Douluo: Peerless King of Beast Tamer

**Chapter 2: Hanging**

The Ice Jade Scorpion led Zhou Sichen to walk aimlessly. The pressure emanating from the thousand-year-old Ice Jade Scorpion caused the ordinary hundred-year-old soul beasts around it to avoid it like snakes and scorpions; they didn't dare to approach at all.

This made it difficult for Zhou Sichen to find the "God Killer" Wind Baboon.

Another hour passed, and the sky gradually darkened. The Star Forest, bathed in the light of the setting sun, resembled a beautiful painting.

Zhou Sichen glanced at the sky. Today might be yet another day without any harvest.

However, at that moment, a voice suddenly sounded in his mind, or perhaps in his sea of spirit.

"Finally, I've met a human with spiritual attributes. It's a pity I can't cry; else I might be in tears!"

This voice seemed to come out of nowhere, but Zhou Sichen was instantly delighted. Achieving direct spiritual communication could only mean one thing in the Xingdou Great Forest, aside from the fierce beasts.

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm!

Those fierce beasts couldn't possibly be here at this moment; otherwise, Zhou Sichen would have become their food.

It could only be the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm.

So… did he successfully intercept it?

Just as Zhou Sichen was reveling in his delight, cracks suddenly appeared in the ground five meters in front of him, and a faint white light diffused from the fissures.

Then, a chill emanated from the cracks, causing the surrounding temperature to drop instantly. The fissures grew larger and larger until a massive round head poked out.

The head appeared fleshy, with a diameter of more than one meter. It crawled out slowly, revealing a huge body that measured ten meters long.

Upon seeing this creature, Zhou Sichen no longer had any doubts. Who else could it be but the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm?

The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm before him was white jade in color and crystal clear. Although it had emerged from the soil, there was no dirt on its smooth skin.

A halo flowed under its epidermis, and it sported a pair of small golden eyes on its head. Most eye-catching were the ten golden patterns wrapped around its body, appearing every meter starting from half a meter from its head.

It looked at Zhou Sichen, who was sitting on the back of the Ice Jade Scorpion; its golden eyes rolled around, and a voice resonated in Zhou Sichen's spiritual sea: "I didn't expect it to be a special summoning soul master. This Ice Jade Scorpion must have cultivated for a thousand years, right? When I sensed it, I thought the Star Dou Great Forest had been overtaken by the Far North!"

Zhou Sichen snapped back to reality from his joy and frowned. "Who are you? How can you tell my martial soul type?"

The laughter of the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm echoed in Zhou Sichen's mind: "Hehe, I'm not a mere thing. I'm the embodiment of heroism and chivalry, the king of soul beasts endowed with wisdom and beauty. I am the peerless Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, who has cultivated for a million years and set the record for the longest lifespan in the Douluo Continent. Well, you can also call me Brother Tianmeng!"

Zhou Sichen's reaction was almost perfect, his expression a mixture of incredulity and disbelief. "Impossible! Even the legendary beast god, Emperor Tian, the leader of the ten fierce beasts, hasn't cultivated for a million years! How can there be a soul beast with a million years of cultivation in this world? If there is, shouldn't it have become a god?"

Hearing Zhou Sichen's rebuttal, a flicker of embarrassment crossed the depths of Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's eyes. It recognized that this gifted human wasn't so easily fooled, yet it truly felt it had no other choice.

"Brother won't lie, so are you surprised?"

Zhou Sichen was momentarily stunned. "Haha, then… why are you stopping me?"

The voice of the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm suddenly turned serious: "Brother wants to be your soul ring, the first wisdom soul ring in the Douluo Continent!"

"Wisdom soul ring?" Zhou Sichen pretended to be puzzled.

The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm pondered for a moment and replied, "I promise I won't harm you. When you feel my power, you'll understand what I mean."

As the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm spoke, it had already assessed the situation. Its enormous head looked vigilantly into the depths of the Xingdou Great Forest before turning back to Zhou Sichen. "I'm coming. Don't worry; I'll be gentle!"

Just as Zhou Sichen was about to say something else, a terrifying mental power locked onto him. He watched as the ten golden halos moved rhythmically toward him, as if they were alive.

Though Zhou Sichen feigned resistance, his mental power was almost entirely released, as he knew that the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm would not harm him.

While the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm had a million years of cultivation, it was still akin to a child who had just entered society. The only knowledge it possessed likely came from what it had learned covertly while being used as a power bank by the group of fierce beasts.

He then saw the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm press its head against Zhou Sichen's forehead, and ten golden halos enveloped his body. The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm transformed into a stream of white light and rushed toward him.

As time passed, the excited voice of the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm resounded: "Twin martial souls! Or the second martial soul with the body as the martial soul; no wonder this kid's mental power is so strong!"

"Huh? I can't see his memory? Can he even lock his memory bank? Brother is your most loyal partner! Even brother is on guard!!"

At that moment, the sky, which had been clear just a moment ago, suddenly darkened, and a thunder-like roar exploded overhead. In an instant, the breathtaking sunset appeared to be engulfed by complete darkness, and a suffocating pressure descended from the sky.

The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, which had been attempting to integrate with Zhou Sichen's body, trembled violently when the thunder-like roar echoed.

Its two golden eyes turned upward, and a look of horror spread across its face.

Confused fear was evident, as it clearly didn't grasp what was happening.

Just then, a gray mist surged down from the sky, landing on the back of Zhou Sichen's head and quietly drilling in.

"What dares to snatch him from me?" The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm roared, its enormous mental power swirling in an attempt to drive away the gray mist.

Unfortunately, its momentary anger didn't produce any results, and its resistance proved futile.

A faint shadow materialized behind Zhou Sichen, and its voice resonated with an indescribable majesty: "Holding the sun and the moon and picking the stars, there is no one like me in the world! I didn't expect to retain a trace of my soul."

"I didn't know this world also possessed such powerful undead summoning magic; truly, it is my luck..."

Once the gray stream of light entered Zhou Sichen's spiritual sea, it transformed into a gray bead about the size of a soybean and immediately fell silent.

It didn't interfere with the integration of the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm and Zhou Sichen, as if it were non-existent.

Dumbfounded, the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm watched the scene unfold and couldn't help but complain: "No way? I finally discovered a human with spiritual attributes, but there's still some bastard who wants to snatch him away? Is God jealous of talent? Why is my brother so pitiful?"

At that moment, Zhou Sichen felt detached, as if observing from a third-person perspective. He clearly sensed the arrival of the gray mist while also feeling the integration of the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm with him.

Zhou Sichen was indescribably excited. He thought that even acquiring one of the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm or Alex would be sufficient, but he did not expect to get a double shot directly!

The bead formed from the gray mist embodied a fragment of Alex's consciousness. Based on Alex's earlier sigh, it seemed that his Book of Contract martial spirit was similar to the opponent's undead magic.

Of course, it is also possible that Alex's memories weren't fully restored, and this isn't necessarily a mistake.

If this is true, then Alex may guide his first martial soul, and the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm could assist in upgrading his second martial soul. This way, Zhou Sichen would have full confidence in breaking through his limits.

(End of this chapter)