Today Is a Good Day

Under the bloody coating on Qian Chaoguang's body, his skin had completely turned jade-white, just like Sky Dream Ice Silkworm earlier.

"Wahahahahahaha! No matter what, Brother is finally free! You brat really are a freak. Forget it, these living conditions are even better than I expected. You bastards who treated Brother as food, you don't have a chance anymore! Wahahahahahahaha!"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's voice gradually grew quieter, and the Mental Power that had covered an enormous area earlier also shrank back into the Sea of Consciousness at an astonishing speed, gradually disappearing.

Deep within the Star Dou Great Forest, several terrifying auras fluctuated violently at the same time, raging helplessly in the core region.

Just as Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's voice vanished completely, beneath Qian Chaoguang, a heavy black Aura silently emerged. It coiled continuously upward around his body, then gradually turned white, faded again, and merged into him.

The lustrous white slowly receded. Qian Chaoguang could no longer maintain his cross-legged posture. His body tilted, and he toppled toward the ground.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's Sloughed Skin flew into Qian Chaoguang's arms, and the crack from earlier had already closed.

Aside from Qian Chaoguang, who was covered in blood, and the dismembered Wind Baboon, everything seemed to have returned to normal.

Inside the Sea of Consciousness, Qian Chaoguang was chatting about something with Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.

"So your name is Qian Chaoguang. What a strange guy. Brother nearly thought I was going to die along with you! But fair's fair, your talent after being reshaped is seriously ridiculous. The toughness of your meridians is already no worse than that Titled Douluo I burst apart before! Your body can even contain the power of a ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring. It's a miracle. Now Brother has more and more confidence in his plan!"

Qian Chaoguang laughed. "I praise you a couple times and you start getting smug? Seen how amazing I am now? Follow me and just wait to win while lying down. Becoming a god? As long as you have a Martial Soul, that's enough."

"Aren't you afraid of bragging too hard? Also, call me Brother Sky Dream."

"Sure, Tian Meng. Next time, definitely."

"Qian Chaoguang, you bastard! You weren't treating me like this before!"

"We're fucking bros, man."

Wait, why did I say something like that?

Qian Chaoguang suddenly froze inwardly.

With his personality, why had he started bickering with Sky Dream Ice Silkworm?

That was impossible!

Qian Chaoguang was horrified. While listening to Sky Dream Ice Silkworm brag about his past, he pondered the problem that had appeared in his body.

After fusing with Tian Meng as his Spirit Ring, had his personality been affected?

Had he become...

A little goofy?

While dealing with Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, Qian Chaoguang tried to use his long saber to support himself and climb up. This place was no safe zone, and with no ability to protect himself, he was extremely vulnerable right now.

Unfortunately, the intense pain from earlier had already exhausted all his strength. Right now, even moving his arm was extremely difficult.

He could only take out the White Tiger Dagger Huo Yutong had given him when they parted and grip it in his hand, guarding against any danger that might come.

Thankfully, he had removed the sheath earlier.

Sensing the surging Soul Power inside him, Electrolux sleeping in his Sea of Consciousness, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm still chattering away nonstop, and the three great methods fused into one furnace, Qian Chaoguang could not help grinning.

Ten years of planning, and in the end, I got it!

Compared to Huo Gua in the original work, he had gained even more.

The broad and tenacious meridians after being reshaped were definitely top-tier. Added to the foundation platform and Soul Power vortex forged in his Qi Sea, they could absolutely raise his cultivation speed to an unbelievable level.

Even if breaking through was several times harder for him than it was for ordinary Spirit Masters, it was worth it!

With such powerful support behind him, he should be able to keep up with ordinary cultivation speeds.

Even if he could not keep up, it did not matter. His combat power was right there. Tower-diving for a kill—no, killing above his level—was not hard for him.

The improvement brought by the Three Refinements Stage was not particularly obvious. He estimated that with just his Bloodline Power and strength, plus the enhancement of his saber techniques, he should have no problem clashing with a Soul Elder.

It was hard to say who would win in a spar, but if they fought with their lives on the line, the winner would definitely be him.

It was just that the four skills Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had added for him were kind of a pain. Their compatibility with Extreme Ice Light was honestly a little poor.

Light Sharing, Light Impact, Light Interference, and one Light Mimicry whose damn use he still had no idea about.

Forget it, forget it.

People should be content and happy. Worst case, he would just focus on cultivating the Ice Emperor Martial Soul in the future.

Just as Qian Chaoguang lay on the ground, working hard to circulate the Qi Refining Art to absorb Heaven and Earth Origin Power and recover his strength, two figures rushed toward this side at extremely high speed.

Xiao Ya and Bei Bei were here?

He should just pretend to be unconscious. Everything right now was not easy to explain. Better to let them fill in the blanks themselves.

Qian Chaoguang made a prompt decision, drew his consciousness back into the Sea of Consciousness, and focused on listening to Sky Dream Ice Silkworm bullshit while also pondering the problem that had appeared in him.

Why had his personality suddenly become a bit more cheerful?

"How could a guy this sturdy get beaten up like this by a Wind Baboon?"

Tang Ya pinched Qian Chaoguang's arm hard and gave Bei Bei a questioning look.

Bei Bei had already helped Qian Chaoguang change into a fresh set of clothes earlier. While he was at it, he had cleaned his body and peeled off the blood crust on his skin.

Bei Bei smiled gently and said, "Maybe he ran into a stronger Soul Beast? Perhaps something like a Blood-Spraying Toad that uses blood as its attack method. Look at Chaoguang's hand. That's a class-five close-combat Soul Tool. The long saber on his back may not be a Soul Tool, but its forging technique is extraordinarily superb. Just by sharpness and hardness alone, it can completely crush ordinary class-three Soul Tools."

"Also, look at the cross-section of that Wind Baboon's corpse. It was clearly chopped directly in two with a single slash. The cut is incredibly smooth, and it accurately avoided a large number of bones, which is the only way to achieve that effect. This is enough to prove that Chaoguang should have mastered an extraordinarily exquisite saber art."

"Still, I don't quite understand. Could he really be all alone, with no teacher or elder following him? That's a bit too..."

Tang Ya snorted. "I told you Chaoguang was like me, probably the last inheritor of some family or sect. See? My judgment was more accurate after all!"

Bei Bei smiled helplessly, tacitly accepting Tang Ya's explanation.

"It's just a bit of a shame. That Wind Baboon was only ten years old. With the saber technique Chaoguang showed, he might've been able to kill a hundred-year Soul Beast on his own."

Tang Ya rolled her eyes at him and said irritably, "Are you stupid? Before little Chaoguang absorbed the Wind Baboon's Spirit Ring, he was just an ordinary person. You wanted him to go deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest to look for a hundred-year Soul Beast? What if a thousand-year Soul Beast popped out? Wouldn't that be suicide?"

"Uh... I guess you're right..."

Only after Tang Ya and Bei Bei had finally finished filling in the blanks on their own and come up with a reasonable explanation did Qian Chaoguang end his awkward chat with the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and wake up with a great show of effort.

"Little Chaoguang, you're finally awake! You had me worried to death."

Tang Ya was immediately overjoyed when she saw Qian Chaoguang open his eyes.

Qian Chaoguang went into best-actor mode, pretending to be dazed for a moment before saying weakly in a hoarse voice, "Sister Tang Ya, Brother Bei... we really are fated to meet..."

The weakness wasn't an act. He really had no strength left.