Ziyao’s appearance was extraordinarily strange; she tore herself out of the mass of flesh, enveloped in an incorruptible, lingering divine light. A layer of grey carapace currently covered the surface of her alluring, moving body, that carapace resembling the shell of some alien beast, its surface mottled with cracked textures that concealed an unknown mystery.

Layers upon layers of colored halos rippled outward, only adding to her devastating beauty, yet her expression was frigid and indifferent. She reached out from a distance, grasping that small ‘Celestial Star Ice Jade Fragment,’ and immediately a profound, chilling cold billowed out, spreading instantly across the limitless expanse.

The clusters of Celestial Fire released by Shi Yan were extinguished one by one as that icy aura swept toward them. A bone-chilling coldness, like ice water poured into the Sea of Consciousness, struck Shi Yan unprepared, causing him to shudder violently.

His face changed drastically as he roared, “Ziyao!” He focused his gaze upon Shi Yan, and a wave of light, condensed from his soul, shot out violently. He was not foolish; with just one look, he discerned that Ziyao’s soul had been usurped.

The entity currently dominating the altar of Ziyao’s soul, her Sea of Consciousness, must be that unknown evil creature. His assault via soul consciousness was intended to awaken Ziyao’s own spirit.

That torrent of soul consciousness encountered absolutely no resistance, soaring unimpeded straight into Ziyao’s mind. Suddenly, a coldness, as if a soul had plunged into a vast ocean of ice, permeated the depths of his own soul.

He involuntarily trembled, examining his consciousness and discovering with horror that his own altar was encased in frost! Ziyao’s slender, jade-like fingers flicked slightly, and a surge of chilling energy shot out from the ‘Celestial Star Ice Jade Fragment.’ It seemed to activate some arcane formation, and in the instant that chill manifested, strange ‘poof poof’ sounds emanated from the large, fleshy lumps surrounding them.

The sluggishly writhing flesh tumors instantly became incredibly swift, engulfing and merging with one another. In a mere few tens of seconds, before the eyes of Shi Yan and his companions, an immensely colossal entity solidified.

This being resembled an insect never before seen, entirely greyish-white, covered in repulsive lumps like the skin of a toad. The creature was elongated and, for the moment, lacked any visible eyes.

The form it manifested was as massive as a living star, easily dozens of times larger than even Leidi’s transformed demonic body! As the monstrous worm coalesced, indistinct whispers emanated from within it, like the communication of disparate souls, generating a profound sense of the bizarre.

And at this moment, Ziyao stood directly above that colossal insect, appearing as a tiny speck. The ‘Celestial Star Ice Jade Fragment’ in her hand glittered with crystalline luminescence.

Waves of chilling energy pulsed outward, threatening to freeze this entire realm. Throughout this process, Dicarro and Leidi remained motionless, instead watching the alien entity condense with expressions of astonishment and shining eyes.

A flicker of sheer panic crossed Xia Xinyan’s exquisite features as she focused intently on Ziyao, releasing her divine sense in an attempt to communicate, just as Shi Yan had done. Threads of icy aura, like frozen silk, abruptly invaded her delicate body, which immediately developed a layer of crystalline frost.

She gasped in alarm, and an involuntary trickle of blood escaped the corner of her mouth. The blood instantly froze, hanging from her lip in a decidedly strange manner.

“Chii!” A cluster of orange-red flames surged forth just in time, dancing like spirit snakes as they circled her body. The chill gripping her vanished instantly.

“Are you alright?” Shi Yan materialized beside her, taking her jade-like hand and releasing a warm current that flowed directly through her meridians and bones. “Her soul has been invaded,” Xia Xinyan shook her head slightly.

The frozen blood on her pink lips melted away. As she used a pristine white handkerchief to wipe her mouth, she whispered with deep concern, “This thing is utterly unfamiliar; be extremely careful.

Remember to reserve some power just in case. Those two… they aren’t exactly allies.” Shi Yan nodded gently.

“Our suspicions were correct; this thing clearly possesses sentient life—a high-level being. The very fact that it could usurp that girl’s soul proves it.

The universe is indeed endlessly mysterious. To see an insect this vast is truly astonishing to you.” Dicarro clearly gave no concern to Ziyao.

He stared at the monstrous worm with undisguised admiration. His white hair moved without wind, and distinct spatial distortions rippled across his divine body, as if he had instantly executed the profound intricacies of spatial principles to their zenith.

Leidi offered no reply. A deafening roar of thunder emanated from within him, shaking the heavens and making this entire region feel as though it might collapse.

Amidst the resounding thunder, Leidi unhesitatingly shifted into his true demonic form: a silver Azure Dragon manifested amidst the swirling lightning, releasing an aura of ancient, primordial devastation that permeated the world. However, even though his Thunder Dragon form was not small, compared to the gigantic worm, it was truly dwarfed—like comparing a man to a massive mountain, being far too small.

“Xiao Luo, this thing is terrifyingly dangerous. I feel an instinctive aversion and unease!” Leidi’s coarse, thunderous voice exploded from his dragon maw.

He suddenly roared, and from the dragon's mouth erupted disc-sized thunder orbs, glittering crystal-clear and condensed with dazzling lightning. They rushed toward the monstrous worm.

He immediately deployed his full strength! Dicarro’s expression shifted, and his heart jolted.

He rarely saw Leidi so serious. Leidi’s current demeanor clearly indicated he was facing a supreme foe, giving the creature his utmost attention!

Dicarro sensed imminent danger. After a few seconds of contemplation, he suddenly roared, “I advise you both to leave now, or I fear I won't be able to protect you when things turn critical.” “I am connected to the Divine Grace; with a single thought, I can traverse the Void Gate to retreat.

I appreciate your concern, though,” Shi Yan replied. Dicarro frowned, glanced intently at Xia Xinyan, sighed internally, and ceased his persuasion.

His body suddenly shuddered, and multiple spaces, condensed by his power, began to envelop the giant worm. “Awoo!” Leidi roared, spewing countless rolling thunder orbs, each capable of obliterating mountains or collapsing rivers and oceans, imbued with the power of an Immortal Second Heaven expert.

There were thousands of these thunder orbs, spurting inexhaustibly from Leidi’s mouth, all bombarding the monstrous worm’s vast, boundless body. The world-shattering explosions left numerous gaping holes on the worm’s surface, which oozed viscous fluid.

The holes writhed like mouths before gradually healing. It possessed a terrifying regenerative ability; the small flesh orbs fused back together, rendering the creature incredibly formidable.

After Leidi’s attack, Ziyao suddenly melted into the mass of flesh and vanished entirely. But the aura emanating from the giant worm grew steadily stronger, becoming increasingly chilling.

A chill swept through Shi Yan’s mind, and he suddenly murmured, “Remember, do not approach that colossal worm!” He felt an inexplicable sense of dread and unease. He suspected the reason the worm remained still, allowing Leidi and Dicarro to bombard it indiscriminately, was merely because it had not finished integrating, still adjusting and adapting… It was like a person who had slept for far too long, only just opening their eyes, not yet fully awake or recovered, their body stiff from long disuse, and the fusion with their soul still hesitant.

This was precisely what he felt. This giant worm… filled him with profound fear and unease, though mixed within that anxiety was a very faint sense of familiarity, as if… he ought to know what this thing was.

This feeling did not originate from his Main Soul, but rather from his Secondary Soul, located far away on the Divine Grace Continent. His Secondary Soul was the Divine Grace Continent, rumored to be a planet possessing life consciousness, tempered by eons of existence.

How long it had existed was unknown, but it was certainly far more ancient than the Four Great Races combined. “Chichi chi!” Suddenly, within this chaotic void, countless natural disasters, as if imbued with life consciousness, began to spin and rush toward them.

Sky-filling explosions, terrifying vortex storms, icy gale winds, earth-shattering distorting forces, and rain drops possessing terrifying penetration power… All manner of surrounding calamities surged toward Dicarro and Leidi, the omnipresent streaks of light like cold arrows raining down from the heavens. The monstrous worm writhed its terrifying, planet-sized body, seeming to slowly recover, like someone awakening from slumber stretching limbs that had been immobilized.

As it moved, the nodules on its body released wisps of pitch-black smoke, which clustered together, transforming into threads of horrifying phantoms. The phantoms were cold and biting, twisting vaguely as they reached directly for Leidi.

Leidi roared, continuously unleashing torrents of lightning that connected the entire firmament. Countless lightning bolts, thick as giant pythons, twisted and flashed, densely woven into lines that transmitted soul-crushing fluctuations.

Dicarro also unleashed his full power with grave seriousness, deploying spatial cages like nets to envelop the giant worm, intending to bind it with the power of the separate spaces he had condensed. Shi Yan took a cursory glance and noted that the monstrous worm was enveloped by at least dozens of layered spaces, each interlocked.

It was like caging a person first in a small cage, then putting that small cage inside a larger one, and then another, even larger cage surrounding it… Dozens of spaces layered upon it like that! Yet, even so, the giant worm continued to writhe, appearing to move with undiminished freedom!

Through the dozens of transparent spatial barriers, he could see the giant worm seemingly enraged, like a truly provoked ferocious beast. Immediately afterward, he saw Dicarro’s face turn pale, with two streaks of blood welling at the corners of his eyes.

The worm’s violent writhing and struggling had actually directly wounded Dicarro, causing the Immortal Second Heaven expert’s soul to suffer damage. Only Dicarro himself knew that the individual spaces binding the giant worm were rapidly disintegrating and shattering.

Every time a spatial layer exploded, it felt like a bayonet stabbing into his mind, causing him such pain that he almost cried out involuntarily. “What in the hell is this thing?!” Dicarro screamed internally, racking his brain desperately.

As blood began to stream from his seven orifices, his expression suddenly sharpened, and he recalled a single possibility. “It couldn’t be… it couldn’t be that thing, could it?” Dicarro’s expression jolted, and utter horror surfaced in his eyes.

After several seconds, he suddenly shrieked, “Leidi! I fear we cannot deal with this thing!

I will get us out of here!” .RT