Chapter 133: The Source of All Transcendence!

His entire body was scorched black, and in some of the more severe spots one could even faintly see the organs pulsing within.

His face was a sheet of burn scars, making it impossible to tell where his eyes were; clearly his eyes had all been burned away by the flames, yet even so he had not let out a single groan.

He seemed to have heard the sounds around him. Struggling as he spoke, he said, "Who—who's there? Cough, cough… Quick, quick, save me! Rescue me and I'll make you a Prince!"

No need to guess—this was the master of the entire Great Zhou—Zhou Tianzi.

Baichuan simply watched him, watching him struggle to crawl out, yet no matter how he struggled he just couldn't get out, no matter how many times he had seen this scene before.

He could not help but sigh, the martial artists of this Great Zhou might be useless at anything else, but in terms of vitality they really are as tenacious as cockroaches!

He slowly raised his claw.

Cutting the weeds without removing the roots was not his style.

At this moment, a sudden change occurred.

Zhou Tianzi, who had been struggling, suddenly froze. A lump began to rise inexplicably on his back, and at that moment his expression changed and he stopped speaking.

He stopped the hands that had been clawing at the rubble in his struggle, and in an extremely bizarre angle twisted both arms behind his back to cover the swelling on his back, trying to press the bulging area back in.

Yet after being pressed, that bulging area, as if stimulated by something, bulged even more wildly, trying to tear through flesh and blood to escape.

Seeing this, Zhou Tianzi panicked. His voice carried a pleading tone, as if he were speaking to something, or perhaps muttering to himself:

"No, no, you cannot do this!"

"You cannot leave me! Have you forgotten the oath you made with my great ancestor?"

This bizarre scene involuntarily made Baichuan pause his claw, and he blinked, watching with curiosity.

What was going on?

Yet in response to Zhou Tianzi's pleas, and to Baichuan's retracted claw, that swelling of flesh bulged even more exaggeratedly, even more violently, even more impatiently.

With one final wail from Zhou Tianzi, the front half of a blood-red worm, a full thirty centimeters or more in length, emerged from Zhou Tianzi's back.

At this moment it too was a mess all over, looking somewhat listless, as if the earlier great explosion and that exhausting struggle had affected it as well.

So much so that as soon as that strange worm was exposed to the air, it let out a series of "sisi" sounds, and when these sounds entered Baichuan's ears, they transformed into the language of Great Zhou.

The gist was: Symbiosis with me, offer up flesh and blood, and I shall grant you greater power. From now on, everything of Great Zhou shall be yours.

At these words, Baichuan froze outright. In his mind, under the inspiration of that voice, a great number of clues finally connected together completely.

He might have understood the source of power for all the martial artists of Great Zhou and all the Strange Beasts, as well as why the Ice Frost and Fire Light Point within his body had fallen silent.

The source of all this transcendence might very well be created by this blood-red worm before him, which had only just revealed its head.

No wonder, no wonder Great Zhou could stand for a thousand years. When the ruler of a dynasty controls the source of transcendence, able to bestow power upon others at will while also being able to retract it and silence others' power—

In such a case, throughout the entire world, anyone who wished to maintain that transcendent, lofty position must curry favor with the dynasty's ruler.

Because he is the source of all power!

As long as this worm does not betray him, then everything in the entire world is his to enjoy at will. But once this worm leaves, he will be nothing.

Baichuan silently thought this as he watched Zhou Tianzi, who was beginning to go somewhat mad as the blood-red worm departed.

At this moment, another series of "sisi" sounds entered Baichuan's ears.

It seemed Baichuan had been lost in thought and silent for too long, and the blood-red worm was getting impatient.

Another message came through:

What are you still waiting for?

Why not become stronger?

As long as you form a symbiosis with me, everything will be yours.

I permit you to plunder other flesh and blood to offer to me!

At these words, Baichuan had not yet reacted.

Zhou Tianzi, sprawled on the ground, was the first to go mad. "No! Cough, cough… You, you cannot do this!"

"You cannot leave me! Cough~cough… As long as you don't leave me, whatever you want I can give you. I'll offer up all the humans in the entire world for you to plunder!"

Yet whether it was Baichuan or the worm on his back, both ignored him. That worm stared fixedly at Baichuan's massive body, its eyes full of burning desire.

Such a powerful body—if it could form a symbiosis with it, from then on it would never need to worry about energy again.

That desire was so intense it even made Baichuan feel a chill in his heart.

"Dada da——"

And at this moment, a series of uniform footsteps appeared.

It turned out to be some generals from Middle City who, seeing the flames shooting into the sky from the Inner City, sensed something was wrong and hurriedly led a troop over.

The one at the head was a general carrying a Changqiang; the moment he approached, he froze.

He just stared dumbly at the bizarre scene before him: the monster sprawled in the rubble who seemed to be Zhou Tianzi, the worm swaying unsteadily on his back, and a "True Dragon."

Looking at that "True Dragon" whose entire body flickered with mysterious blazing-red patterns, his gaze also flashed.

The sudden appearance of footsteps naturally drew the attention of Zhou Tianzi on the ground. He hurriedly turned his head and said in panic:

"Which general is there?"

"Quick, quick, kill the enemy before me!

"Just kill him, and from now on I'll confer upon you the title of Protector of the State!"

However, Baichuan would not just stand there watching the show.

He directly turned his head, then gathered his strength, and without waiting for them to speak, a thick jet of flame erupted.

And perhaps because his current state was too peculiar, as this flame erupted, the blazing-red mysterious patterns flickering on his body also emitted a dazzling radiance.

Immediately, the power of this flame seemed to receive a boost; not only was it thick, it also radiated a terrifying heat intense enough to instantly distort the air.

In an instant, the flood of flames swept past, burning this troop directly into charcoal, while the remaining flames continued to burn fiercely on the ground.

The fire grew ever more scorching.

Everywhere, flames shot into the sky.

Hearing this, the newly arrived troops had already died completely, and Zhou Tianzi fell silent.

He understood that no one could save him anymore, because what stood before him was that terrifying evil dragon.

Yet the worm on his back gazed with even more burning eyes, once again emitting "sisi" sounds, calling out to him, tempting him:

Come! Come! Accept everything of mine!!

The world belongs to you! Even more powerful strength awaits you!

Faced with these tempting calls one after another, what choice would Baichuan make?

He smiled, and as a flood serpent, he looked at that blood-red worm and extended his claw.

Seeing that the "true dragon" it had been tempting for so long had finally agreed.

That worm also let out a series of sounds that sounded utterly delighted, then its entire body began writhing constantly, ignoring Zhou Tianzi's painful wails below, and started pulling away inch by inch.

Along with its pulling away, a great amount of flesh and blood on Zhou Tianzi below began constantly turning outward, blood flowing unceasingly and spilling all over the ground, turning the area into a pool of blood.

Yet the blood-red worm acted as if it couldn't see, continuously pulling away, seemingly intending to extract his entire lumbar spine.

One side wailing, the other side rejoicing; along with the writhing of blood and flesh, a blood-drenched worm broke free from within.

It simply flew into the air, pouncing toward a massive claw, like a weary bird returning to the forest.

Yet in the eyes of those who didn't know the truth, this scene was so horrifying, cruel, and terrifying!

Looking at the blood-red worm that had become somewhat listless from completely leaving its host and was flying over, as well as Zhou Tianzi who, after it completely left his body, slowly turned to ashes.

That might be because this blood-red worm figured that since it was changing hosts anyway, it might as well completely drain the previous host dry, lest it waste energy.

At this moment, Baichuan truly smiled happily.

In the extended claw, unknowingly, a large number of Frost Light Points began flying out from within his body without regard for consumption, gathering toward his claw...

Posting early, today's ten-thousand characters are for everyone's entertainment! There's still another chapter later

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