Douluo Continent: Targeted Thoughts, Winning Over Bibi Dong at the Start

Qin Heng and his illusory body arrived at the Star Dou Great Forest, a vast forest of soul beasts that remained as desolate as ever.

Towering ancient trees block out the sun, their dense canopies layering upon each other, cutting the sunlight into fine dappled patterns that fall onto the thick layer of humus.

The air was filled with the damp scent of earth and the fresh fragrance of grass and trees. Occasionally, the roars of unknown spirit beasts would come from the depths of the dense forest, startling a flock of birds into flight.

Qin Heng stood on the branch of an ancient tree at the edge of the forest, his gaze piercing through the layers of leaves to look at the winding dirt road outside the forest. He had already dispelled the illusion.

"Judging by the time, Huo Yuhao should arrive in the Star Dou Great Forest within the next day or two," Qin Heng muttered to himself, a hint of excitement flashing in his eyes.

He spent a full year in the Sun Moon Empire, during which time his soul tool technology advanced by leaps and bounds, and his soul power also increased to level seventy-six.

But for him, none of these were the most important goals of this trip. He had traveled across ten thousand years to come to this era with only one core purpose: to intercept Electrolux and, incidentally, obtain the spiritual essence of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm.

Electrolux, the Scourge of the Undead, the Holy Law of the Necromancer, was once a peerless powerhouse who dominated another dimension.

After his fragments of consciousness attached themselves to Huo Yuhao's body, they became one of the important pillars of Huo Yuhao's rise to power.

What Qin Heng needed to do was to seize Electrolux's fragment of consciousness before it merged with Huo Yuhao.

As for the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, although its combat power is weak, its spiritual power cultivation has reached the terrifying peak of the Spirit Domain Realm, and it is estimated to be only one step away from the Divine Origin Realm. If we can also take its origin into our possession, it will greatly help Qin Heng improve his spiritual power.

Perhaps one can possess the spiritual power of the Divine Origin Realm without breaking through to the Title Douluo level.

For the next two days, Qin Heng concealed himself with his mental power and guarded the path leading from the Star Luo Empire to the Star Dou Great Forest.

On the morning of the third day, Qin Heng suddenly perked up and looked toward the intersection.

On the winding dirt road, a small, thin figure was stumbling and staggering toward the Starry Sky Forest.

He was a boy of eleven or twelve years old, thin to the point of being frail, wearing tattered coarse cloth clothes covered in mud and sweat.

His face was deathly pale, his lips were chapped, and his eyes were sunken, clearly indicating that he hadn't had a proper rest in a long time.

But his eyes were surprisingly bright.

Those were eyes filled with sorrow and despair, yet burning with a certain indomitable flame.

Qin Heng had seen that look before; it was the look of someone who had lost their loved ones, utterly despondent yet forced to keep going.

In the original novel, Huo Yuhao is the chosen one, blessed with the destiny of the Douluo Continent. His life is full of hardships, but he manages to turn every crisis into an opportunity and always encounters benefactors to help him in every desperate situation.

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, Electrolux, Ice Emperor, Snow Emperor... one powerful being after another gathered around him, pushing him step by step to the position of god.

Unfortunately, Huo Yuhao let down those who helped him. He ultimately broke his promise and became a dog of the Tang family.

"Huo Yuhao, I gave you a chance but you were useless. Since that's the case, your opportunity is mine!" With that, Qin Heng merged with the Asura Armor. At the same time, the sealing power of the Asura Armor was released, completely concealing his aura. Even if Tang San's divine sense swept over him, he would not be able to detect Qin Heng's presence.

This is the domineering nature of the Asura Armor.

Qin Heng followed Huo Yuhao silently, keeping a distance that was neither too close nor too far.

As night fell, Huo Yuhao found a relatively sturdy tree, curled up in a hollow at the base of the tree, and covered himself with a few large leaves to barely ward off the chill of the night.

He was so tired that his body and mind had reached their limits, and he soon fell into a deep sleep.

Qin Heng sat cross-legged on a tree not far away, his spiritual power spreading out like an invisible spider web, covering the commotion within a radius of several miles to prevent any accidents.

The next day, Huo Yuhao continued his journey and finally stopped by a stream not far from the Star Dou Great Forest.

Huo Yuhao used his spiritual eye to catch a few fish and started a fire to grill them.

Qin Heng, who was hiding in the shadows, smelled the aroma of the grilled fish and showed an interested expression. To be fair, Huo Yuhao's grilled fish smelled quite delicious. In the era of Dou Er, which did not have technology and ruthless skills, this grilled fish should be considered a top delicacy.

"It smells so good! Beibei, come quick! I can smell it." Just as Huo Yuhao was enjoying his meal, a pleasant voice reached his ears. It sounded like a young girl.

Not long after, a boy and a girl came into Huo Yuhao's view. They looked to be around fifteen years old, with beautiful appearances and extraordinary temperament.

As Tang Ya and her companion approached, they saw an eleven or twelve-year-old boy grilling fish. The aroma of the grilled fish made Tang Ya, who had been walking all day, drool.

"Little brother, may we have one of your grilled fish? We can pay for it," Tang Ya said.

Huo Yuhao lowered his head, revealing an embarrassed expression. In the end, he still chose to hand the grilled fish to the two of them, since he had caught too many to finish anyway.

It is said that food is the best way to start a conversation, and the three of them quickly became acquainted.

Then, just like in the original story, Huo Yuhao learned the names of Bei Bei and Tang Ya, and also learned that both of them were students of Shrek Academy.

At this moment, Tang Ya, who was eating grilled fish, couldn't help but speak to Huo Yuhao, as a voice kept telling her to invite Huo Yuhao to join the Tang Sect.

Finally, Tang Ya couldn't help but ask, "Yuhao, why don't you join our Tang Sect? Our sect has the strongest cultivation techniques on the continent, which we can teach you."

Qin Heng, who was secretly listening, sensed something was amiss. Was this how the story unfolded in the original novel? However, Qin Heng felt he couldn't let Huo Yuhao agree to join the Tang Sect so quickly. What if history was altered? Wouldn't all his efforts have been in vain?

So Qin Heng secretly released a mental suggestion, and Huo Yuhao, in a daze, did not immediately agree to join the Tang Sect. Instead, he got up, said goodbye to the two, and headed to the Star Dou Great Forest.

After entering the Star Dou Great Forest, Huo Yuhao became cautious. The Soul Beast Forest was fraught with dangers, and Huo Yuhao constantly observed his surroundings. Thanks to his Martial Soul, he could see almost everything around him.

Suddenly a rustling sound arose, as if there was some movement in the bushes ahead.

Huo Yuhao stopped to prepare for battle.

A dark shadow suddenly flew out of the bushes and pounced on Huo Yuhao. Needless to say, this shadow was the god-slayer Feng Feifei.

Qin Heng watched as Huo Yuhao used the White Tiger Dagger to kill the god-killer, and then a white halo rose from the baboon's body.

As Huo Yuhao hesitated about whether to absorb the Wind Baboon's soul ring, he suddenly realized that he couldn't move, except for his eyeballs.

At that moment, a loud, arrogant laugh rang out: "Hahaha, I've finally got a Soul Master with the Spirit attribute! It's a pity I can't shed tears, otherwise I would definitely be weeping!"

As soon as he finished speaking, under Huo Yuhao's gaze, the ground slowly cracked and gradually emitted golden light, and a white and tender thing crawled out from the ground.

When it was fully revealed, Huo Yuhao could see clearly that it was an enormous silkworm!

"Little guy, don't struggle in vain. I'm coming. Don't worry, I won't hurt you too much." Tianmeng's body began to emit white light, slowly turning into a ball of light and merging into Huo Yuhao's body, leaving only a silkworm shell on the scene.

With the sacrifice of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, the once clear sky suddenly became covered with dark clouds, lightning flashed, and a crack appeared in the sky, from which a cloud of gray mist flowed out.

Upon seeing this, Qin Heng immediately took out the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife that he had obtained earlier. The gray mist that was originally about to fly towards Huo Yuhao actually flew straight into the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife.

"Holding the sun and moon in my hands and plucking stars from the sky, there is no one like me in this world. I never thought that I would still have a trace of my remnant soul left, and even encountered such a large piece of living essence. It seems that my life is not meant to end."

After saying this, the gray aura completely sank into the Soul-Devouring Carving Blade, where it transformed into a gray bead the size of a soybean.

Qin Heng's lips curled up slightly as he put away the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife and turned his gaze to Huo Yuhao.

At this moment, Tianmeng manipulated his spiritual power to merge into Huo Yuhao's body. The body formed by his spiritual power began to become transparent, and its size continued to shrink. At this moment, he had no way out; success or failure depended on this one move.

Outside, Huo Yuhao's body also turned into the color of white jade. His skin became transparent, and you could see the blood flowing in his body.

A white spirit ring appeared beneath Huo Yuhao's feet.

Within the sea of ​​consciousness, Tianmeng let out a triumphant voice, "Hahaha, no matter what, I'm finally free! Those bastards who treated me like food, you'll never have a chance!"

As Tianmeng's voice gradually faded, the last trace of her spiritual power completely merged into Huo Yuhao's body, and ten dazzling orbs of light hung in the sky above the sea of ​​spirit.

As Huo Yuhao's skin gradually lost its white color and returned to its natural skin tone, Tianmeng's silkworm burrowed into Huo Yuhao's chest with a "whoosh".

Huo Yuhao was already unconscious at this moment. Qin Heng did not hesitate any longer and stepped forward to stand in front of Huo Yuhao.

Between his brows, a vertical eye slowly opened, its deep light gazing at the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm in Huo Yuhao's spiritual space like an abyss.

"Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, I've been waiting for you for a long time." Qin Heng's lips curled up slightly, his voice carrying a hint of mockery.

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's eyes widened in terror, and her spiritual power fluctuated violently: "Who are you?! How do you know my name?"

"Who I am is not important," Qin Heng shook his head and said calmly, "What is important is that I have taken a liking to your spiritual essence."

Upon hearing this, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's heart alarm bells rang loudly.

Although its combat power was weak, its mental perception was extremely sharp. The human in front of it was only at level 76 in terms of soul power, yet it felt an unprecedented sense of danger.

The dark silver armor, in particular, exuded an aura that instinctively instilled fear in it.

"What do you want to do?!" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm shouted sharply, while desperately urging her mental power to reinforce Huo Yuhao's mental space.

Qin Heng, however, was dismissive of this. With a thought, the dark red patterns on the Asura Armor suddenly lit up, and a powerful sealing force surged out like a tide, instantly enveloping the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm.

"seal!"

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm felt an invisible force pressing down from all directions. Its spiritual power was powerless to resist this force and was completely swallowed up like a mud ox sinking into the sea.

It struggled desperately, but the sealing power tightened and became denser, firmly imprisoning it in place.

"No! You can't do this! I am a million-year-old soul beast, you can't take away my origin!" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm roared in despair.

"A million-year-old soul beast?" Qin Heng chuckled, his tone tinged with disdain. "Your spiritual power is indeed infinitely close to that of a god, but your combat strength is not even as good as that of a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast. You have the realm but no real strength. A million-year-old soul beast like you is nothing more than food raised by Di Tian and the others."

The roar of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm abruptly ceased.

Qin Heng's words struck its deepest sore spot. It was indeed a million-year-old soul beast, but apart from its immense spiritual power, it had almost no combat abilities.

In the Star Dou Great Forest, it has always been an object that is bullied by other ferocious beasts.

These ferocious beasts regarded it as food that they could use at any time, and would come to absorb its essence every once in a while.

"What...what exactly do you want?" Tianmeng Bingcan's voice trembled slightly.

"It's very simple. Most of your spiritual essence will belong to me. Don't worry, as long as you cooperate, I won't extinguish your self-awareness. But if you don't cooperate, it's uncertain whether your spiritual essence can be preserved."