The Insect and Blood Races had always watched out for and aided one another within Variegated. Strictly speaking, they stood as equals.
But because of the Insect Mother's peculiar nature, the powerhouses of both races were often accustomed to following the Insect Mother's orders.
In most war zones, it was the Insect Mother who oversaw the entire situation.
Thus, in practice, the Insect Mother held a status somewhat higher than ordinary Merging Dao cultivators.
Not to mention an Insect Mother capable of presiding over Insect Emperor Star.
Though it was, like You Die, at the Merging Dao Peak, its status far surpassed hers. It was older, of a higher generation, and its era of survival and activity could be traced back nearly one or two hundred thousand years. It was a true senior.
Its orders naturally had to be obeyed by the many Merging Dao cultivators.
They had thought this would be an ambush laid for Lu Ye, a net covering heaven and earth. Who could have imagined that he would instead slaughter his way into the depths of the Insect Nest? The Merging Dao cultivators of the two races were humiliated and seething with fury.
They could not understand how Lu Ye had done it.
Inside the Insect Nest, after a brief silence, the Insect Mother's gloomy voice rang out. "I don't believe it!"
Although Lu Ye's words had greatly shaken it, it had lived for so many years and quickly steadied itself.
Lu Ye ignored it. Looking at its bloated body, like a mountain of flesh, he compared it to You Die. Though this fleshly body appeared no different, the aura it gave off was far more aged. He could not help frowning. "Are all you Insect Mothers this ugly?"
The Insect Mother paid him no heed. "Human