CHAPTER 422: Radiant Translation

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The ribbon-like radiance wrapped itself tightly around Han Shuo's entire body, but Han Shuo didn't feel confined.

Strands of light slowly penetrated Han Shuo's skin, causing a refreshing sensation to flow through his entire body, as if he had stepped into a cool and refreshing lake.

When the little skeleton saw Han Shuo being wrapped in the black fruit after receiving it from him, he extended his snow-white hands, holding a few thumb-sized ores in his palms. The little skeleton's purple demon eye shone brightly, as if he was pondering something.

After staring blankly for a while, he brought his palms together and began to rub them together. As a deafening creaking sound emanated from his palms, a dense aura of death suddenly emanated from his palms, and the creaking sound abruptly stopped.

Grains of grey-white sand-like particles slowly flowed out from between the palms of the little skeleton. He quickly rushed to Han Shuo's side and sprinkled the sand-like particles on Han Shuo's body.

As the fine grains fell onto Han Shuo's body, they suddenly sparkled like stars in the night, creating a bizarre yet beautiful sight. However, when the fine grains landed on his body, they disappeared without a trace, like water flowing into the sea, and no more sparkles could be seen.

The little skeleton's purple demon eye was actually emitting a calm, dense colour that was moving continuously as it wrapped around Han Shuo who was surrounded by the black fruit. It scattered the particles from the little skeleton's hands all over Han Shuo's body, making sure that no spot was missed.

At first, Han Shuo felt cozy and lazy, as if he was soaking in a refreshing pool of water, leaving him lazy and somewhat drowsy.

However, when the fine particles landed on his body, the areas where the particles landed were suddenly filled with a fiery, stinging pain. The thread-like particles seemed to have spirituality as they slowly assimilated into Han Shuo's bones.

Han Shuo, who had originally felt lazy and comfortable, suddenly felt his body become incredibly heavy. Wherever the fine grains landed, the surrounding bones felt as if they had been cast with lead. Han Shuo realised that the heavy feeling wasn't an illusion, it was real.

Han Shuo used his consciousness to perform an internal inspection and clearly saw the starlight-like radiance slowly fusing into his skeleton, gradually strengthening his bones and making them stronger. It felt similar to the first time Han Shuo had felt reborn.

Gradually, the numerous rays of light from the fruit completely penetrated Han Shuo's body. The little skeleton had already stopped moving around Han Shuo. The fine sand-like particles from his hands had flowed like water into Han Shuo's skeleton, merging with the fruit's radiance and enhancing every inch of Han Shuo's bones.

Throughout the process, Han Shuo's bones ached as if they had been pierced by many fine needles. However, having practised his demonic arts to this level, Han Shuo had endured all kinds of pain. Compared to the time when his skull had been cut open, where he had felt terrible pain as if his brain had been sliced into many pieces, the current pain was easily endured by Han Shuo.

As such, Han Shuo showed no signs of being unable to endure the entire process, nor did he even moan.

He was as calm as if he had fallen asleep.

The little skeleton beside Han Shuo looked at him dazedly, as if Han Shuo's expression was extremely strange.

After an indeterminate amount of time, Han Shuo felt the pain in his entire body diminish, allowing Han Shuo to ignore it. At that moment, he exhaled and opened his eyes.

Looking down, Han Shuo realised that he had already fully recovered and that there was nothing abnormal about his body.

He craned his neck, swung his arms, and flexed his muscles and bones.

Han Shuo suddenly had a strange expression on his face. This was because Han Shuo suddenly felt that his body weight had increased tenfold.

This was truly unbelievable!

This ordinary looking fruit had strengthened Han Shuo's bones and increased their density, making their durability extremely astonishing. As his bones were strengthened, his weight had also increased.

Although Han Shuo had been mentally prepared and understood that there would be changes to his body, when the changes were far beyond his expectations, Han Shuo was also extremely surprised.

"What kind of fruit is this?

What are its uses?" A shocked Han Shuo stared blankly for a while before asking the small skeleton.

"We call it 'Black Resolute Crystal'.

Just like the Serene Glow Gem you took earlier, they are extremely miraculous items from my world. The Serene Glow Gem can strengthen your soul and make it purer, and the Black Resolute Crystal can strengthen your bones and make them much harder.

Such a black resolute crystal can strengthen an evil knight's body many times over. I had consumed a black resolute crystal before and suffered terribly. However, after absorbing the energy of the Black Resolute Crystal, I could tell that my bones had become much stronger. The little skeleton explained to Han Shuo, pausing for a moment before sighing in admiration, "Father, you are truly amazing! You actually didn't have the slightest fear of pain!

It turned out that the fruit was something as precious as the Serene Glow Gem. No wonder it had such a miraculous effect! During Han Shuo's previous visit to the netherworld, he had seen with his own eyes the undead creatures desperately fighting over a Serene Glow Gem. Therefore, he knew that this black resolute crystal was also a highly coveted item that all the undead would fight over.

The little skeleton had actually not kept such a valuable treasure to improve his own strength, but instead had given it to Han Shuo without the slightest hesitation. This made Han Shuo extremely emotional. As Han Shuo looked at the ordinary looking little skeleton and was about to praise it, he suddenly thought of something else.

In the past, whenever changes happened to Han Shuo's body, time would pass unnoticed.

He didn't know if a long time had passed this time when he used the black resolute crystal to strengthen his bones. As Ossen City was currently in its most chaotic moments, time was the most precious thing. As someone who could observe the whole situation from afar, Han Shuo was someone who could not be missed at this critical moment.

"How much time has passed?"

Han Shuo's eyebrows furrowed as he hurriedly asked the little skeleton.

"I have no idea!" the little skeleton replied calmly.

Han Shuo soon came to his senses. The Cemetery of Death was the same as the netherworld, where there was no concept of time.

The Cemetery of Death was encapsulated by a powerful barrier. Neither sunlight nor moonlight could penetrate it, so of course it was impossible to tell time by the rising and setting of the sun and moon.

Thinking about the upcoming battle, Han Shuo immediately panicked.

He didn't dare to stay in the Cemetery any longer. After sending the little skeleton back to the Netherworld, he hurriedly stood at the centre of the Cemetery of Death's magical transportation matrix.

Suddenly, the sounds of trampling horses, magical explosions, and the pitiful howling of warriors at the northern gates, death filled Han Shuo's ears. The source of these sounds wasn't too far away.

Indeed, the battle had already begun!

Han Shuo immediately came to his senses and tidied up the magical array. All sorts of images were projected into his brain, allowing him to clearly observe everything that was happening.

As long as Han Shuo was within Ossen City, the mystical demons would be able to transmit every scene of Ossen City into his brain. However, if Han Shuo was too far away from Ossen City, the connection between Han Shuo and the mystical demons would be too weak to support the transfer of information. Furthermore, the Cemetery of Death has a special barrier, so naturally Han Shuo couldn't know what was going on in Ossen City while he was in the Cemetery of Death.

However, as soon as Han Shuo returned to Ossen City via the Transportation Array, his connection with the Twelve Mystical Demons was immediately re-established, giving him the ability to control the whole situation once again.

From the Mystical Demons' perspective, Han Shuo saw that fierce battles were taking place in several large areas around the castle. The forces led by Firenze, Karel, and Lawrence fought relentlessly with Ashburn and the forces of the eldest prince, Charles, with deaths occurring every moment.

This castle was originally used to store military supplies, and it just so happened that there were no inhabitants in the area. The surrounding area was simply a vast open plain, giving both sides the perfect place to fight.

Part 2

Everywhere he looked, there was a fierce battle going on. Every plot of land within a few kilometres of the castle was densely packed with troops fighting. Aside from the northern district, the mystical demons stationed in the various districts observed that the other districts, including the Imperial Palace, were also engulfed in the flames of battle.

However, compared to the huge battle in the northern city district, the battles in the other districts were much smaller. This was because, led by Lawrence, all the high-ranking figures who could threaten Charles were currently gathered in the Northern City District.

It was unknown whether there was a tacit agreement, but none of the Sacred rank experts took part in the battle. Karel and Sabakas on Lawrence's side, Dempus and the Sacred Knight on Charles' side, all watched from the sidelines as their troops gave their all in the battle.

Both Lawrence and Charles knew the incredible lethality of Sacred rank experts, especially Sacred Magus. A single forbidden spell could turn the tide of battle. However, every kingdom within the Profound Continent had a tacit agreement that sacred magi would not use forbidden magic in an ordinary battle.

Since forbidden magic could not be used against foreign enemies, it could not be used in internal conflicts. Even though Ossen City was quite large, if it was really bombarded by a few forbidden magic spells, the capital of the Lancelot Empire, Ossen City, would disappear from the continent, causing countless casualties among its inhabitants.

For this very reason, both the Space Sacred Magus Sabakas and the Earth Sacred Magus Dempus had watched this war without lifting a finger. Neither of them dared to use forbidden magic against the opposing army, which belonged to the same Empire.

Firenze was the commander of the war. From a high vantage point in the middle of the castle, Firenze roared endlessly as several armour officers under his command methodically deployed their troops according to Firenze's orders and attacked Ashburn and Charles' troops from all directions.

Han Shuo observed the overall situation through his mystical demons. He suddenly realised that under the never-ending roar of Firenze, the troops of his Howling Legion looked like they were randomly scattered, but indistinctly formed various peculiar formations, dividing Ashburn and Charles' army into several large chunks and quietly surrounding each of them.

Only Han Shuo, who could see the whole situation through his mystical demons, could clearly see this strange transformation. The soldiers and generals involved would never be able to notice the silent changes in the battle without missing something.

The Howling Legion brought by Firenze had the same design painted on their armour. These soldiers came from the southern border and had years of experience fighting the brutal orcs. All their weapons were stained with too much blood. Each of them looked brave and had a cold expression on their faces. Their fighting power was more terrifying than the Redbud Knights Han Shuo had seen before.

The fighting strength of Ossen City's city guards was also among the best. However, when they faced the Howling Legion of Florence, they were clearly overwhelmed. Apart from being slightly better equipped, their battle experience, troop coordination, and individual strength were all far inferior to the Howling Legion.

Han Shuo suddenly realised that the Howling Legion of Firenze and the northern city guards were indeed gradually gaining the upper hand under Firenze seemingly insane orders. Unknowingly, they were slowly wiping out Ashburn and Charles' troops.

This madman who had been able to stand tall on the southern border for so many years, preventing the barbaric orcs from penetrating the southern border defences, definitely had a well-deserved reputation! Han Shuo was in awe and deeply impressed by Firenze's remarkable command.

"Firenze! These men are soldiers of the Lancelot Empire. They are innocent and have no choice but to fight simply because of the orders of Charles and Ashburn. If they were all killed, it would be the loss of the Lancelot Empire! "The Sacred Swordmaster Karel was furious as he glared at Firenze.

For Karel, the future of the Lancelot Empire was paramount. When he saw that under Firenze's command, the northern city district had been turned into a war zone, with corpses lying everywhere in the northern city district, corpses that belonged to soldiers who were loyal and faithful to the Lancelot Empire. However, being under a different commander, they had no choice but to kill each other mercilessly. The loss of the Empire's own people was clearly something that Karel didn't want to see, and so he kept making noise.

Even Dark Mantle's chief elder, Sabakas, felt boundless grief as he watched the losses mount. He hesitated for a moment before shouting, "Firenze! At the rate you're going, even if we win the war, The strength of the Empire will be greatly weakened! "

Firenze was unmoved and continued to bark orders at his officers. When he saw that Sabakas and Karel were still shouting, he suddenly glared at Karel and said, "During the civil wars of any country on the continent, which of them did not end in rivers of blood? Apart from defeating their army, do you think you can make Ashburn surrender by mere words?

Hmph, with the Sacred Knight and the Earth Sacred Magus Dempus over there, not to mention all sorts of experts around them, even a Demi-Divine expert might not be enough to kill them! Don't you have a better plan?

Listen to me, both of you! This matter can only be resolved quickly by shedding blood. The longer a civil war drags on, the worse it is for the Empire. Damn it, my men are getting killed too, but am I complaining? What's the point of being so emotional? Well, if you don't like my methods, I can stand aside and do nothing. Let's see if you can convince the two foxes on the other side to give up the throne. Are you ready to take control of the entire battle?"

Firenze spoke without restraint, bombarding the two Sacred Rank Experts like artillery, leaving them speechless and unable to find any reason to retort.

Firenze had always been arrogant and conceited. At other times, he might have shown Sabakas some respect. But in a state of war, Firenze would immediately turn into a true madman. To achieve victory, he would not hesitate to disobey His Majesty's orders. Needless to say, Firenze wouldn't bat an eyelid at the advice of the two Sacred experts.

After his vulgar tongue-lashing, Firenze ignored them and continued to bark orders at his officers and relay information from the battlefield to his troops. His Howling Legion slowly and quietly took control of the battlefield, secretly surrounding Ashburn's troops without anyone noticing.

The two Sacred Rank Masters bitterly turned a blind eye and could only sigh. Though they felt offended, there was no other way. They weren't good at commanding large-scale warfare. Besides, without Firenze and his Howling Legion, this battle would be impossible to win.

Besides, what Firenze said made sense. He who hesitates loses. Unfortunately, the only way for the current Lancelot Empire to quickly resolve its turmoil was through a bloody battle. Otherwise, if either side were to escape from Ossen City and occupy other cities, the battle would spread to other cities, dealing a devastating blow to the Lancelot Empire.

Therefore, although the two Sacred rank experts were scolded and cursed by Firenze, they could only swallow their resentment and did not dare to contradict Firenze to prevent him from behaving crazily any more.

After receiving pictures of each location, Han Shuo couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Instead of staying in the cave he had dug, he immediately flew out and headed towards the castle.

"Whoosh whoosh!" Several long range arrows streaked across the sky as they shot towards Han Shuo.

Han Shuo was shocked. He looked down and saw a few soldiers from the Howling Legion, their expressions cold as they gave him a deadly stare. They had unexpectedly spotted Han Shuo from a distance and shot arrows at him.

Han Shuo's estimation of the Howling Legion rose even higher. He cast a spell and a snow-white flower bud appeared in the air. The bone shield blocked all the arrows and Han Shuo was unharmed. By now, he had reached the centre of the castle where Firenze was.

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