Zixin then began to contract with the insects but this time, he'd changed his branding from that of a blue flame to that of a black larvae tattoo. These brand appeared in any random part of the insect's body and some brands were extremely tiny, having to magnify your view just to see them.
Since these insects didn't put up any resistance, contracting with them was an easy job for Zixin but he simply had too many insects. By the time he finished contracting with them, it was already late and Zixin fell asleep.
While asleep, his heart began to pump and with each pump, it began to glow and when it glowed, the totems on Zixin's bones also began to glow. Information was then sent into his brain and then everything returned to normal.
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Zixin woke up the next morning feeling fresh…and hungry. He was about to get out of bed when suddenly, his mind started to process foreign information and once it was done, Zixin was pleasantly surprised.
