After escaping the territory of the Human-faced Moths, the swarm that had blotted out the sky behind him slowed down.
The Thousand-Hand Centipede carried Su Jie onward in one burst for dozens of kilometers. The Human-faced Moths had completely vanished from sight, and he had successfully shaken off the pursuit.
"Now that was vicious!"
Su Jie wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. In the past, whenever he faced Human-faced Moths, he had always moved stealthily, crouching furtively for an entire day just to find a chance to pick off a few.
This was his first time charging straight in and capturing them by force like this, and the process had been quite dangerous.
The Thousand-Hand Centipede's condition said it all. Its beautiful black-jade body was now pitted and battered, with some of its flesh corroded. It was currently squeaking aggrievedly while sneaking glances at the captured Human-faced Moths, clearly hoping for a bite.
"You can't eat these."
Su Jie pushed away the Thousand-Hand Centipede's massive head and gazed happily at the Human-faced Moths he had captured. There were at least a thousand of them.
Worried that the Human-faced Moths would lose their vitality, Su Jie grabbed several and crushed them to death with his fingers, then smeared their insect blood across his palms.
Immediately afterward, Su Jie sat cross-legged on the ground and circulated the Body Insect Calming Technique.
The insect blood in his palms seemed to be scorched by intense heat, evaporating into mist. Su Jie inhaled the mist into his lungs.
Spiritual power surged forth with each breath. Su Jie's breathing gradually became incomparably slow, with his chest rising only once every dozen minutes. His long breaths moved in tandem with the flow of spiritual energy, and his aura slowly changed. Even his thoughts became sluggish, as