Chapter 412: A Tool to Attract Heavenly Tribulation
Mental attacks were ineffective, mimicry was useless, and he could not even escape under the restraint of the Domain. The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's body immediately stiffened.
"Uh... about that, big brother human." Under these circumstances, the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm quickly turned around. A fawning smile appeared on his face as he said, "Misunderstanding. This is all a misunderstanding. I saw that big brother liked this place, so I wanted to leave on my own initiative."
"Are you an 800,000 year Spirit Beast?"
As Yu Tianlin spoke, his gaze swept over the eight golden patterns on the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's body.
"Yes, yes, big brother, you truly have a sharp eye." The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm nodded frantically. "My cultivation has indeed reached 800,000 years, and the energy contained within me is far too vast. If a human Spirit Master tried to absorb my spirit ring, they would definitely explode and die."
The meaning behind the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's words was obvious. He hoped Yu Tianlin would not target him and would spare his life.
"Don't worry, I won't kill you."
Yu Tianlin had developed a strong interest in the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm. He waved at him and said, "Come here first."
"Alright."
Although the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was extremely nervous, he still forced a smile onto his face and crawled over with a series of wiggles.
After the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm came over, Yu Tianlin immediately asked, "You have 800,000 years of cultivation. Have you ever undergone a Heavenly Tribulation during that time?"
"No." The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm shook his head and answered honestly, "Perhaps I was lucky, or perhaps because our Ice Silkworm clan's combat power is too low, but I have never attracted a Heavenly Tribulation."
Lucky? Low combat power?
No, there was no such thing.
For Spirit Beasts, regardless of luck or strength, as long as their cultivation reached a certain level, Heavenly Tribulation would descend. These definitely were not the reasons.
It must have been some special circumstance that helped the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm isolate himself from Heavenly Tribulation.
Yu Tianlin quickly began to recall.
Because of his powerful mental force, Yu Tianlin's past memories were extremely clear. Soon, he found the relevant information in his mind.
In the original work, the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm stayed in this ice cave, eating and sleeping, sleeping and eating, until his cultivation increased to 900,000 years. During this period, no Heavenly Tribulation descended.
Only later, after he left the ice cave, was captured, taken to the Star Dou Great Forest, and then broke through to the million year level in the Star Dou Great Forest, did Heavenly Tribulation finally descend.
No Heavenly Tribulation while inside the ice cave, but Heavenly Tribulation after leaving it.
Could it be that this ice cave could help Spirit Beasts isolate themselves from Heavenly Tribulation?
Thinking of this, Yu Tianlin could not help but reexamine the ice cave.
Although this speculation was outrageous, Yu Tianlin inexplicably felt that he was right.
"But the Soul Beast Heavenly Tribulation was set by the God Realm. Why can this ice cave help Spirit Beasts isolate themselves from Heavenly Tribulation?"
It had to be related to a Deity, or at the very least possess the Divine Power of a Deity. Only then could it isolate Heavenly Tribulation set by the God Realm.
The place that had originally been nothing more than a complex underground ice maze in Yu Tianlin's eyes suddenly gained a mysterious aura.
While Yu Tianlin was pondering, the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm lay quietly to the side. He neither disturbed him nor tried to escape, appearing quite sensible.
"Forget it. I won't think about this for now."
The more Yu Tianlin thought about it, the more he felt something was off, so he simply set it aside and turned to the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm.
"Your current cultivation is 800,000 years. How far are you from the 900,000 year level?"
800,000 years was only a general level. The difference between 810,000 years and 890,000 years was still significant, so Yu Tianlin naturally had to ask clearly and see if he could make the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm attract Heavenly Tribulation.
"I don't know either."
However, in response to Yu Tianlin's question, the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm shook his head blankly.
"Actually, I can't fully control the energy in my body at all. I used to judge my cultivation by the number of golden patterns on my body."
The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's answer left Yu Tianlin speechless.
His cultivation had not been accumulated through daily cultivation, but simply by eating and sleeping, sleeping and eating. No wonder he could not fully control his own energy.
Although the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm could not accurately determine his own cultivation, he still said, "But I have a feeling that as long as I eat that last piece of ten thousand year cold marrow, I will definitely reach the 900,000 year level."
As he said this, the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's small golden eyes darted around.
This human asked how far he was from the 900,000 year level. Obviously, he hoped the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm could reach it as soon as possible, and that was also beneficial to the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm himself.
After all, if his strength increased, his ability to protect himself would naturally increase by a few points as well. He might even have a chance to escape.
"Give it to you to eat?"
Glancing at the crystal clear, peculiar ice block where the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm had just been lying, Yu Tianlin suddenly asked, "By the way, how much ten thousand year cold marrow have you eaten?"
"Do you remember how many slices of bread you've eaten in your life?" The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm chuckled. "I don't remember either."
"It's just that when I first came here, this entire cave was made of ten thousand year cold marrow. Now, only this last piece is left."
What a waste of Heaven and Earth Treasure. Truly a waste of Heaven and Earth Treasure.
Yu Tianlin could not help but shake his head.
Although the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's current cultivation had reached 800,000 years, even comparable to Di Tian, his true combat power was only equivalent to an ordinary 80,000 year Spirit Beast. Converted to human standards, that was roughly equal to a Spirit Douluo above rank 85.
He had consumed so many Heaven and Earth Treasures and possessed such profound cultivation, yet his combat power was still so poor. It was simply wasteful.
Although Yu Tianlin felt it was a waste, what was done was done. No amount of regret would help. The most pressing matter was to use the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm to attract Heavenly Tribulation and use its power to increase the age of his first spirit ring.
"Follow me."
Thinking of this, Yu Tianlin grabbed the last remaining piece of ten thousand year cold marrow with one hand and dragged the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm with the other, rushing out of the cave.
Although the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm felt helpless, he still did not resist. Resisting would be useless anyway.
After finding a place where the ice layer was relatively thin, Yu Tianlin directly broke through it and returned to the surface.
He had flown around earlier to shake off Gold Crocodile Douluo, then scurried through the maze like ice cave underground. Now that he had returned to the surface, he had completely lost track of where he was. He could only roughly estimate that he should still be on the outskirts of the Extreme North Land.
After taking out the tools he had brought beforehand and determining the direction, Yu Tianlin dragged the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm and headed south.
Going north would only lead deeper into the Extreme North Land, making the journey more and more dangerous. What he needed to do now was find a safe place and quickly help the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm reach the 900,000 year level, thereby attracting Heavenly Tribulation and using its power to increase the age of his first spirit ring.
Of course, if the power of the Heavenly Tribulation was too great, Yu Tianlin would naturally not help the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm resist if he saw the situation becoming dangerous. However, he thought it should not come to that.
After all, in the original work, even the Heavenly Tribulation that descended when the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm reached the million year level did not take his life.
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