Chapter 778: Ludicrous Promise (1/2)
GDK 778: Ludicrous Promise
Han Shuo spent the next couple of days with Dagassi. They talked and recalled about old tales in the Profound Continent.
Out of Han Shuo’s expectation, Fire Elite Zombie’s godmother, the Emperor of Flames, was acquainted with Ancient Lizard King Dagassi. She seemed very excited to unexpectedly meet Dagassi again.
The Emperor of Flames who had named herself Yan Yan cultivated in the elemental energy of fire. She currently possessed mid-stage lowgod strength. Back then in the Dark Forest, she and Dagassi could be considered neighbors. Before Dagassi was sealed by Spider Goddess Rose, he had been to the Place of Extreme Fire where she lived and started conflicts with her.
In the Place of Extreme Fire, the Emperor of Flames possessed absolute superiority and Dagassi could not touch her. There were no able to injure each other and somehow ended up becoming friends. They did not expect to meet each other again on Elysium. They were therefore very excited and kept on talking about interesting past events.
Dagassi used to provide Han Shuo assistance back then on the Profound Continent. Now that Dagassi has come to his Han Residence in the City of Shadows, Han Shuo naturally would gift Dagassi something as a courtesy. Han Shuo knew that the House of Kiaran had treated Dagassi decently and he was not lacking in divine weapons or divine armors. After some consideration, Han Shuo decided to gift Dagassi with some pelleted medicines he had personally refined.
Han Shuo’s medicines were famous for their value. Dagassi, being very close to Han Shuo, spared him the courteous decline and gladly accepted the valuable gift. Seeing that Dagassi and Yan Yan had a lot to talk about, Han Shuo tactfully left the two to themselves.
Han Shuo continued to study the hybrid domain of divinity with Rose for the next few days. But unfortunately, no matter how much he tried, he could not bring the hybrid domain of divinity under his control.
The members of the House of Han assiduously tempered themselves in the Eight Desolation and Torment Formation where they had to fight through countless perils. With Cauldron Spirit controlling the Formation, they were pushed to their limits and their hidden potentials were aroused. They would get flashes of realizations from time to time. Their strengths were rapidly improving.
The Han Residence currently housed a library filled with divine scrolls. The collection was acquired by men sent by Han Shuo from various major divine scroll stores. There were scrolls for every realm of every type of fundamental energy. As the members of the Han Family were very close and harmonious, they would share their cultivation experiences with each other without any reservation. This saved those who were trying to catch up a lot of time and vain effort.
Gradually and unknowingly, every member of the Han Family gained substantial improvement in strength.
Seeing that the competition between the Seven Corps will soon begin, Han Shuo stopped exploring his hybrid domain of divinity with Rose and headed to the Fifth Corps with Sanguis, Bollands, and Gilbert.
After having been restructured, the Fifth Corps became much more orderly and quiet than before. The divine guards stationed at the entrance stood straight and tall. They wore steady and stern faces. No merrymaking noises could be heard near or in the Fifth Corps. One could sense the solemn atmosphere before even stepping into the compound. As soon as the divine guards saw Han Shuo, they saluted, “Hail Lord Bryan!”
Han Shuo nodded in response before instructing, “Assemble everyone. I want to see if my troops are ready for the competition.”
“Yes, my Lord. We cannot wait for the competition!” replied a divine guard.
When Han Shuo first took over the Fifth Corps, the divine guards had neither the will nor intention to join the competition of Seven Corps. They had no fighting spirit in them and were satisfied with just getting their days by. However, after a round of tempering inside the Eight Desolation and Torment Formation, having experienced horrific scenes and dangers in the demonic formation, their demeanors and mentality transformed. Not only that they were no longer afraid of such a challenge, but they also looked forward to it. They wished to have the competition and fight elite troops of other Corps right then and right there.
With several men passing the command, the only company of divine guards of the Fifth Corps assembled before Han Shuo in no time. The almost one hundred men strong divine guards wore stern faces and stood as steady as a boulder. An invisible but strong austere aura spread from the Company.
Every divine guard gave off an air of indifference towards life and the courage to stare death in the face. Their eyes were filled with unswerving determination and valor. These were qualities that cannot be gained other than living through extensive massacre and bloodshed.
After scanning each and every one of their faces, Han Shuo nodded like a proud father. He was very satisfied with the demeanor they displayed. He thought, The Eight Desolation and Torment Formation have indeed toughened up and transformed them. Even their bearings have completely changed. They definitely will shock everyone in the Competition!
“As all of you should know, the competition between the Seven Corps will take place very soon. I have made a great deal of effort to improve your strengths as much as possible in the shortest time. This is the chance for our Fifth Corps to prove ourselves and regain respect in the City of Shadows. I hope I will not be disappointed!” said Han Shuo in a deep voice as his gaze traveled across the divine guards.
“Rest assured, my Lord! We are no longer the Fifth Corps that drinks alcohol and sleeps all day. I believe that our Fifth Corps will rank among the top in the Competition!” exclaimed Barnard confidently.
The corners of Han Shuo’s lips curved to make a satisfied smile. He proudly declared, “If we are to join the Competition, then we should only strive for one goal - to win the first place!”