Rise Of The Worm Sovereign

Having heard of all that the Slim Arm Ape king had said till now, Lin Wu was sure that the Tian clan might have been the biggest player on the continent right now.

'As far as I know, the current top ten sects don't even have histories as long as the Long clan, not to mention the Tian clan, which is even older than that. If they have managed to live this long, then they quite likely have access to forgotten or lost techniques.

The same could be said for resources as well. Makes sense that they want to keep it hidden too in a way.' Lin Wu thought.

"Are you disappointed that I do not know the location of the Tian Clan, my king?" the Slim Arm ape king asked carefully.

"No… that's fine. I have another way to get there, anyway." Lin Wu replied.

Having his doubts clarified, Lin Wu went back to a topic he had said earlier.

"How many of you think you are close to reaching the Dao Shell realm?" Lin Wu questioned.

"I am." The Twin Lights Liger King said confidently.

But that was the only answer that Lin Wu received. This made Lin Wu look towards the Split Thorn Horn Beetle king.

"You're at the Adult Soul Stage of the Nascent soul realm too, aren't you? Will you not reach the Dao Shell realm?" Lin Wu asked.

~Sigh~

Hearing that, the Beetle king let out a sigh of his own before speaking. "I would like that a lot, but no Split Thorn Horn Beetle King has ever reached the Dao Shell realm. I was the first to reach the Nascent soul realm and my descendant is the second.

Even though the concentration of spirit Qi in the forest is rising, I still cannot cultivate well enough. The bottleneck is more like a wall for me instead and I do not think I would be able to breakthrough in my lifetime." 

Lin Wu didn't show any change of expression on his face and simply spoke.

"Just keep up with the cultivation then. Perhaps you might be able to do so sometime." Lin Wu encouraged a little.

He then turned to look towards the two ape kings who understood what he meant.

"I will definitely reach the Dao Shell realm and won't stop there." The Demon Spine Ape King said with confidence.

"I will be able to reach the Dao Shell realm too with the increased spirit Qi. But it will take several decades or even centuries to do that." The Slim Arm Ape King spoke.

While he did not say that he would go beyond that realm, it was still a better response than the Beetle King.

"Hmm… guess this gives us two beasts that will be at the Dao Shell realm soon then." Lin Wu spoke.

"Two beasts? Including you, my king?" the Emeraldine Horn Beetle asked.

"Oh, not me. Other than me." Lin Wu replied.

"Are you including the Frost Fox Yun Bai?" The Slim Arm Ape king asked, feeling confused.

At this point, Lin Wu realized he had forgotten something important.

"Oh, hang on. I forgot to introduce another ally." Lin Wu spoke.

The beasts looked on in interest but also wondered who Lin Wu was talking about since there was no one other than them in the hall.

"Are they not here?" The Sparrow beast asked.

"Nope, they're here." Lin Wu said as he brought his tail forward and expanded some of the spikes on there.

The beasts watched as a mass of black crystals fell out from it. At first, they couldn't tell what it was and were confused.

'Was he carrying it on his back this entire time?' some of the servants wondered.

~ki~

A low growl could be heard as the pile of black crystals started to twitch. A part of it extended and appeared to be a leg. The weasel unrolled itself and the beast's finally saw its appearance.

~Yawn~ 

Tim took a big yawn and opened its mouth wide, his sharp teeth and fangs fully visible. Finally opening his eyes, the weasel looked at the new area and the many beasts that surrounding it.

"Huh?" Tim was taken aback.

But then in the next moment, his demeanor changed instantly.

~KIIIIIIII~

"HUNTING TIME!" Tim let out a cry.

The energy within his body thrummed as he shot towards the closest beast that was none other than the Slim Arm Ape king.

The beast who was currently in the process of being attacked was stunned. The old ape could see the drive in Tim's eyes and knew that this beast would surely kill him. Even though the beast was way smaller than any of them here, it still seemed to be mighty.

The Slim Arm Ape king tried to move, but he was far too slow for Tim. The Demon Spine Ape King moved to defend his father, but he was slow as well. The other beasts could simply watch as Tim's sharp claws were just a meter way from the Slim Arm Ape King's neck.

The old ape's pupils constricted, and he wondered if he would be dying here today.

~BOOM~

~CRASH~

But before that could happen, something even faster moved. A gust of wind hit his face that was enough to push him back a few meters. The other beasts witnessed what happened and were shocked.

"I told you not to attack before I tell you so!" Lin Wu shouted.

Tim was currently pinged below his tail, which had been slammed on top of him. If it were not for the formations protecting the floor, Tim would have probably been buried in the ground.

"Okay… Look tasty…" Tim replied.

"Don't do that again and stay at the side. If you move, no more crystal snacks." Lin Wu warned.

"o_o" Tim didn't speak and simply stood at the side like a statue.

Clearly, the threat was rather effective.

"W-what… W-who is this beast?" The Slim Arm Ape King questioned.

"Well everyone… meet Tim.." Lin Wu introduced.