NOVEL WEB Chapter 117: Chapter 117
"What a huge cave entrance. It seems that there is a massive creature living here, but it's really strange," Jun Tianlin muttered impressed by the vastness of the cave. yet, he quickly noticed that the area was eerily quiet.
Ever since he had entered the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest he had seen ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts everywhere. However upon reaching this place and he hadn't encountered a single one.
"Little boy, don't stand there in a daze! Come in quickly" an anxious voice urged from within
Jun Tianlin stepped into the cave and what he saw inside shocked him even more. The cave was entirely golden and glittering with gold all around. No wonder he had noticed flashes of golden light at the entrance.
Upon entering, Jun Tianlin finally saw the creature that had transmitted the message to him. It was a large, snow-white, fleshy worm with nine golden patterns running along its body. The creature looked noble and dazzling but it appeared to be sealed in a transparent yellow crystal
"Golden-Patterned Ice Silkworm, so it's you!"
Jun Tianlin recognized the worm immediately. Its true name was the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, though it had adopted that title only after breaking through a million years of cultivation. For now, it was known as the Golden-Patterned Ice Silkworm.
"You... you actually know me? Am I so famous that even humans have heard of me? Oh no, I'm done for!" the Golden-Patterned Ice Silkworm wailed in despair. It was a soul beast nearing a million years of cultivation and making it a coveted target for humans who would stop at nothing to hunt it down
"That would be even worse than falling into the hands of other soul beasts. At least with soul beasts, there's a chance of survival and even if they only use me as a power source or cheat tool for cultivation."
"Stop wailing. Don't worry. No other humans should know about you but only me" Jun Tianlin interrupted. After all, among the two time travelers on this continent, he was the only one who had read about this peerless creature in detail
No wonder he felt like he had "seen" the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's voice rather than "heard" it—he had read written descriptions of its words rather than encountering it in person
"Phew, that's good. I was scared to death. But since you know who I am, I'm certain you must be my savior! Though I don't understand why you turned from a bead and a sword into a human, you must be a good person. Save me again!" the Golden-Patterned Ice Silkworm pleaded pitifully
Jun Tianlin caught several key details in its words: beads, sword, and rescue. Could it be that his martial spirits had once saved this creature?
"Are these the sword and beads you're talking about?" Jun Tianlin raised his left and right hands, summoning the Demon Sword and the Holy Spirit Bead.
"Yes, yes, that's them! So they've become your martial souls. What a pity, though—only one sword and one bead are left. If the others hadn't been taken away, you'd undoubtedly become the strongest being in history. I've lived for hundreds of thousands of years and never seen artifacts as powerful as these" the Golden-Patterned Ice Silkworm lamented
Jun Tianlin stroked his chin and guessed "What do you mean the others? It seems something happened twelve years ago that I'm unaware of. I heard a rumor that, twelve years ago, a meteorite streaked across the sky and fell into the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest. The location of its impact should be the Lake of Life, correct?"
"Yes, it was the Lake of Life" the Golden-Patterned Ice Silkworm confirmed "At the time, I was in a miserable state. Every day, those ferocious beasts used me as a tonic and draining my original soul power to cultivate. It was so pitiful that anyone would cry. Just when I was about to lose all hope, two rays of light suddenly fell from the sky into the Lake of Life. Their immense power tore through space and injuring all the ferocious beasts. I seized the opportunity and using my strong mental strength, forced back Bi Ji—who isn't great at fighting—and escaped."
"Two rays of light?" Jun Tianlin repeated and intrigued.
"Yes. One black and one white. After falling into the Lake of Life, the black light vanished, and the white light revealed two swords and six beads" the Golden-Patterned Ice Silkworm explained
"What?! Two swords and six beads!" Jun Tianlin's excitement surged "Tell me, what did the other beads and sword look like?"
"I recall the other five beads carried the attributes of earth, water, fire, wind, and thunder. Naturally, such powerful artifacts attracted the interest of corresponding soul beasts. For instance, the Scarlet King almost fought with others to claim the fire-attribute bead."
"The Five Spiritual Pearls..." Jun Tianlin murmured "And what about the other sword?"
"It had a turquoise hilt and a silver blade," the Golden-Patterned Ice Silkworm replied "That sword is the one I'm most grateful for. Among the ferocious beasts was one called Demon Spirit. Its attribute was dark, which didn't resonate with the beads, so it chose to capture me instead. Just as it was about to succeed, the divine sword suppressed its aura with divine power and rendering it immobile. It's a shame the sword had no master at that time otherwise, it could've easily slain that vile Demon Spirit."
The Golden-Patterned Ice Silkworm's voice carried a tinge of regret, but Jun Tianlin was ecstatic "The Sword of Illumination, also known as the Sword of Suppressing Demons! There's no mistake—it's a sword with absolute power over demons and evil spirits. Do you know where the other beads and swords are now?"
[TL:i dont know if its the true name of that sword since i cant find the wiki of any equipment from that game]
[TL:i search through the sword and fairy 3 wiki and found that on zixuan ending that have the name demon's bane sword which is probably the name of the sword but i cant find any image of the sword in any website but i did find the image of the demon sword but just on a shop xD]
"I only know they must've fallen into the hands of those ferocious beasts. During the struggle for these treasures, Emperor Tian unleashed a ferocious attack that scattered the two swords and six beads. One sword and five beads were seized by the ferocious beasts and while the other sword and one bead flew away to an unknown location. They must've transformed into your martial spirits when you were born."
The Golden-Patterned Ice Silkworm then shared its concerns "However, what worries me more isn't the swords and beads but the black light that vanished. That light carried an unprecedented darkness and evil—far surpassing the darkness of Emperor Tian or Demon Spirit. Do you know what it might've been?"
Jun Tianlin shook his head and realizing there were still many mysteries he needed to uncover.
"By the way, didn't you escape? Why are you back here now?" he asked
The Golden-Patterned Ice Silkworm explained "After I escaped, I was captured again by another ferocious beast Xiong Jun, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear. It sealed me in this cave to use me as a personal cultivation tool for itself and its sworn brother."
Jun Tianlin frowned "No wonder no other soul beasts are nearby. This must be the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's territory. Wait—doesn't that mean it could return at any moment?"
"Yes, I sensed it just now. It's already approaching the cave entrance" the Golden-Patterned Ice Silkworm replied calmly
At that moment, heavy footsteps echoed from outside. Two massive soul beasts were approaching. Jun Tianlin broke into a cold sweat. One of them was undoubtedly the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear. He realized that this big worm had really dragged him into a perilous situation.