CHAPTER 699: You Will Be My Backing

Now that Han Shuo had been on Elysium for some time, he had heard a few things about the Heavenly Gift. It was said that this miraculous stone, naturally formed under the rarest of conditions, usually contained the profound wisdom of all kinds of energy. Any god could learn from the stone the true essence of the energy they cultivated in and make breakthroughs.

Heaven's gift was even rarer than divine essences. Its value and preciousness were beyond measure. Divine Essence would deepen a person's divine energy, while Heaven's Gift could deepen a person's understanding of the energy they cultivated in. Moreover, it was suitable for cultivators of different types of energy. Needless to say, this natural treasure was highly coveted.

This azure-blue Heavenly Gift glittered with a misty-blue sheen. The dazzling speckles that slowly moved along a kind of miraculous trajectory would leave any observer with an abstruse and dreamy sensation. It was as if the stone contained an entire universe.

A god who cultivated in the Law of Life, as long as he cultivated while looking closely at the Heavenly Gift and truly understood the trajectories of those speckles, he would inevitably make tremendous progress in his understanding of the Edict of Life.

There were two types of Heaven's Gift - one could be moved, while the other could only be used stationary in place. Obviously, the stone found in this lava cave was of the second type - it was immobile. Otherwise, the gang would have dragged the huge rock away long ago, instead of leaving it there.

When Carmelita saw the Heaven's Gift she tried to destroy it at all costs, lest the person cultivating in the Edict of Life learn from it and become even stronger.

The battle in the lava cave had reached a critical point. With the two gods attacking at full strength, Carmelita, a legend of the City of Shadows, found herself in a dire situation. Not only was she unable to reach the piece of Heaven's Gift, she was forced to retreat in defeat. She was even wounded.

Stupid, you should try to escape instead of fighting! After you leave this mountain range alive, you can bring back a few more Highgods from the City of Shadows. That way, victory will be in your hands! Han Shuo cursed in his heart when he saw Carmelita trying to destroy this Heaven's Gift, even if she was hindered by two Highgods of the same class.

Soon enough, the six midgods, all cultivating in the Edict of Life, joined their formation of a six-pointed star to form a boundary, blocking Carmelita from the only exit behind her back and preventing her from leaving the lava cave.

""Mr Disca, why are you still hesitating? If we don't kill her now, once this madwoman escapes, you can give up all thoughts of understanding the life energy in this place. Besides, she might make our escape from the Darkness Dominion very difficult!" the beautiful woman shouted coldly with her ice-cold voice, her silver-white hair fluttering around.

The old man, who had been fighting with one hand tied behind his back, finally came to his senses after hearing this cry and stopped being so reluctant. Perhaps the temptation of Heaven's Gift was too much, and even as a cultivator of the Edict of Life who normally wouldn't give anyone the death penalty, he decided to put aside his love for all living things and kill. He unleashed his full power.

As a result, Carmelita, who was beaten and completely exhausted, sank into an even more dire and critical situation. Tangled in those greenish vine-like threads, the callous white-haired beauty managed to penetrate Carmelita's destructive force field, sending her cold divine energy into Carmelita's body. Her steps became unsteady.

The six midgods who had created the boundary had firmly sealed the only entrance and exit. The wall of the lava cave was incredibly hard. It was absolutely impossible to escape by breaking through the thick layers of hard rock. Carmelita soon found herself in a real crisis. At this point, it wasn't just that she couldn't destroy this Heaven's Gift, it was also a question of escaping alive.

It was at this moment that Han Shuo discovered the remorse and fear flashing in Carmelita's eyes. Unfortunately, the mad woman came to her senses a little too late.

Seeing that Carmelita would soon fall to the two Highgods, Han Shuo hesitated for a moment and decided to save her. Having made up his mind, he immediately used the energy of the metal elite zombies to secretly carve several pathways behind the walls of the lava cave. These pathways were just a thin layer of rock behind the lava cave, and could be easily broken. The Metal Elite Zombie was naturally gifted in this regard. Even the two Highgods were unable to detect his manoeuvre. Soon, he had everything ready for Han Shuo.

Han Shuo constantly flew through the tunnels around the lava cave that the Metal Elite Zombie had paved for him, searching for a suitable place to step in and rescue Carmelita.

Chuck! The white-haired beauty sent a slender, long icicle into Carmelita's stomach.

Carmelita screamed in agony. Her body was sent crashing into one of the walls that the elite metal zombie had modified. Han Shuo was overjoyed and immediately dived into the area. Boom! That thin layer of rock collapsed as her body crashed into it. Han Shuo had arrived just in time. He immediately grabbed Carmelita by the armour on her back and pulled her deep into the tunnel as fast as he could.

At the same time, Metal Elite Zombie, who was well coordinated with Han Shuo, used his innate talent to heal the tunnel behind Han Shuo. The tunnels that Metal Elite Zombie had previously made were magically filled with rocks.

The two Highgods in the lava cave were obviously stunned for a moment, not knowing why the lava cave wall had suddenly become so fragile. When they finally came to their senses, they discovered that the broken hole had healed itself. The white-haired beauty suddenly shouted, "Stop them!

She immediately bombarded the tunnel that the elite metal zombie was melting into. However, the rock that made up the lava cave was surprisingly resilient. Despite the loud rumble of her efforts on the cave wall, the rock did not completely shatter. It seemed that the rock had somehow transformed itself after being baked in the searing heat.

"Go out and find her. This woman did not come here alone, not a chance. We have to get rid of everyone else, too, to prevent anyone else from discovering Heaven's Gift!" The callous beauty who had cultivated in the elemental energy of water changed her plan mercilessly when she saw that she could not destroy the cave rocks. She was definitely a cool and ruthless highgod.

Since things had come to this, Disca had no choice but to agree with her. He nodded and said, "I will stay here and guard the Heaven's Gift alone. I'll leave the rest to you!"

The platinum beauty nodded apathetically. Then she instructed the six midgods who were cultivating in the Edict of Life, "You all come with me. All you have to do is stop them from escaping. Leave the killing to me!" She knew that this group of Edict of Life cultivators had a problem with committing murder outright.

This vicious and merciless white-haired beauty led the six midgods out of the lava cave and immediately began her killing spree. These divine guardians of the House of Sainte were only midgods, and now they too were scattered and separated. They stood no chance against this determined Highgod. Miserable screams echoed from the mountain cave.

Carmelita, who had been carried away by Han Shuo, had been badly injured by the white-haired beauty's sharp icicle piercing her stomach. She had actually fallen into a semi-conscious state at that critical moment and couldn't even walk, let alone help Han Shuo.

Han Shuo could only watch as the divine guards were slaughtered one by one. Using the power of the Metal Elite Zombie, he continually expanded and contracted the tunnel that had no entrance or exit as he moved towards the surface of the mountain.

Halfway through his escape, Han Shuo suddenly came upon Kalina, the one-eyed woman, who was fleeing in a hurry. She had obviously realised that something bad was happening in the cave.

However, since the tunnels there were full of turns and junctions, in her panic, she couldn't find the way out and was running in circles.

Based on the investigations of Han Shuo's demon generals, he knew that Kalina would inevitably suffer the same fate once the Highgod of Water got rid of all the divine guards of the House of Sainte! Damn it! After a moment's thought, Han Shuo decided to save Kalina as well. He ordered the Metal Elite Zombie to open a tunnel near her. Then Han Shuo suddenly jumped out of the tunnel and shouted, "Come with me!"

Kalina was startled when she first saw a head emerge from the ground and instinctively prepared to attack it. Fortunately, she immediately realised that it was Han Shuo and stopped just in time. Kalina was completely flustered at this moment and without thinking, she bored into Han Shuo's tunnel.

As soon as Kalina entered the tunnel, Han Shuo continued to charge wildly forward. Kalina, without a thought or a word, followed closely behind Han Shuo. The elite metal zombie hiding behind the cave wall took the opportunity to melt the hole in the cave wall.

Having previously used his demon generals to survey the situation in the mountain cave, in addition to having Metal Elite Zombie's help, Han Shuo managed to reach the surface of the mountain through the shortcut tunnel very quickly. Carrying the confused Carmelita in his hands, Han Shuo continued to run for his life, flying straight ahead.

Kalina, following closely behind Han Shuo, spotted Carmelita as soon as they emerged from the dim tunnel. She was greatly alarmed and immediately shouted, "What's wrong with Her Ladyship? What's happened to her?" There was genuine concern in her voice and she was obviously very worried.

As a Midgod, Kalina's speed would be no slower than Han Shuo's. She ran shoulder to shoulder with Han Shuo as he briefly explained the sequence of events to Kalina. Han Shuo continued, "There is no time for words now. Here, you carry Carmelita. We must leave the mountain range as soon as possible. There are two powerful Highgods in this place as well as a Heaven's Gift. We must enlist the help of experts if we are to have any chance of victory.

After taking Carmelita from Han Shuo, the plump woman flew into the sky. She wanted to get Carmelita away from the dangerous mountain range as soon as possible.

"Stop! Get down!" Han Shuo shouted. He hurriedly explained to the bewildered Kalina, "The mountain range filled with miasmic air is a natural hiding place for us. The unusual miasmic gases here even has the miraculous ability to prevent soul probing. Therefore, our best option is to escape within the miasmic gas. If you fly high into the air, you will lose the protection of the miasmic gases and will be more likely to be discovered!" Kalina's mind was focused on rescuing Carmelita and she did not give much thought to possible dangers. After hearing Han Shuo's explanation, she realised that Han Shuo was right and hastily came back to the ground. She gave Han Shuo a grateful look and continued to run.

At that moment, Han Shuo, using the surveillance of his demon generals, discovered that the white-haired beauty with bloody-stained hands had rushed out of the cave with six midgods of life. Using her divine soul to sense around, she glanced around before immediately charging towards Han Shuo and Kalina. Her speed was obviously faster than theirs.

"She's heading this way!" Han Shuo's face jerked. He then hurriedly said to the flustered Kalina, "Follow my tracks, do not destroy any vegetation. Otherwise, she will be able to track us!" The white-haired beauty was able to point us in the right direction, having spotted the tracks left by Kalina's hasty footsteps.

"I will give you her Ladyship, take her to safety. I will lure her away!" After making several near-fatal mistakes, she might have realised that she couldn't bring Carmelita away from the mountain range alive, and seeing that Han Shuo remained calm and rational under such terrifying circumstances, she thought that Carmelita would have the best chance of survival in Han Shuo's hands if she led the pursuers away.

Without asking Han Shuo's opinion, she shoved Carmelita back into Han Shuo's arms and ran off in another direction, deliberately leaving a trail behind her. Her robust figure was gone before Han Shuo could even stop her from this foolish action. A feeling of respect suddenly rose in Han Shuo's heart as he watched Kalina run away so resolutely. He thought that although this person was cutting and blunt in her remarks, she was reliable in critical moments.

As he watched her back disappear into the mist, Han Shuo knew that she would probably not make it out alive. But that was her choice. Without wasting much time in admiration, Han Shuo sent a demon general to track her down and proceeded to fly in the opposite direction of her.

As Kalina braved death to draw away the pursuers, Han Shuo found that the icy woman had indeed gone in Kalina's direction. With the miasmic gas everywhere and the visibility extremely low, the sensing power of her divine soul was greatly reduced. After separating from Han Shuo and deciding to sacrifice herself, Kalina became unexpectedly calm. She no longer made a single rudimentary mistake, and using the special terrain of the mountain range to her advantage, she managed to keep a reasonable distance from the pursuing army.

After three days, as the distance between the two continued to grow, Han Shuo arrived near the edge of the Miasmic Cloud Mountain Range. Since the demon generals in the mountain range could not be too far away from the Cauldron Spirit, Han Shuo had no choice but to order his demon general following Kalina to retreat. With that, Han Shuo could no longer keep track of Kalina's whereabouts.

Shortly after leaving the Miasmas Cloud Mountains, a huge river appeared in front of Han Shuo. Without much hesitation, Han Shuo led the still half-conscious Carmelita across the river. While no one was watching, Han Shuo used Demonic Yuan and activated the Demonic Ninth Heaven Art, increasing his speed to the maximum. He managed to cross the great river in just half a day, after which he arrived at a swamp.

"Uhh... Uhh..." At this point, Carmelita, who had been half-conscious for the past few days, began to wake up.

Clarity slowly began to replace the forgetfulness in her eyes. Seeing that her divine soul was recovering, Han Shuo placed Carmelita on a mound of mud in the middle of a swamp and kept a few steps away from her, waiting for her to sober up.

Carmelita was in a half-conscious state because Disca's life energy had affected her divine soul, binding Carmelita's life force. Since her divine body had also been badly injured by this cold and elegant beauty, it took her a long time to wake up.

Finally, Carmelita opened her triangular eyes. When she saw Han Shuo a short distance away, she knitted her eyebrows and asked in a rather weak voice, "Where... where is this place? Why are you alone? Where are the others?"

Han Shuo sighed softly and said, "They are probably all dead. I'm afraid Kalina probably won't make it..." Han Shuo sighed and described what happened in the Miasma Cloud Mountains while she was unconscious.

Carmelita listened intently to Han Shuo's account of the events. Although she had a stunned expression on her face, Han Shuo discovered feelings of desolate grief in her triangular eyes. "They all perished... all dead... Even Kalina is dead... This is all my fault. I did not expect that there would be two Highgods. If I hadn't acted so recklessly, they wouldn't have died..." After being dazed for a while, Carmelita began to mutter to herself. Her triangular eyes were filled with tears.

Although she was not very attractive by any standards, Han Shuo thought that she was a good leader when he saw how sincerely she grieved for her deceased troops. Han Shuo felt that he had to do something at that moment, and after thinking for a while, he said in a deep voice, "This is not your fault, don't blame yourself. Besides, now is not the time to blame yourself. We must hurry to the City of Shadows as soon as possible, gather the experts in the city, eliminate the experts in the Miasmic Cloud Mountain Range, and destroy this Heaven's Gift!"

""That's right, blood calls for blood. We will not let them leave the mountains alive!" Carmelita roared in anger. Suddenly, she stood up, ready to return to the City of Shadows faster than anyone could have imagined. But then she noticed that the wound on her stomach had been bandaged.

"Did you bandage that? Are you the one who pulled me out of the cave?" Carmelita unconsciously felt her abdomen with her hand before she turned to Han Shuo and asked in confusion.

"Yes. You're badly injured, perhaps you shouldn't use your divine energy for now. I will carry you back to the City of Shadows as soon as possible!" Han Shuo nodded and said.

Carmelita began to evaluate Han Shuo with strange looks. After a long time, she firmly promised, "From this day forward, you will have my protection in the City of Shadows. No matter who you offend in the city, I will be there to help you! Even if it's Donna you're in conflict with, I'll back you up!"

"Then I thank you in advance!" Han Shuo smiled. Then he walked over, grabbed Carmelita by the arm, and flew with all his might towards the City of Shadows.