Lu Yuan stared at that line of text for two breaths, but failed to make head or tail of it. He could only set the matter aside for now.
The rain suddenly became clear.
Within the Inner City, the piled-up Flesh kept writhing amid the remnants of the tide, retreating bit by bit toward the underground.
But they had already lost the sustenance of the Starry Sky Flesh. Now, they were merely water without a source.
Their demise was only a matter of time.
The enormous walls of Flesh on all sides also began to wither.
Layer by layer, the dark red walls shriveled away, exposing the tangled veins within.
And Leike had already been sent back to the Outer City by the Swarm Insects.
Lu Yuan withdrew his gaze and straightened up in the rain.
He did not want to delay. He wanted to see Leike, right now.
Suspended in midair and carried by the Worms of Knowledge, Lu Yuan drifted toward the Outer City.
Because so many Worms of Knowledge had dispersed, the number of insects his Worms of Knowledge could now control was somewhat small.
It made for a rather comical sight. Lu Yuan looked as though he were being carried through the air on a little stool.
At the same time, the Worms of Knowledge were not in very good condition either.
That faint colorful glow had dimmed pitifully.
After flying for a while, the Worms of Knowledge would dip downward. Then, like runners in a relay, the swarm would continue exerting itself and lift Lu Yuan back up.
Since returning from the Sea of Knowledge, it had not rested at all. It had directed the other Worms of Knowledge, resisted the impact brought by the Sea of Knowledge, and now carried a master on the