Beast King Ancestor stared fixedly at Huo Hai. Only now did Huo Hai realize that Beast King Ancestor's eyes no longer resembled those of a normal person. Dense patterns filled them, like the compound eyes of some insect.
Under that gaze, Huo Hai felt as though there was no way he could escape. "Heh heh, boy, die for me." Beast King Ancestor's voice gradually turned hoarse and grating, carrying the scrape of clashing metal. At the same time, Beast King Ancestor's mental state seemed to change as well. Perhaps this old fellow had always been a lunatic.
Huo Hai was not surprised. Many people who had lived for a long time yet remained stuck at a certain level without advancing an inch would become somewhat unhinged. Encountering one here was nothing strange to him.
The next moment, Beast King Ancestor stamped his foot, and his entire body abruptly turned into a streak of lightning. Even if Huo Hai used Star Shift, Dipper Swap at full force, he might not have been able to catch up. Their speeds were already not far apart.
Huo Hai was startled. He swiftly held his longsword across his body. With a metallic clang, he blocked Beast King Ancestor's left-hand strike in the nick of time. That left hand had already transformed into a bizarre claw.
The tremendous force made Huo Hai's chest tighten. Damn it, what exactly is this Insect Spirit Armor? How can it boost strength so absurdly? Huo Hai vaguely understood that this was probably similar to his own Fusion Spell. The difference was that his Fusion Spell directly fused Spirit Insects, and since the Spirit Insects were of the same kind, no other problems would arise.
Beast King Ancestor, on the other hand, used himself as a medium to merge all manner