Rise Of The Worm Sovereign

Shirong felt the pressure in the hall and knew that he was being watched. And when the emerald green light finally appeared, he felt a bit alarmed.

Not because he felt danger from it, but because it was familiar to him.

"That light… no way…" Shirong muttered in surprise.

The green light spread from Lin Wu's tail and moved up, segment by segment. Until finally it reached his head and the two crimson red eyes lit up as well. Shirong found the fierce eyes filled with power gazing at him.

Seeing the massive figure in front of him, Shirong truly felt a bit overwhelmed. This was the biggest beast he had ever seen and even compared to the large bird beast he had seen in the Dread Coil Marsh, it was several times bigger.

Shirong couldn't even think of any beast in his memory that could compare to Lin Wu's size other than a few aquatic beasts and fishes.

"Welcome, Ji Shirong." Lin Wu greeted, his voice trailing in Shirong's ears.

Shirong stepped towards Lin Wu, his face a bit blank.

"You… who are you… no… what are you?" Shirong said unknowingly.

'How is the aura so similar… no not similar, it's the same!' Shirong thought.

He had held the spear dearly for a long time now and could sense the aura easily. It was as if it was a part of his own body and he could tell it apart very quickly.

'Looks like the guy really had some hunches…' Lin Wu reckoned.

He didn't show any change on his face though, continuing his act.

"I am Lin Wu… The Crimson Eyed Emerald Worm, King of the Millennium Forest and… the guardian of the Taiji Celestial's Tomb." Lin Wu answered clearly.

Shirong repeated the words in his mind, trying to make sense of them. None of those words truly linked with the spear, and he wondered how it all was.

Lin Wu continued staring at Shirong and saw that the man wasn't speaking.

'Seems like I need to throw a little bait first.' Lin Wu decided.

"You seem to have something that belongs to me… Child." Lin Wu stated.

"Huh?" Shirong snapped out of his thoughts upon hearing this and became nervous.

"What are you talking about?" Shirong asked plainly.

"Haha~" Lin Wu chuckled.

~whoosh~

He let off a burst of aura that covered Shirong, making him feel weak.

"What?!" Shirong was stunned.

He was well aware of his own strength and knew that suppressing him like this was not an easy task unless the opposing person was many times stronger than him and had a greater cultivation base.

In his mind, since the millennium forest had just gained independence, even if its king was strong, he wouldn't be that strong. To Shirong, the king might be at most in the Dao Shell realm.

This fact was indeed true, but he had not considered that the strength among the beasts greatly varied and then there were also additional factors that could influence it, like the bloodlines.

But his shock was only starting as he soon felt something else.

'The spear! It's reacting?!' Shirong could feel the spatial storage ring on his finger turning restless.

Peering within, he saw the spear, which had been dormant all along, glowing and moving around as if wanting to come out. But even if it wanted that, Shirong didn't want to reveal it this easily.

It was his greatest secret and he wouldn't show it to a beast that could be a potential threat.

Lin Wu widened his smile and increased his power a bit more.

~SHUA~

~HUMM~

Suddenly, Shirong's spatial storage ring hummed uncontrollably and he found his control over it wavering.

~HONG~

Making use of that moment of weakness, the crystal spear shot out of the ring and appeared in the real world.

"NO!" Shirong shouted anxiously.

He wanted to take it back, but the pressure exuding from Lin Wu kept him in place.

"So it really was in your possession." Lin Wu said.

Gritting his teeth, Shirong understood that all this had gone too far for him to keep hiding it. He couldn't pretend anymore.

"You are speaking as if you knew about it? How do you know about it and why did the spear act like that?" Shirong questioned fearlessly.

At this point, he reckoned that his secrets were already revealed and there was a great chance he would be killed for that.

"AHAHAHAH~" But in response to Shirong's words, Lin Wu only laughed.

Lin Wu's head suddenly came towards Shirong and stopped just a meter from him.

Shirong finally got to see Lin Wu in detail. Seeing the crystalline body and the green glow, he found it to be the same as that of the spear.

'No… this is even stronger.' Shirong could tell the power difference of the spear at its peak and the beast in front of him that was also the king of the Millennium forest.

"You ask me why I know about it?" Lin Wu spoke. "Of course I would know about it! I AM THE ONE WHO MADE IT!" Lin Wu revealed.

"WHAT!? IMPOSSIBLE! THIS IS AN IMMORTAL TOOL! HOW CAN A BEAST MAKE IT!?" Shirong couldn't believe the beast's words.

"HAHA! What do you think the spear was made from?" Lin Wu said as he extended his tail.

~CRACKLE~

In front of Shirong, a long spike extended out of the beast's crystallizing tail. The spike reached the same length as what the spear was when it was still normal, then started to transform.

The spike's shape changed and it gained a spear tip at one end as two more spikes extended from its sides. Then a handle formed in the rest of its body and two crimson red lights appeared at the base of its blade.

It was now the same as the original crystal spear that Shirong had.

"It really is true…" Shirong muttered.

Shirong's eyes trailed the newly formed crystal spear and assessed every inch of it, finding it to be the same as his memories.