"Lord Wolf Bear, sorry for the trouble these past few days."
Old Man Yu rose to his feet and respectfully addressed the shrunken Wolf Bear across from him.
The stronger he became, the more he could feel just how powerful Wolf Bear was.
For the past three days, he had been focused on refining his Immortal Destiny, but he hadn't been completely unaware of what was happening outside.
During that time, Wolf Bear had gone out twice, returning each time with the corpses of two or three Insect Race members.
And for some reason, he now felt a faint sense of closeness toward Wolf Bear, too.
But what affected him most was how he felt about the little tree.
Wolf Bear looked at Old Man Yu and gave a slight nod.
Whether Old Man Yu was at Fetal Movement Major Accomplishment or Perfection of Fetal Movement made no difference to it.
If not for the sake of Lord Little Tree, it wouldn't have paid Old Man Yu any attention at all. Of course, now that they had both refined their Immortal Destinies, they were "one of us."
"Has Lord Little Tree... still not woken up?"
Old Man Yu glanced around and couldn't help asking.
He had always addressed Little Tree simply and directly, but after Wolf Bear had warned him once, he had now started adding an honorific without even thinking about it.
Wolf Bear shook its head, though it showed no sign of worry.
It could sense that Lord Little Tree was currently in a special state. As for the Insect Race members that appeared outside from time to time, it would go out and clear them away, then bring their corpses back for Lord Little Tree to absorb.
Whether or not Lord Little Tree woke up, it would