Douluo: Emerald Poison King

Chapter 503 - Spare Me, Sir!
A wisp of the Silver Dragon King's divine consciousness was entrusted to a ball of golden light, observing the situation outside through the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, while simultaneously sensing the thoughts within the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's mind.

Although this wasn't the first time he'd encountered this giant insect, the Silver Dragon King still couldn't help but regret choosing such a creature when he sensed the naive and childish thoughts in the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's mind. He couldn't understand why such a thing could become a million-year-old soul beast.

Several years ago, after Chen Ming revealed his second martial soul, the Ascending Dragon Sword, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm was subjected to physical modification and brainwashing by the Silver Dragon King.

The Silver Dragon King, using a portion of his own essence and the life force within the Lake of Life, transformed the body of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm. It took immense effort to gradually infuse the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm with his own bloodline power, causing a mutation in its essence and species. It transformed from a mere giant insect into a giant insect imbued with the bloodline of the Silver Dragon.

Don't be fooled by its appearance as an insect; for the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, this represents a complete transformation. The original Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, with its million years of cultivation and spiritual power, could at most kill an ordinary 100,000-year-old soul beast using only its spiritual power.

Now, after being modified, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's million-year cultivation has been partially utilized. The silver dragon's elemental affinity and physical strength have greatly enhanced her power, making her fully capable of contending with ordinary forty, fifty, or even ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts. Even on the entire Douluo Continent, she would be considered among the strongest.

After taking human form, the energy underwent a further transformation. Although the overall energy storage shrank, the quality improved further, and the martial soul had become a true dragon.

However, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm is, after all, a million-year-old soul beast. Although its race is low, it is still quite difficult to modify it because of its abundant energy.

In order to coat the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm with a layer of dragon skin so that it could serve as a temporary means of transportation, the Silver Dragon King extracted a large amount of his own essence, making his injuries even more severe. Injuries that would normally take around 20,000 years to heal now would take at least nearly 30,000 years to recover.

Over the course of several years, the Silver Dragon King simultaneously probed into the mind of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm and began to modify its memories, distorting its perceptions and transforming it into her.

In Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's, or rather, in Yinmeng Ice Silkworm's current mindset, she secretly stole a trace of the Silver Dragon King's bloodline power while the Silver Dragon King was seriously injured and asleep, and accidentally gained the ability to transform and rebuild her cultivation. So she took the opportunity to escape from the Star Dou Great Forest.
She came to this territory to obtain the power of that Golden Dragon King or Purple Emperor Annihilation Dragon, to further improve herself, so that she could return to the Star Dou Great Forest to seek revenge.

But in reality?
She was merely a tool for the Silver Dragon King to gain power. Even if she truly obtained the power of the Golden Dragon King and the Purple Emperor Annihilation Dragon and returned to the Star Dou Great Forest, she would ultimately just be a blood pack to replenish the Silver Dragon King's strength.

Just as Yinmeng Bingcan began to frantically imagine how she should perform, she saw Chen Ming stare at her for a moment and then turn his head away as if nothing had happened, before continuing to walk forward amidst the cheers of the crowd.

"Hey, hey, hey, don't ignore me. You can feel it, right?"

Seeing this, Yin Mengbingcan, who had been smiling, immediately stopped smiling and pushed forward without regard for anything else. She cupped her hands around her mouth to form a megaphone shape and shouted at Chen Ming.

Yinmeng Bingcan's actions went beyond simply being too reckless. Coupled with this, she failed to understand Enqin and Zhongcheng's behavior, immediately becoming the target of everyone's criticism.

Many commoners and low-level soul masters turned their heads and glared fiercely at the Silver Dream Ice Silkworm, rubbing their fists together as if they were ready to pounce at any moment.

Although Yin Meng Bing Can has transformed into human form, her strength is not actually weak. Although she currently only has the cultivation of a Great Soul Master, her proud spiritual power has not been significantly diminished by her transformation, and when unleashed, it can briefly restrain ordinary Title Douluos.

But her biggest problem is that she's a coward.
Feeling the gazes that seemed to want to devour her alive, Yinmeng Ice Silkworm immediately recalled the time when she was pinned to the ground and had her life essence drained by a bunch of ferocious beasts. Before she could even think about the difference in strength between the two sides, she subconsciously lowered her head and admitted defeat.

Before anyone else could speak or make a move, Yinmeng Bingcan instinctively squatted down on the ground with her hands covering her head, adopting a dignified posture, with tears welling up in her eyes, looking like she had been bullied and was about to cry.

Looking at the Silver Dream Ice Silkworm crouching defensively with its head in its hands, those who originally wanted to make a move were stunned. They looked at each other, unsure whether they should take action or not.

After all, this is truly
Rather than being deliberately offensive, most people felt that the girl must be mentally challenged.

Silver Dream Ice Silkworm, who had been crouching with its head in its hands, raised its head and saw that no one was punching or kicking it. It breathed a sigh of relief, and then belatedly realized that even though it had already transformed, it didn't need to be afraid of these ordinary people and low-level Soul Masters.

She was about to stand up and put her hands on her hips to salvage her image, but when Yinmeng Bingcan felt the pitying gazes from those around her, she felt a stinging sensation on her face for some reason.

"A moment of patience brings peace. I've endured for thousands, even tens of thousands of years, finally escaping from that old hag Silver Dragon and that big, dumb black dragon. I absolutely cannot let anyone discover my identity. Endure, Silver Dream Ice Silkworm, you must endure."

Even the Silver Dragon King in Yin Mengbingcan's mind couldn't describe her feelings at this moment. She just felt that the heavens were unjust. Why could such a scoundrel become a million-year-old soul beast that was not allowed by the rules of heaven and earth?

If it weren't for the fact that he still needed her, the Silver Dragon King would have loved to blow her head off.

To prevent this guy with his face on him from continuing to embarrass himself by spinning around, the Silver Dragon King had no choice but to intervene and change the Silver Dream Ice Silkworm's idea.

Under the hazy light, the Silver Dream Ice Silkworm summoned its martial soul. Its spiritual power fluctuated slightly, and the ordinary people around it subconsciously ignored the Silver Dream Ice Silkworm crouching on the ground with its head in its hands, and instead continued to focus their attention on Chen Ming, who was walking further and further away, and continued to wave their arms to welcome the sun.

Seeing that everyone's gaze had left her, Yin Mengbingcan finally breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't dare to stand up, but quietly squatted down and squeezed out of the crowd. In an alley by the roadside, she leaned against the wall, patted the fat on her chest, and slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

"That scared me to death! I almost thought I was going to be beaten into a pulp—no, a dragon's mincemeat! Damn it, why did that little Chen thing ignore me?"

Just as Yinmeng Bingcan was patting her chest and complaining, a huge hand suddenly covered her head, five fingers gripping her skull, and a cold voice came from beside her.

"Chen what the hell?"

"List"

Silver Dream Ice Silkworm instinctively tried to struggle, but a large hand grabbed its head and lifted it up. Its limbs twisted wildly in mid-air as if they had just grown out (in fact, they had just grown out), and its eyes were filled with deep terror.

Silver Dream Ice Silkworm extended her spiritual power to try and find out who had captured her. But what she found only terrified her more.

Because although her body could clearly feel the temperature of the palm and the force that seemed to want to crush her skull, from the perspective of her mental power, there were no abnormal soul power fluctuations around her, as if she had flown up on her own.

"Grandpa, grandpa, grandpa, spare my life!" Although the appearance of Yin Meng Bing Can was quite similar to Gu Yue Na from the Legend of the Dragon King due to the bloodline modification of the Silver Dragon King, her personality meant that even with a similar face, Yin Meng Bing Can's noble aura was completely absent the moment she opened her mouth.

Despite theoretically possessing the face of an icy beauty, Yinmeng Bingcan somehow managed to project the demeanor of a sex worker. Her constant use of "Grandpa" gave the impression that she'd stumbled into some strange place.

The Silver Dragon King in Yinmeng Ice Silkworm's mind began to regret once again why he had given this bastard a portion of his bloodline and an appearance similar to his own.

The thought of this thing humiliating him made the Silver Dragon King, hiding in the Lake of Life in the Star Dou Great Forest, widen his eyes, grit his teeth, and breathe heavily through his nostrils, looking as if he wanted to tear something apart.

"Maybe I should just have Di Tian take this bastard back."

The Silver Dragon King gritted his teeth, while simultaneously sensing the Silver Dream Ice Silkworm's presence.

In the alley, the Silver Dream Ice Silkworm, its head grabbed and lifted into the air, struggled and cried out in a fawning voice, trying to beg for mercy. But after wailing for a long time, apart from the increasing pain in its skull, nothing changed.

Under the threat of death, Yinmeng Bingcan yielded once again.

"Grandpa, please don't kill me, I'll tell you everything."

"Who are you? What is your name? How old are you? Where do you live? How many people are in your family? How many acres of land do you own? How many cows do you have? What are you doing here?"

"If you're lying, don't blame me for sticking these five fingers straight into your brain!"

"Huh?" Yinmeng Bingcan's mind went blank when she heard this, and she had no idea how to answer.

She came here in one go after drawing her human form in the Star Dou Great Forest. She has been in human society for less than two months and doesn't know anything yet. What can she say?
To put it bluntly, apart from the far north, the ocean, and the Starry Sky Forest, she only knew a handful of place names.

However, under the threat of death, she still frantically turned her head, using the little wisdom she had left.

"My name is Yinmeng. I live near the Star Dou Great Forest. I have no parents, no children, and I live alone. I make a living by hunting. I heard there was good news here, so I came here. Sir, I have no bad intentions whatsoever!"

"You live near the Star Dou Great Forest?"

Chen Ming pinched the head of the Silver Dream Ice Silkworm, stimulating her mind while secretly sensing her spiritual power and spiritual sea, probing the will and strength contained within.

"Yes, yes, yes! I know the Star Dou Great Forest like the back of my hand. If you don't believe me, just test me!"

"Alright, since you claim to be a hunter from the Star Dou Great Forest, then let me ask you something."

Just as Yinmeng Bingcan was about to answer with her experience of the Star Dou Great Forest, Chen Ming's question suddenly pierced her head like a crossbow bolt.

"What is the price of grain near the Star Dou Great Forest? How much is rice per kilogram in soul coins? How much is wheat per kilogram in soul coins? Which cities are the main production areas? What kind of soul beasts produce the most ten-year soul beast materials circulating in the market? And what is the average price that various shops pay for soul beast materials?"

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"Dad, please go easy on me, don't hit my face."

Yin Mengbingcan, who had expected to be asked about her soul beast, remained silent for a long time. Large tears streamed down her face, and she dared not move her limbs, adopting a posture like a teru teru bozu (a Japanese doll-like figure known for its serene and unpredictable nature). Even the Silver Dragon King, whom she had originally planned to provide some external assistance, remained silent.

After all, she knows a lot about spirit beasts, but it would be a miracle if she paid attention to things like grain prices!

She has been in the Douluo World for tens of thousands of years and has never eaten a single grain of rice!

"I will try my best to make your journey painless."

A cold voice came from behind Yinmeng Bingcan, and the fingers that were already gripping her head tightened even more, to the point that Yinmeng Bingcan felt as if her skull was about to crack.

At this moment, she couldn't care less about anything else and directly released her power.

With the Silver Dragon Martial Soul possessing him, two purple soul rings appeared around him and then flashed simultaneously, unleashing a burst of spiritual power that attacked indiscriminately in all directions.

Normally, the lifespan of a transformed soul beast's first few soul rings is similar to the maximum lifespan a human soul master can withstand, until the seventh soul ring, the Martial Soul True Form, reaches a lifespan close to its own. However, the Silver Dream Ice Silkworm is, after all, a million-year-old soul beast in its transformed state, so some laws naturally don't apply to it.

Although they appear to be thousand-year spirit rings, both were actually created by the Silver Dream Ice Silkworm using its own 100,000-year-old essence. As its strength increases, the corresponding primordial orb in its mind gradually shrinks, and its power is injected into the spirit ring.

In other words, these two spirit rings appear to be thousand years old and of thousand-year quality, but are actually hundred-thousand-year spirit rings. Each one has two spirit skills.

The first soul skill of the Silver Dream Ice Silkworm's first soul ring is Mental Detection, the same skill Huo Gua used in Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect. The second is Simulation, both innate skills of the Ice Silkworm clan. The first soul skill of the second soul ring is the manifestation of the Silver Dragon's power, a special ability called Mental Blast.

(End of this chapter)