As Huo Yuhao relaxed his mind, the mental force of the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm began to quietly take over partial control of his body.
Deep within Huo Yuhao's eyes, a faint yet crystalline icy blue luster gradually emerged.
Under Tianmeng's precise guidance, the Qi flowing within Huo Yuhao's body began to undergo subtle and orderly changes, with the fluctuations of the three Origin powers being deliberately adjusted and strengthened.
In the state of deep resonance during Martial Soul Fusion, if one side's aura undergoes active, guided changes, the other side will inevitably produce a chain reaction.
The aura on Wang Dong's body indeed fluctuated and strengthened accordingly, as if pulled by invisible threads.
The moment the aura resonance reached a certain critical point, an exceptionally powerful mental force fluctuation, originating from the vast Mental Origin of the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, suddenly erupted from Huo Yuhao's body.
"Hmm—"
Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong simultaneously felt their minds shake, and an intense wave of dizziness washed over them; both lost consciousness almost at the same time, falling onto Wang Dong's bed, which was covered with soft fur bedding, while embracing each other.
When taking over Huo Yuhao's body, the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm naturally perceived more details and was slightly surprised: "Eh? This little one... is actually a girl? Why dress as a boy? Forget it, that's not important. Since she is a girl, I must be more careful when controlling the Fusion process. I cannot take too much advantage, lest I cause unnecessary trouble for Yuhao in the future."
Meanwhile, strands of crystalline, icy blue threads, resembling the finest ice silkworm silk, began to slowly drift from the tips of Huo Yuhao's fingers.
These threads were agile and swift, quickly entangling and wrapping around him and Wang Dong.
If someone with sharp eyes were here, they would certainly be able to tell that these threads were entirely composed of highly condensed, almost materialized Soul Power!
With Huo Yuhao's current cultivation, it would be impossible to achieve this; this was clearly a miraculous technique performed by the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, using its own Origin power as a catalyst.
Watching this scene, the Ice Empress turned to Electrolux and asked: "Old Electrolux, you were also human during your lifetime. Do you know why this young girl would disguise herself as a boy? This Empress is quite puzzled by this."
Electrolux stroked his illusory beard and pondered: "Well... the world I lived in during my lifetime did not seem to have such a common custom of women disguising themselves as men. However, the human heart is complex, and worldly affairs are ever-changing. Perhaps it is to avoid certain risks, perhaps based on some childhood experience or peculiar idea, or it might involve Family interests or personal ambitions. Behind any choice a human makes, there may be reasons that outsiders find difficult to understand. Therefore, it is not entirely incomprehensible that someone would choose to present themselves as the opposite sex."
"I see." The Ice Empress nodded, seemingly understanding, yet slightly confused.
Gradually, the embracing Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong were completely wrapped by the increasing number of icy blue Soul Power threads, forming a giant cocoon of light, about the height of a person, emitting a soft glow.
Forming a cocoon is an innate instinct of silkworm-type Soul Beasts, and for the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, it was second nature.
After the cocoon of light formed, all the auras of Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong were completely contained within it. Their Soul Power, mental force, and even the three Origin auras began to accelerate their circulation, Fusion, and mutual penetration within the enclosed space, undergoing a deeper level of integration.
The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's slightly smug voice echoed in the Sea of Consciousness: "Initial guidance complete. Let them fuse naturally within the cocoon. Perfect compatibility, one hundred percent; the process of the three Martial Soul resonance Fusions has started stably. Old Electrolux, Ice Empress, please check carefully again to see if there are any other abnormal energies intervening or lurking."
In fact, there was no need for Tianmeng's reminder; the experienced Electrolux and the keen-perceiving Ice Empress had already focused their attention on every subtle change in Huo Yuhao's body and Sea of Consciousness.
Suddenly, Electrolux's illusory figure gave a slight jolt, and his tone turned abruptly serious: "There is something! It is extremely subtle and hidden, attempting to infiltrate along the Fusion channel! It originates from the depths of that young girl's third Martial Soul Origin... an aura carrying Divinity! It is of the same root and source as the power that caused your mental backlash last time! I can now confirm that this is a wisp of external Divine Sense, belonging to some deity!"
"What?!" Tianmeng and the Ice Empress exclaimed in shock and anger simultaneously.
"Do not panic yet!" Electrolux said in a deep voice, "For now, it seems to be merely lurking and observing, without immediately showing aggression. I will attempt to drive it away. In any case, normal Martial Soul Fusion would never allow an external Divine Sense, carrying a clear mark of its owner, to remain in the other party's spiritual core for long!"
Just as Electrolux gathered his magnificent and pure divine force of Light, preparing to launch a purification and expulsion against that hidden Divine Sense attempting to take root—
A sudden change occurred! A profound, majestic, purple Divine Seal containing endless will of destruction appeared without warning from the depths of Huo Yuhao's Sea of Consciousness.
The Divine Seal shone brightly, bursting forth with a pure and overbearing power of destruction. Like a raging fire burning paper, it instantly shredded and annihilated that wisp of quietly invading external Divine Sense, leaving not a single trace behind.
"What is this again?!" The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was shocked once more; even it, the "temporary landlord," had no knowledge of this Divine Seal's appearance.
The Ice Empress was also surprised: "You actually don't know? Your mental force covers the entire Sea of Consciousness; how did you not discover when this thing came to exist?"
The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm quickly denied: "I really don't know! It was hidden too deeply, or perhaps... its level of existence might far exceed the scope of my perception!"
Electrolux focused his attention, carefully sensing that purple Divine Seal. After completing the cleansing task, the light of the Divine Seal quickly receded, once again hiding in the depths of Huo Yuhao's Sea of Consciousness, as if it had never appeared.
"...It seems that Yuhao, this child, has long received the favor and protection of another deity." Electrolux said slowly, his tone carrying a hint of realization, "The power just now also belongs to the Divine Rank in essence, and it carried a distinct 'Destruction' characteristic."
"What?! Yuhao has also received a deity's favor?!" Tianmeng and the Ice Empress looked at each other again; the shocks today came one after another.
"This is too... Could it be that by following Furina, one can really eat four meals a day (have constant good luck)?" Even the usually cold and proud Ice Empress could not hide her surprise in her tone.
Electrolux shook his head slightly: "I do not fully understand the reasons behind this either. Big worm, you just continue to maintain and guide the Martial Soul Fusion process. If that prying Divine Sense appears again, this Divine Seal of Destruction will surely react. At that time, I will investigate it carefully."
"Alright! Leave it to me!" The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm replied, working even harder to maintain the stability of the cocoon of light and the smoothness of the Fusion process.
God Realm, Sea God Temple.
Tang San, who had been secretly observing the Lower Realm, suddenly darkened his face. He clearly felt that the wisp of subtle Divine Sense he had hidden deep within his daughter's Origin, used for observation and exerting influence when necessary, had just been completely erased by an overbearing and unparalleled power of destruction!
What shocked him even more was that he was all too familiar with the source of that power of destruction—it was none other than his old rival, the God of Destruction!
"God of Destruction?! How could he intervene? Could it be... he has chosen that child of destiny as his successor? But even so, why plant such a hidden protective Divine Seal in advance? I clearly did not detect any signs of that kid formally accepting a God Trial!"
A foreboding feeling welled up in his heart, and Tang San's eyes grew gloomy: "Damn it... this move has disrupted my plans. In this case, I can only accelerate the pace, letting Xiao Qi establish a deeper emotional bond with that child of destiny as soon as possible, preferably binding him completely to our camp. However..."
Thinking of the undisguised will of destruction when the Divine Seal erupted just now, he furrowed his brows: "My Divine Sense being destroyed this time has likely alerted the God of Destruction, making him wary... Subsequent plans will likely be even more troublesome."
Meanwhile, on the other side of the God Realm, the Temple of Destruction.
The dark purple electric arcs swirling around the God of Destruction flickered slightly. He slowly opened his eyes, a cold, sharp gleam flashing within them.
"Tang San... you really couldn't help yourself, could you? You actually acted against the child of destiny."
"The intelligence provided by that girl Furina is absolutely accurate. This hypocrite is truly racking his brains to scheme and manipulate fate."
A trace of coldness appeared at the corners of his mouth: "Fortunately, I was prepared and had planted a protective Divine Seal in that youth's spiritual core in advance. Thanks to that girl's reminder, otherwise, he might have really succeeded with his hidden methods, planting the seeds of control without anyone knowing."
He looked into the Void Realm, as if he could penetrate the barriers and see the direction of the Sea God Temple. His low self-muttering carried undisguised disdain and anger:
"Hmph... Tang San, just you wait. Your actions are simply unworthy of the rank of God King, and you are not even worthy of the position of Sea God! The true reckoning will come sooner or later."
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