"Prison Demon!? Heh... what do you think? That fellow isn't nearly as patient as I am."
Naka neither denied nor admitted it. He merely looked down at Lin Sheng.
"Flesh, molten form, erosion spirit, inferno. I have to admit, you little fellow have exceeded all imagination. A mere Erosion Martial who hasn't even become a demigod, yet you can withstand so much origin power-and even wield the rank power of flesh. This journey has truly been spectacular."
"Several times, I could barely resist making a move. But more than any of that, what intrigued me were the secrets you carried."
"Only, you've disappointed me terribly. You crossed an entire starfield to reach this barren place. I'd thought you were going to uncover some further secret, but it turned out you only came to save a few ants."
At this point, Naka's face was filled with disappointment.
"This must be your birthplace. It's hard to imagine what caliber of secrets such a remote place could hold, much less how they all ended up concentrated in you."
"But never mind. Since I've already been exposed, there's no need to waste any more effort. This body of yours is quite good. I'll train it properly. Your true spirit, however, won't be so fortunate. To uncover every last one of your secrets, I'll distill and purify your true spirit and true nature, thread by thread."
As he spoke, Naka slapped his forehead as though remembering something and glanced up at the sky.
"I almost forgot that little black cat. Don't worry, not one of them will escape. I'll make you watch them be obliterated by inferno blackfire, one after another-including those ants you care so deeply about, and the little fellows aboard the Radiant Light."
"I seem to have rambled a little too much.