Chapter 1376: 1120
At that moment, the troop comprising various Dragon Clan had already exceeded five hundred thousand in number, and it was still growing every day.
Ika had sneakily infiltrated near the dragon horde because most of its body was a mechanical structure, while its octopus head, as the original body, was sealed inside the helmet. Therefore, it did not leak any energy or even scent, allowing Ika to approach these dragons very closely.
However, merely observing from a distance like this was definitely not very effective. Thus, Ika bravely made a decision—it decided to parasitize a dragon.
At the time, a Red Dragon had become isolated; these dragons had no concept of stealth attacks, nor did they believe anyone would dare to launch one, so almost all the dragons were unguarded. Originally, a Divine Worm had already parasitized the consciousness of that Red Dragon. To re-parasitize, it was necessary first to destroy the previous Divine Worm.
These Divine Worms originated from the upper Plane and were avatars of that false god. This background made Ika somewhat worried at first—would the opponent be too strong? Therefore, from the beginning, Ika went all out, releasing the Divine Worm’s power to its maximum, and the Divine Worm within the consciousness of that Red Dragon was instantly devoured by it.
This left Ika somewhat stunned—so after all, they were still Divine Worms, not any stronger than the other Divine Worms!
Having learned this, Ika felt relieved.
It resolutely abandoned its previous octopus head body and parasitized the consciousness of that Red Dragon. Because the previous consciousness of the Red Dragon had already been controlled, even after switching to a different Divine Worm, this control remained unchanged. Thereby at this moment, Ika did not need to waste time controlling the Red Dragon; it quickly merged its own consciousness into the entire worm network.
Being a Divine Worm, Ika was very good at disguising. This disguise could be making itself appear as another life form, or it could be to disguise itself as another type of Divine Worm. In any case, Ika’s arrival did not arouse suspicion among any of the Divine Worms, and they were happy to share analysis with Ika.
And Ika had indeed obtained the information it sought.
The invaders came from the Dragon Star of the upper Plane, which had already been occupied by a false god. That false god must have devoured an extremely large number of its Divine Worm kin, hence its formidable power. At the moment, it controlled the Golden Dragon and, in the name of the Golden Dragon, commanded the Dragon Clan to serve her. Clearly, she was not satisfied with indirect commands, so she created worm avatars to start directly controlling these Dragon Clan members. The Giant Dragons that had currently crossed the Plane were completely controlled by the worm avatars. Although they were also Divine Worms, they were utterly loyal to that false god and would not engage in infighting.
Right now, they were just waiting for more of the Dragon Clan to assemble, and then they would launch a major attack.
However, they couldn’t possibly fight on their own, could they?
Ika began searching within the psychic network of the worms for the one issuing commands and quickly found that Divine Worm with a different psychic imprint. Compared to the other worms, this one’s power was much stronger, it even possessed Divine Status and Divine Power, and also bore the mark of the false god; therefore, it was for this reason, all the worms obeyed its commands.
Ika tried to make contact with it, but the other party ignored Ika’s attempts. Obviously, as far as that worm was concerned, Ika was nothing more than another little worm worshiping it, unworthy of attention.
For the time being, Ika could not find a suitable method and could only continue to lurk here, awaiting an opportunity.
Meanwhile, in the Heaven Realm.
The long-missing Celestial Clan Emperor had finally reappeared. He looked even thinner than before, and his eyes were full of bloodshot. When he returned, he immediately demanded to see the First Prince, Sajia. However, the guards informed the Emperor that the First Prince, Sajia, had suddenly left the Imperial Palace several days ago, and his whereabouts were unknown; even the guards tasked with tracking him had been left behind.
Upon hearing this, the Emperor flew into a rage, even cursing loudly within the Imperial Palace.
"This useless thing! I gave you unlimited glory, and this is how you repay me!"
The Emperor who had just returned to the Imperial Palace immediately rushed to the spaceship above his head.
Upon entering the interior of the spaceship, those white-skinned fighters were training. When the Emperor appeared, all the fighters stopped their training and came before him.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor!" the white-skinned fighters actually knelt before the Emperor!
And at that moment, the Emperor’s eyes began to shine with red light.
"Rise, I want to know what exactly happened to Sajia before," the Emperor said.
The fighters looked at each other in confusion, and then the leader stepped forward: "Your Majesty, none of the fighters who followed Sajia to Ghost Spirits City have returned. Moreover, the signals from their armor have also disappeared; we presume they have fallen in battle."
The Emperor was stunned, disbelieving: "Impossible! What secret weapons does that Ghost Spirits City possess that it can even counter you!"
The lead fighter was also perplexed because they were quite sure that the technology their race possessed was far superior to that of these common races. With the support of energy alloy armor, they should not have any opponents within this Plane.
But now, not only did they have opponents, but all ten fighters had perished? It seemed that Elsa must have taken matters into her own hands. Although the Emperor had not personally witnessed Elsa’s strength, through various rumors, he surmised that if Elsa had not taken action personally, those ten fighters would have turned the Ghost Spirits City upside down.
But, that was not the most important thing. The most pressing issue was that Sajia had suddenly disappeared.
The Emperor knew quite well that Sajia, like himself, had already been controlled by the Divine Worms, and should have been behaving here as a victim. But why did he disappear all of a sudden? If Sajia was gone, did it mean the Divine Worm that controlled him failed? Was it dead? Or did it exchange him for a new host?
The Emperor pondered and decided he could not wait any longer.
"Order the spaceship to depart; we’ll head to Ghost Spirits City right now! I want Ghost Spirits City to vanish completely from this Plane!" the Emperor said.
"Yes, Your Majesty! We have been waiting eagerly!" the white-skinned fighters shouted excitedly. (To be continued. If you like this novel, you are welcome to vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com), or to vote monthly. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
