Rise Of The Worm Sovereign

The two beasts were hovering at the edge of the territory that belonged to the Slim Arm ape and also the Demon Spine ape.

Apparently, the father and son were now sharing territories as the Demon Spine ape had taken over the nearby territories that were left from the Sliver Beak Sky Soar eagle. Currently, the combined territories of the two Ape kings could be said to be as the second largest among all the beast kings.

The largest belonged to the Twin lights liger king of course while the third largest was that of the Olive Viper king. And in the last place was the Split Thorn horn beetle king. Though if one considered his case, the territory was not just restricted to the surface and extended quite deep.

A lot of the insect beasts lived underground and made their nests there. So if one considered just the surface area in which the beast kings and their subordinates lived, the Split Thorn horn beetle king's territory could be said to be the largest.

The two Nascent Soul realm beasts did not enter directly, as it would be seen as trespassing. Instead, Lin Wu decided to do the same thing he had done with the Split Thorn Horn Beetle king.

He gathered his aura and sent out a wave from his body that traveled deep into the territory. The beasts that sensed this aura all quietened down and waited patiently. They knew not to make too much noise or come in the way of the incoming beast, lest they lost their lives.

At the center of the territory, there was another hill. This hill was smaller than that of the Tomb of the Taiji celestial but it's overall area was larger. There was a cave located at the base of this hill, which was not natural.

If one looked at it, they would be able to tell that this was carved out manually by someone. There were various marks on it that were caused by tools, claws, and punches. It was in this cave that the slim arm ape and his son the Demon Spine Ape lived.

As soon as Lin Wu's aura reached them, they roused from their meditation. If one looked at them right now, they would see they were sitting cross legged just the same way humans cultivated. The only difference was their sizes. The slim arm ape had long arms and a lanky body while the Demon Spine Ape was like a small mountain.

"Seems like we have a visitor." The Slim arm ape spoke.

"Visitor? More like intruders." The Demon spine ape said as a flame of violence sparked in his eyes.

"Patience my son. Look before you leap, he is not alone." The slim arm ape spoke.

"He isn't?" The demon spine ape questioned.

"No… looks like the old beetle is with him too." The slim arm ape answered.

"The two of them together? What are they doing here?" The Demon arm ape wondered.

"Well… why don't we go and find out?" The Slim Arm ape king said before standing up.

Meanwhile, Lin Wu had experienced something else at the border of the territory. The moment when the Slim arm ape king had opened his eyes, his spirit sense had spread out from his body.

'The slim arm ape kings' spirit sense is incredibly long… looks like there is more to him that I was thinking.' Lin Wu thought to himself.

"They are approaching us." The beetle king said.

"Indeed, I can smell them now too." Lin Wu replied.

Lin Wu thought didn't tell him that he had already heard them when they had left the cave due to his enhanced hearing. His ears had secretly extended, and he was now tracking the two ape kings as they traveled towards him.

Then, in less than two minutes, the two ape beasts appeared in front of them. Both of them were small in size compared to the split thorn horn beetle king and Lin Wu. They couldn't help but stare at the emerald green creature that was in front of them.

Previously they had only sensed his bloodline, but they were unable to see his true form in the bloodline battle. But now seeing him they were shocked, as only one name came to their mind.

"The Olive Viper king!!" They muttered together.

While the beetle king might not have heard them, Lin Wu clearly did and they were even speaking in the human tongue rather than the beast one, that too a dialect that was not common in this region. This meant that even if other beasts that were used to humans heard it, they would be unable to understand it. 

'So they use the human tongue to prevent the other beasts from listening in. Hmm… this is definitely a human tactic.' Lin Wu said as he recognized what a lot of multi-lingual people did in his past life.

Lin Wu could have similarly responded to them, but decided to hide his advantage.

'Who knows what else I may end up finding…' Lin Wu reckoned.

"Greetings! Slim Arm Ape king, Demon Spine Ape King." Lin Wu said, wanting to take the initiative.

He remembered some of the books on negotiation and conversation he had read in his past life and knew that taking the initiative to speak first could place one in advantage. Though if it was done wrong they could also end up causing problems.

Still… in his case, he was talking to beasts and did not really know if it would work or not. He just decided to do it anyway and make some use of those shitty books that did not teach him well to talk with girls.

"And you are…?" The slim arm ape replied.

"Ah, I should have introduced myself first. I'm pretty sure you must have seen the heavenly tribulation a few days ago, I am that beast. I am called as the Crimson Eyed Emerald Worm." Lin Wu introduced.