
• His spiritual manifestation in Jiang Yue's Sea of Spirit resembles an enormous silkworm grub. 36

Personality

Dream Iceworm is flamboyant, boastful, and eager for admiration. Upon revealing himself to Jiang Yue, he introduced himself as the “incarnation of heroism and chivalry” and emphasized his million-year lifespan. 7

Despite his theatrics, he is cautious and survival-driven. He waited rather than interrupt Jiang Yue's soul-ring absorption, abandoned his attempt to read Jiang Yue's memories when it threatened the host's life, and remains intensely wary of actions that could endanger their shared Sea of Spirit. 6 7 41

His central motivation is immortality. He wants Jiang Yue to become a god so that he can ascend alongside him, and regards this goal as more important than his feelings for the Ice Empress. 6 8 36

Dream Iceworm is also notably lazy, explaining that Jiang Yue is such a worry-free host that he has little to do besides sleep. His total waking time since fusing with Jiang Yue had not exceeded five days by Chapter 36. 36

Abilities & Skills

Immense Spiritual Power

Dream Iceworm's spiritual power is his greatest strength; in certain respects, even the Evil Eye Tyrant Ruler cannot match him. 6

• Communicates directly through spiritual transmission. 6 7
• Uses spiritual detection to locate suitable spiritual-attribute soul beasts and assess targets' attributes, age, and cultivation. 6 43
• Can project spiritual power across an area of roughly one hundred li, temporarily immobilizing nearby life without causing harm or leaving memories. 7
• Used Mental Detection to guide Jiang Yue's attacks against the Sealed Nether Wraith. 45
• Used Mental Shock to disperse the Sealed Nether Wraith's spiritual assault and disable its component beast souls. 45
• His spiritual power remains below the quality of divine consciousness. 41

Simulation

As an iceworm, Dream Iceworm possesses a perfected Simulation soul skill that conceals his presence and blends targets into their surroundings. 6

• Could move through Star Dou Forest without being actively discovered by other creatures. 6
• Concealed Jiang Yue while searching for a fourth soul ring. 43
• Hid Jiang Yue from the pursuing Three-Eyed Golden Lion. 46
• Combined Simulation with his ultimate escape technique to help Jiang Yue teleport out of danger. 46 47

Intelligent Soul Ring and Origin Power

Dream Iceworm partially fused with Jiang Yue as an intelligent soul ring, while reserving his complete fusion for Jiang Yue's seventh soul-ring slot. 7 8

• His million-year seventh ring is intended to grant Jiang Yue an extraordinarily powerful Martial Soul True Body. 8
• His origin power raised Jiang Yue's first soul ring from hundred-year to thousand-year level and strengthened the second ring. 8
• Can unseal more of his power to further increase the ages of Jiang Yue's prior soul rings. 42 46
• His million-year ring is stated to be capable of providing four soul skills, a blank ice martial soul, and enough origin power to raise ten soul rings by one hundred thousand years each. 7
• The blank ice martial soul was not accepted by Jiang Yue. 8

Limitations

Dream Iceworm's race possesses almost no direct combat power and sits near the bottom of the food chain in the Extreme North. His survival relies primarily on spiritual power and Simulation rather than physical strength. 6

• He frequently enters prolonged slumber to stabilize and recover his power. 8 36
• He has not fully unsealed his origin power for Jiang Yue to absorb. 37 42
• His remaining silkworm molt allows him to abandon a host only at great cost: he can take only his soul and must leave behind his other resources. 7

Equipment / Items

• Silkworm Shed Skin — Dream Iceworm's snow-white molt, which can change into a long hair-ribbon-like form. 8
  • Disguises the true colors of Jiang Yue's enhanced soul rings; even Di Tian is stated to be unable to see through the concealment. 8
  • Provides defensive protection and continuously nourishes Jiang Yue's spiritual power. 8
  • Withstood the Soul-Calming Cauldron when wrapped around Jiang Yue's hand. 23
  • Can serve as Dream Iceworm's final means of changing hosts. 7

Relationships

• Jiang Yue — Chosen host, intelligent-soul-ring partner, and Dream Iceworm's intended path to godhood and immortality. Dream Iceworm respects Jiang Yue's decision to delay their complete fusion until the seventh soul ring, though he regularly worries about Jiang Yue's risks. 6 7 8 41
• Ice Empress — Dream Iceworm has affection for her and originally wanted her to become the first soul ring of the blank ice martial soul; however, he ultimately prioritizes his own survival and god-making plan. 8 36
• Electrolux — A fellow resident of Jiang Yue's Sea of Spirit. Dream Iceworm helped direct the Spirit Devouring Carving Knife's baleful aura toward Electrolux's remnant divine consciousness to awaken him, but remains wary of his superior spiritual quality. 41 42
• Di Tian — One of the ferocious beasts Dream Iceworm escaped after they exploited his heaven-and-earth essence. Dream Iceworm retains enough fear of Di Tian to mistake an unrelated disturbance for his arrival. 6 7

Notable Quotes

“I am the incarnation of heroism and chivalry, the soul beast king who possesses both wisdom and beauty, a peerless powerhouse who has cultivated for a million years, Dream Iceworm—the record holder for the longest lifespan in Douluo Continent.”
— Dream Iceworm 7

“You can't blame Brother for this. Little Jiang Yue, you're simply too worry-free as a host. There's nothing for me to worry about at all.”
— Dream Iceworm 36