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Chapter 424 The Golden Silkworm Sheds Its Shell
Ning Rongrong tilted her head and asked in confusion, "That's not right. Aren't you going to be sacrificed? You're going to die, so how can you get protection?"

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm said confidently, "Although my combat strength is not great, I have lived for countless years and possess a million-year soul ring. I do have some tricks up my sleeve."

"I can shed my skin like a silkworm, leaving my body intact while retaining my soul and consciousness to become your soul ring. This is the wisdom soul ring, which possesses my wisdom."

After a moment of silence, Xiao Wu uttered a poignant remark: "With your wisdom, your IQ will probably drop."

Tang San and Ning Rongrong nodded. "Your intelligence is negative. The Golden Cicada Shedding its Shell technique isn't the same as this Ice Silkworm's."

With a soft "plop," Tianmeng Ice Silkworm seemed to hear a piercing sound and protested, "I've lived for countless years, and I know a lot!"

Upon hearing this, Tang San glanced at the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, smiled, and said, "After all that, I understand your purpose. You want to use your so-called wisdom to exchange for the energy to preserve your body, right? This so-called 'Golden Cicada Shedding its Shell' means that your soul leaves your body, and your millions of years of cultivation are stored inside the 'shell' for preservation. In the future, you will find a way to let your soul return to your body and slowly transform your millions of years of cultivation into your own power."

“With the protection of the Clear Sky Sect, even if the Snow Empress finds out, she can’t possibly attack the Soul Master City to seize it. Without the advantage of terrain and territory, the Snow Empress might not be able to defeat a Limit Douluo. You want me to temporarily keep your energy safe from being used as a power bank by other Emperor Soul Beasts, on the condition that you sacrifice yourself to become my Soul Ring and lend me your knowledge and wisdom.”

"Is it right?"

The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm wriggled its body and rubbed against Tang San's feet affectionately, saying, "Hehehe, Third Brother, Third Young Master, no, Young Master Tang, you are truly intelligent, wise, insightful, and discerning. You understood it all at once."

Tang San slowly took a few steps back, and Xiao Wu asked curiously, "Third Brother, what are you planning to do?"

After a moment's thought, Tang San transmitted his voice through his soul power: "If we choose to kill it, although we can obtain the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's million-year cultivation, we will lose the advantage of sacrifice. Moreover, this Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm has lived for many years, and I'm afraid it might self-destruct, which would be troublesome."

"If we choose to protect it and help it preserve its body's energy, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm will sacrifice itself. The sacrificed soul ring and soul bone will form a fusion skill, and the quality of the soul skill and soul bone will be better. Moreover, this Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm has special means to preserve its consciousness and soul. This guy has lived in the Arctic Continent for so long. He may not be very intelligent, but he should have experience and knowledge."

It's essentially a choice between two options: if you choose to protect the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, you have to give up the million years of cultivation it possesses. Although normal Soul Masters cannot directly absorb the Soul Power of Soul Beasts, they can absorb a portion of it along with Soul Rings and Soul Bones to enhance their own cultivation.

Most importantly, Tang San possesses the Devouring attribute, which will undoubtedly enhance his body significantly over the past million years.

However, if we were to forcefully kill Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, aside from the question of whether it would be as simple as it seemed, and whether Tianmeng Ice Silkworm might have other methods, the most important thing would be losing Tianmeng Ice Silkworm as a strategist. As the saying goes, "An elder in the family is a treasure," and Tianmeng Ice Silkworm has lived in the Arctic continent for so long; she must know a great deal.

Tang San hadn't forgotten that Tianmeng Ice Silkworm had been using the Ice God's Trial to lure Tang San and the others from the very beginning, but hadn't mentioned the Ice God at all just now. Tang San guessed that this was Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's way of protecting itself; killing Tianmeng Ice Silkworm would mean losing the clues to the Ice God.

Another point is that Tang San noticed that the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm was using Xiao Wu, who was also a soul beast, because it didn't want to kill soul beasts willing to sacrifice themselves. He also realized that Tang San and Xiao Wu had an unusual relationship.

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm may seem reckless and somewhat foolish, but everything she does is meticulously planned, giving her several life-saving measures. Tang San may say that Tianmeng Ice Silkworm is stupid, but he also realizes that Tianmeng Ice Silkworm is not stupid at all. She is very good at assessing situations, understanding her own strengths and weaknesses, and knowing how to make choices. She is willing to sacrifice herself to gain a path to godhood.

The fact that the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm wanted to preserve its million-year cultivation proves that its ultimate goal is to break free from the shackles of a soul beast and become a god!
A strange light flashed in Tang San's eyes as he thought of something and murmured, "This Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm still has some use." Tang San looked at the somewhat apprehensive Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, then nodded and said, "Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, I grant your request, however..."

Upon hearing the words "only," Tianmeng Bingcan's expression changed, and she cautiously asked, "Only what?"

Tang San laughed and said, "Your goal is for me to become a god in the future, help you withstand the heavenly tribulation so that you can have a million years of cultivation and then become a god? You think too highly of me."

Tang San exposed her true intentions, and Tianmeng Ice Silkworm stopped pretending and said with a grin, "Hehehe, Third Brother is a dragon among men, a chosen one, and will surely become a god in the future."

"But you still underestimate me a bit."

"Um?!"

The next second, the space that Tianmeng Ice Silkworm had gnawed out began to be invaded by a blood-red color. Under Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's shocked gaze, the Rakshasa Domain began to invade Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's alternate dimension. If Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's mental power had not been extremely strong, even its mental world would probably have been invaded.

"This is!!"

The next second, Tang San's Clear Sky Hammer's fourth and sixth spirit rings emitted a faint light, and the Human-Faced Spider King and the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Serpent emerged from the sea of ​​blood. The two enormous spirit beast phantoms, each a hundred thousand years old, stared menacingly at the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm.

"Is this an illusion? No, it's a bit like an undead. No, you have neither a soul nor a body. It's an illusion created by mental illusion magic, but... wait?!" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's eyes were spinning. For a moment, it couldn't tell whether these guys were living beings or inanimate objects.

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm realized that she had underestimated them, because the Human-Faced Spider King and the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Serpent in front of her were theoretically dead. They did not have the special ability to preserve their souls like she did. Their soul rings were hunted down and they died completely. They did not even have physical bodies and could not even be considered undead.

However, from a realistic perspective, they are still alive because they possess bodies and mental power created by mental illusion techniques, have spirit rings as support, and even have the ability to think independently. However, all of this depends on Tang San's mental power, and all their logical thinking needs to be completed with the help of Tang San's mental power.

However, the human brain is just a processing organ; whether you use someone else's or your own, the result is the same.

As long as Tang San doesn't die, they won't die either. They will live forever in the world of Infinite Tsukuyomi, possessing their own thinking abilities, and even their soul power, mental power, and physical strength will remain the same or even stronger!

"You, you, how could you have such a soul skill!" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was dumbfounded. This soul skill was even more powerful than controlling corpses!

"Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, if you sacrifice yourself, is there a chance that my domain will evolve to the god level?"

(End of this chapter)