Rise Of The Worm Sovereign

Lin Wu and Lord Geng Zilai now stood in a vast space that was illuminated by shimmering surfaces.

"What is this place?" Lord Geng Zilai questioned looking at the shimmering lights.

Lin Wu was wondering the same and extended his Spirit sense to take a quick look at them. The first that he checked were the shimmering particle that were floating in the air. The system was also scanning it and would be ready soon.

"Spores?" It didn't take long for Lin Wu to identify them.

While they were glowing, their actual structure was similar to many other spores that Lin Wu had seen.

'These are not fungal spores for sure.' Lin Wu could tell from the structure after a deeper look.

~DING~

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SCAN: Completed 

TARGET IDENTIFIED: Ice Light Lichen Spores

INFO: Ice Light Lichen is a special kind of lichen that only grows in freezing temperatures. It is a rare type of Lichen and is used for making alchemical pills as well as a cultivation resources.

Due to temperature needed for its growth, the Ice Light Lichen is mostly found in frozen worlds or in the polar regions of the planets.

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"Lichen Spores… So that's why they seemed different." This was Lin Wu's first time finding  a lichen like this that had turned into a cultivation material. 

He looked through the extended details of the Ice Light Lichen and found that it had quite the varied uses even among the alchemical pills and cultivation. It could make special life preserving pills that could prevent one from dying at the last moment by freezing themselves.

Then there was the direct use as a ice elemental cultivation tonic, that would be quite useful for those that practiced techniques of that element as well as beasts that were of Ice element.

Lin Wu turned his gaze to the shimmering surface below and saw the Ice Light lichen properly. It had the same form as normal lichen except the fact that it had a beautiful blue light that emitted from it. 

The shimmering effect was seen as the light flickered from time to time.

'Electroluminescent Lichen huh… Guess I still got a lot of things to see.' Feeling amazed by it, Lin Wu knew that this was a good discovery. 'Considering the uses of the Ice Light Lichen and the sheer amount that's present here, the Steel Frost Island will now have a good import.' He thought.

But in the end, the true benefits from it will come back to Lin Wu. After all, the conditions of his agreement were that the Steel Frost Island would be coming under his reign after he helped them out solve their problem.

Lord Geng Zilai had been looking at Lin Wu, wondering what the beast was thinking about. At the very least, he could tell that Lin Wu had already identified what this material was.

"What is all this, King Lin Wu?" Lord Geng Zilai asked.

"You have a great opportunity, Lord Geng Zilai." Lin Wu replied positively. "This is Ice Light Lichen which is an excellent cultivation material." He revealed.

"Ice Light Lichen?" Lord Geng Zilai furrowed his brows and tired to remember anything about it, but couldn't do so. "I've never heard or seen this before." 

"That is expected. This isn't something that should be found here normally." Lin Wu the told Lord Geng Zilai a bit about the lichen as well as the conditions for its growth.

After hearing it all, Lord Geng Zilai quickly understood that the frost energy here might be the reason why it had managed to grow this much. 

"So is this what is behind the chill?" Lord Geng Zilai couldn't help but ask.

While he could see the financial prospects of having this, he also knew that if the Ice Light Lichen would harm them, it would not be reasonable to harvest them every time. After all, it was only due to Lin Wu's protection that he was actually managing to stay alive right now.

The chilly energy was still permeating the air and the dark ice was a testament to that.

It was this very dark ice that formed a contrast to the Ice Light Lichen, making its blue glow even more beautiful.

"While the Ice Light Lichen is indeed a material of the Ice Element, it isn't behind this chilly energy." Lin Wu replied much to the man's surprise. "Though the growth of the Ice Light Lichen to this extent is certainly due to the chilly energy." 

"Then what is causing the chill?" Lord Geng Zilai was confused.

"That is yet to be found… but we shouldn't be far from it." Lin Wu spoke.

His radiation perception was still active and he could see a clear gradient around him. Deeper toward the northern section, Lin Wu could see several 'colorless' parts. These colorless spots were small, but couldn't escape Lin Wu's keen eye.

And just as he found that, Lin Wu heard the system's notification.

~DING~

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ANALYSIS: Completed 

UNKNOWN ENERGY: Identified 

INFO: The cold energy dispersed in the air is a mixture of Vital essence, along with Yin and Ice elemental Qi. Its unique ratio has led to the formation of a new kind of energy that matches the records of the Skull God. This energy is called as the Dark Frost Energy and is one of the energies that the Skull god's main body could use.

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Having learned this Lin Wu finally realized why it felt a bit familiar yet different.

'So it was from the Skull god's repertoire… did he plant whatever exists here too?' Lin Wu couldn't help but wonder.

After all, the memories of the Skull God's avatar weren't exactly complete and there were still many things that he had done in the past. 

It was also possible that what Lin Wu was sensing here was not related to the Skull god at all.

"Let's see what's the real cause behind the troubles of the Steel Frost Island." Lin Wu said while taking note of the new kind of energy.