Li Ang had no time to further train the two and immediately rushed towards the location of the Sand Vortex. Silver Blades continuously formed, hovering by his side, advancing along with his run.

In the rapidly descending vortex, it seemed like a Demon's giant mouth was swallowing fierce winds, pulling Zoe and Dorothy towards those rows of fangs.

This area was deliberately chosen by Li Ang, there shouldn't be any Sandnest Maggot!

One of Dorothy's Flower Wings scattered into Flower Vines, piercing the sand outside the vortex, pulling continuously to resist the pull of the quicksand, while the other Flower Wing wrapped around Zoe's waist to prevent her from falling into the hole.

Upon reaching near the Sand Cave, Li Ang raised a hand, silver Light Blades tore through the sky, successively piercing the center of the Sand Cave.

"Woo—"

The low growl of the Sandnest Maggot was deep and resonating, as if coming from the abyss.

The Light Blades emitted by the Silver Heart Sword were enough to directly pierce through the Maggot's body, yet this wasn't enough to kill it. Its strong muscles could rapidly contract, tightly sealing the puncture wounds in its body.

He only temporarily reduced the Sandnest Maggot's desire to attack, allowing the two young girls to escape.

The brute force of the Demon-Born Flower slowly pulled, taking Dorothy and Zoe away from the Sand Cave together.

After stepping on solid ground, Zoe immediately ran to Li Ang's side. Her red pupils staring directly at the still absorbing Sand Vortex, she said with a hint of shock, "What kind of monster is that! It's so frightening."

Dorothy slowly walked over, and Li Ang said to the two of them, "It's a Sandnest Maggot, the reason I didn't let you take on missions involving these things earlier is that it's too hard to handle. You could say it's the enemy in the desert region that people least want to encounter."

"Alright, now that you're out I can attack without worries."

Li Ang summoned more Silver Light Blades; this time they were arranged in a ring, capable of entering the Sand Cave for multi-directional cutting.

"Squeal—!"

A sound like gas being squeezed from liquid echoed in the Sand Cave.

"What is that sound?"

As soon as Zoe questioned, Li Ang immediately knelt down, placing his palm on the ground, communicating with the Earth Spirit to shape a Sandstone Summoning.

The Sandstone Giant transformed in front of the three in an instant, pulling into a wide Sand Shield, blocking them from all directions.

Li Ang didn't have time to explain; the downpour was imminent.

Centered on the vortex where the Sandnest Maggot was, light blue liquid surged out like a fountain, turning into raindrops, covering the wide area outside the Sand Cave.

"What is this?"

Dorothy's voice carried a slight tremble, as if frightened.

"It's the poison of the Sandnest Maggot, the main reason people don't want to deal with it. Its toxicity is not as potent as the Poisonous Flying Serpent, due to its specialization in lurking and ambushing, so the toxicity is weaker; unless you get exposed to a lot, you can metabolize it away.

"But just a bit of this poison can cause extreme pain, and no one has concocted an antidote for it. They use this to make prey lose mobility, making it easier to hunt."

The poison is stored between the fangs in its mouth, where stinging spikes grow. At close range, it will spring out to sting people, while at long range, it can spray poison, forming a poisonous rain. This is much more formidable than the Poisonous Flying Serpent's toxin.

The poison raindrops hit the Shield of Sand, the particles large enough to even make a crackling sound.

"Something doesn't feel right," Li Ang pondered.

Neither the presence of a Sandnest Maggot at this location nor its poison covering such a large range makes any sense.

Once the poison rain ceased, he approached the Maggot, opening its status panel.

[Sandnest Maggot (Dragon Transformation)]

[A powerful demon hidden beneath the sand, its tough body is covered in rigid and resilient hide capable of digging through earth rocks effortlessly, causing vibrations on the surface. Few creatures can withstand its subterranean assault.]

[Species: Alien Species]

[Combat Wisdom: Tier 5]

[Servant: None]

[Energy Source: Demon Dragon Blood Crystal [Consumed], Tier 7]

[Physical Strength: Rigid and Resilient Hide, Tier 5. Earth Digging Fang, Tier 4. Monster Strength Tendons, Tier 5. Dense Intestines, Tier 5. Stinging Poisonous Thorns, Tier 4]

[Special Attack: Death Sand Cave]

[Skills: Earth Affinity, Tough Body, Dragon Blood Enhancement]

[Combat Power Amplification: 35%]

Dragon Transformation?

Li Ang understood that the Dragon Transformation of demons originated from the unique magic power of the Dragon Species within the Magic Power Dimension affecting other demons, giving them the power of a Dragon.

But previously, Dragon Transformation referred to demons becoming Sub-dragons; this Sandnest Maggot seems to have been strengthened instead.

Could it indeed be related to the recent Magical Disaster?

Yet this doesn't seem like a natural influence.

With this thought, Li Ang rubbed his eyes to enhance his Spirituality in vision and gazed into the distance.

On the summit of the rock mountain to the west, a figure was watching from afar.

Was it this person who caused the Sandnest Maggot to appear here?

As Li Ang was pondering, that person seemed to see him too, turning around to disappear behind a rock.

Li Ang fully fueled the energy source of the Silver Heart Sword, silver Light Blade Rings ceaselessly emerging, entering the Sand Cave to shred. Regardless of the potential enhancement and high combat amplification the Sandnest Maggot possessed, under the Pure Demon Blade, its head and brain were shredded in an instant.

However, from the destroyed head of the Maggot, a black hue-infused red magical glow suddenly emanated.

This is the Power of Dragon.

The Power of Dragon was so dense it appeared tangible, the black-red light filled the Maggot's wounds, layers of red dragon scales forming a wrap around the fractures, followed by the growth of flesh buds, regeneration of tissues, and the giant worm grew a head half-resembling a Dragon Species, yet also with a gaping mouth and numerous eyes on both sides.

On its status panel, the word "Demon Dragon Blood Crystal" at the energy source location vanished.

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