Rise Of The Worm Sovereign

"Wang Xiong really is in demand, huh…" Lin Wu almost chuckled but held back considering that Cang Ci was here too.

He needed to maintain a certain appearance after all.

"Mmmhmm, Senior Wang Xiong can be considered one of the best men to have as a companion right now." Cang Ci agreed too.

"Your cultivation base is already comparable to him. You still want to call him senior?" Lin Wu asked curiously.

Cang Ci herself had never met Wang Xiong. But after coming under Lin Wu, she had learned about all of his subordinates and servants. Among them Wang Xiong had the status as the first human subordinate of Lin Wu.

Even Shirong didn't get this honor, since Lin Wu hadn't actually made him a subordinate officially.

"He did join master before me. So I should follow the seniority. Plus, he has done everything master has asked for and served you for longer, so he is deserving of the respect." Cang Ci answered.

"Hmmm… I see." Lin Wu got to learn more about Cang Ci's mentality.

He had already seen that she was rather loyal and dedicated, but seeing her consider other people was different. Especially considering she was rather ruthless when it came to killing.

Perhaps it was her own life's circumstances that had taught her this, or maybe it was the effect of the multiple transplants that affected her. Whatever it may be though, Lin Wu had found Cang Ci to be rather useful and a breath of fresh air among his servants.

"I think I have a mission for you, after all." Lin Wu said after thinking for a bit.

"Please, do tell. Master." Cang Ci said with her hands cupped in respect.

"I need you to go to the Cang Lan sect." Lin Wu replied.

"The Cang Lan sect?" Cang Ci was not expecting this, but then a few ideas appeared in her mind.

She continued to listen to Lin Wu's directions and was even more surprised. But when Lin Wu was done, she had already returned to her calm expression and nodded his head.

"I shall do as master commands." Cang Ci said before standing up.

"Oh, and don't hesitate to escape if things go south." Lin Wu reminded. "You are worth far more than the mission to me."

Cang Ci smiled brightly upon hearing this and replied with an "en~"

After she left, Lin Wu looked at the windows and notifications that were constantly updating.

"So they've finally come to talk to me. Time to meet the 'guests' then and start the next step of the plan." Lin Wu muttered to himself before closing his eyes.

His consciousness transferred to his main body and gazed at the two Emeraldine Monkeys that were waiting for him.

"Master," they greeted.

"Bring them to the guest hall." Lin Wu ordered.

"At once." The Emeraldine Monkeys said before leaving.

~SHUA~

A teleportation circle appeared around Lin Wu before he disappeared. Upon reappearing, he was in a new hall.

Tall pillars supported the roof, while bright green and red banners hung from them. The banner's background was an emerald green color while a pattern with crimson red color was painted on it.

The pattern was that of a pair of eyes and a set of glaring teeth.

This was the official symbol of the Millennium Forest Kingdom and was also represented on their official documents and seals now.

At the very end of the hall, there was a large carpet that was made from the fur of hundreds of beasts wovens together. And on this carpet sat Lin Wu. Or rather waited while being coiled up.

It was his 'throne' in a sense. Though with a body as large as his, making a normal throne didn't really make sense, so he simply had to make do with a carpet.

This guest hall had been made in the recent two years and was especially made to meet the official envoys and other people that might come to meet Lin Wu as King. For the past two years, Lin Wu had not been seen and all his orders had come through his subordinate.

Thus now it was time for Lin Wu to finally declare his presence and officially accept the visit of the envoys of the sects and the kingdoms.

~RUMBLE~

A rumbling sound could be heard as the two large doors at the end of the guest hall opened wide. They were nearly a hundred meters tall in height and were massive for any human.

And when they opened fully, a group of humans could be seen standing behind it along with two Emeraldine Monkeys.

A look of surprise and awe could be seen on the faces of the humans at this moment. And as they walked in, the surprise only increased more.

"The Envoys of the seven kingdoms and three sects of the south are here to pay their respects!" The two Emeraldine Monkey announced in the human tongue.

The envoys walked in carefully and soon saw the large being sitting at the very back of the Hall. His body could barely be contained within this hall and his head nearly touched the roof.

"He truly is otherworldly…" Someone muttered, seeing Lin Wu.

"Welcome Envoys!" A strange voice greeted them.

The voice seemed artificial and was trying to imitate human tone, but that only made it seem 'inhuman'.

"We pay our respects to King Lin Wu!" The envoys all said while cupping their hands and bowing.

Even the envoys of the sect did the same, which was not something they did for kings or ministers. The only reason they did this was because Lin Wu wasn't any normal king. He was a beast and a cultivator.

One that could already compare to their sect patriarch combined. And even then, his strength wasn't truly known. They simply hoped that the time for that would never come.

After all, if there was to be a proper assessment of Lin Wu's strength, it could only be in a true battle. But that could mean many things, one of them being that their powers might be in conflict.

They could only hope that they would find out about Lin Wu's strength in some other way. This was actually one of their objectives in coming here. Their powers all wanted them to figure out just how much had Lin Wu grown in these years.

"I am Quan Shijun the envoy of Juhe Kingdom." The first envoy introduced himself.

"I'm Sha Liao, the envoy of the White Loom kingdom." The next envoy did the same.

"I am…" One by one, they all introduced themselves, as was the etiquette.

While they were doing all this though, Lin Wu was getting the system to assess their strength.

'Hmm… Seven Nascent soul realm cultivators and three Dao Shell realm elders. Not bad…' Lin Wu thought.

The seven kingdoms were had sent the nascent soul realm cultivators each. All of them were actually members of their respect royal family and were rather high ranked. They wouldn't actually do the work of an envoy as that was left to the ministers and other officials.

But for someone like Lin Wu, they needed someone stronger. If they sent someone weaker, it would only mean disrespecting Lin Wu and humiliating themselves. They wouldn't want that with what their goal was here today.

The three sects who had sent their elders were none other than the Chan sect, the Dark Plains sect and the Frozen Cloud sect.

Among all the envoys, the elder of the Frozen Cloud sect was the most calm. In fact, he seemed to even be a little casual.

'So this is who Wang Xiong sent… Elder Chi.' Lin Wu recalled seeing the man when he had went to the Frozen Cloud sect before.

Elder Chi was originally from the neutral faction but had joined up with Wang Xiong once the Supreme elder and his faction were eradicated.

'Though if I recall correctly, he was only at the Peak of the Nascent soul realm back then. Seems like he has gained some benefits from Wang Xiong.' Lin Wu reckoned.

In a couple of minutes, the envoys had all finished introducing themselves and exchanged pleasantries.

"Now then, while I'm pleased with the gifts your respective powers have sent, as well as the new agreements that have been made, I do not know what you all are here for." Lin Wu stated.

The envoys had actually been in the Millennium Kingdom for a week already and had done the other tasks while waiting for Lin Wu. The other beasts in charge of the administration, such the Emeraldine Monkeys, had taken care of all that, and now only the final task was left.

"King Lin Wu, we are here today for two things." The Elder of the Frozen Cloud sect took the lead.

"The first is to formally ask you what you would like as a payment for your help with the blight. And the second is to ask for your help again… this time against the Calamity Fiend."