“And you’re only telling me this now because…?” Lu Yun chuckled wryly. Did he have any other choice?

The zombie tree was too overwhelming. As long as its roots reached beneath the earth and were protected by the living soul, its strength was boundless and inexhaustible.

Though the Pelagic Orb provided tremendous energy to Xing Chen, it couldn’t compare to a supreme treasure like the living soil. Not to mention, the zombie tree itself was also a treasure of that level.

Despite taking up unwelcome residence in the underworld, the three holy kings hadn’t dared evict it. Now that it possessed the corpsefire and living soil, it was wholly in its element as if a tiger had gained wings.

Only after refining the spleen of the world would Xing Chen rival the three ancient holy kings in the underworld. Only then would he truly possess the strength to combat the zombie tree. Lu Yun didn’t want to consider anything other than that for now.

“Do I have any other choice?” He looked at Ge Long.

The old servant shook his head. “The living soil belongs to the zombie...