Chapter 49: The Death of Heavenly Dream
Zhao Ming had a special connection with his puppets.
After all, the puppet's attacks relied on the soul power he supplied. Essentially, Zhao Ming's body served as a vast reservoir, connected to his puppets by a conduit. This conduit didn't merely transport soul power.
The vast mental energy being injected into him by the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm could also be partially transferred to the Flame Spirit Ji.
Some might wonder whether mental power, which is relevant for soul masters, would be useful for the Flame Spirit Ji, a non-soul master.
In truth, all forms of energy are interconnected; even in a world that cultivates inner power, the concept of "divinity" applies.
Moreover, Zhao Ming had learned from the system that soul power, inner strength, demon energy, and other types of energy could be transformed into one another. When the Flame Spirit Ji or Tu Shan Ya Ya launched their attacks, Zhao Ming would convert his soul power into inner strength and demon energy to supply them. The energy transformations strictly adhered to the law of conservation of energy.
As the mental energy surged, a small pond appeared in Zhao Ming's mind, expanding continuously. But this wasn't water; it was liquefied mental energy, also known as the Sea of Consciousness.
Even though Zhao Ming wasn't a mental-type soul master, mental power remained crucial for him. While the benefits might not be evident in the early stages of cultivation, once Zhao Ming broke through to Soul Sage or Title Douluo, he would experience the advantages of possessing strong mental power.
As the mental energy saturated, Zhao Ming's fire-type soul power and the ice energy from the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm began to collide.
The Ancient Immortal Phoenix possessed the flames of immortality. This fire could be described as the absolute pinnacle of fire! In the Douluo Continent, there was no martial soul or spirit beast capable of producing flames more intense than it.
On the other hand, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm was a mental-type spirit beast. While it possessed ice attributes, its power was not strong.
Thus, as the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's ice energy surged into Zhao Ming, it felt like a mouse encountering a cat, cowering within Zhao Ming's meridians with no ability to resist.
Before long, that energy was completely engulfed by the black flames. The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's ice energy lacked the strength to even put up a fight against Zhao Ming's black flames and was simply consumed.
At the same time, Zhao Ming's soul power rapidly surged. If his soul power had previously resembled a small stream, it was now evolving toward that of a small river.
"Ah!" A piercing scream rang in Zhao Ming's ears, sending chills down his spine.
Looking up, he saw the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm.
As the Sea of Consciousness expanded, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm had appeared within Zhao Ming's mental realm.
However, its situation seemed dire.
The once white, massive body of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm was now covered in black flames. The black flames raged against it, emitting a hissing sound. To escape the flames, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm rolled frantically in the Sea of Consciousness, desperately attempting to extinguish the flames with its ice energy.
Could mere ice extinguish the flames of immortality? Even ordinary supreme ice couldn't do it.
At this point, the sacrifice of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm had progressed significantly. The energy it could summon was no longer solely within its control. Furthermore, Zhao Ming had previously instructed it to seal off most of its power. Now, escaping the flames of immortality was a monumental challenge.
"Lord, please help me!" the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm pleaded, its voice weak, indicating the flames were inflicting significant harm.
"Help you? How?" Zhao Ming shrugged, feigning helplessness.
Hearing Zhao Ming's words, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's expression changed. "My lord, you said you could solve the conflict between ice and fire, didn't you? You wouldn't be joking with me, would you?"
"I can indeed resolve the conflict between ice and fire. Look, I'm standing right here, aren't I?" Zhao Ming smiled slightly.
"But what about me?" The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's face changed drastically as it grasped a very ominous conclusion.
"I meant that I would help myself resolve the interference from your ice attribute. I never said I could help you resolve my fire energy's suppression!" Zhao Ming's face broke into a playful grin.
From the very beginning, he had no intention of letting the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm survive. He was not like Huo Yuhao, who would allow others to take refuge in his mind. Setting aside safety concerns, the mere issue of privacy was enough to deter him. After all, if he were to get intimate with his wives, having the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm watching through a live broadcast in his mind would be intolerable.
Everything Zhao Ming had done before was merely a ruse to deceive the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm. A million-year mental-type spirit beast capable of repeatedly escaping from the Ice Emperor and other ferocious beasts was certainly no fool.
The fact that Zhao Ming had successfully fooled the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm into performing the sacrifice was due to the perfect timing and circumstances.
The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's situation was tragic. In the spirit beast world, it was seen as a tonic, while in the human world, it was no better off. A spirit beast that could yield a million-year spirit ring but had low combat strength would be cherished by any powerful soul master. Thus, it had desperately sought out someone who could help it ascend to divinity to escape its miserable predicament.
When it saw that Zhao Ming was a fire-type martial soul, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm had originally thought to abandon its hopes. But Bi Ji's timely support had changed everything. The words of a five-hundred-seventy-thousand-year powerful spirit beast filled with prestige convinced the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm to believe in Zhao Ming's identity. Without Bi Ji's endorsement, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm wouldn't have trusted Zhao Ming, no matter how flowery his words were.
Moreover, Zhao Ming had deliberately stirred its desires. Every living creature possesses strong desires for something. The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm sought love and status, and Zhao Ming had promised it those things through the identity Bi Ji had bestowed upon him. With such intense desires, it naturally wouldn't think too much about the consequences.
Ice and fire oppose each other; how could Zhao Ming know how to resolve that?
The only reason Zhao Ming could neutralize the influence of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's ice attribute was that its ice simply couldn't counter the flames of immortality. One was ordinary ice, while the other was extreme fire—how could they counter each other? Therefore, Zhao Ming was able to easily dismiss the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's ice attribute.
However, the situation for the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm was entirely the opposite of Zhao Ming's. The ease with which Zhao Ming dealt with it was matched only by the struggle the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm was experiencing.
"You, you…" The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's body had shrunk by more than half under the relentless burning of the black flames. At this point, it could no longer articulate words, merely staring at Zhao Ming with wide eyes full of resentment.
"Rest easy and depart. I will take care of the Ice Emperor for you."
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