The Kingdom of Häagen-Dazs

Chapter 23 The Kingdom of Häagen-Dazs

The Haagen-Dazs Kingdom is the most powerful of the four kingdoms of the Heavenly Dou Empire, with a standing army of over 300,000.

There are also three Soul Douluo-level powerhouses within the royal family. The strongest of them is the previous King of Häagen-Dazs, whose strength is level 89 Soul Douluo. He is already in his seventies or eighties and it is estimated that he will never be able to break through to the Title Douluo level in this lifetime.

The other two Soul Douluos are both members of the royal family, and are generally over sixty-five years old. Their potential has been almost completely exhausted, yet they are only barely low-level Soul Douluos.

Even so, it's still much better than the other three kingdoms. At least they have the confidence and resources, unlike them, who have almost no capable leaders besides their armies.

The Kingdom of Häagen-Dazs also borders the far north and often faces the threat of beast tides from the far north. As a result, the entire country is martial, and countless caravans and soul master teams travel through the country. This has indirectly promoted economic development, leading to the Kingdom of Häagen-Dazs becoming increasingly prosperous and even showing signs of splitting off from the Heaven Dou Empire.

Tianmeng had almost no contact with the human world and was very curious about everything along the way. After getting used to being with Shen Hanyu, her talkative nature almost fully erupted, making Shen Hanyu, who always preferred quiet and solitude, almost break down.

According to the timeline, Shen Hanyu prevented it from being exploited by those ferocious beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest, so it didn't have those painful experiences. As a result, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm wasn't as cunning and meticulous as it was ten thousand years later. However, it was still extremely intelligent at heart, otherwise it would really be unworthy of its title as a ferocious beast with a spiritual attribute.

Shen Hanyu was so annoyed that he simply entered a state of cultivation. Anyway, the coachman was a man of few words, barely saying three sentences all day long.

Tian dreamt that Shen Hanyu had entered a state of cultivation. After racking his brains for a long time, he finally came up with a solution.

As a powerful spiritual force detached from Shen Hanyu's spiritual sea, it slowly condensed into the shape of an ice silkworm on his shoulder, only much smaller, about twenty centimeters long, radiating a soft halo, and adding a faint fragrance to the air.

Startled, Shen Hanyu stared at the silkworm on his shoulder for a long while before regaining his senses.

"Tianmeng?"

The silkworm nodded and said:

"This is a clone that I created using my spiritual power. My spirit can freely switch between your spiritual sea and this clone, and even if this clone is destroyed, I will not be harmed in any way."

Shen Hanyu hummed in agreement, examined the body of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, and said:

"Your appearance has improved a lot; at least you have some of the cuteness of a cat or dog now."

Tianmeng snorted, then slowly wriggled through the air, gradually arriving at the window. Looking at the bustling scene outside, she sighed:

"So this is what the human world is like. It's so much better than the world where we soul beasts only know how to cultivate and kill. I used my spiritual power to observe human cities a long time ago. Back then, they weren't nearly as lively as they are now. Humans were just food for soul beasts to hunt."

Shen Hanyu took out a water bag from his soul tool, took a sip, wiped his mouth, and said:

"Humans cultivate much faster than you soul beasts, but our lifespan is also limited. Even if we reach the level of the Snow Empress, it's only a few hundred years."

"As for you soul beasts, you are born with extremely long lifespans, but your intelligence develops very slowly, and cultivation is not easy. You almost always have to rely on killing or the tempering of time. This is fair, but also twisted. There is no way to judge who is stronger or weaker, who is right or wrong."

Tianmeng sighed softly and said:

"I've lived for hundreds of thousands of years, but I hardly ever observed this world 900,000 years ago. But I always have this feeling that Han Yu, you are like a variable, a variable in my predetermined fate. I don't know if the outcome will be good or bad..."

Shen Hanyu smiled and pondered for a moment.

"I don't know if it's good or bad, but it's all fate."

"So... Han Yu, what is your goal?"

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm suddenly asked, its small eyes becoming serious.

Looking out the window at the bustling city life, and reflecting on all the wonderful things she possessed, Shen Hanyu finally said:

"It's probably about having one or two close female friends, diligently cultivating oneself, and ultimately pursuing that elusive divine position, so that one can survive in the end."

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was taken aback, then chuckled and said:

"Hanyu, how old are you? Why are you thinking about life and death like a seventy or eighty-year-old man? Listen to me, I guarantee you'll definitely reach that elusive divine position. Don't worry, I've got your back..."

Shen Hanyu didn't take it seriously, signaled the driver to stop, then tossed him three gold soul coins before getting out of the carriage.

Tianmeng used her mental power to disguise herself, still perched on Shen Hanyu's shoulder.

"Well, I've always had a lot of faith in myself and have never doubted my talent."

Shen Hanyu walked slowly down the street and said...

"Furthermore, becoming a god is merely a goal, not the end. In other words, nothing in my plan is impossible to accomplish."

Tianmeng didn't know what to say for a moment, so she simply ignored Shen Hanyu and stared intently at the various stalls outside selling their wares.

Shen Hanyu chuckled inwardly, then took a few silver coins, bought some food, and handed it to Tianmeng Ice Silkworm.

"Try it, human food tastes much better than those ice marrows you've eaten!"

Tianmeng took a bite, then her eyes lit up. She wolfed it down while mumbling indistinctly:

"So...delicious..."

Shen Hanyu smiled and continued walking into the city.

Because of Tianmeng's terrifying mental power as cover, no one except Shen Hanyu could see Tianmeng's presence. Even Shen Hanyu appeared ordinary to them.

His once dashing and outstanding appearance became ordinary, and his extraordinary temperament became simple and unassuming, making him look like a country bumpkin visiting a village.

When they reached the center of Häagen-Dazs, Tianmeng suddenly said:

"Hanyu, I sense the aura of one of your human Soul Douluos, a body brimming with dense life energy, located in the building to your left."

Shen Hanyu followed the gaze.

It was a colossal building, exceeding two hundred meters in length, constructed entirely of solid granite, and adorned with the logo of the Häagen-Dazs kingdom. A huge sign above it proclaimed...

Häagen-Dazs Grand Arena

"Tianmeng, that's our human fighting arena. To put it simply, it's a place to fight and settle scores. This is the capital of the Häagen-Dazs Kingdom, so it's not surprising that there are Soul Douluos in the fighting arena."

Shen Hanyu explained.

Tianmeng's little eyes darted around, but she didn't say anything more, continuing to immerse herself in the bustling and lively human world.

Shen Hanyu didn't pay much attention. Since the previous coachman was unwilling to go any further, he had to get off at Häagen-Dazs and change to another carriage.

Shen Hanyu was too lazy to say anything more about it. Anyway, the carriage wasn't comfortable to sit in, so he wanted to change to a more comfortable one.

Suddenly, a girl in a black dress with a deathly cold expression emerged from the street corner, catching Shen Hanyu's attention.

He had a strange feeling, like whoever came out was something.

At this moment, Tianmeng also said:

"Hanyu, the girl in the black dress not far ahead of you has a similar aura to that Soul Douluo in the Soul Arena just now. They probably have some kind of direct relationship."

"But you know, I always feel like there's something strange about them, but I can't quite put my finger on it..."

(End of this chapter)