The onslaught of the Insect Race guards had noticeably become wilder, swarming from all directions but were blocked by the various Level 9 cultivators' methods, being cut down one by one.
For each fallen Insect Race guard, a new one hatched, quickly joining the combat sequence with an unending and relentless assault.
In just a brief moment, several were injured.
The situation suddenly became a bit grim.
Initially, these Level 9 cultivators, although mostly fighting independently, were agile and flexible; they fought when they could and retreated when they couldn't, so dealing with the varied numbers of Insect Race guards wasn't too hard. Most of the pressure they endured came from the Insect Matriarch's Divine Soul Shock.
But now the situation was different. Lu Ye was about to use a method that even the Insect Matriarch feared, which required them to protect Lu Ye. This essentially turned a mobile battle into a defensive one.
