In this world of monotonous colors, Han Shuo was stunned to see such a bright color.
In the center of the pitch-black spring, there was a malevolent plant. Its withered branches and leaves were lush and grotesque, supporting a mass of blue smoke that curled around a hazy blue cloud. Within it, there was a sapphire-like resplendent teardrop that circulated with a dazzling radiance.
It was certain that the blue smoke that had just spread out from Tanai should have come from the frightening plant in the center of the spring. The beautiful blue smoke curling up in spirals was enough to prove this fact. From Han Shuo's point of view, he could clearly see that the masses of misty blue smoke were flowing out from the teardrop-like liquid in the center of the spring.
The pitch-black spring was filled with a deathly stillness and desolation. This kind of strange spring would always nurture malevolent undead creatures and plants. There would never be any friendly existences.
Han Shuo carefully observed for a moment and discovered that there were many black seaweed-like plants floating in the spring. These plants were one with the spring water, their tentacle-like streamers extending along the swaying spring water, seeming to want to grab something and pull it into the bottom of the spring.
After taking in the panoramic view of the scene in the center of the valley, Han Shuo's gaze began to wander around the spring. Only then did he notice the few undead creatures that were still fighting around the spring water.
A mummy lord, a drifting specter, and a five to six meter tall knight riding a flaming horse and wielding a broadsword. These three high ranked undead creatures surrounded the center of the spring and fought fiercely.
Han Shuo only swept a glance before focusing his attention on the huge knight riding the flaming horse. This huge knight wielded a huge, rusty broadsword that was about two meters long and was filled with a dense aura of rotting corpses. His appearance was somewhat similar to the evil knight, but his arms, knees, and shoulders had barbs that were connected to his body. He was also much taller than the evil knight.
Han Shuo had some impression of this huge knight. A long time ago, when the Little Skull was still not very powerful, Han Shuo had received a distress message from the Little Skull. At that time, Han Shuo had anxiously summoned the Little Skull to the Profound Continent. However, due to the power of the contract, Han Shuo could faintly see the powerful undead creature that was chasing after the Little Skull. That powerful undead creature was this huge knight.
This strange knight was able to force the Little Skull to escape from the other dimension, so its strength was naturally very valiant. Han Shuo had never thought that he would encounter this powerful undead creature in the other dimension. The mummy lord and the drifting specter were obviously working together to deal with this huge knight. Han Shuo was very familiar with the mummy lord, but the drifting specter was somewhat unfamiliar to Han Shuo.
What made Han Shuo feel incomparably astonished was that the mummy lord's huge body was carrying a greyish white sarcophagus. The sarcophagus was just big enough to fit his body. This mummy lord was obviously using the sarcophagus as a weapon. He was able to skillfully manipulate the sarcophagus to deal with his enemies. Most of the terrifying knight's two-meter long broadsword's attacks were blocked by the sarcophagus.
As for the drifting specter, Han Shuo did not know what kind of undead creature it was. However, from this specter, Han Shuo could sense the most common aura of wraiths that existed in the netherworld. However, the aura of this specter was thousands of times stronger than that of wraiths.
This drifting specter had been hiding behind the mummy lord. He was like a mage from the Profound Continent, using mysterious spells to attack the huge knight. Waves of gray shockwaves shot out from the direction of the specter and attacked the huge knight's body.
Under Han Shuo's attentive gaze, the knight's two meter rusty broadsword fiercely stabbed forward. The mummy lord swung the Carrion Belt in his hand, and the floating sarcophagus above his head collided with the broadsword. At this moment, the knight's broadsword landed on the sarcophagus with a terrifying sound, and the sarcophagus suddenly flew up into the sky.
The knight took advantage of this opportunity to urge the flaming horse to charge towards the mummy lord. The flaming horse beneath him suddenly sprayed out a scorching flame, rolling towards the mummy lord. The mummy lord was clearly somewhat flustered. The sarcophagus flying above his head obviously could not be quickly mobilized.
At this moment, the specter behind him suddenly transmitted a bizarre soul fluctuation. Thousands of wraiths suddenly swam out from the specter's body, arranging themselves in a neat square formation in front of the flame aura. They forcibly submerged the flames of the flaming horse and the numerous wraiths.
The specter blocked the flaming horse's flame aura, and the sarcophagus flying into the sky was caught by the mummy lord, just in time to block the evil knight's next broadsword attack. The three undead creatures immediately started fighting again, tangled together, with no clear winner or loser to be determined.
Around Han Shuo, the lower ranked undead creatures were still fighting fiercely. These undead creatures could clearly feel the powerful aura on Han Shuo's body, and all of them completely ignored Han Shuo's existence. This allowed Han Shuo to watch the battle without worry, taking in the entirety of the battle between the three strange undead creatures.
Han Shuo stared at the specter for a long time, and suddenly understood. To be able to control so many wraiths and still have the aura of wraiths on its body, this specter was definitely a high ranked undead creature that had evolved from wraiths. That especially strange giant knight was very likely to have evolved from an evil knight.
In the Netherworld, which had a strict hierarchy, high-level creatures generally possessed extremely high combat strength. However, this wasn't absolute. Low-level undead creatures also had the possibility of becoming high-level undead creatures through evolution. For example, a Skeleton King that was as powerful as a bone dragon was mostly born by chance and coincidence. However, there were also Skeleton Kings that were formed from the lowest level of skeletons that had undergone countless evolutions.
Although this probability was extremely small, it still existed. In the netherworld, souls could mutually devour each other. If a low ranked undead creature could devour the soul of a powerful bone dragon, it would be able to greatly advance by a few stages. However, this probability was extremely low. Generally, weak undead creatures would only instinctively submit and flee when faced with an existence that was a level higher than them. They absolutely wouldn't dare to attack unless they had a master. Under the master's command, they would only attack without regard for their own lives.
However, even if they attacked, when faced with an even stronger undead creature that was a level higher than them, there was absolutely no chance of them surviving. They would definitely be killed by an existence that was a level higher than them, not to mention devouring the soul energy of a higher level. Those low ranked undead creatures that could evolve, for the most part, happened to encounter a higher ranked undead creature that was about to be killed by a stronger existence. When the stronger existence wasn't around, they took advantage of the situation and devoured the soul energy of a higher ranked undead creature.
For example, a powerful bone dragon could kill or seriously injure a group of hate creatures with a single breath. To a bone dragon, the soul energy of a low ranked undead creature like a hate creature was simply uninteresting to them. If there was a zombie or skeleton warrior in the vicinity after the bone dragon left, they could take advantage of the situation and devour the soul of a high ranked hate creature.
When this extremely low probability of happening repeatedly to a low ranked undead creature, the low ranked existence that devoured the souls of many high ranked undead creatures would gradually evolve into a high ranked undead creature that transcended the restrictions of birth. This wisp of soul was perhaps this extremely astonishing luck.
Han Shuo watched as the wisp of soul and the mummy joined hands to resist the knight's attack. He then looked at the drop of sapphire liquid that contained a strange energy held by the sinister plant's thousand hands in the center of the mountain spring. His heart was indecisive as he didn't know if he should take advantage of this opportunity to make his move.
It seemed that these three powerful undead creatures were also preparing to fight over the drop of liquid in the center of the mountain spring. The enormous knight's strength was incomparably astonishing. Han Shuo's condensed body of a fake skeleton king shouldn't be able to withstand a single blow from the knight's broadsword. In addition, the wisp of soul and the mummy lord weren't benevolent creatures. Han Shuo didn't have the confidence to deal with them without his main body.
However, the sapphire like liquid in the center of the mountain spring let Han Shuo know that it could increase mental strength. This kind of good thing had never been heard of in the Profound Continent. Having finally arrived at this place with great difficulty, the greed in Han Shuo's heart couldn't be contained. Just as Han Shuo was hesitating again and again, Han Shuo sensed that the Little Skull was getting closer and closer.
All of a sudden, the knight that was chasing after the mummy lord and the wisp of soul became extremely irritable. After a series of frenzied attacks with no results, the knight suddenly gave up and urged the flaming horse to charge straight towards the plant in the center of the mountain spring. The mummy lord and the wisp of soul paused for a moment, then hastily attacked the knight. The mummy lord's sarcophagus fell towards the knight with a loud bang, while the wisp of soul released thousands of wraiths that charged towards the knight.
The enormous knight's rusty broadsword swept across, and a rotting aura that could topple mountains and overturn seas rippled out. The thousands of wraiths suddenly turned into ashes and smoke, and the sarcophagus was smashed into the air by his fist. Afterwards, a dignified consciousness spread out from the enormous knight's body, "You two despicable and cowardly existences. That fellow from the ten thousand meter Death Mountain Temple is coming. You two and I will kill him together. The serene luster gem in the dead water belongs to you. I only want that fellow's soul force. How about it?"
When the mummy lord and the wisp of soul saw that the evil knight had given up and transmitted such a consciousness, they were clearly a bit flustered. The two fellows communicated with each other for a moment, and then the wisp of soul transmitted a faint consciousness, "Alright, the three of us will make a vow together to abide by this agreement."
Han Shuo watched the three powerful undead creatures communicate from afar. From their conversation, Han Shuo understood that the enormous knight had sensed the existence of the Little Skull. Their tone indicated that they were afraid of the Little Skull. Han Shuo didn't think that in this netherworld, the Little Skull from the ten thousand meter Death Mountain Temple would actually have such great power.
The enormous knight, the mummy lord, and the wisp of soul had decided to join hands because they were apprehensive of the Little Skull's existence. The fact that the three of them dared to stay behind to deal with the Little Skull showed that they had some confidence in themselves. Han Shuo, who had been watching from afar for a while, thought for a moment, then walked out from the group of low level undead creatures.
"Me too, count me in." Han Shuo transmitted a message through his consciousness, expressing his opinion to the three undead creatures.
At the beginning, Han Shuo was just standing together with a group of low level undead creatures on the outskirts of the valley. Han Shuo, who had been deliberately hiding, watched for a long time. The three undead creatures that had been fighting didn't notice Han Shuo. When Han Shuo slowly walked out from afar, it immediately caused the three undead creatures to panic.
The three undead creatures were clearly panicking at first, frightened by Han Shuo's Skeleton King form. However, these three powerful undead creatures were different from the low level undead creatures that had given way to Han Shuo. They could feel from Han Shuo's aura that was completely different from the Skeleton King's. Moreover, Han Shuo's aura wasn't as frightening as the Skeleton King's.
After being startled, the huge knight reacted and transmitted a message to Han Shuo, "Cowardly peeper, what can you pay? What do you want?"
"I want a third of the serene luster gems. I can help you deal with that guy together." Han Shuo transmitted a message through his consciousness.
"That depends on whether you have the strength or not!" The knight impatiently transmitted a message and urged the flaming horse to charge at Han Shuo. Rotting aura that could topple mountains and overturn seas spread out from his body, converging on the broadsword as it pierced towards Han Shuo.
Han Shuo was startled and hastily chanted an incantation. On one hand, he let the dense bone spears attack the five meter tall giant knight. On the other hand, his consciousness quickly condensed a dense aura of death, forming a huge long blade that smashed towards the charging knight. The dense bone spears landed on the body of the giant knight, but only made clanking sounds. They weren't able to harm this terrifying knight. Only the long blade that was condensed from the dense aura of death that smashed onto the knight's broadsword was able to obstruct his charge.
Just as the knight dodged the dense bone spears and was about to charge in front of Han Shuo, he suddenly reined in his horse and turned his head to look at the specter and the mummy lord, transmitting, "He has the qualifications to share a third of the serene luster gems. Do the two of you have any objections? The fellow from the ten thousand meter Death Mountain Hall is extremely frightening. There will be more hope if we add a helper. "
The two undead creatures hesitated for a moment. After weighing the terrifying deterrence of the Little Skull and the benefits of the serene luster gems, they finally agreed to the giant knight's suggestion. It could be said that they classified Han Shuo as an ally.
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