Chapter 374: A Philosophy of Blasphemy (1/2)

Chapter 374: A Philosophy of Blasphemy

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Within the Cemetery of Death, Han Shuo collapsed in the center of the large-scale transportation array, his clothing long since ripped to pieces. His curled up, naked body constantly bled through his cuts and broken flesh. The wounds throughout his body were so deep that even his bones were visible.

Han Shuo’s magical yuan circulated silently within his unconscious body. They were like many tiny streams trickling towards his withered meridians, moistening them. One after the other, they swam towards every nook and cranny within his body, bringing a cool and refreshing feeling.

While unconscious, Han Shuo’s tattered and wounded body gradually healed at an astonishing rate. Shortly, his body had completely recovered to how he was before; with not even a trace of a scar. After his body recovered from this incredible torment, it actually seemed even firmer and stronger than before.

Because there was no sun nor moon at the Cemetery of Death, how much time had elapsed was also a mystery. As Han Shuo leisurely woke up, he noticed immediately that he was not suffering from painful cuts all over his body. Instead, the cells within his body seemed to be brimming with a surging power.

Then, moving from his curled posture and standing up with a stretch, all of the bones within his body cracked explosively nonstop. After probing his body with his consciousness, Han Shuo noticed that the vital organs within his body were still not completely healed. With a thought, he manipulated his magical yuan to wrap around them.

Waves of bizarre power came pouring into Han Shuo’s vital organs. Under the nourishment of his yuan power, Han Shuo’s vital organs began recovering faster by a hundredfold. With just a moment’s effort, the weird feeling within his body disappeared.

After a light exhale, Han Shuo left the Cemetery of Death and arrived near a torrential waterfall. Under this cascading waterfall, Han Shuo sat cross-legged on top of the rock experiencing the most turbulent waters. Despite the incomparably violent current that heavily battered Han Shuo, he stayed completely motionless, sitting erect on top of the rock.

After another few days, Han Shuo finally walked off the rock and looked towards the entrance of the underworld. After hesitating a moment, he finally started heading towards the Cemetery of Death.

Then, a mark suddenly attracted Han Shuo’s attention. He approached it and took a quick look before clearing the rocks away and extracting a letter from deep within the underground abyss. Han Shuo reassembled the message according to a special code before reading the contents of the letter.

This letter was most likely sent here through Emily’s people after she’d personally written it, describing some crucial matters. The current power struggle between the princes had reached a climax within Ossen City due to the deteriorating health of the king. This also caused Lawrence’s identity to be revealed, putting him at a severe disadvantage.

Because King Uhtred Lancelot and the chancellor of finance’s wife had had an illicit affair, resulting in Lawrence, the nobles rejected Lawrence. Furthermore, even the somewhat less traditional nobles also clearly expressed their opposition against Lawrence’s succession to the throne due to his identity.

The king was still alive and functioning well at the moment. He was forcefully suppressing the dissension and legitimizing Lawrence. However, the situation was still developing unfavorably. As of now, Lawrence’s status within Ossen City was somewhat awkward as his faction was the weakest among the princes.

Seeing His Majesty’s health continue to worsen, Lawrence felt anxious. He knew that the moment Uhtred passed away, the situation within Ossen City would be even harder to control. At that time, not only would a bastard of the king not obtain the throne, but perhaps even his life would be hard to preserve.

Yet while Lawrence was apprehensive, experiencing these incomparably troublesome and apprehensive days, Brettel City was outshining the other cities. Favorable news kept arriving one after another, describing how this waste of a city had suddenly began erupting with a new vibrant energy. Although Han Shuo was far from the empire’s capital, his name continued to resound, making him more and more famous.

Precisely because of this, Lawrence suddenly thought of Han Shuo, hoping he would return to Ossen City and help him. During such a crucial moment, Lawrence hoped that while Uhtred had yet to die he could borrow Han Shuo’s support to improve the situation. At the very least, Lawrence could still make the other princes somewhat more apprehensive with Han Shuo in Ossen City.

Han Shuo had already made his decision after he finished reading the contents.

The moment he entered the Cemetery of Death, a dragon’s melodious howl resonated throughout the entire cemetery. Fortunately there was an enchantment enveloping the entire cemetery that never dispersed, or the sound would’ve travelled for hundreds of miles.

“Honorable Master, you have finally returned.” Gilbert was in his dragon form hovering in the skies, but after seeing him, he swept directly towards Han Shuo.

Gilbert’s body seemed to have enlarged somewhat while the scales covering his body had become pitch black. He exuded a sinister, ancient, and desolate feeling. Han Shuo knew that this sinister aura came naturally from Gilbert, while that ancient and desolate feeling was due to absorbing the green dragon beast’s crystal core.

After the uproar, his enormous body gradually shrank and transformed into a person with coarse black skin. His dark black eyes had an additional hint of otherworldliness to them. However, because his body’s sinister aura was too heavy, that hint of otherworldliness was completely hidden.

Han Shuo only shot a glance at Gilbert before immediately sensing a stronger power from Gilbert’s body. He asked with a smile, “How was it?”

“Great! Fantastic! That green dragon beast’s crystal core had an extraordinarily powerful energy which allowed me to advance to the second level of a super rank magical beast. Additionally, I feel that even though I am just at the middle of the second level, my current strength is still extraordinarily powerful. Muahaha! Thank you very much for your grace Master.” Gilbert laughed loudly and heartily, his voice brimming with satisfaction.