Douluo Continent: I, Huo Yuhao, am the Master of Spirit

Chapter 85 The Insect Was Here, The Dragon Was Here!

This ice demon worm has an extremely bizarre and twisted appearance, making it seem as if this creature does not belong to the same evolutionary tree as other creatures in the Douluo Continent.

Its purplish-white body is covered with a thick, slippery, transparent mucus that forms a protective film, isolating it from external oil.

At the same time, the mucus also reduces resistance, allowing these ice worms to swim extremely fast in the thick oil.

The reason these ice demon worms are described as having a strange appearance is because their bodies are covered with numerous fleshy buds, which are densely packed and irregularly distributed across their bodies.

Those fleshy buds seemed to have their own life, wriggling on the other's body, causing Huo Yuhao's sanity to plummet!
Moreover, the sheer number of these insects in the oil lake is enough to make anyone with trypophobia explode at the sight of them.

This giant oil field is probably no longer exploitable. Not only is the Passion Headquarters too far away, but the presence of these Ice Demon Worms has greatly increased the danger level of this oil field!
Even Huo Yuhao was somewhat reluctant to use his mental power to scan these disgusting insects.

These insects have no eyes on their heads, only two short white antennae, the tips of which appear to be a device for transmitting and receiving mental energy.

Their way of observing the world is somewhat similar to the mental detection sound waves that Huo Yuhao used when he was at the Dingyi Chamber of Commerce.

If that's the case, then things are much easier; mental strength is Huo Yuhao's forte.

Use the spiritual power of the Spirit Abyss Realm to set up a spiritual shielding barrier around your body.

For the Ice Demon Worm, Huo Yuhao is now playing the role of the classic invisible human in ACG.

Of course, even the world's finest furry would never like these monstrous insects!
He would rather believe that someone in the world controls Cthulhu than believe that someone controls the Ice Demon Worm on XP!

If that's true, then Huo Yuhao thinks people's egos are too free, and he suggests seeing a psychologist.

Despite feeling nauseous, Huo Yuhao used his telekinesis to capture a hundred-year-old ice demon worm.

Even the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, which is also an insect-type soul beast, found it hard to look at the appearance of these insects.

He had only heard of these ice worms in the far north and knew where they were, but he had never actually seen them before.

In the past, he was either showing off his Ten Thousand Years of Profound Ice Marrow or playing Fast and Furious with the Ice Emperor, and he simply didn't have time to learn about these Ice Demon Worms in detail.

"Yuhao, this soul beast looks so random! It's unlike any other creature in Douluo Continent."

Huo Yuhao nodded, agreeing with Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's statement.

However, he actually knew that the evolution of life was never about striving for perfection.

All organs in a living body follow one principle: as long as they can be used, that's enough!
For example, the human eye is actually just a lump, and frequent use can lead to decreased vision. This is also true in Douluo Continent.

Because quite a few people here wear glasses.

Humans can see lush forests, clear skies, and azure seas because of this.

In fact, it mainly relies on the human brain, which is incredibly powerful in the biosphere, for processing and processing.

In a sense, everything you see is filled in by your brain.

Chromosomes, DNA, and genes are not as mysterious or sophisticated as people think.

It's the simplest method of exhaustive search, accumulating results little by little.

In the long course of evolution, life has left behind a mountain of messy code on our DNA, and sometimes we don’t even know how that code works.

If we consider evolution as an exam, the goal of life is never to get a perfect score, but rather to pass with a score of 60.

Reproduction and survival are the main themes of life; to put it bluntly, it's about the smaller head controlling the larger one.

Of course, Douluo Continent is a fantasy world, so the creatures here certainly can't be described like that.

At least in Huo Yuhao's view, the creatures of Douluo Continent are constantly striving for perfection in their evolution!
Relying on the unique spiritual energy of this place, they have evolved all sorts of extraordinary abilities, gradually refining their bloodlines and striving for perfection in the path of evolution.

The creatures that come closest to perfect evolution are the dragons!
This is the conclusion drawn from the study of the three dragon king skeletons beneath the green soil of Xilu City.

After gathering his thoughts, Huo Yuhao used his mental power to scan the approximately three-meter-long ice demon worm and recorded it in his catalog. This time, the information displayed in the catalog was exceptionally long, and at the same time, the "special information (part two)" that Huo Yuhao had previously obtained emitted a faint golden light before dissipating along with the information.

"Ice Demon Worm: A special worm that lives in the southeastern part of the far north."

"The far north was once a dense forest millions of years ago,"

"A large number of dragons live here."

"Later, the dragon's throne shattered, all the dragons cried out in despair, the sky fell, and the shadow of death loomed over this perfect race."

"Dragons are born of pride, and should die because of pride."

"But there are always some dragons who are unwilling to die and do not want to become an outcast!"

"They abandoned their pride!"

"They gave up walking alone!"

"They embraced each other."

"They chose to become insects."

"In the frigid far north of this world, they deteriorate in despair, abandoning the crown of evolution."

"The elegant dragon body has been transformed into an insect body, and those repulsive fleshy growths are also traces of the dragon scales that once existed?"

"They lost their eyes not because they liked the darkness, but because they didn't want to see their ugly bodies now."

"Ah, the insect is here, the dragon was here!"

"Record: Due to the deterioration of its bloodline, the Ice Demon Worm has a virus belonging to the dragon race in its body. This virus can target genes."

"Those who possess true dragon blood can ignore the virus."

"Beware of its three venomous fangs in its mouthparts; the virus can enter its prey through these fangs."

"This creature is not recommended for consumption..."

Upon seeing the "Special Information (Part Two)" linking with the recording ability, the Ice Demon Worm's information appeared in the catalog in extremely detailed form.

Huo Yuhao also learned that the so-called Ice Demon Worm in front of him was once a giant dragon soaring in the sky.

Because of the Dragon God's madness, the dragon race became an outcast, and these dragons living in the far north could not accept this cruel reality.

It chose self-degradation, transforming from a dragon into a worm, eternally binding itself to this oil lake.

"Heh, I wonder what Di Tian would think if he saw this swarm of worms?"

"Anger or sadness?"

"I guess it's anger, anger at these worms that have tarnished the honor of the dragon race."

Huo Yuhao stepped on the century-old ice demon worm, watching the giant white-purple body rolling in the oil lake.

That was an ice demon worm with a cultivation level of about 30,000 years, and it was the king of these insects.

Its fleshy growths were almost like scales, but it still hadn't broken free from the insect's body, and there was still no sign of eyes appearing.

If you don't want to soar, then be an insect for life.

Huo Yuhao had no interest in helping these ugly and aesthetically unappealing worms.

(End of this chapter)