After devouring half of the evil spirits' aura that had taken centuries to form, Big Worm's level rose dramatically.
"What about the other half?" Xi asked.
"Come back again next year?" Kiri tilted her head thoughtfully.
"No, the remaining half is already being dealt with." Chen Luo looked toward the ground.
Boom! The moment Chen Luo finished speaking, a sound like a volcanic eruption rang out.
Endless dark-blue flames erupted from beneath the earth.
Seeing the rice shoots being engulfed by fire, Kiri instinctively grew anxious, but upon looking closely, she found that the shoots were completely unharmed.
Instead, the evil spirits' aura underground was like natural gas set ablaze. As it erupted into violent flames, its reserves began to dwindle rapidly.
At the same time, Kiri noticed that the Big Worm Chen Luo had released was rapidly flying into the distance.
"Chen Luo, your worm ran away."
"Oh, don't worry. He's just not full yet, so he's going to find something else to eat... That fragment of evil spirits' aura across the river looks pretty good." Chen Luo said.
Big Worm himself did not possess much intelligence, but after Old Worm moved into that body, he gained a soul. Though the two were not completely compatible, Chen Luo had given him Soul Materialization, blending their souls together.
Now this Big Worm counted as one of Chen Luo's puppets, since Old Worm's soul accounted for more than eighty percent.
That saved quite a few Puppet Marks.
"...Your worm has quite the appetite."
"There's an old saying in Great Yan—since we're already here." Chen Luo waved his hand, signaling everyone to continue watching the flames.
The flames shot into the sky, accompanied by wild, unrestrained laughter.
"Hahahaha! I got stronger again, stronger again! Chen Luo! Chen Luo! I'll prove to you