"Big worm, do you want to die?"
Just as the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was struggling, Xu Yunxiao's cold voice came out of his mouth. The Purple Emperor Sky Destroying Dragon behind him opened its huge dragon maw, and a terrifying destructive light faintly flickered deep in its throat.
Seeing this, the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's pupils dilated. Nine golden patterns flashed on its enormous body, and it shrieked, "I am the 900,000-year-old Spirit-type Spirit Beast, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm! Brother Long, Brother Long, I have no ill intentions! I just saw that this young man has extraordinary talent and wanted to offer myself in a sacrifice to him."
Just now, the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm still had a way out, but due to its hesitation, it now had no retreat. It had no doubt that the man emanating a dangerous aura, no weaker than Ice Ice, had already decided to kill.
The nine golden patterns erupted with powerful spiritual fluctuations. Although the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's combat strength was not strong, its 900,000 years of spiritual power were not just for show. If it unleashed them without restraint, even a Limit Douluo would not dare to underestimate it.
"A 900,000-year-old Spirit Beast!!!"
Hearing the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm reveal its identity, Xu Yunxiao and Dugu Bo became even more nervous. Their seventh spirit ring flickered, ready to light up and activate their Martial Soul True Body at any moment.
As for the matter of sacrifice that the other party mentioned, were they that foolish?
Which Spirit Beast would be so idiotic as to voluntarily sacrifice itself to a human?
"Father, wait." Just as the tension was rising, Xu Tianyang quickly spoke out, looking at the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm seriously and asking, "Putting aside whether you are truly a 900,000-year-old Spirit Beast, you just said you wanted to sacrifice yourself to me. Tell me your reason."
Although he had used the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to trap the other party, he still needed to let the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm state its case.
Hearing Xu Tianyang's words, Xu Yunxiao and Dugu Bo calmed down slightly, but they still stared intently at the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm. If the other party made any slight movement, they would be met with a barrage of attacks.
"Brother is really a 900,000-year-old Spirit Beast." Hearing Xu Tianyang's doubt, the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm became anxious. It pointed to the nine golden patterns on its back and explained, "Golden patterns hold extremely important significance for us Ice Silkworms. They symbolize that my cultivation has reached the 100,000-year level. Look, I not only have golden patterns, but I have a full nine of them."
"They symbolize my 900,000 years of cultivation."
"But I feel like your strength isn't that great."
"Ahem... The Ice Silkworm race is not good at combat, and my method of advancement is a bit... a bit special. In short, although my cultivation is as high as 900,000 years, I can't defeat those 100,000-year-old Spirit Beasts who are good at combat." A hint of embarrassment flashed across the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's face.
Hearing the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's self-description, Xu Yunxiao and the others gradually relaxed their guard. This 900,000-year-old Spirit Beast seemed indeed not very intelligent, nor very strong.
With them present, they were not at all afraid of the other party having any ill intentions towards Xu Tianyang.
"Since your cultivation is so high, why do you want to sacrifice yourself to me?" Xu Tianyang asked again.
Xu Yunxiao and the other two also pricked up their ears. The Spirit Master's world had very few records about the secrets of 100,000-year-old Spirit Beasts, and they also wanted to know the mysteries within.
"Alas!" The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm sighed faintly, and said with a wistful expression, "Although my cultivation is as high as 900,000 years, my combat power is not strong. The energy I contain is too vast, making me a huge juicy target for other Spirit Beasts."
"They all want to capture me, drain my cultivation to improve themselves. In this Spirit Beast World, I have no place to stand."
"Moreover, Spirit Beasts undergo a heavenly tribulation every 100,000 years. If they pass, they enter the next realm to continue cultivating. Although I don't know why, my previous heavenly tribulations never descended, but I dare not gamble whether I can pass the final million-year heavenly tribulation."
"I don't want to die..."
"I want eternal life, and to achieve eternal life, one must embark on the path to becoming a God." At this moment, an unusually bright light flickered in the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's eyes.
"God!" Xu Yunxiao and the others were surprised again. This was not the first time they had been shocked today. Having seen many ups and downs, they felt like their worldview was being reshaped today.
"Are there really Gods in this world?" Xu Yunxiao's expression was a little lost. Even though he had learned about the legend of the Sea God a year ago, he still held a skeptical attitude towards it.
"Yes." Unexpectedly, Dugu Bo was the first to affirm, "Legend has it that the Spirit Hall was founded by the Angel God. The Angel God swept away all the fallen Spirit Masters on the Douluo Continent and stepped into the hundredth level. Successive Popes of the Spirit Hall have upheld the oracle of the Angel God, striking down fallen Spirit Masters on the Douluo Continent."
"And the Spirits of successive Popes are all Six-Winged Angels. They claim to be the divine envoys of the Angel God, overseeing the continent."
"Is the Angel Martial Soul a God-level Spirit?" Xu Yunxiao looked at Dugu Bo in surprise. They had already gathered a lot of intelligence about the Douluo Continent, but they were indeed still lacking some hidden information.
"I don't know if it's a God-level Spirit, but..." Dugu Bo shook his head with a serious expression, seemingly recalling the old man he saw when he was conferred the Titled Douluo title in the Douluo Hall after advancing. He said with a hint of fear in his eyes, "The Angel Martial Soul is definitely the most powerful Spirit I have ever seen."
Hearing this, Xu Yunxiao's heart sank abruptly. It seemed that the strength of the Spirit Hall still needed to be re-evaluated.
After understanding the situation on the Douluo Continent, he had already overestimated the Spirit Hall, but now it seemed he had still underestimated it.
"Then what does this have to do with you wanting to sacrifice yourself to His Highness?" Feng Tianxiang stared at the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm with cold eyes.
Hearing this, the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm looked at the several people with envy, "Humans are the most favored beings in this world. You often only need a few decades to rival the strength we cultivate for tens of thousands of years."
"The potential of humans is something Spirit Beasts can never compare to. Most importantly, Spirit Beasts simply cannot become Gods. The continent has been thriving for an unknown number of years. We Spirit Beasts existed even before humans, but to this day, I have never heard of a Spirit Beast becoming a God. It seems this is a hurdle that we Spirit Beasts cannot cross."
"So, when I saw him, I gambled my future on him!"
The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm looked at Xu Tianyang with burning eyes. With his exceptional talent and the aura of a God, if such a person couldn't become a God, who could?
How could it, Tianmeng, miss this opportunity to win by simply lying down?
Moreover, with Xu Tianyang's power, it might even have a chance to achieve its desires in the future.
'Ice Ice, my Ice Ice...'
"This... Tianyang, what do you think?"
Even Xu Yunxiao didn't know how to choose after hearing all this. Although there were many suspicious points in the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's words, this was a 900,000-year-old spirit ring.
It might be a spirit ring unprecedented and unmatched, and the benefits it brought were simply too great, so great that even Xu Yunxiao was filled with hesitation.