The Great Worm Lich

That instant the Eight Formation Diagram broke, Zhang Lisheng showed himself and gave a command in his mind. In just a blink of an eye, thousands of wizard gus returned to his body. Raising his head to look in the direction where Li Xiangzhou and Duan Lianbao had disappeared to, he muttered in amazement, “Is this the power of the Gate of Dao? It’s profoundly amazing…”

Zheng Tianliang, who was still far away from him just now but was now close to him, shook his head when he heard this sentence. “Dr. Zhang, why are you so modest? I can also be said as an elite figure in the younger generation of the Gate of Dao’s disciples. Even though Junior Sister Xiangzhou and Lianbao are younger than me, they’re also top powerhouses in the gate. However, even when the three of us joined forces together and used the formation door of the top-grade relic Eight Formation Diagram to fight you while fleeing at the same tie, we only lasted for 27 breaths before having our formation broken through by your wizard gus. Then, it only took you seven breaths to cripple Junior Brother Lianbao’s arm while protecting the clothes and the stone egg you placed on the ground, forcing me to have no choice but to ruin my Dao’s journey by unleashing the Origin God. Such strength is rare even among my Gate’s elders. You’re really amazing and terrifying…”

“Mr. Zheng, you’re too polite and have always been very respectful towards me.” Zhang Lisheng resumed his normal body shape and picked up his shorts and sweatshirts from the ground to put them on. He walked to Zheng Tianliang and shook his head regrettably. “If the two of them had also fallen into my hands, I could have just torn off your limbs and let you go as a lesson. However, with our current situation, I can’t do so.”

“Doctor, you’ve misunderstood. I’m not as ignorant about the worldly affairs as Junior Sister Li and Junior Brother Duan. Since I’ve tricked and offended a powerhouse who inherited the ancient witchcraft like you and have even fallen into your hands, how could I possibly hope for you to pardon me? I only hope that this matter will rise and end with me, that you’ll let it go after I die,” Zheng Tianliang bowed deeply while shaking as he replied.

“Mr. Zheng, are you kidding me? Even if I let it go just like that, would the Gate of Dao let it go?” Zhang Lisheng cut off the red thread that was tied to the Manifestation Gu’s stone egg and casually asked in surprise.

Upon seeing his action, Zheng Tianliang could vaguely realize the tragic fate awaiting him. Even though he had already accepted his death, his body still trembled uncontrollably.

Even so, he still continued to explain, “I can assure you about this matter. This incident started when Junior Sister Li, Senior Brother Duan, and I went against the Heavenly Dao Rule to trick you here to the suburbs and even trapped you in the Eight Formation Diagram. Even if I die, the Gate’s elders will not dare incite any trouble as well…”

“Oh, I understand now. This is the treatment difference between the strong and the weak. You’ll act according to the law if they’re the strong ones but sneakily kill the weak ones. Hmm, it’s kinda despicable but very practical.” A pang of realization hit Zhang Lisheng. Reaching out a hand and transforming it into a sharp claw, he sliced a deep gash on Zheng Tianliang’s chest and abruptly buried the stone egg below his heart.

The instant the stone egg entered his heart, the pain was so intense that the veins on Zheng Tianliang’s face and neck bulged out violently. Clenching his fists with all his might and almost crushing his own teeth, he still hissed between his teeth to defend his Gate of Dao. “No! I-It’s not like t-that! T-This time, i-if it wasn’t f-for the fact t-that you’ve c-concealed your wizard power a-and raised our suspicion, w-we’d have…”

“Stop talking, Mr. Zheng. Your willpower is really unexpectedly strong! You deserve my respect. Alright, let me tell you before you die. I’m going back to the US these next few days and I will not complicate the Gate of Dao’s arrangement in such a critical moment. You can die with a peace of mind.”

“A-Ah, I see…” After listening to Zhang Lisheng’s words, despite knowing that his intention had been seen through, a relaxed smile crept upon Zheng Tianliang’s face, as though his pain had gradually elevated, but his breath slowly weakened.

After a moment of silence, he suddenly said, “Dr. Zhang, there is a small favor that I’d like to ask of you. Do you still remember that Li Mingjin who went to pick you up at the airport with me together? It’s her birthday tomorrow and we’ve promised to celebrate it tonight together. Can you please find a computer and send a text to her? Just randomly come up with an excuse and say that something has come up, so I can’t celebrate her birthday tonight with her anymore.”

“You really have a lot of things to say.”

Zheng Tianliang was about to lose his consciousness, but he still answered determinedly. “It’s only this matter that I can’t let go yet. I hope that you can help me, Master Zhang. Mingjin’s phone number is… Oh yeah, please don’t forget to tell her that I’ve already booked a cake from the ‘Good Time’ bakery and had her name written on the cake already. She can still pick up the cake without the receipt, as long as she has her ID card. The cake has her favorite flavor, hazelnut chocolate. I’ve asked for a lot of whipped cream and speaking of which, this is the first gift I bought for her…”

While Zheng Tianliang was speaking, his entire chest suddenly sunk and his breathing abruptly stopped. At the very last moment of his life, the expression on his face was a sweet smile but nobody knew what was on his mind.

When Zheng Tianliang died, Zhang Lisheng’s attention was on a bump that was moving around under the dry skin on his chest, not realizing that Zheng Tianliang had already passed away. It was only when Zheng Tianliang’s flesh had shrunk and his bone seemed to have melted as he turned into a wrinkled flesh ball did the young man murmur in astonishment. “It has failed. He’s dead. It’s over just like that… the f*ck? The nutrients in the body of a Philosophy Taoist disciple whose strength was almost equivalent to 20 to 30 Gate of Witchcraft’s elite disciples doesn’t even equate to the strength of several dozens of lions or tigers. I can’t believe that the hatching has already failed…”

As Zhang Lisheng mumbled heartlessly, the meatball continued to converge, and it became the size of a rugby ball that was completely round. Every ten seconds, it would throb gently like a heart.

When the round ball throbbed for the first time, a gush of indescribable vitality oozed out from it and only then did the young man breathed a long sigh of relief. “Oh. It’s actually because the hatching time was not enough.”

He picked up the flesh ball and began to dig the farmhouse’s floor while looking for something for a long time. In the end, he finally dug out a crude cloth drawn with an Eight Trigrams octagon from the shallow soil in the farmhouse midfield and put in into his pocket.

This unexpected situation had given him several gains, with two treasures falling into his hands. Placing his hands above his head to shelter himself from the sun, he looked at the sun that had already crossed over his head and could not help but let out a satisfied smile. Then, he pushed the farmhouse’s heavy wooden door and quickly walked out of the village. After walking along the rural road occupied by very few pedestrians and vehicles, he finally managed to hail a taxi and rushed towards Chengdu Shuangliu Airport.

He bought an inconspicuous canvas bag in the store outside the airport and put all the assorted items on him into the bag. When he entered the airport and took his ticket in exchange for his boarding pass, since he had bought a first-class seat, he managed to go through the security check through the fast lane easily and came to the VIP lounge.

After surfing the internet for a while using the tablet computer in the waiting room, it was time for boarding. Carrying his canvas bag, Zhang Lisheng looked at the airport filled with a modern atmosphere in his hometown through the floor-to-ceiling windows and boarded the airport using his boarding pass. Not long after, the American Airlines’ international flight soared through the night sky that was gradually getting brighter in the summer and flew to the other side of the ocean.

The long-distance international flight had a long way to go. Zhang Lisheng first killed the giant ape in the Oasis World and then refined thousands of wizard gus to nourish his body overnight before commanding his wizard gus to fly out of the world. After that, he flew thousands of miles to return to Chengdu before getting in a big fight with the Gate of Dao’s disciples. The instant he sat on the comfortable air seat in the first-class seat, he immediately shut his eyes to attain mental composure.

Even though his intuition was still on alert, he did not open his eyes even though he could feel somebody covering a thin blanket over his body gently. By the time he had restored his energy almost completely, he finally stretched his body and touched his stomach. Pressing the service button, he called for the air attendant and asked, “Is there anything to eat?”

“Sir, dinner time has passed. We didn’t want to disturb your rest and we only have ordinary foods like pizza, burgers, sandwiches, and some dried fruit snacks…” The slightly older flight attendant answered softly. Suddenly, a scream of terror from the back of the cabin interrupted it.

Zhang Lisheng was stunned and turned around in astonishment like all the other passengers. A beautiful woman, wearing a bright summer dress, who looked bright and gorgeous, stood up and shouted in disregard of her manners.

Any tiny turmoil that took place in the sky could cause a huge disaster. Immediately, most of the flight attendants in the first-class cabin gathered over and began to calm the woman shouting in terror professionally. “Madam, please relax. Take a deep breath. Our plane is very safe. If you need oxygen, you can wear an oxygen mask…”

“Are you feeling unwell, Madam? You can let me know if there’s something wrong. We have some simple medicines in the plane’s first-class cabin…”

“Madam, did you have a bad dream? This is very common during flying and a glass of iced lemonade will help wake you up immediately. I promise you’ll feel much better after that…”

Some flight attendants put on a very professional smile and comforted the other passengers. “Dear distinguished passengers, a small accident has taken place in our cabin so please don’t panic…”

“No, this is not a small accident! Are you guys blind? Look outside! Outside!” The screaming woman surrounded by the flight attendants suddenly stopped shouting and yelled out loud while pointing at the plane window. However, when she saw the vast night sky and the bright stars outside the window, she suddenly stopped talking.

Seeing that the woman was feeling emotionally unstable, the strong security guards on the flight quietly appeared behind the flight attendants to be on standby. However, there was always somebody undercover in a multinational flight’s first-class cabin so no airline would take coercive measures against the passengers inside. For this reason, the flight attendants continued to give out their final efforts. “Please calm down and take a deep breath, Madam. Take a deep breath…”

To their surprise, this effort showed some results. The woman gasped for a while and gradually calmed down. Her face, on the other hand, became even redder as she stuttered, “I-I’m sorry. I’m very sorry. I must have had a nightmare! I saw a volcano and magma appearing outside the window just now so I panicked. T-The dream was just too real… I-I’m sorry! I apologize to all of you…”

“It doesn’t matter, Madam. Like I said just now, it’s very easy for people to catch a nightmare on a flight. Here, have a glass of iced lemonade…” When one of the flight attendants, who looked like she held the highest position among all of them, saw that the woman had finally calmed down, she comforted her with a smile. However, when the corner of her eyes inadvertently swept through the window of the plane, the smile on her face turned into a horrified expression. She quickly slammed a hand onto her mouth to prevent herself from crying out loud.