The Tianmeng Iceworm watched as its spiritual shock was shattered, the entire worm dumbfounded. Had it not woken up properly? How could a Soul Emperor's attack power be stronger than that of a million-year soul beast like itself?
Even if it wasn't skilled in combat, it was still a million-year soul beast at its core. Even just smashing with its spiritual power, it wouldn't lose to those combat-oriented 100,000-year soul beasts.
What was up with this human? Could it be that it had slept too long, and humans had evolved to this level?
Though shocked by Wang Chen's strength, the Tianmeng Iceworm knew now wasn't the time to dwell on it.
The enemy was powerful and difficult to deal with. Its most urgent task was to take the spiritual attribute soul scholar beside it and escape, then transform into a wisdom soul ring to preserve its life.
As for whether to switch hosts later, that could be decided in the future. Unless absolutely necessary, the Tianmeng Iceworm didn't want to fuse with a non-spiritual attribute soul master.
Due to the mismatch in attributes, fusion would be extremely difficult and consume a tremendous amount of energy. Even if the fusion succeeded, there would be many drawbacks, such as being unable to fully unleash its power.
Wang Chen looked at the shocked Tianmeng Iceworm, gripping the God-Suppressing Spear, and immediately attacked again. Since words couldn't persuade it, he would use force.
A forced melon might not be sweet, but it would quench thirst.
Wang Chen activated his Spiritual Domain, taking control of all the heaven and earth energy within its range.
Under the enhancement of the Unity of Man and Heaven state, the range of the Spiritual Domain greatly expanded. Especially now that Wang Chen had condensed a soul core, both his total soul power and recovery speed had significantly improved.
In the past, Wang Chen had to use the Spiritual Domain sparingly because it consumed so much soul power that it would be depleted in just a few minutes. But now, maintaining the Spiritual Domain for half an hour was effortless and simple for him.
Wang Chen swung his spear, and the vast power of heaven and earth gathered on the God-Suppressing Spear. The silver-white spear tip radiated sharp spear light, its power so great that it pierced a black hole in space.
Though Wang Chen wasn't using his trump card, the ring detonation secret technique, to significantly boost his strength, with the Unity of Man and Heaven state, the formidable Spiritual Domain combat technique, the power of his natal soul tool, the God-Suppressing Spear, and the level-9 soul tool armor compensating for the lack of enhancement from his tool spirit martial soul, a Titled Douluo was nothing more than a paper tiger in his eyes—easily dealt with. And if he used the ring detonation secret technique, even a level-95 Super Douluo would have to kneel and kowtow before leaving.
Wang Chen flew into the air, his level-9 flight soul tool wings unfolding behind him. His entire body transformed into a black beam of light, charging toward the Tianmeng Iceworm with the force of thunder.
Seeing Wang Chen charging at it, the Tianmeng Iceworm, whose life was nearing its end due to the heavenly tribulation, swallowed the stunned Huo Yuhao beside it, hiding him in its belly, and then fled at full speed.
Say what you will, but despite the Tianmeng Iceworm's crystal-clear, chubby appearance, its escape speed was genuinely fast—most Titled Douluo powerhouses couldn't catch up to it.
Though its frontal combat ability was lacking, its skills in escaping, surviving, and hiding were exceptional. After all, without some tricks, it wouldn't have been able to escape from the ferocious beasts in the core area of the Star Dou Forest.
Seeing the Tianmeng Iceworm trying to escape, Wang Chen's eyes narrowed. "Can't win, so you want to run? There's no such good deal in this world. If you don't become my seventh soul ring today, you'll stay here!"
Wang Chen's fourth soul ring lit up, and his soul skill, Instant, activated.
His figure vanished from its original spot, instantly appearing beside the Tianmeng Iceworm. Then, he swung his spear, striking heavily at the Tianmeng Iceworm's crystal-clear body.
"Damn my luck, it's a teleportation soul skill!" The Tianmeng Iceworm's spiritual power was extremely strong, and it immediately sensed Wang Chen's presence beside it.
Cursing its bad luck inwardly, the Tianmeng Iceworm curled its body into a ball, its crystal-clear form covered in a layer of golden light, appearing to have formidable defense. It clearly intended to tank Wang Chen's attack.
With a bang, the God-Suppressing Spear collided with the Tianmeng Iceworm's body.
Immediately, the Tianmeng Iceworm's body shot out like a giant rubber ball, flying hundreds of meters away.
Wang Chen swung the God-Suppressing Spear, thinking to himself, "This Tianmeng Iceworm is indeed tough-skinned. No wonder it could trap the Ice Emperor with its shed skin. That strike didn't even harm it. Looks like I'll need to increase my attack power later."
The Tianmeng Iceworm, sent flying hundreds of meters, let out a wail. "Ouch, that hurts like hell! This attack power is almost on par with a 200,000-year ferocious beast. How is this human's combat strength so terrifying despite such low cultivation?"
Though it wailed in pain, the Tianmeng Iceworm had reacted in time, defended properly, and was thick-skinned enough to avoid any injuries. Instead, it used the force of Wang Chen's attack to propel itself rapidly toward the outskirts of the Star Dou Forest.
But how could Wang Chen let the Tianmeng Iceworm escape so easily? With the speed of his level-9 flight soul tool and his teleportation soul skill, Wang Chen effortlessly intercepted the Tianmeng Iceworm.
Then, he struck its worm body with another spear attack. And so, the Tianmeng Iceworm fled, and Wang Chen chased.
With his advantages in strength and speed, Wang Chen accurately intercepted the Tianmeng Iceworm every time it tried to escape, beating it until it scurried around in a panic, wailing incessantly.
At this moment, the Tianmeng Iceworm was utterly miserable. It couldn't win in a fight, nor could it escape—nothing could be more agonizing.
Twenty seconds later.
Wang Chen smashed the Tianmeng Iceworm out of the air with a single spear strike, then looked down at it from above, speaking slowly. "So, have you faced reality yet? I'll ask you one more time: will you become my seventh soul ring?"
Hearing Wang Chen's words, the Tianmeng Iceworm immediately responded, "Human, I only hit you once, and you've hit me how many times? We're even, aren't we?
There are so many 100,000-year soul beasts in the Star Dou Forest. I'm just an ordinary ice worm, weak, pitiful, and helpless.
No attack power, no powerful soul skills—just a tiny bit stronger in spiritual power.
But you're not a spiritual attribute soul master, so my attributes don't match yours. Absorbing my soul ring wouldn't benefit you much. Let me go.
With your strength, you could hunt other 100,000-year soul beasts. Why fixate on an ice worm whose attributes don't match yours?"
Clearly, the Tianmeng Iceworm thought Wang Chen didn't know it was a million-year soul beast and began trying to bluff him.
But how could Wang Chen let a million-year soul beast like the Tianmeng Iceworm go? What did it matter if their attributes didn't match?
What he valued was never the Tianmeng Iceworm's attributes but its soul ring's age and the second martial soul it could provide.
Seeing the Tianmeng Iceworm still trying to deceive him, Wang Chen realized he hadn't hit it hard enough. He needed to increase the intensity. Six spear strikes per second for half an hour—he didn't believe the Tianmeng Iceworm would still refuse.
Wang Chen's deep gaze fixed on the Tianmeng Iceworm, the spear in his hand growing even sharper as he infused it with soul power and spiritual power.
The Tianmeng Iceworm felt a chill run through its body under Wang Chen's intense stare. "Bro, I'll call you bro, okay? We really aren't compatible."
But before the Tianmeng Iceworm could finish speaking, it was met with the silver-white spear.
Ten seconds later.
Crawling up from the ground, the Tianmeng Iceworm roared angrily, "Bullying a worm too far, bullying a worm too far! Human, do you think I'm easy to push around? Just you wait—five hundred years from now, I'll burn your grave!!"
The Tianmeng Iceworm was nearly frantic. Due to the heavenly tribulation, its life was about to end. If it couldn't shake off this human and become a wisdom soul ring, it was doomed. Moreover, the ferocious beasts from the depths of the Star Dou Forest were also searching for it.
But this human was too strong, too fast, and had a teleportation soul skill, making escape incredibly difficult.
The Tianmeng Iceworm thought to itself, "No, I can't keep wasting time like this. I have to use my trump card to escape the Star Dou Forest."
Wang Chen, observing the Tianmeng Iceworm's lively demeanor, was surprised by its toughness but grew cautious upon hearing its words.
He thought to himself, "Is this Tianmeng Iceworm about to use a big move?"
Having read the original work, Wang Chen knew the Tianmeng Iceworm well and was aware it had two trump cards.
The first was its shed skin. In the original story, the Tianmeng Iceworm used its shed skin after death to firmly trap the Ice Emperor, who had nearly 400,000 years of cultivation—an incredibly powerful ability. Even the Snow Emperor would be trapped within a 50-meter range.
But now, since the Tianmeng Iceworm was still alive, its shed skin was still on its body, so there was no need to worry about that.
The Tianmeng Iceworm's second trump card was its ultra-long-distance teleportation. In the original story, it mentioned having an ultimate power that could instantly transport someone hundreds of miles away.
Wang Chen's fourth soul skill, Instant, only had a 50-meter range—a complete joke compared to this ultra-long-distance teleportation.
Seeing the Tianmeng Iceworm making bold threats, Wang Chen estimated it was likely about to use its ultra-long-distance teleportation to escape.
Wang Chen immediately gripped the God-Suppressing Spear tightly, preparing to use Spatial Confinement the moment the Tianmeng Iceworm attempted its teleportation.
The Spatial Confinement skill was specifically prepared for the Tianmeng Iceworm.
One effect of Spatial Confinement was that within its range, teleportation soul skills were difficult to use. Even if a powerful teleportation skill was forcibly used, the teleportation distance would be greatly reduced.
Wang Chen was fully prepared, having already channeled soul power into the core array of the God-Suppressing Spear, ready to activate Spatial Confinement at any moment.
Deliberately provoking the Tianmeng Iceworm, Wang Chen said, "Burn my grave in five hundred years? Interesting. But I'm afraid you won't be leaving this place today."
Hearing Wang Chen's words, the Tianmeng Iceworm laughed smugly. "Today, I'll show you what it means to come without a shadow and leave without a trace.
As long as I want to leave, no one in this world can stop me. Not even Di Tian and the other ferocious beasts of the Star Dou Forest, let alone a puny human like you!"
As soon as it finished speaking, the ten golden patterns on the Tianmeng Iceworm's body erupted with dazzling golden light, illuminating its jade-like, crystal-clear body like a golden sun. Dense spatial power enveloped its entire form.
"Human, I'm out of here. Next time we meet, I'll burn your grave!!"
At the moment when the spatial power around the Tianmeng Iceworm was at its peak, seemingly forming a silver-white spatial gate, Wang Chen acted decisively, activating the God-Suppressing Spear's Spatial Confinement. In an instant, the space within a few hundred meters froze.
At that moment, the dense spatial power around the Tianmeng Iceworm was about to transport it hundreds of miles to safety. But because Wang Chen used Spatial Confinement, it had to break through the spatial restriction first, consuming a massive amount of spatial power.
As a result, the actual teleportation distance was far shorter than the Tianmeng Iceworm had anticipated.
With the dazzling golden light fading, the Tianmeng Iceworm's 7-meter-long massive body vanished.
Wang Chen, seeing the conspicuous giant worm disappear, gazed deeply and murmured, "What a pity. The God-Suppressing Spear's power is still lacking. If it were a level-10 soul tool, the Tianmeng Iceworm would never have escaped. Fortunately, I made preparations on Huo Yuhao's body just in case."
Wang Chen closed his eyes, carefully sensing the spirituality he had imbued in Huo Yuhao's clothes.
"Southeast… 120 miles away."
Wang Chen unfolded the level-9 flight soul tool wings behind him, his body moving like lightning, flying toward the Tianmeng Iceworm's location at a speed exceeding sound.
A mere 120 miles—one minute was enough.
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Meanwhile, on the Lima Plains.
A massive silver-white vortex appeared out of nowhere above the vast, beautiful plain.
From the vortex emerged a giant ice worm.
As soon as the Tianmeng Iceworm appeared, it scanned its surroundings. Seeing it had escaped the Star Dou Forest, it laughed smugly. "Di Tian and those ferocious beasts, and that human who wanted me as his soul ring—trying to find me? No chance."
Then, the Tianmeng Iceworm spat out Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao, dizzy and disoriented, looked at the Tianmeng Iceworm, utterly confused. The events of the day had far exceeded his understanding.
He had no idea what was happening, and as someone weak, he could only be at the mercy of the Tianmeng Iceworm.
Cautiously, Huo Yuhao asked, "W-Who are you? Where is this?"
The Tianmeng Iceworm replied, "I am the embodiment of wisdom, the most powerful soul beast in the world, the million-year soul beast, Tianmeng Iceworm. Just call me Brother Tianmeng."
As the Tianmeng Iceworm, relieved to have escaped danger, chatted happily with Huo Yuhao, Wang Chen's figure appeared.
Seeing Wang Chen, the Tianmeng Iceworm was so shocked its entire worm body froze. "You… how did you catch up?!"
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