Douluo Continent: Tonight, a Fairy Tale Descends

Di Tian didn't say what would happen to those who disobeyed. But in this forest, no soul beast that defied Di Tian's will wanted to taste the consequences.

On the other side, at the entrance to the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest.

Xiao Wu sat on Er Ming's broad shoulders, her legs dangling in mid-air, her pink scorpion braid swinging back and forth with the movement of her legs.

Erming squatted on the ground, his huge hands supporting his chin, his lantern-sized yellow eyes half-closed as he looked ahead.

Da Ming coiled around the trunk of an ancient tree nearby, its ox head bowed and its snake eyes half-closed.

It is usually a man of few words, and even less so at times like this, simply listening quietly.

What are you listening to?

Listening to a noisy guy rambling on and on.

Chapter 497 The Temptation of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm

On the other side, the spiritual phantoms of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm and the Ice Crystal Snow Lotus floated in mid-air.

To be precise, it was the golden silkworm shadow of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm that twisted in mid-air like a mudfish whose tail had been stepped on, while the pale blue lotus shadow of the Ice Crystal Snow Lotus hung quietly to the side, its petals slightly opening and closing, as if it were sighing silently.

"Xiao Wu, tell me! Tell me! Are those two big idiots out of their minds? They're 100,000-year-old soul beasts and they don't even have the guts to transform! They just squat by the lake every day like two stone lions! What's the point of living!"

The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's voice was terrifyingly loud, causing the surrounding leaves to tremble.

Its golden silkworm shadow somersaulted in the air, then somersaulted again, as if it were performing acrobatics, or venting some kind of resentment that had accumulated for countless millennia.

"Look at that big oaf, the Titan Ape!" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm pointed at Erming, who was squatting on the ground, with its tail. Erming was staring at the golden light and shadow swirling in the air with its lantern-sized yellow eyes, completely unaware that it was being called out.

"A dignified 100,000-year-old soul beast, the guardian of the Star Dou Great Forest, is just sitting there being used as a stool by you! Tell me! Tell me! Is this reasonable?!"

Xiao Wu sat on Er Ming's broad shoulders, her legs dangling in mid-air and swinging back and forth, her pink scorpion braid swaying with each leg movement.

Her eyes were fixed on the direction of the Lake of Life, and her large pink eyes were filled with an indescribable worry.

The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm did another somersault, this time with extra force, almost throwing itself off.

"And there's the Azure Bull Python! Look at what it looks like!"

It turned to Daming, who was coiled around the ancient tree, and raised its voice a few decibels, "He's been hanging on that tree since the day I came to the Star Dou Great Forest! How many years has it been! He's still on that tree! The tree has grown a whole size thicker and he's still on that tree! Don't you think he has a grudge against that tree?"

Da Ming slowly opened his snake-like eyes, glanced at Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, and then slowly closed them again. His gaze was as calm as if he were watching a passing cloud.

"Look! Look! He won't even bother to talk to me!" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm trembled violently as if its sore spot had been touched. "Xiao Wu! Listen to him! Tell me! Tell me!"

The illusory image of the Ice Crystal Snow Lotus swayed slightly, but the petals, which were originally swaying gently, were now as if they were being pressed down by something and remained motionless.

"Tianmeng, Xiaowu is distracted." Its cold voice rang out, its tone as calm as the sky, as if the matter that was enough to break Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's defenses was as peaceful as the sky itself.

The entire shadow of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm suddenly froze, then slowly turned around to look in Xiao Wu's direction.

Xiao Wu remained perched on Er Ming's shoulders, her gaze piercing through the layers of tree canopy, settling on the direction of the Lake of Life. Her fingers unconsciously twisted the ends of her scorpion braid, her knuckles turning slightly white.

"Xiao Wu? Xiao Wu! Xiao Wu, did you hear me?! Didn't you hear a single word of my brilliant speech?! How dare you ignore the great Tianmeng Ice Silkworm!"

Xiao Wu snapped out of her daze, blinked, and a hint of guilt flashed across her face. She really hadn't heard a single word.

But who is Tianmeng Ice Silkworm? No, what kind of silkworm is it? Whether its mind works fast or not is another matter, but its keenness in understanding its host's thoughts is probably unparalleled in the world.

The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's body was just about to begin twisting and going berserk because of Xiao Wu's distraction.

Suddenly, it stopped.

The golden silkworm shadow hovered in mid-air, its small eyes blinked twice, and then narrowed.

It noticed Xiao Wu's gaze, noticed that her usually bright eyes were now filled with worry, noticed that her gaze was fixed on the direction of the Lake of Life, and noticed her clenched fingers.

Lake of Life. Auspicious Beast. A Heavenly Tribulation Lasting Ten Thousand Years.

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's mind worked incredibly fast.

Although it is usually a bit talkative and chatty, and looks like a fat silkworm that just wants to eat and wait to die, it is, after all, an old monster that has lived for millions of years.

It has seen more things, experienced more things, and understood more about people's hearts than any other soul beast in this forest.

Worried? Good! I'd be afraid you wouldn't worry! The more worried you are, the greater my chances become!

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's little eyes darted around. It didn't immediately turn to Xiao Wu, because it knew that targeting Xiao Wu usually didn't end well.

This girl is stubborn and won't listen to reason; it's already met with too many rejections.

But today is different. Today it has two ready-made audiences.

They're still naive and easily fooled.

During the Soul Master Competition, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm witnessed the extraordinary talents of young Soul Masters on the continent. Its anxiety spread like wildfire, unstoppable.

Xiao Wu is talented, but there are just too many monsters in this world!

Who knows when an even more outrageous person will suddenly appear and snatch the God Exam qualification before Xiao Wu?

How can this be!

So the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm transferred all the grievances and anxieties of not being able to realize its grand ambitions in Xiao Wu's heart to its greatest cause at this moment.

It wants to make Da Ming and Er Ming willingly hand over their lives!

The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm began to win over the hearts of Da Ming and Er Ming. Its voice carried an unprecedented solemnity, its tone low and seductive, as if it were proclaiming a great pact that belonged to ancient times.

"Da Ming, Er Ming, do you think... Xiao Wu is outstanding?"

Erming nodded without hesitation, his huge head bobbing so violently it nearly knocked Xiaowu off his shoulder. "Sister Xiaowu is of course excellent! Sister Xiaowu is the best!"

Da Ming didn't speak, but slowly opened his snake eyes, which shone with a calm light.

Its gaze swept over Xiao Wu, then landed on Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, as if waiting for it to finish speaking.

"Excellent...of course she's excellent. I've lived for millions of years and seen more geniuses than the leaves in this forest, but Xiao Wu's talent ranks among the top three among transformed soul beasts." Although I've only ever seen Xiao Wu, one of the transformed soul beasts.

The shadow of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm swayed gently in the air, as if it were pacing, but its voice grew deeper and deeper.

"But is being excellent enough? Do you know how many humans with talents no less than Xiao Wu I saw at the last Soul Master Competition? That Snow White, that Lia, that Merida... their talents were ridiculously strong."

Its voice suddenly turned low, as if telling a tragic fate that no soul beast could escape.

"Nowadays, human soul masters are cultivating at an increasingly faster pace, and there are more and more titled Douluo. Under such competition, if Xiao Wu cannot become a god... then her lifespan will only be a few hundred years at most."

Erming's body suddenly stiffened. For the first time, fear appeared in its large, yellow eyes—not fear of death, but fear of loss.

It had never considered this question: Sister Xiaowu could die? How could Sister Xiaowu die?

Da Ming's snake eyes suddenly contracted, and his body, coiled around the ancient tree, tightened slightly, causing the bark to make a soft cracking sound.

“Several hundred years.” Tianmeng Ice Silkworm repeated the three words, as if savoring some bitter fruit. “For us soul beasts who have lived for tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of years, several hundred years is just a blink of an eye. But for Xiaowu, that is her whole life.”

It turned around, its small eyes burning with an ambition so intense it was almost unseen before.

"However, there is a way to allow her talent to break through its limits and attract divine testing. One 100,000-year soul ring might not be enough to attract the attention of the gods, but what about two? Three?"

If her spirit ring configuration consists of three 100,000-year spirit rings, plus my million-year wisdom spirit ring, do you think she'll be able to force the divine test before those gods?

The naive innocence that once shone through the world has long since faded from Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, replaced by a fervor that has been suppressed for too long and has finally found an outlet.

"Sacrifice, sacrifice like I do, and become a Wisdom Soul Ring."

Tianmeng Bingcan's voice was very low, as low as the serpent tempting Eve to eat the apple, "Of course, I'm just making a suggestion, you can think about it carefully. After all, your decision is related to whether Xiaowu can go further and live longer in this cruel world."

Erming fell silent.

This Titan ape, which usually only knew how to nap, eat fruit, and follow Xiao Wu around, was now looking down, its huge fingers unconsciously drawing circles on the ground, as if it were thinking about something.

Meanwhile, in Da Ming's usually calm and serpentine eyes, extremely complex emotions were surging.

It looked at Xiao Wu's back, at that pink scorpion braid.

It still remembered when Xiao Wu first took human form, so small and short, how it used the tip of its tail to hold her and swing on the surface of the Lake of Life. Now she's grown so big.

"How should the sacrifice be made?"

Erming, whose heart was only for Xiaowu, spoke first.

As soon as she finished speaking, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's pupils seemed to tremble violently as if stimulated, and its entire body shone with an even more dazzling golden light due to excitement.

It knew it had succeeded!

"Very simple"

"enough!"

Xiao Wu's voice suddenly rang out. She jumped off Er Ming's shoulder, her pink figure landing between Tian Meng Bing Can and Da Ming Er Ming like a bolt of lightning.

A burning rage blazed in those pink eyes as they stared intently at Tianmeng Ice Silkworm.

She had been holding back for a long time. From the moment she heard the word "sacrifice," her body had been taut like a fully drawn bow.

The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm shrank its neck at her shout. It was as if it had seen a harmless little white rabbit suddenly bar its fangs, making its silkworm fur stand on end in fright.

"Xiao Wu! I did this all for..."

"Shut up!" Xiao Wu clenched her fists, her knuckles turning white, her body trembling slightly. She took a deep breath and turned to Da Ming and Er Ming.

"Da Ming, Er Ming."

She raised her head, looking at the two companions who had grown up with her since childhood, people she had long regarded as family, and said, word by word, "Don't listen to Tianmeng's nonsense. I'm so powerful now, even without sacrifice, I'll attract divine testing sooner or later."

Erming opened its mouth as if to say something, but Xiaowu didn't give it a chance to speak.

"And even if I never become a god." Xiao Wu's voice calmed down, as calm as the surface of the Lake of Life.

“Even if I only have a few hundred years left to live, I don’t want your sacrifices. You are my family, not my tools. I cannot sacrifice my family for my own future. If you have to sacrifice yourselves, then those so-called divine examinations and divine positions will be meaningless to me.”

Then, she turned around and faced once more the golden silkworm shadow that had been bouncing around in her mind for so long. Xiao Wu stood with her hands on her hips, chin held high, her large pink eyes filled with undeniable seriousness.

"Tianmeng! If you dare to plot against Da Ming and Er Ming again..."

"understood!"

The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm suddenly shrank into a ball, its speed so fast that it left a golden afterimage in its wake.

"I was just making a suggestion! A suggestion! If you disagree, you don't have to! I didn't say we had to make a sacrifice right away!"

I just wanted to give them some life goals since they're too idle!

Look at Erming, all he does is snore and squat on the ground drawing circles! Look at Daming, all he does is hang from trees and climb trees! What's the point of their lives?! I'm helping them realize their life's value!"

The Ice Crystal Snow Lotus silently opened and closed its petals. If it had a face, its expression at that moment would probably be one of indifference, as if saying, "I don't know this silkworm."