Cheng Han observed for a while and was about to leave when he suddenly sensed something.
He immediately turned his head and looked toward the front right.
The next moment.
"Chirp!"
A crisp birdcall rang out.
A mass of crimson flame appeared out of nowhere, then burst with a pop into sparks that filled the sky.
The sparks swiftly gathered together, transforming into a graceful, slender figure.
At the same time.
A faint pressure of divine power, astonishingly high in level, naturally radiated outward.
Cheng Han froze for a moment, then quickly bowed. "Greetings, Your Highness, the Divine Lord."
The newcomer was one of the two God Monarchs stationed here by the Supreme Divine Court—the Vermilion Bird God Monarch.
Since Cheng Han had formally ascended to the Divine Throne, he had met the Vermilion Bird God Monarch several times, but they had all been public occasions.
This was the first private meeting between them, especially since His Highness had come to seek him out personally.
The Vermilion Bird God Monarch's beautiful eyes shifted as she said amiably, "No need for such formality."
Cheng Han did not waste words, merely adopting an attentive posture. "May I ask what instructions Your Highness has?"
The Vermilion Bird God Monarch spoke gently. "I have already heard the full account of how you all hunted the Divine Worms."
She gave him an approving look. "You did very well!"
Although the hunt had seemed unremarkable, merely a simple ambush that successfully killed two Divine Worms.
The God Monarch fully understood how difficult that ambush had been.
There was no need to mention anything else.
Simply running circles around a huge swarm of Divine Worms, including a powerful Insect Mother, was an exceedingly dangerous feat.
Even a God Monarch would not dare claim they could have done