Wizard's Journey

Chapter 480 The King of Snow Worms

Fifty days later.

The azure ice flames burned fiercely!

It was as if the power of ice had been sublimated, or as if the power of fire had been mutated. Everywhere you looked, the frozen locust-men were vivid and lifelike.

Some of the locust-men, swords in hand, charged forward, their bodies still leaning forward, their eyes wide with anger and terror, their jaws agape in a furious roar. But in an instant, they were frozen solid, seemingly caught off guard, their狰狞 (zhengning - ferocious/hideous) expressions frozen in place.

The locust-men, on the other hand, wore expressions of terror and despair, roaring in resentment.

Besides the locust people, the simple nests, the plants, stones, water, and even the burning flames were all frozen in an instant.

The water flowed, maintaining its spray, seemingly still burning, creating an incredible scene.

The vast area, spanning over ten kilometers, contained thousands of surviving locust-men, all preserved in the form they took just before being frozen. It resembled a grand ice sculpture exhibition by hundreds of noble artists from the wizarding world, a masterpiece of craftsmanship and wonder.

Millions of abyssal monster minions automatically avoided the dangerous azure ice flames and swarmed around them.

The giant abyssal bird carrying Grimm flapped its wings and slowly descended.

Green vividly remembers that familiar, icy chill.

In the early stages of the expedition to this world of Flame Soul, within the ancient sealing array beneath the Dark Annihilation Capital, in order to obtain the opportunity to unlock the mysterious power of the source of darkness, the terrifying icy flames that Grimm was frozen in are now these azure icy flames.

After completely conquering the Nest World, the brutal Flame Gods of the Flame Soul World did not kill the Lord of the Nest World, the Snowworm King. Instead, they divided him into five parts and sealed them under the five imperial capitals, providing a continuous source of freezing power for the massive slave army stored in the ancient sealing array.

"I have met the great Lord of the Nest World."

As Grimm descended from the massive, twenty-meter-long body of the abyssal giant bird, he and Millie carefully avoided the numerous snow worms crawling and playing around the ice crystals and ice flames, bowing respectfully in greeting.

Crackling sounds!

Ice flowers scattered and burst open, creating a beautiful spectacle, much like the ice flowers that would occasionally burst open in the ancient sealing array beneath the dark capital, a fleeting moment of brilliance.

Millions of abyssal monsters, led by Grin, bared their fangs and claws, surrounding this frozen land. Following Grin's will, they slightly prostrated themselves and bowed their heads in respect.

goooo...

After a brief flicker, the over thirty-meter-high azure ice flames, which were burning fiercely, appeared as a point of light no bigger than a head. It was surrounded by dazzling wisps of light, brilliant and exquisite.

Like a playful, leaping snow worm sprite, the snow worms from all directions, after a joyful frenzy, converged on the spot of light.

A short while later, a colossal creature, the King of Snowworms, hundreds of meters tall, appeared.

This enormous snow worm king, about 300 meters tall, is composed of millions of ordinary snow worms swimming and merging together. Instead of the terrifying aura one might expect, it appears quite peaceful.

"You're the Grimm wizard who discovered the coordinates of the Lair World and led the wizarding world to invade the Flame Soul World?"

The King of Snowworms stared directly at Green, its chilling aura questioning him.

The voice of the soul is as melodious as a bird in the early morning; it seems to be female, with a touch of a mischievous child.

As for leading the wizarding world to invade the Flame Soul world...

As the evil overlord of the Flame Soul World, Green's statement was reasonable, but it was still somewhat exaggerated. However, Green knew that this was a kind arrangement by the Black Sota Saint Mark Wizard, so he naturally replied in a deep voice, "Yes, I am Green, the Demon Hunter Wizard of the Wizarding World."

hiss……

The King of Snowworms seemed to be sensing Green's life force through other unknown means of perception.

After a long silence, the King of Snowworms sighed, "Such a faint life scale, only thirty-nine markings, not even..."

Halfway through his speech, the Snowworm King gazed at the surging abyssal monster servants surrounding Grimm like a tidal wave, and continued, "What a powerful wizarding world! Truly a mysterious world full of miracles. These are such weak beings, yet they can enslave so much life force by transmitting the world's will across distant voids!"

Little Eight chuckled, "The great wizarding world will surely cause ripples across countless worlds in the long years to come!"

The king of snow worms turned its gaze to Little Eight.

"What a wondrous creature! Are you also a being from the wizarding world? Moreover, you and Wizard Grimm have formed a perfect fusion of life—truly an incredible evolution."

Seemingly having discovered something surprising, the king of snow worms exclaimed like a child discovering something new.

The relationship between a wizard and their soulmate is one of mutual interdependence, a fusion of souls, where they are each other's strongest allies, yet also each other's weaknesses.

Xiao Ba was extremely proud.

With its chest puffed out and tail held high, Little Eight proudly declared, "Master Eight is the great Steel Emblem Myna of the Wizarding World, my real name is Eight Rainbow Nevis, quack quack quack quack..."

The king of snow worms also laughed in his unique voice, seemingly quite fond of Hachi.

"Hoo hoo hoo, Eight Rainbow Nevis? I'll remember you. You're really interesting. I'm starting to have some expectations for the Wizard Alliance. It's been far too long since this world has seen another powerful civilization take over."

Green's eyes flickered.

It was only natural for the Wizarding Alliance to invite the Lord of the Nest World, the Snowworm King, to join them, and Green didn't care.

However, judging from the words of this world ruler, he seems to have lived for a very long time.

The words suggest that before the wizarding world arrived in this world cluster, there was once a powerful civilization here, but it dissipated and disintegrated over the course of history.

As time flows by, prosperity and decline are intertwined; only change is eternal, and even the most basic rules of balance in the endless world are subject to change.

"The powerful Wizard Alliance has the strictest rules and will provide the broadest platform for the great and endless rulers and great world lords who join it to carry out internal competition rules for expanding resources and external expansion rules."

Green spoke in a proper and respectful manner, not daring to ask any more questions in front of this ruler of another world.

This was originally a powerful world ruler of a level five being, but his power has been constantly diminishing over the long years since the Flame Soul World split and sealed him away.

In today's terms, it would be roughly at the fourth level of biological hierarchy.

Even so, the Snowworm King possesses immense potential. It can naturally regain its power after returning to its nest world for a certain period of time, and it is still highly valued within the Wizarding Alliance.

"Hush, hush, hush, Wizard Grimm, are you afraid of me?"

The king of snow worms suddenly asked this question.

Green felt a chill run down his spine. After thinking carefully for a moment, he said, "Yes, lower life forms must show the utmost respect to any great world will."

Millie, who was standing next to Green, didn't say anything. Her eyes were completely drawn to the burning ice flowers in the mouth of the Snowworm King.

In Millie's eyes, that ice flower was so beautiful, as if it contained the essence of ice in the entire world!

"Phew, peep, peep..."

The Snowworm King's laughter was so strange that Green felt somewhat uncomfortable.

"Didn't the Black Sota Stigmata Wizard tell you why I summoned you to my side?"

Green was startled.

It turns out it wasn't the Black Sota Stigmata Wizard's arrangement, but rather the will of this Snowworm King?

That's right. The special arrangement the Black Tower Saint Mark Wizard made for him had already manifested fifty years ago, but he was unexpectedly drawn into the illusion of the Azure Rock Giant Mountain...

"I wonder why the great King of Snowworms summoned me..."

Green asked tentatively.

"Hush, hush, hush, of course it's to repay you! If it weren't for you leading the wizarding world to invade the Flame Soul world, I would have had no chance to escape the seal of this evil and brutal world, so I want to repay you!"

As he spoke, the 30-meter-tall azure ice flame that had revealed the true form of the Snowworm King began to rapidly condense and shrink after a series of rapid "crackling" ice flower explosions.

A moment later, an ice flower the size of a palm appeared, and after collapsing and condensing internally again, it solidified into an ice block, and no longer released any cold air.

"This is……"

Beneath the mask of truth, Grimm's two-colored eyes asked with a mixture of surprise and uncertainty.

From this ice stone, Green sensed an incredibly high concentration of energy. It was truly unbelievable that such a high concentration of energy crystal could be man-made and mass-produced.

"This is an ice spinning top, my reward to you. I believe you will understand its effects."

Even without physical contact, the incredible life energy within this so-called ice spinning top, condensed through the extraction of ice power, already gave rise to a guess.

This is practically a panacea, a perfect additive to some advanced temporary stat-boosting potions.

So this is how the power of ice can be developed?

In this light, it seems to be a qualitative change in energy at a higher level, similar to the power of annihilation.

After receiving the ice top, Grimm carefully put it away, feeling delighted. He was determined to figure out what other uses this wondrous ice power might have when he returned to the wizarding world.

However, the king of snow worms laughed again.

"Shh, you don't actually think this ice spinning top is your reward for saving me, do you?"

Ok?

Not only Green, but Millie beside him was also stunned. Xiao Ba blurted out, "How much is the payment? Hurry up and give it to us."

The King of Snowworms gazed at the distant Flame Soul World shrouded in abyssal demonic clouds, his voice turning cold and filled with resentment.

"How much reward you want depends on Wizard Grimm. This ice top would require the condensation of all the life force of this locust tribe to create, and it can't be any less. So, in the next five years, how much reward Wizard Grimm wants depends on how many locust survivor tribes he can find on this Flame Soul Continent. When the time comes, I will also use the wizarding world's ability to open world gates to return to the Nest World..."

Green glanced at the frozen locust-like ice sculptures of the tribe and made a rough estimate.

"Can ten thousand locusts condense into one person...?"

(End of this chapter)