"if there's nothing you fancy, come take a look in my treasure vault!" Ganwu Kingdom Lord declared with a grand wave of his hand, flaunting his wealth. Several hundred years ago, persuaded by a friend, he had tearfully spent his few remaining supreme treasure points on Dragon Beard Candy.
As it happened, he possessed genetic material from an exceptionally powerful special lifeform. After several centuries of effort, his strength had soared. Not only had he paid off the debts he owed the race and several creditors in one stroke, but he had also accumulated quite a surplus. Even his rewards for subordinates had begun to grow extravagant.
Upon hearing this, Thirteen Divine Generals quickly bowed again. "Thank you for your grace, Kingdom Lord!"
As he bent forward, although he was delighted, the horrifying sight of those tiny worms multiplying wildly remained branded in his mind, impossible to dispel. After deliberating again and again, he finally could not resist speaking up once more.
"Kingdom Lord, this subordinate has another matter to report!"
Ganwu Kingdom Lord looked at the conflicted Thirteen Divine Generals. "Speak if you have something to say. Stop hemming and hawing."
Thirteen Divine Generals explained what he had seen and some of his own speculations. After listening, Ganwu Kingdom Lord fell silent for a moment before saying, "Thirteen, the traits of those worms you described are not particularly unusual. Among the special races in certain cosmic mystic realms, there are quite a few that can evolve rapidly by consuming flesh and blood."
"But—" Thirteen Divine Generals was about to say more when Ganwu Kingdom Lord interrupted him. "However, the fact that such a thing managed to silently parasitize one of our human race's minor clans cannot be taken lightly. Thirteen, you said that only Weidi Family members who reach