CHAPTER 813: From Foes To Friend

The moment the Space Edict barrier shattered, Han Shuo's consciousness clearly detected Baum and locked onto him. However, since the Cauldron of the Myriad Demon was outside of his body, Han Shuo could not borrow the Cauldron Spirit's energy, so he did not immediately attack Baum.

It was at this time that Han Shuo heard Verón's last dying scream. He stared blankly for a moment, wondering if he should continue to fight Baum.

Han Shuo felt no grudge or resentment towards Baum, and there was no reason to fight him to the death. Besides, Han Shuo felt some apprehension towards this expert. Even though the Space Edict Barrier had been destroyed, Han Shuo was still not completely sure that he could kill Baum.

At that moment, the Cauldron had returned to Han Shuo's body. The Cauldron Spirit then transmitted, "Master, the space-time barrier has been removed. This guy possessed decent strength. He might still have some tricks up his sleeve. Do you still want to attack him?"

After killing Verón, Rose returned to stand beside Han Shuo and stared cautiously at the Baum. If Han Shuo gave her the command, she would immediately charge forward and attack Baum.

"Verón is dead. I don't think there's any reason for us to continue fighting, is there?" Out of Han Shuo's expectation, while he was still on the fence, Baum took the initiative and extended an olive branch. His demeanour was much more polite than before. Baum even forced an awkward smile on his face.

It was obvious that this person called Baum was bad at feigning politeness. It looked like someone was pulling on his facial muscles to create that awkward fake smile.

Han Shuo stared at Baum for a moment without speaking. His eyes glittered with indecision.

Baum's heart jolted. He thought, <i >Don't tell me that this guy is going to fight me to the death?

The moment that the spacetime barrier was destroyed, Baum knew that Han Shuo will be able to have a real battle with him. He also knew that Han Shuo must have some other deadly tricks up his sleeves. Baum was very wary of Han Shuo. He did not want to become Han Shuo's mortal enemy for Verón.

While Baum let his imagination ran wild, he secretly took certain defensive precautious, fearing that Han Shuo might launch a sudden attack.

"You are right. There are no grievances between us. There's no point in making such a big fuss over that minor little character," while Baum's mind was worried and anxious, Han Shuo suddenly put on a faint smile and declared his stance. He withdrew the seventeen flying swords floating in midair, indicating that he will not continue to fight.

Han Shuo was in Ethereal City and he still needed to wait for his other five children in this city. If Han Shuo was to continue to fight Baum, the City Lord of Ethereal City, even if Han Shuo won the fight, he most likely won't be able to stay in Ethereal City any longer. Besides, it was very unlikely that Han Shuo could win without being injured.

If the two were to continue fighting, the most likely outcome would be serious injuries on both sides. And if Han Shuo were to be injured at this time, his plan to visit the fringe would have to be postponed indefinitely. That would be inconsistent with Han Shuo's original intention. Therefore, Han Shuo did not attack recklessly.

When Baum saw Han Shuo withdraw his miraculous weapons, he sighed in his mind and dismantled his remaining defences as well. He carefully looked Han Shuo up and down a few times before explaining, "I had the opportunity to meet the Akaji City Lord once, and we could be considered acquaintances. Indeed, my intention was to protect Verón. But I did not expect you to be so strong. My friendship with the Akaji City Lord isn't deep enough for me to risk my life. Now that Verón is dead, I will let it pass.

<i >And now he's being honest, ha, thought Han Shuo. Although Han Shuo did not have a good impression of Baum, he did not hold any animosity either. Han Shuo calmly nodded and cordially said, "Yes, there may have been some misunderstandings between us. I hope that Your Lordship will not take offense."

Suddenly, a company of divine guards arrived from the distance. Among them were three Highgods. Two at Early-stage and one at Mid-stage.

After the divine guards arrived, Mid-stage Highgod that led the company hastily asked, "City Lord, what happened here?"

The battle between Han Shuo and Baum had created intense shockwaves. Experts who had reached certain realms would be able to tell from the unusual space-time fluctuations that a battle was taking place nearby. The Divine Guard Company happened to be patrolling the area and rushed to the scene to see what was going on.

Upon arrival, they surrounded Han Shuo, Rose and the Earth Elite Zombie. Each of them wore a serious and unfriendly expression. They automatically assumed that the trio were enemies trying to cause trouble in Ethereal City. If Baum gave the order, they would immediately charge forward and attack the three of them.

The situation, which had just begun to calm down, suddenly became very tense again.

With the demon generals scattered all around, Han Shuo knew that the Divine Guard would be there first. He also knew that with their strength, he could easily escape with Rose and Earth Elite Zombie, so Han Shuo was not worried about the divine guards. He looked at Baum calmly with a faint smile, as if he was waiting for him to answer.

Baum, who had just had a great battle with Han Shuo, knew better than anyone how terrifying Han Shuo was. When the divine guards appeared at such an inopportune time and even surrounded the three of them as if they were enemies, Baum panicked a bit and hastily said, "Don't attack. I just had a little misunderstanding with this friend here. We have cleared up the misunderstanding.

The divine guards seemed confused when they heard Baum's words. They had all sensed an intense space-time fluctuation coming from this place. And being veterans, they could tell from the space-time fluctuations that Baum had attacked with all his might. Moreover, Verón, a guest who had been staying at the City Lord's mansion, was still lying lifeless on the ground for all to see. It seemed very illogical for Baum to say that it was all just a misunderstanding.

After hearing Baum ask the divine guards to calm down, Han Shuo realised that Baum didn't want to fight him anymore. Han Shuo smiled faintly and said, "City Lord Baum, if there's nothing else, may we leave now?"

"Of course, of course," Baum said as he nodded his head repeatedly. Then, as if something struck him, he shouted, "Wait!"

Han Shuo made a solemn face and knit his brows slightly before turning back to Baum.

"Please don't misunderstand, I just want to ask you a question!" Baum hastily explained when Han Shuo seemed displeased, "May I know who you are? An expert as young and formidable as you cannot be an obscure figure in any dominion. I simply wish to know the identity of the person who sparred with me. May I have that honour?"

Han Shuo couldn't help but laugh. He replied, "Haha, my name is Bryan. I come from the City of Shadows, the Dominion of Darkness."

"Bryan... Bryan..." Baum mumbled to himself, scratching his head as if trying to remember something. After a long time, Baum let out a cry of surprise and asked, "Are you the master of Celestial Pearl Pharmacy?"

This time, it was Han Shuo's turn to be shocked. The City of Shadows was far away from Ethereal City. Han Shuo had not expected the city lord of Ethereal City to know him.

"Um... Yes, I'm the master of Celestial Pearl Pharmacy," Han Shuo admitted. He saw no point in hiding this fact.

The divine guards of Ethereal City around him were all astonished to hear Han Shuo's admission. It seemed that they had all heard of Han Shuo's name. Their gaze towards Han Shuo became much different. It was as if they were excited about something.

"I really did not expect the rumours to be true. Youth indeed breeds heroism!" Baum was astonished. He had never believed the rumours coming from the Shadow City of the Darkness Dominion. He thought the rumours had exaggerated Han Shuo's strength. But after the battle, Baum realised that the rumours were definitely wrong - they had not exaggerated Han Shuo's strength, they had underestimated his strength!

The startled Baum quickly racked his brain before suddenly proposing, "Bryan, would you be interested in opening a branch of your Celestial Pearl Pharmacy in Ethereal City? If you are willing, we can discuss it in detail. Many people from the Darkness Dominion have praised your expertise in refining medicine. I believe that as long as there are gods in any city, your medicine will sell out in no time!

The divine guards of the ethereal city, who had been glaring at Han Shuo ferociously just a moment ago, began to look at Han Shuo with fervent eyes as they wore expressions of astonishment.

They had heard too much about the wonders of Han Shuo's medicine from the gods of the Dark Domain. Unfortunately for them, the City of Shadows was millions of miles away from Ethereal City. Even if they wanted to buy Han Shuo's medicine, it was not feasible for most of them to spend so much time travelling through several Dominions just to get to the City of Shadows.

Besides, it was impossible for gods who cultivated in the energy of life, light, and water to enter the Dominions of Death, Darkness, and Destruction. . No matter how many crystal coins they had, there was no way they could buy Han Shuo's medicine. Meanwhile, those who got their hands on Han Shuo's medicine would treat it like a treasure and never sell it. Therefore, even though many people had heard about the miraculous nature of his medicine, only a very small portion of those people were able to obtain it.

How could the divine guards not be excited after learning that the person standing in front of them was the master of Celestial Pearl Pharmacy?

Han Shuo stared blankly for a moment. He had not expected Baum, who had just argued with him, to take the initiative and invite him to open a Celestial Pearl branch in Ethereal City. The proposal took him by surprise.

After thinking about it for a while, Han Shuo felt that Baum's proposal was almost harmful to him. If he opened a branch of Celestial Pearl Pharmacy in Ethereal City, not only would he be able to produce even more Crystal Coins, but he could possibly use the unique situation of Ethereal City to spread Celestial Pearl's influence to every Dominion on Elysium!

The temptation was too great to refuse. Han Shuo hesitated for only a moment before nodding and agreeing, "Sure, definitely. Thank you City Lord in advance!"

"You're welcome. My ethereal city is greatly honoured to have this privilege!" Baum replied promptly with polite words. He seemed quite pleasantly surprised. "If you have nothing at hand, shall we go somewhere else to discuss this? I will see to it that you find a suitable location for your apothecary. And if you need it, I can also help you with hiring labour. The Space Dominion is very different from the Death, Destruction and Darkness Dominions. We are much freer in economy and movement. The environment we have is much more conducive to business."

"Very well, let's discuss it!" Han Shuo gladly agreed. He had not expected that picking a fight would bring him such a great profit.