Just as Li Chen was pondering, Ye'e Di Luosha suddenly opened her eyes and woke.
Even though she had prepared herself for what might happen after her capture, the sight around her still startled her.
Everything she saw was a bloody expanse of rough flesh walls, with tangled pipes and flowing fluids all around, creating the uncanny impression of being inside an enormous living creature.
"Awake already?"
Li Chen pondered how he should obtain the memories she possessed.
Fortunately, he was not entirely without options. If he brought her back to his side instead of controlling things remotely, he would have plenty of ways to deal with her.
"Who exactly are you? You aren't one of these insects, but the cultivator who created them, aren't you?" Ye'e Di Luosha ventured a guess, then pleaded for mercy of her own accord. "If you want the Yan Pond Sea Kingdom, I can help you rule it. Please don't kill me."
Li Chen's interest stirred. "Oh? So cooperative?"
By transmitting his voice through divine sense, he had effectively admitted that he was indeed no insect, but the hidden mastermind behind the Insect Race.
Ye'e Di Luosha sat up and said with a trace of bitterness, "The weak are meat for the strong in this world, and only the mighty command respect. Since I've fallen into your hands, of course I must be wise enough to recognize which way the wind blows."
Li Chen said, "At least you know what's good for you. But what I want isn't the Yan Pond Sea Kingdom."
Ye'e Di Luosha brushed back her hair alluringly. "Then might my humble beauty still catch your eye? I would willingly offer myself to your bed and become your concubine."
Li Chen sneered. "Are all Sea Demons this uninhibited? You don't even