Chapter 28: Tianmeng Ice Silkworm!
Lin Yun, watching from above, discovered Beibei and Tang Ya even before Huo Yuhao did. Led by Tang Ya, the two of them took a direct path to find Huo Yuhao!
The outskirts of Star Dou Great Forest were vast—how could Tang Ya find Huo Yuhao so precisely?
Just by the smell of grilled fish?
No, something's fishy!
Lin Yun lost interest in what followed; it was just Tang Ya inviting Huo Yuhao to join the Tang Sect, and the flirtatious exchanges between Tang Ya and Beibei.
As long as Lin Yun confirmed that Huo Yuhao remained fully under Tang San's control, it was perfect. Huo Yuhao could become his flawless shield, buying time for his own development!
Huo Yuhao out in the open, Lin Yun in the shadows—when Tang San was busy training his "dogs," Lin Yun, fully grown, could ruthlessly crush Tang San's Qi Rong Chrysanthemum from behind!
Backstab—awesome!
After Huo Yuhao and Tang Ya finished their interactions and prepared to enter Star Dou Great Forest alone, Lin Yun lowered his gaze once more, focusing on Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao departed alone, while Beibei and Tang Ya stayed where Huo Yuhao had grilled fish, taking a brief rest.
[Entering Star Dou Great Forest boundary in fifty li ahead. Soul beasts present. Exercise caution.]
As expected, Huo Yuhao stopped at the warning sign outside Star Dou Great Forest, momentarily excited before cautiously proceeding into the forest.
His turtle-like pace made Lin Yun nearly want to grab Huo Yuhao by the collar and toss him straight into the forest.
Too slow!
By the time Huo Yuhao entered the forest's range, Lin Yun was nearly asleep.
"Ji!" A sharp whistle instantly woke Lin Yun, who had been drowsy. It also startled Huo Yuhao, already alert to his surroundings.
Huo Yuhao instantly turned his head toward a gray figure hidden among the branches.
He's here! He's coming!
Following the blind Douluo Su Yuntao, came another Douluo pun: the Godslayer Wind Baboon!
Under Lin Yun's expectant gaze, the Godslayer bravely charged toward the future Emotion God. The Godslayer failed, and the White Tiger Dagger… skewered his shrimp vein!
Absorbing the wind attribute energy sphere released by Wind Baboon, the White Tiger Dagger immediately extended a several-foot-long blade of light, and at the critical moment, tore open Wind Baboon's chest and belly.
"Damn, truly unreliable!" Lin Yun slapped his thigh in frustration.
As Soul Beast Sovereign, Lin Yun declared that from today, the ancestral soul beast origins of the Wind Baboon clan would be eradicated!
So embarrassing!
"That weapon… seems to be a human-made soul-guiding device?" Di Tian frowned thoughtfully, watching the White Tiger Dagger in Huo Yuhao's hand.
He could tell that without that weapon, Huo Yuhao wouldn't stand a chance against Wind Baboon. He certainly wouldn't have survived to counterattack.
"That's right. It's a soul-guiding device," Lin Yun nodded, sounding somewhat helpless.
This explained why Lin Yun never considered relying on large numbers of low-level soul beasts. With soul-guiding devices, soul beasts were helpless before humans—an unpleasant reality harshly demonstrated during the original siege by Di Tian's soul beast army.
Fortunately, Lin Yun only needed strong protectors—and the strongest happened to be soul beasts!
Lin Yun originally wanted to warn Di Tian not to underestimate soul-guiding devices, especially since he himself had once been turned into one. But then, sudden changes occurred in the forest beneath them.
Dense ice mist silently spread, coating everything around Huo Yuhao in frost. The forest temperature suddenly dropped to freezing.
Boom! Crack!
The earth was torn open by an overwhelming force, and thick white mist erupted forth. Within the mist, a vague and enormous shadow could be faintly seen.
"It's really that?!" Di Tian's eyes sharpened instantly, fixating on the figure in the mist.
Having used it as a power bank for tens of thousands of years—nearly draining it dry—Di Tian, as the original culprit, certainly recognized its aura!
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm! That useless power bank with combat power below five!
"Damn it, I didn't expect it to escape here, and it seems it has even broken through that stage!" Di Tian clenched his fists tightly, a hint of jealousy in his tone.
"No wonder I couldn't find its presence anywhere in Star Dou Great Forest. It has broken that confinement and become a million-year soul beast!"
Lin Yun smiled faintly, saying nothing more.
There was no point. Escaping beneath the watchful eyes of a forest full of fierce beasts, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's luck alone couldn't explain it—an invisible hand was clearly guiding these events.
"My lord, this ice silkworm is the one we captured before, though it was only nine hundred thousand years old back then," Di Tian said gravely. "It once encountered a tremendous opportunity that allowed it to grow from a weak bloodline silkworm to its current state."
"Although its combat power remains low, its essence is an extremely rare and potent tonic. Perhaps it was once unworthy to become part of your power, but now, having surpassed a million years, it can certainly provide you considerable assistance!"
"We must not let it escape!"
Di Tian's meaning was clear: now that they had found the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm and recognized its value, it was theirs to seize with ease. There was no reason to let it go.
However, Lin Yun merely waved his hand and said softly, "You're too impatient. I just told you, the bearer of fortune is already being watched, and this ice silkworm is very likely part of their arrangement."
"I can intercept the ice silkworm, but then what? I would effectively reveal myself to the one behind it all, which would severely harm my future plans."
"To disrupt my future schemes for the sake of a trivial advantage is unacceptable. Besides, I need such a bearer of fortune to stand on stage and attract attention."
Di Tian was Lin Yun's top subordinate, both powerful and loyal. Lin Yun had no qualms about revealing parts of his plan to him.
After hearing Lin Yun's words, Di Tian's murderous intent toward the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm disappeared.
"The lord is right. I will follow your orders and not concern myself with anything else."
Di Tian was pacified, but another was not.
If Lin Yun hadn't kept one hand pressed to his chest, the hidden Ice Emperor would have long since leapt out shouting for battle.
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm—she craved food she had yearned for countless years! The supreme delicacy that should have helped her rival or even surpass the Snow Emperor!
Lin Yun could even feel the Ice Emperor inside his clothes drooling.
(End of chapter)
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