Douluo Continent, my martial soul is the Silver Dragon King.

"What do you want to do to me? You, you, don't come any closer!"

When Tianmeng Ice Silkworm saw Lu Chen walking towards it, its shimmering white body rolled on the ground as if making a final struggle.

As the Dream Ice Silkworm struggled, Lu Chen's voice appeared in its mind:

"Big bug, be quiet. I'm here to make a deal with you."

The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm was stunned. It stared at Lu Chen in disbelief and transmitted its soul power, asking, "You're not the leader of this group of soul beasts? Who are you?"

Lu Chen examined the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm and slowly walked around it.

"I told you, I'm here to make a deal with you."

"Or, you can compress your own energy and merge it into my body to become my first soul ring. When I become a god in the future, you will also gain eternal life."

"Or, I'll kill you right now."

When Lu Chen's last words appeared in Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's mind, a flash of white light appeared in Lu Chen's hand, and a silver dragon spear appeared in his hand.

The tip of the Silver Dragon Spear gleamed with a cold light. Even the 990,000-year-old Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm couldn't help but feel a sense of unease when facing the divine weapon, the Silver Dragon Spear.

He was absolutely not joking; this spear could really pose a threat to me! Tianmeng Bingcan thought to herself, her heart trembling.

"Brother... Brother, choose the first one!" Tianmeng Bingcan's telepathic message was choked with tears, her words coming out so fast it was as if she was afraid the other would change their mind. "Brother still wants to see Bingbing, we can't just die so soon... Tell me, I'll do whatever you say!"

As a naturally timid soft-bodied creature, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's pitiful toughness crumbled instantly under the death threat of the divine artifact.

"I'll shrink, and then I'll take you away."

Lu Chen's voice remained calm, devoid of any emotional fluctuation, as if he were simply issuing an ordinary command.

"Okay, okay, okay! I'll listen to you, brother! I'll shrink right away, I'll shrink right away!"

......

In reality, in Xiong Jun and Di Tian's eyes, Lu Chen's expression was indifferent as he reached out towards the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm.

A flash of white light appeared, and in no time, the enormous body of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm disappeared, replaced by a tiny ice silkworm lying in Lu Chen's palm.

Lu Chen glanced expressionlessly at the little thing in his palm, then casually flipped his right hand and put the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm back.

"Alright, Di Tian, ​​Xiong." Lu Chen turned around and faced the two ferocious beasts who had been standing respectfully not far away.

Lu Chen's gaze swept calmly over Di Tian and Xiong Jun, and he slightly raised his chin, saying, "I have finished dealing with the matters that I needed to handle."

"Now that I have taken the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, there is no need to expend energy guarding this place anymore. You may leave."

Di Tian respectfully inquired, "My lord, do you still need to return to the Lake of Life to recuperate?"

Lu Chen waved his hand, "I reside in this human body to explore the world of human soul masters. I will leave the Star Dou Great Forest shortly and head to a human city."

Di Tian sincerely said, "Since Your Majesty is leaving the Star Dou Great Forest, do you need protectors to accompany you? We are willing to become Your Majesty's vanguard and serve you faithfully!"

"No need."

Lu Chen refused outright.

"This Starry Sky Forest still needs you to hold it together."

Lu Chen naturally couldn't let Di Tian follow him. Although it was great to have a top-tier beast god as his protector, his identity would definitely be exposed over time.

He looked at Di Tian, ​​who was still kneeling on one knee, head bowed, and in an extremely submissive posture. His mind raced, and he slowly spoke, his tone carrying a sense of profound reassurance: "Di Tian, ​​endure for another two or three years. When I return to the Star Dou Great Forest from the human world, you can then travel the world freely."

"Yes, thank you for your grace, Lord!"

A look of excitement appeared on Di Tian's face. At this moment, it was excited because of the promise Lu Chen made.

Two or three years is but a blink of an eye for a dragon with a lifespan of hundreds of thousands of years. As long as the glory of the soul beast race can be restored and the long-awaited freedom can be obtained in the end, what does this wait matter?

After drawing this substantial pie in the sky, Lu Chen said no more, turned around decisively, and strode back the way he came, walking slowly and unhurriedly.

Watching Lu Chen's departing figure, Xiong Jun scratched his head and said in a silly tone, "Why does it feel like something's wrong with our lord?"

Di Tian glared at Xiong Jun and said sternly, "Xiong Jun! How dare our subject presume to speculate about His Majesty's intentions!"

Xiong Jun shrank back in fear of Di Tian's imposing presence, but still couldn't help rubbing his sharp claws together and said in a low voice, "Boss, don't be angry. I'm just speaking my mind."

"Boss, think about it, surely the Lord's cultivation level wouldn't have fallen so low that he can only leave the Star Dou Great Forest on foot? And he won't even let us follow him."

Di Tian frowned. "Are you trying to say that this isn't the Lord, but a human who's using someone else's power to intimidate others? But the pressure from that soul can't be faked."

Moreover, that silver spear—in all the world, only our lord can wield it!

Lu Chen had already walked far enough away that he couldn't hear Xiong Jun and Di Tian's discussion. If he had heard Xiong Jun's questioning, he probably would have been sweating profusely. He hadn't expected that the seemingly simple-minded guy would have such sharp instincts...

After leaving the inner circle of the Star Dou Great Forest, Lu Chen found a relatively open place, set up a soul guidance isolation array, and prepared to absorb the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm as his first soul ring.

"I finally escaped that damned place! I'm out! It's a pity I can't cry, otherwise I would be weeping buckets!"

The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm jumped out of Lu Chen's palm, releasing a chilling aura from its body.

It turned its small head to look at Lu Chen, its tone slightly perfunctory:

Thank you so much!

"Find another spirit beast for your first spirit ring. I have some extremely urgent business to attend to, it concerns my lifelong happiness. I'm off now, until we meet again, oh no, I hope it's never to meet again!"

The enormous body of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, with its nine golden lines, suddenly straightened up, as if it truly wanted to leave.

"Oh? Big bug, are you trying to go back on your word?"

Lu Chen stood still, his gaze calm and unwavering, but the temperature in his deep eyes suddenly dropped to freezing point, and his hand was now resting on the soul guide storage device.

Just as Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was about to slip away, its body suddenly trembled. Its small frame slowly turned, its enormous head looking down at Lu Chen. "Heh heh, do you really think I'm a fool?"

It said with a hint of cunning, "I saw through you a long time ago! You're not some kind of Soul Beast Lord at all; you're just a human Soul Master pretending to be something you're not!"