Chapter 22

Chapter 22

Ten days later, in the afternoon, time flew by.

Shen Hanyu slowly woke up from his deep meditation.

Due to Tianmeng's negligence, even though the overflowing energy was only a tiny fraction of Tianmeng's total energy, it still caused considerable damage to Shen Hanyu's body.

Damage to meridians and the like are minor issues; even the internal organs were almost ruptured.

Even the later-stage Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, attempting to become a Title Douluo with a mental attribute and obtain its ninth soul ring, was overwhelmed by terrifying energy, demonstrating just how terrifying the energy within it truly was.

After struggling back to the camp with his injured body, he was put on guard by Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, and he entered a deep meditative state without regard for the danger.

He urgently needs to absorb or expel this energy.

The residual energy in the meridians was easy to absorb, but at first, this energy ran rampant throughout the body, causing considerable damage, and even causing some minor damage to the internal organs.

Tianmeng expressed its apologies for this.

Shen Hanyu remained silent. The improvement he had gained from the deep meditation was so great that the damage he had suffered was insignificant.

His soul power soared to level 56. Tianmeng's body had no shortage of energy and the power of heaven and earth, which could continuously supply his cultivation. His cultivation speed was nearly 50% faster than before, and the effect was even more powerful than taking immortal herbs.

The enhancement of mental strength is even more terrifying. Tianmeng is a ferocious beast with both ice and mental attributes. After consuming the Dew of Longing for Autumn Water, his mental strength had already reached a terrifying level. Now, with the amplification brought by Tianmeng, Shen Hanyu estimates that he can now rival an ordinary Title Douluo.

As Shen Hanyu exhaled a long breath and stretched his now fully recovered body, he asked:

"Tianmeng, do no soul beasts disturb me when I'm meditating?"

"Hey, Hanyu, you're finally awake. Let me tell you, you're really carefree. After you meditated, quite a few terrifying beings found this area. Luckily, my mental strength is unparalleled, so I managed to get away with it. Otherwise, we'd both be done for now."

The voice of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm rang out instantly, its tone somewhat excited, indicating that it had been terrified a few days ago.

Shen Hanyu rubbed his temples and said irritably:

"Do you know that your entire body is nothing but energy and the power of heaven and earth? With that kind of energy, an ordinary Soul King would have died countless times. I'm still alive, shouldn't I thank you for your great kindness?"

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm chuckled twice and quickly assured:

"Brother promises this will never happen again. It's mainly because Hanyu, you're too strong, and I got too excited, so I wasn't careful and caused the energy to leak out. Next time, for sure! Next time, for sure!"

Shen Hanyu rolled her eyes, looked at the vast snowstorm outside, and suddenly said:

"What are you doing here, a soul beast with absolutely no fighting power? Aren't you afraid of dying?"

Speaking of this, Tianmeng Bingcan's talkative nature erupted once again, her voice a mixture of grief and indignation, as well as obsession:

"I was sleeping soundly in the cave when Hyotei discovered my body and wanted me to be her food. Do you think I could agree to that? I just need to use my mental power to trap her for a while and then I'll just run away."

"Then Hyotei chased me all the way to this area before she finally gave up. Even after tens of thousands of years, she still wouldn't give up. I was just thinking of taking a break and getting some sleep when I ran into that big, silly guy from before. I just teased his wife a bit, and this guy started chasing me too. I had no choice but to jump into the sea to try and survive, and then I ran into you, Hanyu, on the way."

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm paused, then continued:

"When I first saw you, I was utterly awestruck. Although I rarely interact with humans, your radiance is truly dazzling. That's why I decided to offer myself as a sacrifice to you, to nurture you into a god. I hope to bask in your glory and go back to deal with Hyotei..."

Shen Hanyu nodded and said directly:

"You don't actually like that guy named Hyotei, do you?"

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm quickly denied it, but after a long while, she still responded softly.

Falling in love with one's nemesis—how to put it? This kind of love is indescribably strange.

"Alright, alright, Tianmeng, don't be so sad. If I'm not mistaken, the Ice Emperor and the Snow Emperor probably don't have much time left, right?"

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was still taken aback, then said with some confusion:

"I remember you humans didn't know anything about these things, did you think that after I slept for hundreds of thousands of years, you humans now even know about ferocious beasts?"

"It's not a human being. Only I know it, or rather, only the top few Soul Masters of this era know it, no more than a handful."

Shen Hanyu explained.

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm hummed in agreement, then suddenly realized what was going on.

"I was just saying, the last time we saw humans, they didn't even know much about 100,000-year-old soul beasts. How come they know about ferocious beasts in just a few hundred thousand years?"

"However, decades ago, I sensed a human aura in the nearby sea that was no weaker than that of the Snow Emperor. I don't know which powerful human it was. I was so scared that I almost fainted. Fortunately, that person only took a Soul Master with what seemed to be a dragon-type Martial Soul to hunt a 90,000-year-old Soul Beast and left. He didn't actually enter the far north."

Shen Hanyu raised an eyebrow. A human soul master who was no weaker than Xue Di and was active on the sea must be the Sea God Douluo Poseidon.

As for that titled Douluo with a dragon-type martial soul, it's probably the Sea Dragon Douluo among the Seven Sacred Pillars of Seagod Island.

"Putting all that aside for now, that peerless Douluo is the representative of the gods on earth. If he were to use divine power, his strength would probably be on par with the Snow Empress in the far north."

Shen Hanyu still offered an explanation.

Although Tianmeng does nothing but eat and sleep, it is undeniable that its mental strength is really strong. In its extreme state, it can almost cover half of the far north and can sense things happening on the ocean, so it is not surprising.

"However, Hanyu, I'm very curious. I've read your memories, but I've never seen any information about us ferocious beasts. Why do you know so much about us, as if you were born with this knowledge and have an understanding of many things that have never existed before that transcends this era?"

The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm was somewhat curious. It had indeed received almost all of Shen Hanyu's memories from childhood to adulthood, but it was also incredibly curious. It seemed that Shen Hanyu's mind had been developing rapidly since birth, and that he possessed wisdom no less than that of a teenager.

Shen Hanyu was taken aback, then smiled and said:

"Maybe I'm just naturally smarter."

He did not let Tianmeng Bingcan read his memories of his previous life; it was normal for the other party to be curious.

The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm could sense Shen Hanyu's resistance to this question, and wisely refrained from saying more, only adding:

"Han Yu, are you still planning to venture deep into the far north? Just a hundred miles ahead is the territory of the Frost Serpent Clan. Their strongest member, the Frost Serpent Demon, has a cultivation of two hundred thousand years. Unfortunately, due to the Heavenly Tribulation, he has a lifespan of at most a thousand years. However, because their race's ice attribute is second only to the ultimate ice, they can be considered overlords in the far north."

Shen Hanyu shook his head, looked at the unpredictable weather, and said:

"My original intention was to pass through here into the Frozen Forest and see what opportunities I might find. Now that I have you, I don't need to take that risk. I'll just detour through the Häagen-Dazs Kingdom and use the time to consolidate my cultivation."

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm responded, and then its terrifying spiritual power subtly and slowly extended out, sharing it with Shen Hanyu in real time.

Shen Hanyu felt a sudden brightness before his eyes, and everything within dozens of miles around him was clearly transmitted into his brain.

"Hanyu, be careful to take a detour later. There are still some soul beasts nearby that are unwilling to leave. If we provoke just one, we two brothers will be finished here."

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm gave instructions.

Shen Hanyu nodded, packed up the tent, and quickly disappeared into the snowstorm.

(End of this chapter)