"Senior Brother, is this king the last person?" Yuanshi Tianzun asked. He found it hard to believe.
Zin, Silver, Copper, Iron, and Zinc—the Five Metals were all extraordinarily formidable people. The first four were not weak, yet this last one was an ordinary mortal. Though his status in the mortal world was not low, his strength was very weak.
Tathagata Buddha and the others were also rather surprised, unable to understand why Taishang Laojun thought so.
Before taking action, Taishang Laojun had explained it to them, but now that things had begun, they still did not fully understand. His previous explanation had not been very clear.
Taishang Laojun smiled faintly. "I deduced that this king is the last of Zin, Silver, Copper, Iron, and Zinc. I learned this because I heard what the Lion Demon said. The Lion Demon said that the king had nearly died in the past, and that he had used the art of Shifting Phantom to give a portion of his soul to the king. The two of them could be considered soul-linked.
"Since the Lion Demon was one of the Five Metals, this king could also be one. Think back to before: when Old Fox found the king, Zin, Silver, Copper, Iron, and Zinc had not yet been gathered. Later, the king escaped and hid in the Well Dragon King's residence. At that very moment, I sensed that Zin, Silver, Copper, Iron, and Zinc had finally come together. That was precisely when the Lion Demon attached himself to the king's corpse, activating the Five Metals."
Hearing this, everyone nodded slightly. Taishang Laojun's reasoning did make sense.
"Actually, it was only a guess at the time, and I did not dare make a final decision. Later, I observed further and discovered that this king was indeed