Rise Of The Worm Sovereign

Lin Wu couldn't help but be pleased upon seeing the faces of all the Tieba city lords and other high ranked people.

'They've already seen the power of the Calamity Fiend in person before, so this should make them convinced.' Lin Wu thought to himself.

This was the second part of his plan to spread his influence beyond the Long Continent. Right now, he could be said to have almost full control over the Long Continent, but if he wanted to expand it beyond that, he needed an external threat.

The Shadow Lord was the pawn he would use for that, and the Calamity Fiend would be the sword in its hand. Together they will be his means to complete control.

'Hopefully with that I can find that beast and finally complete the unknown bloodline in my body.' Lin Wu thought to himself.

That was his ultimate goal for this world and would allow him to truly reach the peak. And while Lin Wu was thinking about all this, the people present in the hall were still reeling from the information.

The words of the Shadow Lord, the puppet of Lin Wu were enough to send shivers down the spines of all.

There was no one that didn't know of Calamity Fiend now and the tragedy of Cang Lan sect was very fresh in all their minds. Even if Tieba city was independent and didn't submit to the other powers, they still needed to consider their standing when the top sect gets eradicated.

~gulp~

"The.. The... The Calamity Fiend?" Lord Cao asked with fear.

"Yes, the Calamity Fiend. It is my ally. Our goals are aligned and so are our intentions." The Shadow Lord replied calmly.

"My lord… this is…" Lord Cao didn't know what to make of this.

The Calamity Fiend had already been declared a massive threat and was possibly the greatest common enemy for the entire Long Continent.

"I know, it might be a bit surprising. After all, you and the other lords had a little misfortune with the Calamity Fiend before." The Shadow Lord stated.

"You know of that too?" one of the other lords said in surprise.

They had locked down this information and the Shadow Lord didn't exist back then either. So it was confusing for them.

"Of course. I know everything. If I don't I would not be competent." The Shadow Lord said with a hint of arrogance.

The lords and other people in the hall couldn't bring themselves to talk anymore. Silence fell in the hall for five minutes, each second feeling long and heavy to the people there. They wanted to end it and leave, but they didn't dare to offend the man in front of them.

Lin Wu too stared at them, not letting them rest at all.

'I think this should be enough silent torture for them all. Time to throw them a bone, hehehe.' Lin Wu thought.

"Since you all have shown your willingness to join me in my pursuit, I shall offer you some reward as well." The Shadow Lord spoke up.

Hearing the word reward made everyone's eyes light up. After all they weren't exactly saint's here and the only reason they were even bothered about the situation was due to the fact that the Calamity Fiend was simply too dangerous.

Even people with questionable morals like them needed to think twice before associating with a literal disaster like the Calamity Fiend. They had not forgotten its words either. The monster had sworn to consume everyone and it had done exactly that.

They would not trust a monster like that, but now that there was another 'person' allied with it, they felt a little relieved. They subconsciously thought that the Calamity Fiend wasn't as distant.

"May I ask what that might be, Shadow Lord." Lord Cao inquired. 'We've already come under him, there is no way we can turn back so I may as well see what we're offered.' He thought.

"I offer you something simple, yet precious. I offer you… Strength." The Shadow Lord replied before pointing with his left hand.

~SHUA~

A teleportation circle appeared and from it, a man came out. He was dressed in black robes, and a mask adorned his face.

"Let me demonstrate it with a sample." The Shadow Lord spoke while gesturing with his hand.

~STEP~STEP~STEP~

The masked man stepped closer and came to a stop before Lord Cao.

"Lord Cao, you are at the Dao Treading realm and thus should be able to tell the cultivation base of this young man, shouldn't you?" The Shadow Lord questioned.

"Yes, I can of course." Lord Cao replied.

"Then please do and tell me your assessment of him. He will also not resist, so you can check in detail." The Shadow Lord instructed.

"Alright." Lord Cao quickly used his spirit sense and probed the masked man's body.

As soon as it entered his body though, Lord Cao sensed the surging spirit Qi and vitality within the man.

"Such energy!" Lord Cao almost exclaimed.

He continued his search and saw the man's Dantian that was filled with strangely colored spirit Qi. But what he also saw was the Nascent soul floating in the Dantian.

"Nascent soul realm?" Lord Cao muttered before his eyes went wide. "No… Nascent soul realm at the age of twenty five!?" he finally realized what the Shadow Lord was asking.

"Indeed. This young man is in the Nascent soul realm. Since you've seen his bones, you can verify that he is indeed twenty five." The Shadow Lord replied.

The others too checked and were shocked to find that this was true. A Nascent soul realm cultivator at the young age of twenty five wasn't unheard of, but it was very rare.

Even in Tieba city, they had a few individuals like this, but those were nurtured using lots of resources in the first place.

"What I offer you, is cultivation techniques that will put top grade techniques of this world to shame." The Shadow Lord finally revealed.