The Flesh Ganoderma had never been completely honest with them, and Luo Chen had known that from the very beginning. Throughout their journey, it had constantly tested him, sometimes openly and sometimes through subtler means. Until now, Luo Chen had chosen to tolerate it. As annoying as they were, they still fell within the limits imposed by their oath. 

But now they were inside a place occupied by demonic beasts, where a single misstep could leave them trapped in a deadly situation. No matter how capable Luo Chen might be, Azure Tide was not a place where he could fight on equal footing. That was why he had issued a warning earlier, lest the Flesh Ganoderma entertain thoughts it should not have.

Fortunately, the warning seemed to have worked. For the remainder of the journey, the Flesh Ganoderma behaved itself and caused no further trouble. Ironically, despite being filled with dragonworms and hidden dangers, Azure Tide turned out to be the most peaceful stretch of Luo Chen's entire journey through the Heaven of the Five Elements. Not a single battle occurred before the three of them crossed the boundary marker and left behind that endless world of marshes and water. 

Looking back toward Azure Tide, they all finally allowed themselves to relax, and the weight that had pressed down upon their hearts lifted somewhat. Still, when Devil's Cloud spoke up, lingering fear was still evident in his voice. "There were dozens of Dragonworm Kings in there, not to mention countless first and second-tier ones. That's practically an entire dragonworm clan. I really don't know how Prime Dragon Fallen Abyss managed to bring so many of them into the Land of Fallen Devils."

Luo Chen had already told them about this demon midway through the journey, which was why Devil's Cloud now sounded so unsettled. Rather than answering, Luo...