"This is going to be troublesome. That guy has two Beasts helping him, as well as two completely different healing divine abilities. The cultivators on my side are no match for him either..."
The Bone Moth Clan's Insect King spoke with grave concern, its voice brimming with anxiety and unease.
These cultivators were living people. It had planted insect eggs within them, and once they were killed, the eggs would not survive for long either and would die.
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Every lost vessel meant that the effort it had poured into them had gone to waste.
"How about letting me out? I'll remove the restraints my true body's will has placed upon you. That way, you and I can leave the Great Void Grotto-Heaven together!"
A faint, ghostly voice came from the crimson orb shrouded in gray mist.
There was a hint of temptation in that voice.
"Let you out?"
The Bone Moth Clan's Insect King froze for a moment, then sneered. "Letting you out would be easy, but would you spare me? Once we leave the Great Void Grotto-Heaven, you might kill me! Do you think I don't know what you're thinking?"
"Rest assured. I, Leng, am not the sort to tear down the bridge after crossing the river," the crimson orb said blandly, its voice calm and composed.
"No."
The Bone Moth Clan's Insect King refused with utter resolve, leaving no room for negotiation in its tone.
It did not matter if it could not leave this time. At worst, it could use the stupidest method and simply outlast this human cultivator.
As long as its true body remained undying, and as long as those insect eggs still existed, it had all