Rise Of The Worm Sovereign

The one eyed old man's words seemed rather hilarious to Cang Ci.

"Ahahaha! Really! Really!" Cang Ci laughed this time, making the man next to her tense.

"Is there something wrong?" The Old man questioned, finding the reaction unasked for.

"Well… I don't know if you are stupid or just had bad luck…" Cang Ci replied. "But I.. Am not the Shadow Lord."

The one eyed man furrowed his ashy brows, before looking at the man who had brought Cang Ci in.

"Impossible. You were there at several of the Shadow Legion's operations, as well as are respected by several of the stronger Dao Treading realm cultivators." The man spoke.

"That I am… but that doesn't mean I am the Shadow Lord. I'm not even a fraction compared to master." Cang Ci replied, before turning to the Old Man. "I don't know what you want with me or the Shadow Lord, but you've made a great mistake." Her voice turned cold.

"A mistake? Are you trying to threaten me?" The one eyed old man questioned.

"Trying? I'm simply stating the facts." Cang Ci answered. "Besides, you want to meet the Shadow Lord right? Well… I don't think you will have to wait long." She added.

~RUMBLE~

Shortly after Cang Ci said this, a rumbling sound was heard.

~TREMBLE~

The building and the island started to shake while the lava lake rippled as well. The one eyed old man narrowed his eyes and his spirits sense covered the entire group of islands at once.

"What in the…" the man standing next Cang Ci found it all to be strange. 'How can our island shake like this? Even the Volcano is under Master's control…' he wondered.

The one eyed old man stopped up at that moment, raising his hand.

"SUPPRESS!" he shouted.

~WOOM~

A pressure exuded from his body, covering the building and the volcano. It forcefully exerted control over the rumbling volcano, trying to silence it.

"Master, what's happening? How can the volcano do this?" The man was confused.

"Someone has removed the old brand on the volcano… they erased my brain without me knowing…" The One eyed old man said, confusion and doubt on his face.

"How can that be possible? You've had your brand on the volcano for hundreds of years…" The man was stunned.

"Ah! Seems like master is here already." Cang Ci said with a smile.

Her words served little to ease the man's anxiety and made him wonder if he had made a mistake brining her here.

~RUMBLE~

Despite the old man's efforts though, the volcano showed no signs of calming down. The people located on the many islands all gazed at the volcano. Everyone had an expression of confusion and anxiety on their faces.

"What is happening?" they all wondered.

In the main building, the one eyed old man's expression turned strained.

"Activate all the barriers! I can't hold it anymore!" the old man ordered.

~BOOM~

And just as he did, the volcano exploded!

~BOOM~

The other man hurriedly took out a formation plate and activated all the defensive barriers on the buildings of their islands. The people on the other islands also acted quickly, supporting the barriers with their own cultivation.

They understood by now that something unexpected had happened. The volcano which was under the control of their master for all this time had actually managed to erupt.

~ROAR!~

But their worries were only starting, as a thunderous roar was heard.

The roar was enough to mask the eruption of the volcano and pulled their attention towards it.

"WHAT IN THE NAME OF HEAVENS IS THAT!?" They shouted.

From the mouth of the volcano rose a fountain of lava, but there was also something else in it. A long, dark monster was rising from it too. The monster was large enough to nearly fill the mouth of the volcano and towered over the islands.

It had a large mouth filled with thousands of teeth, and tens of eyes were also present on its head.

Several tentacles and spikes covered its body, while a dangerous aura spread from it. All those that looked at the monster felt like their minds would be pulled into it and devoured!

~HONG~

A crushing pressure spread from the monster, directly shaking all the barriers of the islands.

~CRACK~CRACK~CRACK~

Cracks stated to appear on the barriers, unable to bear the pressure of it all.

~KACHA~ KACHA~ KACHA~

Finally, the barriers broke apart one by one.

"No!"

"Deploy your own defensive skills!"

The people on the islands scrambled to defend against the raining lava. The drops of lava burned wherever they fell, and the ocean water sizzled non-stop. The buildings that were made with relatively strong materials started to burn as well, with only those made with stone standing.

"ARGH!"

Still, there were a few that were unable to avoid the falling lava. Their bodies were struck with a glob of lava, their defenses breaking almost instantly.

This man was a Nascent soul realm cultivator, and should have been able to defend against a glob of lava with relative ease, and yet he had his defenses broken. It seemed rather unusual.

"Don't let the Earth Fire energy seep into your body! Expel it at all costs!" A shout could be heard from the main building.

The one eyed old man looked at Cang Ci, who seemed to be smiling gently.

"Well… Seems like Master arrived a lot sooner than I expected." Cang Ci said without a care.

The man standing next to her gritted his teeth and grabbed into her.

"Don't you dare make any move, or I'll end your life!" he warned.

"Ahah! You are the one who should be worried about that." Cang Ci's said without fear.

~SHUA~

And just as she said that, the winds blew strongly, turning into a gust.

~KACHA~

The barrier surrounding the main building shattered as well!

~THUD~ CRACK~

Then in the next moment, they felt something striking the building before the roof was ripped apart.

"Are you the one who invited me?" A large head peeked through the roof.