Douluo Continent: The Sky Revealed, What the Hell is Honkai Academy?

Chapter 66 The Craze for Finding Insects Triggered by the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm
"Heavens...Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm? What kind of soul beast is that? It looks...so weak?"

"Nine hundred and ninety thousand years?! My god! That's even longer than the Emperor Heaven?! How is that possible?!"

"He has the time to grow, but no domain or even skills? His core ability is to become someone else's second martial soul? What kind of potential is this?!"

"A Wisdom Soul Ring? It can help people condense a second Martial Soul?! I've never heard of such a thing in the Douluo Continent! Is...is this really possible?!"

"Both parties must be willing? And possess strong mental strength, otherwise they'll explode and die? These conditions are too harsh!"

"We must find it! We must gain its approval! If it is willing, it can create a peerless genius with twin martial souls, and the second martial soul will start with a million-year soul ring!"

After a brief moment of astonishment, the human world descended into another kind of madness!
This time, it wasn't fear, but utter astonishment, disbelief, and... a kind of indescribable fervor!

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Star Forest, Lake of Life.

Di Tian was first taken aback, then let out a disdainful snort:

"So this is the silkworm that only knows how to eat and sleep! It has lived for 990,000 years in vain, what a waste of the world's energy, it has disgraced us soul beasts!"

Xiong Jun burst into laughter: "Hahaha! I'm dying of laughter! This stupid worm can make the list? And it's ranked ahead of so many powerful soul beasts? Is the Heavenly Dao blind?"

Bi Ji shook her head slightly, her tone tinged with pity: "The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's life has been quite bumpy. It's good that it has this opportunity to protect itself."

The three heads of the Red King tilted to the side, clearly not taking the "food" they had once chased seriously.

Only Gu Yuena, after a brief moment of surprise, had a deep glint in her purple eyes: "A ninety-nine-year-old soul beast, with no power to protect itself? It can live for so long, even I have never seen such an... anomaly."

It has to be said that Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's ability to survive and its level of incompetence truly opened Gu Yuena's eyes!

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The far north.

For the first time, a clear look of astonishment appeared on Xue Di's usually cold face as she stared at the familiar ice silkworm in the sky, which she had once regarded as a "mobile tonic," and remained silent for a moment.

Hyotei's crystalline scorpion tail suddenly stood erect, its sharp voice filled with disbelief and a hint of mocked anger:
"That stinky bug?! What makes it so special?! Just because it lived so long?! I didn't even make the list, yet it is, and ranked so high up! I'm so angry!"

The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, deep within the ice cave, shuddered in fright the moment it heard its own name, thinking it was about to be captured by some powerful figure and used as a tonic.

But when it saw the contents of the list and the rewards, its tiny eyes suddenly shone with an unprecedented brilliance!
[Soul Beast Potential Ranking, 5th Place – Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, reward has been issued!]

A soft, milky-white beam of light, imbued with immense spiritual energy, precisely enveloped the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm.

"Oh my! Brother Tiandao! You are truly my second parents!"

The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm emitted a burst of cheeky yet incredibly excited mental energy, almost bursting into tears as it accepted the reward.

[Solidation of the Spiritual Origin] Make it feel that its "brain" has never been so clear and stable, and it no longer has to worry about its spiritual power being too great and out of control.

The supernatural power of "like a dream" is imprinted on its soul like an instinct.

The 【Ice Silkworm Jade Robe】 automatically fits onto its round body, making it feel incredibly safe!

Feeling the earth-shaking changes within itself, especially the powerful ability to hide and survive, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm instantly became bolder!
It stood up, though only its front half, twisting its rounded body towards the sky.

It emitted an extremely smug sound towards the far northern core area and the Star Dou Great Forest, which traveled through the sky and spread throughout the entire continent:

"Waaaaah... Heaven has eyes! My brother Tianmeng has finally made it through!!!"

"Snow Empress! Ice Empress! And those guys from Xingdou who're always eyeing my fat body! Did you hear me?! Did you see me?!!" "You think you're so powerful? You want to eat me? Come on! Come and chase me again! Let's see if you can still find your Tianmeng brother! Hahaha!"

"Now I'm protected by the Heavenly Dao! I can become invisible! I can run faster! I'm no longer that easy prey you can slaughter!"

"From this day forward, I, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, have risen!!! Wahahahaha—!!!"

As it shouted, it excitedly rolled around in the ice cave, perfectly illustrating what it means for a petty person to gain power—or rather, for a small insect to gain power!

That cheeky yet exhilarating expression left everyone watching, human or animal, both laughing and crying at the same time.

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Wuhun Palace, Pope Palace.

The greed in Bibi Dong's eyes was almost tangible: "It can actually artificially create a second martial soul. If I can obtain it, I will have a three-life martial soul!"

"Pass down the order! Search for the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, its priority is the same as the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger! Remember, it must be captured alive, and you must find a way to make it willingly sacrifice itself to complete my great mission!"

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Haotian Sect.

Tang Xiao and the elders exchanged glances. One elder exclaimed, "If any disciple in the sect were to obtain this opportunity, wouldn't they be destined for greatness?"

Tang Xiao shook his head and sighed: "The opportunity is heaven-defying, but the conditions are even more heaven-defying, to get a 990,000-year-old soul beast to voluntarily sacrifice itself... It's as difficult as ascending to heaven!"

But undeniably, everyone's hearts were filled with excitement.

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Blue Electric Tyrannosaurus Rex family.

Yu Yuanzhen's breathing became rapid, his eyes bloodshot: "The second martial soul... if it were combined with my Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex..."

He seemed to see another golden road to the rise of his family.

"Find it! Find it at all costs!"

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Honkai Impact 3rd Academy, viewing area.

Ning Fengzhi let out a long sigh and said with a wry smile, "This Golden List is always full of surprises. The existence of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm will probably attract a more complicated struggle than the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger."

After all, the Dark Demon God Tiger brings slaughter, while the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm brings hope and a shortcut that can drive people mad!

The training ground on the other side.

"Wow! This big bug is so cute! It looks chubby and soft!" Kiana's attention was instantly diverted.

Bronya analyzed: "Target individual combat strength assessment: extremely low. Strategic value assessment: special and extremely high. Its 'Intelligence Soul Ring' characteristic is unique. Recommendation: Try to make contact, establish a friendly relationship, and consider it as an alternative to the academy's special talent reserve plan."

Raiden Mei nodded slightly: "If one can voluntarily become a partner, it is indeed a shortcut to becoming stronger. However, it is probably not easy to get a million-year-old soul beast to voluntarily sacrifice itself."

Fu Hua commented, "Great wisdom appears as foolishness, and one is favored by fate. To be able to ascend to the Potential Ranking in this way is a miracle in itself. The Heavenly Ranking does not judge everything based on combat strength, which is also a manifestation of fairness."

(End of this chapter)