[Ding-] [One hundred million system points and one sect construction card have all been deposited into the system space!] [Ultimate mission: make the Azure Cloud Sect's mighty name resound throughout the heavens and universes!]
The system popped up once again, disappearing as quickly as it had appeared. Huo Tian stood rooted to the spot, holding his grilled fish with a blank expression.
Make the Azure Cloud Sect's mighty name resound throughout the myriad heavens and worlds? Huo Tian had no idea what madness had seized this damned system. His supposedly grand sect had only five people.
Calling it a sect was putting it nicely. Less charitably, their sect was an orphanage, and it did not even have a definite location yet.
Huo Tian had not even cleared the Douluo Continent instance yet, and it wanted him to take on the myriad heavens and worlds. Was this some kind of joke? Huo Tian bit his lip, looking thoughtful.
"Bei Bei, you and Tang Ya came to the Star Dou Great Forest to get Tang Ya her third soul ring, right?"
Huo Tian gently set the grilled fish on the barbecue rack beside him, then turned to look at Bei Bei. At that moment, Bei Bei was ravenously gnawing on the delicious grilled fish in his hands. Huo Yutong's cooking was simply too good.
"That's right! Brother Huo, the soul beast Little Ya needs for her third soul ring is a thousand-year Mandala Snake."
Bei Bei took out a handkerchief and immediately wiped the grease from his lips. He looked earnestly at Huo Tian, rubbing his hands together.
Huo Yutong smiled as she watched the grilled fish on the rack steadily dwindle. She had never expected so many people to like her grilled fish.
Huo Yutong thought that perhaps she could earn money by buying grilled fish herself in the future and no longer have to depend on Huo Tian. If possible, Huo Yutong wanted to keep Huo Tian.
"Let's go. Once we've obtained the soul ring, let's head back to Shrek Academy!"
Huo Tian swept his hand over the barbecue rack, and it vanished from the grass in an instant. Huo Tian had put it back into his Storage Soul Tool.
The five did not linger any longer. They all rose and set off deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest. The sky above the Star Dou Great Forest darkened as banks of black clouds covered the sun.
"At last, this big sister has found a human with the mental attribute!"
Two blue lights shone from the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest. An enormous, plump, snow-white worm was sliding along. Her body was divided into nine segments, each covered by a golden divine marking. These divine markings were where her origin resided.
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had escaped from the Lake of Life with great difficulty. The ferocious beasts in the lake had nearly sucked her energy dry. Had she not escaped, she truly would have perished.
"Thank goodness! Heaven hasn't treated me badly! I found a human with the mental attribute as soon as I escaped."
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm raised her snow-white head to gaze at the sky, then continued wriggling toward Huo Tian and the others.
Wherever the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm passed, flowers, grass, and trees were all crushed beneath her. She left a trail of frost, and the temperature in the space around her plummeted.
Huo Tian and the others were nearing the mixed zone of the Star Dou Great Forest. Noticing that the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had still not appeared after they had walked for so long, Huo Tian thought, Could I have caused a butterfly effect?
"You little thing! You're trying to hurt someone!"
A three-meter-long Mandala Snake hung from a branch. She had intended to attack Huo Yutong's neck and kill her in one strike.
Before the Mandala Snake could attack, Huo Tian leaped up and seized its head in an iron grip. The oppressive aura emanating from Huo Tian frightened the Mandala Snake into unconsciousness.
"Brother Huo, this Mandala Snake is exactly thirteen hundred years old. It's a perfect match for my third soul ring."
Tang Ya looked excitedly at the Mandala Snake he held aloft. Seeing this, Huo Tian tossed the snake to the ground. Tang Ya immediately crouched down and drew an iron knife, plunging it into the Mandala Snake's brain.
The Mandala Snake let out a mournful cry. Purple blood flowed from its head. The blood was corrosive, eating away all the surrounding grass.
A surge of energy slowly floated up from the Mandala Snake's corpse, transforming into a purple thousand-year soul ring.
Tang Ya immediately sat cross-legged and circulated the soul power within her body, drawing the soul ring toward herself. Under the influence of her soul power, the soul ring gradually merged into her body.
Bei Bei released his soul power to safeguard Tang Ya. Huo Yutong silently walked over to Huo Tian, took his hand, and raised her head to gaze at him.
Huo Tian had protected Huo Yutong once again, and a little secret delight stirred in her heart.
"Master, thank you!"
Huo Tian raised his hand and stroked Huo Yutong's silky blue hair. Huo Yutong narrowed her eyes in enjoyment.
"You three stay here. I'll go get Little Yutong her first soul ring."
"Bai Qi, hold on to this, just in case! If any soul beast dares come near, just fire!"
A Soul Tool appeared out of thin air in Huo Tian's other hand. It was a Class 7 soul laser cannon, though it was a small Soul Cannon.
Huo Tian tossed the Class 7 soul laser cannon to Bai Qi, who immediately caught it with great care. It was his first time seeing such a thing, and his face was full of curiosity.
Huo Tian and Huo Yutong strode farther into the mixed zone. Bai Qi watched their figures disappear into the bushes, then began fiddling with the Soul Cannon in his hands.
As long as no hundred-thousand-year soul beast came out to cause trouble, this Class 7 soul laser cannon could easily deal with any soul beast under a hundred thousand years old, so Huo Tian no longer worried.
Holding Huo Yutong's hand, Huo Tian strode into the surrounding mental magnetic field. He could clearly sense the mental power constantly radiating through the air.
An ordinary Titled Douluo would have been utterly unable to withstand the impact of this mental power and would certainly have fallen asleep. After perfecting his Vermilion Bird body, however, Huo Tian's mental power had long since reached the divine level.
Even if the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was a million-year soul beast, her mental power could not possibly have reached the divine level, much less hypnotize Huo Tian.
"Since you're here, stop hiding."
Huo Tian activated Martial Soul Possession. The Vermilion Bird phantom behind him let out a cry, and evil fire erupted from his body, burning away the mental magnetic field created by the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.
Seven soul rings-purple, purple, black, black, black, red, red-circled beneath Huo Tian's feet. Terrifying soul power pressure erupted from him without pause.
"When did the human world produce a genius like you?"
A melodious female voice came from the earth beneath Huo Tian's feet. The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm surged out of the soil as the cracks in the ground continued to widen.
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm exposed half her body and raised her round head to meet Huo Tian's gaze.
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm could sense a wisp of divine power emanating from Huo Tian. She began to wonder whether he possessed a godhood inheritance.
Looking at the enormous worm that had suddenly appeared, Huo Yutong immediately hid behind Huo Tian in wariness. She peeked half her face out and regarded the enormous worm curiously.
"I know why you're here. Aren't you just trying to nurture a god?"
"My disciple, Huo Yutong, happens to meet your requirements perfectly. Her martial soul is Holy Light Spirit Eyes, and she's a human with the mental attribute."
"Her current physique can withstand a tiny bit of your origin energy! Sacrifice yourself and become her mental soul ring."
Huo Tian folded his arms across his chest and looked solemnly at the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm opposite him. He had not expected this Sky Dream Ice Silkworm to be female. In that case, he could rest easy.