His corporeal body had been incinerated by the Phoenix Dao Fire, including the top-grade Water Spiritual Root transformed within, also reduced to ashes by the Phoenix Dao Fire.
And now, he had to deal with the Ghost King of the Netherworld again.
"Has the Ghost King of the Netherworld ever deigned to visit the Mortal World?"
"He hasn't, that old-fangled Ghost King has lived through the abyss of time, cunning and deceitful, exceedingly cautious; he would never personally venture into the Mortal World. At most, he sends a split soul or subordinates like Ghost Kings to enter. Recently, his influence has grown, and some Ghost Kings have already sought allegiance with him..."
Chen Dengming understood but felt quite troubled.
Strategic battles also relied on opportune timing, geographic advantage, and human harmony—knowing that venturing from the Nether Spring meant losing the geographic advantage, the Ghost King of the Netherworld wouldn't personally step into the Mortal World.
