Yang Chen and the other two did not object.
The Spirit King was far too important to the Southern Realm now. Whether he left or stayed was practically tied to the future of the entire Southern Realm.
Yunbie Heavenly Venerate could not help but worry. "Spirit King, the entire Southern Realm urgently needs your leadership. You have only just returned, yet you are leaving immediately. Can you not stay a little longer and first raise everyone's morale?"
The Spirit King smiled bitterly. "If I could, I would also like to remain and bolster the Southern Realm's morale. But do you know? Although I slew the True King, the backlash came quickly afterward. It is already difficult for my strength to remain even at one-tenth of its peak. If others learned of this, it would not raise morale—it would instead deal it a devastating blow."
"This..."
Yunqi Heavenly Venerate and Yunbie Heavenly Venerate were both greatly shocked. They had never imagined the Spirit King's condition would be so severe.
Yang Chen was helpless in this matter as well.
If it had been an expert below the King level, his pills and other methods might still have offered some solution. But a king level expert had already completely surpassed his understanding.
He had no solution whatsoever for losses at this level. Their domains were utterly different!
"That is why I must leave quickly. Once I leave, if you keep this matter secret, it will at least serve to deter those Underworld ghostly creatures. Though it cannot be concealed for long, hiding it for as long as possible is still worthwhile. I will return as soon as I can!" the Spirit King said.
"Now that the Spirit King has emerged, the other King level experts should sense it soon. If they come to