Sky Dream was somewhat bewildered. As a soul beast with both mental and ice attributes, it could sense the horror of the cold spring in front of it.
But in such a situation, a human head emerged from the cold spring and started talking to it.
What was going on? Its large head was filled with confusion.
Of course, this didn't stop it from trying to escape.
As the continent's first million-year-old soul beast, the skill it prioritized was escape. It had no choice since, apart from its immense mental power, it had no other means of attack.
It didn't choose to attack Han Li because earlier, when it used its mental power to probe this strange pool, it found that just approaching it caused its mental power to be obliterated.
And that human head talking to it was now floating above the pool. Earlier, it hadn't seen the head, indicating it could submerge in the water, rendering its attacks ineffective.
Run, it had to run quickly. It didn't want to be captured again after struggling so hard to escape from the hands of those fierce beasts under Di Tian and digging underground for more than a month.
Moreover, for Sky Dream, humans were more ruthless than fierce beasts. They wouldn't keep it alive, giving it a chance to linger on. Even if they couldn't absorb its soul ring, no one could resist the temptation of a million-year soul bone.
However, when it turned around, ready to leap into the ground, it found three people had silently appeared behind it, three people with no soul power fluctuations at all.
Damn it, was its immense mental power just for show? How did it not detect anything earlier? Was its mental power fake?
"Master, Martial Uncle, Grandpa, block the route. If it makes any suspicious moves, kill it directly."
Behind Sky Dream, the sound of flowing water was heard. Han Li was slowly emerging from the Yin-Yang Well.
As Han Li's voice sounded, the three humans in front of Sky Dream, who had appeared as ordinary people in its mental probe a second ago, suddenly exuded an overwhelming aura that pressed it to the ground.
Three Super Douluo?!!!
The weakest of the three was on par with that three-headed dog. Even more terrifying to Sky Dream was that the youngest-looking one had an aura not inferior to that of the giant bear in the Star Dou Great Forest, comparable to the Ice Empress in the Extreme North.
I'm doomed! I haven't even risen and confessed to Bingbing yet. Truly, the heavens are jealous of talent!
Even at this moment, Sky Dream had no thoughts of fighting to the death. It was still reminiscing about the Ice Empress, who had forced it out of the Extreme North. In a way, it was quite a character.
Facing Sky Dream, Han Li wasn't careless, even though it looked weak and showed no will to resist.
As he emerged from the Yin-Yang Well, he summoned his martial soul and used all his soul bones. He also enveloped himself in a layer of spring water, forming a shield to prevent sneak attacks.
Han Li didn't let the three women come out. Given their current mental strength, if Sky Dream went all out and detonated its mental essence, even if they survived by luck, they'd lose half their lives.
As for sacrifice, with the Plane's consciousness on his side, if Sky Dream could invoke the rules, it would mean Han Li was incompetent.
"What is this thing? An ice silkworm? Or some mutated bug?"
The arrow in Guang Ling's hand flickered, causing Sky Dream's body to tremble slightly. There was no doubt that if Sky Dream flinched, this baby-faced titled Douluo would attack, it would die beyond salvation, directly turning into a soul ring.
Han Li didn't immediately answer Guang Ling's question. Instead, he swung the Evil God Hook behind him, further solidifying the surrounding space, then kicked the playing-dead Sky Dream.
"Oh, it hurts!"
The extremely cold and hot spring water made contact with Sky Dream, causing it to bounce up and let out a comical shout.
"Come on, introduce yourself. Let me warn you, you escaped because of me. If you dare to lie, I'll let you taste the spring water again."
Han Li's words, full of deep meaning and threat, fell into Sky Dream's ears as it rolled on the ground. It suddenly stopped moving.
"Was it you?"
Its upper body straightened up again, but it was still shorter than the others by a head, looking very timid.
Its small eyes, shimmering with a golden light, sized up Han Li from top to bottom, noticing the unusual elemental strength on his body and the thick dragon aura emanating from his martial soul. Of course, what it stared at the longest was the Evil God Hook protruding from behind Han Li.
"What? Do you recognize it? Want to try its power?"
Han Li looked at Sky Dream with a smile, making it shiver again.
"No, I don't want to. I mean, I don't want to," Sky Dream said, its round head shaking so much that it left after images. It was clear it knew who the original owner of the Evil God Hook was.
"Who are you?"
Sky Dream cautiously asked.
"Right now, I'm the one asking questions," Han Li replied coldly, knowing this creature was the kind that would take advantage of any leniency.
"Oh, then I'll go first," Sky Dream shrank back, mainly because Guang Ling had already pressed an arrow to its head.
"My name is Sky Dream. You can call me bro—uh, call me Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, the first and only million-year soul beast on the continent."
When Sky Dream said this, its round, chubby face showed an extremely human-like expression of pride.
"A million-year soul beast!?" ×3
Even though they knew a soul beast that could speak was unusual, this news still shocked the three Titled Douluos.
In their understanding, a hundred-thousand-year soul beast was already a top existence among soul beasts. Yet this creature, which seemed weaker in combat than the Dark Devilgod Tiger, claimed to be the continent's first million-year soul beast.
They all simultaneously looked at Han Li, whose face remained calm, indicating that the big bug probably wasn't lying.
"Can you put away the arrow? It hurts a bit," Sky Dream said weakly, with a tone that indicated it was enduring pain.
Guang Ling, glancing to the side, saw that when he had unconsciously stepped forward upon hearing the news, the arrowhead had pressed into Sky Dream's body, even denting it quite a bit.
"Pretty good defense," Guang Ling said, taking a step back and moving the arrow away, casually adding a comment.
This wasn't an exaggeration. Guang Ling's attack power was exceptionally strong, but in that situation, even with the arrowhead pressing against Sky Dream, it hadn't pierced through, only leaving a small white mark, which spoke volumes.
"Just average, just average," Sky Dream said with a sheepish smile.
It had also realized that although these people had surrounded it and sealed the space to prevent it from tearing through and teleporting, they didn't seem to have any immediate intention of killing it—at least not yet.
After the hardships in the Star Dou Great Forest, it had learned a lesson: only by staying alive could there be other possibilities. Now, it had successfully escaped, even if it seemed to have fallen into another trap.
As a weak ice silkworm, losing a bit of face and selling a bit of cheerfulness to buy a chance at survival wasn't disgraceful.
"A million-year soul beast and that's it? It doesn't look that strong," Dugu Bo remarked, looking at the groveling Sky Dream.
"It's unique—uniquely weak," Han Li said bluntly, turning the truth into a sharp knife and stabbing it into Sky Dream's heart, freezing its smile.
"As it said, its true form is an ice silkworm, one of the weakest types of soul beasts. It only managed to reach a million years by sheer luck. In terms of combat power, when facing a hundred-thousand-year soul beast, it can only run away. However, its mental power is extremely vast."
Han Li explained to the others while watching Sky Dream's ever-changing expression.
"Whew."
The three Titled Douluos exhaled heavily. Han Li's words confirmed that the creature in front of them, calling itself Sky Dream, truly was a million-year soul beast.
"Hey, big bug, who are Di Tian, Dog, Bear, and that Bing Bing you mentioned? Are they also million-year soul beasts like you?"
Guang Ling moved the arrow threateningly forward a bit, recalling the names it had muttered when it first appeared.
"Fierce Beasts, they are Fierce Beasts. In the world of soul beasts, when a soul beast's cultivation reaches 100,000 years, aside from a very few that choose to take human form, most continue to cultivate in their original form. When their cultivation exceeds 200,000 years and they have experienced a tribulation, they are called Fierce Beasts."
Feeling the sharpness of the arrow, Sky Dream blurted out without thinking.
"Fierce Beasts? Tribulation?"
Guang Ling muttered to himself before continuing to ask, "Then where is the most powerful Fierce Beast you've seen? And how high is its cultivation?"
"In the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest. As for the exact location, I don't know. I was captured by them as food and kept imprisoned."
"But from what I've heard, Di Tian's cultivation is close to 800,000 years. Other Fierce Beasts have 500,000 years, Bear King has 400,000 years, and its original form is the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear. Even the weakest, Scarlet King, the three-headed dog I mentioned, has over 200,000 years of cultivation."
Sky Dream spilled all the information it knew like beans from a bamboo tube, though it didn't mention the comparison of combat strengths. Of course, it also quietly hid information about the Ice Empress and didn't talk about the Extreme North, instead directing everything towards the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Just now, it had recognized an ornament on Guang Ling.
While fleeing, Sky Dream encountered many human soul masters and learned some related information from them. That was the emblem of the Spirit Hall, the symbol of the largest human faction.
It had also heard some information from Di Tian and the others, confirming that the Spirit Hall had divine inheritance. Sky Dream hoped to provoke a fight between the two sides, giving it a chance to escape.
Its words made Guang Ling and the other two fall into thought. However, when it turned its head, it found Han Li looking at it meaningfully.
Not only that, Han Li also flashed a smile, his lips moving slightly.
By reading his lips, Sky Dream understood that Han Li was saying, "Extreme North, Ice Empress."
Boom!
Sky Dream's mind went blank.
It suddenly remembered what Han Li had said to it earlier and realized that the voice guiding it to escape was his.
He knew, he knew everything!
PS: This is Soul Land 1. The ranking of fierce beasts might differ compared to Soul Land 2.