Supreme Electromagnetic Tyrant
Chapter 654 - 409: Master of the Earth’s Crust

Chapter 654: Chapter 409: Master of the Earth’s Crust

"It’s really it!"

Ji Xinghuo felt somewhat amazed. He had long since given up looking for it, focusing only on harvesting Spiritual Origin Ability and even deliberately avoiding other Hunting Teams’ search areas.

But the more he didn’t want it, it came to him on its own.

At this moment, the Earth Devouring Worm was motionless underground, seemingly resting, unaware of Ji Xinghuo lurking in the shadows.

His vision was clear in black and white, peering through more than four thousand meters of soil, carefully observing the massive Earth Devouring Worm. It was much larger than any he had ever seen before, over forty meters in length and more than three meters in diameter!

Apart from being several times larger, the most significant difference from a normal Earth Devouring Worm was its shell, a thick Crystal Armor encasing it, looking as if carved out of crystal, incredibly hard at first glance.

This matched the descriptions provided by the Mutants who had encountered it.

"Crystal Armor!"

A Transcendent Ability, its effect was to transform the outer skin into a silicon-type Crystal Armor, effectively blocking physical attacks.

Ji Xinghuo confirmed it was indeed that creature.

On the network of Black Ring Star, some had summarized several encounters with it, speculating that this Earthquake-Level Earth Devouring Worm possessed at least one Star Fall Ability, that is, "Gravity Field," and likely had a second Star Fall Ability.

This Ability was related to the earth, allowing it to burrow deeper and move faster underground.

Some speculated it might be the "Master of the Earth’s Crust"!

This was much more powerful and valuable than Gravity Field. As its name suggested, the Master of the Earth’s Crust could move freely within the planet’s crust, also possessing abilities like Earth Pulse, Earth Tunneling, Earthquake, and more to manipulate the geology.

If it encountered danger or a powerful enemy, it could simply drill deep into the crust, posing a tricky challenge even for a Shepherd Star Saint.

So this Earthquake-Level Earth Devouring Worm always managed to escape pursuit.

Ji Xinghuo made no rash moves.

He estimated the Earth Devouring Worm to be over four thousand meters underground; if it didn’t come up, even knowing its location was of no avail.

"Lure it out?"

Having spent so long in the Silent Wilderness, Ji Xinghuo had already killed over ten thousand Earth Devouring Worms and was very familiar with these creatures.

He had encountered three Catastrophe-Level Earth Devouring Worms before. The stronger they were, the more cautious they behaved, never easily taking the bait.

This Earthquake-Level Earth Devouring Worm, therefore, was certainly smarter and harder to lure out.

While Ji Xinghuo was still pondering what to do, the Earth Devouring Worm suddenly moved, swiftly traveling through the crust.

He hurried through the shadows, keeping up.

"It’s so fast!"

After only following for a short time, Ji Xinghuo was quite astounded.

The Earth Devouring Worm’s underground speed certainly couldn’t match his Flying, but every movement of its body allowed it to advance dozens of meters through the high-temperature, high-pressure crust, averaging over a hundred meters per second.

Fortunately, it hadn’t noticed it was being tracked, meandering aimlessly underground.

Sometimes ascending, sometimes diving.

Ji Xinghuo locked onto the Earth Devouring Worm at all times by relying on Electromagnetic Induction and the Supreme Dark Magic Ball.

When it dove down past ten kilometers, the sensing became fuzzy, but it seemed it couldn’t withstand the crust’s increasingly high temperature and pressure for long, mostly staying above five thousand meters deep.

After tracking for hundreds of kilometers, the Earth Devouring Worm finally stopped and then floated to within one thousand meters of the surface, lurking motionlessly.

"Another Flood-Level Earth Devouring Worm!"

Ji Xinghuo immediately understood its intent—it was hunting another Earth Devouring Worm.

He realized, "No wonder there are so many Earth Devouring Worms in the vast Silent Wilderness, but so few have evolved to Catastrophe-Level."

The Flood-Level Earth Devouring Worm had not realized it was being targeted, and it, in turn, had its eyes on prey.

That was a group of Mo Yunling.

Very few species could survive on the Silent Wilderness, and Mo Yunling was one of them, with an even larger population than the Earth Devouring Worms. They were also extremely sensitive to ground vibrations, leaping high and running swiftly at the slightest rustle.

It was their talent for rapid reaction and escape that allowed Mo Yunling to survive amidst the Earth Devouring Worm threat.

Still, they were at the bottom of the food chain, a primary prey of the Earth Devouring Worms.

This group of Mo Yunling numbered in the dozens.

They were spread out over several hundred meters, maintaining a distance from each other, half nibbling on leaves, looking around vigilantly now and then, while the other half were continuously on the lookout, listening for movements beneath the ground.

Underground, the Flood-Level Earth Devouring Worm slowly floated upward, approaching the center of the Mo Yunling herd.

And deeper still, the Earthquake-Level Earth Devouring Worm was closing in.

The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.

Seeing this scene from the shadows, Ji Xinghuo couldn’t help but smile; he was the ultimate oriole.

He looked up.

It was daytime, and there were several Hunting Teams within a hundred kilometers, so if he made a move, it had to be swift and decisive.

This recently evolved Flood-Level Shock Devouring Worm was approximately twelve meters long, and it was very cautious. As it approached the Mo Yunling, it patiently made several detours to avoid the direction where the lookout Mo Yunling were.

Ji Xinghuo moved instantaneously while invisible.

After several silent movements, he arrived above the Mo Yunling herd, about a hundred meters from the ground.

The Electric Potential Battle Blade in his hand, his pupils completely blackened, his presence veiled and suppressed.

Finally.

The Flood-Level Earth Devouring Worm surfaced, just a few meters below the feet of the Mo Yunling. It suddenly triggered a Gravity Mutation and within a radius of several hundred meters, the gravity increased by more than twenty times. The Mo Yunling jumped up in alarm, reaching only a height of about a dozen meters before falling back down, unable to escape the range of the Gravity Mutation.