CHAPTER 697: Chap, You Really Have The Skills!

Carmelita grabbed Han Shuo and pulled him out of the Third Corps. As soon as he stepped outside, Han Shuo saw a huge airship hovering in the sky with about a dozen figures standing on it. They were wearing the divine protective armour of the Sainte Family, and all of them possessed Midgod strength.

Without any explanation, Carmelita dragged Han Shuo into the airship and as soon as they boarded, she instructed her extremely respectful divine guards, "Refill the energy crystals and take off!

The airship is the most common means of transport on Elysium. Manufactured using advanced alchemy technology, this type of large flying machine used energy crystals as its power source. The airship Han Shuo found himself in was about a hundred metres long. It was lined with seats with comfortable cushions.

"My lady, who is this young man?" a plump, one-eyed woman with no eyebrows asked as she assessed Han Shuo strangely.

"Erebus isn't with the Third Corps, he went hunting for Brovst. I'm sure he brought those two guys with him who are good at tracking," Carmelita said somewhat angrily before she looked at Han Shuo with slanted eyes and said, "This is Bryan. He's from a low level material plane. I have heard from Donna that this person is not only very observant, but his insights and judgement abilities are remarkable. Donna is not one to talk nonsense. Her words and judgements have a remarkable degree of reliability. Since I couldn't borrow any experts from Erebus, this guy will have to do".

"This... this..." The plump, one-eyed woman was stunned. She stammered as if trying to convince Carmelita to give up on Han Shuo.

"This what? Even if he can't make a difference, do you really think we can't find those who have sneaked into our City of Shadows on our own?" Carmelita was annoyed and shot a glare at the plump woman.

Carmelita was very powerful in the House of Sainte. Although the chubby woman wasn't happy with the decision, she didn't dare voice her objection. She just sighed and looked up and down at Han Shuo with a suspicious look.

"I need your help to find some people. You rest for a while, I will inform you when we arrive. Don't worry, I'm a friend of Donna's. You will be fine," Carmelita told Han Shuo before she walked to the front of the airship and sat down on a seat reserved for her alone.

Han Shuo was in a daze. He looked at the dozen or so divine guards under the House of Sainte who had cold and stern faces, as well as the plump woman who now looked rather dissatisfied. Without a word, he went to find a seat.

Elysium seemed infinitely vast. Even a small mountain range was roughly the size of Lancelot's realm. On this material plane, even the divine soul of a Highgod wouldn't be able to travel too far. In addition, if the opponent carefully concealed their aura, it would be even more difficult to detect and locate them.

Carmelita and her party were probably after a particular infiltrator. She went to the Third Corps in search of Erebus, needing unique talents who understood geography and could pick up clues from minute details. Unfortunately, Erebus and his subordinates with these special skills were not available. But not to give up, she took Han Shuo into her search party. After a moment of thought, Han Shuo was able to understand the whole sequence of events.

Everyone on the airship was cultivating in silence. Han Shuo, who was used to loneliness and solitude, did not feel bored. He secretly watched those gods with outstanding powers cultivate, hoping to learn and gain something.

Time flew by. Half a month had passed in the blink of an eye. On that day, Han Shuo suddenly discovered that the speed of the airship had suddenly decreased. When he lowered his head, he found that the airship was flying over a mountain range filled with colourful miasmic gases. These miasmic gases had a sour, putrid smell. They should be poisonous.

Gradually, the airship stopped over the mountain range. Carmelita, who had been cultivating in silence the whole time, finally got up from her seat at the front of the airship. After lowering her head to look at the mountain range, she quietly instructed, "Alright, we have finally arrived at the Miasmic Cloud Mountain Range. Everyone get ready and get off the airship. According to the information we received, those guys are inside this mountain range. Be careful, the strange miasmic gases in the mountain range are very troublesome. Not only do they contain all kinds of poisons, but these gases can also limit your divine soul's ability to observe. Be extra careful."

"Don't worry, my lady. They are all prepared," the plump lady said smiling as she pulled out a delicate medicine bottle. She poured some lotion into it and applied it to her skin. The lotion formed a thin membrane that completely covered her plump body.

The divine guards on the airship all did the same. They all applied medicinal lotion to themselves, leaving a thin membrane on their skin. Only Carmelita did not, as there was a naturally formed force field of destruction around her, barely visible to the naked eye. The force field produced constant undulations to prevent any gas or particles from coming into contact with her skin.

Carmelita took the lead in descending into the mountain range. She suddenly remembered Han Shuo in the air and casually instructed, "Get Bryan a bottle so he doesn't fall into the poisonous gases after just a few steps.

As Carmelita's purple figure dipped into the poisonous miasmic gas below, the plump lady reluctantly tossed a bottle of medicine to Han Shuo. She said, "Use this medicine on your body. A bottle of it costs ten black crystal coins. What a bargain."

Han Shuo thanked her. He opened his hand and the medicine bottle that had been thrown over flew into his palm. Soon after he applied the medicinal lotion, a very thin membrane formed on his skin, enveloping his body in a unique barrier.

Even without using the Invincible Omen Body, Han Shuo had no fear of being attacked by the poisonous miasmic gases. Having cultivated demonic arts to the level he had, Han Shuo could close every pore on his skin with just his thought, making him impervious to the toxic atmosphere. Even if Han Shuo inhaled the poisonous air deeply, he could easily expel the toxins from his body through his pores. He only used this medicinal lotion because he did not want to attract the attention of this chubby woman.

"I cannot begin to understand why Her Ladyship would bring a Lowgod here. Let me be clear, we do not care about the life or death of a burden like you. If we run into any danger, the best thing you can do is run as far as you can - don't even count on us to protect or rescue you!" the plump woman warned angrily before descending into the mountain range. She cultivated in the energy of darkness and possessed Late-stage Midgod strength. It was only natural for her to look down on a puny little Lowgod like Han Shuo.

One by one, the divine guards of the Sainte Family descended into the mountain range after Carmelita and the chubby woman. The airship then gradually shrank under the control of a divine guard.

Han Shuo let out a soft laugh. He was quite interested in the situation of the miasmic mountain range below him. Han Shuo also descended into the mountain range before the airship began to shrink. When he landed, he discovered that all the divine guards were closely following Carmelita. They looked cautious and watched their surroundings carefully.

With the miasmic gas everywhere, their vision was limited. The farthest any of them could see was less than a hundred metres. Anything beyond that was barely visible. Even Han Shuo, who had cultivated in the demonic arts for so many years, could only clearly see things three hundred metres away from him.

"Kid, now is the time for you to be useful. Can you locate any traces of those guys?" the plump woman shot a cold look at Han Shuo as if she had absolutely no confidence in Han Shuo.

Han Shuo shook his head indifferently and said, "There are no signs or traces of humans around here. By the way, who exactly are you looking for? What energy do they cultivate? Do they have any special characteristics?" Han Shuo replied to the plump woman and asked Carmelita, the party leader.

"They are a group from the Life Dominion, our archenemies. According to the unwritten rule, any person who cultivates in the energy of Life or Light, once discovered within our Darkness Dominion, will be killed without exception. They must have a secret agenda to be so bold as to invade the territory of our City of Shadows. We must find out what their intentions are and then kill them all. Otherwise, when those in the other Darkness Dominion cities learn of this, they will ridicule us, the City of Shadows, for our incompetence! Carmelita told Han Shuo with a fierce look.

Both sides were sworn enemies. Without a very special reason, the other side surely wouldn't have risked being slaughtered while infiltrating the Darkness Dominion. It was no wonder that Carmelita had gathered large forces to hunt down these infiltrators who were cultivating in the Edict of Life.

Han Shuo had a measure of the difficulty of the challenge after learning who they were after. Cultivators of the energy of life had an extraordinary connection with nature. Once they entered the mountain range filled with ancient trees and a large number of plants, they would be an extremely difficult group of people to find. It was no wonder that Carmelita thought of borrowing the talents of Erebus.

Those who cultivated in the energy of life were not only good at hiding their aura using the natural environment, they also avoided destroying the natural environment. That's why they wouldn't leave many traces when they travelled through the mountain range. Furthermore, since this mountain range was covered in miasmic gas, it wouldn't be an easy task for even Han Shuo to locate them.

Han Shuo had previously released a dozen demon generals through the Cauldron Spirit so that Carmelita would not discover them. At this very moment, these demon generals were scouting in every direction, carefully looking for any abnormal scenes and clues.

Suddenly, one of his demon generals spotted traces of magical beasts that had fought fifteen kilometres to the right of Han Shuo. There were a few broken trees that had been reconnected by some kind of energy, clearly an act of man, not nature. The question was, who would be willing to waste time on these natural plants? Well, apart from the cultivators of the Edict of Life, who could it have been?

"Come with me," Han Shuo called softly as he took the lead in that direction. But after travelling only thirty metres, Han Shuo stopped in his tracks. He turned to look at the divine guards with confused faces and Carmelita who was obviously confused. He said smiling, "Why? Don't you believe me?"

"Erm... have you really discovered something? How is that possible? Even the two of them underneath Erebus couldn't easily detect the tracks of those who cultivate in the energy of life within a mountain range. How did you do it?" Carmelita's triangular eyes glistened as she asked sceptically.

"My lady, this boy must be putting on a show. He is only a Lowgod. How could he discover their tracks so quickly?" the plump woman was suspicious of Han Shuo and she expressed her thoughts directly.

"If tracking people has something to do with strength, then Miss Carmelita wouldn't have brought me here. Don't be so narrow-minded," Han Shuo grinned.

"Idiot, how dare you talk to me like that! I can make you disappear from this world forever with a snap of my fingers! Believe me, I can and I will!" The plump woman was furious.

"Silence, Karina!" Carmelita scolded her in displeasure before knitting her sparse eyebrows and asking Han Shuo suspiciously, "You really found their tracks?"

"It's only fifteen kilometres away. It won't take long to travel there. Just come with me and see for yourself," Han Shuo replied with a shrug. Without further explanation, he took the lead.

When Han Shuo was about to disappear from their sight, Carmelita ordered, "Move, let's keep up with him. I don't think this guy has the guts to deceive me! But if he really dares to waste my time, even if he's Donna's friend, I'll make him pay!"

After hearing her instructions, the crowd quickly caught up with Han Shuo and followed behind him. Karina stared at Han Shuo's back with disdain.

Soon the group reached the area behind Han Shuo. Han Shuo was already crouched on the ground, pretending to observe something. When Carmelita walked over to his side, he stood up with a calm face, pointed at the ancient trees that had been reconnected, and said, "Other than those who cultivate in the Edict of Life, I don't think anyone would be so kind to these great trees. What do you think?"

Carmelita glanced at the large trees and exclaimed in surprise, "There are indeed signs of the life energy on these trees. You are right, this group must have been here!"

With the facts laid out in front of her, Karina, the plump woman who had originally thought of giving Han Shuo hell, covered her mouth and gasped. The look in her eyes as she stared at Han Shuo had completely changed. Karina hesitated for a moment before she said rather awkwardly, "My apologies, that was petty of me. It seems that you could really be helpful!"

This woman was open and honest. Although she didn't show her face, she dared to admit her mistakes when she learned that she was wrong. Such a character was hard to find. Moreover, after a moment of careful observation, Han Shuo discovered that Kalina was sincere in her apology. He nodded and assured her, "It's all right, I did not take it to heart.

The House of Sainte Divine Guards in Carmelita's group also gasped in amazement. They had a newfound respect for Han Shuo.

"Chap, you really have the skills. Haha, I knew I could trust Donna's word! Very good. If we can find this gang and get rid of them, I will see to it that you are rewarded. Everyone in the City of Shadows knows I'm very generous with money! Carmelita was in a cheerful mood and praised Han Shuo to the skies.

"Alright, we will all follow your lead until we find these people. What do we do next?" Carmelita asked.

Han Shuo was stunned. He laughed bitterly in his heart because this was the only clue he had found so far through his demon generals, and he had absolutely no idea where these people were. Contrary to expectations, Han Shuo had no idea how to respond to Carmelita's absolute trust