Chapter 1204


    As Sterio spoke, he saw Jonathan sinking into the ground.


    His eyes widened while staring at his feet. “You know how to execute Earthly Escape?”


    “A little,” replied Jonathan as his descent into the earth continued. “I don’t think those bugs know how


    to do this.”


    Sterio glowered at Jonathan, who sank into the ground with an innocent expression. “If you know


    how to do that, why did youe back and mess with me?”


    In response, Jonathan shrugged. “There’s still a few hundred meters before they arrive. Instead of


    wasting your time onints, you should start running.”


    Sterio shifted his attention to the rapidly approaching cloud of bugs. The anxiety in his eyes slowly


    calmed down.


    “I’m open to the idea of coborating, but you need to return my knife first,” demanded Sterio as he


    stretched his hand toward Jonathan.


    While that de wasn’t a magical item, it was something that had been passed down in the Mallory


    family for a thousand years.


    It was the symbol of the head of the Mallory family.


    Sterio wouldn’t be able to exin himself if he returned to the Mallory family without the dagger


    Jonathan stole from him.


    If someone learned of his blunder, it would be detrimental to him, especially because he was the future


    head of the Mallory family.


    From his perspective, his request wasn’t outrageous. Thus, he believed Jonathan would return the


    dagger to him.


    However, he underestimated Jonathan’s tactic.


    “You don’t have the right to negotiate with me. Since you aren’t willing to work with me, you’ll die here.”


    Jonathan then submerged into the ground without hesitation.


    “Huh? Don’t push it, Jonathan! I’m a God Realm cultivator! I’m more important than a useless dagger!


    Hey! Come out! If you don’t save me, I really am going to die!” Sterio stomped on the ground, trying


    to summon Jonathan.


    However, he received no response from the solid ground.


    As he nced at the cloud of bugs dozens of meters away, he gritted his teeth. “Fine! I promise to be


    your subordinate until we leave this small world!”


    Then, he nted his butt down on where he stood. “That’s all I have to say! It’s up to you to decide


    whether you’ll save me or not!”


    He slowly closed his eyes as he watched the cloud of bugs rushing toward him.


    The buzzing of the ck bugs grew louder rapidly, so much so that it gave Sterio a goosebump.


    Just as the bugs were about to attack Sterio, the ground underneath him suddenly copsed.


    “What the—” Sterio promptly widened his eyes at the shrinking light above his head.


    While he had dropped deeper into the hole, the bugs above him weren’t halting their chase after him.


    Countless insects flooded into the hole and toward Sterio.


    “Seal the hole, Jonathan! Quickly!” eximed Sterio as he fell.


    A momentter, the vertical path above him was sealed shut, like someone twisting a cylindrical cone


    tightly.


    The swarm of insects that poured into the ground was killed as thest glimmer of light above them


    was extinguished. Meanwhile, Sterio dropped onto a cushiony spiritual energy.


    “Things would’ve gotten so much easier if you agreed earlier.” As Jonathan spoke, he sted a


    powerful light on Sterio’s face in the dark.


    Sterio raised his hand, shielding his eyes from the light. After he had gotten used to it, he let his hand


    down.


    While sitting at the side, he stared at the meters-wide round hole. “I’ve epted your condition.


    Shouldn’t you summon that guy out and remove the restriction ced on me? After all, I can’t do


    anything useful like this.”


    A momentter, a wave of spiritual energy pulsed next to Jonathan.


    Seboxia’s figure slowly showed up. “To think the Mallory family raise bugs with their bodies. How


    unique.”


    Sterio’s expression froze a little when he heard that, though he remained quiet.


    For a cultivator to appear in a spiritual energy form, their cultivation level must be at least at Divine


    Realm.


    Hence, Sterio didn’t try to deny it because he knew there was nothing he could hide about his body


    from someone like Seboxia, who sealed his meridian.


    “Everyone has a different way of doing things. Regardless of what cultivation method a cultivator


    employs, they do it to surpass the Great Pryncyp. There’s nothing odd about it.” Sterio rxed since


    he could do nothing while under Jonathan’s and Seboxia’s control.


    Seboxia was stunned when he heard that.


    A few secondster, Seboxia pressed his palms together and bowed at Sterio. “Thank you for


    enlightening me, Mr. Mallory.”


    Both Jonathan and Sterio were confused by Seboxia’s reaction.


    “Enlighten you? What did I teach you?” asked Sterio.


    “Yeah. What did you learn from him?” Jonathan wondered.


    Grinning, Seboxia silently raised his hand and removed the restriction on Sterio’s body.


    When Sterio felt spiritual energy rushing back into his body, he stood.


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    Jonathan took a step back, pressing half of his body into the dirt wall, ready to escape at any moment.


    Additionally, the smooth walls of the underground space had turned into countless spikes.


    Those spikes were, of course, aimed at Sterio, who was going to step forward.


    Sterio remained rooted to the spot, scanning the spikes that were on the verge of pricking his skin.


    Then, he nced at Jonathan mockingly. “To think Asura’s such a wimp. It’s quite amusing, really.


    Rx, I only want my dagger back.”


    Upon hearing that, Jonathan ambled out of the dirt wall and hurled the dagger toward Sterio’s feet.


    “Wimp?” sneered Jonathan. “Over the past three years, I’ve received no less than a hundred attempts


    on my life. Also, you’re an expert in parasites. I’d be a fool not to raise my guard around you.”


    Sterio picked up the dagger and rubbed it. “Since you wish to cooperate with me, trust is the most


    basic—”


    “I can’t trust you,” interrupted Jonathan. “Besides, I don’t think you promised to cooperate with me


    earlier. I recall you said you’ll be my subordinate until we leave this small world.”


    Upon hearing that, Sterio sneered, “You can’t rx around me so long I can still use spiritual energy.


    Yet, without my spiritual energy, I’m useless to you. I wonder, how are you nning to use me?”


    Jonathan turned to Seboxia. “You’re right. I can’t use you, but he can! The parasite you’re raising in


    your body is your ace and your greatest weakness, Sterio. Give it a try and see if you can still utilize


    those parasites.”


    Sterio’s expression froze when he heard that.


    Then, he investigated his body with his spiritual sense. Momentster, sweat covered his head. “How


    did you do this?”