Rise Of The Worm Sovereign

With the illusion dissipating the two Long Clan elders were left longing for more.

The others who had seen it though, felt their hearts continue to race. It was a soul-stirring scene and they couldn't help but wonder just how strong it would be in person.

'If just an illusion can give this level of aura, a true dragon would be simply crushing in reality…' Shirong thought to himself.

At the same time, he felt a new desire. He wanted to see these beings and interact with them, possibly getting to even fight them one day. His eyes shone while a slight smile appeared on his face.

"So it really is like that…" One of the kings muttered.

Lin Wu looked around, feeling satisfied by his 'work'.

"It isn't just the Azure Dragon clan either, the other clans, the Hu clan and the Gui clan both are formed from a descendant beast too." Lin Wu spoke.

"Hang on… King Lin Wu, you said there were four legendary guardian beasts… but we only have three." Wang Xiong noticed.

"Yeah if those three correspond to the Azure Dragon, Black Tortoise and White Tiger… then where is the Vermillion Bird?" Lian Xiaojian spoke up.

"This is something that I wanted to tell you all about too. It is actually quite important." Lin Wu said before turning to the Long Clan Ancestors.

Everyone became tense upon hearing this and waited with bated breath.

"There was in fact a fourth clan." Lin Wu spoke.

"What? Really?" Everyone was surprised.

"Impossible…" Long Qing said, his tone truly surprised.

Lin Wu had originally thought that the three clans might have really suppressed the existence of the fourth beast so as to keep their superiority. But after years of search, he and the system had long since confirmed the facts.

It wasn't actually the clans hiding it; it was the Skull God's work. He had halted the rise of the Vermillion bird clan before it was even created. Thus only leaving behind three clans.

Of course, his plan had been halted since his avatar was eliminated twice before. Once by the priestess of the Vermillion sect and the second time by Lin Wu himself. Granted the second time, the Skull God's avatar was taken by surprise.

Still, the Skull God had accomplished what he had set out to do.

"The Vermillion Bird's descendant clan was supposed to exist on the Ming Dao World too. Unfortunately, it was wiped out before it could truly established." Lin Wu continued.

"Wiped out? How did it happen King Lin Wu? And who could do something like that?" the Patriarch of the Polar Axe sect questioned.

"Here's where the difference between the three clans and the Vermillion bird's descendant came. Unlike the three clans who discovered the sacred statues, the Vermillion bird's descendant statue was actually found by a sect." Lin Wu started explaining.

"A sect?" Long Qing furrowed his brows, trying to recall the old history.

"Yes, a sect. It was called as the Vermillion sect and it existed right around the same time when the three clans were formed." Lin Wu continued.

"Vermillion Sect… Vermillion sect… WAIT! Is it the Vermillion sect that was located in the region of the Dread Coil Marsh?" Long Fei was the one to speak this time.

"So there are records of it's existence." Lin Wu narrowed his brows.

"One, there is one record." Long Fei said before waving her hand.

~SHUA~

Runes appeared in the air before flying away rapidly. Five seconds later, a small teleportation circle opened right in front of Long Fei and a scroll appeared from it.

She unrolled the scroll, revealing the content inside. Most of the information was written in an older script, and had faded away, but it was still legible.

"This is the only record. I remember reading it, but it was never thought to be important." Long Fei replied.

While Lin Wu quickly scanned it with the system, immediately obtaining all the information from it, the others had to actually read it.

"Umm… what are these words?" Lian Xiaojian asked, unable to read.

"I can't read it either."

"Me neither."

Several of the kings spoke up. It was evident that this old script was unknown to a majority.

"I'll translate it for you all." Long Fei said before reciting the scroll.

It stated that there was a great plague that spread in the past. The plague was considered a forbidden disaster and had given rise to the Dread Coil Marsh. But few knew that the source of it was actually the sect that was located there.

The sect was named none other than Vermillion Sect.

"This… How is this not known?"

"So that was what happened…" Shirong muttered.

He had after all been there and experienced it all.

"You know about this don't you? You went to the Dread Coil marsh before it turned into a flaming area." The patriarch of the Twin Peak Sword sect questioned.

Shirong had kept most of the information to himself, for several reasons. But now he wondered if it could be revealed.

"Senior Lin Wu, this…" He thus looked to Lin Wu for permission.

"It's alright. I've already confirmed all the facts. We can now safely reveal it all." Lin Wu permitted.

The two's exchange was seen with a suspicious gaze, and many thoughts rose in their minds.

"It's like this… I went to a mission in the Dread Coil marsh and…" Shirong started to narrate his experience while keeping some parts hidden.

The more they heard, the more shock they felt. The rise of a hidden power willing to take over the world was simply too dangerous.

"All this happened, and you never told your clan? And neither of us?" Long Qing narrowed his eyes in displeasure.

"This was a gross negligence. You should not have hidden this." Several of the Patriarch's agreed with it.

"I ordered that." Lin Wu stated plainly.

"What?" they all looked at him in confusion.

"I had him keep it a secret, since we didn't know how far the Shadow Calamity had spread."