CHAPTER 373: Backlash

In the end, Han Shuo didn't stay long in the Duchy of Helon. He stayed for exactly two days, just as he'd said he would. After parting with Helen, he rushed straight to Narsen Duchy and arrived at Duke Benedict Sackville's residence during the night.

The former Teacher, Stratholme of Verdun's Imperial Court, had left a deep and lasting impression on Han Shuo. Thanks to Helen, Han Shuo realised that this teacher was still alive. Normally, when an expert rose to the level of a Sacred Magus or Swordsmaster, their life span would be extended accordingly. Stratholme had broken through to a sacred level of existence a long time ago. Having been a Sacred Swordsmaster for such a long time, logic would dictate that the reclusive Stratholme should still be alive and well.

This imperial court teacher was also the only Sacred Realm existence of the Seven Grand Duchies. If Han Shuo wanted to take over the seven grand duchies, then this Stratholme would indeed be a threat. Fortunately, this person had retreated long ago, and Han Shuo only needed to use his mystical demons and attach them to the grand dukes before slowly turning them into his personal puppets one by one.

Han Shuo believed that this method would definitely be more reliable than the previous large-scale invasion of the Lancelot Empire. Stratholme wouldn't know anything if he stayed hidden in Stranglethorn Vale. Han Shuo reckoned that by the time he had completely taken over the seven grand duchies in secret, his strength would definitely have improved another step. At that time, Han Shuo might even be able to do something about Stratholme, even if he came.

That night, a magnificent sight could be seen within Benedict Sackville's mansion. In the central courtyard, a banquet seemed to be in progress as shadows flickered back and forth. Many knights in full armour defended the area. A crystal lantern hung from the ceiling of the main hall, while below, every single noble of the Duchy of Narsen was dressed in formal attire and exuded grace. They held wine glasses and chatted merrily.

Benedict Sackville was, of course, the most dazzling figure among them. The nobles of the Narsen Duchy surrounded Benedict, constantly trying to pry information from his mouth in roundabout and indirect ways.

The previous meeting of the Seven Grand Duchies in the Sakamimir Valley had ended on a sour note. When the war had reached its most chaotic state, several of the Grand Duchies had suffered an assassination attempt. As a result, the military strength of these dukedoms had been weakened. The Duchy of Narsen was no exception, with many of its high ranking generals assassinated during the battle. Now that Benedict Sackville had returned to the Duchy, the first thing he wanted to do was fill the gaps left by the loss of their outstanding generals.

Upon hearing the news, all the nobles of the Duchy of Narsen began to recommend the younger generation of their own families with the utmost effort. They hoped that their younger generation could fill the gap and become a figure of real power within the Duchy of Narsen. Benedict Sackville also clearly understood the intentions of these nobles and also understood that it was the perfect time to recruit. So he held this banquet in his mansion, intending to understand everyone's thoughts and gain some personal advantage at the same time.

After sending out his mystical demons, Han Shuo got a clear view of the situation inside Benedict Sackville's mansion. He knew how many experts were hidden within the mansion and that a magical spell had been placed in a certain corner. Nothing could escape his prying eyes.

While hiding outside the Duke's mansion, Han Shuo seemed like a hunter in the night, calmly staring at his prey and patiently searching for the best opportunity - to send his mystical demons into Benedict Sackville's brain.

Although the Mystical Demons had magical abilities, it wasn't so easy to put them into someone's brain. First, Han Shuo had to be standing right next to Benedict Sackville. When he started to use his mystical demons, he would have to act immediately according to the secret demonic method without stopping. If he made the slightest mistake, Benedict Sackville could immediately die a tragic death or even become an idiot, an outcome that would be contrary to Han Shuo's wishes.

During this intrusion, Benedict Sackville could not show an ounce of resistance, while his mind had to remain as innocent as a newborn child. Only in this way would the mystical demon be able to successfully invade his brain.

Generally speaking, the most perfect time was during a dream. So Han Shuo would only descend beside Benedict Sackville when he was deep in a nightmare. Then, taking advantage of his confused state, Han Shuo would successfully implant the mystical demon directly into his brain.

Everyone dreamt. However, dreams were not a nightly occurrence, and sometimes a person would go days without dreaming. Han Shuo had to wait for Benedict Sackville to finally dream. Fortunately, when a person was dreaming, they would be sufficiently relaxed to their surroundings, allowing Han Shuo to arrive noiselessly next to his target.

For the next five days, Han Shuo would linger near the Duke's mansion. His mystical demons would constantly monitor Benedict Sackville, especially at night. He remained unaware of this close surveillance.

Only once during the next five days was Benedict Sackville completely exhausted, on the third day of his official duties. On that day he sank deep into his nightmare because he was too tired. However, Benedict Sackville had an unparalleled protection around the room of his mansion that day. Outside, there were experts upon experts protecting the room, while inside, there were all kinds of magical warning enchantments.

On that day, Han Shuo was only sure that he could forcefully enter and kill Benedict Sackville. He could not guarantee that his mystical demons could enter his brain without warning.

Han Shuo had even carefully weighed his gains and losses. In the end, he felt that even if he killed Benedict Sackville, there would be another noble who would become the new Duke of the Duchy of Narsen. Instead of wasting time, he might as well just take control of Benedict Sackville.

For this very reason, Han Shuo abandoned his thought of killing Benedict Sackville that night and continued to wait for the next opportunity.

On the sixth night. Han Shuo unexpectedly noticed through his mystical demons that Benedict Sackville had left his mansion for the first time. Surprised, Han Shuo used his Mystical Demons to watch Benedict Sackville carefully on the one hand, while silently catching up with him on the other. He wanted to see what Benedict Sackville was up to.

Things did not go as Han Shuo had expected. Instead of going somewhere on official business, Benedict Sackville was obviously going somewhere else. After wandering the streets of the northwestern city of Narsen Duchy, Benedict finally arrived at a serene and elegantly quiet mansion through the back door.

Twelve mystical demons were scattered around the mansion. In just a few minutes, Han Shuo had already discovered what this serene and elegant mansion was like. It was like the Rose Garden that Lawrence had taken Han Shuo to earlier in the northern part of Ossen City. This mansion was a nobleman's special place for debauchery.

This mansion was undoubtedly the most famous place in Narsen Duchy, and it was even slightly larger than the Rose Garden in Ossen City. Inside, all sorts of terribly shady business was conducted in countless ways. After the Twelve Mystical Demons circled the place, Han Shuo became much more familiar with the licentious and corrupt behaviour of the nobles.

Benedict Sackville was the owner of this place. Han Shuo was able to learn this fact very quickly by using only two of his mystical demons to watch Benedict Sackville closely. As the most influential man in Narsen Duchy and the owner of this place, Benedict Sackville did not have to waste much of his energy while secretly controlling this place. In a heavily guarded room, Benedict Sackville first listened to a report on current financial affairs. Then, with a chuckle, he walked over to a small house of delicate serenity and elegance.

A mother-daughter pair was waiting in this house. Han Shuo had already seen the stunning mother-daughter pair the last time Benedict Sackville had held a personal banquet in his mansion. They were Count Delbert's wife and daughter. Delbert's wife was in her forties. However, because she had taken good care of her appearance, she appeared to be barely thirty.

As Delbert's wife and her daughter Deyali stood there together, they did not look like mother and daughter. They looked more like sisters as their faces lit up with smiles as they greeted the ruler of the Duchy of Narsen, Benedict Sackville.

Han Shuo was stunned by the eyes and ears of the mystical demons. Apparently, the mother-daughter pair had served Benedict Sackville before, with Delbert's approval. It was because of Delbert's encouragement that they were actually standing there. Together they served Benedict Sackville in exchange for their family's only and youngest son becoming a Captain Knight under Benedict Sackville.

After discovering this situation from his mystical demons, Han Shuo's understanding of the secret and dirty actions of the nobles increased to an even deeper level. Who would have thought that Count Delbert would actually allow his own wife and daughter to serve Benedict Sackville just so his son could get ahead? While Han Shuo found this inconceivable, he also felt that this had truly opened his eyes.

This mother-daughter pair was indeed of the highest quality. The mother was seductively mature, with voluptuous curves, while the daughter was full of youthful energy, with a touch of charming beauty. When the two stood together, it was truly a scene for the perverse. The more ethics and taboos were violated, the more powerful a man would become. If a mother-daughter pair decided to serve the same person at the same time, the male's power would increase tenfold.

Even Han Shuo felt a restlessness, let alone Benedict Sackville. Han Shuo could barely keep his rod from firing when he imagined this kind of service from a mother-daughter pair. As he watched Delbert's wife continue to smile charmingly while saying a few good words for her son, Han Shuo's eyes were somewhat glued to her unmistakable charm, her graceful and mature noblewoman look.

"My God! I can't just let that old thing Benedict Sackville enjoy these benefits!" Han Shuo secretly swallowed a mouthful of saliva as he ruthlessly began to think. His brain began to consider various ideas at the speed of light.

Han Shuo felt as if he was gradually losing control of himself as he continued to watch the magnificent and heart-pounding scene. He didn't know if he was about to enter the Carnal Realm or not, but he had this kind of impulsive desire to ruthlessly ravage the women there at any cost. As the charming pair of daughters continued to stand there, Han Shuo began to think about the pleasant, forbidden situation and became even more excited.

As Han Shuo began to think of such taboo things, the demonic infant within him suddenly began to overflow with a bizarre power. These strands of power coming from within the demon infant began to be released at an ever increasing rate. Soon, Han Shuo found it even more difficult to control himself as his skin began to turn a deeper red.

Alarmed, Han Shuo suddenly reacted and came to his senses. The strand of energy coming from the demonic infant was circulating with a bizarre power that carried an overly nefarious aura. This kind of aura was the energy Han Shuo had absorbed from the Dark Elf Matriarch Adele earlier.

"What's going on? I'd clearly removed the energy residue last time, and this aura of nefarious energy should have been expelled from my body by now. How is it that strands of this energy are still circulating in the demon infant? Huh? That's not right! Why wasn't there such a dramatic movement the last time I faced Helen? No matter what kind of unusual change the demonic infant underwent, Han Shuo could still make everything crystal clear with his consciousness. However, when he noticed that the demonic infant was spinning rapidly and that the overly nefarious energy was becoming faster and faster, Han Shuo felt somewhat confused.

He knew that he had not yet entered the Canal Realm. Logically, when he entered the Carnal Realm, he would perhaps become more lustful, but this didn't just affect his lust, it affected other aspects as well. Could it be that this strand of overly nefarious energy had become so cheerful due to the absorption of Adele's power?

Although Han Shuo was somewhat confused, he began to notice that the intense lust within his body was becoming harder to control as the nefarious energy circulated within the demonic infant. Han Shuo had always acted as he would as a demonic cultivator. Moreover, he would never refuse this kind of lust, which was gradually making him overflow with the desire to follow his desires.

"I can't let Benedict Sackville get this benefit! I have to think of a plan!" While Han Shuo ignored his spreading lust, his brain was spinning at high speed.

Due to the fact that this current location was not Benedict Sackville's mansion, the defences were far inferior. There were only a few personal guards around the elegant and refined room he was in. There weren't any complicated magical enchantments set up inside either.

After hesitating for a moment, Han Shuo suddenly released a dark and dense mist and took advantage of the situation to slowly float into the room where Benedict Sackville and Delbert's wife and daughter were. The three of them were still drinking wine. As Han Shuo drifted over, he was somewhat unable to control the blue points of light as they slowly flowed out of his body.

The points of light were not so obvious as Han Shuo was shrouded in a dark, dense mist. Benedict Sackville and the mother and daughter pair slowly inhaled the blue light through their noses and mouths. All the while, not only did Han Shuo gradually fall into a dazed state and start breathing more heavily, the mother-daughter pair and Benedict Sackville did as well.

Including Han Shuo, the four people in the room were all enveloped by the bright blue spots of light that contained a nefarious energy that slowly drifted through the air to cover the entire room. When Han Shuo accidentally allowed this energy to be released, he even became somewhat sober and gained some sanity. However, the other three individuals had become completely dull.

The two mother-daughter pairs sitting together at this moment were the first to give in to their heart's desire due to their weak will. They began to embrace each other, exposing their breasts and moaning together. Just as Benedict Sackville suddenly roared in a low voice and tried to pounce on them with his red eyes, the relatively sober Han Shuo knocked him out with a stomp of his leg. Then Han Shuo pounced on the completely delirious mother and daughter like a beast.

A sound that could hardly be suppressed suddenly rang out from the room as the mother-daughter pair writhed together with Han Shuo. There was no sense of shame as the two of them served Han Shuo together. On the contrary, they were serving Han Shuo with the most enthusiastic fervour under Han Shuo's nefarious power.

.... Outside the elegant and refined room, the experts that Benedict Sackville had brought with him all began to show an expression of envy as they listened to the beautiful, high-pitched and smooth moaning. They talked quietly and secretly to each other, a little unaware that their Grand Duke had already been knocked out.

After a long time, the moaning in the room began to subside when the window suddenly opened without a breeze. A cloud of light smoke floated by as Han Shuo's entire body disappeared like a ghost. The black smoke quickly drifted away under the night. It disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.

After Han Shuo left, he flew at high altitude towards the wilderness, enduring the monstrous changes to his body. He summoned the Elite Earth Zombie to open up some space in the underground abyss. As Han Shuo screamed in agony, he pulled out a transportation matrix and arrived at the Cemetery of Death.

After coupling with Adele and absorbing her energy, Han Shuo had suddenly suffered a setback from the excessive nefarious energy. Originally, it held only a small amount of power, but now it seemed more like boiling water as it flared up within his demonic infant. As the demon infant, the foundation of Han Shuo's demonic cultivation, was suddenly flooded with such an ominous and chaotic aura, it actually became uncontrollably violent and ferocious.

Deep within Han Shuo, there seemed to be an additional strand of energy coming from a boundless, distant place that was penetrating him. This strand of energy spurred on the energy that Han Shuo had absorbed from Adele, who'd received it from the Spider Goddess Rose, causing Han Shuo to feel an enormous amount of pain.

Inside the Cemetery of Death, Han Shuo let out heart-wrenching screams as his indestructible body actually split open. Han Shuo felt that the foreign energy within him was becoming increasingly difficult to control. In the end, Han Shuo mobilised the enormous and boundless amount of wrathful power of the Demonslayer Edge to fight against the power surging within him.

Within Han Shuo's entire body, an enormous amount of pure demonic yuan energy and the Demonslayer Edge, which had absorbed tens of thousands of creatures and various kinds of negative energy, combined to form a powerful strike that erupted like a torrential mountain flood. As a result, his inner body became a cruel battlefield as the power of his demonic infant and the strength in the souls of his Demonslayer Edge fought to the death against Adele's remaining power and the sudden energy that had entered his body.

Without knowing how much time had passed, Han Shuo's magical cultivation and Demonslayer Edge's power were gradually gaining the upper hand. Only after wasting such an endless amount of time did Han Shuo finally extinguish the harmful energy within him without a trace.

"Pft!" In the distant underground world, a dark elf was making offerings to the spider goddess Rose in a temple. A spider-shaped, black temple held a young lady in it's centre, who had suddenly spit out a mouthful of blood. The young lady looked at the statue of Spider Goddess Rose in front of her as she muttered, "Wielding such inexhaustible divine dark power. Why couldn't I capture him and make him my prisoner even with your divine powers?

"Pft!" Another mouthful of blood was spat out as the young lady's face trembled with fear. She fearfully faced the statue of the Spider Goddess Rose and kowtowed as she promptly said, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have questioned your power. Because you had to suffer the mighty laws of limitation, you really couldn't transmit even a thousandth of your true power. Your most devout follower wishes to accept punishment from you..."

As the young lady mumbled a prayer, her beautiful skin suddenly split open and blood spurted everywhere. It was as if an invisible whip had flogged her. However, the young lady did not dare to make a sound as she continued to pray sincerely in the language of the dark elves.