Chapter 1059: Jin Gushen (1/2)

Tension in the air stretched on unbearably. If the three eternal overlords fought each other, then the submarine parked on the three-headed lizard would be the first casualty in the line of fire. Thankfully, they were each wary of the others and didn’t make a move.

……

Jin Gushen, an eternal overlord of the metal elemental sacred land, looked like he’d seen a ghost. He shook and shivered as he looked at the two beasts in front of him, wanting nothing more than to slap himself silly. If he could do things over again, he would’ve never chosen to enter the heart of the tomb through the zombie sea.

Though it was a shortcut, it was also a road that led straight to death.

Unmitigated, certain death!

“How can I be so damn unlucky?? I thought a great gift had fallen into my lap, but it was just the prelude to a deathtrap!” He wanted to cry, but could find no tears to shed.

There was no other choice available but to continuously release his own power. If he showed any sign of weakness, the other two beasts would immediately set aside their differences and rip him to pieces.

Thankfully, the two seemed to bear more than simple unfriendliness toward each other, which was the only reason why he was still alive.

“Keep calm, stay calm…” Jin Gushen took in a deep breath and blazed with piercing light from his eyes, staring straight at the two beasts.

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“It’s him!” Lu Yun yelped when he got a clear look at Jin Gushen.

“Jin Gushen of the metal elemental land, he’s here too!” Leng Xian’s expression went through a variety of changes when she identified the eternal overlord.

Jin Gushen looked very youthful, like a young man, with a hint of boyishness in his face. That meant that his real age wasn’t very old. Though there was no concept of time in the chaos and thus no passage of time, living beings were still familiar with the concept.

Jin Gushen was so very young. He hadn’t even weathered a chaos tribulation since his birth, but he was already an eternal overlord! Not even the sacred clan of the six sacred palaces could achieve such a feat.

He was also different from Chi Wuxia and Huo Shentong. Chi Wuxia was also an eternal overlord, but they’d swiftly reached their current heights due to support received as a result of their connections with the sacred palaces.

Jin Gushen was just an ordinary disciple of the metal elemental land. He had absolutely nothing to do with the sacred palaces and his cultivation achievements were the result of his own efforts. He was a genius, a truly stunning genius.

The six sacred palaces had tried to recruit him a few times, but to no avail. The huge fight that would break out over him when he became a sovereign could already be foreseen. However, based on current circumstances, he was dead without a doubt.

Since he hadn’t joined a sacred palace and wasn’t that popular in the metal elemental land, he didn’t possess a soul lamp or even anyone willing to guard his lamp. If he died here, that would be the end of him.

Lu Yun naturally recognized the genius—one of his golden warriors had joined the metal elemental land and formed a close relationship with Jin Gushen.

I can’t let him die here! Lu Yun grit his teeth as he kept his eyes trained on Jin Gushen’s face. “We need to save him.”

“Save him? We can barely save ourselves, how can we save him??” Leng Xian felt that Lu Yun had lost his mind.

“No, we’re very safe here. Go down and sink into the zombie sea again. I have a plan!” Lu Yun took a deep breath. His thirty-six warriors were the equivalent of thirty-six replicas. His thoughts were fully imprinted into their minds and each of them was controlled by the six paths of his nascent spirit.

His warriors had fully assimilated into the chaos over the past fifteen years. Not only had he learned many chaos cultivation methods and knowledge, but he’d made many friends and enemies.

Jin Gushen counted among that list. The golden warrior that’d joined the metal elemental land had come under Jin Gushen’s wing. The genius was both his friend and teacher, and now that he was in grave danger, Lu Yun wasn’t about to sit idly by.

“But…” Leng Xian hesitated, not daring to move.

“We’re a zombie right now and the treasure we’re in is also a zombie! If we don’t leave while we can, we’ll be dead without question once they start fighting!” Lu Yun turned around and shouted at Leng Xian. “Dive!”

“I understand.” Leng Xian paled, finally understanding the reason behind Ying Luo’s changes. For a girl unversed in the ways of the world, it was impossible for her not to change after spending time with someone as domineering as Lu Yun.

Mentally preparing herself, Leng Xian steered the submarine behind another zombie and slowly detached themselves from the three-headed lizard. They plopped into the zombie sea without meeting real danger and swiftly melded back into the whole.

“You guys leave first, I’ll go save him,” Lu Yun sighed with relief.

“No!”

“No!” Leng Xian and Ying Luo spoke at the same time.

“You, you can’t go! It’s too dangerous!” Ying Luo panicked, grabbing onto his arm and refusing to let go no matter what.