Rise Of The Worm Sovereign

If the Twin Lights Liger King knew what Lin Wu was planning, he would be crying tears of envy. Not just anyone could talk about breaking through with such ease.

Even if beasts could speed up their rate of cultivation by consuming other beasts and creatures, that was still limited by many factors. But for Lin Wu, that simply didn't apply and he could grow stronger as long as he had the needed spirit Qi.

'Though I can't tell how long it will be the same. Even the system doesn't know about the changes that can happen upon breakthroughs. I might reach a bottleneck the system cannot predict.

After all… I'm the first of my kind and being a pioneer comes with many unexpected obstacles and opportunities.' Lin Wu thought to himself as a glint of adventure could be seen in his eyes.

The Slim Arm Ape King caught this very well and slightly smiled.

'I would know that look anywhere… it was the same master used to have back when he was not as sick… But if King Lin Wu has it too, it only means his ambitions are not low.' The Slim Arm Ape King thought to himself.

The Twin Lights Liger King was thinking about it all too and tried to recall all that he knew about the Frozen Cloud sect. It was not the first time he would be clashing against the members of the Frozen Cloud sect after all.

Of the hundreds of years he had lived, there had been multiple instances when the Frozen Cloud sect sent its disciples to the millennium forest. While they mostly knew not to enter the fifth ring or to not do overtly problematic things, there were still some instances when they did that.

It was then that the Twin Lights Liger King had to act. He had even clashed against a Dao Shell realm cultivator from the Frozen Cloud sect once during a beast tide. The nearby sects and kingdoms were unable to hold back against the beast ride and thus the Frozen Cloud sect was forced to intervene.

At first, only the Nascent soul realm elders and stronger disciples fought, but once the battle went on for a little too long, and the number of causalities increased, the elders decided to interfere.

Of course, the Dao Shell realm elders knew very well that there was a tactic understanding among them and they were not to eradicate all the beasts. After all, they needed to depend on them to populate the forest and replenish the materials that were found there.

If they killed all the beasts, it would be the same as cutting off their own pockets. 

One could then argue that they could leave the weaker beasts alive and kill the strong beasts like the rulers, but that was also not allowed. As much as the rulers were a problem, they were also the ones that kept a sense of balance in the forest.

If they did kill a ruler, the battle for the next ruler to replace the empty seat will cause chaos among the beasts which might go further than just that and affect the nearby people. 

Even the missions that led to the forest would have to be put on pause due to the disciples being threatened even more. 

Killing the strongest of the rulers, the Twin Lights Liger King was not an option. Or rather… it would be the biggest mistake they would make. 

The Twin Lights Liger king was an intelligent Nascent soul realm beast. This was something the sects knew very well and thus could communicate with him on a certain level.

It needn't be the same as that on the human level or that they needed to have diplomatic relations with him. All they needed was there to be a beast that understood the fear and power of humans.

After all, a smart beast would prioritize its survival along with benefits. Thus killing the Twin Lights Liger king would cause even greater chaos as he kept the other rulers of the forest in check.

Those were the rulers that didn't really have intelligence as high as him. After all, the slim arm ape king was a recent addition to the forest and wasn't an option back then. And the sects didn't know him being as intelligent either.

With all this in mind, the Twin Lights Liger King was attacked by the Dao Shell realm elder and the two fought. The beast showed its power while the Dao Shell realm elder of the Frozen Cloud sect showed his stance.

The Twin Lights liger king got injured but retreated once the number of beasts in the beast tide dwindled to a low enough number. The Dao Shell realm elder held his hand too and didn't injure the Twin Lights Liger King heavily either.

He only injured him enough so that he could recover in a set amount of time and act as a resistance to the other rulers.

"The last I fought a Dao Shell realm elder of the Frozen Cloud sect was about three hundred years ago. I wonder if he is still alive." The Twin Lights Liger King spoke.

"Oh? You did? And he left you alive?" Lin Wu questioned feeling curious.

"That he did… we even talked for a bit. Of course, he just spoke in human tongue and I listened for the most part. The battle between us was also enough to give me a taste of the Dao Shell realm and made me want to reach it even more." The Twin Lights Liger King answered.

"Hmm… good that you have some experience with them. At least you will not be caught off guard and will know about their powers." Lin Wu spoke.

The Twin Lights Liger King nodded his head and now looked forward to going to the Frozen Cloud sect. 

'Now that I think of it… this will be my first time leaving the Millennium forest properly in five hundred years…' The Twin Lights Liger King thought to himself as a hint of melancholy could be seen in his eyes.