"Do you want to die by my hand?"
As Xiatelai spoke, an invisible, tremendous force reverberated through the Magic Cottage.
The Insect Mother did not answer.
But another force appeared within that cramped space.
It came from the Insect Mother, and the instant it appeared, it began clashing with the first force.
Shen Ye glanced toward the window.
"I Exist in the Mirror!"
He vanished on the spot and landed lightly in the Mirror World.
It worked!
Xiatelai had merged all her personalities and become Nine Forms at her strongest!
Her enemy was the Empress Insect Mother.
Staying on the sidelines of this battle would practically be asking to die.
Better to hide right away.
That way, Xiatelai wouldn't have to divide her attention to look after him.
Shen Ye looked out through the mirror.
The two forces tangled incessantly, causing everything around them to collapse and scatter into the distance.
The entire world fell deathly silent.
A murderous chill quietly arose, sweeping across heaven and earth in an instant.
The Insect Mother still floated in midair. At last, she spoke:
"An ant at the Fifth Layer of the Dharma Realm dared to kill my offspring. This won't end here."
"What do you want?" Xiatelai asked.
"I want him dead," said the Insect Mother.
"As long as I'm alive, he won't die," Xiatelai said.
"Is it worth it? You'll risk your life against me for someone who's only at the Fifth Layer of the Dharma Realm?" the Insect Mother said chillingly.
"Risk my life... you think far too highly of yourself," Xiatelai said with a smile.
"A mere human, and one born in such a lowly universe at that. Don't you think you're being too arrogant?" the Insect Mother asked.
"And you? You guard the fallen Immortal Kingdom Civilization, yet