Chapter 5: A Million-Year Soul Ring Acquired!
"What silkworm baby! You have to call me Skydream Brother! I am the only million-year soul beast in Douluo Continent!" the Skydream Iceworm shouted angrily.
"Oh! Okay, silkworm baby, I understand, silkworm baby!" Du Qianjue replied obediently.
The Skydream Iceworm was so furious that it almost exploded, but since it had no facial features, it could only release more mist, making the surrounding fog even thicker.
At this moment, Du Bushi tensed up, almost unable to resist slapping the creature away, but the Skydream Iceworm suddenly lost its momentum and seemed weak.
"Forget it, call me whatever you want. I need to discuss something with you. I will become your soul ring and help you become stronger. Just accept my soul ring," the Skydream Iceworm said, its tone somewhat excited.
"Hahaha, I can finally leave this wretched place! Those who wanted to eat me, you have no chance now!"
After speaking, the Skydream Iceworm's body ignited with a pale golden flame, and it charged headfirst into Du Qianjue. Its energy surged, forming ten radiant orbs like miniature suns, which then entered Du Qianjue's forehead.
Du Busi, watching from the shadows, was stunned, his jaw nearly dropping to the ground.
"What is this? A talking soul beast, at least at the hundred-thousand-year level, is sacrificing itself for Qianjue?!" Du Busi felt like his two-hundred-year-old worldview was being shattered.
"Boom!"
The weather changed dramatically as the mental wave emitted by Du Qianjue and the Skydream Iceworm fusion darkened the sky for hundreds of meters around them. The powerful mental field even made Du Busi, a level ninety-eight super Douluo, feel uncomfortable.
Du Busi wasn't a mental-type soul master, and in the face of the Skydream Iceworm's million-year mental essence, he was outmatched.
While the Skydream Iceworm might not be the best in quality, no one could deny that it was the best in quantity, being the continent's top energy source.
The next moment, an even more terrifying pressure descended. A barely noticeable grey airflow slipped through a space crack, as a more formidable presence arrived on Douluo Continent.
A booming laugh echoed, followed by an incredibly domineering voice that resonated through the heavens and earth.
"With the power of the sun and moon in my hands, I pluck the stars from the sky; there's no one like me in this world!"
"Who would have thought that a trace of my soul would survive..."
The grey airflow then noticed Du Qianjue, who was merging with the Skydream Iceworm. The airflow transformed into a grey bead and flew into Du Qianjue's forehead.
Du Busi was already stunned. If the Skydream Iceworm represented quantity, then this new mysterious presence represented quality.
The immense mental power of the Skydream Iceworm was far beyond Du Busi's reach, while this new trace of soul made Du Busi feel powerless.
The level was simply too high!
Only a god could make Du Bushi feel this way!
Du Busi's expression became serious as he looked at Du Qianjue. At this moment, Du Qianjue was bleeding from his orifices because the Skydream Iceworm was trying to expel the grey bead from his mental sea. Realizing that Du Qianjue's body couldn't handle its full essence, the Skydream Iceworm had no choice but to stop and continue its fusion with Du Qianjue.
"I'm so unlucky. I finally found a place to stay, and someone else comes to fight for it!"
"But at least it's done. Those who wanted to eat me, I'll be back someday! Hahaha..."
The fusion completed, and a smooth, jade-like white soul ring slowly emerged from Du Qianjue's body before merging back into him. His soul power bottleneck shattered, and his level started to rise.
Eleven, twelve, thirteen...
Thanks to the heavenly materials and earthly treasures he consumed before turning six, most of which were used to strengthen his body, there was still significant medicinal power left in him. Combined with the unprecedented million-year soul ring from the Skydream Iceworm, Du Qianjue's soul power level soared.
Sixteen!
This was the stark difference between having a background and not having one. At the same age, Huo Yuhao had just awakened his martial soul with an innate soul power of one, probably still at that level. By the time he fused with the Skydream Iceworm at twelve, his soul power was only ten, and he couldn't absorb much of the Skydream Iceworm's power due to his weak body, ending up at level eleven.
Du Qianjue, however, with his physical advantage, could absorb a part of the Skydream Iceworm's power. Normally, absorbing a soul ring would bring his soul power to around level thirteen, but now it skyrocketed to sixteen.
Don't underestimate these three levels. Early on, soul power levels are crucial; the higher the level before twenty, the greater the future achievements.
Those who couldn't break through level thirty by twenty would almost never do so without some extraordinary luck.
The most infamous example was the "waste master" from ten thousand years ago.
"So your name is Du Qianjue! From now on, we're partners! I'll help you become stronger!" the Skydream Iceworm's voice echoed in Du Qianjue's mind. "Although your talent is already great, I can make it even better!"
"My goal is to help you become a god!"
"Then I'll be counting on you, Skydream Brother," Du Qianjue smiled.
"No problem. I'm tired from the fusion, so I'm going to sleep. When you reach level twenty, I'll wake up and help you become a true peerless genius!" the Skydream Iceworm said proudly.
Du Qianjue smiled silently and exited his mental world. As for Electrolux's divine fragment, Du Qianjue reassured the Skydream Iceworm not to worry since it had no ill intentions.
Outside, Du Qianjue slowly opened his eyes and saw Du Busi i's concerned face, which warmed his heart.
"Fusion completed?" Du Busi asked, relieved to see Du Qianjue was fine.
Du Qianjue nodded.
"What level soul beast was that big silkworm?" Du Busi was puzzled. He initially thought it was a hundred-thousand-year soul beast, but the soul ring that appeared on Du Qianjue wasn't blood red but white. This white wasn't the same as a ten-year soul ring's illusionary appearance; it had a smooth, jade-like quality.
Without witnessing it himself, Du Busi would have mistaken it for a ten-year soul ring. But having seen the large silkworm's sacrifice, he knew it wasn't an ordinary white soul ring.
"A million years," Du Qianjue said slowly.
"What?!"
(End of Chapter)
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