Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's enormous body froze in place for several long breaths.
Those deep, shadowy eyes stared unblinkingly at the boy before him.
He could sense that the aura within the other's body, the one that instinctively terrified him, was slowly awakening.
Like a colossal beast slumbering in the depths of the sea turning over, then lazily closing its eyes again.
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm felt utterly aggrieved.
He was a magnificent million-year soul beast. Even ten-thousand-year soul beasts had to take a detour when they saw him.
Ever since he had broken through that final ring of light, even fighting hundred-thousand-year soul beasts was no challenge for him.
Yet now, he was being bullied by a human.
This brat was probably only in his teens.
In short, he had been cowed into this state by a half-grown child.
But he did not dare gamble.
This kid carried the aura of gods.
And not just one!
"Although I really want to sacrifice myself to you..."
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's voice trembled with a hint of grievance. His enormous head tilted slightly to one side, as though avoiding something.
"But... boohoohoo, I can't do it."
"There's something on you rejecting me. If I forcibly approach you, I'm afraid I'll be sent flying before I can even begin the sacrifice."
Tang Wulin raised a brow, unsurprised.
His bloodline had been reinforced by both the Life Goddess and the Destruction God, and it instinctively rejected inferior things.
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's low-grade origin essence had no right to fully merge with his body, no matter how great its quantity was.
The gap in rank and quality was simply too vast. It could not squeeze into the several different power systems mingled within his body!
"Fine, fine."
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's huge body wriggled as he turned around. His eyes fell upon Huo Yuhao, who was still lying motionless on the ground, and his tone suddenly became more serious.
"Let me take a look at this kid beside you."
"Mm... pure spiritual attribute. His innate spiritual foundation is excellent. Though it is still weak now, it is incomparably compatible with my origin essence."
He paused, then cautiously turned back to look at Tang Wulin. He lowered his voice to an extremely soft level, speaking with careful ingratiation.
"Little brother, how about this?"
"I absolutely won't reveal what happened today, and you'll keep it secret for me too."
"I can give you a portion of my spiritual origin essence as an apology. What do you say?"
"And I guarantee that if I successfully sacrifice myself to this kid, I definitely won't let him surpass you—"
"Hmm?"
Tang Wulin tilted his head slightly.
"No, no!"
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm instantly panicked. His eyes blinked rapidly as he hurriedly corrected himself.
"You will be supreme! He will absolutely regard you as supreme in the future!"
"If this kid ever dares disobey you, the origin essence I leave behind will be the first to object! How about that?"
Tang Wulin leaned against a nearby tree trunk, his hands tucked into his sleeves. After quietly listening to the plea, he gave a leisurely yawn.
"Sure."
His voice was light and casual.
"That works."
"As long as you can do everything you said, I won't tell anyone."
"And..."
He tilted his head slightly, his gaze falling upon Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's flickering eyes.
"If he sincerely follows my orders in the future, I wouldn't mind granting him a divine seat."
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's massive body jolted violently.
"Your—"
An honorific caught in his throat, and the rest of his words were completely choked off.
The instincts accumulated over a million years as a soul beast screamed wildly within his consciousness.
The youth before him was absolutely not speaking empty boasts.
That calm, indifferent tone made it sound as if he were merely discussing the weather. Every word was light, yet contained absolute confidence capable of crushing the heavens.
Tang Wulin chuckled and raised his right hand, casually turning his wrist.
Beneath his palm, dazzling golden patterns slowly emerged from deep within his skin, winding along the contours of his finger bones as a dragon claw appeared.
An ancient, vast, utterly tyrannical and terrifying aura flashed by.
His originally jet-black eyes also transformed into pure molten gold in an instant.
His pupils narrowed into long vertical slits, flowing with supreme majesty that did not belong to mortals.
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was so frightened that he nearly retreated thirty feet in a rush.
"Gold..."
He uttered only half a syllable of that forbidden word before swallowing it back down his throat.
Extreme terror and reverent awe surged in his eyes, while his enormous worm body trembled uncontrollably.
Tang Wulin raised his index finger to his lips, a faint smile curving his golden eyes.
A touch of mischief unique to a young man mingled in his handsome features.
"Shh."
"Alright, you know what to do now, right?"
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm nodded frantically, his enormous head bobbing heavily and shaking loose the surrounding branches and leaves.
"Don't worry! I understand completely!"
Tang Wulin withdrew his finger and tucked both hands back into his sleeves. The supreme aura around him completely receded, restoring his relaxed, lazy appearance.
"Do a good job. You may not lack a chance to become a god in the future."
"Of course, you can choose not to believe me."
"I believe you! I believe you one hundred percent!"
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm nearly rushed to answer, the flattery and sincerity in his tone practically overflowing.
With such a bloodline and the aura of gods, this kid definitely had a connection to the Divine Realm.
At that moment, brilliant light suddenly shone upon Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's bleak million-year existence.
He no longer hesitated and slowly straightened his massive body.
From his mouth, he slowly exhaled a crystalline golden ball of light.
The ball was only the size of a fist, yet condensed to the extreme, almost tangible, with delicate icy-blue patterns winding and flowing across its surface.
This was the spiritual origin essence he had condensed through a million years of cultivation. It seemed tiny, yet it was enough to overturn an ordinary soul master's understanding.
This was the origin essence that had reached god-level spiritual power. It was not low-grade!
"Please accept it, Senior."
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's tone had become incomparably respectful.
Tang Wulin extended his right hand, and the golden ball of light landed steadily in his palm.
As his five fingers gently closed, the vast spiritual origin essence silently merged into his flesh, blood, and meridians.
He closed his eyes slightly, sensing the cool, boundless spiritual power circulating through his body.
In an instant, it entered the golden palace and was pressed into his sea of spirit, where he could slowly absorb it later.
He opened his eyes and nodded slightly, looking satisfied.
"Alright."
He lifted his chin toward Huo Yuhao.
"Go on."
As though granted a pardon, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm slowly moved his huge body toward Huo Yuhao on the ground.
At this moment, Huo Yuhao was still lying prone on the ground.
Though Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had already withdrawn most of his pressure, the lingering aura still firmly bound Huo Yuhao's body, leaving him unable to move.
His consciousness was muddled and dazed. Through the haze, he saw a huge white shadow descend over him. He wanted to struggle, yet even his fingertips could not move in the slightest.
The next moment, a heavenly phenomenon appeared. Lightning flashed and thunder roared as a gray-gold beam of light descended.
"With sun and moon in hand, I pluck the stars; none in this world can compare to me!"
Tang Wulin stood and looked toward that small ball of light, murmuring, "Electrolux!"
It seemed that the little ball had initially been drawn to Huo Yuhao, but as it drew nearer, its path suddenly shifted.
Clearly, he was even more attractive because he carried the divine power of the Life Goddess!
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