Xuanzhenzi stared fixedly at the pale head beside him, his fingertips trembling slightly.
He tried to seize control of the body, but no matter how he circulated his Cultivation Method, his will could at most cover half of it.
The left half belonged to him, while the right was like cast bronze and forged iron, utterly immovable.
He could feel Feng Tianning's soul firmly rooted within that half of the body, like a coiled venomous snake, standing its ground against him.
"I underestimated you," Xuanzhenzi finally said, his voice hoarse and low.
"I never fully mastered this Exotic Insect. I only obtained some of its abilities.
"You were revived... because of that Exotic Insect too, weren't you?"
Feng Tianning burst into laughter. The head tilted up slightly, his eyes filled with a few traces of exhilarated pride. "A twist of fate, that was all.
"I was already dead. It was that hatred that let a wisp of my soul remain within the Exotic Insect. Later, somehow, my consciousness gradually returned.
"By the time I realized it, I could already sense everything within this body."
He paused, an inscrutable sigh in his gaze.
"Speaking of which, I should thank you, Master.
"I hadn't even reached Foundation Establishment before, yet I suddenly gained the strength of the Three Flowers Realm, along with an Exotic Insect at my side.
"I'm truly powerful now... This feeling is intoxicating."
Xuanzhenzi's face turned livid. He stopped wasting words on him and tried to suppress Feng Tianning's consciousness.
But whenever his will touched the right half of the body, it encountered an invisible barrier, as though striking a soft wall. No matter what he did, he could not penetrate it.
He tried several times, and every attempt ended in failure. In the end, he could only stop