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"Alright, let's stop here for now. If I keep chatting with you, those bastards outside might start getting anxious."
The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm released the hand resting on Bai Chen's shoulder and waved at him.
"Then go out first. Remember to cultivate quickly to level twenty. When that time comes, I'll be able to help you obtain an ice-attribute second martial soul."
As soon as the words fell, Bai Chen suddenly felt his vision twist and distort. When he came back to his senses, he had already returned to the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest.
He blinked, sat up from the ground, and walked out of the cave where the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm had originally been imprisoned.
"You're awake."
Di Tian was sitting at the cave entrance waiting for him. Seeing that he had woken up, he asked calmly,
"What did you gain?"
"A lot. But I haven't used these soul skills yet, so…"
At this point, a thought suddenly flashed through Bai Chen's mind, and he asked,
"Senior, could I spar with you?"
The best way to familiarize oneself with abilities is to fight a strong opponent—and right in front of him was exactly such a powerhouse.
Besides, Di Tian wouldn't take his life anyway. Being his sparring partner would be perfect.
"Oh? Me?"
Di Tian stared at him for a moment with a faint, amused smile before slowly standing up.
"Very well. Let me see what you've gained. I'll suppress my strength to the same level as yours. Don't disappoint me."
"Yes, thank you for your guidance!"
Bai Chen took a deep breath. A third eye, crimson red, opened on his forehead. His hair and eyes both turned golden, and at the same time a golden soul ring slowly rose around his body.
"Hm?"
Golden?
The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's lazy voice sounded in his mind.
"Yes, it's golden. That's the unique soul ring color belonging to a million-year soul beast like me. When you act outside, just simulate and disguise it a bit."
"…Understood."
Bai Chen steadied his emotions and activated the first soul skill granted to him by the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm: Spiritual Detection.
The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's soul ring granted him four soul skills, just like in the original story:
Spiritual Detection
Spiritual Sharing
Spiritual Interference
Soul Shock
These four abilities were simple but extremely practical. Even after Huo Yuhao became a god, the four abilities brought by the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm were still among his most frequently used powers.
However, the moment Bai Chen used Spiritual Detection, he immediately realized that his version of the skill seemed slightly different from Huo Yuhao's.
Inside his mind, two images appeared simultaneously.
For some reason, he instantly understood that the two scenes represented the contents he was detecting from the "present" and the "future."
"Wait a moment, senior. Let me share my soul skill with you."
"Hm? That's fine."
Hearing this, Di Tian lowered his mental defenses.
Bai Chen then shared Spiritual Detection with him and asked,
"Senior, did two images appear in your mind?"
"One image. Why?"
Hearing Di Tian's completely unsurprised answer, Bai Chen fell into thought.
That meant Spiritual Sharing couldn't share the 'future' image with others…
According to his perception, the range of his Spiritual Detection allowed him to see one second into the future.
And instinctively, he felt that this ability should not be called "future prediction," but rather "future foreknowledge."
In other words, what he saw was a future that had already been formed, not an uncertain possibility.
As long as he didn't actively change the future he saw, the scene would definitely occur.
In the original story, Huo Yuhao didn't possess this ability.
This special mutation clearly came from the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's soul bone.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion, with its unique destiny attribute, gave him a certain level of insight into fate, which caused his Spiritual Detection to mutate.
And the act of changing what he saw in the future was essentially the ability to alter fate.
Perhaps… only someone with the destiny attribute possessed the privilege to do such a thing.
Thinking of this, Bai Chen suddenly froze and quickly said to Di Tian,
"Sorry, senior. Could you bring the Three-Eyed Golden Lion here? I need her help with something."
"No problem."
Di Tian waved his hand and closed his eyes.
After merging with the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, Bai Chen's mental power had undergone a qualitative change. Through his Spiritual Detection, he could faintly sense a trace of mental fluctuation from Di Tian.
Soon, the fluctuation disappeared.
Di Tian opened his eyes and casually traced a line through the air with his hand.
The air suddenly split open like a crack.
A massive lion-shaped soul beast stepped out from within and asked bluntly,
"Bai Chen, what is it?"
"I need you to cooperate with me to test a soul skill."
After speaking, Bai Chen immediately used Spiritual Detection Sharing on the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
The lion suddenly widened her eyes in astonishment.
"Y-you actually have this ability? Isn't this within the scope of future foreknowledge?"
"So you can see it too."
Bai Chen immediately understood.
This was indeed a privilege granted by the destiny attribute.
That was why he and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion could both see the future, while Di Tian could not.
And he also discovered something else—
Even if he did nothing, any movement made by the Three-Eyed Golden Lion could change the future scene he had foreseen.
In other words, the existence of destiny attributes could alter the future he saw.
However, this didn't matter much.
The destiny attribute was extremely rare in the Douluo world—so rare that it was difficult to even find an adequate comparison.
Overall, this was clearly good news.
The ability of future foreknowledge would bring Bai Chen countless advantages.
And although he could currently only see one second ahead, the abilities granted by the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm could continue evolving.
Who knew what level this power might eventually reach?
After organizing the information in his mind, Bai Chen felt much more relaxed.
He looked back toward Di Tian.
"Senior Di Tian, I'll continue now."
Di Tian nodded silently.
"Hmm? Continue what?"
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion was still a little confused.
Then she saw a flash of purple-gold light pass through Bai Chen's eyes.
A vast surge of spiritual power shot forward like a spear, stabbing directly toward Di Tian.
Di Tian stood where he was without moving, receiving the attack head-on.
A trace of surprise flickered across his eyes.
He nodded slightly and slowly said,
"Not bad."
Only he knew what had just happened.
Di Tian had said he would suppress his strength to Bai Chen's level, and naturally he would not lie.
Not only his soul power, even his mental strength had temporarily been suppressed to the level of a Soul Ring Master.
But he still hadn't expected that Bai Chen would actually manage to press him mentally.
As the leader of the Black Dragon Clan, Di Tian's spiritual strength was naturally immense…