Lin Chen planted his sword on the ground, taking deep, labored breaths.

The technique 'All Things Become Feathers' had been perfected by Xiao Shuai, yet the larger the range, the more Qi it consumed.

Just now, Lin Chen had nearly depleted all the Qi within him with that ultimate move.

Just as Lin Chen was about to take a rest, the earth suddenly began to tremble.

This is!

Lin Chen felt as if the entire ground was shaking like an earthquake.

Damn it!

Lin Chen looked at the ground cracking like a spider web, suddenly realizing something, and his body shot backward like lightning.

Almost simultaneously, a massive Qi worm burst through the rock where Lin Chen had just been standing.

Lin Chen looked at the emerging Qi worm, gasping in shock.

The Qi worm was the size of a truck, covered in bristles, with sharp claws that were incredibly sharp—one hit from them, and you'd be gutted for sure.

Never thought, I actually summoned the ancestor of this cave's Qi worms.

Lin Chen immediately recognized the formidable power of this Qi worm; its mere presence nearly reached the God Realm.

"Never thought I'd encounter such a terrifying spirit beast here," Lin Chen muttered, feeling a headache coming on.

Having just used 'All Things Become Feathers', Lin Chen was now too exhausted to resist the Qi worm that appeared.

The Qi worm stared at Lin Chen with an ominous gaze, its eyes filled with rage.

Obviously furious at Lin Chen for having killed its descendants.

Roar!

The Qi worm let out a dreadful hiss, its body charging toward Lin Chen like a bolt of lightning.

Bam!

The massive claws struck heavily at Lin Chen.

Lin Chen's body shot backward, the sharp claws almost grazing his scalp as they came down.

What speed!

Lin Chen couldn't help but gasp in shock.

Despite its massive size, the Qi worm wasn't slow at all.

Each strike of its sharp claws shattered rocks into pieces.

If those claws hit, there would be no surviving it.

Lin Chen's footing changed constantly, weaving through the valley to evade the Qi worm's relentless attacks.

After missing Lin Chen for over a dozen strikes, the Qi worm grew even angrier.

Slosh, slosh!

Slick silver threads suddenly shot from the Qi worm's mouth, aiming directly at Lin Chen.

Damn it!

The silver threads carried a powerful adhesive force; once stuck, escaping would be nearly impossible.

Swish, swish, swish!

Lin Chen dodged left and right, evading the Qi worm's continuous attacks.

But Lin Chen soon realized the Qi worm was cunning, persistently spitting threads that seemed chaotic but were actually gradually sealing off his space.

If this continues, every retreat path Lin Chen has will be sealed by the Qi worm.

In that case, there would be no escape, only capture and await death.

"Damn it! This beast is quite cunning."

Lin Chen squinted slightly, rapidly thinking up a strategy.

The Qi worm's round eyes darted about, seemingly contemplating how to kill the human in front of it.

Eyes!

Lin Chen's eyes brightened.

Swish, another silver thread shot toward Lin Chen.

This time, Lin Chen didn't flee but charged towards the Qi worm head-on.

The Qi worm didn't expect the tiny human, who had been evading desperately, would suddenly dare to charge at it.

Swish, swish, swish!

Several more silver threads were spat out, but Lin Chen swiftly dodged them all.

Now Lin Chen was less than five meters from the Qi worm.

Seeing its threads ineffective, the Qi worm swung its sharp claws directly at Lin Chen.

Lin Chen dodged to the side, letting the sharp claws stab into the rock.

Before the Qi worm could pull its claws out, Lin Chen pushed off with one foot, leaping high.

Swish!

Lin Chen used the momentum to climb up the Qi worm's body along its claw.

The Qi worm didn't expect the tiny human to climb onto its back in this way.

In a frenzy, the Qi worm slammed its body into the rock walls.

But Lin Chen wouldn't let it succeed; despite each slam causing earth-shattering vibrations, he stuck firmly to the Qi worm.

Standing on top of the Qi worm's head, a fierce look flashed in Lin Chen's eyes.

"Beast, you have drained so many martial artists of their essence here; today I will rid the world of you."

With those words, Lin Chen leaped up, thrusting the ancient Heaven's Source Sword into the Qi worm's eye.

Crack!

The sharp sword tip plunged into the Qi worm's eye.

"Roar!"

The Qi worm let out a shriek and rolled on the ground like mad.

Lin Chen didn't relent, blinding its other eye during its thrashing.

Blinded in both eyes, the Qi worm stumbled like a headless fly in the valley.

At this moment, Lin Chen finally leaped off its body.

Looking around, Lin Chen's gaze fell on an inverted stone pillar at the top of the valley.

A smile crept across Lin Chen's lips, as he taunted the rampaging Qi worm not far away.

"Stupid worm, Grandpa is over here."

The blind Qi worm could still hear. Hearing Lin Chen's shout, it roared and charged at him.

Lin Chen's eyes focused, condensing the last of his Qi into his palm.

"Boom!"

With a dull thud, the stone pillar overhead was cleaved in twain by Lin Chen.

Almost simultaneously, the Qi worm charged underneath, and the massive stone spire fell, fatally impaling the Qi worm.

The Qi worm twitched a few times on the ground, then moved no more.

Lin Chen plopped down, exhausted, letting out a long breath.

Damned Qi worm, almost drained all my Qi.

Wiping his sweat, Lin Chen's gaze suddenly fell into the Qi worm's body.

Inside the Qi worm's gut, a round pearl was rapidly spinning, sheathed in dense Qi.

This is a treasure!

Lin Chen's eyes lit up at the sight of the Spirit Pill.

The Qi worm's Spirit Pill, unlike that of ordinary spirit beasts, was nourished by Qi, thus the Qi within it was infinite like an ocean.

Even rarer was the Qi worm's unique ability to condense this endless Qi into a small pill size.

Lin Chen waved the ancient Heaven's Source Sword, reaching out to seize the Spirit Pill.

After the fierce battle with the Qi worm, Lin Chen's Qi was already depleted. He had no time to recover anew, as the X group's few people were nearing the treasure's core area.

Without any hesitation, Lin Chen swallowed the Qi worm's Spirit Pill.

No sooner did the Spirit Pill enter his mouth than Lin Chen felt streams of energy exploding rapidly within him.

"Boom!"

Lin Chen felt the Qi in his Qi Sea vast and boundless like the ocean.

Even more to Lin Chen's delight was the loosening of the long-constricted peak Demigod Realm power.

A faint smile played at the corners of Lin Chen's mouth; who would have thought this battle turned into a blessing in disguise, yielding such fruitful gains.