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Although Tang San's performance was impressive, many academy experts noticed that his soul power level wasn't particularly high. His punch that struck the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion, breaking through its energy defense and killing it, was likely due to his exceptional control over soul power, enabling him to use a fraction of his power to achieve tenfold or even more powerful effects.
Considering that Tang San's punch didn't actually puncture the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion's head, most experts believed that his force must have penetrated directly into the beast's brain... This was even more astounding!
Back at the inn, Xiao Wu came over to ask, "Third Brother, is the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion really dead?"
"No," Tang San shook his head and released Wu Lin and Wu Tong. Between the two was a trio of energy orbs, representing Dou yi Tianmeng, Dou er Tianmeng, and the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion.
The Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion's form was the most solid, resembling an energy-based scorpion with lively eyes, almost identical to the state of Wu Lin and Wu Tong.
"Has the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion become a soul spirit?" Xiao Wu knew about Electrolux's involvement, so it wasn't impossible that he could help the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion become Tang San's soul spirit.
"It's not my soul spirit; it's Wu Lin's," Tang San explained. "With Electrolux's help, the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion became Wu Lin's subordinate, and its soul, fused with its soul ring and soul bone, can be controlled by Wu Lin."
"In addition, these two Tianmeng Ice Silkworms are the same. However, we're working on modifying one of them to convert its ice attribute into fire, which will be given to Wu Tong."
How could ice attribute turn into fire? In this world, elements like ice are just one form of elemental power, which can be transformed into other elements by reversing its operation.
Opposite attributes are the easiest to convert.
"Oh, I see," Xiao Wu nodded, understanding. "Does that mean they can still live?"
"Yes," Tang San nodded, then asked, "Can a Soft-Boned Rabbit resonate with a scorpion or an ice silkworm?"
"Of course not!" Xiao Wu shook her head vigorously. "But as a soul beast, when another dies, you can't help but feel some sympathy... By the way, why do you use the phrase 'when the rabbit dies, the fox grieves'? Why not 'when the fox dies, the rabbit grieves'?"
"Just take it literally," Tang San explained. "Foxes eat rabbits, so if rabbits are gone, the foxes lack food and naturally feel sad. This leads to a derived meaning, but reversing it doesn't work because rabbits eat grass."
"That makes sense," Xiao Wu nodded, then asked, "Aren't you curious why Huo Yuhao turned into the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion?"
"Why?" Xiao Wu was taken aback, then trembled as a possible answer dawned on her. "Could it be... a transformation?"
"Exactly, a transformation. If soul beasts can transform into humans after 100,000 years, could humans achieve certain conditions and transform into soul beasts?" Tang San's eyes sparkled. "At least Huo Yuhao reached the required conditions, and those two silkworms conducted some sort of experiment on him, and that's what we witnessed."
"Putting aside culture and tradition, it seems there's no fundamental difference between soul beasts and humans..."
Xiao Wu felt a chill and didn't want to think too much about it, asking instead, "Why are there two Sky Ice Silkworms? There should be only one!"
She couldn't figure this one out.
"It's simple. One of them, along with Huo Yuhao, isn't from our world; they're from another Douluo dimension..." Tang San explained the concept of parallel dimensions briefly to Xiao Wu, "Which means the two of them came from a future that resembles our world, but it's about a thousand years ahead."
Xiao Wu wasn't particularly interested in parallel dimensions; she was more concerned about whether there was another her in that world.
"There must be, but if it's over a thousand years later, it's probably turned to ashes," Tang San replied in his usual blunt manner. He didn't want to discuss the other dimension's Xiao Wu—his sword sheath was enough of a reminder.
Xiao Wu was skeptical: (ˉ▽￣～)切~~
"Fine, I won't argue with you." Xiao Wu pouted, then left Tang San's room. However, she felt happy for Tang San's recent gains, while also feeling a sense of urgency.
As Xiao Wu left, Tang San and Electrolux began studying how to change one of the Sky Ice Silkworms' attributes to fire.
"So this is the foundation of the ice attribute," Electrolux deciphered the basic runes of the ice attribute within Tang San's upper dantian, which resembled flowing water waves and were somewhat similar to the soul guidance routes of the ice attribute.
Under Electrolux's manipulation, the basic foundation of the ice attribute gradually changed into patterns resembling flames, becoming the foundation of the fire attribute.
"I see," Tang San noted the process, and with his spiritual power, he began experimenting, trying to convert a strand of the ice attribute foundation into the fire attribute.
Such operations seemed incredible, but as long as one found the corresponding rules and possessed the power to perform the transformation (spiritual power), experimenting, summarizing, and deducing could unlock the corresponding rules and carry out the conversion.
In reality, all the various Dao and rules in the world were quite simple.
The Dao was simplest at its essence!
So it was!
For the next seven days, Tang San and Electrolux worked together to transform one of Dou er Tianmeng's ice attribute foundations into the fire attribute.
Once the transformation was complete, it was handed over to Wu Tong, and Electrolux inscribed a master-servant contract between the two, making Dou er Tianmeng obedient to Wu Tong's commands.
The same applied to Dou yi Tianmeng and the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion.
When the three of them woke up again and saw their state, they felt humiliated but relieved at the same time.
After all, they had preserved their lives and might ascend to the God Realm in the future if they followed Tang San's instructions. Their dreams were so pure.
As for the future of the soul beast race?
They didn't care!
Soul beasts preyed on each other, and both Dou yi Tianmeng and Dou er Tianmeng had been devoured by fierce beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest during their cultivation. If they had the ability, they would want to slaughter them all.
"From now on, you three will respectively be the summoned beasts of Wu Tong and Wu Lin. You from Dou er will be called the Extreme Fire Tianmeng, and you from Dou yi will be called the Extreme Ice Tianmeng."
Tang San gave new names to the two bugs. "Also, you three won't live in my upper dantian anymore. Electrolux doesn't like being disturbed, so you'll each live in the spiritual space of Wu Tong and Wu Lin. After all, they're also independent sentient beings."
"However, if Electrolux wants, he can summon you for research at any time."
The Extreme Fire Tianmeng was speechless. "So, we're not even considered soul spirits but summoned beasts? And why can the one from Dou yi be with the Ice Emperor?"
The Extreme Fire Tianmeng didn't mind being converted into the fire attribute since it wasn't adept at using the ice attribute anyway. At least the fire attribute would likely have greater attack power.
However, what it couldn't tolerate was why the other one could be with the Ice Emperor.
"Because you're not native to this world," Tang San said calmly. "You and the Extreme Ice Tianmeng aren't exactly the same person... Same ice silkworm, but are you trying to NTR your past self from ten thousand years ago?"
The Extreme Fire Tianmeng: "????" Well, that's an idea.
The Extreme Ice Tianmeng noticed the strange look in the Extreme Fire Tianmeng's eyes and immediately became angry. "Don't think just because you're my brother from ten thousand years later, I won't dare to hit you. If you dare to have any dirty thoughts, I'll kill you."
The Extreme Fire Tianmeng was on the verge of tears and begged, "Brother, I don't want to be single!"
Tang San ignored them and simply asked, "How did you two come to this world?"
"We encountered a temporal turbulence," the Extreme Fire Tianmeng quickly changed his expression, abandoning his tearful appearance and slowly explained the whole story...
(End of this chapter)