One possibility might have had something to do with Lao Wang's ability to easily change his spiritual power waveband. Back then, when he said that he changed his spiritual power waveband, he could tell from Jhonas's shocked expression that something was off. This was a technique he had mastered back on Earth as a Casted Soul. Lao Wang had never thought that this would be a rare technique when he came to a place like the divine territory. Lavel's switch from rage to calmness was when she saw Lao Wang change his spiritual power waveband.
If this was the reason why, then Lao Wang felt that his situation was far from good. He did not want to become their guinea pig as no one knew what mysterious things they would make him do.
Of course, there was another possibility to this matter.