Time passed quickly. Han Shuo enjoyed the blessings of having multiple wives, and his inner desires were fully released. His demonic arts no longer showed any signs of qi deviation, but instead became increasingly profound.
Apart from King Lawrence and a few members of the Dark Mantle, no one else knew that Han Shuo had returned to Ossen City. Therefore, in the past few days, Han Shuo had been enjoying himself with the three women in his own mansion. There were no nobles who deliberately tried to curry favor with him.
Happy times were ultimately short-lived. When Emily came over again and told Han Shuo that Lawrence was ready to attack the seven grand duchies, Han Shuo had no choice but to leave Ossen City once again.
Fortunately, the spatial magic matrix connecting Ossen City and Brettel City had already been completed. The three women were all noble characters and could easily use the transportation matrix to travel back and forth. Therefore, Han Shuo's departure didn't cause the three women to feel intense sadness.
After communicating with Lawrence Candide, Han Shuo left Ossen City and returned to Brettel City.
As soon as he arrived at Brettel City, Han Shuo learned from Dorcas and the others that Brettel City's preparations were complete. They only needed to wait for the Empire's reinforcements to arrive before they could directly attack the seven grand duchies.
Leading troops into battle wasn't Han Shuo's strong suit. He had given all the military authority to Dorcas. After so many years, Dorcas had fully proven his ability to lead troops on the stage of Brettel City. All the soldiers of Brettel City willingly submitted to his leadership.
"Senior Brother!" After returning to the city lord's mansion, Bollands respectfully saluted in front of the door.
"Eh! Why are you here? " Han Shuo was a little surprised to see Bollands. After exclaiming softly, he couldn't help but carefully size up Bollands.
After three years, Bollands's murderous aura and bloody stench had completely disappeared. Han Shuo understood that this wasn't a sign that Bollands didn't have any achievements on the God Slaying Devil Path. On the contrary, from the aura Han Shuo sensed from Bollands's body, he understood that the former had successfully cultivated the God Slaying Devil Path to a realm where his murderous aura was restrained.
At this realm, Bollands was proficient in using murderous aura. When he wasn't fighting an enemy, his murderous aura wouldn't leak out at all. Compared to his previous state of dense murderous aura, this kind of restrained murderous aura showed that his progress was extremely fast.
"Senior Brother, for the past three years, I've been roaming around various battlefields. I've used the martial techniques you taught me to secretly absorb the scattered murderous aura, then digesting and controlling it according to the method you taught me. For the past three years, Senior Brother has been cultivating without a trace, so I haven't seen you. Some time ago, I learned that Senior Brother had appeared in Brettel City, so I specially rushed over. " When Bollands faced Han Shuo, his expression was respectful and his attitude humble. He was even more attentive than when he served his former master, Karel.
Han Shuo knew that this was because he could give him something that Karel could never give him.
However, three years had passed. From the thick and restrained aura on Bollands' body, Han Shuo could be sure that his cultivation of the God Slaying Devil Path had been fruitful. Compared to his strength as a great swordmaster in the past, the current Bollands had become quite terrifying.
"Follow me!" Han Shuo nodded and instructed Bollands. He went straight to the city lord's mansion.
When they arrived at a training field in the city lord's mansion, Han Shuo stomped his feet and looked at Bollands. He instructed, "Attack me with all your strength. Let me see your progress in the past three years!"
"Yes!" Bollands slowly unsheathed the longsword on his body inch by inch. A thick murderous aura was gradually released, just like the unsheathed sword in his hand. As the longsword was unsheathed inch by inch, the murderous aura on his body grew sharper and stronger. Faintly, an abnormal crazed look appeared in Bollands's eyes.
The God Slaying Devil Path was a pure demonic art of slaughter. The deeper one was immersed in this aspect, the more terrifying the murderous aura would be once it leaked out. It could even affect the cultivator's body.
Han Shuo had a deep understanding of the God Slaying Devil Path. The reason why he taught Bollands was so that Bollands could become another sharp sword in his hand. Now that he saw the crazed look in Bollands's eyes, Han Shuo was not alarmed. Instead, he was delighted. He understood that Bollands' cultivation of the God Slaying Devil Path was progressing well.
Under Han Shuo's watchful eyes, Bollands unsheathed the longsword in his hand inch by inch. At the same time, a terrifying murderous aura, so sharp that it seemed to be able to tear the air apart, suddenly erupted from Bollands's body.
Hundreds and thousands of sword shadows were like pythons spitting out sharp murderous aura. They were as soft as silk as they entangled Han Shuo.
Han Shuo opened his left hand. Demonic yuan circulated and condensed into a ghostly face. Initially, the ghostly face was only the size of a palm. However, when Bollands's hundreds and thousands of sword shadows were pushed forward by the murderous aura, the ghostly face had already blotted out the sky and covered the earth. It suddenly opened its bloody mouth and swallowed all of Bollands's sword shadows.
The fingers of Han Shuo's left hand were twisted into the shape of a hook. It was as if thousands of invisible threads were connected to the ghostly face. The movements of his fingers manipulated the ferocious might of the ghostly face, causing the ghostly face to sweep through the air towards Bollands like a hungry wolf pouncing on its prey. Before Bollands could react, the ghostly face had already swallowed Bollands whole with its bloody mouth.
While Bollands was in a state of panic, the ghostly face suddenly exploded and vanished completely in the blink of an eye. It was as if everything that had just happened was just an illusion. Only Han Shuo remained unruffled, standing where he was with a faint smile on his face.
After waking up from his panic, the crazed look in Bollands's eyes gradually disappeared. He respectfully kowtowed towards Han Shuo and said, "Senior's martial arts have indeed reached the acme of perfection!"
"Very good. To be able to progress to this stage in just three years, this shows that you have worked hard!" From Bollands's previous attack, Han Shuo understood that Han Shuo's strength had improved rapidly. By Profound Continent's standards, the current Han Shuo should be able to contend against a newly advanced sacred swordsman.
"Master, you have returned!" Suddenly, Elizabeth's voice sounded from afar. After a short while, Elizabeth appeared before Han Shuo.
"Senior, what was that martial technique just now? Was that malevolent ghostly face real or fake?" Bollands was extremely interested in Han Shuo's previous attack and paid no attention to Elizabeth. He only stared at Han Shuo and asked.
"That was formed using demonic yuan. Hehe, as for whether it's real or fake, you can figure it out yourself. When your control of killing intent reaches a certain realm, you will also be able to condense killing intent. At that time, you will understand!" Han Shuo explained smilingly. He paused for a moment and suddenly approached Bollands. Before Bollands could react, Han Shuo suddenly pressed his hand on Bollands's head.
Some basic knowledge regarding demonic arts flowed from Han Shuo's palm into Bollands's head.
When his demonic arts had reached the separate demonic realm, Han Shuo could separate memories. Now, it was incomparably easy. The demonic arts knowledge that Han Shuo had poured into Bollands's mind was only the most common knowledge of demonic arts practitioners, such as the theory of qi deviation, some of the wondrous abilities of demonic arts practitioners, and some of the drawbacks of mental cultivation.
This knowledge was something that every demonic arts practitioner should understand. Han Shuo was worried that Bollands would be too eager for quick results and not understand the rules of demonic arts training, falling into an inextricable state of madness. Therefore, he had imparted this basic knowledge to him, lest he lose control of himself and turn into a monster that only knew how to kill.
"Alright, comprehend this knowledge well!" Han Shuo stopped and looked at Bollands.
"Thank you senior, I will never forget senior's great kindness!" Bollands was moved to tears and immediately kowtowed to Han Shuo, his expression sincere and excited.
"Alright, all you need to do is train well!" Han Shuo said with a smile.
"Honorable master, you must help me, you must help me!" Suddenly, dark dragon Gilbert's loud cries sounded from outside. Gilbert appeared to be unprecedentedly anxious.
"Dark dragon, what's going on?" Han Shuo stared blankly at the dark dragon Gilbert who'd rushed in. He didn't know what had made him so nervous.
"Master! I, dark dragon Gilbert, am the most honorable and great master! You must help me! Otherwise, my grandfather, and even our entire tribe of dark dragons will be finished! " Gilbert's panic was somewhat baffling. When he arrived in front of Han Shuo, he immediately knelt down with a thud, completely different from his usual sloppy manner.
Han Shuo frowned and said in a low voice, "Get up and tell me what's going on?"
"Master, if you don't agree to help me, I, I won't get up!" Gilbert's expression was resolute as he looked deeply at Han Shuo and pleaded.
For so many years, dark dragon Gilbert had gone through fire and water with him and had never gone against his will. Especially in the forbidden area of the Dark Forest, he had almost died for him. Han Shuo understood all of this.
Gilbert must've encountered an extremely difficult problem, which was why he was behaving so differently from his usual self. Han Shuo didn't hesitate for too long after he said these words. He immediately nodded and said, "Get up, I'll agree to your request! No matter what, I will help you! "
"Thank you, master!" The dark dragon said gratefully, then stood up and hurriedly explained to Han Shuo, "My grandfather left me a Draconic Bone that he made from his own bones. Through this Draconic Bone, even if I'm here, I can still hear my grandfather's teachings.
All along, my grandfather has said that our tribe of dark dragons will face a great calamity. If our tribe cannot avert the danger, we will forever be erased from the underground world. I've always thought that my grandfather was just being an alarmist, but just this morning, my grandfather sent a message through the Draconic Bone, saying that a calamity is coming for our tribe. He told me to never return to the underground world, and to stay as far away from it as possible.
My grandfather even left behind his last words! I know that something very frightening is about to happen to our tribe of dark dragons, or perhaps it has already happened! Master, I beg you to save our tribe of dark dragons! "
After speaking, dark dragon Gilbert once again knelt at Han Shuo's feet, his eyes filled with the desire to help as he looked at Han Shuo.
"I've already promised you!" Han Shuo helped dark dragon Gilbert up and said, "I don't know if I can help you, but I will make a trip to the underground world with you!"
"Thank you, master! Thank you, master! I know that with master's help, our tribe of dark dragons will definitely be able to avert the danger! "Gilbert said hastily.
"Bollands, follow Dorcas in secret and temporarily protect him in place of Gilbert. Y'lisabet, you stay in the city and assist Dick in taking care of Brettel City's safety! "Han Shuo instructed the two.
Logically speaking, Han Shuo shouldn't be running around in the face of a great battle. However, the relationship between dark dragon Gilbert and Han Shuo wasn't as simple as that of a master and servant. Now that the dark dragon tribe was facing a calamity, and with Gilbert pleading like this, Han Shuo really couldn't find an excuse to refuse.
Fortunately, the guardian god of the seven grand duchies, old monster Statholme, couldn't even protect himself and wouldn't appear in the seven grand duchies during this period of time. In addition, Statholme had made an agreement with Han Shuo beforehand. The absence of Han Shuo, who wasn't adept at leading troops, didn't seem to have much of an impact on the overall situation in a large-scale battle of this scale.
Therefore, after making his decision, Han Shuo immediately summoned Dorcas, Jack, and the others and explained a few things in detail.
"My Lord, don't worry. With the full support of the Empire, as well as the secret support of the Helon Duchy and Boulet Duchy, I have the confidence to take down the seven grand duchies!" Dorcas was full of confidence. The light of ambition in his eyes wasn't concealed in the slightest in front of Han Shuo.
"You brat, you're not in Brettel City all year round. Actually, Brettel City can still function without you!" Jack was the only one in Brettel City who dared to speak so carelessly to Han Shuo.
Han Shuo was speechless. He immediately flew into a rage out of humiliation and said, "You damned little fatty, if you can't bring up Brettel City's economy, I definitely won't let you off!"
"Heh heh, look at how prosperous Brettel City is now in my hands! You won't have a chance! "Jack laughed proudly.
"Oh, right!" Han Shuo suddenly thought of something and immediately instructed Dorcas, "When attacking the seven grand duchies, treat the people of each duchy well. Don't kill the innocent!"
"Don't worry my Lord, I know what to do!" Dorcas assured.
"Then I'm relieved!" Han Shuo glanced at the anxious dark dragon Gilbert and said, "Let's go, I'll go with you to the underground world!"
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