A moment later, the powerhouses gathered within the Insect Nest.
Yet the lines between them were clearly drawn.
Chen Gushan, Yan Zhixing, and He Linglong stood shoulder to shoulder, their expressions cold.
You Die stood beside Lu Ye with a gentle smile, her arm looped through his. She appeared calm on the surface, but her heart was pounding like a drum.
Within Variegated, the war between the Human Race and the Insect Race had raged without cease for countless thousands of years. They killed each other back and forth, forging a Blood Sea Deep Grudge that had long since sunk deep roots. If not for Lu Ye today, there was no way they could have met without coming to blows.
Yet even with Lu Ye here, You Die could not be certain these three would not harbor some other thoughts toward her.
If a fight broke out, she could never match three opponents alone. This place would become her burial ground.
Not to mention there was also Ziying nearby...
Yayi and Kuzhi stood behind their own Insect Mother, trying their best to straighten their backs, yet they still trembled, their faces pale.
They were only at the Merging Dao Fifth or Sixth Layer. Before this group of Merging Dao Peak powerhouses, they truly were not much to look at.
"Insect Mother You Die, I have long heard of your great name." Amid the standoff, Yan Zhixing snorted coldly. "You should thank Lu Ye, boy. If he had not pleaded for you, you would already be dead!"
On the way here, Lu Ye had briefly explained his inseparable bond with You Die to them. All of them found the Life Chain Dao Mark astonishing, and they admired even more the means Lu Ye had used to rise from death in that