The moment Ye Ling grabbed the Queen Worm and entered the interior of the worm nest, he felt as if he had burrowed into countless insect eggs, his movements even being hindered.
The Queen Worm, which had just emerged from the nest, did not expect Ye Ling to dare to charge into the nest. She was stunned for a moment, then let out a piercing shriek, and countless parasitic worms crawled out from the insect eggs!
Seeing this, Ye Ling did not hesitate and immediately summoned the White Emperor Flame to incinerate the surrounding insect eggs!
Crackling!
The sound of countless insect eggs bursting echoed within the worm nest. The White Emperor Flame, like a fire igniting dry grass, rapidly spread within the nest!
In just a few seconds, the surrounding insect eggs were all ignited by Ye Ling's White Emperor Flame, and the white flames illuminated the space around Ye Ling.
Ye Ling looked through the light and saw only countless insect eggs. Even though the White Emperor Flame spread extremely quickly, it would likely take a considerable amount of time to completely burn down the entire worm nest.
"These insect eggs seem to be able to regenerate. It's probably not realistic for the White Emperor Flame to burn them all clean. I need to find the core of the worm nest."
Ye Ling scanned his surroundings. The Queen Worm, which Ye Ling had captured, let out another piercing shriek. Then, the Queen Worm opened its gaping maw and bit fiercely at Ye Ling's palm!
Naturally, Ye Ling would not allow himself to be bitten by the Queen Worm. He immediately struck out and shattered the Queen Worm, causing it to turn to dust.
Ye Ling wanted to observe the process of the Queen Worm's revival within the worm nest.
"After dealing with this Queen Worm, a new one should appear soon. Once I understand the process of the Queen Worm's resurrection, I should know where the core of this worm nest is."
Ye Ling muttered to himself, carefully observing every change in the worm nest. Then, he felt a strange energy fluctuation appear within the nest.
Subsequently, the entire worm nest became agitated, and countless parasitic worms began to kill each other. In the end, the strongest parasitic worm survived and evolved into a new Queen Worm!
"So... this Queen Worm was cultivated by the worm nest through a 'gu' raising process? And the changes in this worm nest seem to be controlled by a special energy fluctuation."
Ye Ling witnessed the entire process of the Queen Worm's birth and was slightly startled. He immediately acted, killing the nascent Queen Worm, and then unleashed his senses.
Soon, the strange energy fluctuation emanated again, and Ye Ling successfully captured the direction from which the signal was coming.
"Found it!"
Ye Ling captured the strange energy fluctuation and, without even bothering with the Queen Worm that was about to be born, immediately fled in the direction of the energy fluctuation.
Wherever Ye Ling passed, the White Emperor Flame spread. In the vast worm nest, a white arc sliced through the entire nest.
"Don't go any further!"
Just as Ye Ling was about to approach the energy source, a faint girlish voice sounded in his ear.
"Who?"
Ye Ling stopped and quickly asked, scanning the burning insect eggs around him.
"Leave quickly, you will die!"
The girl did not answer Ye Ling directly but instead urged him to leave.
However, Ye Ling was not the type to retreat upon hearing a warning. Instead, he used the girl's voice as a breakthrough point and continued to ask, "If you don't tell me your identity, how can I believe you?"
Girl: "You only need to know that I won't harm you. You are no match for the Queen Worm. It's not too late to leave now."
"The Queen Worm? You mean that guy I've killed dozens of times?" Ye Ling asked, raising an eyebrow.
Girl: "That is merely the shadow of the Queen Worm. The true Queen Worm is the master of the worm nest, a powerful being at the peak of the void's dark side. She has not yet awakened, and you still have a chance to escape!"
Upon hearing the girl's words, Ye Ling not only did not feel the slightest bit of retreat but instead accelerated towards the energy source he had captured!
"Hey, hey! You!"
The girl exclaimed in surprise when she saw Ye Ling accelerating, then said, "Alright! Follow my route! If you continue on your current path, you might be discovered by the Queen Worm before you even find her!"
As the girl's voice fell, a large number of parasitic worms flew out from the surroundings.
However, those parasitic worms seemed to have no ill will towards Ye Ling. Instead, they pieced themselves together and pointed out a path for Ye Ling!
"Follow the route I've given you, and the Queen Worm won't find you!"
Ye Ling heard the girl's words and looked at the winding, rugged worm path that led to an unknown destination. A flicker of hesitation flashed in his eyes.
This girl's origin was unknown, and she could control the parasitic worms in the worm nest, indicating she was no ordinary being.
If this girl was a disguise of the so-called Queen Worm, then by following the worm path constructed by the girl, Ye Ling might fall into some kind of trap.
For Ye Ling, the safest method was to proceed along his original route.
Even if the girl was genuinely kind, Ye Ling would eventually encounter the Queen Worm. The premature awakening of the Queen Worm might not be a bad thing for Ye Ling!
Ye Ling weighed the two routes in his mind and ultimately chose the one with the least risk. He ignored the worm path constructed by the girl and directly fled towards the energy source!
"You! You stubborn fool!"
Seeing that Ye Ling had ignored her, the girl's tone carried a hint of anger. "Fine! You're seeking death! I can't be bothered with you anymore! Hmph!"
As the girl's voice fell, the worm path constructed by the parasitic worms quickly dispersed, and the girl's voice completely disappeared.
Seeing that the girl was no longer making a sound, Ye Ling muttered, "Who was that person? Oh well, her appearance was outside my plans. There are too many variables on the worm path, so I'll stick to my own pace."
Ye Ling did not linger in place and continued to flee towards the energy source.
However, this time, Ye Ling was more cautious. There might be more than just the Queen Worm as a powerful being in this worm nest, and perhaps a greater secret was hidden here!
As Ye Ling advanced at full speed within the worm nest, an extremely piercing scream suddenly erupted from the depths of the worm nest. A terrifying sound wave, accompanied by a terrifying aura, rushed towards Ye Ling!
"The Queen Worm is awake?"
Ye Ling sensed the Queen Worm's terrifying aura and a look of horror flashed in his eyes.
The Queen Worm's power was even significantly stronger than "Brain," making her Ye Ling's primary formidable enemy encountered so far!
"Prepare to face the enemy!"
Ye Ling had no intention of retreating. Just as he was about to step forward to test the Queen Worm's strength, a dirty hand suddenly grabbed his wrist, startling Ye Ling!
"Follow me!"
A girl wearing a tattered cloak whispered to Ye Ling, then pulled him and burrowed into a large number of insect eggs.
As Ye Ling and the girl disappeared, the vast worm nest fell silent at that moment.
A new Queen Worm was born, flying out of the worm nest with a massive number of parasitic worms, heading towards the direction of the Primordial Realm!