He knew he could not escape as masses of spider silk came winding toward him. No one was willing to give up their life. Once the enemy had him under control, there would be no room left to maneuver.
"Fire Formation!" the Blood Wolf Mercenary Group's deputy commander roared, rapidly forming three hand seals. Spiritual energy spread from his body, gradually changing under the seals' guidance until it traced an exceedingly strange pattern on the ground.
Huo Hai knew that this pattern was actually a spirit formation, one that only a Spirit Formation Master could use. In truth, he knew little about them. The moment the formation took shape, the surrounding temperature soared. Flames appeared out of thin air within an area around the old man and began to burn. Every strand of spider silk that approached was burned away.
Huo Hai gave it an indifferent glance and maintained his spiritual energy output. "You want to use fire to fight my spider silk? Then let's see which of us can hold out until the end." With only a Spirit Formation Master left, Huo Hai hardly considered him a threat.
Just then, the old man spoke. "Stop! Please, stop! Sir, as long as you spare me, I promise never to oppose you again." Huo Hai paid no heed to his words. He was not even interested in answering.
They had already come to assassinate him. If his Star Gu had been no different from the insects controlled by ordinary Insect Spirit Masters, would he still be alive? Without the soft armor he wore, he would certainly have been injured by now. The unnatural sheen on these mercenaries' weapons told him just how viciously they had intended to strike.
People like these had attacked him, and now that they had lost, did