At this moment, only a few dozen meters away from the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, Huo Yuhao's meager aura as a three-ring Soul Venerable was as insignificant as a candle in the wind and as weak as snow falling silently in the face of the Ice Emperor's overwhelming ferocious beast pressure and extreme cold.
He stood there, completely out of Hyotei's haughty gaze.
Ice Emperor's gaze remained fixed on the body of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm from beginning to end.
It had no interest in wasting any more words.
For Hyotei, this unexpected "reunion" was merely the beginning of a "feast".
A very faint whooshing sound rang out, yet it caused the surrounding temperature to plummet once again.
Hyotei's slender body, covered with jade-like and diamond-like ice crystals, leaned slightly forward.
The tail hook behind her was raised high, its tip aimed directly at the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm opposite her, and a beam of pure white light shot towards it.
Despite the Ice Emperor's attack, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's fair body remained motionless, and her round face showed no sign of panic.
A layer of warm yet exceptionally tough platinum-gold light shield appeared out of thin air without warning, blocking Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's path.
Hyotei's attack was absorbed silently by the light shield, as if it had vanished into thin air.
What made Hyotei's pupils shrink even more was that a surge of extremely cold energy, which originated from the same source as her own attack attribute, suddenly rushed back towards her!
Caught off guard, she had no choice but to immediately withdraw her attack, her body drifting back several feet, a thicker layer of ice crystals instantly condensing on her emerald green carapace as a defense.
"You...?!"
Hyotei's clear voice was filled with disbelief and astonishment.
An ice silkworm?
An ice silkworm that's good for nothing but running away?
How could they possibly unleash such exquisite and powerful defensive and counter-attack capabilities?
This completely overturned her preconceived notions about the Ice Silkworm Clan and even about Tianmeng, this "useless person," that she had held for hundreds of thousands of years!
What shocked her was the powerful defensive soul skill—Life Reflection Shield—bestowed upon Tianmeng Ice Silkworm by its million-year life essence after it became Huo Yuhao's soul spirit!
The moment when Hyotei was stunned was also the fleeting opportunity that Tianmeng Ice Silkworm had been waiting for!
"Now!"
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm roared inwardly, and the primordial light sphere that had temporarily returned to its body simultaneously burned fiercely!
An unprecedented surge of spiritual power transformed into a tangible golden torrent, directly invading Hyotei's spiritual core!
"Hmm!"
Hyotei's body stiffened abruptly.
At the same time, the translucent white remains covering the body of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm suddenly peeled off and unfolded, transforming into a huge jade-colored light membrane as thin as a cicada's wing.
As if it had a life of its own, it descended upon the Ice Emperor who had been temporarily frozen in place!
"Whoosh!"
The light membrane instantly closed, completely enveloping and imprisoning Hyotei's jade-like ice crystal body!
"What?!"
Hyotei felt a tightness all over her body; the seemingly soft jade-colored light membrane actually contained unimaginable binding and isolating power!
Her pride and joy, her ultimate ice soul power, was instantly severed from the outside world.
Her overwhelming physical strength was like being trapped in an invisible quagmire, making it difficult for her to break free!
At this moment, even the Ice Emperor, a ferocious beast with a history of 390,000 years, couldn't help but feel a strange sense of panic rising in his heart.
"How is this possible?!"
Through the translucent light membrane, she stared intently at the seemingly weak but incredibly powerful Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm outside, her voice trembling slightly with shock and anger.
"You piece of trash... how could you possibly possess such an ability?!"
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm didn't say anything more. Being in the core of the far north, the pressure released by the Ice Emperor earlier had likely already alerted other powerful soul beasts.
Taking control of Hyotei is only the first step; next, they will need to shift their operations.
"Yuhao!" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm returned to Huo Yuhao's side and said, "This place is not safe to stay any longer, let's go!"
Huo Yuhao nodded emphatically without the slightest hesitation.
The performance of Tianmeng Ice Silkworm just now far exceeded his previous expectations.
Not only him, but also Little Silver in the Sea of Spirit, its huge silver eyes widened, its spiritual tendrils curling unconsciously, showing the shock in its heart.
Although it knew that the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm was a million-year-old soul beast, it had a very low estimate of its combat power.
But just now it actually imprisoned a ferocious beast, which completely reshaped Xiao Yin's understanding of Tianmeng. This time, it truly took a fresh look at this seemingly unreliable "big bug".
Huo Yuhao paused, and the level-four soul-guided thrusters that had been prepared on the soles of his boots suddenly burst forth with a powerful pale blue light.
He no longer concealed his speed; his figure transformed into a blurry afterimage as he retreated at full speed in the direction he had come from.
Two hours later, the suffocating extreme cold around them had subsided considerably, and they had left the core area and returned to a relatively safe zone.
Only then did Tianmeng Ice Silkworm breathe a sigh of relief.
It carefully took out the "sealed" Hyotei and began to earnestly "persuade" it.
The Ice Empress is about to face her 400,000-year tribulation. Unlike the Snow Empress, she has not found a way to transform and rebuild her cultivation. She can only endure it.
The key issue is that she has absolutely no confidence in facing this tribulation, and she fears that her only fate will be death and the annihilation of her soul.
Therefore, despite not having much confidence in Tianmeng's so-called "creating gods" claim, it seems to be her only way out now.
Seeing the pensive Ice Emperor, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm didn't continue speaking, but instead turned her gaze to Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao understood and nodded slightly. With a slight thought, a flash of silver light appeared, and the spirit Xiao Yin quietly appeared on his shoulder.
Huo Yuhao's voice rang out: "Ice Emperor, this Evil Eye and Brother Tianmeng have now formed a contract with me and are my soul spirits."
"Soul spirits are a completely new form that far surpasses soul rings; they are an epoch-making achievement. If you agree to become my second spirit, you will retain all your consciousness and wisdom in the form of a spirit, and you can experience the magnificent human world with me."
As soon as he finished speaking, Huo Yuhao's soul power rippled slightly.
Two black and one white rings rose one after another from beneath his feet.
"I am nine years old this year, and my soul power level is level thirty-two. Among human soul masters, I can be considered a genius."
Although the sealed Hyotei remained silent, a storm raged within her heart.
For hundreds of thousands of years, though she has lived in the far north, she is well aware of the human cultivation system and the rules governing the lifespan of soul rings.
Nine years old! Level 32! Two ten-thousand-year spirit rings! One unprecedented million-year spirit ring!
How can the word "genius" possibly encompass this?
This is clearly a monstrous act that defies common sense and subverts cognition!
If Tianmeng Bingcan's empty promise of "creating a god" only stirred up a bit of doubt and desperation in her heart, then...
Now that she has witnessed Huo Yuhao's talent firsthand, she feels that the chances of success have increased to five out of ten!
Just as the Ice Emperor was shocked by Huo Yuhao's talent, a strange energy fluctuation, which was not particularly vast or boundless but of extremely high quality, spread out from above Huo Yuhao's head without warning.
Above Huo Yuhao's head, light and shadow intertwined, and the image of an old man dressed in an ancient white robe, with a slightly ethereal figure, slowly emerged.
His face was calm, his eyes were as deep as a vast starry sea, and he did not exude any overbearing aura. He simply floated there quietly.
However, the moment Hyotei's gaze met his, her entire soul seemed to be struck by an invisible lightning bolt, and her whole body trembled violently!
That was not a suppression of power, but an instinctive tremor and awe brought about by an absolute difference in the level of life!
Huo Yuhao spoke at the opportune moment, his voice still calm: "This is Elder Electrolux, my teacher."
"He is a supreme being from another world, whose cultivation has reached the quasi-god level."
"A quasi-god?!"
These two words echoed almost silently in Hyotei's mind, trapped within the seal.
In the Holy Demon Continent where Electrox resides, there are no terms like Quasi-God or Demi-God.
Therefore, Huo Yuhao used the evaluation standards of Douluo Continent tens of thousands of years later, and his teacher was indeed the strongest person closest to the god level. It was not an exaggeration to call him a quasi-god.
Hyotei's mind was completely blank at that moment, with only one word remaining: "God"!
A moment later, Hyotei recovered from their shock.
She shifted her gaze from Electrolux and looked at Huo Yuhao earnestly, saying, "I... am willing to become your second martial soul!"