5: Chapter 5.5: Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm

The night was like ink that wouldn't dissolve, dyeing every corner of the Star Dou Great Forest pitch black.

The wind in the forest carried a bone-chilling cold, whipping up the fallen leaves on the ground and making a "rustling" sound, as if accompanying the conflict about to erupt.

Anger burned in Bei Bei's eyes; the image of Tang Ya's injury flashed repeatedly in his mind, causing his murderous intent toward Lu Jing to completely override his reason.

The phantom of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon became increasingly solid behind him, and blue thunder, like a living snake, slithered around his body, emitting "cracking" explosions that made the air tremble with every flash.

"Die!"

Bei Bei roared, his figure charging toward Lu Jing like lightning. His fist carried the force of ten thousand jun, and the blue thunder gathered on his fist into a ferocious dragon head, surging toward Lu Jing's face with an aura of total destruction.

At this moment, he didn't care at all whether Lu Jing was an Evil Spirit Master, nor did he care if he was just a child. He only knew that this brat had hurt Tang Ya, so he had to pay the price!

Lu Jing's heart raced wildly. Looking at that bolt of thunder carrying the aura of destruction, his pupils suddenly constricted.

He could feel that this strike from Bei Bei was more powerful than any before; clearly, he was truly enraged.

He took a deep breath and injected all the remaining Soul Power in his body into the World-Destroying Black Lotus. The black lotus platform instantly expanded, and black mist churned like boiling ink, carrying an aura of total corrosion as it met the thunderous dragon head.

He wasn't very skilled with it to begin with, and on top of not having obtained a spirit ring, plus having exhausted quite a bit of Soul Power while running away, he could only instinctively defend himself.

"Boom—!"

A deafening explosion erupted in the forest. The blue thunder and black mist collided violently, forming a violent energy shockwave that spread in all directions.

The surrounding trees were struck by the shockwave; their branches and leaves instantly turned to dust, and their trunks shook violently, as if they might snap at any moment.

Lu Jing felt a massive force hit him and couldn't help but retreat repeatedly.

He steadied himself and looked at the significantly dimmed black mist on the World-Destroying Black Lotus, secretly lamenting in his heart—his Soul Power was almost exhausted.

It was fortunate that his awakened Spirit was the World-Destroying Black Lotus; if it had been anything else, he would have died long ago. After all, during the chase, Tang Ya had been constantly using Hidden Weapons and Blue Silver Grass to launch sneak attacks.

Bei Bei was also knocked back several steps, the thunder on his fist dissipating significantly. He looked at Lu Jing, a flash of surprise in his eyes.

He hadn't expected that this child could still withstand his attack even with his Soul Power nearly exhausted.

But this surprise was quickly replaced by anger. He knew that it probably wouldn't be that easy to quickly finish off his opponent on his own.

Bei Bei turned to look at Wang Donger, his tone filled with a trace of urgency and questioning: "Wang Dong! Are you really not going to act? Look at his Spirit, look at his attack just now—this is an Evil Spirit Master! If you let him go today, who knows how many people will suffer in the future? Can you bear that consequence?"

Wang Donger stood where she was, her light blue light wings hanging at her sides, looking at Lu Jing and Bei Bei with complex eyes.

Her heart was filled with struggle. Bei Bei's words made sense, and she knew the dangers of Evil Spirit Masters well, but Lu Jing's questioning just now was like a thorn stuck in her heart. The words "double standard" were something she could not ignore.

She looked at Lu Jing's young face, which was full of stubbornness, and then at Tang Ya, who was coughing continuously on the ground, and in the end, she still did not move.

Just then, an incredibly vast, extremely cold force surged from the depths of the forest without warning. The intensity of that chill seemed capable of freezing time and space.

In just an instant, Lu Jing, Bei Bei, Wang Donger, and Tang Ya, who was lying on the ground, all felt their bodies stiffen. Immediately afterward, a thick layer of solid ice spread up from beneath their feet, completely enveloping their bodies and turning them into four lifelike ice sculptures, unable to move, unable to even blink.

"Oh? Things are quite lively here."

A voice full of curiosity came from the depths of the forest, and shortly after, a massive figure slowly walked out.

He was an ice silkworm, over ten meters long, his entire body covered in crystal-clear ice armor, emitting a bone-chilling cold. His two large, round eyes looked like two giant sapphires, curiously examining the four people frozen into ice sculptures.

Wang Donger and Bei Bei were both bewildered; they had never seen such a massive ice silkworm, nor did they know why it had suddenly appeared here.

But within Lu Jing's heart, a stormy sea was churning—Tian Meng Ice Silkworm! It was actually this million-year Spirit Beast!

The Tian Meng Ice Silkworm slowly circled the four ice sculptures, his large round eyes scanning each of the four people. When he saw Wang Donger, a flash of curiosity crossed his eyes.

He could clearly feel that Wang Donger exuded a faint divinity—it was an extremely pure, noble aura.

The Tian Meng Ice Silkworm shook his head and suddenly spoke, his voice carrying a trace of smugness and showing off: "Little girl, seeing that your aptitude is not bad, Brother Tian Meng will give you a tremendous stroke of good fortune. How about it?"

After speaking, without waiting for Wang Donger to react, the cold air on his body surged violently, and an even more massive, extremely cold force enveloped Wang Donger; he was clearly preparing to perform a sacrifice.

However, just as the extremely cold force was about to touch Wang Donger's spiritual sea, an invisible barrier was suddenly released from the depths of her spiritual sea.

That barrier exuded a gentle yet incomparably powerful force, blocking the Tian Meng Ice Silkworm's extremely cold force.

Immediately afterward, an even stronger rebounding force arrived. The Tian Meng Ice Silkworm was like he had been fiercely slapped by an invisible giant hand, and with a "bang," he flew backward, crashed onto the ground, and slid a long way.

The Tian Meng Ice Silkworm climbed up from the ground, dizzy, shook his head, and looked shocked and confused. He stared with his large round eyes at Wang Donger, muttering to himself: "This... what is going on? How could there be such a strong force? Could this little girl be some big shot reincarnated, or does she have some treasure protecting her?"

He couldn't figure it out, but he also knew that the path with Wang Donger wouldn't work.

He looked up at the sky, a flash of anxiety in his eyes—he didn't have much time left. If Di Tian and those guys caught up to him, he would be completely finished.

The Tian Meng Ice Silkworm's gaze swept over the other three ice sculptures and finally landed on Lu Jing.

He could feel that although Lu Jing's Spirit was evil and strange, its potential seemed good, and he didn't have that power that made him wary.

"Forget it, changing to another one is better than being caught by Di Tian and his lot." The Tian Meng Ice Silkworm muttered, no longer hesitating, and turned to rush toward Lu Jing.

The cold air on his body erupted again. This time, there was no obstruction, and the extremely cold force instantly enveloped Lu Jing.

The Tian Meng Ice Silkworm looked at Lu Jing's frozen face and grinned, revealing two rows of small teeth: "Little guy, consider yourself lucky to receive Brother Tian Meng's sacrifice. You'd better work hard in the future!"

After speaking, his body began to glow, turning into a brilliant blue light that bored into the center of Lu Jing's forehead.

He needed to complete the sacrifice in the shortest possible time and enter Lu Jing's spiritual sea so he could evade Di Tian's pursuit.

Although Lu Jing's body was frozen, his consciousness was very clear. He could feel a vast power surging into his body, and at the same time, a somewhat noisy voice rang out in his mind: "Don't be nervous, little guy, I am the Tian Meng Ice Silkworm. You can call me Brother Tian Meng; from now on, Brother will be your partner..."

Lu Jing's heart was a mix of emotions. He hadn't expected that he would receive the Tian Meng Ice Silkworm's sacrifice in such a way.

This sudden turn of events caused his originally desperate situation to undergo a earth-shattering change in an instant.

As for the frozen Bei Bei and Wang Donger, they could only watch all of this happen helplessly.

Bei Bei's eyes were filled with anger and unwillingness, while Wang Donger's eyes were full of shock and confusion. Neither of them knew what kind of impact this sudden sacrifice would bring to Lu Jing and the entire Douluo Continent.