Chapter 1236 - A Path Never Thought of Before (1/2)
He looked up and saw Onicelu smiling at him.
“This is the Mark of the Underworld. You can use some of the Underworld’s power with it. Without your help, the Underworld would never have recovered to its peak. I don’t have anything I can repay you with but this.”
“I know. I’ll make good use of your body… ahem, the Underworld.”
Han Xiao coughed.
The Underworld was Onicelu’s body, so was this her saying, “I’ll repay you with my body”?
No, no, I’m a pure person…
Suppressing these weird thoughts, Han Xiao sensed the Mark of the Underworld. Black streams of air flowed out from the mark and circled around his hand.
This was the second secondary dimension that had a connection with him. Comparatively, the link with the Void Dimension had a higher level, as he could only use part of the Underworld’s power with this mark. Nonetheless, it gave him some bonuses.
At the same time, with this mark, he could choose to have the Mark of the Underworld absorb the souls of the enemies he killed and turn them into Hero Spirits.
When Aurora stepped into the territory of the Beyond Grade A and the Underworld regained the ability to revive souls, he should be able to summon Hero Spirits using the Mark of the Underworld. However, it would still consume Hila and Aurora’s energy.
This means that the more Hero Spirits the Underworld has, the more I’ll benefit from it, so I’m not working for free.
Han Xiao mumbled in his mind and looked at the other reward, Onicelu’s Character Summon Card.
The effects of [Thousand Soul Stream] were outrageous; being able to be immune to all mind attacks and even absorb them was completely overpowered.
Although he could only use it once, it was undoubtedly a trump card.
While he was looking through the mission rewards, the Underworld was undergoing a big change. Hila was speaking to the seven Hero Spirit Kings.
After the seven of them accepted their position, coming to agreements became much easier.
“From today onward, you’re all members of the Black Star Army, understood?” Hila said.
“No problem. His Excellency Black Star’s words are absolute!” the seven of them promised. The change in their attitude was very smooth.
“Are they always like this?” Han Xiao was curious.
Onicelu whispered, “The former masters did not have any plans to expand the Underworld. Among the seven of them, two of them challenged the two sisters, got killed, enslaved, and tortured for a very long time. Their edges were rounded long ago. Three of them fled here, and two begged the two sisters to take them in… So, you can imagine what kind of people they are.”
“Damn…” Han Xiao’s mouth twitched.
From the actions of the two sisters, they were carefree and never thought of being responsible. The Underworld only had so many souls because these souls wanted to obtain eternal life. They did not care if the two sisters were reliable or not and begged to join, giving up their freedom. Clearly, they did not have much dignity left.
This explained how creating platforms was better than selling products.
The nature of all fortune was planting and harvesting leeks.
Although the seven Hero Spirit Kings joined for different reasons, after so many years, they could no longer let go of their eternal life. They did not dare offend the master of the Underworld. Plus, they were looking forward to the Lord of Life reviving them so that they could tour the outside world.
Currently, the strongest among the Hero Spirit Kings was a Primordial One called Rega. According to data, his Energy Rank was around 65,000 Ona, not a peak Beyond Grade A but above average. With an undead body, his actual strength would increase quite a bit.
Han Xiao thought for a moment, stepped forward, and asked, “Do you guys know anything about the Sanctums?”
In the past, he originally wanted to ask about the Sanctums from the Hero Spirits in the Underworld. However, he had already established a partnership with the Holy Accord and had been searching for the ‘keys’ of the Third Sanctum, so he no longer needed the Hero Spirits’ help.
Plus, these Hero Spirits definitely did not know as much about the Sanctums as the Holy Accord, so Han Xiao was just asking to try his luck.
“Sanctums? I didn’t expect you… to know about this, big boss.”
The seven Hero Spirit Kings all looked over with a slightly complex look on their faces, as if they were reminded of something in the past.
“Before we entered the Underworld, there was a rumor among some of the Beyond Grade As. It was said that some people could occasionally sense a kind of special existence outside the spacetime of the universe. Some called it a Sanctum. However, most people never experienced such things, so there was no way to verify if it was true. It was always seen as a fake rumor,” a Hero Spirit King said.
“Some said the Sanctum is the staircase to the next level; some said that all the technology and knowledge of the universe is hidden in the Sanctum; some even said the Sanctum can bring people back to life. No one knows what’s real and what’s not,” another Hero Spirit King said.
Rega sighed, shook his head, and said, “We don’t know much really. However, during the exploration era, I remember that there was a group of Beyond Grade As who founded an organization and apparently wanted to use the Sanctum to revive in the future. We didn’t think that’d work, so we didn’t join them. They should have failed by now.”
Han Xiao raised his brow. “What’s the name of that organization?”
“The Holy Accord, I think.”
“…”
Han Xiao’s mouth twitched. He did not know what expression to show.
I knew it. They did not fail at all. Their plan was a huge success!
Of course, most of the merit goes to Oathkeeper. God knows why these revived Primordial Ones were so lucky to find such a reliable partner.
I’d better not tell this to these seven Hero Spirit Kings… They’ll probably never be able to be revived by the Sanctum after entering the Underworld. If they find out about this, they probably die of regret.