Chapter 232: One Year's Cultivation Level in a Single Bite, Ice Silkworm, What Are You Talking About?_1

After being intimate with Zi Ji for a while, Xu Ran and Zi Ji cuddled up to each other as they walked towards the Lake of Life.

The Lake of Life was expansive, serving as the heart of the Aquipeia Forest, irrigating the vast and boundless forest; naturally, it covered a vast area.

Xu Ran noticed that on the western side of the Lake of Life, the trees were exceptionally tall and sturdy, much larger in girth than the vegetation in other directions. Clearly, this was due to the nourishment from the Tian Meng Skydream Ice Silkworm, a million-year soul beast.

Underneath the cover of the Cangtian Giant Tree, a soul beast that looked like a silkworm baby was trapped and surrounded by Di Tian and other ferocious beasts.

Its body was like white jade, translucent and radiant, with skin that glowed, much larger than any ordinary silkworm baby by countless times. Underneath its outer surface, a halo circulated, and shockingly, it also had a pair of golden eyes shining on its head. Most peculiar were the golden rings that encircled it every few distances, starting from half a meter above its head, with a total of ten rings extending from head to tail.

These golden rings were symbols of the age of the Ice Silkworm Clan.

Each golden ring represented a "Cultivation Level" of a hundred thousand years, with ten rings indicating a million years.

The enormous energy contained within it certainly lived up to its name as a million-year soul beast. Having consumed countless Ten Thousand-Year Cold Marrows, the energy inside it had solidified to an extreme degree.

Such silkworm meat, eaten in larger quantities, greatly benefits one's "Cultivation Level."

In the Far North, the Ice Emperor had also discovered the dietary value of the Skydream Ice Silkworm, knowing that consuming it could help challenge the great tribulation of the forty-million-year soul beasts, which led to a relentless pursuit.

Regrettably, the Skydream Ice Silkworm had no choice but to flee from the Far North, only to find itself caught by the even more terrifying Di Tian and other ferocious beasts.

And now, Xu Ran had arrived.

Compared to Di Tian and the others, Xu Ran was...

After all, Di Tian and the others were soul beasts and not much interested in silks, but Xu Ran had some ideas.

The silk from the Skydream Ice Silkworm was unquestionably top-notch in this world. Smooth, soft, and even suitable as protection. The silk spun by a million-year soul beast was not something many could break through.

So, Xu Ran wanted to extract the remaining value from the Skydream Ice Silkworm. Of course, to ensure the Skydream Ice Silkworm worked wholeheartedly, Xu Ran also planned to make a promise...

"Lord Auspicious Beast..." The Skydream Ice Silkworm lay on the ground, its breath weak, and its heart filled with curses. Feeling the energy within being madly refined and absorbed by Di Tian and the others, it was impossible for its mood to be anything but foul.

However, the moment it saw Xu Ran, it felt as if it had seen a savior.

Lord Auspicious Beast, the Soul Beast Emperor!

Now, as one of its subjects living in such misery, being devoured and having its energy refined by the likes of Di Tian, it believed the Lord Auspicious Beast would surely be moved if it witnessed such a pitiful scene.

The Lord Auspicious Beast was the supreme being in The Soul Beast Realm; as long as the Lord Auspicious Beast was willing to protect it, not even Di Tian and the other ferocious beasts would dare to act rashly against it.

It had seen this with great clarity over the past few days.

Di Tian and the other ferocious beasts treated this new Lord Auspicious Beast with the utmost respect, a respect that even surpassed that for the original Auspicious Beast of the Aquipeia Forest.

This clearly indicated that the new Lord Auspicious Beast had tremendous influence; helping it to break free from the shackles of Di Tian and other ferocious beasts would be no issue at all.

"Lord Auspicious Beast is here, so wait and see, Di Tian. I'm going to complain. The Soul Beast Clan is being oppressed by humans to this extent. Instead of rationally resisting the Human Clan, you turn on your own kind." Seeing Xu Ran arrive, the Skydream Ice Silkworm's courage grew, and it immediately started to curse at Di Tian and the others, expressing its frustrations vehemently.

In its view, the fact that ferocious beasts like Di Tian allowed humans to rampage through the Aquipeia Forest was a display of incompetence.

When the time came, it only had to complain to the Auspicious Beast, listing out all of Di Tian's numerous wrongdoings, and the Auspicious Beast would surely be greatly annoyed at Di Tian and the others, while it would gain the Auspicious Beast's admiration.

A million-year soul beast—something the Soul Beast Clan currently did not possess.

The Skydream Ice Silkworm was an existence of the highest supremacy.

Although as a member of the weak Ice Silkworm Clan its strength was small, its "Cultivation Level" was an extremely terrifying presence.

"Babble on," Di Tian's face darkened, and he slapped the Skydream Ice Silkworm without hesitation. His eyes were filled with a chilling intent. Of course, he could see that the Skydream Ice Silkworm still harbored thoughts of escape.

But how could it get its way? The idea of escaping with the help of the Auspicious Beast was a fool's dream.

Although he had limited contact with Xu Ran, he was very clear that Xu Ran's methods were not simple, certainly not to the extent that the Skydream Ice Silkworm could easily deceive him.

"We pay our respects to you, sir." Seeing Xu Ran and Zi Ji arrive, Di Tian and the other ferocious beasts stood up and respectfully addressed Xu Ran. Their gazes fell on Zi Ji, who was held close by Xu Ran, flashing a hint of envy.

Zi Ji was so docile and compliant in Xu Ran's arms, with none of the fierce aggression typical of a ferocious beast.

Moreover, at this time, Zi Ji with her long hair draped over her shoulders, her skin was even more rosy than usual. Clearly, Zi Ji had not deceived them; she and the Auspicious Beast really had consummated their relationship as husband and wife.

"Skydream Ice Silkworm, pays respects to Lord Auspicious Beast," the Skydream Ice Silkworm also called out in an extremely respectful manner.

"Mm. Stand up, there is no need for such formalities when you see me in the future," Xu Ran responded, then turned his gaze to the Skydream Ice Silkworm, his eyes revealing a touch of astonishment.

The Skydream Ice Silkworm was white as jade all over its body, adorned with golden patterns.

The sunlight filtered through the dense leaves, shone on the Skydream Ice Silkworm's body, making it appear even more lustrous and plump. The meat of the silkworm glistened, full to the brim with a vast amount of heaven earth origin energy essence…

"My lord, you must stand up for me. I am a member of the Ice Silkworm Clan from the far northern lands with a "Cultivation Level" of a million years. I was touring the Continent and then got captured here by Di Tian and the others. Their actions are despicable, shameless to the extreme, and they have even used me as nourishment for their cultivation. Such behavior is utterly outrageous and offends both gods and men," said the Skydream Ice Silkworm almost to the point of tears. It had suffered unbearable grievances in the Aquipeia Forest. Had it known, it would have been better off staying in the Far North.

Being consumed by the Ice Emperor alone was better than being devoured by so many soul beasts of the Aquipeia Forest, wasn't it?

And the Ice Emperor was so beautiful; being eaten by her, watching her grace as she devoured you, that too was a form of happiness.

To love a soul beast is to willingly be eaten by her, right?

"What's all this babbling?" Di Tian, seeing the Skydream Ice Silkworm continuously complain, slapped it on the head without a second thought, stunning the Skydream Ice Silkworm. At that moment, the Red King also took the opportunity to offer Xu Ran a large chunk of the silkworm meat.

"My lord, this silkworm meat is extremely nourishing, especially the meat from a million-year soul beast. Why don't you try it first, sir?" The Red King respectfully presented the silkworm meat. Xu Ran nodded, impressed. The Red King sure knew how to get things done.

"Ding, congratulations to the "Host" for consuming the meat of the million-year soul beast Skydream Ice Silkworm, "Cultivation Level" increased by one year." Xu Ran bit down a large mouthful of silkworm meat, swallowing it directly, and at the same time, the System's voice rang out.

One bite, equivalent to a year. This… was a lucky strike.

Right, what was the Skydream Ice Silkworm just saying? Why didn't he catch it?