After that gray stream of light entered Xu Tianhao's sea of consciousness, it immediately transformed into a gray bead about the size of a soybean.
Subsequently, it became completely silent, neither launching any attacks nor attempting to expand or disturb its surroundings.
It just floated there quietly, as if it were merely a speck of ordinary dust.
Its existence seemed completely transparent to the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, which was currently dominating the sea of consciousness and steadily channeling power into Xu Tianhao's Origin.
The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's massive white-jade mental body was currently stretching its form, its ten golden rings radiating a brilliant light.
It was pouring its million-year mental Origin into Xu Tianhao's sea of consciousness without reservation.
From beginning to end, the appearance and silence of the gray bead did not interrupt its Fusion process.
Nor did it have any impact whatsoever on its energy delivery.
This scene left the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, hovering at the edge of Xu Tianhao's sea of consciousness, completely stunned.
Its small golden eyes bulged wide; its expression, which had been slightly tense due to the intrusion of the gray bead, instantly transformed into one of pure disbelief.
It wiggled its plump body and then began to shout loudly within the sea of consciousness with a tone mixed with complaints, grievance, and indignation.
"No way?! This is too ridiculous!"
"I finally managed to find a Host with excellent mental force talent who is also a perfect match for me, and now some bastard is actually trying to snatch him from me?!"
"Could this be the legendary 'heaven envying genius'? I've lived for a million years and just wanted to find a good Host, why is it so hard! I'm so pitiful!"
As the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm grumbled, its small golden eyes would occasionally glare at the quiet gray bead in the center.
Its tone was full of grievance and resentment, acting exactly like a child whose favorite toy had been stolen.
It prided itself on having a unique eye for talent, having been extremely selective when choosing a Host.
It originally thought Xu Tianhao was the chosen one, the best candidate for its investment.
But then a Cheng Yaojin appeared out of nowhere in the form of this gray bead; how could it possibly endure this?
Meanwhile, Xu Tianhao's state within the sea of consciousness was quite peculiar.
He was not completely immersed in the refreshing sensation of surging power as he had been during the Fusion with the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm.
Instead, he felt like an outsider, perceiving every change within the sea of consciousness from a third-person perspective.
He could clearly sense that the gray bead which had just formed indeed bore no malice.
The coldness and silence originating from the depths of its Soul had not caused any erosion of his consciousness after entering the sea of consciousness.
Instead, it was like a drop of water merging into a rock, quietly settling down and temporarily losing all movement.
More importantly, he could feel that the Fusion process between him and the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm remained smooth.
There was no interruption due to the appearance of the gray bead.
The million-year mental Origin was continuously merging into his sea of consciousness, strengthening his mental force Foundation.
This perception caused the excitement in Xu Tianhao's heart to erupt like a volcano.
In his previous expectations, obtaining either one of these would have already been a massive Opportunity.
But he never imagined that fate would truly give him such a huge surprise, a direct double hit!
The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm plus Electrolux's remnant Soul—two great Opportunities capable of overturning the status quo of the entire Spirit Master's world had fallen upon him simultaneously!
It was like a bird that originally had only one wing suddenly receiving both wings at once!
With the addition of these two overpowered cheats, Xu Tianhao's path of growth was no longer a simple takeoff.
He would directly pierce through the clouds and gallop toward an even higher Peak!
At this thought, Xu Tianhao's heart was filled with indescribable excitement and confidence.
He could almost see himself rapidly breaking through spirit ring limits and controlling Ultimate Mental Force with the help of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's million-year mental Origin.
He would also master powerful Necromancy and control the Undead Semi-Plane through Electrolux's Legacy, possessing an endless supply of resources and combat power.
However, amidst his excitement, a trace of vigilance flashed through Xu Tianhao's heart.
The figure of God King Tang subconsciously surfaced in his mind.
That existence standing at the Peak of the Douluo Continent, the God King who held the authority of the God Realm.
If that person sensed an anomaly in the Douluo Continent, if he noticed a variable like him...
Would he also try to train him like a dog?
After all, in the original plot, God King Tang's majesty and strength reigned supreme over everything.
Any existence that tried to challenge his authority or break the original trajectory of the plot could be easily erased by him.
But this vigilance was soon completely suppressed by the rebelliousness and determination in Xu Tianhao's heart.
"My fate is mine to control, not the heavens'!"
Xu Tianhao silently recited this phrase in his heart, his gaze becoming incredibly firm.
He was a Soul who had undergone Transmigration from another world; he had his own life path.
He would never willingly be controlled by anyone, much less become a mere vassal to another.
If God King Tang truly noticed something wrong and tried to interfere in his life or suppress him, Xu Tianhao would have only two choices.
First, if his own strength was not yet great enough to contend with him, he would choose to feign compliance and temporarily endure in silence.
He would hide his sharp edge and silently accumulate power, waiting for the day he had fully grown.
At that time, he would definitely repay every bit of past suppression, an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth!
Second, if his growth speed far exceeded expectations and he already had the confidence to contend with God King Tang...
Then he would just stand tall and fearlessly take the guy on!
Being a dog?
That was absolutely impossible!
In his previous life, he had never bowed his head to anyone.
In this life, it was even more impossible!
Just as Xu Tianhao's mind was flooded with a thousand thoughts and emotions, the scene within the sea of consciousness changed once again.
The rich white halo emitted by the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm was no longer in its previous diffuse state after being continuously injected into Xu Tianhao's body; it gradually became solid and pure.
Like a refined ten-thousand-year immortal brew, every wisp contained terrifying energy, slowly flowing and permeating into Xu Tianhao's sea of consciousness.
As the white halo continued to be injected, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's originally massive white-jade mental body also gradually became transparent in the process.
The light from the ten golden rings on its body grew increasingly dazzling, while its body shrank rapidly at a pace visible to the naked eye.
From its initial ten meters in length, to five meters, then three meters, one meter...
Ultimately, its mental body completely transformed into a stream of light, merged into Xu Tianhao's sea of consciousness, and vanished.
At this moment, the scene within Xu Tianhao's sea of consciousness took on a completely new look.
In the central position, that soybean-sized gray bead emitting a faint glimmer still floated; that was Electrolux's remnant Soul Origin.
And surrounding the gray bead were ten golden spheres, each a full meter in diameter.
These ten golden spheres radiated a light as brilliant as the scorching sun.
The light was soft yet contained endless energy, reflecting across the entire sea of consciousness in a golden hue, warm and full of power.
This was precisely the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's million-year mental Origin!
These ten golden spheres were not only the key to increasing the years of Xu Tianhao's spirit rings.
They also contained the power accumulated by the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm over a million years, along with many wonderful uses that even the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm itself had not yet fully discovered.
They were like ten small suns hovering in the sea of consciousness, steadily channeling power into Xu Tianhao's conscious Origin.
Bit by bit, they strengthened his mental force Foundation and stabilized his Soul Realm.