Butcher

"Fall back inside and rest!" the cultivator holding the Bone-Removing Blade ordered calmly. Though the Immortal Yuan Guards were full of doubts, they all acknowledged the order and returned to the building where they had been hiding.

The cultivator then raised his head and looked toward Lu Ye. His sharp gaze held both scrutiny and suspicion.

Although he had sensed Lu Ye hiding nearby earlier, he had no idea who he was. Moreover, Immortal Yuan City had never seen any method capable of commanding the Insect Race.

In the midst of battle, he had not been able to spare much thought for it. Now that the fighting was over, he naturally intended to get to the bottom of it.

Sensing the other man's gaze, Lu Ye took the initiative to reveal himself.

Even though the cultivator was steady of heart and could face death without changing expression, he could not help but be startled the instant he saw Lu Ye. "Why is it you?"

Of course, he remembered Lu Ye.

One or two years ago, when the Immortal Yuan City Secret Realm had opened, Lu Ye had entered. Back then, Amber had even transformed him into a Sorrowful Spirit, and he had followed Lu Ye around actively for quite some time.

At that time, Lu Ye had been at Spirit Stream Tier Eight. Yet now, he appeared to possess the level of the True Lake Realm. Such a rate of growth was simply terrifying.

For a moment, he even thought his memory of time itself had somehow gone wrong.

That blurted remark confirmed Lu Ye's suspicion: the cultivator before him was indeed the one from last time.

Amber had transformed quite a few Sorrowful Spirits back then, but most had been Immortal Yuan Guards. Only five had been special Sorrowful