With the near-perfect aura isolation ability of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's remains, coupled with his own powerful soul skill, Spiritual Detection, he was able to achieve his goal.
Huo Yuhao trekked through the perilous far north for several days, skillfully avoiding most of the hidden deadly threats and never encountering any enemies he couldn't handle head-on.
Several days later, as the surrounding chill suddenly intensified to a whole new level, and as towering, dark blue ice peaks, hundreds of meters high and standing like colossal gods, began to appear in the field of vision...
Huo Yuhao knew that he had finally stepped into the true core of this forbidden zone in the far north of the continent. This is an absolute forbidden zone for life, a place where the rules of ice and snow manifest.
Everything was dead and silent, with only the eternal howling of the wind and the bone-chilling cold ruling over all.
"Yuhao, stop here."
After traveling for another half day, the voice of Tianmeng Ice Silkworm rang in his mind.
As a spirit, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm instantly solidified on Huo Yuhao's shoulder, its small eyes intently staring at the terrifying area in front of it that seemed to conceal another icy world.
"We can't go any further."
"The inner circle is fraught with danger; rushing in rashly could put your life in imminent danger."
It paused for a moment, then said solemnly, "Leave the rest... to me."
As soon as he finished speaking, the remains of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, which had been covering Huo Yuhao's soul guide suit, suddenly began to wriggle and peel off on its own.
This jade-colored "silk," like a living thing, quickly shed from Huo Yuhao's body and then tightly covered and wrapped around the illusory soul body of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm!
Its originally somewhat ethereal soul began to solidify and fill at a visible speed the moment the remains covered it!
Immediately afterwards, one after another, dazzling golden orbs emerged from between Huo Yuhao's eyebrows and entered the newly solidified body of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm in an orderly fashion.
These orbs of light are the very origin of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm. The integration of each orb of light causes a qualitative leap in the aura of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm!
The next second, a vast and boundless spiritual power, like an awakening tide, suddenly erupted from the newly solidified body of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm!
An invisible spiritual pressure spread out from its center, forcing a vacuum zone into the surrounding ceaseless wind and snow, and the millennia-old ice beneath its feet emitted a faint "crack" sound as it could no longer bear the weight.
The powerful spiritual force transformed into an invisible giant wave, surging towards the deepest part of the far northern core circle.
Accompanying this spiritual force was the deliberately amplified shout of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm.
"Hyotei! I know you can hear me! I, Tianmeng, have returned! This time... I'm here for revenge!"
"Dare to come out and show yourself?!"
This fiery declaration echoed between heaven and earth, causing the surrounding ice crystals to rustle.
Huo Yuhao's expression instantly turned somewhat strange, and the corner of his mouth twitched almost imperceptibly. He hadn't expected that its first words would be like this.
In the sea of consciousness, Xiao Yin's reaction was even more direct. Its enormous silver eyes widened suddenly, and one of its spiritual tentacles even curled up in astonishment as it openly complained, "This... is what they call friendship?! After all this time, we're enemies!"
Time ticked by, second by second, amidst the tense wait and the howling wind. However, not long after, something unexpected happened!
At the end of the originally lead-gray, gloomy, snow-covered sky, a dazzling emerald green light suddenly pierced the pale sky without warning, spreading at an astonishing speed like thick ink dripping into clear water!
That emerald green was not the vibrant green of plants, but rather the cold, translucent color of the finest jade.
Wherever the light passed, the sky seemed to be dyed into a huge, enormous piece of azure glass, even the howling wind and the swirling snowflakes were reflected in a deep blue hue.
At the same time, a violent and aggressive terrifying aura, like an invisible iceberg, came crashing down from all directions!
Immediately afterwards, a crisp sound, like ice crystals shattering, carrying a tangible sound wave and mental impact, rolled in from the core direction where the emerald light was strongest.
"Tianmeng! You piece of trash, you're actually... still alive?!"
The identity of the owner of the voice is self-evident.
It's is none other than the Ice Emperor, one of the three great kings of the far north, the supreme ruler of the Ice Jade Scorpion clan, and a ferocious beast who controls the ultimate ice!
If Huo Yuhao were the only one present at this moment, with the longing and obsession that Tianmeng Ice Silkworm had suppressed for hundreds of thousands of years, it would probably have already been unable to hold back and would have poured out those nauseatingly sweet words that it had prepared for countless years, words that would make even an iceberg's skin crawl, to that green figure that haunted its dreams.
However, the reality is that not only is the unfathomable Electrolux quietly "observing" in the Sea of Spirit, but there is also a little silver dog with huge silver eyes that it has always been at odds with!
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Tianmeng Bingcan's stubbornness regarding "face" forced her to suppress her surging heartfelt words.
It could only follow its own "Avengers" script, twisting that complex emotion into a hard-sounding provocation, responding to the spreading azure sky.
"Hyotei, you're still alive, how could I possibly leave first?!"
"How dare you!"
Hyotei's clear voice carried undisguised anger and a chilling murderous intent stemming from being offended. She clearly hadn't expected that this useless ice silkworm, which she only remembered as being able to run and whose meat was considered "nutritious," would dare to speak to her in such a tone.
The boundless emerald light in the sky suddenly contracted inward, and then erupted violently! A dazzling emerald light, like lightning tearing through space, instantly traversed a vast distance and appeared on the ice surface not far in front of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm.
The light faded, revealing its true form.
It was a scorpion about 1.5 meters long. It wasn't particularly large, but every inch of its body seemed to be carved and cast from the purest jade and ancient ice.
The carapace is a deep and noble turquoise green, perfectly interwoven with diamond-like ice crystals that refract a chilling light, forming an armor full of strange beauty.
Both front claws are a meter long and covered with strange hexagonal, diamond-like protrusions. Only the foremost clamp and mouthparts are a mirror-like, silvery-white finish.
The hook at the rear, rising step by step until it reaches its tip, gleams with a chilling, eerie green light that stings even the soul.
It was none other than the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion, whose cultivation had reached 390,000 years!
Hyotei's eyes, like those of a yellow sapphire, were coldly fixed on Tianmeng Ice Silkworm.
"Tianmeng!"
"Since you still dare to appear before me, then after so many years, I will accept this 'gift' from you. I can sense that your primal power… is more alluring than before."
"Devouring you will greatly benefit my cultivation, and may even make me the strongest soul beast on the continent!"
The law of the jungle, where the strong prey on the weak and might reigns supreme, is a cold, ironclad rule etched into the very foundation of the soul beast world.
It has nothing to do with grudges, it's just about evolution and survival.
At this moment, the way Ice Emperor looked at Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was essentially no different from how it had been hundreds of thousands of years ago.
That was the gaze of a predator at the top of the food chain, looking at its incredibly plump and nutritious prey.
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm has fallen hopelessly in love with Bingdi, but in the other party's eyes, it has probably always been nothing more than a delicious meal.
One side is deeply in love but suffers from unrequited affection, while the other only wants to have a hearty meal.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, regardless of what happens next, there should be no resolution between them.