Inside the Cemetery of Death, Han Shuo collapsed in the centre of the large transportation matrix, his clothes long since torn to shreds. His curled, naked body was bleeding from the cuts and broken flesh. The wounds all over his body were so deep that even his bones were visible.

Han Shuo's magical yuan circulated silently in his unconscious body. They were like many tiny streams that trickled towards his desiccated meridians, moistening them. One by one, they swam to every nook and cranny of his body, bringing a cool and refreshing feeling.

While unconscious, Han Shuo's tattered and wounded body gradually healed at an astonishing rate. In no time at all, his body had completely returned to the way it was before, without even a trace of scarring. In fact, after recovering from this incredible ordeal, his body seemed even firmer and stronger than before.

Since there was no sun or moon in the Cemetery of Death, how much time had passed was also a mystery. When Han Shuo slowly woke up, he immediately noticed that he was not suffering from painful cuts all over his body. Instead, the cells in his body seemed to be brimming with a surging power.

Then, as he moved from his curled up position and stood up with a stretch, all the bones in his body cracked explosively and without interruption. After probing his body with his consciousness, Han Shuo realised that the vital organs within his body were still not completely healed. With a thought, he manipulated his magical yuan to wrap around them.

Waves of bizarre power poured into Han Shuo's vital organs. Under the nourishment of his yuan power, Han Shuo's vital organs began to heal a hundred times faster. With just a moment's effort, the strange feeling in his body disappeared.

With a light exhalation, Han Shuo left the Cemetery and arrived near a torrential waterfall. Beneath this cascading waterfall, Han Shuo sat cross-legged on the rock and experienced the most turbulent water. Despite the incomparably violent currents that battered Han Shuo, he remained motionless, sitting upright on the rock.

After a few more days, Han Shuo finally left the rock and looked towards the entrance of the underworld. After hesitating for a moment, he finally started walking towards the Cemetery.

Then a mark suddenly caught Han Shuo's attention. He approached it and took a quick look before clearing away the rocks and pulling out a letter from deep within the underground abyss. Han Shuo reassembled the message according to a special code before reading the contents of the letter.

This letter was most likely sent here by Emily's people after she'd written it personally, and it described some crucial matters. The current power struggle between the princes had reached it's climax in Ossen City due to the king's deteriorating health. This also led to Lawrence's identity being revealed, putting him at a severe disadvantage.

Because King Uhtred Lancelot and the wife of the Chancellor of Finance had had an illicit affair, resulting in Lawrence, the nobles rejected Lawrence. Furthermore, even the less traditional nobles were clearly opposed to Lawrence's succession to the throne because of his identity.

The king was still alive and functioning well. He crushed the dissent and legitimised Lawrence. But the situation was still developing unfavourably. From now on, Lawrence's status within Ossen City was somewhat awkward, as his faction was the weakest among the princes.

As he watched His Majesty's health continue to deteriorate, Lawrence became increasingly concerned. He knew that the moment Uhtred died, the situation in Ossen City would become even more difficult to control. Not only would the king's bastard be denied the throne, but his life might be hard to preserve.

But while Lawrence was anxiously living through these incomparably troubled and anxious days, Brettel City was putting the other cities to shame. Favourable news came in one after another, describing how this waste of a city had suddenly begun to erupt with a new, vibrant energy. Although Han Shuo was far away from the capital of the empire, his name continued to ring out, making him more and more famous.

For this very reason, Lawrence suddenly thought of Han Shuo, hoping that he would return to Ossen City and help him. At such a crucial moment, Lawrence hoped that as long as Uhtred was not yet dead, he could borrow Han Shuo's support to improve the situation. At the very least, Lawrence could use Han Shuo in Ossen City to make the other princes a little more anxious.

Han Shuo had already made his decision after reading the contents.

The moment he entered the Cemetery, a dragon's melodious howl echoed throughout the entire Cemetery of Death. Fortunately, there was an enchantment that enveloped the entire Cemetery of Death that didn't dissipate, otherwise the sound would have travelled hundreds of miles.

"Honourable Master, you have finally returned." Gilbert was hovering in the sky in his dragon form, but after seeing him, he swept directly towards Han Shuo.

Gilbert's body seemed to have grown slightly, while the scales covering his body had turned pitch black. He exuded a sinister, ancient, and desolate feeling. Han Shuo knew that the sinister aura came naturally from Gilbert, while the ancient and desolate feeling was due to absorbing the green dragon beast's crystal core.

After the uproar, his huge body gradually shrank and transformed into a human with coarse black skin. His dark black eyes had an extra touch of otherworldliness to them. However, because his body's sinister aura was too heavy, this hint of otherworldliness was completely hidden.

Han Shuo just glanced at Gilbert before he immediately felt a stronger power coming from Gilbert's body. He asked with a smile, "How did it go?"

"Great! Fantastic! The crystal core of that green dragon beast had an extremely powerful energy that allowed me to advance to the second level of a super-ranked magical beast. Moreover, even though I am only in the middle of the second level, I feel that my current strength is still extremely powerful. Muahaha! Thank you for your mercy, Master." Gilbert laughed loudly and heartily, his voice brimming with satisfaction.

"I have received news from the underground world, and I believe it will pique your interest a little," Han Shuo waited for Gilbert's exuberant laughter to subside before he said in a measured tone.

"What news? Hehehe, I have finally realised that my decision to follow you Master was the right one. If I didn't follow you, Master, how would I be able to advance to the second level so quickly?" Gilbert clearly understood that this was all due to Han Shuo's favour. Therefore, he couldn't help but start bootlicking.

"Gilbert, who would have thought that you're actually the grandson of the patriarch of the dark dragons of the underground world? You brat, your background is not modest." Han Shuo smiled as he looked at Gilbert. Gilbert was taken aback, Han Shuo continued, "Your patriarch grandfather seems to be extremely worried about you. He even had the dark elves scout for news of you. It seems that you, runaway brat, are actually quite the favourite."

"Great Master, how could you know such things? Could it be that you've actually entered the dark dragon city of the underground world? The astonished Gilbert looked at Han Shuo as he pressed for answers.

Gilbert had never told anyone his identity. Therefore, he believed that there shouldn't be anyone who could know. He was truly confused now that he had heard such a statement from Han Shuo that indicated a clear understanding of his origins.

"Your Dark Dragon City has a few prisoners. Among them is a group of powerful dark elves from the previous generation. One of them was named Adele. Do you recognise this name?

"Adele. I seem to have heard that name, but I have never seen her before. There are indeed some people imprisoned in our Dark Dragon City who have greatly offended us. However, I'm not interested in such things. Master, why do you ask?"

"Because this Adele promised your grandfather that she would help him find your whereabouts. But I've already killed her. Not long ago, I absorbed the energy from her body. As a result, I almost got myself into trouble and received a backlash. Therefore, I would like to ask you about things concerning Adele."

After hearing this from Han Shuo, Gilbert was extremely surprised. He then stared into space before saying, "I heard that this Adele seems to be the former matriarch of the dark elf clan. She can use the faith of the dark elves to connect with the evil goddess Rose. As a result, she possesses some extraordinarily frightening powers in bed."

"Adele has been imprisoned in the Dark Dragon City for many years and is said to be exceptionally beautiful. Considering that our race has such a lustful temperament, we'd have jumped on her long ago. But because she can use the power of the Evil Goddess Rose, not a single dark dragon dares to take her to bed by force. They are afraid that she will suddenly use treacherous methods in her lust".

"Master, it is also said that Adele herself is extremely powerful. I'm afraid that even the second and third rank dark dragons of our clan are no match for her. It is said that Adele's devotion to Rose allows her to communicate with her and absorb her divine energy. Our dark dragon race is deeply afraid that killing her will provoke the wrath of this evil goddess. So we have continued to keep her imprisoned within. Don't tell me you really killed her?"

"I fucked her to death!" Han Shuo replied calmly.

"Wahaha..." The little lascivious Gilbert became excited as he looked at Han Shuo with adoration, "Master, what happened? Tell me! Hurry up and tell your faithful servant the details of the situation."

Seeing Gilbert's sudden excitement upon hearing this, Han Shuo slapped him angrily. Only then did he describe the things he had experienced. Finally, after describing the previous incident where there was a hard-to-control lust, he calmly continued, "I can guarantee that when I went crazy with lust not long ago, in addition to the energy I had absorbed from Adele, there was also an even more tremendous and sinister force within my body. That strand of energy brought with it an aura that shouldn't exist on this plane. If things are as I predict, it probably came from the Spider Goddess Rose. I really don't know how that could have happened. Don't tell me that the fact that I killed Adele has actually been discovered! Could there actually be gods in this world?"

Listening to Han Shuo's description of his experiences, Gilbert's previous excitement turned to rare seriousness. After thinking for a moment, he said to Han Shuo, "Master, I've heard from Grandfather* that this world is not as simple as we think. Even with our dark dragon powers, we can only live in the underground world as if we were suffering from some kind of restriction. Even though my grandfather's power is terrifying, he still can't avoid such limitations. I can't think of anything other than the universal concept of the gods that can actually restrict our race in the underground world.

His eyebrows knitted together, Han Shuo couldn't help but raise his head to the dark and deathly silent sky of the Cemetery of Death, sunless and moonless all year round. He began to think of the Church of Light's God of Light, the Temple Knights, the holy aura on Kosse's body, and the feeling Han Shuo had gotten from the Revelation Artefact.

Then he thought of the existence of the Church of Calamity and the skeletal staff in his own hands. The first time he'd held the Skeleton Staff, he'd fallen into an absent-minded state, seeing the shadow of a ten-thousand-metre giant in his mind. Now that Han Shuo had gained a faint layer of understanding, he was beginning to believe in this kind of imaginary existence of gods.

"Master, maybe you really were attacked by that spider goddess last time. However, it is said that gods cannot really interfere with the mortal plane. Otherwise, they would be restricted by the laws of this physical world. Look, even that overly evil spider goddess cannot harm you. This is sufficient proof that even she cannot violate this almighty law. There is no need to fear her. The Dark Dragon Gilbert casually comforted Han Shuo.

Silently nodding his head, Han Shuo finally realised how insignificant he was. Thinking about the presence of the giant that had been emitting an aura for millions and millions of years, Han Shuo couldn't help but feel some reverence in his heart as he said to Gilbert, "Indeed, we cannot assume the existence of deities, but these deities must be subject to the restrictive powers of this spatial world. Otherwise, the moment they descend to this plane, this plane might be reduced to ruins."

"Hmm. The gods must also be hostile to each other, otherwise the Church of Light and the Church of Calamity would not have been at war for so many years." Gilbert was also an agnostic and had no feelings towards them. Regardless of whether they were evil or righteous gods, he remained as carefree as ever, seemingly without a care in the world.

Han Shuo didn't think much about it as he nodded his head, "Alright, since you've already evolved to the second level, you should go to the Valley of Sunshine and help Trunks. I believe there will be a big disturbance in the Valley of Sunshine soon. Once you are in the Valley of Sunshine, the Soul Destroyer mercenary will be a little safer. Ah, right, you must pay attention to the affairs of Dark Dragon City. Your grandfather is always looking for you. I think that even if you don't come back, you should have someone deliver a message to your grandfather so that he doesn't have to worry.

"I understand, Master, and I think that if my grandfather knew that I'd already entered the second level , he'd be very happy. When I was in Dark Dragon City, that old man was always pressuring me to cultivate all day long. I've been cultivating for all these years, but I was still at the first level. Now look at me, it's only been a short time since I left, and I've already managed to progress. This clearly shows that his methods are useless! Gilbert replied indifferently to Han Shuo, seemingly unconcerned by his master's words.

"All right, I must return to Ossen City and take care of some things. However, I will keep an eye on things in the Valley of Sunshine." Han Shuo informed him. Then, after Gilbert had left, he also took a step into the transportation matrix

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