The Intelligence Bug's preparations went far beyond that.
Seeing Chen Yi badly wounded, the Fire Dragon was about to rush to his aid when its entire body suddenly shuddered. Countless worms appeared across its surface.
The worms let out piercing cries, then twisted their bodies and bit down on the parts of the Fire Dragon that had not turned into worms.
Though the worms looked extremely fragile, they easily tore through the Fire Dragon's outer defenses and scales.
In an instant, the Fire Dragon was covered in blood.
The Fire Dragon bared its teeth in pain, yet still controlled its Battle Qi to counterattack, crushing swathes of worms into pulp.
At that moment, the Fire Dragon's mind went blank. The intense pain nearly made the Fire Dragon lose consciousness, and the Battle Qi throughout its body turned golden.
The worms' deaths had directly inflicted severe injuries on the Fire Dragon, instantly stacking the Life Trait of Subdue Others' Might to its limit.
That was because the worms had already become part of the Fire Dragon's body and were gradually replacing the Fire Dragon as an individual.
As long as one lived in this world, unless protected by some higher existence, one would inevitably be gradually twisted by the law worms until one finally became a life-form made of worms.
Not even Celestial Spirits were exempt.
The stronger an existence was, the longer it could preserve itself in this world.
A Spiritual Body and authority could also suppress the process to a certain extent.
The latter in particular could ensure that, as long as this world had not been completely twisted, a Celestial Spirit's final spark of spirituality would not be distorted.
The problem was that the Fire Dragon possessed neither.
Whenever time rewound, it should have reset all effects, restoring