This figure appeared somewhat ethereal, yet wore a crown, with a face as polished as jade, exuding an aura of dignity.
Evidently, this person had an extraordinary status and high position during their lifetime.
"Yi ya..."
The Little Ice Silkworm was incredibly excited upon seeing this apparition, waving its little legs frantically, uttering unintelligible sounds.
The ethereal figure had just emerged from the Bronze Lamp, its eyes still a bit confused, clearly unknowing why it had reappeared in the world.
At this moment, it heard the calls of the Little Ice Silkworm and looked down. Upon seeing the Little Ice Silkworm, its expression froze, and the confusion in its eyes gradually turned to a brilliant glow.
Afterward, it began to speak, not in the unintelligible babble of the Little Ice Silkworm, but in a language Mu Jinyu completely did not understand, conversing with the Little Ice Silkworm.
Mu Jinyu speculated that this language was likely the language of their species?
The Little Ice Silkworm saw that the man could converse with it and became even more excited, but after a while, its expression turned very dejected and reluctant.
Seeing this, Mu Jinyu vaguely guessed that the Little Ice Silkworm's plan had probably failed...
Following this, the Little Ice Silkworm spoke less and less, mostly with the man speaking to the Little Ice Silkworm in a comforting tone, with a bit of reluctance as well.
After speaking for a while, the man stopped speaking and then turned to look at Mu Jinyu beside him.
When his gaze fell upon Mu Jinyu, Mu Jinyu was utterly terrified, feeling as if the man's eyes were as sharp as knives, piercing through him, leaving no secrets hidden.
"Hello, I am this little one's father."
The man spoke in fluent Huaxia, to Mu Jinyu's surprise.
Mu Jinyu was astonished, then understood, realizing his previous feeling was indeed correct.
In that instant, the man's eyes had seen through him, and seizing the opportunity, mastered Huaxia language.
What terrifying strength!
Mu Jinyu, having reached the Unity Realm Stage, couldn't dream of doing such a thing—understanding another's secrets just by gazing at them, much less compared to Fanxu Realm or Divinity Transformation Realm cultivators.
One must contact another's Spirit Platform, have their Divine Sense invade the other's Sea of Consciousness, and perform a Soul Search to achieve that.
Such a vast difference between them!
"Do not fear, I mean no harm to you; it's just that I don't have much time left, so I can't slowly learn your current language."
The man, seeing Mu Jinyu's terror, smiled gently and spoke warmly.
Mu Jinyu, seeing this, relaxed a lot.
After all, in front of him, he had no ability to resist at all, nor did he ever harbor ill intentions toward the Little Ice Silkworm; surely, the man wouldn't mean him any harm either.
"Hello..." Mu Jinyu nodded but didn't know what to say to him.
Ask what his strength is? Ask what species he is? Ask why he died here?
Though full of questions in his mind, Mu Jinyu dared not speak rashly.
The man smiled and said, "My strength is much higher than what you call the Unity Realm Stage. Specifically how much higher is unclear for now; I couldn't convey it in a short time, and you wouldn't have a rough impression, so let's leave that for now as my time is short."
Pausing, the man then addressed Mu Jinyu's second question, smiling: "As for my species, I belong to the Divine Silkworm Clan..."
"Divine Silkworm Clan... not the Dragon Silkworm Clan?" Mu Jinyu found the man quite approachable, relaxing further and feeling less restrained, murmuring.
"Haha..." The man couldn't help laughing at Mu Jinyu's words: "You must have seen my corpse looking somewhat like a dragon, hence thinking I'm a Dragon Silkworm? Actually, that's not the case..."
The man continued: "Our Divine Silkworm Clan, while slightly inferior to those pureblood divine beasts like the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, Xuanwu, Qilin, and others such as Pixiu, Bi'an, Gluttonous, Qiongqi, Vermilion Bird, Qingluan, etc., we aren't any lesser."
"The Divine Silkworm Clan undergoes nine major transformations during cultivation, each differing. After the Nine Divine Silkworm Transformations, they can transform through tribulation into a Divine Dragon, which is even stronger than the Azure Dragon..."
The man's voice was full of pride, sincerely proud of his species' strength.
But Mu Jinyu detected a sense of melancholy from his tone.
Looking down again at the huge silkworm corpse a thousand feet long beneath his feet, whose head had transformed into a dragon head gaining many dragon features, yet ultimately...
It was dead!
Clearly, in the end, he hadn't survived the deadly tribulation to become a real Divine Dragon!
"Unfortunately, I ultimately failed, implicating the entire tribe and my followers..." the man sighed, saying.
At this moment, his voice could no longer conceal the desolation and resentment within, making it clear to Mu Jinyu.
Mu Jinyu, hearing these words, could vaguely guess it was likely due to the Silkworm King's failure during his tribulation, the unfinished Heavenly Tribulation, or some problem with the corpse causing Primordial Qi to leak, turning this place into an Extremely Cold Hell, where nearly all his followers died...
Turning into the half-beast lost souls he had seen before!
Only a few Dragon Humans or other unseen species were frozen.
Among them, perhaps some, like the Little Ice Silkworm, could still survive?
Mu Jinyu speculated, unsure of the exact truth, but it seemed the Silkworm King also didn't want to dwell on this topic, as it was peeling open an old wound!
But he thought, the truth shouldn't be far off and finally understood the origins of the Extremely Cold Hell.
"Take good care of it for me," the man sighed once more, quickly suppressing the melancholy on his face, and then pointing to the Little Ice Silkworm, said to Mu Jinyu, "Let it grow up happily..."
"Alright." Mu Jinyu nodded in agreement.
With Mu Jinyu's simple response and seeing the determination in his eyes, the man couldn't help but show a relieved smile.
Then, his figure grew increasingly ethereal, seemingly about to dissipate at any moment.
"Yi ya yi ya..." The Little Ice Silkworm became extremely sad at this sight, crying out with boundless reluctance and despair.
Mu Jinyu at this time felt as if he could vaguely understand what the Little Ice Silkworm was saying.
It was the tender voice of a young girl, pleading with the father king not to leave, as he had promised to accompany her while growing up...
Mu Jinyu was startled, then understood it was likely the Silkworm King's means to allow him to understand their former language, making it easier to take care of the Little Ice Silkworm in the future.
"Alas..." Mu Jinyu sighed deeply in his heart, pitying the love of parents across the world.
At this time, the Silkworm King said: "Since you are willing to help me with this favor, I should assist you a bit before leaving."
With that, seeing the lamp oil on the Bronze Lamp about to run out and the candle flame flickering ready to extinguish, the Silkworm King waved his hand gently.
Instantly, a drop of brilliant golden blood oozed from the divine silkworm corpse beneath them, flowing into the Bronze Lamp, stabilizing it once again.
Then, three more drops of Divine Silkworm Essence Blood were refined and floated in the void above.