Feeling the enthusiasm of the Mud Crab Queen.

Saga’s face turned dark as he once again realized the importance of the dragon’s heritage to the Dragon Kind.

Due to the lack of relevant knowledge in the heritage, the insufficient understanding of the internal habits of the mud crab species, and a slight error in information.

Saga mistakenly took the courtship ritual as a challenge to the Mud Crab Queen.

Now that he had defeated the Mud Crab Queen, he had officially succeeded in courtship. From the thoughts of the Mud Crab Queen, Saga knew that he now had two choices.

One was to follow the process of the courtship ritual and accept the Mud Crab Queen as his mate.

With a cute appearance and various other styles, the Mud Crab Queen, who was considered charming by the aesthetic standards of all dragon species, was not unacceptable to Saga.

After all, he wasn’t a pure-hearted dragon, and he felt that having a variety of different mates was quite nice.

The only downside was that the Mud Crab Queen was a semi-sapient being, strong and cute, but with the intelligence equivalent to a ten-year-old human, slightly dim-witted.

However, some ancient dragons with long lifespans had countless mates of different species in their lives. They wouldn’t mind a semi-sapient being with the potential for enlightenment, let alone purely wild creatures if they were interested.

Moreover, being not too smart sometimes wasn’t a disadvantage.

The second choice was to abandon the Mud Crab Queen despite the successful courtship and reject her affection.

Saga understood the consequences of this through their mental connection.

In the mud crab species, it was usually the male crabs that courted the females.

A strong male crab could showcase its power through the courtship ritual and gain multiple mates.

Normally, male mud crabs were stronger.

But the Mud Crab Queen was an anomaly; as a female, she had defeated all the male crabs that courted her and looked down on these weaker kin, becoming the strongest Mud Crab Queen in the swamp kingdom.

However, having a stronger being court and conquer her was something the Mud Crab Queen looked forward to.

Yet, if she were defeated in the courtship ritual, gained love, but then rejected, the Mud Crab Queen would feel humiliated, and her love for Saga would turn into intense hatred, becoming an unending enemy, even in death.

“Let go of me first.”

Saga’s whisper entered the mind of the Mud Crab Queen.

“…Okay.”

Perhaps due to her low intelligence, equivalent to a ten-year-old human, the Mud Crab Queen’s mental response sounded like a soft, naive little girl to Saga.

Reluctantly letting go of Saga, the Mud Crab Queen shrank her size to be slightly smaller than Saga’s true form, then lowered her head and leaned towards Saga.

Saga extended his dragon claw, stopping the enthusiastic little Mud Crab Queen from getting closer, while he fell into deep thought.

Not long after, seeing that Saga seemed to have subdued the Mud Crab Queen, the demigod commanders flew over.

“Your Majesty, congratulations on bringing the powerful Mud Crab Queen under your command.”

The mantis man praised.

The Golden Dragon came back to his senses and glared at the mantis man.

It was this guy who had told Saga about the honor challenge, which had now turned into a courtship challenge.

In an instant, under Saga’s dangerous gaze, the mantis man broke out in a cold sweat, feeling as if an invisible scythe of the Grim Reaper was placed at his neck.

“Your Majesty, please forgive me.”

The mantis man lowered his head, not knowing what he had done wrong, but begging for mercy first was never a bad idea.

“In the future, don’t speak uncertain information carelessly. If it happens again, I’ll twist your head off.”

Saga said calmly.

“Thank you for your mercy, Your Majesty. I understand, it won’t happen again.”

Realizing that there was an issue with the challenge ritual information, the mantis man solemnly promised, still shaken.

“Your Majesty, what happened?”

Melishia asked in confusion.

“It’s not a big deal, just that you might have another sister soon.”

Saga said.

As a dragon with strong inclusivity and a willingness to explore and try new things, having multiple Mud Crab Queens as mates was acceptable to Saga.

“…I see.”

“Your Majesty, with your majestic presence, it’s normal for the Mud Crab Queen to admire you.”

The succubus blushed slightly, her tail swaying, clamping her legs together, and whispered:

“And you’re so strong, having a sister to serve you together, I welcome it.”

In this regard, the succubus was naturally gifted, but even she couldn’t match Saga’s robust dragon body, which seemed to have endless vigorous energy.

Meanwhile, under the eager gaze of the Mud Crab Queen, Saga retracted his dragon claw, allowing her to joyfully approach him, rubbing against his scales with fervent affection.

Compared to a mate, the Mud Crab Queen was more like a pet.

“I’ll find a way to improve her intelligence in the future.”

Saga thought for a moment and said to the Mud Crab Queen through mental communication:

“I’ll give you a name.”

“Mud Crab Nilu, from now on, you’ll be called Nilu.”

Nilu responded with joyful mental waves, accepting the name given by Saga.

After this, the entire mud crab species, along with their queen, had a new follower.

Under the Mud Crab Queen’s command, the mud crab species, who originally ignored the black swamp stones as they were useless to them, joined the ranks of mining black swamp stones for Saga.

As native swamp creatures, their efficiency was much higher than that of the abyssal prisoners.

Additionally, with a large number of crab shells shed by the mud crabs, the abyssal prisoners no longer needed to risk their lives hunting mud crabs.

And Saga gained an obedient and powerful mate.

The once single Mud Crab Queen finally had someone to belong to.

The ending could be said to be a happy one for everyone.

Thus, this sphere was almost entirely under Saga’s rule, his will above all, even the abyssal prisoners had to follow his rules.

“Only the giant worm species remains.”

Perched in the Dragon Palace in the Sooty Mountains, Saga thought silently.

“According to reliable information, the Mother Worm is not as strong as the Mud Crab Queen.”

“But it has a large number of demigod worms under its command, even more than ten, and it hides in the deepest part of the Worm Nest.”

“How can I subdue the Mother Worm? Should I challenge it like I did with the Mud Crab Queen?”

Saga shook his head slightly.

“What if it turns into another courtship ritual? One semi-sapient mate like Nilu is enough.”

He didn’t want another Mother Worm as his mate.

The giant worm’s numerous mouthparts, even the sharp teeth deep in its throat, and its entire long body filled with dense, sharp fangs were terrifying features to most sapient beings.

However, in Saga’s eyes, this was quite unique and intense, a plus point.

But Saga didn’t like the giant worm’s wrinkled, rough skin.

Dragons had a universal aesthetic, but they also had individual preferences.

Saga preferred creatures with exoskeletons, which he found more visually appealing and attractive. The top priority was, of course, dragons, followed by snake-like creatures with similar scales, and Nilu with her crab shell was also included.

If there was no exoskeleton, he liked creatures covered mainly in fur.

For example, lions, tigers, and wolves. Saga liked thick, lush, shiny fur that looked smooth and even glowed.

If there was no exoskeleton or fur, with most of the body skin exposed.

For example, humans and elves.

Saga preferred smooth and delicate skin, and in terms of skin color, perhaps due to his red-gold hybrid nature, he favored red and gold, whether it was exoskeletons, fur, or skin.

Among dragons, Yekaterina, with her bright red scales and golden patterns, was Saga’s favorite appearance.

Among humanoid creatures, a female Elf King with golden skin and red patterns would be a perfect example in Saga’s eyes.

Other colors were more or less the same to Saga.

The least acceptable was black.

Back to the point.

Due to Saga’s individual preferences, although the giant worm’s mouthparts were unique, its overall appearance wasn’t to Saga’s liking, with its extremely rough skin and dark color.

If there were a giant worm with smooth, jade-like skin, he might consider trying it.

After thinking for a moment, Saga summoned the demigod commanders and the Elf King to the Emperor Dragon Palace.

“Send some abyssal prisoners to the Worm Nest to observe the giant worms’ habits and find a way to subdue them.”

Following Saga’s command.

The abyssal prisoners took action.

However, as time passed, there were no concrete results.

All the giant worms, no matter how they were captured or restrained, would dissipate their life force upon realizing they couldn’t escape.

They couldn’t be tamed at all.

Using psychic probing and other methods to delve into the giant worms’ minds only revealed a blank slate.

Saga personally used psychic communication on a Legendary worm, with similar results.

It was as if giant worms had no mental will.

Moreover, despite killing several giant worms, Saga didn’t see a single complete worm soul, only fragmented soul energy.

Even though semi-sapient beings rarely produced complete souls, having all high-ranking Legendary worms like this was unusual.

“No complete souls, mental will blank.”

Suspended above the endless sand, Saga pondered.

“The mud crabs are a large species, and Nilu was born among them as the most outstanding individual, becoming the queen. I thought the giant worms were similar.”

“But now it seems that’s not the case.”

“Perhaps the Mother Worm wasn’t born from the worm species, but rather the worm species exists because of the Mother Worm.”

There was little information about the giant worms in the Casserly Abyss in the heritage, so Saga could only speculate.

His eyes glowed with psychic energy, his thoughts racing like a storm, gradually confirming the most likely hypothesis among many guesses and theories.

“It seems that to subdue the Mother Worm, I must first meet it and find a specific method through contact.”

“Looking for a method from ordinary worms is meaningless.”

After some thought, Saga flapped his dragon wings and temporarily left the sand area, heading to the endless swamp to find Nilu, who was lying on the swamp’s surface, looking around.

Usually, Saga let Nilu stay in the swamp environment more suitable for her habitat and growth, occasionally coming to play with her, sparring and honing skills.

Among all the demigods in Saga’s camp.

Now, only the Mud Crab Queen could fight back and forth with Saga in a short time, allowing him to experience the fun of battle.

The Elf King’s breakthrough to demigod was also worth looking forward to, but he had no expectations for the other demigods.

Seeing Saga’s figure, the Mud Crab Queen’s eyes lit up immediately, her mood and spirit uplifted with joy, then she moved her short legs and flew towards Saga.

“Nilu, come with me out of the swamp and into the sand area.”

“There will be a battle with the giant worms, and I need you to fight with me.”

With many demigod worms under the Mother Worm’s command, Saga didn’t want to waste too much time entangling with these worms. Bringing the powerful Mud Crab Queen along to quickly break through the Worm Nest was a good choice.

As for why not bring the Elf King and demigod commanders but let Nilu follow.

The reason was simple.

It had been a while since he last visited Nilu in the swamp while looking for a way to subdue the Mother Worm. Now, taking her out for some activity was a good idea.

Although she rarely left the swamp.

Nilu had also been to the sand area and fought with the worms.

Very happy to fight alongside Saga, the Mud Crab Queen, in her cute green crab form, rode the wind and soared through the sky with Saga, gradually leaving the swamp and reaching the dry, sandy area.

The Worm Nest was a large area, the main activity ground for the giant worms, located in the deepest part of the sand area.

Heading towards the Worm Nest, Saga led the Mud Crab Queen deeper.

The sky-covering shadows swept across the sky, the aura of the two powerful beings causing countless plane creatures living in the sand area to panic and flee.

The sky was tinted red, casting a faint red edge on the Golden Dragon’s scales.

As time passed, the types of plane creatures sensed in the sand area below decreased, while the number of giant worms emerging from the sand increased.

Saga and Nilu had reached the edge of the Worm Nest.

Looking down at the endless sand, and the giant worms moving within, Saga thought of when he was first exiled to the Casserly Abyss years ago.

When he needed to rest in dragon slumber, the giant worms that tried to attack him provided worm armor, allowing Saga to sink into the sand more easily and evolve in dragon slumber.

At that time, Saga had just arrived in the famous Casserly Abyss, appearing calm and rational on the surface, but with a hint of unease inside.

Now, with his growing strength and increased understanding of the Casserly Abyss.

He had become well-adapted to life in the Casserly Abyss, and since he wasn’t oppressed by the abyss, and could act freely and enhance his power faster, Saga actually quite liked it here.

“Just don’t know where Yekaterina is.”

“When I become a demigod using the resources in this sphere, I’ll try to find Yekaterina in other spheres.”

The Casserly Abyss was hard to leave, but for demigod powerhouses, traveling between different spheres was possible.

However, since each sphere’s environment was similar, cross-layer travel was difficult, and few prisoners were willing to leave their familiar sphere and risk going to another sphere.

Gathering his scattered thoughts, Saga continued deeper into the sand-filled Worm Nest.

Like when he went to the Crab Pool, Saga did the same, not hiding his aura, attracting powerful demigod giant worms.

The Worm Nest remained calm.

Perhaps fearing Saga and the Mud Crab Queen, not even ordinary worms, let alone demigod giant worms, showed up, all hiding beneath the sand.

The entire sand area was deathly silent.

Except for the howling wind and flying sand, there seemed to be no life.

However, Saga could clearly sense the undercurrents beneath the sand.

A large number of worms were gathering, preparing to face the two powerful uninvited guests, with the Mother Worm gathering all its forces.

To reassure the Mother Worm to show itself, Saga calmed the restless Mud Crab Queen, hovering in the sky and waiting quietly.

Before long, the calm sand beneath Saga and Nilu began to move, countless swirling sand vortexes of various sizes appeared on the endless sand.

Countless giant worms emerged, their fangs in their mouthparts moving menacingly.

Among them, the strongest were twelve demigod giant worms, each with an upper body over a kilometer long, blocking out the sky, stirring up a doomsday-like sandstorm.

And among the twelve demigod giant worms, the Mother Worm slowly appeared.

Seeing the Mother Worm, Saga was greatly surprised.

The Mother Worm was barely a meter long, with a smooth, jade-like body emitting a jade-like glow, a pair of black gem-like eyes embedded in the front, blinking, completely different from other giant worms, looking like a piece of art.

The only flaw was that it lacked the iconic worm mouthparts.

Although it looked good, it lacked uniqueness in Saga’s eyes, with no intention of adding it to his harem.

At the same time, just a glance at Saga and the Mud Crab Queen made the delicate Mother Worm shrink back, fearfully sinking into the sand.