Jin Heyi and Qing Han turned to Jiangchen Wushang as well, freezing on the spot when their eyes registered the same sight.
Jiangchen Wushangâs entire arm was completely soaked through, and eerie wet patches were slowly spreading through the rest of his body. Half of it was already drenched, and his uncovered hand was pale and wrinkled, as though itâd been submerged in water for quite some time.
He shook his head and once again circulated his inner energy to evaporate the water and dry himself.
Upon ascending to the void realm, a cultivatorâs power transmuted from mystical force into true inner energy. It was much stronger than its predecessor on a fundamental level, and could rival the immortal energy of some true immortals.
However, Jiangchen Wushangâs sleeve was soaked through with water again soon after heâd dried it with his dense inner energy.
âWhatâs going on?â Frowning, Jin Heyi rushed to Jiangchen Wushang and used his own immortal energy to dry the strange, wet spots.
âDonât touch him!â Lu Yun pulled his enemy to the side and shook his head. âHeâs doomed.â
Jin Heyiâs expression darkened. âWhat?â
âLeave him. Heâs going to die.â Lu Yun stared fixedly off to Jiangchen Wushangâs side. There was a mysterious subspace thereâone that consisted completely of water. A black arm had extended from it and taken Jiangchen Wushangâs hand, slowly pulling him into the realm of water.
âWhat do you mean?â Alarmed, Jin Heyi followed Lu Yunâs line of sight, but didnât notice anything amiss.
âWater Ghost GraspâŠ. Why is there a thing like that here?! Come on, letâs go! Once it consumes Jiangchen Wushang, itâll come after us!â Hair all over his body stood on end. He grabbed Qing Han and made a speedy escape toward the heart of the tomb.
âWater Ghost Grasp? Whatâs that?â Jin Heyi was a golden immortal with hundreds of zombies by his side; naturally Lu Yunâs words wouldnât faze him.
âWhy did he runâŠÂ hic....â Jiangchen Wushang couldnât seem to think straight. He belched and threw up a mouthful of black seawater.
âYou....â Jin Heyi took three big steps backward, eyes wide as his powerful consciousness scanned the area around Jiangchen Wushangâs body, but once again came up empty handed.
Water Ghost Grasp?
Jin Heyi took a closer look at Jiangchen Wushangâs left hand; it did seem like it was being held by something.
âAn immortal ghost? No, thatâs not it. Iâve gained the body of a zombie king and Iâm only half a step away from coming back to life upon the extreme of death. Immortal ghosts wouldnât be able to escape my detection....â
Back in the tombs of yin and yang, Jin Heyi had refrained from killing Beigong Chonglou because heâd sensed the immortal ghost possessing the prince. However, he detected no traces of immortal ghosts here.
Gurgle gurgle gurgle.
Strange noises emitted from Jiangchen Wushangâs mouth. In fact, he sounded like a drowning mortal. Then, clear water pulsated from his seven orifices.
âSenior brother⊠I donât feel so good....â Anguish flashed through his face.
Jin Heyi felt a tightening of his scalp. He stared at Jiangchen Wushang and muttered, âYouâre doomed, you really are doomed⊠Iâll take those!â
Clenching his jaw, Jin Heyi reached out and took the Bag of Corpse Refinement and Great Formation of Corpse Refinement when his questing hands found them. With another wave of his hand, he collected the crowd of zombies around them into the bag and disappeared on the spot.
Gurgle.
Jiangchen Wushang remained oblivious to his senior brotherâs movements. He tipped his head up and flailed in the air, like a drowning man trying to find purchase on anything to keep him afloat.
âSenior brother⊠help....â He lowered his head. He was completely soaked, and the parts of his body that werenât covered by clothes looked bloated and pale, like heâd been immersed in water for days.
An eerie smile spread over his face and he wobbled off in the direction that Jin Heyi had fled.
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Lu Yun ran for a great distance, pulling Qing Han behind him, before slowly coming to a halt. He panted heavily, expression still tinged with shock and fear.
âWhatâs a Water Ghost Grasp?â It was the first time Qing Han ever saw Lu Yun flee in such a panic and itâd caught him by surprise too.
âRemember the Tiger Prince and the Dragon Prince?â Lu Yun panted. âItâs like them, but so much worse!â
Back in the burial mound, if the two princes hadnât noticed the energy coming from the Scroll of Shepherding Immortals and allowed it to collect them, Lu Yun wouldnât have been able to deal with them.
Water Ghost Grasp was so much more deadly than the two princes. It was a feng shui layout like Ghost Yanking Feet, which could pull people into water to drown them. However, the layout here had given birth to real water ghosts, unlike the living layouts found in the burial mound.
Water ghosts were formed from natural yin energy. Similar to zombies, they didnât belong to any of the three realms and were beyond the five elements, treading the line between life and death. In other words, the water ghost layout was something that mashed together immortal ghosts, zombies, layouts, and other mysterious existences.
Lu Yun had never expected to find something so devious in the tomb.
âDragon Prince? Tiger Prince? Who are they?â a familiar chilling voice sounded at Lu Yunâs ear. He didnât have to turn around to know that Jin Heyi had caught up with them.
âThose you cannot afford to make enemies of either.â Lu Yun turned around, his face tightening. âDammit, you led it here!â
âWhat?â Jin Heyi turned and flinched, finding Jiangchen Wushangâs body staggering its way toward him.
âSenior brother⊠save me....â Thick goop oozed out of Jiangchen Wushangâs mouth as he approached ever closer.
âWushang!â Jin Heyi took several steps back.
âWhy didnât you save me⊠senior brother...â his haunting voice seemed to be whispering right into Jin Heyiâs ear.
Jin Heyi narrowed his eyes as postmortem spots emerged all over his body, marking the disappearance of his vitality as he turned into a zombie.
âHeheheââ Jiangchen Wushangâs eyes bulged, then almost fell out of his skull as he stared mockingly at Jin Heyi.
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