CHAPTER 406: Three Great Enchantments

When Han Shuo returned to the Soul Destroyer mercenary group, he discovered that Trunks was sitting in the middle of the training arena with Grant's assistance, raising his head and staring into the vast white sky.

Trunks was still very weak. Although his wounds had been treated, it would be impossible for him to recover without ten to fifteen days of rest. The most serious injuries were the severed tendons in his hands and feet. It would take about a month for them to reattach and regain their original strength.

It was clear that Trunks was worried about the Soul Destroyer mercenaries. However, since his tendons had been severed, he could only sit weakly, much like a cripple, unable to move his hands and feet.

Fortunately, his eyes had gradually regained their light. As he gazed up at the sky, he had a pensive expression on his face, indicating that despite his severe injuries, he still had a strong mentality.

"Why did you come here? It is best for you to stay indoors and recuperate for the time being. Don't worry, the invaders have already retreated in heavy defeat. In the short term, Laureton would definitely be powerless against us." Han Shuo descended to Trunks side and scolded.

"It's okay, I feel better now. Hehehe. I'm not willing to hide inside and wait bitterly for others to bring me information during the most dangerous time of the Soul Destroyer mercenary group." Trunks smiled as he replied. He paused for a moment, knitted his brows and asked, "Bryan, is Florida dead?"

Han Shuo nodded and replied, "That's right. I know you wanted to kill him personally, but there are immense benefits for us in killing him now. With his death, the Rainbow Sickle mercenary band would fall into disunity. The number of our enemies would also be greatly reduced. That's why I didn't let him escape.

Trunks sighed and said ruefully, "Hai, not killing him personally can be considered regrettable, but his early death is actually beneficial to us. If I had gotten rid of him earlier, none of this would have happened. It seems that I am to blame for all these things".

"Besides Florida, Adam Menlo also died. The two of them were the pillars of the Rainbow Sickle mercenaries and the House of Menlo. Their deaths have caused great repercussions for the two powers. Currently, there are still three thousand people in the area, including the people under Laureton. However, I believe they will be leaving soon. Han Shuo told Trunks the details of the battle.

"You do not need to worry about the remaining matters here. I know you have many things to do. Leave Laureton to me. I'll send Laureton packing." Trunks replied.

"It's only one Laureton, I can remove him in passing time. It wouldn't take too much of my time." Han Shuo looked at Trunks in surprise. " "Based on his current injuries, he definitely won't be fighting with you in the near future." Han Shuo was a bit worried.

"Bryan, the Valley of Sunshine has its own rules. If I want to convince others, I should not completely rely on your strength. Only if I openly get rid of Laureton and the Cairo mercenary band would I be able to successfully hold power in the Valley of Sunshine and win the respect of others." Trunks, who still had a pale complexion, said resolutely.

Han Shuo was stunned and hesitated for a moment before saying, "But your injuries..."

"Hehehe, don't worry. It's not like I'm going to deal with Laureton right away. As you said, based on Laureton's personality, he definitely won't dare to attack this place without absolute certainty. Now that the flying magical creatures of the House of Menlo have been killed by you, they definitely won't dare to attack in the near future.

We still have Gilbert here. In time, they would surely give up. Rest assured. After experiencing the pain earlier, I would no longer be complacent. I have the confidence to wipe out Laureton and the Cairo mercenaries! Trunks looked extremely confident. Having experienced the merciless torture earlier, there seemed to be a change in Trunks' body.

When Han Shuo heard what Trunks said, he looked deeply at Trunks and hesitated for a while before smiling and saying, "Since you insist on it, I will not interfere in the affairs of the Valley of Sunshine anymore. However, if you run into any difficulties, you must inform me as soon as possible!"

"Don't worry. The Soul Destroyer mercenaries aren't just mine. I know what to do!" Trunks smiled as he replied.

"Gilbert, you stay here. Before Trunks recovers, take good care of him for me!" Han Shuo looked at Gilbert and gave the order.

"Understood, honourable master." Gilbert confirmed Han Shuo's instructions.

Trunks actually wanted to rely on his own strength. In order to firmly wield power in the Valley of Sunshine, he couldn't rely on others for everything, and could only use the power he had to get rid of the strongest power in the Valley of Sunshine, the Cairo Mercenary Gang. Only then can Trunks truly earn everyone's respect.

For him to have such a realisation and train of thought, Han Shuo was surprised and at the same time full of admiration. This proved that Trunks was a true talent. Furthermore, Han Shuo could see the changes in Trunks since he had rescued him. He realised that Trunks had become stronger and more ruthless, no longer so careless and benevolent.

The previous lesson was really too cruel. Trunks had to go through a torture more painful than death. From now on, no situation would be too difficult for him. Han Shuo noticed this and suddenly understood why Trunks had asked Han Shuo to leave Laureton to him. Apart from using Laureton to test his methods, he also wanted to use Laureton to refine his martial technique.

Currently, Laureton was the only person in the entire Valley of Sunshine who could deal with Trunks. If Han Shuo killed Laureton now, Trunks would lose the most suitable opponent. Not only would he lose a lot of fun, but he would also lose a turning point in his breakthrough. Besides, it was only through Laureton that Trunks would be able to improve again.

After understanding Trunks' intention, Han Shuo didn't insist on his own thoughts and really let go of the things in the Valley of Sunshine. He said goodbye to Trunks and Gilbert the same day and returned from the Valley of Sunshine to the Cemetery of Death.

Upon his return to the Cemetery of Death, Han Shuo followed his original purpose and went down to explore.

The reason why he returned to the Cemetery of Death was because of Wolf's information. If Gilbert had not suddenly called for help, Han Shuo would have explored the third layer of the Cemetery of Death a long time ago. Now that he had returned, Han Shuo immediately headed down below the Cemetery of Death.

With his previous experience, Han Shuo's exploration seemed like a walk in the park. Han Shuo poured his mental energy into the first two layers, easily breaking through the enchantments and heading towards the passage leading to the third layer. Han Shuo only stopped when he felt the presence of an enchantment.

Taking a deep breath, Han Shuo slowly condensed his mental energy to probe the area where the enchantment was.

Bang...

Han Shuo's mental energy had just touched the area when his mind was suddenly shaken as a huge force suddenly rushed forward, like countless small snakes forcing their way into Han Shuo's mind. This caused Han Shuo to feel an endless burning pain.

Luckily, Han Shuo had experience, so he hastily held his breath in rapt attention and directed more mental energy into the spell, trying to break through it like he had done on the previous two occasions. The skeleton staff in his hand glowed brightly with tricoloured light.

Bang!

Han Shuo had suddenly struck out, but the enchantment was not broken and Han Shuo himself was repelled. Just as Han Shuo became extremely frightened, the countless serpentine energies that had entered Han Shuo's mind suddenly became ordered from their original chaos, forming lines of bright magic symbols.

Since Han Shuo had been immersed in necromancy magic for a long time, he was extremely surprised when those magical symbols appeared in his mind. Soon after, the tri-coloured light from the skeleton staff in his hand suddenly became brighter as three strands of demonic light climbed along Han Shuo's arm and slowly entered his body.

The tri-coloured light from the skeletal staff travelled up Han Shuo's arm and flowed directly into Han Shuo's mind, coming together with the myriad of magical symbols and arranging them into sections of incantations that Han Shuo could understand, as well as sections of information.

Han Shuo stared blankly for a moment before quickly coming to himself and hastily memorising the information that had appeared in his mind. The paragraphs of incantations and information were quickly imprinted into his mind. The whole process didn't take too long. With the level of development of his brain, Han Shuo was able to remember the information in his mind very quickly.

"Before becoming a Sacred Magus Necromancer, the next enchantment cannot be opened. It contains the secret for a Necromancer to become a god..."

"The skeletal staff has three basic abilities. Apart from the first, which doubles the power of spells, the other two require additional incantations. The specific spells are..."

"Enchantment of Fear, Enchantment of Weakness and Enchantment of Age. The incantations and how to use these enchantments are..."

The magic symbols spun around in Han Shuo's mind, eventually forming three pieces of information. The first was that only a Sacred Magus could enter the next level. Secondly, the incantations for rejuvenation and entry into the netherworld, and finally, the three long lost enchantments of the necromancers.

The next layer actually held the secret for a necromancer to become a god!

Han Shuo was extremely surprised as he looked ahead at the path blocked by a single enchantment. Shocked by the information in his mind, he was lost in thought for a long time. There were too many thoughts in his mind.

Only after a long time did Han Shuo manage to control his chaotic state of mind. The first piece of information still didn't mean much to him, but the second and third pieces of information were of great use at this time.

Of the three mysterious abilities of the skeletal staff, the ability to double the power of spells didn't require a supporting incantation, but the ability to rejuvenate and the ability for the soul to freely enter the underworld were not so easy to achieve. For example, for the soul to travel back and forth from the underworld, it required the support of many complicated incantations as well as a precise understanding of one's own soul.

For the rejuvenation ability to be successful, it needed to harness the energy contained within the skeletal staff. This energy wasn't something that everyone could withstand, and only those who had been approved by the Skeletal Staff would be able to transform themselves using the energy contained within the Skeletal Staff.

Previously, Wolf had apparently met this requirement. According to Wolf, all the disciples of the Calamity Church seemed to fulfil the condition to be reformed by the Skeletal Staff. All the old members of the Calamity Church who had lived for countless years could use this energy to return to their youth.

Enchantment of Fear, Enchantment of Weakness, and Enchantment of Age are three of the great magical enchantments of the ancient necromancers. Enemies shrouded in the Enchantment of Fear would feel fear in their hearts, and their judgement and willpower would be affected by the Enchantment of Fear, decreasing significantly. Enchantment of Weakness, on the other hand, would cause enemies to lose their physical strength, greatly reducing their fighting power.

The most terrifying of all was undoubtedly Enchantment of Age. However, the Enchantment of Age could only be used by a Sacred Magus Necromancer. Necromancers who reached the rank of Sacred Magus would already have an exquisite understanding of the soul. By using an enormous amount of mental energy to cast the Enchantment of Age, any creature that entered the enchantment would age faster.

If the creature remained within the Enchantment of Age for more than a certain amount of time, the creature would immediately die of old age. This was an extremely vicious spell that reduced the original vitality of a creature's soul. No matter how strong an opponent was, if they did not have the same level of understanding of the soul, they would be helpless within the Enchantment of Age.

Han Shuo was able to immediately practise the Enchantment of Fear and the Enchantment of Weakness. Using these two Enchantments together would also create a layering effect. Using these enchantments together with a necromancer's undead army would be a nightmare for any enemy.

Perhaps it was because the combination of these two enchantments with the undead army was truly too formidable, that during the glory era of the necromancers, they were eliminated from all of the continent's mage guilds. From that moment on, the three enchantments disappeared from the world forever.

The reason why the Enchantment of Age could only be used by a Sacred Necromancer was perhaps due to the terrifying power of the Enchantment of Age, which made it impossible to overlay with the other two enchantments.

No matter how strong a creature was, if it entered the Enchantment of Age and didn't leave it immediately, its body would age rapidly. Even if they left the Enchantment of Age immediately, part of their body would still be affected and would never recover.

However, Han Shuo's Skeletal Staff was able to rejuvenate the victims of the Enchantment of Age. Combining both the Enchantment of Age and the Skeletal Staff, everything could be considered under control. He could send his own men into the Enchantment to intercept the enemy. And once the enemy had retreated or died, Han Shuo could use the skeletal staff to rejuvenate the youth lost by his own people within the Enchantment of Age.

The practice method, as well as the complete incantations of the three great enchantments that were the secret behind the necromancers who ruled the continent, were completely engraved in Han Shuo's mind at this moment.