Lu Ye had experience clashing with Yan Ya of the Insect Emperor Realm, so he naturally knew that these elite Insect Race cultivators were individually powerful, far beyond those Big Bugs with little intelligence. Their naturally grown bony carapaces in particular possessed exceptionally tough defenses.
But once they truly exchanged blows, he discovered that these Insect Race cultivators were much weaker than Yan Ya. That made killing them far smoother than he had anticipated.
On reflection, the Insect Emperor Realm was a Top-tier Realm, and Yan Ya, having come from there, was undoubtedly one of the Insect Race's finest. Insect Race cultivators from other realms naturally could not compare to him.
In any case, matters proceeded smoothly. Lu Ye had originally been considering how to spread out his Blood Sea without arousing the Insect Race's suspicions. Who would have thought that they would fear he lacked the strength to carry on? He could only reluctantly give them a demonstration.
That demonstration left several Insect Race cultivators dead.
During the battle, under the command and control of those Insect Race cultivators, the Insect Race Guards repeatedly charged through the Blood Sea, searching for Lu Ye's whereabouts. Clearly, they wanted to pressure him, but it had no effect whatsoever.
Once the Insect Race cultivators had been slain, those Insect Race Guards became headless flies. Though numerous, removing them was merely a matter of time for Lu Ye.
After the time it took for an incense stick to burn, the chaos subsided. The turbulent Blood Sea withdrew, and in the vast core space of the Insect Nest, Lu Ye alone remained standing. Even his Clone had been recalled.
He casually cleaned up the battlefield, then burned the Insect Race corpses to ashes with a single fire.
Lu Ye slowly descended and sat cross-legged