He had already run out of options, yet he had not expected such a turn of events to appear at the most critical moment.
Yang Chen looked around and quickly found his target.
The one who had acted was none other than the Spirit King, wrapped in surging ghostly qi.
The Spirit King was now in a weakened state. His eyes were dry and withered, and his body seemed completely exhausted.
"Thank you for saving my life, Senior." Yang Chen took a deep breath.
This Spirit Demon Ghost Venerable had still been too careless. Of all people, he should never have acted so arrogantly before the number one man of the Southern Realm. Even if that number one man was a hero in his twilight years and in poor condition, a starving camel was still bigger than a horse.
His cracked lips parted as he said, "There is no need to thank me. You earned this opportunity yourself. Though I still had the strength to act, I could only act once, and it was not a guaranteed killing blow against the Spirit Demon Ghost Venerable. In the end, I should thank you for forcing him into such a weakened state, allowing me to seize this chance and use the final remnants of my strength for that strike. Otherwise, the situation would truly have been extremely dangerous."
Yang Chen smiled. "Now that the Spirit Demon Ghost Venerable is dead, Senior, I will rescue you."
"There is no need. The key to opening this Spirit King's sleeping chamber was taken long ago by my old enemy. It is now lost outside, and I fear it will be difficult to recover. It seems I am destined to spend the rest of my life within this sleeping chamber. The most urgent matter now is