The Peerless Tang Sect: Possessing Huo Yuhao at the Start

Chapter 3 The Far North

After leaving the Star Dou Great Forest, Huo Zhanji, in order to change his future destiny, used the "Nine Heavens Star Technique" to cultivate his soul power every day, while also developing his double pupil talent skill.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, Huo Zhanji is already eleven years old. With the help of the cultivation technique, his soul power level has quickly caught up. The power of the stars is all-encompassing, and everything can be used to assist in cultivation. Moreover, Huo Zhanji has the bloodline of the Frost Dragon in his body. With the help of the bloodline, Huo Zhanji's cultivation speed can be described as almost a thousand miles a day.

"Tianmeng, how far do we go if we keep heading north?" Huo Zhanji asked.

Tianmeng Bingcan's lazy voice rang out: "Just stick to the direction and keep heading north, you can't go wrong. This is a very long journey. At your speed, it will take us at least ten days to reach our destination."

Huo Zhanji calmed himself down and focused intently on running northward. He used his speed to the fullest, and in the blink of an eye, three days had passed. He could clearly feel the air getting colder and colder. The biting cold forced him to slow down. Fortunately, the original owner had some money, plus the money he had earned over the years, which allowed him to enter a city and buy some warm clothes.

When he had been traveling at full speed for eight days, he finally stopped near the northern border of the Heavenly Soul Empire. Huo Zhanji was slightly out of breath.

A soft white light suddenly floated out from his chest, spreading in the air and quickly growing to the same size as Huo Zhanji before slowly imprinting itself on him.

The lazy voice of Tianmeng Ice Silkworm rang out: "This is the remains left behind by your brother, the original body you saw. Zhanji, from now on, you must obey my commands completely, without the slightest mistake. Otherwise, not only will you be trapped in this far north forever, but your brother will also be implicated."

"Hmm." Huo Zhanji nodded.

"Let's go, let's head north and get into the core area of ​​this far north."

Starting afresh, Huo Zhanji quickly headed north. The benefits of mental detection became apparent at this moment; when encountering unfamiliar terrain, he could immediately set off after simply using mental detection.

The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, unusually, didn't sleep, constantly guiding Huo Zhanji to change course. In the blink of an eye, another two days passed. Huo Zhanji had completely penetrated into the desolate far north.

"Quickly, lie face down on the ground and bury yourself in the snow. Don't move at all. Even if anything touches your body, don't move." Tianmeng Bingcan's urgent voice suddenly rang out.

Huo Zhanji quickly squatted down and lay down on the thick snow. He quickly covered himself with the snow, held his breath, and activated his double pupils to sense an extremely terrifying aura. When this aura appeared, his spiritual power was instantly shattered.

"Tianmeng, what... what was that just now?"

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's somewhat tense voice rang out: "I almost returned to my position. This guy is the Titan Snow Demon King, who also has mental attributes. He actually shielded me from detection. Fortunately, my mental strength is far superior to his, and I still managed to detect him when he got close enough."

"No way, Tianmeng, we two brothers are just too unlucky! I even ran into the Titan Snow Demon King?" Huo Zhanji said.

"Let's go, keep heading north. That guy only lives in the core area of ​​this far north. From now on, you need to slow down. Like that guy just now, he even blocked my mental detection. We have to be careful. Otherwise, if we run into just one, we're all doomed."

"Um."

Huo Zhanji and Tianmeng Ice Silkworm had both learned about each other's backgrounds beforehand, so Tianmeng Ice Silkworm did not hide anything from Huo Zhanji. Knowing each other's backgrounds is the prerequisite for win-win cooperation.

Intense mental fluctuations began to appear in his mind. Huo Zhanji felt waves of dizziness. His only soul ring had quietly emerged and was slowly pulsating around him.

The purplish-red color in Huo Zhanji's eyes began to change gradually. At this moment, he felt his senses rapidly extending outward and expanding far and wide. An invisible majesty instantly expanded, accompanied by an extremely terrifying spiritual power that radiated outward from Huo Zhanji's body.

The originally pure white halo slowly turned into a bright gold, which is the true color of the million-year soul ring that is unique in the Douluo Continent!

Clusters of golden light began to emerge from between Huo Zhanji's eyebrows. Nine clusters of golden light slowly descended from the sky, stacking one on top of the other, gradually shrinking in size, while the gold became increasingly solid. The nine clusters of golden light gradually took shape together, actually condensing into a golden light figure. What shocked Huo Zhanji even more was that this golden light figure was exactly the same as Huo Zhanji.

A powerful will spread out the moment Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's spiritual body took shape: "Ice Emperor, I know you sensed my presence. I, Tianmeng, have returned for revenge. Do you dare to face me?"

Time passed second by second, but Tianmeng Ice Silkworm seemed in no hurry at all, while Huo Zhanji persevered thanks to the Frost Dragon Martial Soul's resistance to ice.

The originally dark clouds suddenly rippled violently, and then, from the distant northern horizon, a layer of emerald green light instantly spread across the sky.

In an instant, the pitch-black sky turned into a translucent and alluring emerald green, its captivating color like the sky high above suddenly transforming into a giant emerald gem.

When the emerald green color spread to a radius of one kilometer around the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, Huo Zhanji sensed it: "It's here, a true 390,000-year-old soul beast."

"Tianmeng, you're still alive. You truly deserve to be the longest-lived creature in our far north." A clear voice rang out from all directions.

Only the area within a hundred meters in diameter around the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm remained calm, completely protected by the immense spiritual power emanating from its body.

"Hyotei, you're still alive, so why can't I live? Do you remember what I said back then? If I don't die, one day I will become your partner." Tianmeng Bingcan's voice suddenly became very gentle.

"Tianmeng, you're courting death." Bingdi's clear voice suddenly filled with murderous intent.

In a contest of sheer mental strength, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm was not afraid of the Ice Emperor. It smiled slightly and said calmly and elegantly, "No, I'm speaking from the heart. Ice Emperor, do you know why I chose to return at this time? Because I calculated that within a hundred years, you will reach your limit and die. At that time, you will not be able to break through the next limit. I returned so that you can live and so that we can truly be together."

After hearing what Tianmeng Ice Silkworm said, Ice Emperor fell silent, as if its secret thoughts had been revealed, and it was pondering silently.

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm said somewhat nervously, "I'm back, Ice Emperor. After all these years, are you still unwilling to come out and see me?"

The Ice Emperor's icy voice rang out again: "Tianmeng, do you know that my race is the natural enemy of your race?"

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm smiled calmly: "Of course I know, but so what? Who says you can't fall in love with your natural enemy? That's precisely why I like you even more."

Hyotei scoffed, "Unfortunately, you're not worthy of liking me. However, I'm still quite touched that you were willing to offer yourself up as food for me to devour."

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm seemed to be used to Ice Empress's way of speaking, and said with some helplessness, "Can't you be a little gentler? I've always wanted to ask you, is that joke that's been circulating all over the far north true? Did you really fall in love with Snow Empress back then?"

"Tianmeng, I will tear you to pieces!" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's words seemed to touch the Ice Emperor's deepest sore spot, and its voice instantly became hysterical.

The smile on Tianmeng Bingcan's lips never disappeared; it seemed to be deliberately trying to provoke Bingdi.

Huo Zhanji silently gave a thumbs up, "Tianmeng is still the best."

The voice of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm echoed in Huo Zhanji's mind: "Zhanji, get ready. When I say it's starting, you must endure the bitter cold. You must hold on, understand?"

"Don't worry about Tianmeng, my second martial soul is the Frost Dragon. Mere ice and snow are nothing to worry about," Huo Zhanji replied.

The next moment, Hyotei, who had previously said it would take a quarter of an hour to appear, finally showed up. Huo Zhanji was also observing intently, and when Hyotei truly appeared in his perception, Huo Zhanji couldn't help but be somewhat astonished.

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm stared intently at Ice Emperor: "You've arrived."

Ice Emperor looked at the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's body, which was entirely golden but was only formed from spiritual power, with a strange look in his crystal-yellow eyes.

"Tianmeng, do you think that by hiding your true form and only using your mental power to simulate a physical appearance to see me, I won't be able to find your true self?"

Tianmeng Bingcan said with some regret, "I wanted to chat with you a little longer, don't be so heartless. However, in order for us to be truly together sooner, let's begin."

Soul beasts that have reached the Ice Emperor level of cultivation have a strong sense of danger. It sensed something was wrong almost instantly, and the terrifying spiritual power was like a vast ocean that plunged it into its depths.

Hyotei's eyes instantly sharpened, her tail hook lashing out forcefully, the long, emerald tail gleaming brightly. "Tenmu, you're courting death. You dare use your mental power like this? How long can you trap me? One second or two?"

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm said gently, "No need for more, one second is enough!"

"No, no, this is impossible. Tianmeng, how could you, a piece of trash, possibly bind me? What kind of skill is this? Why can't even my abilities break free?"

The golden light faded, and the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, now in Huo Zhanji's form, reappeared before it, a faint smile on its face: "I will answer your questions. But not now. Now, we should go."

As it spoke, it raised its right hand and pointed at Hyotei. Amidst the flash of golden light, Hyotei's body vanished into thin air.

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm sighed and looked up at the sky: "I never thought that after losing my body, I would be able to use some abilities that I never dared to imagine before. Ice Emperor, Ice Emperor, I hope you will not disappoint me."

A faint white light membrane reappeared in the air, but the Ice Emperor had disappeared. The white light membrane slowly drifted down to the ground and re-entered the ice chamber, covering Huo Zhanji's body. The extreme cold was instantly blocked, but Huo Zhanji's body surface was covered with a layer of frost.

The golden light receded and entered from between his eyebrows. Huo Zhanji's eyes slowly lit up, and a thick purple-red light flickered. A ball of golden light emerged from between Huo Zhanji's eyebrows. With a flash of light, a figure emerged, and the trapped figure was none other than the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion.

"Ice Emperor, stop struggling. You've tried many times already, you should know it's useless," said the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm in its uniquely lazy voice.

Hyotei coldly replied, "What do you want?"

Tianmeng Bingcan said gently, "I only want to be with the one I love forever."

"Is this how you love me?" After more than a day of reflection, Hyotei realized that he had been fooled.

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm smiled slightly and said, "Don't be in a hurry, listen to me."

Hyotei said coldly, "What are you saying? Say you love me? If you truly loved me, why haven't you released your true form yet? I'm already your prisoner, what else do you have to fear?"

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm sighed, "It's not that I don't want to see you, but I only have my spiritual essence left. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to get you so easily."

Ice Emperor was stunned and exclaimed in surprise, "What? You only have your spiritual essence left, your body..." It was only at this moment that it noticed Huo Zhanji on the ground.

"Could it be this human? Is he your puppet?"

"No, no, of course not. He is my host, and I am his spirit ring, an unprecedented intelligent spirit ring on the continent."

Hyotei exclaimed, "What? You actually became a human's spirit ring? How could he possibly withstand such immense energy from you?"

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm smiled bitterly, "Don't mention it. My tragic fate all stems from you. You relentlessly pressured me, so I drifted downstream until I reached a more southern region..."

"...You know how terrifying the time limit is for us. My energy has been basically drained by them, and I won't survive the next time it comes. Neither you nor I want to die, so I thought of the best way."

The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm finally piqued the interest of the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion, who almost instinctively asked, "What method?"

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm said in a deep voice: "Creating a god."

"Creating a god?" Hyotei was taken aback, and her curiosity only grew stronger.

Do you remember what happened ten thousand years ago?

Hyotei said, "The world changes color, and I become a god in an instant."

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm said, "Exactly. That time, that human became the most powerful god later, the Ice Emperor. You must know, only the life of a god is infinite!"

Hyotei fell silent.

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm pressed on, saying, "I've chosen a path: to create a god, to create a deity, and to share endless life with that god, becoming a part of that god. Therefore, I've chosen to become a spirit ring, a spirit ring of wisdom. I will use my power to help it gradually become a god."

"This boy is only eleven years old this year, but his talent is almost unmatched in the Douluo Continent. With my assistance, why can't he become a new god like that being from ten thousand years ago?"

Hearing this, Hyotei was finally moved and asked in a deep voice, "How confident are you?"

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm said, "If it were just me, the chances of success would be no more than 50%. After all, I'm not good at attacking, and I can't give him enough ability to protect himself. But..."

"But what?" Hyotei asked, puzzled.

"If I create a god on my own, the chance of success is no more than 30%. But if I join you, our chance of success will exceed 70%! Isn't a greater than 50% chance of eternal life worth taking a gamble?"

Ice Emperor finally understood what Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's ultimate purpose was after saying so much. Her pair of crystal yellow eyes fell on Huo Zhanji, revealing a strange gleam.

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm pressed on, saying, "So? You'd better think this through. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If you don't agree, I'll have to turn you into a soul ring. On one side is eternal life, on the other is destruction. You'd better think carefully about which is more important."

"Do I have any other choice?" Hyotei said coldly, but it compromised.

Tianmeng Bingcan breathed a huge sigh of relief and said, "As expected of my beloved Bingbing, you will definitely feel fortunate for your choice today."

The Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion roared, "Tianmeng, if you good-for-nothing try to take advantage of me again, I'll risk my life to make you both pay with your lives!"

"By the God of Ice, I, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, swear in the name of ice that if I deceive the Ice Emperor and fail to help it become a Wisdom Soul Ring after it releases its spiritual essence, may everything that belongs to ice be taken away by you."

"Alright, I'll believe you." As one of the three Heavenly Kings of the Far North, Hyotei was a decisive and ruthless being. After a brief hesitation, it made up its mind.

A soft, emerald-green halo began to ripple backward from the base of its tail. A small emerald-green orb of light separated out and slowly floated up. The eyes of the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion instantly lost their luster and dimmed.

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm breathed a sigh of relief, and its golden light immediately floated forward, swallowing the emerald green orb. At the same time, it quickly returned to Huo Zhanji's body and entered through his brow.

(End of this chapter)