Do You Know Your Crime?

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. Brother won't hurt him." The earlier voice rang out in Huo Yuhao's mind once more. The latter sentence was directed at Zhongli Yu, who was rushing over. The enormous silkworm nodded at him, lowering its huge head and stopping a meter away from Huo Yuhao. A faint, pleasant fragrance even wafted from its body.

Huo Yuhao feigned surprise. "Were you talking to me?"

The enormous silkworm nodded, its voice still echoing in his mind. "Of course it was Brother. Have you been captivated by my beautiful body?"

Brother Sky Dream did not reveal the slightest hostility, and Bibi Dong's taut divine sense within the Sea of Spirit relaxed somewhat as well.

"What is this bug?" Intimidated by Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's Spiritual Power, Zhongli Yu could not help looking at Huo Yuhao with concern.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm introduced himself just as he had in the original story. "Let me introduce myself first. I am the embodiment of heroism and chivalry, the king among kings of Soul Beasts with both wisdom and beauty, an unparalleled powerhouse who has cultivated for a million years and set the record for the longest lifespan on Douluo Continent—the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm. Mm, you may call me Brother Sky Dream!"

Huo Yuhao put on a shocked expression. "A-a Million-Year Soul Beast?"

Likewise, Zhongli Yu beside him was too stunned to speak.

Of course, there really were several Million-Year Soul Beasts in this world, though only Huo Yuhao's godlike perspective could have revealed that. At present, the strongest Soul Beast on Douluo Continent was either the Silver Dragon King, who had fled from the God Realm, or the Deep Sea Demon Whale, the future Demon Empress of the Holy Spirit Cult whose husband had died.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm said smugly, "Surprised? Excited? You're the first human to ever see my true body, this great one."

Huo Yuhao could not help finding it amusing, but he maintained a humble appearance. "Then what do you want?"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's voice suddenly turned solemn. "Brother wants to become your Soul Ring—the first Wisdom Soul Ring in the history of Douluo Continent."

"What?" Zhongli Yu stared dumbfoundedly at Sky Dream Ice Silkworm before her. For a moment, she had nearly lost the ability to think. This clearly high-level Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast wanted to become Huo Yuhao's Soul Ring?

Everything had happened far too suddenly. Zhongli Yu had always known that Huo Yuhao had been diligently cultivating and had accumulated a great deal of Soul Power, yet he had never intended to add any Soul Rings for himself. He had said that he had his own plans. Yet now, an enormous, talking silkworm had suddenly burrowed out of the ground and told Zhongli Yu that it was a great Million-Year Soul Beast willing to become Huo Yuhao's Soul Ring. Zhongli Yu was completely dumbfounded.

But whether it was true or not, this enormous silkworm before them was certainly no ordinary Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm warily glanced toward Star Dou Great Forest, then turned back to Huo Yuhao. "I'm starting now. Don't worry, I'll be gentle. It won't hurt too much."

"Yuhao, be careful..." Before Zhongli Yu could voice her objection, an icy aura instantly made her lose consciousness. She only vaguely saw a white blur charge toward Huo Yuhao. The next moment, all ability to think had left her.

The ten golden rings on Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's body pulsed as though they had come alive. The white blur Huo Yuhao and Zhongli Yu had seen was actually Sky Dream Ice Silkworm extending its head and pressing it against Huo Yuhao's forehead.

The ten golden rings swiftly enveloped Huo Yuhao's toned body, while Sky Dream Ice Silkworm itself transformed into streams of white radiance that continuously poured into him.

"Wonderful, wonderful! This is far too wonderful! I'm so lucky! I barely need to place any seals on myself for his body to withstand my immense energy. This kid's body strength is simply incredible!"

As Sky Dream Ice Silkworm poured itself into Huo Yuhao's body, an invisible mental ripple spread outward from it. Its terrifying Spiritual Power almost instantly covered every corner within a hundred-li radius.

When Beibei and Tang Ya, who were hurrying away from the forest's outskirts, were swept up by this mental ripple, they immediately fell into a brief daze. Mental Impact did not possess great destructive power, but it could deprive all living creatures of their ability to think for a short time.

At that moment, most of the southern region of Star Dou Great Forest fell into terrifying silence.

Then, the sky, which had been incomparably clear just moments earlier, suddenly darkened. A thunderous boom rang through the heavens, and in that instant, darkness completely obscured the sun's radiance. An immense pressure so suffocating that it was hard to breathe descended from above.

When that thunderous boom sounded, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, happily merging itself into Huo Yuhao's body, shuddered violently. Its two tiny golden eyes rolled upward toward the sky, instantly revealing terror. There was also a trace of confusion amid that terror. Clearly, the oppressive force in the heavens had nothing to do with it and lay beyond its comprehension.

A gray current descended from the sky as if drawn by an enormous suction force. In a single instant, it landed on the back of Huo Yuhao's head and silently burrowed inside.

"What dares steal my person from Brother?" Sky Dream Ice Silkworm flew into a rage. Its massive mental fluctuations surged forth at once, attempting to drive that gray current from Huo Yuhao's body.

Huo Yuhao keenly sensed the intrusion of another divine sense. As expected, it should be Electrolux. If he had not undergone strict training, he might have burst out laughing.

A hazy figure emerged behind Huo Yuhao. An aged voice carrying an indescribable majesty resounded. "With sun and moon in hand, I pluck the stars; there has never been another like me in this world. I never thought that even a trace of my remnant soul could remain."

Faced with Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's immense Spiritual Power assault, the blurry phantom seemed entirely unaffected. With a whoosh, it drilled into the back of Huo Yuhao's head and vanished.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm attempted to intensify its Spiritual Power assault, because Huo Yuhao's powerful Spiritual Power Realm could fully withstand it. Yet it discovered that after entering Huo Yuhao's mind, that gray current immediately fell silent. It neither conflicted with its power nor could it be affected by it.

"Could I really be this unlucky? I finally found such an outstanding human with the Spiritual Attribute, yet there's another bastard trying to steal him from me. Is heaven jealous of talent? Brother is so pitiful!" Though it grumbled, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm did not slow down in the slightest. The dense white light gradually became more and more solid as it slowly flowed into Huo Yuhao's body. Meanwhile, its true body gradually turned transparent and rapidly shrank. From the moment it began injecting its power into Huo Yuhao, there had been no turning back.

"Wahaha! No matter what, Brother is finally free. You bastards who treated Brother as food, you won't get another chance! Wahaha!" Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's smug voice gradually faded, while the enormous Spiritual Power that had previously covered a hundred-li radius contracted at an astonishing speed and slowly disappeared.

Deep within Star Dou Great Forest, several terrifying auras fluctuated violently at the same time, seemingly sensing something. But they were destined to find nothing.

Just as Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's voice completely vanished, a pale white ring silently emerged beneath Huo Yuhao. It circled his body three times in succession before gradually fading and merging into him, disappearing without a trace.

Huo Yuhao knew that, as long as the Worldline had not been altered, he had truly obtained this most important Soul Ring—the absolutely unique Wisdom Soul Ring in the history of Douluo Continent.

The lustrous white gradually receded, and a faint icy blue glow began surfacing beneath Huo Yuhao's skin. After lasting for more than ten seconds, it slowly faded away and his skin returned to its original color. His body jolted, his eyes opened, and an enigmatic smile appeared on his face.

A thin white membrane tinged with faint gold silently rose from the ground. It rapidly shrank into a small mass, flew into Huo Yuhao's chest, and vanished. Sky Dream Ice Silkworm did not leave behind even the slightest trace of its aura.

At some point, the large pit in the road had closed up. Aside from the unconscious Huo Yuhao, only the corpse of the baboon he had killed remained nearby. Everything seemed to have returned to normal—

At the same time, within Huo Yuhao's Sea of Spirit, Bibi Dong wore a cheongsam that accentuated her exquisite figure. She reclined lazily against the Rakshasa God's throne, raising and swinging one smooth, shapely leg. She even held a glass of rose-colored wine in her hand.

On the ground beneath her throne, a snow-white giant worm and a ball of gray energy lay prostrate at her feet, neither daring to move. Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was so frightened it nearly dehydrated. It had thought it had found a suitable host, only to discover it had found an ancestor.

"A-a deity!" Electrolux's divine sense fluctuated violently, as though he was deeply wary of the woman before him.

"Without the gatekeeper's permission, you trespassed into this Empress's bedchamber. Do you know your crime?"

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