"What is it?" Zhang Chen asked, staring at Wang Yizhi's astonished expression.
"Bug Elder is one of the three supreme elders within the Insect Realm, and the most mysterious among them. Due to the nature of the Insect Realm's underground activities, there is an internal rule that no powerhouse belonging to the Insect Realm may compete for the title of Apostle. In truth, the three supreme elders unquestionably possess Apostle-level abilities."
"Haha, Chong Ying really is liked wherever she goes."
When Zhang Chen had fought Bug Elder, he had more or less determined that she was absolutely at the Apostle level. In Zhang Chen's view, that was actually a good thing. Only an Insect Realm powerhouse like her could fully bring out Chong Ying's latent talent.
"I only hope Little Sister Chong Ying is safe. According to my information, Bug Elder does not have a very good reputation. She has an extremely profound understanding of 'poison,' and her heart is equally vicious."
"I've met Bug Elder. She was indeed strange. She tried to kill me without even exchanging more than a few words. But then again, Bug Elder treated Chong Ying as though she were her own child. It's getting late. Shall we head back?"
This time, Zhang Chen directly opened a spatial portal atop the mountain. The two stepped inside and arrived at the outskirts of Black Capital.
With the dark aura thin during the daytime, the city's residents were all resting inside their homes. Zhang Chen and Wang Yizhi returned to the bedroom on the top floor of the central tower and fell peacefully asleep.
Within the territory of the former Corpse Realm, a week passed in the blink of an eye. Aside from the dense yin energy still seeping out from beneath the ground, Yu Ming