CHAPTER 208: The Purple Demon Eye

After Han Shuo's actions, the storefront had indeed become an incredibly dangerous place. Anyone who tried to enter without Han Shuo's guidance would be attacked by the formation. Those who lacked a strong enough will would try to kill themselves as their minds became confused.

After the shop was thoroughly redesigned, Phoebe, Emily and Gilbert all stayed there that night. After seeing the oddities of the courtyard, the three were on edge all night, scared to death that something bad would happen to them while they slept.

Fortunately, all was well that night, and Trunks returned at noon the next day. As soon as he set foot in the Valley of Sunshine, he had learned from the Cairo mercenaries that Han Shuo had indeed moved into the cursed storefront.

As he passed by, he noticed the six bright white pillars that had appeared in the courtyard. He was quite surprised and had no idea what was going on.

"I heard Harris say that something unusual happened here yesterday. Did you come across something?" Trunks asked after sitting down in the living room of the shop.

With a faint smile, Han Shuo explained, "We did run into something, but it was something I made up, not the evil god's curse. There's nothing to worry about. There are plenty of rooms here, I left you one!"

"Forget it, I think I'll be safer somewhere else. When I was in the Valley of Sunshine a few years ago, I saw many of the owners of this shop suddenly die. Even though you've already defused the danger, this place still gives me the creeps! Trunks clearly had some psychological trauma from this place and waved his hands with a wry smile.

"Who is this kid, how dare he not trust the Master?" Gilbert was already annoyed at being labelled a pervert. When he heard Trunks hemming and hawing and refusing to settle in, he couldn't help but speak up.

"And who are you?" Trunks began, suddenly looking at Gilbert.

Trunks had been acting a little odd since he'd arrived on the back of his manticore. The manticore had been unafraid of everything under heaven and earth, but it was instinctively on guard against Gilbert and tried to keep its distance from him.

The manticore was a sentient being and could naturally sense the enormous presence of the super-ranked dark dragon. Even though Gilbert was currently in human form, the manticore still didn't want to get close to Gilbert. It was the fear caused by the difference in levels.

As the owner of the Manticore, Trunks had spent many years with the creature and was well aware of its temperament. When he saw the manticore's abnormal behaviour, he started to keep an eye on Gilbert and now he couldn't help but ask questions.

"I am of the mighty dragon race, their future king, Gilbert!" Gilbert had an arrogant look on his face as he proudly proclaimed this with the sound of a ringing bell.

"Just like your Manticore, he's my magical pet,

A perverted little black dragon!" Han Shuo silenced Gilbert with a warning look and explained to Trunks.

Trunks was incredibly shocked when he heard that Gilbert was a dark dragon. He couldn't help but sigh, "You have some skills. I thought taming a manticore was something to be proud of. To think you could tame a dark dragon! Looks like you're stronger than me!"

"It has nothing to do with me, I just got lucky. It's that dark dragon who shamelessly begged me!" Han Shuo shrugged his shoulders and said humbly. Then he paused and changed his tone, asking Trunks, "Right, you didn't run into any trouble on your trip out of the valley this time, did you? How did everything go?

Trunks' expression also became serious when he saw that Han Shuo was talking about serious matters. He replied modestly, "Don't worry, I'm more familiar with the terrain of the valley than even Laureton or Florida. It won't be easy for most people to hurt me in the valley. I met some of my old friends, and they were very interested in forming a mercenary band. I've already sent someone to register the name Soul Destroyer. We'll soon have our own official name."

Nodding, Han Shuo said, "That's for the best. This will be our stronghold in the future. I'm sure with Florida's ability, he'll be able to figure out where we are soon. We don't need to rush, just wait for him to attack us!

Since the formation had been set up, Han Shuo just wanted to test it with Florida's men and see if it was as magical as he had seen in Chu Cang Lan's memories!

Surprisingly, whether it was Florida or Edwin's men, no one came to bother them for the next two days. Han Shuo and his crew stayed here both days, only going out to shop in the busy streets during the day.

All the materials to refine the Wood Elite Zombie had finally been collected. Phoebe used these few days to discuss a few deals with some of the merchants. She turned two thirds of the jewels and crystals Han Shuo had given her into forty thousand gold coins. He trustfully gave all forty thousand gold coins to Trunks and gave him free rein to form the Soul Destroyer mercenary band.

Han Shuo practiced silently in his room. He hadn't left the shop for the past two days. After a low chant broke the silence, the bright sun was suddenly covered by black clouds, and the entire courtyard was instantly plunged into darkness.

The ominous black clouds completely blocked out the sun's rays, and a strong sense of death quickly spread throughout the courtyard. The wraiths sealed within the pillars seemed to sense this awesome presence and wanted to be stirred into action.

This particularly dark spell could cause the presence of death to permeate the surroundings. Dark creatures within it would have their attacks greatly enhanced, and enemies caught within the range of the 'Canopy of Necromancy' would be weakened by the effects of this spell.

At this point, Han Shuo had not only fully grasped all the spells an adept mage should know, but he could also use them skilfully. When he returned to the Academy and used this power, Han Shuo was confident that he could easily advance to Adept Mage.

When he thought of Fanny's promise to him and the right he'd have to go out with her once he advanced to Adept Mage. Han Shuo was quite excited at the thought of a steamy night with Fanny. Even though he already had Emily and Phoebe, his feelings for Fanny were something they could never replace.

Han Shuo had never been lax in his magical cultivation, but the stage the demon infant was at meant that it needed the power of souls to become stronger. Hard training alone wouldn't be enough to improve in such a short time. Therefore, Han Shuo had also been waiting for an opportunity to obtain some stronger souls to feed his demon infant.

As the sun was setting, Han Shuo suddenly heard the call of the little skeleton in the midst of his cultivation. An anxious, panicked feeling suddenly travelled from a distant plane, as the little skeleton's urgent cry for help carried with it the overtones of a hasty flight for life.

After the last time, Han Shuo knew instantly that the little skeleton must be in danger again. He didn't give it much thought as he immediately chanted the incantation, attempting to summon the little skeleton from the distant plane with the link they shared.

When the incantation was complete, the air in front of him ripped open as if a knife had sliced through it, and a little, shimmering skeleton with seven fluttering bone spurs shot out of the crack like lightning.

The figure of a huge knight, six metres tall, mounted on a flaming horse and wielding a two-metre broadsword, suddenly lit up in the crevice behind the little skeleton. An enormous stench of decay spread from the huge figure as an overwhelming presence of death permeated the area, causing the heart to race.

The dark creatures from the other dimension were bound by the laws of space. They could only cast a huge shadow. As the little skeleton stood in front of Han Shuo, the crack in the air returned to normal and the enormous presence vanished without a trace.

The little skeleton had yet to recover as he clutched his bone dagger in his left hand and the eye patch in his right. After losing the eye patch, the purple demon eye of the statue of Datara sparkled with purple light as the little skeleton looked at Han Shuo dumbly.

An enormous amount of power suddenly exploded from the little skeleton's purple demon eye. This power suddenly surged out with the purple demon eye as its centre. It entered the little skeleton and Han Shuo's body and tried to take over their bodies.

Just like in the forest troll's sacred ground, the power from the purple demon eye was full of a violence that wanted to ravage everything. This power always awakened when the eye patch was removed, as if Datara had really left a part of his consciousness in the eye.

"Put on the eye patch, hurry!" Han Shuo roared violently as his body shook with pain as several sharp knives seemed to be stabbing his brain.

The little skeleton also rolled on the ground in pain. After receiving Han Shuo's command, his hand bone shook as he slowly lifted the eye patch.

Miraculously, the enormous power that had invaded the two of them vanished without a trace as the eye patch was put back on.

However, just as Han Shuo breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the little skeleton, he saw a purple light shoot out of the little skeleton's left eye as the eye patch covering it ignited and went up in flames!