CHAPTER 540: Two Demonic Weapons

A piece of grey-white gravestone was embedded in Little Skeleton's chest. The gravestone bore intricate and cryptic inscriptions and exuded an intense aura of death. It had somehow connected with Little Skeleton's soul, giving him an unconventional air of power.

After forcibly occupying all of Haley's memories, even though Han Shuo had yet to personally visit Nethervalley, he was completely familiar with every single stone in the valley. He just took one look at the tombstone in Little Skeleton's chest and immediately exclaimed in surprise, "The tombstone in your chest, is it the one in the Nethervalley?

The reason why Haley, the Basegod of Death, stayed in Nethervalley for so long was because there was a tombstone in the valley that possessed an unusual ability. This tombstone also had the miraculous ability to cause the Element of Death to converge. Therefore, Haley's strength would increase faster in the Nethervalley than anywhere else. He also stayed there because the gravestone could not be moved.

Aside from its much smaller size and higher level of intricacy, the gravestone on Little Skeleton's chest looked very similar to the one in the Nethervalley that Han Shuo remembered. That was why Han Shuo asked.

"Yes, father. Since you asked me to examine the tombstone, I used my soul to examine it for a while. Somehow, that thing entered my body. It could help me absorb the energy of death around me more quickly. It's very useful," Little Skeleton replied.

Han Shuo was shocked. He remembered that Haley had spent almost an eternity on it, and yet he couldn't move it even an inch, which was why he stayed in the Nethervalley. Who could have predicted that in the short time that Little Skeleton was in Nethervalley, he would be able to miniaturise that elephantine tombstone, place it in his body, and even turn it into a wonderful treasure that could increase his strength. These facts were far from what Han Shuo had expected.

"Hmm, did you sense anything wrong with it? Could it turn out to be like the Purple Demon Eye, where a powerful soul suddenly emerges from it with the intention of occupying your soul?" Han Shuo asked after thinking for a moment. He was instinctively aware of any peculiarity on Little Skeleton's body after he had encountered the Purple Demon Eye's sneak attack.

"No. I even seem to understand some things through this gravestone. But since it hasn't been that long since I managed to get it into my body, I haven't really figured out the whole story yet," Little Skeleton replied.

After staring at Little Skeleton for a long time, Han Shuo smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Fine. Just be careful. There better not be any problems. Otherwise, we will be in big trouble again."

"I understand, father. I will be careful."

Han Shuo did not continue with an elaborate speech. He repeated the same steps he had taken in the underworld before, in preparation for using his consciousness to imbue Little Skeleton with his memories of necromancy. Although Han Shuo's master soul was different from his other two avatars, his memories were shared and common to all three souls.

In other words, all three souls, be it the main body or the avatars, could access each other's memories and know each other's experiences. Thus, Han Shuo's consciousness was fully aware of the Death Basegod Avatar's understanding of necromancy. Subsequently, the consciousness would have no problem transferring those memories into Little Skeleton's soul.

But this time, Han Shuo still couldn't get his wish. This time, it was the tombstone on Little Skeleton's chest that caused the interruption.

This tombstone that Little Skeleton had recently obtained seemed to contain some kind of miraculous energy that protected Little Skeleton's soul from any foreign intrusion. Even Han Shuo, as Little Skeleton's master and someone who shared a special bond with him, couldn't penetrate the shield to implant memories into Little Skeleton's soul.

What surprised Han Shuo the most was that the energy was not under Little Skeleton's control. Whenever Han Shuo's consciousness attempted to enter, this energy would automatically appear and form a protective barrier, forcibly blocking Han Shuo's consciousness and these memories.

This energy carried with it an intense element of death. Han Shuo did not dare to rashly collide with Little Skeleton's soul. Otherwise, he might very well cause the destruction of Little Skeleton's soul. Therefore, Han Shuo only tried for a while before giving up in disappointment and explaining the problem to Little Skeleton.

"Father, I can feel the energy as well. However, it feels like it's just protecting me and has no intention of harming me," Little Skeleton finally replied after a long breath of silence.

"Yes, the energy was definitely trying to protect you. I can feel it," Han Shuo continued with a furrowed brow, "but then I won't be able to teach you a certain understanding of necromancy through this method. Sigh, let's forget about it for now. Perhaps we'll try again in the future when you've learned to control this energy and the secrets of the tombstone."

"Agreed, Father. I have recently felt and learned about the energy in the tombstone. Through this tombstone, I've even made some inexplicable progress in manipulating the element of death. Perhaps this tombstone can help me progress faster as well," Little Skeleton explained.

Han Shuo looked rather shocked. After thinking for a while, he said, "Very well then. During this time, just focus on studying the abilities of the tombstone. I'll transfer all the memories I've gained to you after you've learned its secrets.

With an incantation, Han Shuo returned Little Skeleton to the netherworld.

What shall come shall come. The enormous threat that was Venomfang Castle was slowly closing in on War Demon Valley. Within two days, all the scouts stationed within a hundred miles of War Demon Valley had been eliminated.

Upon discovering that the enemy forces of Venomfang Castle were close by, Crosius immediately ordered all scouts to return to War Demon Valley so as not to waste their manpower.

Those from Venomfang Castle seemed to be waiting for something; they did not attack immediately upon arriving outside War Demon Valley. Meanwhile, the citizens of War Demon Valley, who were strictly forbidden to leave the city, began to realise that the threat they faced this time wasn't quite the one they were used to.

As time went on, news of the astonishing power that Venomfang Castle brought with it spread through the populace. Shadow Warriors' became the most discussed topic of conversation among everyone in War Demon Valley. Whenever those two words were mentioned, their faces would turn pale.

In those few days, the entire War Demon Valley was enveloped in the atmosphere of an approaching storm. All the War Demon guards who came and went in the valley, the experts on the side of the six Rakshas, and a few visiting advisors who were widely and well known to most, all wore a worried look, seemingly concerned about the unusual battle this time.

Crosius, the six Rakshas, the five most important visiting advisors and Han Shuo gathered and stood shoulder to shoulder outside the city gate of War Demon Valley.

A few days in the Abyss Realm was the equivalent of a month on the Profound Continent. Using this time, as well as the abundant and varied materials provided by Crosius, Han Shuo had not only successfully deployed a Shura Soul Formation outside of War Demon Valley, but had even managed to refine two types of demonic weapons.

One of them was the Pearls of Annihilation. Each of them would cause a far-reaching explosion when activated. And from these explosions, Soulpiercers as sharp as katanas would be launched. Anyone hit by a Soulpiercer shot from a Pearl of Annihilation would be instantly destroyed if their soul was not strong enough.

Even those with strong enough souls had to find a safe place immediately to clear the poison from the Soulpiercer within a small period of time. The longer they left it untreated, the greater the damage to their souls. Even divine experts whose souls had merged with the elements would lose their ability to fight instantly and temporarily once hit by the Soulpiercer's spikes. If left long enough, their souls would be destroyed.

The Cyan Demonblaze was a weapon that could set vast areas ablaze with a cyan flame. It was a vicious demonic weapon that would cause anyone who came into contact with even the smallest speck of it to burn from within.

These two types of demonic weapons had been painstakingly refined using some materials found in the Abyss Realm, as well as some of Han Shuo's time and effort. Pearls of Annihilation were consumable, and Han Shuo only had sixteen of them. Although they had tremendous power in the moment they exploded, once they were used up, they would be gone. The Cyan Demon Blaze, on the other hand, was activated by the Mystical Glacial Spellfire. Just like the Blood Seether, it required Han Shuo's Demonic Yuan as its power source.

With these two types of demonic weapons, in addition to the two avatars he possessed, Han Shuo was very confident. He did not take these invaders to heart. Compared to Crosius and his people, Han Shuo seemed the calmest and most composed.

"Mister Han Shuo, is your so-called magical matrix fully deployed? Can it really produce such immense power as you described?" Brakyah asked somewhat disdainfully, his lips curled and his eyes narrowed at the dense stone forest that stood erect and decorated with colourful yet oddly shaped banners outside of War Demon Valley.

"Powerful or not, Mister Brakyah can go in there and try it for himself. However, if you should accidentally lose your life in there, I won't take any responsibility," Han Shuo giggled with a lot of self-confidence.

"I think Mister Han Shuo will surprise us!" From the looks of it, Crosius seemed to have full confidence in Han Shuo. However, his eyes glancing at the densely packed rock pillars told a different story. Since Crosius had no idea how powerful magical matrices could be, what mattered most to him was Han Shuo's strength itself. He thought that Han Shuo was just taking advantage of the situation to plunder his weapons resources and was not really pinning his hopes on the magical matrix.

"Venomfang Castle will attack in half a day," Han Shuo said confidently. As the group looked at him with puzzled eyes, he revealed a faint smile and said like a mystical seer, "I can feel it.

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