Free Web NovelChapter 474: Chapter 474: The Five-Hundred-Thousand-Year Bear Lord! Huo Yuhao’s First Spirit Soul (Extra)
Star Dou Great Forest.
A vast, boundless sea of trees stretched to the edge of the horizon.
Ancient trees towered into the sky, their dense canopies blocking out the sun. After a full day of travel, Huo Yuhao finally arrived at this primeval forest.
The moment he stepped into the mountains and woods, the daylight dimmed, as though he had entered another world.
From afar came the rising and falling roars of beasts.
Withered leaves as large as palm fans rustled down.
Yet Huo Yuhao’s state of mind was completely different from the unease he had felt when he came here alone a year ago.
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he had only just been reborn.
Aside from the mental maturity brought by rebirth, he had possessed nothing but a short blade for protection.
Now, he could directly confront ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts and defeat them. Even if he encountered a hundred-thousand-year ferocious beast, he could retreat unscathed.
"Brother Skydream said..."
"The ferocious beasts lying dormant beneath Star Dou Great Forest were all guided by that existence to the Divine Star’s true realm—and later sent back to this world."
"If that’s the case, meeting these Spirit Beasts who retain their memories should spare quite a few unnecessary conflicts."
...
Half a day later,
Huo Yuhao traveled from the forest’s outskirts to the Lake of Life.
The Lake of Life lay still like a sapphire, its surface veiled in faint mist.
Its clear waters rippled gently under the breeze, beautiful as an immortal realm.
However—
in such a spiritually vibrant place, not a single Spirit Beast occupied it, giving off an indescribably eerie feeling.
"Sigh..."
A soft sigh sounded.
A breeze gathered beside Huo Yuhao, forming into the phantom image of an ice silkworm.
"After the Divine Star ascended in dimension, even the mortal worlds underwent earth-shaking changes."
"The Lake of Life in the Divine Star’s mortal realm is vast as the sea, its energy so dense that it condenses into ten thousand miles of glowing clouds."
"Compared to that, this lake... is truly desolate."
The Skydream Ice Silkworm’s tone suddenly turned indignant.
"After Brother Zhexian became the Creation God, among the Spirit Beasts, the Silver Dragon King gained the deepest fortune. She first became a God King, and later even cultivated into a Great God King."
"Di Tian and those two little ones also benefited. After enjoying their time in the mortal realm, they now roam the cosmos. Even Da Ming and Er Ming—the two gatekeepers—obtained god positions."
"I suffered injuries alongside Brother Zhexian! I bled for him! And in the end, I was sent back to this world to start over!"
"Damn it, the more I talk, the angrier I get. Since they’ve sensed my arrival, why haven’t they shown themselves to welcome me?!"
As his words fell,
the two translucent antennae atop his head suddenly extended. Pale-gold spiritual power poured forth like a waterfall, crashing violently into the earth.
Boom! Boom!
Boom! Boom!
The Lake of Life suddenly surged into towering waves.
Star Dou Great Forest churned like a raging sea, startling flocks of birds into flight.
Under the Skydream Ice Silkworm’s spiritual shock—already at the peak of what the mortal world could endure—the ground split apart inch by inch.
Amid deafening thunderous rumbling,
threads of crimson baleful aura burst from the fissures, condensing into blood clouds that blotted out the sky.
Birds wailed in unison. Beasts fled in panic. The entire forest trembled violently beneath the overwhelming pressure.
Rumble—!
Rumble—!
Several mounds rose abruptly from the earth.
Five peerless, ferocious shadows burst forth from underground.
Their near-tangible baleful aura turned into raging winds sweeping across the land.
Huo Yuhao was forced back several steps by the terrifying pressure, shock evident in his eyes.
In his previous life, he had known that ferocious beasts slumbered beneath Star Dou, and had even met a few of them—but never had they felt as heart-palpitating as now.
Looking up at the five monstrous beastly figures that blotted out the sky, he spoke their names inwardly:
Emerald Swan — Bi Ji
Ten Thousands Monster King — Yao Ling
Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear— Bear Lord
Three-Headed Scarlet Devil Mastiff — Scarlet King
Hell Demon Dragon King — Zi Ji
At that moment,
a pair of bat-like wings tore through the earth and spread wide. Accompanied by a tiger’s roar, a pitch-black demonic tiger stepped forth upon blood-red clouds.
It was the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.
However, compared to the five ferocious beasts with cultivation levels of several hundred thousand years, its aura was still slightly inferior.
"Hahahaha! So you were all sent to this world by Brother Zhexian as well!" The Skydream Ice Silkworm’s spiritual body suddenly dispersed into streaks of light, instantly reappearing seated atop one of Ten Thousands Monster King’s branches.
Pointing at the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, it laughed:
"Brother Zhexian is still too sentimental—even you were sent back. Do you really think you still have a chance to become a god?"
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger lowered its head. The brutality in its blood-red pupils faded away, leaving only reverence.
"The Creation God is merciful. Seeing that my cultivation was hard-earned, He granted me a chance to attain godhood." freēwēbηovel.c૦m
The Skydream Ice Silkworm puffed out its chest, its proud gaze sweeping across the five ferocious beasts.
Back then,
it had been bullied by these very beasts.
Today, it could finally hold its head high.
As it thought this, its eyes happened to fall on Bear Lord’s golden fur—and it quietly looked away.
That reckless brute, Bear Lord, had a brain smaller than a walnut. Back then, he had even dared to take Di Tian’s Dragon God Claw head-on. Best not to provoke him.
The Skydream Ice Silkworm knew its limits.
Although Bear Lord was wholeheartedly loyal to Brother Zhexian, if it flaunted that connection too arrogantly, there was no guarantee it wouldn’t receive a slap.
The other ferocious beasts also pretended not to notice Skydream’s smug expression.
They were well aware of its deep ties to the Creation God.
They themselves had been sent to this world because their cultivation had not yet reached the divine realm—they needed tempering and refinement here.
But Skydream was different.
For it, this journey was more like a gilded excursion.
When it returned to the Divine Star,
it was highly possible that it would ascend to the rank of God King.
"We have come to this world under the Creation God’s command to help you achieve God King status here and ascend to the Divine Star."
Bi Ji spoke gently to Huo Yuhao.
A faint emerald glow shimmered along her feathers. With a graceful flutter of her wings, she exuded elegance.
"However, the Lord has also made it clear: if you wish for us to become your spirit souls, you must demonstrate matching talent."
"Otherwise, even if all the resources of this world were poured into you, it would only produce a mediocrity with cultivation but lacking character."
Huo Yuhao suppressed the turbulence in his heart and nodded solemnly.
"This junior understands the reasoning."
"I am honored that you seniors are willing to accompany me into the world. I am prepared."
"Very well."
Bi Ji lightly stirred her wings.
"The five... six of us are all available for you to choose."
"You understand the method of spirit souls. And this time, by the Lord’s arrangement, you have obtained a body possessing ultimate physical strength."
"With the vacant Spirit Ring slots of your twin Martial Souls, you can accommodate all six of us as spirit souls."
"Now, make your choice..."
"Among us, who do you wish to become your spirit soul first?"
Huo Yuhao’s gaze swept across the six overwhelmingly fierce figures one by one.
Bi Ji—peerless in healing.
Ten Thousands Monster King—sovereign of plant life.
Bear Lord—baleful energy reaching the heavens.
Scarlet King—waves of scorching heat surging around him.
Zi Ji—pure-blooded dragonkin.
Even the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, though the lowest in cultivation, was a rare aberrant species, its Spirit Abilites mysterious and unpredictable.
To choose any one of them would be a heaven-shaking opportunity.
Huo Yuhao slowly exhaled and said in a steady voice:
"Then I ask Senior Bear Lord to accompany this junior into the world first."
The moment his words fell,
the gazes of Bi Ji, Ten Thousands Monster King, Scarlet King, and Zi Ji all landed upon him. The invisible pressure in the air instantly grew several degrees heavier.
"Huo Yuhao, are you certain?"
"Yes."
