Douluo Continent: Gourmet Prisoner

"Stop talking nonsense! Xiao Shiyu, save your sister!" Tianmeng Bingcan rolled on the ground in desperation.

Shi Yu shrugged, looking helpless: "How can I help you? Didn't you think about a way out back then?" Of course he knew the ins and outs of intelligent soul rings and soul spirits, but he really didn't know how to do this!

"I've thought about becoming a human's intelligent soul ring and helping him become a god."

"Then go ahead and do it."

"That's why I came to find you!" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm suddenly pounced at Shi Yu's feet, hugging his trouser leg and shaking him. "You're the most talented human I've ever seen! My million-year spirit ring is unique in the entire Douluo Continent; it's practically tailor-made for you!"

"Tailor-made? You're trying to get me killed!" Shi Yu jumped back half a step in fright, her eyes wide with terror. "First of all, spirit rings can increase their age by consuming food and using the energy of that food; secondly, you have absolutely nothing to do with my spirit!"

"So all those weird soul skills of yours are useless?" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm retorted indignantly. "Besides, you're level 38 now. With a little effort, you'll soon reach the level to absorb soul rings!"

"No." Shi Yu refused decisively, leaving no room for negotiation.

"Xiao Shiyu~ Please have pity on Sister Tianmeng~" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm immediately switched to coquettish mode, her voice so soft it could be drawn into silk.

Just then, Huo Yutong and Zhu Lu woke up rubbing their eyes. As soon as they opened their eyes, they saw Tianmeng Ice Silkworm clinging to Shi Yu's leg and acting spoiled.

"Brother Shiyu, Sister Tianmeng, what's wrong?" Huo Yutong blinked her newly evolved golden eyes, looking completely bewildered.

"Little Yutong! You're finally awake!" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm immediately shifted her target, rushed over and hugged Huo Yutong's leg, crying with snot and tears streaming down her face, "Quickly help your sister persuade Xiao Shiyu, otherwise you will never see me again!" and began to explain what had happened.

Zhu Lu rolled her eyes and said speechlessly, "Sister Tianmeng, why don't you just sacrifice yourself to Xiaoyutong? She has a spirit-type spirit eye martial soul, which is a perfect match for you. It's much more reliable than clinging to Shiyu."

"That's right!" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's eyes lit up instantly, staring at Huo Yutong as if she had discovered a new continent. "Little Yutong, your soul power has long been over level ten, you've just been recuperating and haven't condensed a soul ring yet. My million-year-old spiritual soul ring will allow you to take off on the spot and also help you expand your spiritual sea. Isn't that a great deal!"

Huo Yutong subconsciously looked at Shi Yu, wanting to hear his opinion.

"What Sister Tianmeng said is true." Shi Yu nodded and said seriously, "She is a million-year-old soul beast. Not only can she give you powerful soul skills, but the excess energy can also help you increase the age of your subsequent soul rings, which will reduce the pressure of cultivation in the future."

"Yes, yes, yes! Sister Tianmeng is super useful!" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm frantically promoted herself from the side, afraid that Huo Yutong would change her mind.

"But there's no rush." ​​Shi Yu changed the subject, looking at the two of them, "First, tell me how your martial souls are evolving?"

Upon hearing that there was serious business, Tianmeng Bingcan immediately abandoned her coquettish demeanor and obediently stepped aside.

Huo Yutong raised her hand, her golden eyes gleaming in the sunlight, her tone tinged with curiosity: "My spiritual eyes have evolved into golden spiritual eyes, and I can see some lines that others can't see, as if they're connected to something."

Looking at those familiar golden eyes, Shi Yu suddenly had a figure flash through his mind—blue hair, golden eyes that never go out, a down-on-her-luck but resilient girl, wasn't that Toyokawa Shoko? He quickly shook his head to clear this absurd association and said to Huo Yutong, "These threads must have some mystery. Study them slowly; they might be very useful in the future."

After saying that, he turned to Zhu Lu: "What about yours? How has your martial soul evolved?"

"I don't know if this is good or bad..." Zhu Lu hesitated for a moment, then raised her hand to release her martial soul.

The next second, Shi Yu couldn't hold back any longer—a pitch-black ghost cat leaped out of Zhu Lu's palm, landed steadily on the ground, and actually stood up. Its bright green eyes were full of life, just like a cat.

"Goodness, now I've really become a hunter, and I even have a hunting partner with me," Shi Yu couldn't help but think to himself.

"Can you still possess a martial spirit?" he asked curiously.

"It's possible." With a thought, Zhu Lu instantly transformed into a black shadow and merged into her body. The familiar cat ears and tail appeared, and she perfectly switched to the Martial Soul Possession state.

"Isn't that great?" Shi Yu said with a smile. "It's like having a partner who can fight independently and help you scout. Maybe it can even learn some new skills in the future to help you share the burden."

"Hearing you say that, it does seem pretty good." Zhu Lu's eyes lit up, and she instantly accepted this idea.

"Alright, let's get back to the main topic." Shi Yu looked at Huo Yutong and Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, his tone becoming serious, "Little Yutong, are you willing to accept Sister Tianmeng as your Wisdom Soul Ring?"

Huo Yutong looked down at Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, who was clinging to her leg with pitiful eyes, and her heart melted completely. She nodded emphatically, "I'm willing!"

"Little Raindrop, you're so great!" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm jumped up and down excitedly. "Don't worry! Once I become your soul ring, I'll take you to the far north to find your second martial soul. I'll definitely be able to cultivate you into a god!"

"Are you both ready? If you are, let's begin." Shi Yu stepped aside, giving the two some space.

"Little Yutong, I'm coming in~" Tianmeng Bingcan said, her body beginning to glow with a shimmering white light.

"Sister Tianmeng, don't say such strange things!" Huo Yutong's cheeks flushed slightly, a little embarrassed.

The sacrifice officially began! The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's body transformed into a continuous stream of shimmering white energy, flowing towards Huo Yutong like a stream. While transferring energy, she carefully helped Huo Yutong expand her spiritual sea, allowing her to better bear the power of the million-year soul ring.

Just then, a barely perceptible gray ball of light darted out like a ghost, silently entering Huo Yutong's sea of ​​consciousness as her mental sea expanded.

Only Shi Yu and Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, who were in an energy connection state, noticed this scene.

Not long after, only a thin silkworm skin remained on the ground. Huo Yutong was surrounded by a dazzling white-gold soul ring, the patterns flowing on the soul ring as mysterious as stars, proving the success of the sacrifice.

"Sister Tianmeng, are you still there?" Shi Yu was a little worried, afraid that her "butterfly" flapping its wings would change the original outcome.

"Whoosh! I'm still alive!" An energy-form Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm suddenly sprang out from between Huo Yutong's eyebrows, twirling merrily in mid-air. "This feeling of being connected with my host is amazing!"

After circling twice, she suddenly stopped, puzzled, and said, "Wait? How can you just come out like this? According to my plan, after success, shouldn't you only be able to stay in the host's sea of ​​consciousness?"

"Wouldn't it be better if they could come out?" Shi Yu said with a smile, then his tone shifted and his eyes sharpened. "However, we need to invite a certain uninvited friend out for a meeting."

"Oh right!" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm slapped her forehead. "When I was expanding Xiaoyutong's spiritual sea just now, something strange broke in. Xiaoshiyu, you saw it too?"

"Okay." Shi Yu nodded. "Sister Tianmeng, guide some energy over there and 'invite' him out."

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm immediately did as instructed, controlling the energy in Huo Yutong's sea of ​​consciousness and sending it towards the gray ball of light.

Unexpectedly, the ball of light absorbed the incoming energy like a hungry wolf pouncing on its prey, and its light grew brighter and brighter.

"He's consuming my energy! Should I keep sending it?" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm felt a pang of heartache.

"I'll give it to you. You don't need it anyway," Shi Yu said calmly.

As energy continued to flow in, the gray light cluster shone brighter and brighter, eventually transforming into a dazzling pillar of light that shot into the sky.

A soft sigh, resounding through the heavens and earth, carrying an aura of supreme authority, was heard:

"Holding the sun and moon in their hands and plucking stars from the sky, there is no one like them in the world."

As the beam of light dissipated, a tall figure dressed in a black robe with long hair reaching his waist slowly emerged.