Lu Li had tried to summon the dragon soul before but he could not command it. The dragon soul would only protect its master when his soul was under attack.
Therefore, Lu Li came up with an idea. He asked Blood Fairy to attack his soul.
"Whoosh ~"
Blood Fairy came out from the Interspatial Ring at once. She went into Lu Li's mind and began to attack his soul.
"Buzzing ~"
The silver dragon mark outside Lu Li's soul came out at once. It glowed in a silver light and wandered around his soul.
Blood Fairy retreated quickly. She knew very well how strong the dragon soul was. If Lu Li was attacked, Blood Fairy would be devoured by the dragon soul.
The dragon soul was moving around in Lu Li's soul. At the same time, hundreds of thousands of Worms of the Void had entered Lu Li's head.
How big could Lu Li's head be?
How could it contain so many Worms of the Void?
Naturally, the Worms of the Void would swarm toward his soul.
"Roar ~"
Lu Li seemed to hear a soundless roar. Then, the dragon soul glowed even brighter and whooshed toward the Worms of the Void.
Lu Li was extremely nervous. If the dragon soul could not contain the worms, he would die for sure.
"Buzzing ~"
The dragon soul glowed in a silver light and wandered around in Lu Li's mind. What confused Lu Li was — the dragon soul did not devour the worms. Instead, it whooshed past them.
"Oh no!"
Lu Li shouted to himself. Were the worms tangible and the dragon soul could not devour them?
Since the dragon soul was intangible, it seemed that it could only devour intangible objects.
Those worms could materialize, which was why they were so hard to kill.
"Wait —"
Lu Li's heart skipped a beat. He noticed a problem. There were too many worms in his mind. If those worms could materialize, wouldn't his mind explode?
"Well, the worms are not moving?"
Soon, Lu Li noticed another problem. Wherever the dragon soul went, the worms stopped moving and stayed where they were.
"Are they contained?"
Lu Li was overjoyed, but he was not completely relieved. He observed nervously. The dragon soul spun around in his mind and all the worms that entered his mind stopped moving.
There were more worms swarming into Lu Li's mind. Luckily, they were intangible or else Lu Li's head would explode.
The Dragon Soul continued to wander. After the Dragon Soul wandered past, the insects that came in behind all obediently stayed still, not daring to move.
After the time for one incense stick to burn, all the worms had entered Lu Li's mind. They seemed to be suppressed by the dragon soul.
Lu Li used psychic power to check. Making sure that there were no insects in his body, he became even more nervous.
How long could the Dragon Soul suppress it?
If so many bugs moved, his head would be eaten in an instant. When that happened, he would become a headless corpse just like the divine corpse.
"Damn …"
Lu Li noticed that the dragon's soul had stopped moving. It had returned to his body and then quieted down.
Lu Li was so scared that his soul almost left his body. The dragon soul was silent. What if the insect was not suppressed? Wouldn't his head be gone in an instant?
"No movement?"
Soon, Lu Li was overjoyed. The worms didn't move and nothing happened after the time for half an incense stick to burn.
Lu Li waited for a moment. All of a sudden, a spiritual connection appeared in his mind. He found it strange.
"Uh … this is the Void Worm?"
Lu Li was baffled to find that he had a spiritual connection with a Worm of the Void. How could he have a spiritual connection with a worm?
How could he have a spiritual connection with the worm?
He didn't refine this worm, did he?
"Is it the dragon's soul?"
Lu Li had an idea. Apart from this, there was no other explanation.
If the dragon's soul could suppress the Worms of the Void, then theoretically, it should be possible to consume the Worms of the Void.
The dragon's soul had a spiritual connection with Lu Li. If the dragon's soul consumed the Worms of the Void, then he would have done the same.
But why was there only one bug that had a spiritual connection?
Could it be … that this worm was the mother?
The rest of the worms were split from this worm?
Lu Li had an idea. He controlled the worm to fly into his body. The worm snuck into his abdomen. As soon as it moved, all the other worms moved!
"It really is the mother!"
Lu Li's heart skipped a beat. He was delighted.
This was the mother. It had divided into two offspring, and then four and then eight … that was to say, all the Worms of the Void were born from the mother and all the worms were under its command.
"Come out!"
Lu Li ordered the mother. That worm flew out from Lu Li's body at once. Then, all the worms came out and flew into the sky.
"Okay!"
Lu Li flew out from the water tank. He looked at the half-transparent worms in the sky with delight.
"…" Those worms had become tangible. They were only the size of a grain of rice, like ants. There was nothing special about them.
"Phew, phew ~"
Lu Li breathed heavily. Finally, he was out from the Gate of Death. The Worms of the Void that had troubled him for so long were solved.
"Dragon's soul, why didn't you consume the Worms of the Void earlier?"
Lu Li was frustrated. If the dragon's soul could consume the Worms of the Void, then he wouldn't have to come to the Green Valley. He wouldn't have to endure such pain and suffer from sequelae.
However …
It seemed that the dragon's soul could not consume the Worms of the Void.
Could it only consume?
Had the dragon's soul evolved?
Had it evolved after consuming the energy from the poison for half a year?
How could the Worms of the Void be consumed?
Lu Li did not know. What was done was done. He had to put aside his worries.
"Buzzing ~"
The Inhibition Formation on the gate suddenly glowed. Clearly, the Green Valley Hermit was coming in.
Lu Li took out the Wicked Bead at once and put away all the Worms of the Void.
When Lu Li put away the Worms of the Void, the gate was opened and the Green Valley Hermit walked in.
Seeing Lu Li outside the water tank, the Green Valley Hermit asked in surprise, "Lu Li, how come you are out?
Is something wrong? "
Lu Li thought for a while. Cupping his fists, he said, "Thank you, Hermit. All the Worms of the Void are gone!"
"They are gone?"
The Green Valley Hermit was surprised. According to his estimation, it would take at least a month or two for the Worms of the Void to die. Also, the Worms of the Void would not all die at once. They would die in batches. How could they all die at once?
The Green Valley Hermit looked at Lu Li with suspicion. Instead of using psychic power to check, he asked, "Are you sure?"
"Yes!"
Lu Li nodded. He did not explain because it involved the secrets of the dragon's soul. Besides … he had tamed the Worms of the Void. This was one of his secret weapons and he did not want to expose it.
"That's good!"
The Green Valley Hermit smiled but did not ask further. He nodded and said, "Then you can rest in the valley for half a month. You will be fine for now, but you will get weaker over time. You will be more sensitive to the cold. From now on, you will have to walk your own path. I cannot help you!"
"You've helped me a lot. You saved my life!"