Douluo Continent: The Ice Dragon King Martial Soul, Ma Xiaotao is Addicted

Seven days later.

Star Forest.

It remains as vast as ever, brimming with primal vitality.

The ancient trees, towering and intertwined, are covered with gnarled vines that form a dark green dome that almost blocks out the sky.

The air was moist and fresh, mixed with the scents of earth, grass, and flowers.

Occasionally, one can hear the long roar of a beast or the clear chirping of birds from afar.

Further away, the rustling of the wind through the forest could be heard, like an endless whisper.

Ye Chen, accompanied by Ice Emperor and Snow Emperor, strolled leisurely through this sacred land of soul beasts.

Ye Chen, along with Ice Emperor and Snow Emperor, ended their week-long honeymoon.

The relaxed atmosphere seemed to still linger among the three of them.

Hyotei wore a faint smile, her small hand tightly holding Ye Chen's, looking very happy.

Xue Di remained as aloof and calm as ever, but a subtle tenderness appeared in the depths of her gaze as she looked at Ye Chen.

Ye Chen's purpose for this trip was very clear: to become the true ruler of the Star Dou Great Forest—the Silver Dragon King.

Ye Chen knew that the possibility of persuading this proud and powerful being to voluntarily become a soul spirit was... absolutely non-existent.

However, Ye Chen didn't need to persuade the other party.

Because, the moment Ye Chen stepped into the forest, the Silver Dragon King actually had nowhere to escape.

Ye Chen brought Ice Emperor and Snow Emperor along mainly to prevent the Silver Dragon King from going berserk.

The Silver Dragon King is too powerful. If he continues to resist desperately after becoming a spirit, although he will not be able to break free, it will still make things difficult for Ye Chen.

After all, the "Soul Contract Scroll" is a true contract.

Ye Chen needs to absorb the Silver Dragon King's soul bone and cultivation, a process that will take a considerable amount of time.

If the Silver Dragon King rebels during this period, it will have some impact on Ye Chen's succession process.

However, if the Ice Emperor and Snow Emperor were to persuade the Silver Dragon King to calm down, Ye Chen would feel much more comfortable.

Because that's how it was when Ye Chen made a contract with Xue Di last time.

We already have experience.

Ye Chen stopped in his tracks, and an invisible divine sense, like mercury spilling onto the ground, spread out silently from him.

The vast spiritual power instantly covered the entire expanse of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Ye Chen's divine sense quickly arrived at the deepest part of the Star Dou Great Forest, which was the Lake of Life enveloped by rich life energy.

At the deepest part of the lake, an extremely faint but inexhaustible aura, like a dormant volcano, lies hidden in a deep space.

"It is indeed here."

Ye Chen thought secretly in his heart.

In that place, the laws of space were cleverly twisted and folded, forming a perfect sanctuary.

If Ye Chen hadn't already confirmed that the target was here, based solely on this vague sense, he probably would have mistaken it for a powerful soul beast cultivating in seclusion, just like everyone else.

In particular, the primal aura belonging to the dragon race was perfectly concealed by the Silver Dragon King.

Ye Chen was so close, and he himself possessed pure dragon blood.

But his perception remained vague, as if he were looking at something through frosted glass.

The Silver Dragon King was hiding himself too well.

The Dragon God was originally split in two.

Most of the brains were taken away by the Silver Dragon King. The clever Silver Dragon King simply ran away, while the foolish Golden Dragon King stayed behind to fight to the death.

Of course, the main reason is also because the Golden Dragon King's physical body is so strong that the great god-kings are no longer able to pay a greater price to kill him, and can only suppress him.

The Silver Dragon King, on the other hand, shattered the void and arrived in Douluo Continent, where he went into hiding.

The divine realm has countless subordinate worlds.

Some are suitable for cultivation, but most are small worlds where cultivation is impossible. Trying to locate the deliberately hidden Silver Dragon King among countless small worlds is like finding a needle in a haystack, and can only be abandoned.

It wasn't until the era of Tang Wulin in later years that the Silver Dragon King was born due to a change in the divine realm. Full of confidence, he wanted to accomplish great things, but was ultimately destroyed by his powerful romantic obsession...

Ye Chen shook his head and stopped thinking about it.

Because of his appearance, the future of this timeline has changed, and naturally, everything in the original story will no longer appear.

When Ye Chen stepped into the area about 100 kilometers from the core area of ​​the Lake of Life, he stopped.

With a thought, an ancient and mysterious scroll appeared in his hand, its surface covered with profound runes—it was the "Soul Contract Scroll."

As soul power was injected, the scroll slowly unfurled and floated in front of Ye Chen.

In an instant, the surface of the scroll appeared as if a star map had been lit up, with countless tiny points of light emerging.

Each point of light represents a soul beast.

In this vast Star Dou Great Forest, there are so many soul beasts that most of the light spots are as small and dim as pixels.

The closer you are to the heart of the forest, the brighter the light spot becomes.

At the center of the scroll, representing the core of the Lake of Life, several points of light shine like small suns, radiating powerful energy fluctuations.

At the center of these dazzling lights, a unique point of light appears.

The single point of light shimmered with a mesmerizing seven-colored halo, hovering silently.

It wasn't the brightest, but its ever-changing, flowing rainbow made it the most eye-catching focal point on the entire scroll star map.

"What kind of soul tool is this? It's amazing... I've never seen one like it before."

The Ice Emperor beside Ye Chen moved closer, her bright yellow eyes filled with curiosity as she stared intently at the ever-changing star map scroll.

She followed Ye Chen and saw a lot of strange and wonderful soul tools.

This is the first time I've ever seen such a magical soul tool.

Although Xue Di did not speak, her cool gaze fell on the scroll, clearly showing some curiosity.

Seeing their curious expressions, Ye Chen coughed slightly, feeling a little embarrassed, and explained, "This thing is called a Soul Contract Scroll. Back then... well, it was this thing that allowed me to successfully form a contract with you as soul spirits."

As soon as he finished speaking, the expressions of Hyotei and Yuki-tei changed instantly.

"Hmph! So that's how it is!"

Hyotei immediately puffed out her cheeks. "I knew it! You big bad guy! No wonder I had no chance to resist back then. I felt like I was bound for no reason. It turns out it was because of this kind of external object. Humans are indeed cunning and treacherous!"

Hyotei clenched her small fists slightly, her delicate face filled with indignation.

Clearly, she still harbored resentment about the time Ye Chen forcibly captured her back then.

Xue Di's eyes flickered as she looked at the scroll, then at Ye Chen, a barely perceptible hint of resentment in her clear, cold voice.

"I knew it... Your strength at the time was indeed great, but it was definitely not enough to capture me without my noticing. So you used something like this."

Although she had long accepted reality, and her relationship with Ye Chen had long since transcended a simple contractual one.

But seeing this "culprit" that had caused her so much confusion and frustration back then still stirred up a bit of annoyance in her heart.

She had thought it was due to her carelessness or lack of ability, and had even become withdrawn for a long time because of it. Now she realized that Ye Chen had "cheated".

"Well... the past is the past, it's been so long, it would be impolite to dwell on it now, right?"

Ye Chen touched his nose.

It's like a top student who got into a prestigious university having their cheating history from elementary school discovered – it's not exactly honorable.

Both Hyotei and Yuki-tei rolled their eyes at him.

However, they weren't actually angry.

As Ye Chen said, times have changed, and their fates are now closely intertwined with his, sharing both glory and disgrace. What's more important now is to help Ye Chen become stronger.

Xue Di quickly composed herself, her gaze returning to the seven-colored light spot at the center of the scroll. Her tone was cool, yet tinged with seriousness: "So, your target this time is that one deep within the Star Dou Great Forest... Are you sure this thing is effective against beings at that level?"

(End of this chapter)