Douluo Continent: I, Long Aotian, will not be a supporting character.

It was a round, fleshy head, more than a meter in diameter. It slowly crawled out, its body exceeding ten meters in length.

As it appeared, mist began to appear on the breaths of Long Aotian and the others, and the icy chill caused the surrounding temperature to drop significantly.

This thing looks like a silkworm. Except it's many times larger than a regular silkworm.

This silkworm is entirely white and translucent. Although it emerged from the soil, its smooth skin is free of any dirt.

A halo flowed beneath his skin, and there was even a pair of small, glittering golden eyes on his head. Most peculiarly, starting half a meter from his head, there was a ring of golden lines at intervals, totaling ten golden lines from head to tail.

Looking at its enormous body, Long Aotian couldn't help but show a hint of joy. Hard work pays off, and finally, he managed to fish out this million-year-old soul beast, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm.

"Huh, this spiritual power is so pure. It's actually three young soul masters with extremely high spiritual power quality."

"Not only that, but I've also been blessed with the power of destiny; truly, heaven hasn't forsaken me. If I miss this level of spiritual power, I might not get it even in a million years!"

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm spoke first: "Let me introduce myself. I am the embodiment of heroism and chivalry, the king of soul beasts who possesses both wisdom and beauty, an unparalleled powerhouse, having cultivated for millions of years, setting the record for the longest lifespan on the Douluo Continent. Um, you can call me Brother Tianmeng!"

Long Aotian interrupted Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's boastful self-introduction, saying, "Tianmeng, I know your identity, a million-year-old mutated spirit-type Ice Silkworm Soul Beast. You should have sensed the special nature of the three of us. I wonder if you would be willing to sacrifice yourself to one of us."

"Huh?" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's small eyes darted around a few times. What's going on?

Shouldn't the script be that the protagonist, like a god descending from heaven, conquers these three young men and women, and then these people are so grateful that they beg the protagonist to perform a miracle?

This doesn't seem quite like what I expected; these people seem rather unusual.

Well, no matter what, we can't miss out on such an excellent host.

After a moment's consideration, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm spoke again: "Young man, it seems you know me quite well. Since you know me, I won't waste any more words. I've decided, I will become your spirit ring, the first intelligent spirit ring in the history of Douluo Continent."

The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm ultimately decided to sacrifice itself to Long Aotian. The reason was simple: Long Aotian was the only male, and it would be strange for the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, as a male soul beast, to reside in a female soul master.

Upon hearing that Tianmeng Ice Silkworm had decided to sacrifice itself, Long Aotian couldn't help but feel overjoyed. His plan had come true, so why wouldn't he be happy?

"Alright, thank you very much, Tianmeng. I hope we can join hands and ascend to the God Realm together." Long Aotian replied solemnly.

Upon hearing Long Aotian's words, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm thought, "It seems this young man is indeed extraordinary. This young man already has the grand ambition to ascend to the God Realm, which coincides with my own. It seems that this is my destined host."

"Okay, I'm going to start now. Don't worry, I'll be gentle and won't hurt you too much."

"You two beautiful ladies over there, move closer to him too. When I sacrificed myself to him, some of the spiritual energy and life force that dissipated will also be of great benefit to you. Don't waste it."

As he spoke, an extremely cold aura instantly solidified the surroundings, as if they were frozen.

The ten golden halos on Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's body seemed to come alive, pulsating rhythmically. Then, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm leaned forward and pressed its head against Long Aotian's forehead.

Ten golden halos swiftly enveloped Long Aotian's body, while the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm itself transformed into streams of white light that continuously surged into his body.

"That's really good. His physical attributes are strong enough, his spiritual energy source is of high quality, and his spiritual energy itself is extremely vast. It seems that it won't be a problem to infuse him with one-tenth of his spiritual energy source at once. My Wisdom Soul Ring and him are a perfect match."

A powerful mental fluctuation emanated from the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm as it surged into Long Aotian's body. This terrifying mental power almost instantly covered every corner within a hundred-mile radius.

Vina and Jin Ni each used their own methods to absorb the enormous spiritual energy that had been released.

With Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's powerful spiritual energy covering the surrounding area, the three of them didn't need to worry about being disturbed by soul beasts or soul masters.

A thin, pale white membrane with a faint golden hue silently rose from the ground, quickly shrank, condensed into a ball, and disappeared into Long Aotian's arms.

The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm left no trace of its aura, having completely entered Long Aotian's body.

At this moment, the outer perimeter of the Star Dou Great Forest was eerily quiet.

Just then, the sky, which had been perfectly clear a moment before, suddenly darkened, and a thunderous roar resounded high in the sky. In that instant, the sunlight was completely obscured by a layer of darkness.

An immense, suffocating pressure descended from the sky.

As the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, which was trying to merge itself into Long Aotian's body, trembled violently when the thunderous roar rang out, its two small golden eyes rolled upwards, looking at the sky.

A look of horror immediately flashed in its eyes. Amidst the horror, there was also a hint of bewilderment; clearly, the oppressive atmosphere in the sky was unrelated to it, and far beyond its comprehension.

The million-year-old spiritual fluctuations of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm are like a giant signal light, radiating its coordinates across the vast dimensional universe. And on the other side of these coordinates, an ancient fragment of a soul is wandering.

That was a fragment of the soul of the Undead Scourge, the Necromancer Saint—Elex.

At this moment, as the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm offered its sacrifice, the unprecedentedly massive fluctuation of spiritual power instantly attracted the soul fragments of the Undead Calamity. These fragments transformed into a gray stream of energy, which descended from the sky as if it had encountered a tremendous suction force, falling down in an instant.

The Soul-Devouring Carving Knife and the Gold of Life that Long Aotian had hidden in his bosom now acted like a beacon in the darkness. The gray aura rushed straight towards Long Aotian and instantly merged into his body.

A very blurry figure appeared directly in Long Aotian's spiritual sea. An old voice with an indescribable majesty rang out, "Holding the sun and moon in my hands and plucking stars from the sky, there is no one like me in this world. I never thought that I would still have a trace of my remnant soul left, and even encountered the Gold of Life. It seems that Heaven has not abandoned me."

With a "whoosh," the blurry figure transformed into a gray bead no bigger than a soybean, and then fell silent. It remained as steady as Mount Tai within Long Aotian's sea of ​​consciousness, unmoved.