The Star Dou group gathered after the battle. Xiong Jun, who had been badly blasted by the Ice Empress; the Myriad Demon King, who was singed until he was covered in soot; Zi JI, who had been sent flying; and the Scarlet King, who had been beaten until his face was bruised and swollen, all waited for Bi Ji to treat them.
The rarely angry Myriad Demon King questioned Xiong Jun. "Where were you just now, Xiong Jun? The Scarlet King and Zi JI were each dealing with two enemies, and I was surrounded by three. What were you doing? Don't tell me you couldn't even beat one."
At this, the Scarlet King and Zi JI beside him both looked at Xiong Jun. In terms of combat strength, only Di Tian was stronger than Xiong Jun here. Thinking of the frustration they had felt during the battle, they all waited for Xiong Jun to give a reasonable explanation for why he alone couldn't even beat the Ice Empress.
Xiong Jun roared at the three of them. "I was already fighting as hard as I could. If you're so capable, why don't you try taking on the Ice Empress yourselves!" Seeing their attitude, Xiong Jun felt deeply displeased. On one hand, he couldn't beat the Ice Empress, whose cultivation was lower than his; on the other, these three seemed to be pushing all the blame for their defeat onto him.
The Myriad Demon King and the other two retorted, "Why are you shouting so loudly? You're always the one making the most noise, but when it matters, you drop the ball."
Watching them, Bi Ji thought that since they still had the energy to argue, it seemed their opponents hadn't gone all out and had held back. Otherwise, these guys might not even be able to speak. Then Bi Ji hurriedly went to break up the fight. "All right, all right, everyone calm down. Stop arguing." After saying this, Bi Ji cast a Green Light over them. Hearing her, Xiong Jun and the others stopped arguing. After all, Bi Ji was the most popular among them, and everyone was willing to give her face.
While Bi Ji treated the others, the Evil Lord came over to Di Tian. Seeing him, Di Tian impatiently asked, "What are you here for? Once the treatment is over, I'll go get that Ice Silkworm for you. There's no need to rush me so much."
The Evil Lord wasn't upset by Di Tian's tone. "I'm just here to ask Bi Ji to help check that girl's body."
Bi Ji looked toward Di Tian when she heard this. When Di Tian heard that this was what the Evil Lord wanted, he nodded in agreement.
After finishing the treatment, Bi Ji went with the Evil Lord to Huo Yuhao. Looking at the white-haired little girl before her, Bi Ji didn't understand why the Snow Empress and the others had brought a human here, but she still carefully checked Huo Yuhao's condition.
Green light enveloped Huo Yuhao, making her feel a wave of ease. "Thank you for treating me, Bi Ji."
"It's nothing. Your vitality is very vigorous. At least, as far as I can tell, you're healthy." After finishing her examination, Bi Ji went back. When Di Tian saw her return, he went to fetch the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.
In the pitch-black cavern, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm awoke. It wasn't that he couldn't sense what was happening outside. Many Ferocious Beasts were fighting above, and he knew these outsiders were most likely here for him. But he was powerless and could only keep hiding here. At this moment, he actually hoped that the ones who had been sucking away his energy would win. After all, he didn't know whether those outsiders would do something even worse to him. Seeing Di Tian before him release the restraints and carry him outside, Tian Meng was very afraid. He didn't know what the future held. Would they suck away my energy, or eat me outright...? Tian Meng thought of many things, but he couldn't escape from Di Tian's grasp. The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm could only curl up, close his eyes, and refuse to face it all. But the fear in his heart still made his body tremble without stopping.
Huo Yuhao looked at Brother Sky Dream, whom Di Tian had brought over. He looked just as he did in her memories, white as jade all over. But now he was curled up and trembling nonstop, no longer as carefree as when he had joked around during their first meeting in her memories. Looking at the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm at that moment, she knew how he felt. It was just like when she was still in the Duke's Mansion. If the present-day her returned to the past, she would have many ways to change her and her mother's fate, but her past self didn't know what to do. That little Wood Shed had been her childhood world, and also her prison. She knew that feeling of fear, confusion, helplessness, and not knowing what the future would bring. She had experienced it herself.
Di Tian set the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm down and said, "I brought him here." Huo Yuhao nodded and looked at Brother Sky Dream, who still had his eyes tightly shut and was trembling nonstop.
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm still kept his eyes tightly shut. Even though he had been imprisoned for many years in that lightless cavern, without ever seeing a single ray of sunlight, he still didn't have the courage to open his eyes and look at the scene outside. He didn't know what kind of torment awaited him in the future.
He kept his eyes closed and felt time passing. One minute, two minutes... He didn't feel the restraints he had expected, nor the sensation of someone sucking away his energy, nor the pain of being torn apart by claws. He only felt a pair of hands gently resting on his head. A gentle, youthful voice entered his mind. "It's all right, it's all right, Brother Sky Dream. No one can hurt you anymore."
He tentatively opened his eyes. Sunlight shone upon the earth-that sunlight he had not seen for so long. There were no fangs or claws before him, nor any gazes that wanted to eat him. All he saw was a white-haired human girl looking at him with a gentle smile. Tian Meng felt that it all seemed so unreal. "Don't you want to eat me, or absorb my energy, or take my Soul Ring and Soul Bone?" Tian Meng asked weakly.
The girl shook her head. "I won't, Brother Sky Dream. I won't hurt you, and no one will ever be able to hurt you again."
"Really? Why would you treat me this way?" The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm still couldn't believe that anyone in this world would treat him like this.
Hearing Brother Sky Dream's question, Huo Yuhao seemed to return to the day she had killed that Wind Baboon and met Brother Sky Dream. Back then, she hadn't believed that a Million-Year Soul Beast would choose her, either.
Huo Yuhao smiled at Brother Sky Dream and said, "Because Brother Sky Dream, you're the embodiment of heroism and chivalry, the Soul Beast King who combines wisdom and beauty, an unrivaled powerhouse who cultivated for a million years and set the record for the longest lifespan on Douluo Continent. Brother Sky Dream, you're my friend and partner. You're also an important member of my family."
"You really... you really think of me that way?" Tian Meng asked in disbelief.
Huo Yuhao answered firmly, "That's right. No matter how other people see you, Brother Sky Dream, that's what you are to me."
Tian Meng's tone was no longer as timid as before. He began to answer with a hint of smugness. "Although I haven't reached a million years of cultivation yet, I admit that you have a very good eye for me."
From the moment he was born, Tian Meng had been avoiding being preyed upon by other Soul Beasts. Then he had fallen into a cavern full of Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow. After that, he had escaped all the way until Di Tian and the others imprisoned him here. Basically, no one had been willing to talk to him, let alone praise him like this. It made Tian Meng feel very pleased, and for the moment, he forgot that Ferocious Beasts still surrounded him.
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