Electrolux

The sun rose and the moon set; spring passed and autumn came.

Another three years slipped quietly by...

At the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest,

A blood-red bolt of lightning darted through the dense woods, moving so fast that its path was almost impossible to follow. That lightning was Tian Chen. Like a phantom, he leaped nimbly between the trees at a speed the naked eye could not track.

Three years had passed. Tian Chen's eyes still bore their distinctive colors, one gold and one red, but much of the childishness had faded from his face, replaced by an increasingly mature air. His features had grown more refined, and his snow-white hair partially veiled his brows and eyes, lending him an air of mystery. His differently colored eyes complemented each other, making him look both noble and unique. Every movement exuded an innate handsomeness and charm.

After passing through another thicket, Tian Chen abruptly stopped in a clearing. The immense force cracked the rock beneath his feet. Then he smiled faintly, a hint of cold confidence in his expression.

"Three Thousand Thunder Movement, Three Thousand Thunder." The look in Tian Chen's eyes changed as he suddenly formed a series of intricate hand seals. Afterimages of his hands danced through the air before abruptly coming to a halt. His body shuddered violently, and then the Tian Chen standing in the clearing gradually split into three identical figures.

Once this was done, the three Tian Chens flashed into motion, scattering in different directions with blinding speed. Each landed precisely at one point of a triangular formation, forming a perfect equilateral triangle that radiated immense pressure and coordination.

Standing at one corner, the real Tian Chen gazed steadily ahead. His two clones stood to either side in front of him, virtually indistinguishable from him in appearance, bearing, and even their distinctive gold and red eyes.

At this sight, Tian Chen finally smiled and dismissed the two clones. Looking at his palm, he said, "After years of hard training, I've finally reached the highest stage of Three Thousand Thunder Movement. My soul power has also reached rank forty, and thanks to cultivating the Taiyi Soul Art, my spiritual power has reached the level of a high-ranking Soul Emperor."

Over the past two years, cultivating his spiritual power and mastering Three Thousand Thunder Movement had brought a qualitative leap in his overall strength. With these two trump cards, he could put up a fight even against a high-ranking Soul Emperor.

However, the energy level of the Blood Demon Heart-devouring Thunder far exceeded that of this world's Ultimate Lightning. As a result, the slowdown in cultivation that afflicted ultimate attributes at later stages had also been amplified several times over.

"Even with my current physique, absorbing a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring would still be a stretch! I'll see how things stand after I get to Shrek Academy and check in with more goddesses!" With his original physique, Tian Chen had been confident of handling a ninety-thousand-year Soul Ring, but a hundred-thousand-year one would probably still prove troublesome.

That was why, after he broke through to rank forty, the Ice Empress and Snow Empress had given him plenty of resources to temper his body. By now, he should have been only a step away from being able to absorb a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring.

In any case, the Soul Power levels he held back would not disappear. They would reveal themselves the moment he obtained a Soul Ring.

He would also gain two powerful soul skills then—a guaranteed profit with nothing to lose.

Tian Chen was just about to sit down and regulate his breathing when he suddenly sensed a faint fluctuation of Soul Power nearby.

It seemed to be coming from a human soul master!

"Finally here? I've been waiting a long time." Sensing the fluctuation of Soul Power, Tian Chen smiled expectantly.

The scene shifted.

A handsome, black-haired boy dressed in silver-gray cloth clothing was fleeing in a sorry state.

The boy was covered in bloody wounds. Behind him stood a Wind Baboon covered in brown fur, with unusually long arms and a vicious gleam in its brown eyes.

Enraged after failing to catch him for so long, the Wind Baboon let out a furious roar, kicked hard against the ground, and lunged at him.

The boy rolled several times, evading the lunge.

Seeing its attack fail, the frustrated Wind Baboon flew into a rage. It opened its gaping maw and spat a ball of white light at the boy!

Realizing he could not dodge, the boy steeled himself, drew the dagger from inside his clothes, and held it up to block.

With a bang, he successfully blocked the attack, but he was also hurled into a rock and badly injured.

The Wind Baboon was about to press its advantage when, to its surprise, the White Tiger Dagger suddenly released a blade of light.

The blade of light struck the Wind Baboon squarely. Its body stiffened, and it collapsed.

With a deafening bang, the boy successfully blocked the attack, but the immense impact sent him flying into a hard rock. The violent collision left him badly injured, and blood slowly seeped from the corner of his mouth. Still, he gritted his teeth, his eyes burning with an unyielding will to fight.

Seeing this, the Wind Baboon believed victory was assured. A vicious gleam flashed through its eyes, and it abruptly leaped up to press its advantage, intent on finishing off this stubborn opponent in one strike.

At that very instant, however, the White Tiger Dagger in the boy's hand suddenly erupted with a sharp blade of light. Its cold radiance flashed like lightning, stabbing straight toward the Wind Baboon's vital point.

Caught completely off guard, the Wind Baboon took a direct hit from the sudden blade of light. Its body instantly stiffened, its movements seeming to freeze in place. The next second, its massive body crashed to the ground, unable to move again.

A white Soul Ring rose from the Wind Baboon's body. Huo Yuhao looked at the ring and tried to reach out and touch it, but exhaustion overwhelmed him, and he passed out.

Just after Huo Yuhao fainted, a cheeky voice rang out.

"I've finally found a human with a spiritual attribute! Too bad I can't cry, or I'd be bawling my eyes out!"

Cracks began to appear in the ground two meters ahead. They gradually widened into fissures, from which a faint golden-white light could be seen shining.

A jade-white silkworm bearing ten golden markings crawled out of the fissure.

Before long, the ten rings of light on the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's body began pulsing rhythmically. It pressed its forehead against Huo Yuhao's, and the ten rings swiftly enveloped Huo Yuhao's body. The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm also transformed into a white glow and poured into him.

Tian Chen, who had been hiding behind a tree the whole time, merely watched the scene in silence without intervening. After all, his target this time was not the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, but...

Just then, the sky, which had been perfectly clear only a moment earlier, suddenly darkened. The sound of space shattering rang out high above.

In that brief instant, dark clouds obscured the sun, as though the entire world had plunged into darkness.

Excitement appeared on Tian Chen's face. At last, the target he had been waiting for had arrived—Electrolux.