Rise Of The Worm Sovereign

The Statue's words all but confirmed for Lin Wu that the link had been broken intentionally.

"Just as I thought…" Lin Wu muttered.

"You knew about this?" The statue asked.

"I had a hunch, but couldn't confirm it before. But now that you've said this, it is quite obvious." Lin Wu replied.

"And what about the fourth guardian, the one that should be from the Vermillion bird clan?" Lin Wu questioned.

"That… I never sensed it. It was the reason why we never awakened at the start. All four statues weren't triggered." The statue answered.

"And you didn't tell others about it either?" Lin Wu asked doubtfully.

"I thought it would be better to not say. The four guardian clans have a common understanding not to interfere in each other's territory or matters unless asked. This falls in the same thing.

Besides, if the guardian from the Vermillion clan hasn't awakened and there was a problem the Vermillion bird clan should have taken care of it." The statue replied.

Hearing this Lin Wu was a bit surprised.

'I didn't know there was such a thing between them. I thought they all freely exchanged information between them.' Lin Wu thought to himself.

But at the same time, he also realized with the broken communication array, there was a great chance the vermilion bird clan had not found out about this either.

"You said you had a hunch about what happened?" The statue asked doubtfully.

"It's the same as before. The Shadow calamity." Lin Wu stated plainly. "One of its 'inheritors' by the name of Skull god had sent an avatar here. This happened before you had awakened."

"So he had manipulated everything?" The statue had anger in its voice.

"Yes. While I don't have the entire scope of information. If the Skull god prohibited the four statues from being discovered and then broke the arrays, it would basically cripple you all." Lin Wu replied before taking a pause.

"Even your current condition… needing to enter a dormant state. Isn't that simply because you aren't able to gather enough energy?" Lin Wu inquired.

'He knows this too?' The statue's shock had only grown.

"Yes, the reason why I need to enter a dormant state is to gather energy. There is barely any Immortal Qi in this world which makes it hard." The statue replied.

This was another part that Lin Wu was greatly interested about. He wanted to know just how the statues worked and existed. Their functioning was somewhat of a mystery to most people.

Even the Skull god had no idea about it, despite the fact that he had seen several of their temples.

"Your cultivation base… it was in the immortal realm before?" Lin Wu questioned after thinking for a bit.

"It was… once upon a time." The statue spoke with a hint of sorry.

"What happened then?" Lin Wu asked further.

"Well, I died." The statue said much to Lin Wu's surprise.

"Died? Then how are you here?" Lin Wu asked feeling confused.

"All beasts that have bloodlines belonging to the Azure Dragon clan are given an offer. If they die, they can pledge themselves to the clan and become guardians in the various worlds.

Their nascent souls and true souls will be bound to the statues turning them into what you've seen." The statue replied.

~DING~

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The moment the statue said that the system went on a notification binge. It had just obtained a critical piece of information which had solved a lot of mysteries. As for the ones that were stuck in simulation, they were resolved too.

'Goddamn! That was a huge update for just that much information.' Even Lin Wu had not expected there to be such an effect.

And it was simply not stopping.

At first it was just data being extrapolated, but soon the other tasks such as formation decryption and more were progression too.

This bit of information was the catalyst that had been missing all this time. And now that it was available, it brought forth an explosive effect.

Not wanting to make the statue suspicion though, Lin Wu maintained his expression.

"And I'm guessing it is the same for other guardian clans as well?" Lin Wu asked.

"Yes… all clans have a similar concept. This is why they can have so many temples and cover all the worlds." The statue replied.

"But then why are you not like the others? You only have a fraction of the Azure Dragon bloodline." Lin Wu asked next.

"This is related to the offer of the clan as well. For us descendant beasts, or those with faint bloodlines the chance to become a guardian also allows us to progress our bloodline.

Those with proper bloodlines are appointed to immortal worlds, while descendants like us are appointed in the mortal worlds. And if we manage to grow the clan here while also serving them, the world would reach a point where our bloodline would evolve.

This is the chance for which we all strive." The Statue explained.

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'Fuck! Ignore this for now system.' Another string of notification started popping up after getting this information.

One thing Lin Wu understood was that directly getting information from a guardian directly was quite beneficial.

The two continued to talk more, and Lin Wu learned a few more minor things. Though the statue was disinclined to talk about the Azure Dragon clan itself. There was a bloodline restriction on it that prevented it from saying anything secret.

Lin Wu didn't pry much from here either, knowing that there would be no results.

'Still, just this alone is enough for me to plan a lot further…' Lin Wu thought to himself.

"What are you intending to do about the Shadow Calamity now?" the Statue asked. "I won't be able to do much in my state."

"I'll take care of it. You can just recover for now." Lin Wu said.

~SHUA~

"I think that's my limit now… I need to rest." The statue spoke, its glow getting dimmer and dimmer until it faded away.

Lin Wu gazed at the statue for a couple of minutes before confirming that the guardian was truly unresponsive.

"That was great…" Lin Wu smiled widely. "Not only I got a lot of information, I also have a free pass from the guardian."

~HUALA~

The barrier around the statue started to form again, and the outer barrier flickered as well.

"King Lin Wu!" The voice of Long Qing could be heard coming from afar.

Lin Wu turned around and saw the old man rushing in with the others.

"W-what happened?" Long Qing asked.

"Your clan spirit and I… We talked." Lin Wu replied, making them feel uneasy. "Don't worry, there were no issues."

"There aren't?" Long Qing said.

"We were scared being sent out forcibly by the clan spirit." Long Fei stated.

"There were some matters which could not be discussed with you here. Even with you being the Long Clan's people." Lin Wu said in a serious tone. "They are way beyond your qualifications."

"We understand." The ancestors and the patriarch cupped their hands in acceptance.

They weren't dumb and knew that the matters discussed might have something to do with the immortal world. Only those that were from an Immortal world would be qualified to discuss such matters.

Telling those below the immortal realm about matters such as these was often considered taboo.

"King Lin Wu, did the guardian say anything more?" The patriarch asked.

"Quite a lot, actually." Lin Wu said before explaining the ploy of the Skull god.

The more they heard, the more their expressions fell. They had never thought that their world had been given such a blow without anyone ever finding out.

"To be able to suppress even the guardians… this threat cannot be averted." The patriarch was scared.

Despite the fact that they were among the world's strongest cultivators, they all felt the feeling of helplessness.

"Your guardian has depleted his energy and might not wake up for a hundred years now." Lin Wu stated.

"This… Seems like we'll have to rely on you then, King Lin Wu." The patriarch replied.

"No…" Long Qing shook his head, surprising the others.

"King Lin Wu is from a higher world as well and can speak on equal terms with the clan spirit." Long Qing said in a serious tone. "From this day onwards, King Lin Wu shall be our clan's venerated guest." He stated.

As soon as he said this, the expressions of everyone changed. This was a massive decision and would probably shake the entire Long Continent.

'My, my… I won't deny an offer like this,' Lin Wu inwardly chuckled.

"You really want to do this?" Lin Wu questioned for clarification.

"Yes… Senior!" Long Qing replied with respect.

"Senior Lin Wu is now our venerated guest!" they all said in unison.