Douluo Dalu 2: Reincarnated as the Auspicious Beast

Wang Rui opened his eyes.

The fusion with the Tianmeng Iceworm had not yet finished, and the intense white light merging into Huo Yuqing's body began to solidify.

The silkworm's essence was gradually becoming more ethereal, while Huo Yuqing's body, on the other hand, had a luster like that of mutton-fat jade. A pure and flawless, beautiful white circle began to form behind her.

It was the unique million-year soul ring.

A flash of golden light, and Wang Rui returned to his human form.

He whistled, and a sharp-tailed swift, two sizes larger than its kin, landed on his shoulder.

"Xiao Bai? How come it's you?" Wang Rui asked in surprise.

"Di Tian wants to know what kind of human you've chosen." The swift actually spoke human words, in a gentle female voice.

This was the leader of the swift's clan, the only swift in the world with a hundred-thousand-year cultivation.

The swift hopped on Wang Rui's shoulder and scrutinized Huo Yuqing with a critical eye. "This human looks pretty ordinary. What's her innate soul power level?"

"Level one and a half," Wang Rui answered casually.

"Such a low level?" The swift was shocked. "What's the difference between a human with level one and a half innate soul power and a waste? What do you see in her?"

"Don't feel like explaining to you," Wang Rui rolled his eyes.

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"Go find me a possum-type soul beast, about ten years of age."

"Hmph, all you do is give orders." The swift grumbled, but her tone lacked the reverence that other soul beasts had for the Spirit Beast. She then transformed into a streak of light and flew off.

Within seconds, she flew back with a small, dog-sized gray-black soul beast wrapped in white soul power, floating beside her.

It was a Leaf-patterned Tree Possum.

"Hmph, I flew quite a distance to bring it here. All the small soul beasts nearby were knocked out by that big bug." The swift used soul power to drop the possum at Wang Rui's feet.

"Mm, thanks for the trouble," Wang Rui said perfunctorily.

Wang Rui stared at the soul beast for a moment. A terrifying aura suddenly radiated from him.

The poor possum, having never encountered such an aura, immediately spat out a stream of blood-red liquid from its mouth. It collapsed to the side, its four paws stiffened, convulsed once, and then its breathing and heartbeat ceased.

A somewhat ethereal white soul ring floated up.

...Too realistic.

Of course, this little thing survived by playing dead, how could it survive without some expert dead-act skills?

"Reabsorb the soul ring," Wang Rui ordered.

The possum understood the Spirit Beast's command without any difficulty, and the illusory white soul ring vanished with a "pop."

"Tsk, bullying the small," the swift shook its head at the sight.

Huo Yuqing stood in a pure white space.

The space was scattered with many golden light spots, like stars. At the very center of the space, a translucent, beautiful greenish-blue liquid floated, exuding a strong life force.

Huo Yuqing's state was quite peculiar; she felt as though she didn't have a physical form, like just a bundle of air, but she vaguely sensed that she did exist and could control her limbs. It was as if she were an invisible person or a human-shaped air mass, a very strange feeling.

In the face of such an unfamiliar situation, Huo Yuqing didn't panic. After a moment's thought, she guessed that this space was likely the spiritual world that the Spirit Beast had mentioned.

Her spiritual power was still in the shapeless, intangible stage, and the spiritual world around her was a vast blank. Thinking back to the ever-changing spiritual world of the Spirit Beast, the girl couldn't help but feel a sense of envy.

She needed to work even harder, Huo Yuqing silently encouraged herself.

She tentatively reached out to touch the greenish-blue liquid, and suddenly, she felt as though her forehead had been touched. A cool and comforting sensation spread from her forehead throughout her body.

A strange feeling arose, and she vaguely saw the light around her body's outline begin to distort, as if a shape was about to emerge.

But before long, Huo Yuqing started to feel a bit tired.

Just as she was experiencing the wonders of the spiritual world, the space suddenly began to vibrate violently, and radiant golden light appeared.

Soon, these golden lights gathered into ten enormous golden rings, floating in mid-air. The golden dots scattered throughout the space grew even brighter due to their appearance.

The ten golden rings slowly rotated, and in the center of each ring, a milky-white vortex began to form. The vortex gradually expanded, and eventually, ten giant light spheres, as white as jade, floated in place.

The entire volume of the space increased by an unknown amount, with the most obvious change being the large greenish-blue liquid.

This liquid had expanded significantly and was now happily swirling, with the spiritual power around it seeming to become slightly viscous.

"Huh? What is this? Why does it feel like there's a miniature spiritual sea within your spiritual sea? What's this nesting doll?" A voice suddenly sounded—it was the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm. "Wow, such rich life force! Is this from the Spirit Beast's 'life gold'? Hmm, well, it definitely doesn't seem like a bad thing, so I'll leave it as is."

"Let me take a look... Oh, your name is Huo Yuqing... Wait! You're actually a girl??" The Tianmeng Iceworm shouted in shock. "You, you, you... you're a female human? You're a girl??"

"My mother taught me that it's very dangerous for girls to travel alone, so I disguised myself as a boy when I went out," Huo Yuqing explained seriously. "I'm sorry, um… were you looking for a male human as a host?"

"Whether you're a boy or a girl doesn't matter to me. I'm from the Iceworm clan. Why would I care about your gender?" Tianmeng replied, sounding somewhat conflicted. "But, well, it seems the Sacred Beast firmly believes you're a boy…"

Then Huo Yuqing heard the Tianmeng Iceworm muttering something like, "The almighty Sacred Beast actually got this wrong..." and "Good grief, there are still things even the Three-Eyed Golden Lion doesn't know…"

So, when the Spirit Beast said that she and Huo Yuqing were destined to have a deep connection, it seems it didn't know Huo Yuqing was a girl. Does that mean...?

Hehe, what could this deep connection between a boy and a girl be? A destined red thread! Tianmeng Ice worm thought slyly, feeling like a mischievous fox rolling around in the melon patch. With fate's pull, the Sacred Beast would likely end up entangled with this little girl in the end.

Thinking about them, one cross-dressing as a boy and the other a spirit beast disguising as a human...

"Hehehehe..." The Tianmeng Iceworm chuckled with a particularly lecherous tone, thoroughly enjoying the upcoming drama. "This is going to be fun."

"What kind of fun?" Huo Yuqing asked, somewhat confused, as she watched the ten light spheres in her spiritual space starting to go haywire, sincerely questioning the mental state of the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm.

"You're a girl, but nobody knows you're a girl," the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm said with an unkind smile. "When you reveal your true identity as a girl, you can really shock everyone."

Especially the Sacred Beast.

You see, the Tianmeng Iceworm had a great relationship with the Sacred Beast, but that didn't mean he was against seeing the Sacred Beast get embarrassed.

"Now, let me help you. I was already planning on giving you four abilities, but since the fusion isn't complete yet, I can make some changes," the Tianmeng Ice Sworm said with great interest. "Our clan has a talent skill called 'Simulation.' Even a thousand-year-old Iceworm can provide this skill, so I was planning on giving you a different ability. But now, it seems 'Simulation' would be more important for you."

The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm grinned slyly. "The Simulation skill can help you cover up any flaws and perfectly play the role of a boy."

Huo Yuqing was a bit puzzled, but she agreed since playing the part of a boy without flaws would be very helpful to her.

The Tianmeng Iceworm, lost in thoughts of cross-dressing girls, beast-human fate, and the red thread of destiny, chuckled even more mischievously.

Hehe, when the Sacred Beast finds out the truth, if he wants to be with this little girl, I'll help him out, but no way I'm letting someone else benefit. As the one assisting, I should get some entertainment, don't you think?

Suddenly, he thought of something and spoke with a mischievous grin: "Xiao Qing, you know, we're so fated, and I'm much older than you. Isn't it only proper for you to call me 'Tianmeng Uncle'?"

When I'm the older generation compared to the Sacred Beast, hehehe...

Huo Yuqing, sensing the ten platinum light spheres in her spiritual space giving off a sinister aura, immediately rejected. "I feel like you're really young at heart. You don't seem like an elder at all, so I'll just call you Brother Tianmeng instead."

"Brother Tianmeng... Well, I suppose that works," the Tianmeng Iceworm reluctantly agreed, thinking that being the Spirit Beast's older brother wasn't too bad. "Well then, Xiao Qing, do you have any other questions for your older brother?"

Huo Yuqing nodded. "Brother Tianmeng, can you tell me what the 'Emperor Sacred Beast' actually means?"

"You've come to the right person. I'm the best friend of the Sacred Beast," the Tianmeng Iceworm said proudly. "The Sacred Beast is the only Three-Eyed Golden Lion in the world, the absolute core of the Star Dou Forest. While it may not be the most powerful, all the ferocious beasts in Star Dou follow its commands. The Sacred Beast can accelerate the cultivation of spirit beasts, increase the success rate of ferocious beasts overcoming tribulations, and even bring good luck to other spirit beasts."

Huo Yuqing nodded.

"The Sacred Beast has always advocated for peaceful coexistence between humans and spirit beasts… Here's a secret for you. According to your memories, you know about the Beast Sect, right? The strange techniques mentioned by that human called Beibei were actually invented with the Sacred Beast's help." The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm spoke mysteriously.

"Can you tell me more about the Beast Sect?" Huo Yuqing asked, her curiosity piqued. "How can one join the Beast Sect?"

The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm hesitated. "Uh... well, I haven't really left the central area of the Star Dou Forest. The ferocious beasts sort of kept me confined there. They needed my power to heal a mysterious existence underground in the forest's core… I'm not even sure who it is, but the Sacred Beast saved me."

"So, I actually don't know how humans can join the Beast Sect," the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm said awkwardly. "But I do know their headquarters is in the very center of the Star Dou Forest… I've heard that if you truly accept the Beast Sect's philosophy, they'll take you in as a disciple. You can just go to one of the cities near the Beast Sect and try your luck. Either way, joining the Beast Sect will only benefit you."

"Alright, I understand," Huo Yuqing said seriously. "But before that, I need to take revenge. Once that's done, I'll figure out a way to join the Beast Sect."

"Good luck, Xiao Qing," the Tianmeng Iceworm encouraged. "I'll help you out. The Sacred Beast's 'Vitality gold' has improved your aptitude, so I've given you a bit of extra power from the seal. Your soul power should increase a bit too. Also, I've brought you four soul skills. Besides 'Simulation,' the other three you'll have to explore for yourself. I can't give you a soul bone, but I've attached an ice attribute martial soul to you. Once we get the first soul ring for this martial soul, it will awaken, and then you'll have dual martial souls!"

"Eh? It seems like someone's coming. You should go out first. I'll talk to you more later."

"Aiya,Little Brother Wang, what happened to Little Brother Huo?" Tang Ya crouched next to Huo Yuqing, her face full of concern.

"His soul power fluctuation is very stable, he must have just absorbed a soul ring and is still in a meditative state," Beibei said.

He lifted his foot and kicked the possum pretending to be dead on the ground. "This is a Leaf-patterned Tree Possum, a group-living soul beast that lives in trees. Xiaoya, look, it has a single row of leaf-shaped patterns on its back, so it's probably a ten-year soul beast… I don't know how it got separated from its group. Little Brother Huo is quite lucky, though. These possums are very timid, and when they encounter a larger enemy, they just play dead… Looks like Little Brother Huo got lucky and obtained its soul ring after it played dead."

"I see," Tang Ya said, patting her chest. "I thought something was wrong with him."

"By the way, Little Brother Wang , did you catch up because you were worried that Little BrotherHuo would be unsafe alone?"

Wang Rui nodded but didn't say anything.

Beibei, feeling awkward, stopped talking.

"Hmm..." Huo Yuqing let out a soft groan, opened her eyes, and immediately saw the red-haired boy beside her.

"Huh? Wang Rui! What are you doing here?" she exclaimed with some surprise.

"I was a bit worried about you being alone, so I followed you," Wang Rui said, smiling as he reached out to help her up.

"Hehe, Yuhao, why do your eyes only have him in them?" Tang Ya asked, a bit sourly.

"Ah, Xiaoya, Beibei, you're here too," Huo Yuqing said with a smile, pulling Wang Rui's hand as she stood up, then suddenly looked at Wang Rui in surprise.

It seemed like there was some sort of magnetic pull in his hand, making her reluctant to let go.

"We were worried about you, so we followed you," Beibei said gently.

Huo Yuqing didn't think too much about it, smiled, and nodded to Beibei. "Thank you."

Then she focused on feeling her soul power.

"Huh? My soul power is level 13?"