Chapter 637: Here he comes! (1/2)

GDK 637: Here he comes!

The lengthy ceremony was finally over. Every church member on the floor who had been crouching on the ground raised their heads and gathered their gazes on Han Shuo at the center.

Although the crowd couldn’t hear the dialogue between Han Shuo and the highgod, the unnatural atmosphere inside the shrine gave them the sense that something must have happened during the ceremony.

The Pope, too, cast his gaze towards Han Shuo. There was an overtone of inquiry showing in his eyes. Han Shuo knew what the Pope wanted to ask and nodded his head to affirm that he indeed had communicated with an evil god – they were above words here.

He had a rough understanding of the will of some evil gods of the Calamity Church. As, in the end, he was merely a basegod, too puny to be regarded by actual gods, Han Shuo saw no point in revealing any more details of the matter to him.

The next realm after basegod was lowgod. Although the divide between mortals and gods was just the difference of one realm, the chasm was very, very difficult to cross. Even the mightiest of basegods would be dead without a doubt when pit against the weakest of lowgods. To the gods, basegods weren’t characters worthy enough for them to talk to directly. Without divine energy, a divine soul, or a Domain of Divinity, basegods were as puny as ants to the actual gods. They may have been the strongest among the ants, but ants nonetheless.

Han Shuo did not explain to the fat man, nor did the fat man ask about it. As the Pope of the Calamity Church, he could discern exactly what questions he should and shouldn’t ask as well as what information he should and shouldn’t know. That was the reason he was able to fill the position he was in.

As the ceremony had concluded, at the command of several cardinals, the Calamity Church members dispersed orderly.

These people who had participated in the ceremony made out that, from the peculiar atmosphere in the shrine as well as Han Shuo’s behavior, the evil gods they worshipped had communicated with Han Shuo alone. This made them revere Han Shuo even more than they already did.

Those who used to have close relationships with Kironlo, after attending the ceremony where Han Shuo communicated with their gods, managed to open their eyes to the true state of matters and they very straightforwardly burned the bridges with Kironlo. They were afraid that any ties with Kironlo might affect their relationship with Han Shuo.

After communicating with that highgod, Han Shuo did not linger around at the Calamity Church any longer. He left the headquarters after a brief chat with the big fatty.

Han Shuo had to traverse the vast desert on foot to come to this place. But when it came time to depart, he merely used a magical transportation matrix and arrived at a secret base of the Calamity Church in Lancelot Empire.

As Han Shuo’s identity in the Calamity Church had changed, and so had the treatment he received. Wolf and Burt Zili, who accompanied Han Shuo to headquarters were previously in charge of the issues in this region. However, they now answered only to Han Shuo.

It was the largest secret operation base of the Calamity Church within Lancelot Empire. It was located in the Kerlan Valley near the Sunshine Valley. It was situated in between a group of mini mountains. Thick mist obscured the air and the terrain seemed a complex combination.

After walking out from the transportation matrix, Han Shuo left Wolf and Burt Zili with a few instructions and departed the valley. He returned to the Cemetery of Death right away. The three spirit demons he refined had entered their final stages. Han Shuo observed for a moment and made sure that there wouldn’t be a problem with them before he walked to that large-scale interplanar transportation matrix at the center of the Cemetery of Death.

After learning all the secrets of the Cemetery of Death, Han Shuo knew how to use and operate this large-scale interplanar transportation matrix. To ensure that nothing could go wrong, Han Shuo carefully inspected the transportation matrix and replenished it with energy that could sustain interplanar transmission. Only then was he at ease.

As he returned to the Cemetery of Death, Han Shuo went over and over in his mind about the words of that highgod of destruction. He knew that he really didn’t have a choice. Once the Primordius Dragon welcomed experts from foreign material planes, then he wouldn’t have only the Primordius Dragon to face, but very possibly mightier gods of greater realms.

Han Shuo was confident but not conceited. He understood that given his current strength, he would certainly win against an expert of his realm. However, if the comer exceeded his realm, even a late-stage lowgod could very possibly kill him, let alone a midgod.

Therefore, Han Shuo knew that he did not have a second option nor a way out. All he could do was gang up with the Calamity Church and strive his best in this ineffable battle. Moreover, he could only emerge victorious – there was no room for failure of any degree.

After the conversation, the ever-unyielding Han Shuo let his mood grow much heavier.

It is only by becoming strong and mighty to the point where no one can cause me threat that I can preserve myself! After contemplating for a long time, Han Shuo decided that he had to further his strength without delay.

Of his three souls, those that could make the most rapid advancement were his avatar of death and his main body. His avatar of death could make use of the last piece of the divine essence of death he scavenged from the Void to advance his strength. Meanwhile, his main body could speed up in trying to comprehend and master the nine changes of demonic arts.

As his avatar of destruction was formed with the help of the energy within the Demonslayer Edge, Datara’s divine energy, as well as the origin crystal of destruction, it never had a solid foundation on the edict of destruction. Therefore it really wasn’t easy for it to advance one step further.

Han Shuo, of course, was not discouraged. Inside this Cemetery of Death, Han Shuo started to digest the third and final piece of the divine essence of death with his avatar of death while his main body strenuously and meticulously studied how to use the nine changes in the Nine Changes realm.