Chapter 285: Tang San Takes the Xuan Ice Marrow, Yang Wudi Reaches Title Douluo!
Oscar suspected that the soul beast calling itself Tianmeng Ice Silkworm might be deceiving him, but he had no evidence. During his time in the Extreme North, he had learned a lot about the soul beasts from the local inhabitants.
One of the things he learned was about the Ice Silkworm soul beast.
As the lowest tier in the food chain of the Extreme North, the Ice Silkworm's status was similar to that of Blue Silver Grass in the Star Dou Forest.
Ice Silkworms are naturally dual-attribute soul beasts with spiritual and ice attributes, making them very rare.
However, their combat ability is not high.
Due to their species' characteristics, they move very slowly, severely impacting their fighting ability against other soul beasts.
Therefore, most Ice Silkworms are devoured by other soul beasts before reaching a thousand years of cultivation, becoming everyday delicacies.
Oscar knew that only a few Ice Silkworms could cultivate for more than a thousand years. As for ten thousand years, that was almost unthinkable.
It can be said that for an Ice Silkworm in the Extreme North, reaching ten thousand years of cultivation is as difficult as Blue Silver Grass in the Star Dou Forest reaching one hundred thousand years.
As for nine hundred ninety-nine thousand years...
Seeing the look in Oscar's eyes, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm immediately realized that Oscar did not believe him and was quite displeased. "Human kid, what? You don't believe me?"
"Believe it or not, I can eat you!" It made a fierce expression on purpose.
However, seeing the Ice Silkworm's face, combined with his own experiences, Oscar immediately realized it was trying to scare him.
He shook his head, unimpressed.
"凸(艹皿艹)!"
"I just saved you, and you don't even appreciate it. If you want to get out later, don't come to me." Tianmeng Ice Silkworm turned away, planning to ignore Oscar and go to sleep.
Though the Ice Silkworms have weak combat abilities, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, being a nine hundred ninety-nine-thousand-year-old soul beast, was confident it could use its massive spiritual power to deal with Oscar.
Hearing Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's words, Oscar quickly remembered he needed to climb out of the ice crevice to complete his divine test. He rushed to Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, smiling flatteringly, "Brother Tianmeng, I was wrong earlier. Please help me."
Oscar was adept at adapting to his audience.
Moreover, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm wasn't particularly ill-tempered. Before long, the two were chatting casually.
"So, Brother Tianmeng, you actually slept your way to becoming a nine hundred ninety-nine-thousand-year soul beast?! In another thousand years, you'll really become a million years old?!" Oscar looked at the remaining Xuan Ice Marrow with shock on his face.
"Humph o(￣︶￣)o, though all I do is sleep, I can proudly say I'm the only one on the continent who has slept to nine hundred ninety-nine thousand years!" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm straightened its body proudly.
"Such a shameless cultivation method is indeed a first..." Oscar muttered quietly.
"What did you say?" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm seemed to have heard something and immediately gave Oscar a 'ferocious' look.
"Nothing, nothing."
Oscar quickly switched back to a flattering smile and praised, "Brother Tianmeng, you are truly unparalleled, a genius in the soul beast world, the greatest in Douluo Continent history!"
"Mm~~~~"
"I like young people with good judgment."
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm nodded slightly, enjoying Oscar's flattery. If it had hands, it would have patted Oscar on the shoulder, telling him he had great potential.
"Now that I've told my story, it's your turn."
"Kid, I hear you're not a native of the Extreme North. Why are you here?"
"The environment here is extremely dangerous."
Despite living for hundreds of thousands of years, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's mind was still like that of a human teenager, curious about human soul masters and the outside world.
"My story?"
Oscar thought for a moment, his memories drifting back to when he was an orphan picked up by Dean Flender. Since Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was a soul beast and not a human, Oscar felt there was no harm in sharing his story.
He began from when he was taken to Shrek Academy by Dean Flender, continuing to his current journey for the divine test for Ning Rongrong.
"Wow!!!"
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm initially thought Oscar was a big fool for risking everything for a woman, especially one married to his junior brother. But hearing that Oscar had obtained the inheritance of a god, it was stunned!
"Damn! How come a little soul master like you can have the qualification to become a god, while I, Brother Tianmeng, at nine hundred ninety-nine thousand years, can't?!"
"I'm not convinced!"
"Ah!!!!"
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm twisted its body like a mad worm, venting its dissatisfaction!
In the midst of its frenzy, Oscar suddenly said, "Brother Tianmeng, maybe it's because you sleep too much."
"Hmm?"
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm paused upon hearing this.
Its previously writhing body suddenly stilled.
It blinked its big eyes, a bit embarrassed, and said, "Maybe that's possible..."
"Ahem... In any case, I haven't become a god because of bad luck," Tianmeng Ice Silkworm forced an explanation.
"Right," Oscar nodded 'righteously', seeming to fully agree with Tianmeng Ice Silkworm. At this moment, he looked very much like Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's lackey.
"But from your story, your junior brother is really impressive."
"To obtain the inheritances of the Sea God and the Asura God is indeed remarkable." Even though Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was a soul beast, it knew of the Sea God and Asura God.
After all, these two gods were very famous in the Douluo Continent world!
"And that person from the Spirit Hall you mentioned, who supposedly has the inheritance of the God of Time, sounds formidable."
"Defeating him will be very difficult."
Oscar nodded, "That's why I came here."
Hearing this, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm paused and looked at Oscar with a scrutinizing gaze, "Wait, you don't plan to use me, do you?"
"I warn you, I, Brother Tianmeng, will not become your soul ring."
Saying this, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm quietly took two steps back, putting some distance between itself and Oscar.
It seemed to forget that it could easily crush Oscar with one hand.
Seeing this, Oscar smiled wryly and explained, "Brother Tianmeng, I can't even beat you."
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm snorted, "Hmph, you think I'm stupid?"
"You humans always have one thing on your face and another in your heart."
"Maybe if I let you go, you'll come back with others to hunt me."
At this point, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm seemed to recall the spiritual power that had locked onto it a few days ago.
Immediately, a chill ran from its tail to its head, making it shiver and even sneeze.
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm felt it was being watched again.
Oscar smiled wryly.
To be honest, he did want to pass his divine test as soon as possible.
But looking at the situation, even if he had the strength, he might not be able to harm Tianmeng Ice Silkworm.
Because he personally felt that after spending a few days together, the Ice Silkworm was a good friend.
For a friend, he had no reason or desire to attack.
And as for Tianmeng Ice Silkworm?
It could also see that Oscar had no real killing intent towards it.
Otherwise, it wouldn't have allowed Oscar to stay with it for several days and even used its soul power to protect him from the cold.
"Forget it, you're the first human I've seen in hundreds of thousands of years. I don't want to make things difficult for you."
"I'll send you away, but don't come looking for me again."
"Brother Tianmeng..." Oscar started to speak.
But Tianmeng Ice Silkworm interrupted him, "Oscar, you're a good human, at least in my eyes."
"Maybe in the future, you'll kill soul beasts for their rings, but I hope you won't slaughter them needlessly."
"I also hope that if you become a god someday, you'll help humans and soul beasts coexist peacefully."
Oscar pressed his lips together, ultimately not saying anything, just nodding firmly.
Then, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm prepared to send Oscar away.
"Oscar, we may meet again if fate allows."
Just as Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was about to send Oscar away, it suddenly froze.
Seeing this, Oscar, who was about to leave, also paused.
He quickly asked, "Brother Tianmeng, what's wrong?"
Before Oscar could do anything, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm suddenly shouted, "Watch out!"
As soon as the words were spoken, soul power burst forth from Tianmeng Ice Silkworm like light, quickly enveloping both Oscar and itself!
As the light protected the two, a terrifying force suddenly crashed down from above the ice crevice.
Immediately, that terrifying and domineering force crushed the entire ice crevice into fine powder.
In an instant, the cave where Oscar and Tianmeng Ice Silkworm had been hiding turned into a massive ice pit.
The Xuan Ice Marrow, which Tianmeng Ice Silkworm had not finished consuming, was now exposed to the owner of that terrifying force.
"It's indeed Xuan Ice Marrow! And from the looks of it, the quality must be at least a thousand years!"
As the delighted voice echoed, its owner locked onto the giant soul beast in the ice pit.
"Hmm?"
"A soul beast here?"
"It seems the soul beast I detected earlier is you."
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm raised its head abruptly and saw a young man holding a giant hammer hovering above the ice pit.
A Title Douluo!
Upon seeing the newcomer, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's eyes narrowed!
Though it claimed to be a nine hundred ninety-nine-thousand-year-old soul beast, its combat power was nearly zero.
Commonly referred to as a "combat trash"!
Facing a Title Douluo, it had no chance of survival!
"Xiao San!" Just as Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was contemplating escape, it heard Oscar's voice beside it.
Xiao San?
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's eyes widened again.
Could this young man be the junior brother with dual inheritances of the Sea God and Asura God that Oscar mentioned?!
If he was already a Title Douluo, he probably wouldn't hunt it for a soul ring, right?
"Xiao San? Oscar? Why are you here?" Tang San was surprised to see Oscar.
At this time, shouldn't Oscar be at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School?
Why was he in the Extreme North?
And with a soul beast?
"Evil beast! You dared to capture my friend!" Tang San mistakenly thought Tianmeng Ice Silkworm had captured Oscar and was about to attack it.
Oscar quickly stepped forward to stop him, "Xiao San, wait, it's not what you think!"
Tang San paused, looking at Oscar, and frowned, "What's going on?"
Oscar then explained how he had fallen into the ice crevice and was saved by Tianmeng Ice Silkworm.
Tang San understood immediately.
"So, you are a hundred-thousand-year-old soul beast." Tang San looked at Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, sensing its aura.
Oscar didn't mention that Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was a nine hundred ninety-nine-thousand-year-old soul beast, as it was too unbelievable and might cause trouble for the latter.
A hundred-thousand-year soul beast that could speak was a better fit.
"Since you saved my friend, I won't kill you, but I need to take this Xuan Ice Marrow. I hope you won't stop me."
Tang San looked at Tianmeng Ice Silkworm and said, "Both I and the Heaven Dou Empire need this Xuan Ice Marrow. I hope you understand."
"If we don't have this Xuan Ice Marrow, the Spirit Empire will surely extend their claws into the Extreme North in the future."
"Helping us now is also helping yourself."
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm knew it couldn't fight Tang San and could only nod in agreement.
Though it felt slightly aggrieved at losing its home and food, it preferred this to losing its life.
"Oscar, let's go. I'll take you out of here," Tang San said to Oscar.
Oscar shook his head, "No, Xiao San, I still have my own tasks to complete."
Seeing Oscar's determination, Tang San didn't try to persuade him further. After storing the Xuan Ice Marrow in his soul guide, he left.
Oscar bid farewell to Tianmeng Ice Silkworm and also left on his own.
As for Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, it sighed and set off to find a new place to live.
In the Extreme North, it had no combat power.
Now homeless, if a predator found it, its fate would be sealed—death.
...
Tang San returned to the carriages with the Xuan Ice Marrow.
As he approached, he suddenly sensed something unusual about the energy fluctuations inside the carriage.
Boom!
In the next second, accompanied by a roar and laughter, a figure shot out from the carriage!
Tang San saw the figure and immediately smiled with joy!
Yang Wudi had finally reached level ninety soul power! (Chapter ends)