The First Soul Ring
"Elders, please leave us for a moment."
The two exchanged a glance. Though they couldn't understand what lay behind Xu De's sudden leap in thinking, they decided to comply. They weren't going far, anyway, and could rush back at the first sign of trouble.
Only after watching them walk away did Xu De look around and silently call out in his heart, They've gone. You can come out now.
As soon as he finished speaking, a faint tremor came from the ground before him. Thin cracks appeared, gradually widening into fissures, and a pale golden light scattered from within.
As time passed, the ground split open completely, revealing the true form within the golden-white light.
Its plump, round head was over a meter in diameter, and its body was a full seven meters long. As it emerged, a thin layer of icy mist filled the air, and even Xu De, with the Sun God Eye's boost, felt a trace of cold.
Who else could such a huge baby silkworm be but the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm? This was a Million-Year Soul Beast! Xu De was wild with joy. I've struck it rich! Here's a First Martial Soul compatible with the Sun Moon God Eyes!
"Well, kid? Are you captivated by my beautiful, delicate body?"
"Holy crap, Brother, you're way too beautiful! You're the best-looking Soul Beast I've ever seen in my life!" Xu De nodded vigorously. With a Million-Year Soul Ring right in front of him, anyone who could turn it down had to be a saint.
"Naturally! I'm the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, the record holder for the longest lifespan on the Douluo Continent, a Million-Year Soul Beast! You can call me Brother Sky Dream!"
Xu De's eyes burned with excitement. The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was exactly what he had hoped for. With the Purple Brilliant Heaven Destroying Dragon as his top-tier combat Martial Soul, he naturally didn't need to give combat much more thought.
And the spiritual power boost the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm brought would undoubtedly allow his Yue Shen Eyes to undergo a transformation. This concerned his future development and production of Soul Tools; after all, Tian Meng was the first Wisdom Soul Ring in Douluo.
"Um, Brother Sky Dream, what did you want with me?" No, I can't laugh yet. Xu De suppressed the excited expression on his face and asked, his voice tinged with excitement.
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's tone suddenly grew solemn. "I'm going to become your Soul Ring!"
"Sure, don't hold back. Whip me to your heart's content!" Xu De spread his arms in a pose as though welcoming guests from all directions. That left the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm dumbfounded. Wait, had he slept for too long? Were people nowadays really this quick to accept things?
"I'm going to start now. Don't worry, I'll be gentle. It might hurt a little the first time, so bear with it!"
Before Xu De could reply, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm charged straight at him. The moment the silkworm pressed his head against Xu De's forehead, a violent spiritual shock struck, threatening to scatter Xu De's consciousness.
But just as he was about to pass out, the Yue Shen Eyes suddenly began devouring vast amounts of moonlight, forcibly keeping him a sliver conscious.
Fuck, let me pass out! Wave after wave of spiritual shock struck him, and Xu De felt as though his corpse were being whipped over and over again. The ten golden rings on the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm before him seemed to come alive, swiftly enveloping his body, while the silkworm himself turned into streams of white light that fused into him.
"How is this body so strong? I can fuse with it completely with just five seals." The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was also astonished. This was far better than he had expected.
An invisible spiritual fluctuation spread outward from Xu De's body. In an instant, invisible spiritual power swept through every corner within a diameter of three hundred li, and his body turned as white as jade.
"I'm finally free! You bastards deep in the Star Dou Great Forest who treated me like food, I'm leaving! Wahahaha!"
When the fusion ended, Xu De lay on the grass, his consciousness in complete chaos. But if anyone had been there, they would have noticed that the space around his right eye had actually begun to warp.
After roughly three or four minutes, Xu De slowly regained consciousness, though his body was still weak.
"Hey, are you all right?" Just as he struggled to sit up, a hand helped him, and a shadow fell across his field of vision. He looked up.
A girl with blue-gray hair and heavy, smoky dark-blue eye makeup was looking down at him. His gaze dropped a little, toward the shadow that enveloped him. Wow, they're huge!
The girl noticed his gaze and looked down. Her face flushed scarlet, and she let go, sending Xu De landing back on his butt.
"Miss, you must have misunderstood something. I'm not the kind of person you think I am."
Seeing Xu De's pained expression, the blue-gray-haired girl couldn't bear it and helped him up again. Xu De hurried to explain. He didn't want to be mistaken for a pervert, even though he really was one.
But the girl had clearly overestimated her strength and underestimated Xu De's weight. As soon as he stood, his legs went weak, and he couldn't stay on his feet at all. The girl was visibly struggling too.
Just as she tried to help Xu De over to lean against a tree, she stepped on a small stone in a moment of inattention. They both lost their balance, and the girl fell onto the grass with Xu De landing on top of her.
When people fell, they naturally tried to grab hold of something. It was human instinct, so Xu De wanted to say that he really hadn't grabbed her there on purpose.
Xu De was sprawled on top of the girl, both hands still gripping indescribable places. It looked as though he were molesting her. When the girl came to her senses, she let out a piercing scream. A snake-headed cane appeared in her hand, and she swung it straight at Xu De.
The moment Xu De saw the snake-headed cane, he realized the girl was Meng Yiran. But as he watched the cane come at him, he instinctively rolled aside to dodge it, then fixed his gaze on Meng Yiran and unleashed the Yue Shen Eyes' First Soul Skill-Tsukuyomi.
In an instant, Meng Yiran's attack abruptly stopped, and her face filled with terror. Her consciousness had already entered the illusion space Xu De had constructed.
Xu De scratched his head. He really hadn't done it on purpose! His good name, built over a lifetime, was ruined!
"Ah, stay away from me! You bastard, you, you, you pervert!" Meng Yiran cried out in unconscious protest, and Xu De looked over involuntarily.
Unlike Xiao Wu, Meng Yiran already had a fully developed figure. Soul Masters' bodies matured quickly to begin with, and Meng Yiran exuded an allure that alternated between maturity and youthful innocence.
A form-fitting black outfit clung tightly to her body, tracing distinct curves at her chest and hips. Her hands were clasped firmly over her two towering peaks, making Xu De's old face flush. Just how much of a beast was he in her dream?
Then Meng Yiran's legs began rubbing together involuntarily, as though she were resisting something. The tops of her black thigh-high stockings, tight around her thighs, sank slightly into her flesh, accentuating its softness and forming a distinct boundary with her exposed skin.
You beast! Me in the illusion, stop right now! I haven't even touched her, and you've already laid hands on her! The Yue Shen Eyes lit up again in Xu De's eyes, and streams of moonlight power emerged from Meng Yiran's body before returning to his eyes.
Xu De felt a soreness in his eyes. He had just rubbed them and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Meng Yiran charging at him with a Serpent Cane!
"Bastard, go to hell!"