"The terrifying aura is gone."
Outside Jiang Xiu's room, the instant the Destroyer vanished, Na'er raised her delicate brows and murmured under her breath.
But she could sense that Jiang Xiu still seemed to be going through something. The Monarch Domain remained in bloom.
"Just like Gu Yue said, Boss, you have plenty of secrets yourself."
Na'er's beautiful eyes glimmered as she thought to herself.
But the next moment, her delicate nostrils twitched, and her eyes lit up. Fragrance had begun wafting from the kitchen.
As for Jiang Xiu's secrets, she had no desire to pry. Everyone had secrets of their own, and curiosity killed the dragon. All she needed to do was stay by Jiang Xiu's side and wait for the flowers to bloom.
Abyss Plane.
"Let's go. We'll show the Ant Emperor the advanced Soul Guidance Technology of another world."
Jiang Xiu grabbed the tail of the Destroyer's shell. The Monarch Domain around him withdrew, and he led the Shadow Legion surging up toward the surface.
Now, when facing the Ant Emperor, he lacked for nothing.
"Just how did those spies disappear? I clearly sensed their aura here right before they vanished."
The Ant Emperor's mountain-sized body paced around Nether Spring. His two thick antennae swung ceaselessly, and his scarlet compound eyes brimmed with confusion and bewilderment.
As a member of the Ant Emperor Clan, he possessed an innate, keen ability to detect things. Yet judging by the last traces of those thieves, it was as if they had vanished into thin air.
"Could it be that the other Abyss Kings joined forces to set me up?"
The Ant Emperor pondered silently. Ordinary Abyss Ants could never have pulled it off. And among the Abyss Kings, there was competition too. Compared to his own failed advancement, a brother's