CHAPTER 461: Hiding The Consciousness

In no time at all, the energy contained within the sphere of destructive aura had fused with the master soul within the DemonSlayer's Edge. After the fusion of the master soul and the Crystal of Destruction, it flew back into Han Shuo's body and sank back into hibernation.

The Demonslayer's Edge was a demonic weapon closely associated with Han Shuo. It had now formed a master soul, giving it its own intelligence. Since the Demonslayer's Edge was originally imbued with Han Shuo's blood essence and demonic yuan, the main soul would serve Han Shuo as its master forever. As long as Han Shuo's consciousness did not dissipate, the Demonslayer's Edge would always be a demonic weapon for Han Shuo alone to use.

Han Shuo stared at his empty hand, which had lost the orb of destructive energy, and thought to himself that this was a pretty good ending, and at least it wasn't being used to benefit outsiders. After absorbing the destructive energy in the round orb, the Demonslayer's Edge would undoubtedly become even more terrifying. As a weapon that only he could use, the stronger the Demonslayer's Edge became, the more advantageous it would be for Han Shuo.

Three Origin Crystals. One gifted to Little Skeleton, another fused with the main soul that had just formed from the Demonslayer Edge, and the last belonging to Emily the Dark Magus. All three were people Han Shuo could trust the most. Although Han Shuo's consciousness could not merge with any of the three Origin Crystals, it could be said that his strength had indirectly improved.

As for Han Shuo, who had originally planned to merge with the Origin Crystal containing the intense Death Element, the Origin Crystals didn't concern him anymore. The only thing that still bothered Han Shuo was the threat of the Six-Horned Tribal King of the Soul Race.

As long as Han Shuo remained in the Cemetery of Death, the Six-Horned Tribal King of the Soul Race couldn't do anything to Han Shuo because he couldn't sense Han Shuo's presence from Han Shuo's body.

But the problem was that it was impossible for Han Shuo to stay in the Cemetery forever. The moment he left the Cemetery of Death, the Six-Horned King would sense the location of Han Shuo's soul. And when that happened, Han Shuo would have to face this terrifying threat that he was momentarily unable to resist.

It seems that I still have to purge this guy's soul from my consciousness! Han Shuo thought and began to search through the memories that Chu Cang Lan had left for him to find a way to deal with him.

As Han Shuo carefully went through the memories, it suddenly occurred to him that once he reached the next Nine Shift Realm in the Demonic Arts, even if he didn't seek a deliberate way, his consciousness would become undetectable to the Six-Horned King.

Once Han Shuo reached the realm of the Nine Changes, not only would his physical body be able to transform into any shape he wished, but his consciousness could also undergo a myriad of different transformations. Until then, this Six Horned Tribal King would never be able to detect Han Shuo again.

Of course, after Han Shuo broke through to the Nine Change Realm, if the Six-Horned Tribe King came knocking on Han Shuo's door, he would be courting death.

Currently, in the carnal realm, although his consciousness could not change as he wished, he could still hide it with a concealment technique. As long as Han Shuo didn't deliberately use the miraculous energy of his consciousness and remained in a state of nothingness under the effects of the concealment technique, no one would be able to sense the location of Han Shuo's consciousness.

In fact, the consciousness concealment technique was one of the many miraculous abilities that consciousness possessed. Unfortunately. Han Shuo had not spent enough time and effort delving into the wonders of Consciousness. When he found out that Consciousness could remain in a state of nothingness as long as he didn't use it to explore, he began to practice this method of concealing Consciousness.

Not only would this state not affect Han Shuo's thinking and memory, but it would also help Han Shuo to make more rational decisions and not lose control of his emotions or do anything contrary to his character.

Once Han Shuo thought he had mastered this technique of concealing his consciousness, he was naturally eager to test whether it was really useful. He returned to the centre of the Cemetery of Death, activated the transport matrix, and returned to the secret chamber in the city lord's mansion in Brettel City.

As expected, even after leaving the Cemetery of Death, Han Shuo did not feel any pressure from this six-horned tribal king, indicating that the consciousness concealment method was definitely working. Han Shuo no longer needed to worry about the potential threat of the Six-Horned Tribe King.

He immediately summoned Dorcas, Jack, and the others to a meeting. When everyone was present, Han Shuo turned to Dorcas and said, "From today, you will be in charge of the invasion of the seven grand duchies. You will make preparations immediately. I will take a trip to Ossen City and give you detailed instructions when I return!"

"I have waited for this day for so long!" Dorcas' eyes sparkled with exuberant ambition. The excitement of this lover of war was plain to see.

"Master, what are you going to do?" Dark Dragon Gilbert asked Han Shuo in confusion.

Han Shuo did not answer but instructed, "You stay with Dorcas. His strength is useless. You will be responsible for protecting him and keeping him from being murdered."

"Alright then. How did I become a bodyguard? I used to protect Trunks, and now it's someone even weaker," the dark dragon muttered reluctantly.

""Elizabeth, stay in Brettel City. Watch out for people who play tricks in the dark. There are a few with weak powers in Brettel City. You must protect them with your life."

"Got it, Master!" Elizabeth replied.

After that, the duo of Dorcas and Jack explained the current situation in Brettel City to Han Shuo in detail. From their words, Han Shuo understood that the current population of Brettel City had increased more than tenfold to around 530 thousand people. Under the leadership of Dorcas, Brettel's military had 50,000 elite troops, in addition to 30,000 guards defending the city.

With the ever-expanding Brettel City boasting its own weapons and armour forges, and a never-ending supply of ore from the five mines surrounding it, every one of Brettel City's 80,000 soldiers was fully equipped. Compared to the Imperial Guard of Ossen City, their weapons and armour were in no way inferior.

With the strong backing of King Lawrence, the convenience of magical transportation matrices, and the unusual terrain of Brettel City, Brettel City had, in the short span of a few years, transformed itself into a true metropolis, invulnerable to attack and with thriving businesses. The city now had a powerful, well-trained army. Besides the lack of worries about future consequences, it was the best time to go on the offensive in the seven grand duchies.

"Very well. I will pay a visit to Ossen City. When I return, I will leave with all of you!" Han Shuo said, laughing heartily as he felt completely free of worries. With that, the meeting was over. Han Shuo then made his way to the transportation matrix in Brettel City.

Currently, the two things that most threatened Han Shuo were the Six-Horned Tribal King of the Soul Race and the Church of Light. The Six-Horned Tribe King could not sense Han Shuo's location, so this threat could be ignored. As for the Church of Light, even though Han Shuo couldn't fight them if the two demigod beings of the Church of Light acted together, Han Shuo was confident that he could easily escape.

As for the Saintess with her Domain of Divinity, from what Stratholme the old monster had said, Han Shuo knew that she was bound to the Sacred Mountain of the Church of Light and generally never left the mountain rashly. This seemed to pose little threat to Han Shuo.

As such, Han Shuo really didn't have much to worry about. Being in the Carnal Realm, Han Shuo longed to go all the way without any restraints. Only by completely satisfying his desires would he be able to break through the carnal realm and reach the next realm of the Nine Changes. Therefore, Han Shuo barely held back his heart's desires, ready to punch and kick his way to greatness.

Historically, in the School of Demonic Arts, those who advanced to the Nine Changes realm would first completely release all their desires while in the carnal realm. These people were often ambitious and ruthless characters in their worlds. For the dynasties, these elders of the school of demonic arts all played important roles, the trendsetters of their time.

As Brettel City had its own transportation matrix, it was incredibly convenient to travel back and forth to Ossen City. Han Shuo used the space-magic transportation matrix and appeared in the capital in the blink of an eye. Upon arriving in Ossen City, Han Shuo headed straight for the Dark Mantle's headquarters.

Before arriving in Ossen City, Han Shuo had learned from Dick that Emily rarely carried out missions herself anymore. She was currently in charge of assigning and distributing tasks. The job was more relaxed and lacked many dangers. It seemed that perhaps Emily had been riding on Han Shuo's coattails a bit and that was why she could be so comfortable and relaxed.

Mount Ordas, headquarters of the Dark Mantle.

In three years, Han Shuo had become a legendary figure in the Dark Mantle. Ever since he first stepped into the headquarters, people would look at him on the way in with a most reverent expression in their eyes.

"Where is Lady Emily?" Han Shuo asked the guide who was taking him to Candide's secret room.

The guide then recalled the relationship between Han Shuo and Emily. He revealed a meaningful smile and replied to Han Shuo, "Lady Emily and Lord Candide's place aren't far apart. Lord Bryan, where do you want to go first?"

"Take me to Lady Emily's secret chamber first," Han Shuo instructed.

"Very well," the guide replied respectfully. His gaze towards Han Shuo was filled with admiration from the bottom of his heart.

To these people, although the current Han Shuo was not one of the three heavyweights of the Dark Mantle, he was a more honourable figure than they were.