Chapter 254: Di Tian: My Home Was Stolen?
Immediately afterward, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, unwilling to be imprisoned, began frantically activating its nearly million-year-old immense spiritual power and ice-attribute elemental energy.
Its massive body twisted violently, attempting to forcefully break free from the restraints laid down by Di Tian!
"Buzz—!"
The dragon patterns on the black chains shone, erupting with a deep, dark light. An even heavier, more oppressive dragon's might spread out, firmly suppressing the force attempting to break free!
"Ugh—!"
The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm let out a painful mental scream.
The reality was cruel; no matter how desperately it struggled, it couldn't budge the chains an inch.
The restraints, containing the power of the Beast God's origin, instead tightened under its resistance, causing fine cracks to appear on its crystalline body, from which extremely cold blood seeped out.
Looking at this scene before him, Tang Chuan shook his head helplessly.
The next second, he stepped forward, looking at the pitiful yet comical creature, and couldn't help but reach out and gently stroke its cold, smooth, massive head, murmuring words of comfort:
"Don't make these futile struggles. I think the best thing you can do now is stay here peacefully; at least... your life is safe."
However, the instant his words fell,
a sudden change occurred!
The black scale bestowed upon Tang Chuan by Di Tian on his chest unexpectedly shone with a deep, dark light!
This light seemed to originate from the same source as the dragon-patterned chains that bound the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm!
The instant the scale's light shone, the chains tightly binding the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm seemed to receive some erroneous command or experience a momentary lapse in concentration, and suddenly loosened!
Although this loosening lasted for less than a tenth of a second before the chains tightened again, even tighter than before!
But for the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, which had been patiently waiting for an opportunity and whose mental energy was highly concentrated,
this was enough!
"This is Di Tian's reverse scale, how did it end up on you?"
"Opportunity! My chance has come!"
A light of unprecedented ecstasy erupted from the small golden eyes of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm!
The nine golden halos around its body seemed to come alive instantly, pulsating and flashing wildly at an unprecedented speed! Its boundless spiritual power and its pure yet fragile million-year cultivation were ignited and compressed without reservation at this moment!
"Buzz—!!!"
There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a low buzzing sound.
The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's massive seven-meter-long body instantly transformed into an incomparably dazzling, extremely condensed golden light, like a moth drawn to a flame, or like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea, ignoring the distance in space, surging fiercely towards Tang Chuan's brow, who was right in front of it!
It chose sacrifice!
It seized this only, fleeting opportunity.
It gambled everything on this human who possessed the Beast God's reverse scale!
"Ugh!"
Tang Chuan felt as if he had been struck on the forehead by a heavy hammer. Immediately afterward, a torrent of icy coldness and immense power surged into his mental sea. His vision went black, and before he could even react, he lost consciousness and collapsed backward.
"What happened?! Tang Chuan! Are you alright?!"
This sudden turn of events caused Xiao Ruier's expression to change drastically, her golden eyes filled with terror and panic.
With a cry of alarm, she rushed forward and caught Tang Chuan as he fell backward.
When Tang Chuan regained consciousness, he found himself in a boundless, shimmering sea of light within his mental sea.
"Hahaha, no matter what, I'm finally free! Those bastards who treated me like food, you've got no chance! Hahaha—!"
A familiar voice, filled with relief and elation, echoed in every corner of this space—it was the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm.
Tang Chuan's vision seemed to extend infinitely.
He took in this spiritual world that belonged to him.
Just as he was experiencing the wonder and vastness of this space, the entire space suddenly surged! Brilliant golden rays, like sharp swords, pierced through, rapidly converging and ultimately transforming into nine enormous golden halos, hovering majestically in mid-air.
With their appearance, all the points of light within the space seemed to be nourished, becoming brighter and larger.
Then, the nine golden halos began to slowly rotate, each halo emitting a milky-white halo.
The halo grew stronger and more intense, until finally, the nine halos seemed to transform into nine enormous golden-white spheres, like nine miniature suns, suspended above the sea of spirit!
The height and volume of the entire spiritual space also increased dramatically, becoming many times larger, more stable, and more expansive!
"So your name is Tang Chuan,"
the voice sounded again, carrying a hint of understanding and closeness.
Immediately, Tang Chuan's gaze narrowed, returning to himself.
He subconsciously looked down and saw himself, formed from consciousness, standing above the shimmering golden ocean below, between the nine enormous golden-white orbs.
Although he knew perfectly well what had just happened, Tang Chuan still feigned shock. He looked around and asked incredulously,
"Where...where am I? Why am I here?"
"Hehe," the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's voice held a hint of smugness as it explained,
"This is the sea of consciousness within your own brain, or rather, the sea of your spirit. From now on, this is my home too! It was too small before, so I expanded it for you."
It paused, then formally introduced itself.
"By the way, my name is Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, you can call me Brother Heavenly Dream. Don't think I'm long-winded, I'm a million-year-old soul beast, more than qualified to be your brother!"
Then, Tang Chuan pretended to know nothing and eagerly began asking the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm what had happened and how he had become like this.
Immediately, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, with a tone tinged with pride and a desire to recount its story, began to explain to Tang Chuan its origins: how it was born in the far north, how it was fortunate enough to devour ten-thousand-year-old ice marrow, how it possessed nearly a million years of cultivation yet its strength was mismatched, how it was captured by Xiong Jun, and how it was imprisoned by Di Tian in the Star Dou Great Forest as a "power bank"—a truly tragic experience.
Finally, at the crucial point, its tone gradually became excited.
"Just now! For some reason, that scale on your chest caused Di Tian's restraints to loosen a tiny bit! I knew this was the only chance! So I acted decisively, burning my million years of cultivation and soul essence to transform myself into your wisdom soul ring!"
It seemed very satisfied with its decision and continued to explain.
"As for why I succeeded... well, Tang Chuan, although your martial soul isn't of the spiritual attribute, your physical attributes and the potential within you are terrifyingly powerful!"
"Moreover, I sensed a trace of the Star Dou Great Forest's destiny power and a very pure dragon bloodline aura within you."
"It was these factors combined that allowed me to bypass some rule restrictions and successfully fuse my soul and power with yours in the form of a wisdom soul ring!"
"Hahaha, I'm truly a genius!"
...
Meanwhile, in the Star Dou Great Forest, a place of great peril.
Several terrifying auras fluctuated violently almost simultaneously!
On the shore of the Lake of Life, Di Tian, who had been concentrating with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his golden dragon eyes, a look of astonishment and disbelief flashing within them.
Not far away, the Emerald Swan Bi Ji, the Demon-Eyed Tree Ten Thousand Demon King, and even the Three-Headed Crimson Demon Hound Crimson King all abruptly raised their heads, their gazes all fixed on the cave where the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm was imprisoned!
They clearly sensed that the vast yet gentle primordial energy belonging to the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, which had been like a stable energy source, had vanished without a trace in an instant, like a star being ignited, after a violent eruption?
In its place was a strange and new spiritual fluctuation, fused with a human soul!
The ferocious beasts exchanged glances, their faces filled with bewilderment and astonishment, their expressions like those of someone who had their home stolen and their treasured possessions taken away!
"What happened?!"
"The Ice Silkworm's aura... disappeared?"
"That direction... is that human brat?!"
After a brief moment of shock, the ferocious beasts were filled with boundless rage and urgency!
"Go!"
Di Tian shouted, his figure blurring as he transformed into a black streak of light and sped towards the cave. Bi Ji, the Demon King, and the Crimson King followed without hesitation.
They wanted to see what had happened!
However, there was one person, or rather, one beast, who was even faster than them!
The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear King, who had planned to enjoy the spiritual energy within the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm to consolidate its cultivation, arrived just outside the cave!
Its massive body had barely settled, and before it could even savor its anticipated feast of spiritual energy, it clearly saw what was happening inside through the cave entrance.
The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's enormous body transformed into dazzling golden light, forcefully surging into the brow of the human boy lying on the ground!
A sacrifice! It was a sacrifice?!
The powerful tonic it had long coveted, considered its prize, had actually… actually been given away so easily to a human boy?!
"Roar—!!!"
A boundless rage of being toyed with and plundered instantly overwhelmed the bear king's reason!
Its enormous bear eyes turned blood red, its breathing became labored, and a violent surge of dark gold power erupted uncontrollably from its body, shattering the surrounding rocks!
"Human! You're courting death!"
With a deafening roar, before even Di Tian and the others could arrive, Xiong Jun's dark golden claws, powerful enough to tear dragon scales apart, slashed down with destructive force towards Tang Chuan, who was unconscious and completely unprepared inside the cave!
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