"What is it?" Gilbert hastily asked.
"Y'lisabet of Brettel City. Perhaps she can help us!" Han Shuo explained.
As a target of the Church of Light, Y'lisabet possessed a bizarre Body of Divine Grace that possessed the miraculous ability to absorb the divine energy of the Church of Light. Han Shuo had a vague feeling that perhaps she could remove the divine energy of the Ice Goddess contained within the cage. Once the Jadefrost Cage was no longer protected by the divine energy of the Ice Goddess, Han Shuo was one hundred percent certain that he could break it.
"She?" Gilbert evidently didn't quite believe it. After staring blankly for a moment, seeing that Han Shuo seemed to be somewhat confident, he couldn't help but ask, "Can she be trusted?"
"I'm not too sure myself, but there's no harm in trying!" Han Shuo replied.
"You, you're Brian, right?" Within the cage beneath dark dragon Gilbert, the patriarch of dark dragons, Gilges, raised his head and asked Han Shuo.
"Yep!" Han Shuo replied.
"Thank you for your rescue. The dark dragon clan will forever remember your kindness!" Gilges kowtowed to Han Shuo. Soon after, he raised his head and said, "The Shrine of Ice has come here, killed our people, and imprisoned us here. Firstly, they intend to turn us dark dragons into their mounts. Secondly, they want to learn the path to the third layer of the underground world from me!"
The third layer of the underground world!
Han Shuo was shocked. He then looked at the patriarch of dark dragons with glistening eyes and asked, "What's the situation?"
Since Gilges took the initiative to reveal the situation of the third layer of the underground world to Han Shuo, it seemed that he was prepared to tell Han Shuo the whole story. This was somewhat out of Han Shuo's expectations.
"Two years ago, Gilbert returned once. From Gilbert, I learned that you were the owner of the Skeletal Magic Staff. That was also the reason why I didn't stop Gilbert from following you, because the owner of the Skeletal Magic Staff definitely wouldn't be an enemy of our Dark Dragon Race!" The Patriarch of the Dark Dragon Race looked deeply at Han Shuo as he spoke in a deep voice.
Han Shuo was even more bewildered. It seemed that Gilges also understood some of the origins of the skeletal staff. He couldn't help but take out the skeletal staff and fiddle with it for a while. He sized up Gilges, the patriarch of dark dragons, and asked, "Why do you say so?"
"Because five thousand years ago, the Black Dragon Clan had been fighting under the command of the original owner of the Skeletal Staff. "We, the Dark Dragon Race, have always lived in the second layer of the underground world under the orders of the original owner of the Skeletal Staff to prevent anyone from trespassing into the third layer of the underground world!
I also heard some things about you and Ancient Lizard King Dagassi from Gilbert. The Ancient Lizard King was his magical pet back then. Dagassi must have told you some things, right? "Gilges asked.
"No, Dagassi didn't talk about the past in depth. He only told me that I could obtain the truth from the Skeletal Magic Staff. However, I still haven't completely grasped the secrets of the Skeletal Magic Staff. Therefore, for the time being, I don't know what happened five thousand years ago. If you know, I hope you can tell me. "Han Shuo's heart was filled with doubts as he looked at the patriarch of the Dark Dragon Race, Gilges.
Gilges shook his head with a wry smile. Soon after, he saw the longing look in Han Shuo's eyes. He forcibly shook his spirit and said, "I have only lived for two thousand years. I only know these things from the ancient records left behind by my ancestors. My knowledge is also very limited!"
"What do you know?" Han Shuo asked.
Under Han Shuo's attentive gaze, Gilges pondered for a moment before he said, "Five thousand years ago, there was a great war that involved all the experts on the Profound Continent. That war was extremely bitter and desperate. It seemed that there were even experts from other material planes involved. Hmm, the side of the Skeletal Magic Staff's owner and our Dark Dragon Race should have lost in that great war. Some of the main leaders were killed while others fled. Our side suffered disastrous losses. It is said that several of our powerful races have vanished from the Profound Continent forever! Our Dark Dragon Race can be considered lucky. Although we have been holed up in the second layer of the underground world forever, at least we haven't been exterminated.
"I don't know about the situation of the other races, but our Dark Dragon Race has been staying in the second layer of the underground world under the orders of the original owner of the Skeletal Magic Staff. On one hand, it was to avoid being hunted down by the victors, and on the other hand, to guard the passage to the third layer of the underground world.
When the owner of the Skeletal Magic Staff gave us this order, he also said with certainty that after five thousand years, powerful enemies would descend upon us. He said that as long as we could avoid this calamity and guard the passage for five thousand years, we would be able to leave the second layer of the underground world.
That's all I know. As for what happened five thousand years ago? Why did we lose so miserably? Who were the enemies? What is in the third layer of the underground world? I don't know about that! "
After Gilges finished speaking, Han Shuo couldn't help but fall into contemplation. He was certain that the original owner of the Skeletal Magic Staff should be one of the leaders of the Dark Dragon Race five thousand years ago. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to command the Dark Dragon Race in such a manner. In addition, the original owner of the Skeletal Magic Staff should still be alive. Otherwise, he wouldn't have left so many tricks up his sleeve.
It was also from this moment onwards that Han Shuo felt that the legends regarding the Cemetery of Death in the outside world weren't absolutely true. According to the legends, the Cemetery of Death was originally created by a group of necromancers. They used the Cemetery of Death to research the profound mysteries of necromancy magic, and committed many outrageous acts. In the end, the Cemetery of Death was destroyed by the combined efforts of mages of various elements. The Cemetery of Death also completely disappeared.
As a necromancer, Han Shuo had heard of many of these legends. However, according to the timeline, these legends occurred no more than a thousand years ago. Now that he heard Gilbert talk about the events of five thousand years ago, Han Shuo suddenly felt that the Cemetery of Death should have existed for a longer time.
Suddenly, Han Shuo recalled that Gilges had lived for more than two thousand years. He immediately asked, "You have lived for more than two thousand years. Do you know of the existence of the Cemetery of Death, and the legend regarding the Cemetery of Death?"
"Of course. During these two thousand years, I'm not completely ignorant of the matters of the outside world. I still know a little about some important matters! "Gilges nodded and immediately asked," What legend are you referring to about the Cemetery of Death? "
Han Shuo was overjoyed. He hastily described the legend regarding the Cemetery of Death in the human world. Soon after, he looked at Gilbert with sparkling eyes and asked, "Is that the truth?"
Gilbert shook his head and said, "It's true that a group of necromancers gathered in the Cemetery of Death a thousand years ago. They researched many kinds of evil necromancy magic. In the end, it's not a problem for them to be hunted to death by the combined efforts of mages from various countries. However, the Cemetery of Death was definitely not built by them. Just like you, they are only the owners of the Cemetery of Death, not the creators.
Although there is no conclusive evidence, I have always believed that the Cemetery of Death should have been built by the original owner of the skeletal staff. It should be the same as us dark dragons who have been guarding the passageway from the second to the third layer of the underground world for the past five thousand years. The original owner of the skeletal staff must have had his reasons for building the Cemetery of Death. "
"Then, do you know the origins and situation of the Calamity Church? They don't seem to have appeared on the Profound Continent for very long. Why do they consider the Cemetery of Death to be the sacred ground of the Calamity Church? Why do they know about the three miraculous functions of the skeletal staff? "Han Shuo was somewhat impatient as he continued to ask Gilges with a hurried tone.
"I do know a little about the Calamity Church. Apart from the fact that the Cemetery of Death wasn't built by those necromancers, most of the rest of the legends are true.
As for the Calamity Church, it was actually established by a group of necromancers who originally owned the Cemetery of Death. Back then, they had created many terrifying spells in the Cemetery of Death. In particular, the appearance of the 'Plague' spell had caused many humans in the city to become undead creatures.
Therefore, they became the public enemy of the entire continent. In the end, they were besieged and annihilated by experts from various countries. However, their vitality was extremely tenacious. They weren't completely annihilated under the encirclement of various countries. However, those who were fortunate enough to survive no longer dared to show themselves in public like they used to. They would forever hide in the darkness.
It must be said that these people were truly incomparably powerful. Not only were they not completely annihilated under the encirclement of the entire continent, those who were fortunate enough to survive grew stronger and stronger. Moreover, they became more and more proficient in the field of necromancy magic. They even began to absorb all kinds of evil experts from the Profound Continent.
This continued until those powerful necromancers reached new heights in their research in the field of magic. After gaining the ability to communicate with evil gods and demons, they founded the Calamity Church. They worshiped evil gods and absorbed more and more evil people from the Profound Continent. They reached a state where only the Church of Light could barely suppress them.
The Cemetery of Death was their birthplace. It was also the place where the first generation of Calamity Church higher-ups researched necromancy magic. It was only natural that they would regard the Cemetery of Death as the sacred ground of the Calamity Church! "Gilges looked at Han Shuo and explained tirelessly.
"So that's how it is!" Han Shuo finally understood the relationship between the Cemetery of Death and the Calamity Church after listening to Gilges' explanation.
It turned out that the Cemetery of Death was actually the laboratory of those evil necromancers of the first generation of the Calamity Church. The founders of the Calamity Church researched those evil magics in the Cemetery of Death. No wonder Wolf kept saying that Han Shuo was one of them.
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