Chapter 45: It's Your Fortune

"Human child? There are actually humans here?" Just as Zhao Ming was filled with confusion, an unexpected voice suddenly echoed in his ear.

Startled by the voice, Zhao Ming jumped. He wasn't foolish; in this desolate Extreme North Land, the only beings capable of producing a human voice were likely high-level spirit beasts.

Only high-level spirit beasts possessed intelligence comparable to humans, allowing them to speak. Apart from a few exceptionally powerful spirit beast species, ordinary spirit beasts likely needed to reach at least one hundred thousand years of age to achieve such a feat.

This meant he was very likely facing a one-hundred-thousand-year spirit beast.

"Damn it. I was just skirting the edge of the Extreme North Land; I didn't even venture deep inside. How can I be so unlucky? At least it's a high-level spirit beast; what's it doing at the outskirts? Is it on patrol?" Zhao Ming couldn't help but complain inwardly.

"Hey there, little friend! I'm not some lowly one-hundred-thousand-year spirit beast. I am the only one-hundred-thousand-year spirit beast in the entire continent!" The spirit beast scoffed, as if it knew what Zhao Ming was thinking.

As the voice emerged, cracks suddenly appeared in the ground before Zhao Ming. The cracks gradually widened into a fissure, revealing a faint golden-white light shimmering from within.

A chill seeped from the fissure, and the surrounding temperature noticeably dropped. The fissure continued to expand, quickly reaching a diameter of over five meters. Eventually, the golden-white light fully emerged.

It was a round, plump head, appearing fleshy and measuring over a meter in diameter. It squirmed as it crawled out, its body stretching over seven meters long.

This spirit beast resembled a giant silkworm.

However, it was many times larger than an ordinary silkworm.

Its entire body was a beautiful jade-white color, translucent and sparkling. Although it emerged from the soil, its luminous skin bore no dirt. A glow pulsed beneath the surface, and it had a pair of golden, sparkling eyes on its head. The most peculiar feature was that from half a meter down its head, there were ten golden rings wrapped around its body at intervals.

Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm?

The words flashed through Zhao Ming's mind.

He hadn't expected the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm to come looking for him without him having to search for it himself.

However, isn't it a bit too early for this? Zhao Ming couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm belonged to the ice silkworm clan, which occupied a lower position on the food chain in the Extreme North Land and had low combat power. During its juvenile phase, it had accidentally fallen into an ice crevice while trying to avoid predators and had consumed a large amount of ten-thousand-year Ice Essence, thereby forcefully evolving into a one-hundred-thousand-year spirit beast.

Because of this, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's body was considered the best tonic. Although it possessed strong cultivation, its lack of combat ability made it a target for powerful spirit beasts. In the Extreme North Land, it was hunted by one of the three kings, the Ice Emperor Scorpion, and when it ventured into the Star Dou Forest, it became food for numerous ferocious beasts.

The reason the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm appeared here was probably due to its fear of being discovered by the Ice Emperor in the core area of the Extreme North Land. At that time, it would be in serious danger.

"Hey? You're not scared silly, are you?" The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm noticed Zhao Ming's dazed silence and assumed it was overwhelmed by its aura, puffing up in pride.

"Indeed. You truly are impressive, majestic, and extraordinary," Zhao Ming replied.

"Hmm. Human boy, you have good taste." The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm had never imagined it would one day be associated with words like "majestic," and it felt somewhat pleased with itself, regarding Zhao Ming with greater satisfaction.

"Your talent is impressive as well. To become a level fifteen soul master at the age of seven, you must have innate full soul power," the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm remarked, studying Zhao Ming closely. However, its gaze soon dimmed.

"Your martial soul is fire-type, isn't it? I can sense the fire energy on you." The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm said regretfully, "What a pity! Even if you had another non-attribute martial soul, I might have taken the risk to become your spirit ring, but you possess a fire-type martial soul."

Over the years, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm had been searching for someone with the potential to become a deity. If it could become that person's spirit ring, when they achieved divinity, it would also find liberation. After all, no matter where it went, it was seen as a tonic. If it weren't for its one-hundred-thousand-year spirit beast-level mental power helping it evade danger time and again, it wouldn't have survived.

Hearing the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's words, Zhao Ming felt a surge of excitement.

From what it sounded like, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm intended to become his spirit ring?

That made sense; in the original story, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm had actively become Huo Guo's spirit ring. Zhao Ming's innate talent was far superior to Huo Guo's, and it seemed he had a better chance of achieving divinity, so the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm likely had its own motivations.

If the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm could voluntarily become his spirit ring, it would save him the trouble of having to capture it later.

"I do have a fire-type martial soul," Zhao Ming replied, deliberately revealing his dual martial soul talent.

"You have a fire-type martial soul? Could it be that you possess dual martial souls?" The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's voice was filled with disbelief. At the same time, it felt a sense of heartbreak. In its view, having dual martial souls was an incredible talent. If combined with its one-hundred-thousand-year spirit beast assistance, as long as luck wasn't too poor, there would definitely be a chance to ascend to divinity.

"Dual martial souls won't help. Ice and fire are opposites. If I were to become your spirit ring, the fire soul power on you would immediately conflict with my ice energy. Then we'd both be doomed."

"What if I can find a way to prevent your ice energy from conflicting with my fire energy?"

"Preventing conflict? Are you joking? Ice and fire oppose each other; this principle has existed since ancient times. Just forget it." The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm shook its head.

"Is that so, Heavenly Dream? It's actually you? Hmph, it's your fortune that a senior wants you to become its spirit ring. How dare you hesitate?" Just as Zhao Ming was at a loss for what to do, a melodious female voice suddenly came through.

The voice was soft and gentle, but upon hearing it, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's face revealed an expression of shock. It recoiled slightly, continuously sinking back into the fissure, as if it were afraid of the newcomer.

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𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙢𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙟𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙮. 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚!

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼:

• 𝘽𝙤𝙜𝙙𝙖𝙣 𝙋𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙨𝙘𝙪

• 𝙅𝙘𝟭𝟮𝟬𝟮

• 𝘼𝙝𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙟𝙖𝙝

𝗔𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘂𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸:

• 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀: 𝙂𝙚𝙩 𝟯𝟱+ 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚.

• 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁-𝗢𝘂𝘁: 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩!

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝘂𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝘀 𝗺𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗲𝘁, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀!

👉 𝙅𝙤𝙞𝙣 𝙣𝙤𝙬: 𝙋𝙖𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙤𝙣.𝙘𝙤𝙢/𝙂𝙤𝙙𝙊𝙛𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧