Lin Yue would not have appeared here for no reason. Since she could call out Li Taibai's name, she had evidently received some information.
It was not strange. When Lu Ye had first fought Liu Yuemei in the Earth Rift, the commotion had been considerable; otherwise, it would not have drawn the underground Insect Race. If any cultivators had passed nearby, they should have noticed it.
Most likely, some Myriad Demon Ridge Cultivators had noticed the sounds of battle and passed the news to Lin Yue. Concerned for his safety, she had come to investigate.
She was quite thoughtful.
But this put Lu Ye in an awkward position. It would not do for him to meet Lin Yue face-to-face. They belonged to different factions—if they met, should they fight or not? Under normal circumstances, he could simply lie low, then leave safely after Lin Yue departed.
But now, the Insect Race surrounded him on all sides. He had no way to conceal himself.
He could only activate Thousand Faces and transform into Li Taibai. Amid the fierce battle, he put on the Red Dragon Battle Robe, hung the Sword Gourd at his waist, stored away the Crag Mountain Saber, and placed Amber into the Spirit Beast Bag.
By the time he completed that string of actions, densely packed Insect Race creatures had surrounded him from every direction. Several Divine Sea Realm insects watched him covetously from nearby.
Sword light trembled, Sword Qi burst in every direction, and in an instant, it cleared out a vast empty stretch. Insect Blood and severed limbs scattered everywhere as Lu Ye shot upward, rushing out of the Earth Rift within a few breaths.
Not far away, a figure was being besieged by the Insect Race. It was Lin Yue.
Though she possessed Tier Seven