Chapter 330

Guardian Dong Xuanmo stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the mysterious magic array…

Luo Chenyu: "???"

Finished the important matter?

What important matter?

Is the only important matter coming here to give him a pep talk?

So the sealed ruins of the Skull Throne… are just a minor problem?

Holy crap!

The prestige of Guardian Dong Xuanmo is truly sky-high!

"Little Luo, this avatar of mine has little energy left; there are still some tasks for you to handle—consider it your reward for guarding Donghai City!"

"Guardian, please instruct—I will give it my all!"

With a reward, everything is negotiable!

Even…

At this moment, Luo Chenyu harbored a thought in his heart.

As long as Donghai City's safety is secured, even working for free is worth it!

The cruelty of the 【Pantheon of Gods】, the tragedy of the zombies, the soldiers' duty, the passion of the professionals…

One by one, they stirred his soul.

He had grown!

But the cost of his growth was not what he wished to see!

Seeing Luo Chenyu's expression change, Dong Xuanmo felt an unexpected sense of kinship.

"Enter the ruins of the Skull Throne, kill an old bastard, and bring back the shackles binding him!"

"As for the reward, everything he drops is yours!"

Luo Chenyu was instantly stunned.

"Not the Chain of Divine Imprisonment, right?"

"Huh?" Dong Xuanmo said lightly, "Did that brute tell you everything?"

Luo Chenyu shook his head and said, "A few days ago, in a Tier 1 Special Secret Realm, another Skull Throne ruin appeared—there was an old man called the Lich God Andrei, bound by the Chain of Divine Imprisonment, who forced me to find the key."

"And then?"

Without hesitation, Luo Chenyu laid out the entire story.

"That's how it went. Now the old man is gone, and I can't submit my quest!"

Dong Xuanmo exhaled deeply, his face suddenly filled with relief, and spoke.

"Thankfully you didn't complete the quest—if the Lich God Andrei had escaped, Blue Planet might have become the next Netherworld."

"What?!"

Luo Chenyu cried out, "That old man is that powerful?"

"What do you mean by Chain of Divine Imprisonment? Only deities can be bound by it—do you understand?"

Luo Chenyu fell silent at Dong Xuanmo's explanation.

Previously, he had never considered this possibility—his horizons were simply too narrow; he wasn't even sure if deities truly existed.

If he had truly released the Lich God Andrei back then, disaster would surely have followed.

Even…

He would have become a criminal of Blue Planet.

Suddenly…

A bad premonition flashed through Luo Chenyu's mind.

"Then… Guardian, the one you want me to kill— isn't he also a deity?"

Dong Xuanmo nodded. "Correct."

Luo Chenyu: "…"

Is it too late to regret now!

Killing a god?

He had done it before, but the Skeleton Giant's power… was hard to describe; at least back then, it wasn't a true deity.

Just as Luo Chenyu was speechless…

Dong Xuanmo smiled. "Don't worry—he's already at his last breath. Aside from having high HP, he has no other abilities. It's perfectly safe!"

"Enough. You don't need to know anything else. Go!"

As Dong Xuanmo's voice faded…

A purple lightning encircled Luo Chenyu's body, and he was instantly swept toward the magic array, vanishing in an instant.

In contrast, Dong Xuanmo slowly raised his hand and performed a Daoist bow.

"Wuliang Tianzun—rest in peace, all of you!"

Moments later…

Dong Xuanmo sighed, shaking his head helplessly.

The skull hovering above the magic array had lost its soul entirely—no possibility of reincarnation remained.

………………

After entering the magic array, Luo Chenyu…

Saw a familiar scene: a ruined wasteland.

This ruin was even more desolate than the Skull Throne ruins he had seen earlier in the 【Shadow Riverbank】 Secret Realm.

Signs of battle were everywhere.

It was hard to imagine what level of combat could have caused such devastating destruction.

"Take it one step at a time!"

Luo Chenyu did not hesitate, slowly walking toward a certain direction within the Skeleton Throne ruins.

He had no idea where that fellow was.

But as long as it was within the Skeleton Throne ruins, it could be found.

"Who is so bold as to actually seal a deity beneath East Sea City — aren't they afraid something will go wrong…"

As he moved, Luo Chenyu complained inwardly.

In his heart, he had already shifted his target to the Savage God…

Time slipped by, second by second.

Within the Skeleton Throne ruins, there were no traces of other monsters — only an extreme, absolute silence.

Half an hour later.

A faint sound of breathing reached Luo Chenyu's ears.

Immediately after…

A wild, arrogant laughter suddenly rang out.

"Wah-ka-ha-ha-ha…"

"A living human — what a wonderful aura. This sacrifice is excellent, excellent… ha-ha-ha…"

The wild, unrestrained voice shattered the silence of the Skeleton Throne ruins.

It also made Luo Chenyu's heart leap into his throat.

A voice full of vigor — that fellow's condition seemed quite good.

Just at this moment.

A massive hand of grey energy descended from the sky, grabbing straight at Luo Chenyu.

Its speed was so fast it arrived in an instant.

Under his divine sense, Luo Chenyu still managed to react.

He directly activated 【Leap】 and dodged the energy hand's attack.

"々｀ What the hell is that!"

Luo Chenyu's brow furrowed. After the energy hand slammed into the ground, it surged toward him again, kicking up countless clouds of dust from the surface.

Just at this moment.

He also spotted the owner of that voice, slowly walking out from a shadowy corner.

Tattered clothes — those ragged strips of cloth seemed as if they would crumble apart at the slightest breath of wind.