The instant he saw the Ghost King Palace explode, Moshiluo was startled, nearly believing the Grand Ghost King was attacking him. But once he saw that it was Chen Mo, he relaxed.
"Things went that smoothly on your end?"
He flew over to Chen Mo and couldn't help asking.
In truth, it was largely thanks to Moshiluo's frontal assault, which had drawn almost all of Ghost King City's attention.
That was why Chen Mo had met no resistance after killing the Soul-Devouring Ghost King.
"Where's the person you were looking for?"
Moshiluo meant Zhou Yuan. Hearing his question, Chen Mo pointed toward a corner of Ghost King City.
"Qi Jiu happened to arrive too, so I left him in his care for now."
At that moment, Qi Jiu was protecting Zhou Yuan's soul form as they hid in a castle within Ghost King City.
"Good!"
"In that case, we can focus on dealing with the Grand Ghost King!"
Hearing Moshiluo's words, Chen Mo shook his head with an odd expression.
"I think we were still too late. The Grand Ghost King is nowhere inside the palace!"
"N-nowhere?"
Moshiluo whipped his head around and stared into the Ghost King Palace in disbelief.
By then, the smoke and dust had cleared, revealing that nearly half the Ghost King Palace lay in ruins.
Chen Mo had completely destroyed the roof of the great hall, laying everything inside bare for all to see.
Aside from shattered walls and rubble, all that remained inside the Ghost King Palace was an empty throne.
"Where did the Grand Ghost King go?"
"Where is the Chief!?"
"Impossible! How could the Chief disappear at a time like this?"
After seeing the state of the Ghost King Palace, the most shocked were not Chen Mo and Moshiluo, but every member