CHAPTER 423: Teaching a Disciple

Part 1

"Brat, we've been fighting for two days. Where the hell have you been?" When Firenze saw Han Shuo, he couldn't help but yell out loudly.

Han Shuo was considered the key person in this battle. When he suddenly disappeared for two days, everyone was scared, especially Phoebe, Fanny, and Emily. They even thought that Han Shuo was afraid of punishment and had gone into hiding, making them so impatient that they didn't know what to do.

Fortunately, the Dark Mantle showed its amazing abilities. In the two days that Han Shuo had been missing, the members of the Dark Mantle who had been hiding in Ossen City had been relentlessly transmitting all sorts of information, helping Firenze, Old Hahn and the rest to make an accurate decision on the deployment of their troops, giving them the advantage in this battle with Ashburn and the rest.

"Um, I had some personal business to take care of." Han Shuo also didn't expect that a black resolute gem would actually cause him to stay in the Cemetery of Death for two days. Originally, Han Shuo had only wanted to take a look at the Earth Elite Zombie's condition and return immediately. He had no idea that he would stay for so long. Therefore, he had nothing to say when Firenze continued his scolding.

"All right, let's not talk about useless things. Since you are here, describe to me the situation in the other districts. This time, we must resolve the situation in one battle, so that Ashburn and the others cannot escape. Otherwise, once Ashburn and the others leave Ossen City, there will be even more fighting within the Lancelot Empire. Firenze was extremely blunt with Han Shuo, hastily urging Han Shuo to provide him with information about the bigger picture.

At such a crucial time, Han Shuo didn't say much else, immediately describing to Firenze the situation in every district of Ossen City as observed by the Twelve Mystical Demons, even including details of what Ashburn, Charles, and the rest were saying.

Firenze calmly listened to Han Shuo's description, constantly shouting orders. Not only did Firenze have his officers by his side, he also had one of Dark Mantle's three heavyweights, Amyes. At such a crucial time, Amyes had also impressively become Firenze's subordinate. On his orders, Amyes spread information about the vast Dark Mantle organisation to every corner of Ossen City.

It was during this time that Han Shuo realised that the battle in Ossen City had been going on endlessly for the past two days. With Charles mercilessly issuing orders without regard to past feelings, the forces under the other two princes, apart from Lawrence's side, had suffered heavy casualties. Charles clearly intended to wipe them out by constantly pressuring the other two princes.

The two princes, who reacted immediately, had suffered catastrophic losses over the past two days and were so badly beleaguered that they had no choice but to head for the northern district of the city and form an alliance with Lawrence to join forces and face Charles together.

With the added powers of the two princes and Firenze Howling Legion, the strength of Lawrence's camp was no longer inferior to that of Charles. Over the past two days, the northern district of Ossen City had become the main battleground. However, under Firenze's arrangements, the forces under the other two princes were also being used, and were beginning to nibble away at the other districts controlled by Ashburn and the others.

From now on, they seemed to be making decent gains. The forces under Ashburn were being secretly consumed, and they no longer had the strength to take control of Ossen City on their own.

Sabakas, the Sacred Magus of Space, had also gone everywhere in those two days and sealed all the space transportation matrix in Ossen City, putting an end to anyone's plans to use the transportation matrixs to send reinforcements from other cities.

Every major transportation matrixs within Ossen City had been deployed by the Space Sacred Magus Sabakas. Despite Ashburn and Charles suddenly guarding them with large numbers of troops, Sabakas, as the one who had set up the Transportation Matrix, could seal them, even if he could not take them back.

As a result, no one would be able to transfer troops from other cities through the transportation matrixs. In the short term, the battle within Ossen City wouldn't spread. In the next few days, whoever was able to achieve a quick victory within Ossen City would most likely become the king of the Lancelot Empire.

"Alright, there's nothing else for you to do. Do what you have to do!" After Han Shuo had once described the situation in every district of Ossen City to Firenze, and Firenze had given numerous orders based on Han Shuo's account, Firenze impatiently urged Han Shuo to leave.

Han Shuo stared blankly for a moment before nodding silently and heading towards the location of the three women.

Fanny and the others were currently staying in a lounge on the second floor of the castle. Han Shuo had already discovered the three women through his mystical demons. Han Shuo was not sure what the three women had been discussing in secret, but it seemed that they were not as estranged from each other as they had been two days ago. Although they weren't exactly on the best of terms with each other, it wasn't to the extent that they were arguing with each other.

Even now, to be honest, Han Shuo still felt apprehensive and didn't quite dare to face the three women. . However, Han Shuo knew that some things could not be avoided. Since he had reappeared after disappearing for two days, he would be unable to justify his actions if he did not go to see the three women. Therefore, the only thing he could do was to gather his courage and go to the lounge where the three women were.

As Han Shuo deliberately made his footsteps echo outside the lounge, the gaze of the three women who were talking indifferently suddenly turned to Han Shuo who had already appeared at the door. Their gazes were like piercing arrows as they landed on Han Shuo's body, making Han Shuo feel uncomfortable all over.

Forcing a cough, Han Shuo exclaimed, "Oh, you are all here!"

Phoebe looked at Han Shuo unhappily and said, "That's right, we are all waiting for you, this big shot. We certainly wouldn't dare to be like you, hiding during the war. If we didn't know about your past behaviour, someone might have already left the castle to look for you!"

As she spoke, Phoebe's eyes darted between Emily and Fanny, clearly hinting at something.

Emily was calm and composed, her lips curled into an amused smile as she looked at Han Shuo, not at all affected by Phoebe's words. However, Fanny's expression had clearly relaxed, or perhaps because she still wasn't very familiar with Phoebe and Emily, her face unconsciously turned red as she blushed.

"I didn't know I was going away for two days. But it seems like everything went better without me in the castle. Hahaha, isn't our side starting to gain the advantage?" Han Shuo mocked himself and chuckled as he casually spoke to the three women.

"When you weren't in the castle, everything depended on the Dark Mantle for information. For the past two days, the members have been as busy as bees, yet extremely cautious, for fear of being caught and becoming the catalyst for the power shift. Fanny's father, however, is truly exceptional. With him at the helm, our side's situation gradually improved. Emily smiled as she told Han Shuo.

Of the three women, Emily knew the most of Han Shuo's secrets, including the knowledge that Han Shuo controlled the Cemeter of Death. She roughly guessed that Han Shuo might have gone to the Cemetery of Death through a transportation matrix. Therefore, she wasn't too worried about Han Shuo's sudden disappearance and instead kept comforting the other two women.

"Hmph, he only knows how to wage war." When Fanny heard Emily praising her father, she didn't show any happiness and instead grumbled a bit.

Han Shuo had previously learned from Fanny that Firenze continued to fight while Fanny's mother was seriously ill. Even after her mother died of her illness, Firenze was still absent. This always troubled Fanny. It seems that she still hasn't forgiven him.

"He was also acting in the best interests of the Empire and the Southern Border. If your father hadn't fought as hard as he did, countless families on the southern border would be destitute and homeless! Sister Fanny, it's not easy for your father either. Emily sighed softly as she tactfully comforted Fanny.

"I know that too. But when I saw how my mother talked about him all the time before she died of her illness, without even having the chance to see him one last time..." Fanny's voice gradually faded, as if she were recalling unhappy memories when a strand of hesitation helplessly appeared.

Part 2

"All right, all right. Let's talk about happier things and not get lost in the sadness of the past." Phoebe also comforted Fanny. It seemed that the relationship between the three women was still harmonious and not as prickly as Han Shuo had suspected.

Just as he was contemplating what to say, Han Shuo suddenly felt the Demonslayer Edge within his body begin to stir. This startled him. After closing his eyes and pondering for a while, Han Shuo suddenly realised something and immediately exclaimed happily, "It looks like I need to train for a while!"

The battle for Ossen City had been going on non-stop for the past two days, with the fiercest battles taking place in the northern part of the city. In this extremely short period of time, more than ten thousand soldiers had died in battle. Each of Ossen City's city guards was among the Lancelot Empire's elite, while Firenze Howling Legion was even more formidable. In those two days, the soldiers who had died on the battlefield had left behind a soaring killing intent, and their spirits were filled with hate and anger.

This type of energy caused ordinary people to feel oppressed, as if a huge mountain was pressing down on their chest, giving them a feeling of oppression. Some experts could feel this energy even more clearly. However, only the powerful necromancers within the Profound Continent were able to use this boundless killing intent and negative energy from the deceased to obtain a few powerful souls and refine special undead creatures. No one could directly absorb this energy.

However, Han Shuo, who had trained in demonic arts, was able to condense the killing intent and absorb it directly. The boundless resentment and fear left behind by the souls of the dead that had yet to dissipate were also easily absorbed by the Demonslayer's Edge. It was precisely because the Demonslayer Edge had sensed this familiar energy enveloping the world that it sent a signal to Han Shuo in its thirst for this energy.

"What's going on, why do you suddenly need to train?" Phoebe looked at Han Shuo and asked in confusion.

"This is difficult to explain. It has to do with the special martial art I'm training in. Just as Bollands has a dense killing intent because he's killed too many people as an assassin and it's unknowingly attached to his body, so he's able to use killing intent to intimidate others, I'm able to do the same.

Oh, that's right. As long as I help him, he'll be able to seize the opportunity to absorb some of the killing intent that's everywhere. All right, I won't talk to you any longer. I'll go look for Bollands first." Han Shuo explained casually, and a short time later, he suddenly thought of Bollands and hurriedly left.

"That bastard!" When Phoebe realised that Han Shuo had already disappeared while she was distracted for a moment, she couldn't help but curse loudly.

During these two days, Bolland's calm and unfeeling heart had become somewhat unstable. Han Shuo's mystical martial technique was like an incredible revelation to Bollands. Bollands, who was about to learn Han Shuo's martial technique, would get excited every time he thought about it.

At Bollands' age and rank, what he pursued wasn't as varied and random as it was for young people. Only some considerable advantages would excite people of his level. Bollands, who had been an assassin for many years, had always considered himself to be extremely cool-headed. However, over the past few days, his mind had been repeatedly overwhelmed by Han Shuo's mystical martial technique, causing his calm heart to finally become excited again.

"It's been two days. I hope Senior is well. In this world, I fear that only Senior would be able to point me in the right direction." Bollands thought inwardly. He was truly worried about Han Shuo, afraid that his only beacon in this world was dying out.

As a swishing sound entered his ears, Bollands was suddenly startled and his killing intent contracted as he coldly asked, "Who is it?"

"Hehehe, it's me!" Han Shuo chuckled as he replied and soon landed at Bollands' side.

Bollands had unbridled happiness in his heart, but his expression didn't change in the slightest. He bowed to Han Shuo and said respectfully, "Senior Brother!"

During the war, Bollands, who wasn't capable of commanding the battle, had stayed alone in a remote room on the third floor.

There were too many experts on Ashburn and Charles' side. No matter how strong he was, Bollands could not assassinate any of them. There were also many experts inside the castle at the moment, and Lawrence simply wasn't worried about his safety. As a result, Bollands had suddenly become idle and remained alone in the remote room.

"I'm looking for you because of important matters. Come, let's go to the highest roof of the castle!" Han Shuo didn't waste any words, he smiled immediately and told Bollands to follow him.

Without saying anything, Bollands immediately nodded and flew with Han Shuo towards the highest tower of the castle.

Before Bollands became his disciple, Han Shuo had already laid down some ground rules and Bollands had memorised them. One of the rules was not to disobey the orders of seniors and Han Shuo had emphasised this repeatedly. As the senior student who would teach Bollands the martial arts, Han Shuo was naturally his senior. Bollands had not lived his life in vain, and he clearly understood that Han Shuo's orders were the most important right now.

As the battle raged on, Han Shuo took Bollands directly to the Clock Tower. After they arrived, Han Shuo smiled at Bollands and said, "Normally, you'd have to join the sect before I could teach you our martial arts. However, as the war continues, the whole of Ossen City has been filled with an extraordinary amount of energy. Perhaps you can feel this energy as well. If I teach you this martial art now, it might just help you absorb this energy before it dissipates. In this way, your strength would be able to advance by leaps and bounds."

Even before Han Shuo had finished speaking, Bollands was filled with ecstasy. He had longed for this day and night. When he heard that Han Shuo was going to teach him this martial art, the excitement in his heart couldn't be suppressed. His body even trembled uncontrollably.

When Han Shuo mentioned that the martial technique was capable of absorbing this kind of energy, Bollands was so excited that he almost fainted. His voice trembled as he asked, "Sen... Senior, are you saying that the energy lingering in Ossen City, causing people to feel oppressed, can be absorbed by this martial art?"

Han Shuo nodded his head and smiled as he replied, "Of course. In this world, all forms of energy can be absorbed. Death Qi, killing intent, and even spiritual energy can be absorbed. Hehehe, I think you felt it too. The rising killing intent of those soldiers has not yet dissipated. As long as you grasp the God-Slaying Devil Path, you will be able to directly absorb this kind of energy."

"That's right. I can sense the omnipresent killing intent in the battlefield. However, this energy doesn't belong to me. I can't even control the killing intent in my body properly, and of course I wouldn't be able to use the killing intent of others." Bollands said honestly.

"Control your breath and pay attention, I'll help you familiarise yourself with the new energy!" Han Shuo said quietly before moving behind Bollands and suddenly sending a strand of demonic yuan energy into Bollands' body.

After many years of random practice, Bollands had a vague understanding of how to use Killing Intent. The meridians in his body were full of killing intent. . Through the transformation of the God-Slaying Devil Path , this killing intent can directly form his own unique energy. It was just that he hadn't known how to use this killing intent all this time.

Han Shuo's demonic yuan energy suddenly entered Bollands' body to help the relaxed Bollands set things right. Han Shuo used the demonic yuan energy to slowly absorb the impure killing intent circulating in Bolland's meridians.

The diagram of the meridian flow for the God Slaying Devil Path had already appeared clearly in Han Shuo's mind. Han Shuo circulated the killing intent in Bolland's body according to his memory and slowly guided it along a strange path.

"Remember this circulation method. It can help you increase your power." Han Shuo said quietly as he transferred another strand of demonic yuan energy into Bollands' body.

While he was doing all these things, Han Shuo's Demonslayer Edge had already flown into the sky and was constantly spinning according to Han Shuo's will, forming a layer of thick bloody clouds and slowly absorbing all the various kinds of negative energy that lingered in Ossen City, causing the ordinary citizens to be distraught with fear.