Chapter 253: Rebuilding the Glory of the Far North, I, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, have an inescapable duty!
Deep within the Star Dou Great Forest, a place of great peril.
The ancient trees here grow ever taller and more vigorous, their canopies blocking out the sun, casting a dim light.
The life energy flowing in the air is almost tangible; ordinary soul beasts dare not set foot here even a fraction.
Led by Xiao Ruier,
Tang Chuan traversed a strange forest shrouded in a pale green mist, finally stopping before a massive mountain wall covered in slippery moss and ancient vines.
At the base of the wall, a dark, enormous cave entrance, seemingly capable of swallowing all light, appeared before them like the gaping mouth of a giant beast.
A chilling aura emanated from the cave entrance, utterly incongruous with the warm life force surrounding them.
As the two cautiously approached the cave entrance, Xiao Ruier lowered her voice and recounted the origins of the silkworm inside to Tang Chuan:
"Speaking of which, the origin of this big guy locked up inside is quite special." A hint of reminiscence flickered in her golden eyes. "It was probably a few hundred years ago when a soul beast with nearly a million years of cultivation suddenly barged into the forest, startling everyone."
"Its true form is an ice silkworm from the far north, which shouldn't have appeared here at all. It had just sneaked into the forest when it was spotted by Uncle Xiong Jun, who has keen senses, and he immediately subdued it."
As Xiao Ruier spoke, a smile appeared on her face. "Uncle Xiong Jun was overjoyed at the time, thinking he had struck gold, and planned to secretly swallow the ice silkworm to improve his cultivation. But unexpectedly, Uncle Di Tian discovered it in the end."
"Uncle Di Tian asked him to hand over the Ice Silkworm so that everyone could deal with it together. But Uncle Xiong Jun, with his stubborn temper, would never agree. He felt that since he caught it, it should belong to him."
She paused here, her tone tinged with a hint of wistfulness for the past.
"And so...the two of them started fighting."
"The ending, well, you can imagine." Xiao Ruier shrugged, smiling helplessly, "Uncle Xiong Jun was powerful, but in front of Uncle Di Tian, he ultimately suffered a crushing defeat."
"Later, Uncle Di Tian carefully examined this Ice Silkworm and found that although its cultivation was frighteningly high, its strength was extremely unstable. Uncle Di Tian said that its nearly one million years of cultivation was not achieved through its own painstaking cultivation, but rather...it had some incredible luck, having devoured some extraordinary natural treasures in the far north, and forcibly accumulated that strength."
"Finally, Uncle Di Tian made this decision." Xiao Ruier pointed to the cave in front of them and said seriously, "We've imprisoned it in this specially made cave, so that everyone can absorb its vast yet relatively gentle spiritual energy to improve their own cultivation. After all, killing and eating it directly would cause most of its energy to dissipate, which would be too wasteful."
As they spoke, the two had already reached the entrance of the cave.
The icy aura became even more pronounced, and at the same time, the vast, ocean-like, yet bound by some force, immense energy deep within the cave could be felt even more acutely.
Just as Tang Chuan followed Xiao Ruier into this deep cave,
a massive and urgent surge of spiritual energy, as if finding an outlet, instantly locked onto Tang Chuan and forcibly established a connection with him!
"Human! It's you! You've finally come! I'm here, please save me!"
A voice, choked with sobs and filled with boundless grievance and longing, exploded deep within Tang Chuan's mind.
"I will definitely repay you, really, I swear!" Seeing that Tang Chuan didn't respond immediately, the voice hurriedly added, its tone urgent as if grasping at a last straw.
It seemed extremely agitated, its spiritual energy fluctuating violently.
"Waaah, finally someone's here! Too bad I can't cry, otherwise I'd be crying my eyes out, waaaah..."
Tang Chuan, led by Xiao Ruier, walked deeper into the cave, feeling the noisy yet pitiful mental transmission in his mind, and couldn't help but find it a little amusing.
He could clearly feel the surrounding temperature dropping rapidly; the deeper he went, the more bone-chilling the cold became. The hard ground beneath his feet was now covered with a thick layer of frost.
Just after rounding a bend, the view ahead suddenly opened up.
At the same time, a huge, round, white figure appeared in their field of vision!
It was a fleshy head, over a meter in diameter, looking like a silkworm's head magnified countless times. It was wriggling, slowly crawling out from the deepest part of the cave, revealing its enormous body, over seven meters long!
With its complete appearance, the chill in the cave suddenly reached its peak.
Tang Chuan's breath instantly turned into thick white mist, and the bone-chilling cold made him shiver several times.
This giant silkworm was entirely a lustrous white jade, its body crystal clear, as if sculpted from the purest ice jade. Beneath its smooth skin, a faint aura of energy flowed slowly.
Above its head were a pair of small, gleaming golden eyes, the size of mung beans, now gazing at Tang Chuan with expectation and tears.
Most peculiarly, starting about half a meter behind its head, along its plump body, at regular intervals, were dazzling golden ring-shaped patterns, seemingly containing the ultimate truths of heaven and earth!
One, two, three… from head to toe, exactly nine golden patterns!
However, this seemingly harmless, even somewhat comical, behemoth now appeared utterly miserable.
Its body was firmly bound by energy chains formed from pure dark dragon power. These chains, as if possessing a life of their own, were deeply embedded in its crystal-clear body, imprisoning it within the cave, unable to move!
This was none other than the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm!
A creature with nearly a million years of cultivation, possessing immense power but lacking corresponding strength, was imprisoned here by a group of ferocious beasts and became an unfortunate "power bank".
Seeing Tang Chuan's figure truly appear before it, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's golden eyes suddenly shone with an unprecedented brilliance. It immediately used its mental power to shout to Tang Chuan in an even more urgent, even tearful tone:
"Human! Good brother! You...you save me! I beg you!"
"I really can't take it anymore! This dark and hopeless life, this feeling of having my power drained every day...I don't want to stay here any longer, even if I become a spirit ring!"
"Freedom! I yearn for freedom!"
Hearing the wailing and pleading in its mind, which sounded like demonic chants, Tang Chuan frowned slightly, shook his head helplessly, and calmly replied through his mental power:
"Save you? Aren't you bound by the chains that Di Tian set up? How can I save you? With my strength, I'm afraid I can't help you remove the chains, can I?"
"Uh..."
Upon hearing this, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's mental power, which had been somewhat chaotic due to its excitement, suddenly froze.
Its clumsy, seemingly dulled brain, further dulled by its long confinement, only now seemed to grasp the crucial issue.
"Hmm...that seems true..."
Its spiritual energy instantly waned, filled with deep frustration and despair.
"The...the restraints on my body were personally laid by that big bad guy, Di Tian."
"They contain his primordial dragon power. You...you're just a human, not even a Title Douluo, how could you possibly break free..."
At this point, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's massive body seemed to slump slightly, its spiritual transmission laced with genuine, sobbing cries:
"Waaah...Heavens! Heavens! Earth!"
"Does brother...brother really have to stay in this cold, dark cave forever, until he's drained dry? Waaah...why is my life so bitter..."
It cried a few times in self-pity, but its small golden eyes remained fixed on Tang Chuan, as if he were the only light in this despairing darkness.
Suddenly, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's spiritual energy surged once more.
With a do-or-die, desperate resolve, he declared,
"No! No! If freedom is within reach, I must consider whether this might be my only chance in this life!"
"To rebuild the glory of the far north, I, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, have an inescapable duty..."
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