Chapter 282.1: Dragon Crown Prince of the East Sea (2/2)

To that end, he’d contacted Donglin Shaohui, who was currently burning with rage that Lu Yun had taken his Embittered Bamboo replica. Jiangchen Wushang found him at the height of his anger, and the two became allies overnight.

……

Boom!

The sea around him unexpectedly exploded as geysers of brine gathered into an enormous humanoid in midair. It was Donglin Shaohui!

“Jiangchen Wushang!” The watery giant roared. “My clan uncle was refined into a zombie by someone from your sect!”

Jin Heyi had made no effort to hide the fact that Donglin Bo was now his battle zombie. In fact, he openly strutted around with it in North Sea imperial waters and picked all sorts of fights with it.

It was an act of vengeance against the Donglin clan in the first place, and additionally served as a warning to the great factions. In a way, it was the same kind of inexorable threat as the Lu ancestor’s.

“I’ll give you a satisfactory answer for that later.” Jiangchen Wushang’s expression darkened ominously. “Our number one objective is killing Lu Yun! We only have one chance to kill him. If he escapes into the infinite expanse of the North Sea, we’ll never be able to find him again.

“I know you lost a powerful replica to him. If you delay too long, he’ll probably refine it and completely steal it from you.”

Jiangchen Wushang was only a peak spirit realm cultivator. He could’ve become an immortal at any time, but the void realm had put a stop to that. Perceiving the void was… too difficult. However, he nevertheless stood confidently with both hands behind his back.

The aura he projected was more than a match for the peerless immortal’s image. There was no question about his talent; he easily rivaled Wu Tulong and the others. The Corpse Refiners’ policy of secrecy and isolation was the main reason for his lack of reputation.

Donglin Shaohui’s seawater double blinked uncertainly, but recalled that Lu Yun still had custody of his embittered bamboo replica. It’d be far harder to deal with the youth if he managed to make it his own.

“Fine! I’ll leave the matter for now. Killing Lu Yun comes first!”

Splash!

His seawater double dispersed back into the sea.

“Lu Yun has already headed toward the heart of Levitating Island. He’s trying to enter the North Sea imperial waters through the transportation formation there,” Donglin Shaohui’s voice echoed from the distance.

“That damned Jin Heyi nearly ruined my business!” Jiangchen Wushang’s face was blacker than a moonless night. “Jin Heyi refined Donglin Shaohui’s uncle into a zombie, but Donglin Shaohui still chose to remain allies with me. Either he plans to stab me in the back at some crucial moment, or… the replica he lost to Lu Yun is too important!”

His own Cauldron of Invincible Constitution was with Lu Yun, too. The cauldron was no mere treasure; it contained a powerful heritage!