Li ran while releasing a powerful aura. Earlier, he had warned Timaria and Azshara to conceal their own auras at all costs and not expose them carelessly, or they would trigger the Death Soul Worms ahead of time.
Sure enough, the moment Li exposed his aura, a buzzing sound rang out. From one of the holes in the ground, countless Death Soul Worms erupted as if from a gushing well. Their first target was Li, naturally, since it was his aura that had summoned them. But after charging halfway toward him, they suddenly stopped.
In fact, Li had already prepared to leap up to the ceiling to evade their attack. There were at least a hundred million Death Soul Worms rushing at him, a tide like a tsunami that made even Li's legs go weak. But they had stopped...
Because a far more delectable target stood before them. What an enormous creature! What a colossal soul! Their craving for souls made the Death Soul Worms abandon Li and swarm directly toward that gigantic creature.
Li stared blankly as the Death Soul Worms rushed past him without even sparing him a glance. Was his soul not attractive in the slightest?
At least for now, the Gaia Giant Serpent was undoubtedly the Death Soul Worms' greatest target! Across all planes, the Death Soul Worms would not retreat even half a step when facing beings like Great Demon Lords! Vast swarms of Death Soul Worms immediately engulfed the Gaia Giant Serpent! Like a black tide, they buried the Gaia Giant Serpent beneath countless worms in an instant!
The Gaia Giant Serpent let out a roar, but it was immediately choked off by the countless Death Soul Worms rushing into its mouth. Not another sound came out.
Watching this, Li inexplicably let out a