Chapter 465: The Dark Dragon’s Plead (1/2)
GDK 465: The Dark Dragon’s Plead
Time just seemed to fly as Han Shuo revelled in the joy of having several partners at his full disposal. His innermost desires were completely liberated. There was no longer any indication of cultivation deviation of his practice of demonic arts. Instead, it improved with each passing day.
Regarding the matter for which Han Shuo returned to Ossen City, with the exception of King Lawrence and certain members of the Dark Mantle, nobody was given any information on it. Consequently, in the past few days, while Han Shuo was seeking pleasure with his three women in his mansion, no bigwigs came by to interrupt his indulgence.
Good times evidently never last. When Emily came by this time, she notified Han Shuo that Lawrence had completed arrangements to invade the seven grand duchies. Thus, Han Shuo had no choice but to, yet again, depart from Ossen City.
Fortunately, the space magic transportation matrix connecting Ossen City and Brettel City had been completed. As all three ladies were of honorable statuses, they could utilize the transportation matrix to effortlessly visit Han Shuo. Therefore, Han Shuo’s departure did not cause intense melancholy to the three ladies.
After one final briefing with Lawrence and Candide, Han Shuo left Ossen City for Brettel City.
Once Han Shuo arrived at Brettel City, he learned from Dorcas and the others that Brettel City was basically ready. As soon as the reinforcement troops from the empire arrived, they could head right over to the seven grand duchies.
As military warfare was not Han Shuo’s strong suit, he handed over all military power to Dorcas to do what he was best at. For so many years on the arena that was Brettel City, Dorcas had amply demonstrated his talents in military strategy. Each and every soldier of Brettel City accepted his leadership willingly.
“Senior brother!” Bollands respectfully saluted Han Shuo at the doorstep when he returned to the city lord’s mansion.
“Huh? Why are you here?” Han Shuo was startled when he saw Bollands and couldn’t help but to size him up.
After three years, the killing intent and reeking of blood that had always lingered around Bollands were all gone. Han Shuo understood that this wasn’t a sign that Bollands had made no progress in God Slaying Devil Path, but the contrary. From the aura Han Shuo sensed emitting from Bollands, he figured out that Bollands had successfully cultivated in the God Slaying Devil Path to the realm where he could conceal his killing intent.
At this realm, Bollands could skillfully put his killing intent to use. Any time he was not engaging with enemy combatants, not a trace of killing intent in his body would spill out. Compared to his former state of intense killing intent from head to foot, his well concealed killing intent indicated that he had made lightning-fast progress.
“Senior brother, for the last three years, I have constantly come and gone in various battlefields, secretly absorbing the killing intent that wafted through the air using the martial skill you taught me. After that, I digested the energy in accordance with the method you instructed me. As senior brother has been cultivating without leaving a trail for the last three years, I have not gotten the chance to meet you. It was sometime ago when I learned that senior brother made an appearance in Brettel City, therefore I specially rushed over here.” When Bollands came face to face with Han Shuo, he wore a most humble, deferential expression, even more diligent than when he served his former master Karel.
Han Shuo knew that this was because he could give Bollands what Karel never could.
After three years, based on the substantial yet reserved aura radiating from Bollands, Han Shuo could be certain that his cultivation of God Slaying Devil Path had been fruitful. Compared to the strength of a great swordmaster of the past, Bollands’ must now have been considerably more formidable.
“Come on in with me!” Han Shuo nodded before instructing Bollands and marched straight into the city lord’s mansion.
After they arrived at a practice field in the mansion, Han Shuo stamped his feet and, with his eyes on Bollands, he instructed, “Attack me with all your strength. I want to see how much you’ve progressed in the last three years!”
“Yes!” Bollands gradually withdrew his longsword. Just as he unsheathed the fine sword, strong, concentrated killing intent was released. With every inch unsheathed, the killing intent congealed on his body grew sharper and stronger. Indistinctly, a wicked look of savagery emerged in Bollands’ eyes.
God Slaying Devil Path was a kind of demonic arts meant solely for massacre. The more a cultivator immersed into the field, the more frightening the killing intent of the cultivator became. So much so that it could even affect the body of the cultivator.
Han Shuo had a deep understanding of the God Slaying Devil Path. The reason he taught Bollands this demonic art was so that Bollands would become an additional weapon of his own disposal. Therefore, when he saw the madness in his eyes, Han Shuo wasn’t startled but delighted. He understood that Bollands almost reached the finest state in his cultivation of the God Slaying Devil Path.
Under the watchful eyes of Han Shuo, that longsword that Bollands had been pulling out bit by bit suddenly unsheathed like lightning. At the same time, an incisive killing intent, which could seemingly rip the air apart, violently erupted from Bollands’ body.
Hundreds of thousands of phantom images of swords, like pythons breathing with ferocious killing intent, came slithering towards Han Shuo.
Han Shuo opened his left hand, his demonic yuan circulated and formed a ghostly face. Initially, it was only the size of a palm. But when the mass of sword phantom images propelled by killing intent arrived in front of him, the ghostly face had grown so big it blotted out the sky and hid the earth. Suddenly, it opened up a humongous bloody mouth, swallowing all of the phantom swords.
The five fingers on Han Shuo’s left hand then twisted to form a hook. It was as though his five fingers were connected to the ghostly face through millions of incorporeal strings, with the movements of his five fingers controlling the sinister ghostly face. Like a starved wolf, the ghostly face launched itself towards Bollands. Before he could react, the enormous bloody orifice had swallowed Bollands.
While Bollands was losing his mind from fear, the ghostly face suddenly exploded. In an instant, it vanished into thin air. It was as though all that had just happened was Bollands’ own imagination, with the exception of Han Shuo still standing unruffled at the same place, still displaying a tranquil and calm smile.
After awaking from the shock, the madness in Bollands’ pupils faded way. He respectfully kowtowed towards Han Shuo, and said, “Senior brother’s martial arts sure enough have attained perfection!”
“You did very well. To be able to advance to such a stage in the duration of three years shows that you indeed have been very hardworking!” From the strike Bollands had just dealt, Han Shuo could tell that his strength had improved rapidly. Currently, with the benchmark of Profound Continent, he ought to have been able to pit against an expert who had advanced to sacred swordmaster.
“Master, you have returned!” Elizabeth’s voice suddenly sounded from afar. A moment later, Elizabeth appeared right before Han Shuo.
“Senior brother, what was that martial skill back there? Was that sinister ghostly face real?” Bollands was astonished by the attack Han Shuo had just made on him. He paid no attention to Elizabeth but stared fixedly at Han Shuo as he questioned insistently.
“That is formed by congealing demonic yuan. Haha, as for whether it was real or not, you figure that out yourself. When you reach a certain realm in your maneuver of killing intent, you too can congeal it with killing intent. You will understand then!” Han Shuo explained with a faint smile. He paused for a moment, and suddenly moved to Bollands’ side. Before Bollands could react, Han Shuo suddenly pressed his hand on Bollands’ head.