A very blurry figure emerged behind Huo Yuhao, and an ancient voice, carrying an indescribable sense of majesty, spoke.
"Wielding the sun and moon, plucking the stars, there is no one like me in this world. I never thought that old me could still preserve a wisp of my remnant soul."
Facing the massive mental power impact from Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, this blurry, illusory figure seemed unaffected.
With a "whoosh," it burrowed into the back of Huo Yuhao's head and disappeared.
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm dared not increase its mental power impact any further, because streaks of blood had already seeped from Huo Yuhao's orifices.
It discovered that after that mass of gray airflow entered Huo Yuhao's mind, it immediately transformed into a gray bead, only the size of a soybean. Then, it fell silent.
It neither clashed with its power nor was it affected by its power.
"Seriously? Are you kidding me? I finally find a human with a mental attribute, and some jerk wants to steal him. Is it a case of heaven envying talent? Poor me!"
Despite the complaining, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm didn't slow down for a second.
The dense white light gradually became more substantial, slowly pouring into Huo Yuhao's body, while its own form became increasingly transparent, shrinking rapidly in the process.
The moment it began infusing its power into Huo Yuhao's body, there was no turning back.
Huo Yuhao's body had completely turned a jade-like white, just like the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had been.
"Wahahaha, whatever, I'm finally free! Those jerks who wanted to eat me, you're out of luck, wahahaha."
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's triumphant voice faded away. The vast mental power that had covered a hundred-mile radius also retracted at an astonishing speed, gradually disappearing.
Deep within the Star Dou Great Forest, several terrifying auras simultaneously fluctuated violently, as if sensing something, but they were destined to be disappointed.
Just as Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's voice faded completely, a ring of shimmering white light silently appeared beneath Huo Yuhao. It circled his body three times before fading, disappearing back into him.
The lustrous white gradually receded, and a faint ice-blue began to emerge from beneath Huo Yuhao's skin. This lasted for about ten seconds before fading, restoring his natural skin color.
A thin, pale-gold membrane silently floated up from the ground, quickly shrinking before condensing into a ball that disappeared into Huo Yuhao's embrace.
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm left no trace of its presence.
Not long after, two figures came rushing towards them at great speed.
"Ah!" With a cry of surprise, one figure instantly accelerated, arriving beside Huo Yuhao and stopping.
At this moment, Huo Yuhao, who had finished absorbing, slowly opened his eyes and then grinned.
"Sister Ya!"
Hearing Huo Yuhao call out to her, Tang Ya didn't know what was happening. Suddenly, a heat surged through her body, and her legs went weak.
Fortunately, Beibei, who was behind her, noticed and caught her.
Seeing that Tang Ya didn't seem right, Beibei asked, "What's wrong?"
At that moment, Tang Ya thought about the heat that had flashed through her body just now. Her face immediately flushed red, and she whispered, "I'm… I'm fine. It's probably because I ran too hard…"
Beibei didn't suspect anything and helped Tang Ya to Huo Yuhao's side.
Looking at Tang Ya's bashful appearance, Huo Yuhao suddenly understood.
"So that's it! The true meaning of the newbie gift pack lies within!"
"Wonderful, absolutely wonderful!"
And the favorability wouldn't affect males. Beibei, at this moment, had no idea that Huo Yuhao was about to give him a gift.
Beibei, at that moment, looked at the dead baboon nearby.
Then he saw Huo Yuhao with his eyes closed and immediately understood that he was absorbing a soul ring. He then supported Tang Ya, acting as a protector for Huo Yuhao.
Meanwhile, Huo Yuhao was interacting with Sky Dream Ice Silkworm within his Sea of Consciousness.
In this space, there were countless light spots, stretching as far as the eye could see, and yet his vision seemed to be able to reach every corner of this space.
Just as he was experiencing the wonder of this space, the space suddenly became turbulent, with streaks of golden light interweaving.
These golden rays converged into ten massive golden halos, suspended in mid-air. All the light points within the space seemed to have grown significantly larger because of their appearance.
The ten golden halos began to rotate slowly. Within each halo, a milky white light appeared, growing stronger and stronger, eventually transforming into ten giant light spheres hovering there. The height and volume of the entire space had increased by an unknown amount.
At this moment, a nondescript gray light cluster appeared near one of the light spheres. This light cluster was much smaller than the other ten light spheres.
Those light spheres were also releasing intense golden light, seemingly trying to drive it away. But the gray light cluster remained calmly suspended there, unaffected by the golden light's impact.
Helpless, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had to give up and turned to another side.
And in the very center of the Sea of Consciousness, a huge white light sphere flickered.
When Sky Dream Ice Silkworm attempted to probe it with his mental power, he was instantly severely injured!
"Aaaah! Bro is done for!!"
A sharp scream echoed.
Huo Yuhao's consciousness gradually cleared. The floating specks of light slowly descended, gathering below to form a pale golden sea. It supported ten enormous gold-white light spheres, except for the tiny gray light sphere, which remained suspended, unwilling to join the larger ones.
Above this sea, the largest white sphere, as if in control of everything, slowly rotated.
Then, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's terrified voice rang out in his mind.
"You... who exactly are you!"
Huo Yuhao stood in his Sea of Consciousness, deep in thought. The largest light sphere must be the system.
And the gray pearl was Electrolux!
As for Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, he was currently staring at Huo Yuhao with extreme fear.
"Why can't your Sea of Consciousness expand? And, and what is that white sphere!"
Such a terrifying Sea of Consciousness, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm thought constantly.
Huo Yuhao was silent for a moment, then grinned.
"Looks like you found out. Well, there's nothing I can do. This god can only kill you, after all, only the dead keep secrets!"
"What!?"
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was shocked!
He had finally escaped a dangerous situation, and now he was going to die?
Just when Sky Dream Ice Silkworm thought he was done for, Huo Yuhao suddenly burst out laughing.
"Hahaha, you're too easily startled."
"Don't worry, what I awakened isn't a kill-to-level-up ability, so I won't brutally kill you."
After saying that, Huo Yuhao added a thought to himself.
"After all, I still need you to find the Ice Emperor. I'll give you a gift then!"
(End of Chapter)