Chapter 667: Not a trace lef (1/2)
GDK 667: Not a trace left
Finally, the Ninth Realm Mystical Yin Harvester had completely turned into ruins right before the silently gazing crowd.
After the dust settled, no noteworthy features were to be seen on the site. Han Shuo stood tall on the horizon and continued to observe the environment ahead.
“Go over and have a look at the situation in there. Given that it has turned into ruins, I doubt that there would be any dangers to be found!” Han Shuo suddenly suggested to his teammates.
After having experienced the trials and hardships, Donna and her experts were very trusting towards Han Shuo. After hearing Han Shuo’s suggestion, they thought it through for a moment and started moving towards the wreckage of the Ninth Realm Mystical Yin Harvester.
After taking a few steps, Li Wei stopped to find Han Shuo motionless. She turned around and asked confusedly, “Aren’t you coming?”
“I don’t think there will be anything interesting left to be examined. Besides, with all of you probing the place, it’s not necessary for me to be there,” Han Shuo smiled and calmly replied.
Li Wei creased her brows and thought for a moment before she softly giggled and said, “Oh, that makes sense. Well, since sister Donna is going to probe the place, I guess it’s redundant for me to do the same.”
After finishing those words, Li Wei walked back and stood still beside Han Shuo. She was looking at Han Shuo up and down with eyes that were glowing with interest and captivation.
Han Shuo however, ignored Li Wei and cast his gazes on Olde instead. Olde put on a brilliant smile and said in a candid manner, “Many thanks for your help just then. Otherwise, perhaps I would have lost my life to them by now!”
During the period of time they spent watching the collapse, Olde managed to recover some divine energy. His pale cheeks were yet again tinged with a healthy shade of red. Olde must have regained his confidence, Han Shuo figured.
Previously, using the energy absorbed from the Tree of Life, wood elite zombie managed to increase the rejuvenation speed of Han Shuo’s heavily injured body ten times over. From this experience, it became apparent to him that those who cultivated in the edict of life could rejuvenate much faster compared to a cultivator of other energies. For Olde to be able to restore some of his divine energy within such a short period of time was all within Han Shuo’s anticipation.
“You’re welcome. I believe that had they launched an attack earlier, everyone would be done for by now!” Han Shuo replied with a smirk.
Olde stared into his eyes for a moment and nodded. He praised in a deep voice, “You, young man, are an excellent lad.” Olde seemed to admire Han Shuo.
“I’m flattered,” Han Shuo replied while smiling mischievously. At this point in time, having possessed the Cauldron of Myriad Demon, Han Shuo was no longer afraid of Olde as a potential threat. After his confidence swelled, he too became much more relaxed in his speech.
Olde suddenly pointed at Kelly and asked Han Shuo for a favor, “Do you mind looking after Kelly for me for a moment? I heard that you have been friendly in the past.”
Han Shuo was astounded. He couldn’t understand why would Olde be so at ease to place Kelly under his care as Li Wei was still hanging around him. The fact stood that he was still on the same front with Donna and her experts, and they surely did not have any friendly relations with Olde. In that case, what was the purpose behind him doing so? Was Olde trying to test him?
A series of thoughts rapidly flashed through Han Shuo’s mind. Then, under Olde’s gaze, Han Shuo put on a bright smile. “No problem!”
Kelly was merely a demigod. That kind of strength was nothing in Han Shuo’s eyes, let alone to Li Wei and the others. For them, Kelly was merely a puny little character. His fate would have no influence on the overall situation. Han Shuo did not think that Li Wei and the others would even be interested in harming Kelly.
“I owe you one!” Olde smiled, nodded at Kelly, and took off into the air towards the destroyed Ninth Realm Mystical Yin Harvester.
Donna and her experts were interested in the region and so was Olde. He was certainly not about to give up until he fully understood the situation there.
After Olde flew off into the distance, Li Wei, who was standing beside Han Shuo, put on a pensive expression. Her eyes glanced back and forth between Han Shuo and Kelly but she did not utter a word or do anything harmful towards Kelly.
“It’s been a while!” Han Shuo tried to initiate a conversation with Kelly. His voice was soft and amiable as though he was oblivious to the situation.
Kelly, however, did not share the same feeling. Ever since he discovered that Han Shuo was a gang with this bunch from the Calamity Church, he felt somewhat uncomfortable whenever he saw Han Shuo. He had an awkward expression and did not know how to reply.
Seeing that Kelly couldn’t open up his heart, Han Shuo sighed softly. He shook his head and ceased his attempts at trying to talk to Kelly. He understood that it would be very difficult for them to interact as they had been in the past.
Han Shuo stopped talking and stared blankly ahead. His avatar of destruction within the Cauldron of Myriad Demon was digesting the catastrophic scene which his main body witnessed. The scene of total annihilation gave his avatar deeper insight into the edict of destruction and caused him to sink into contemplation.
Gu Tian Xie the Exalted Demonlord who had deployed everything in this place made this site self-destruct in a way that was in conformance with a certain natural law.
This avatar that was recently shed of all impurities was connected with Han Shuo’s consciousness who witnessed the destruction. He seemed to have comprehended a certain true essence of destruction from the apocalyptic scene. While constantly replaying the terrifying scene in his mind, he attempted to imitate the condition when those mountains were destroyed using the divine energy in his body.
Han Shuo’s consciousness possessed countless miraculous uses. Although he could not share most of its wonderful uses with his other two souls, his two other souls could still benefit from his consciousness as they were connected with each other.
By using the mighty ability of his consciousness to recall, Han Shuo slowed down the playback of the destructive scene down to each frame, clearly resolved every crack in the mountains and every piece of falling rock down to the finest detail before transmitting it to his avatar that cultivated in the edict of destruction.
Those images would then be projected into the divine soul of his destruction avatar. The divine energy of destruction in his body would then slowly circulate in a certain trajectory that was harmonious with the scene of destruction. By doing so, he gradually came to realize a certain essence of the edict of destruction.
Han Shuo possessed three souls and they did not interfere with each other. While his avatar contemplated on the edict of destruction inside the Cauldron of Myriad Demon, Han Shuo’s main body could still converse with Olde and function as usual.
As the avatar continued with its contemplation, Han Shuo gazed ahead at the Ninth Realm Mystical Yin Harvester in the distance that was now in complete ruin while conversing with Li Wei.
Li Wei’s attitude towards him which was contemptuous at the beginning had now transformed into admiration - a change that caught Han Shuo well off guard.
Han Shuo was not willing to answer or share most of the questions that Li Wei had for him. Therefore, Han Shuo had unenthusiastically replied to her questions with gibberish and nonsense. As Li Wei hailed Han Shuo as a genius, she considered all his unintelligible explanations as profound words. She would spend a great deal of time pondering Han Shuo’s mumbo jumbo each time he answered, leaving Han Shuo between laughter and tears.
Meanwhile, Kelly shut his eyes and kept silent as though he was half-asleep. He seemed to be doing do to keep a suitable distance from Han Shuo.
The situation continued that way for some time before Olde, who was the last to leave, returned to them.
Han Shuo, in his half-hearted chatter with Li Wei, immediately turned his attention to Olde. With just one look, Han Shuo could tell that Olde was very disappointed. He definitely did not find anything valuable in that place.