Chapter 600: Nine Changes

After the feast of liquor and meat, everyone began to get tipsy. Han Shuo and Trunks went to the back of the valley alone. They came to a remote cliff.

The refreshing mountain breeze blew into their faces. The two of them were in a great mood to see each other again.

Trunks still had the strength of a Great Swordsmaster. After staying in the same realm for five years, Trunks' combat aura had become purer and purer. However, perhaps because he had yet to encounter a lucky opportunity, he had yet to make a breakthrough.

Five years felt like an eternity. Especially for Han Shuo, who had gone from mortal to god in that time. Though he did not consciously display his power, Trunks could still vaguely sense the mighty presence emanating from his soul.

"Bryan, what realm are you in right now? Why can't I sense any magic aura or combat aura coming from you?" Even after squinting at Han Shuo for a long time, Trunks still couldn't figure out what martial art Han Shuo was cultivating in.

The demonic arts that Han Shuo's main body was cultivating in did not emit any auras of death and destruction. All the energy was hidden deep within his body. Therefore, it was not surprising that Trunks couldn't see a trace.

Han Shuo smiled. He gave no explanation to Trunks' question and instead asked Trunks, "By the way, have you settled your grievance with Cesar City?"

Trunks shook his head and sighed softly before replying, "Not yet. Bradley Pillon's Cesar City is surrounded by tight security. The Kasi Empire has been pushing us harder and harder these years, while Valen City has been very passive. Although my Valley of Sunshine has grown rapidly, we are essentially merchants and mercenaries. Compared to a governing body, we are still a long way behind."

Han Shuo nodded, understanding the facts. Sunshine Valley was wedged between three countries, in the middle of a mountain range. This geography had given them both advantages and disadvantages. It was already a difficult task for Trunks to expand the Valley of Sunshine to such an extent. But to go one step further, to gain the ability to fight against a country, this challenge would be beyond difficult.

Before Han Shuo could say a few words of comfort to Trunks, Trunks' expression turned eerily cold and he said in a sinister tone, Valley of Sunshine cannot compete with Cesar City. This is a fact. However, over the past five years, I have personally murdered dozens of Bradley Pillon's closest relatives. His uncle, his nephew, even his wife and sons have all been killed by me. I want him to taste and suffer the pain of losing all his family members.

A chill ran through Han Shuo's heart. He glanced at the sinister-looking Trunks and thought that Bradley Pillon must have great difficulty falling asleep every night with such an enemy out there.

Bradley Pillon's family members died one by one. Even his wife and children, the ones he loved the most, were all killed. This kind of torment must have caused Bradley Pillon immense pain.

Han Shuo, who had originally thought of consoling Trunks, now knew that Trunks definitely did not need any words of consolation. Looking at his face, he could see that Trunks must be enjoying this method of slowly chasing Bradley Pillon to his death instead of rushing to kill him right away.

"So that's the way it is. You murderer, you are getting crueler and crueler!" Han Shuo laughed, taunting Trunks.

"The region around the Dark Forest and the lizardmen of the underground world are all under the control of our Soul Destroyer mercenary band. You have been gone for five years, so you may not be aware of the current situation. Let me show you the current distribution of power in our Sun Valley," Trunks grinned as he explained.

"No need for that," Han Shuo interrupted Trunks' presentation. He looked deeply into Trunks' eyes and said, "I have full confidence that you will handle these matters well. In the future, I will not interfere in the affairs of the Soul Destroyer Mercenary Band.

Now that his strength had reached this level, even entire countries were insignificant to him, let alone a small power like the Soul Destroyer Mercenary Band?

If Han Shuo wanted to, he could destroy the Soul Destroyer Mercenary Band with a snap of his fingers, or perhaps reestablish an influence of the same magnitude. The higher he stood, the farther he could see. The entire Abyss Realm belonged to him, so what would a mere Soul Destroyer Mercenary Band be to him?

Trunks had obviously gathered from Han Shuo's words that he intended to give up his post completely. He thought silently for a moment and suddenly promised Han Shuo, "No matter what, the Soul Destroyer Mercenary Band will always be yours! Even if you don't remember, I will never forget!"

Han Shuo laughed his heart out as he patted Trunks' shoulder and said, "No need for such words between us. Come on, let's continue drinking. Cheers!"

"Fine, tonight we will drink until we are both dead drunk!" Trunks said with a dashing smile.

Of course, Han Shuo could not get drunk. That night, most of the people were drunk. Even Trunks, whose strength had reached the realm of a great swordmaster without using his martial aura to neutralise the alcohol, was drunk. However, Han Shuo's unique body could not sink into such a tipsy, confused state without any active measures.

The next day, while Trunks and the others were still sober, Han Shuo located Sanguis and his women. He left them with some instructions - to stay in the Valley of Sunshine for a while and enjoy themselves - and then left the Valley of Sunshine himself.

**In the depths of the Dark Forest. Outside Dragon Valley.

Han Shuo arrived silently and hid outside Dragon Valley. After waiting half a day, his two avatars arrived one after the other.

After absorbing the energy of destruction from the deaths of the hundreds of thousands of orc warriors in the South Border City, his Avatar of Destruction had gained an increase in divine energy. He also gained a deeper understanding of the use of divine energy and the manipulation of the Edict of Destruction, laying the foundation for this avatar of Han Shuo to make a breakthrough.

Raising realms of godhood was an extremely long journey. A god might have to remain at each stage for tens of thousands of years or even longer before moving on. A god who had been in a realm for a long time could often be far ahead of another god who had recently entered the same realm in the use of elemental energies or edict powers. For this very reason, each realm was further divided into three stages - early, mid and late.

Of two gods in the same realm, the one who had cultivated to the peak - the late stage - would have far greater power than the one who had just entered the realm.

Although Han Shuo's two avatars were both early-stage lowgods, since they had only recently entered the realm, their divine energy was relatively weak, and their understanding of divine energy and their respective fundamental forces was not deep enough; they were early-stage lowgods. They were far from reaching the middle stage.

The reason why Han Shuo did not rush to seek out the Primordial Dragon for revenge was because he had no idea which of these stages the Primordial Dragon was actually at. A late stage lowgod was absolutely certain to defeat an early-stage lowgod. There was no doubt about it.

After his two avatars arrived, Han Shuo examined them carefully for a while. It must be said that the process of upgrading to the next god realm was definitely very slow. Even though the Avatar of Destruction had absorbed the destructive energy from the deaths of several hundred thousand orcs, even though his Avatar of Death had absorbed the divine energy from a piece of divine essence, they were still far from reaching the mid-stage.

The two avatars were once again hidden inside Han Shuo's body. Looking at the Dragon Valley up close, Han Shuo mumbled to himself for a moment and finally made up his mind. He decided to go in search of the Primordial Dragon to settle his score.

Even though Han Shuo did not know what stage of lowgod the Primordial Dragon was currently at, Han Shuo's demonic arts had reached the realm of the Nine Changes, so he had a few special techniques up his sleeve. Even if this Primordial Dragon was at the late stage of lowgod and Han Shuo really had no way of defeating him, he would still be able to escape easily. Han Shuo, who had three souls, was confident that he could defeat a mid-stage lowgod. However, if the Primordial Dragon was actually at the late stage, Han Shuo could not be completely sure of the outcome. And yet, with his demonic arts, he wasn't at all worried that he wouldn't be able to escape.

With everything considered, Han Shuo no longer hesitated. Dropping the low profile, he raised his head and roared. His body turned into a streak of light that shot straight towards Dragon Valley.

The barrier in the way couldn't stop Han Shuo at all. With a stroke of the demonic blades on Han Shuo's hand, the boundary was dissolved. It no longer hindered him in the slightest.

The Dragon Valley was alerted to the presence of a powerful intruder the moment Han Shuo cut the boundary. As Han Shuo roared and charged inside, a loud dragon roar suddenly came from Dragon Valley. A silvery third-rank dragon snaked its huge body menacingly towards Han Shuo. It let out a thunderous roar, "Pitiful human, how dare you enter Dragon Valley? Courting death!"

"Haha, lizard, let's see who's really puny!" Han Shuo sneered and lunged at the silver dragon.

As Han Shuo tried to grab the Silver Greater Dragon, its rapidly soaring body began to grow larger and larger. By the time his big hand reached the Silver Greater Dragon, Han Shuo had become a fifty metre tall giant. Before the Silver Greater Dragon could even react, the giant Han Shuo had grabbed its head with one hand and its tail with the other.

The twenty metre long silver greater dragon looked like a small reptile compared to the giant Han Shuo. As Han Shuo howled with laughter, he gave a gentle tug. The Silver Greater Dragon's body instantly shattered into several pieces. Its flesh and blood splattered everywhere.

For a practitioner of demonic arts, the realm of the Nine Changes meant not only immense power, but also countless permutations. There were nine techniques to master in the realm of the Nine Changes - Speed Change, Body Change, Heart Change, Consciousness Change, Bloodthirst Change, Space Change, Earth Change, Heaven Change, and Omen Change.

Each of the nine changes had its own unique uses. Han Shuo had only recently mastered Speed Change and Body Change. As for the remaining seven changes, Han Shuo was still trying to understand them.