Rise Of The Worm Sovereign

Wang Xiong and the rest felt like death was already upon us. The jet of flames were almost blinding and didn't give them enough time to defend or escape.

All they could think of right now was to forcefully endure the flames and try to recover later. But they knew that was just wishful thinking. After all, there was already examples of their companions dying under the flames.

The crimson flames were powerful and directly burned away their defenses no matter what method they used. It was only a small hope that they had.

'This can't be the end… I had so many things to achieve…' Shirong thought.

Others had similar thoughts with most of them wanting one more chance or regretting their choices.

In those flickering moments, they felt like time had slowed down, their thoughts turning into lightning and memories into a flood.

"YOU DARE!" but just as they were about to give into the despair, a thundering voice was heard.

The voice was familiar to a few but new to others.

~HONG~

A pressuring aura appeared, opposing the aura that was threating them.

Wang Xiong force open his eyes while withstanding the blinding flames and saw something that left him stunned.

~BOOM~

The multiple jets of flames were stopped before they could reach them, hitting a green translucent barrier that certainly wasn't there before.

"What is…" The two Dao Treading realm elders from the Long clan were confused too.

Wang Xiong though was happy. Shirong too had a similar expression and a wry smile dressed his face.

"So he really came…"

~TREMBLE~

The ground in front of them shook and suddenly rose. A body equally as massive as that of the Calamity Fiend rose from the ground. Unlike the monster though, this was serpentine but also beautiful.

Emerald Green Crystals shone, reflecting the light of the crimson flames.

"Senior…" Wang Xiong muttered with awe.

"King Lin Wu…" Patriarch Bing recognized the beast.

The two Long clan elders had a look of question which turned into enlightenment in a second after hearing the name.

'So this is Lin Wu, the king of the Millennium forest kingdom…' The Male Dao Treading realm elder of the Long clan gazed at the towering being.

'Such strong aura… and the bloodline power… that's already comparable to that of the ancestors…' The female Dao Treading realm elder was awed.

~WHOOSH~

Finally a few seconds later, the jet of crimson flames stopped allowing them to take a proper look at the being that had just saved them all.

"My, my… I didn't expect you to be here." The Calamity Fiend's voice could be heard.

"And neither did I expect you to be here." Lin Wu replied, his body glowing.

"Mind you move away? You have my prey behind you." The Calamity Fiend said with nonchalance.

"You can try moving me. Though you should have learned your less from last time." Lin Wu said as winds started to churn.

~SCREECH~

To this though, the Calamity Fiend responded with an angry cry. It then spat out a white glob that traveled like a cannonball. Half way to Lin Wu though, the ball exploded and turned into a wide sticky net.

~SHUA~

In response, Lin Wu spat out his own flames. The flames were similarly scorching hot and when they met the white sticky net, they melted it away.

"You need to try better." Lin Wu said before raising his tail.

It started to morph under the eyes of everyone and turned into a massive blade. Tens of small cylinders appeared on its blunt side while its sharp edge took on a sapphire blue hue.

Wind spirit Qi and lighting spirit Qi swirled around the massive blade, creating a turbulent environment.

"Stay in my barrier, if you come out you might be caught in my attacks." Lin Wu said to Shirong and the rest. "You cannot fight the Calamity Fiend right now… it's far too powerful for your abilities."

"Y-yes, Senior." Shirong replied while cupping his fists.

"Thank you King Lin Wu." The Long clan elders too cupped their hands.

There was no way they couldn't respect Lin Wu now. Not only had he defend them from the crimson flames that could burn thorough defenses, but he had also done with with ease.

If that was not enough, the two of them both possess the bloodline of the Azure Dragon. This allowed them to sense other powerful bloodlines and right now they felt like if they didn't focus they might just end up kneeling right away.

Such was the passive suppression that was being experted on to them simply by the virtual of bloodlines.

After all, when a weaker bloodline encountered a stronger one, it would choose to subunit in order to ensure it survival.

Even if the two Elders were human, the Long clan's bloodline was still that of a beast.

~CRACKLE~

The sound of air popping could be heard and brought the two Long Clan elders out of their thoughts.

"Huh? What is that?" The male elder saw arcs of lightning entering the long blade that had been transformed form Lin Wu's tail. "Dao Traces!?" he recognized.

But that wasn't all as he saw more a moment later.

"Wind… Lightning… Fire… Earth… And more?" The Female Dao Treading realm elder counted feeling speechless after a couple of seconds.

"Heavens… just how many Dao Traces has King Lin Wu grasped?" The male elder was at a loss as well.

Patriarch Bing watched everything carefully too. 'Just observing this alone is a great lesson on Dao Traces.'

~HUALA~

While everyone was being awed by Lin Wu's demonstration, the beast had prepared his attack.

Nearly a kilometer long energy spread from the blade shaped tail, extending its range even more. Jets of flames propelled it forwards while wind and lightning constituted its body.

A strange sapphire spirit Qi made it so that no defense could stop it while an unknown energy directly suppressed spirit Qi in the air.

"Undying Sapphire Blaze Cleaver!" Lin Wu struck out with his tail.