With a Seventh-Level Spirit King right before him, Huo Hai did not dare show his face to the other party at all. Even if Spirit Energy Beads lay on the ground, he would not pick them up. If it was the other party's trap, the trouble would be enormous.
After observing for most of the day, Huo Hai gradually understood the territory controlled by the Vast Earth Empire. Major factions generally did not casually clash unless one side went too far. Once large factions went to war, the losses would be incalculable, far beyond what the Spirit Energy Beads they gained could compensate for. Thus, the closer one got to the center, the fewer battles occurred instead.
Battles had indeed become fewer, but slaughter had increased. Whenever Rogue Cultivators encountered these major factions, the other side would undoubtedly begin killing without a word. Even smaller factions might be wiped out if they provoked them.
The Vast Earth Empire was powerful, so the area it occupied was also vast. Huo Hai followed several people who had gone out to search for Spirit Energy Beads and secretly left the place. Before long, he arrived at another location where beads were being collected.
From far away, Huo Hai could sense an expert ahead whose cultivation had reached the Fourth-Level Spirit King. Huo Hai secretly drew closer; this was the benefit of the Water-Fusing Insect. When Water-Fusing Insects merged into water, they became water itself. Even if they approached someone, that person would find it difficult to detect their existence. Meanwhile, Huo Hai, protected by the Water-Fusing Insects, did not leak even a trace of aura.
Huo Hai even came within fifty meters of the other party, yet the man still had not noticed his arrival. After watching for a few moments, Huo Hai