As they were both in the Dark Forest, the Forest Troll Tribe wasn't far from the place of extreme fire. With fire elite zombie's suggestion, Han Shuo immediately got to work.
"Gilbert, transform into a dragon!" Han Shuo shouted at the anxious dark dragon.
Without the slightest hesitation, Gilbert let out a dragon roar towards the sky and suddenly soared into the sky. His human body expanded at a high speed, and in the blink of an eye, he had become a thick black dragon that was thirty meters long.
Elizabeth's hands were glued to the Jadefrost Cage. Han Shuo grabbed Elizabeth's shoulders and soared into the sky, flying along with Elizabeth and the Jadefrost Cage. Gilbert's wriggling dragon spine dived downwards, just in time to carry Han Shuo on his back.
"Phew … cold, so cold!" When Han Shuo landed on Gilbert's spine with Elizabeth and the Jadefrost Cage, the Jadefrost Cage followed suit and landed on Gilbert's back. The cold energy naturally flowed into Gilbert's body, immediately causing him to shiver from the cold.
Han Shuo creased his brows. Then, he exerted force with both hands and lifted Elizabeth into the air. The Jadefrost Cage that Elizabeth was glued to was also suspended high in the air. This way, Han Shuo had to expend some demonic yuan, but it ensured that Gilbert's body wouldn't come into direct contact with the Jadefrost Cage.
"Fly at a low altitude and let fire elite zombie come up. Then, immediately fly to the area where we encountered the Lord of the Flames!" Han Shuo lifted Elizabeth and the Jadefrost Cage high up and instructed Gilbert in a deep voice.
"Understood!" The dark dragon circled in the air and suddenly descended, bringing with it a bone-chilling cold wind that blew the layer of snow on the ground into the air like dust.
The fire elite zombie, who had long been prepared, suddenly shot high into the sky after a dash, and steadily landed on dark dragon Gilbert's back. He walked two steps to the Jadefrost Cage and continuously released flames into the cage, warming up the dark dragons whose bodies were starting to freeze again.
When everything was ready, dark dragon Gilbert identified the direction and flew towards the place of extreme fire as fast as he could.
On Gilbert's body, Han Shuo lowered his head and glanced at him. He discovered that the Forest Troll tribe below was filled with a fierce and cold aura. A few small ponds that served as a water source had been frozen solid. All the Forest Troll's faces were filled with terror. They trembled as they tried their best to escape from this world of ice and snow.
Many of the Forest Troll warriors were still carrying frozen children in their arms, letting out mournful wails. Some of the older Forest Troll's frail bodies were like popsicles, without the slightest trace of life. Their bodies didn't allow them to wait for the fire elite zombie to rescue them, as they left this world forever.
Looking at the hundreds of dead Forest Troll, Han Shuo's heart was filled with remorse. He knew that this disaster of the Forest Troll was single-handedly caused by him. Most of the forest trolls that had served him loyally for several years, including the old, young, sick, and disabled, had lost their lives to the frost this time.
Shrine of Ice, this enmity is absolutely irreconcilable!
Han Shuo faced the sky and howled in rage. The demonic yuan in his body flowed unceasingly into Elizabeth's arm, transforming into scorching energy to resist the invasion of the cold.
The distance from the Forest Troll tribe to the place of extreme fire wasn't far. But it was this distance that Han Shuo and fire elite zombie felt incomparably long. Han Shuo's demonic yuan was incomparably vast and he could still manage to hold on.
However, fire elite zombie was already showing signs of fatigue. Han Shuo could tell from the flickering red light of the Fire Lotus.
As a treasure nurtured in the place of extreme fire, the Fire Lotus contained incomparably vast energy of fire. As long as fire elite zombie's physical strength could hold on, theoretically, he could always borrow the energy contained within the Fire Lotus. However, fire elite zombie had not been born for long. Given his current strength, it wasn't easy for him to hold on until now.
Most importantly, this time, the fire elite zombie was resisting the power of extreme cold from Frigid Ice! As the saying goes, ice and fire are incompatible. When fire elite zombie was resisting the energy of extreme cold, he had to expend a lot more energy. In addition to the Jadefrost Cage being invaded by the cold air of several experts from the Shrine of Ice, he was able to show signs of fatigue so quickly.
Thousands of miles away, inside the Shrine of Ice …
The group of experts from the Shrine of Ice, led by Ice Celestial Corey, appeared unruffled, especially Ice Celestial Corey. His face even revealed an ice-cold smile as though victory was in his grasp. It seemed that he was very satisfied with his operation this time.
"Hmph, a puny city lord like him dares to make an enemy of our Shrine of Ice!" Corey, who was trapped in the ice, had long understood Han Shuo's identity. Sneering in his heart, Ice Celestial Corey said in a deep voice with extreme confidence, "In just a moment, we will freeze them all to death. Everyone, hold on!"
"Rest assured, Lord Corey. With our combined strength, they will be dead for sure! Lord Corey's calculations are truly accurate. This time, that Brian won't be able to escape. When he dies from being frozen into an ice sculpture, the Church of Light will surely be very grateful for our help! "Another sacred magus also found the time to speak and took the opportunity to flatter Ice Celestial Corey.
"We don't need the Church of Light's gratitude. Hmph, our Shrine of Ice should be the number one religion on the continent! By killing this Brian that they can't do anything to, we can prove it to them! "Corey coldly groaned.
"Lord Corey is absolutely right. Our Shrine of Ice, as the divine emissaries of the Ice Goddess on Profound Continent, shouldn't be suppressed by the Church of Light forever!" that person hastily corrected himself.
"Alright, let's put in more effort and freeze them to death in one spurt of energy!" Corey did not continue with superfluous words and immediately shouted.
Soon after, cold air pervaded the air around them. Strands of bone-chilling coldness were transmitted through the abstruse magical matrix to the Dark Forest thousands of miles away.
"Father, I, I can't hold on much longer!" fire elite zombie, who was incessantly spurring the flames within the Fire Lotus, suddenly transmitted a message to Han Shuo.
Han Shuo immediately sensed the sudden surge of cold air within the Jadefrost Cage. Han Shuo, who was constantly pouring demonic yuan into Elizabeth's hands, found it increasingly difficult to resist.
By this time, the radiance of the flames within the Fire Lotus was no longer as bright as before. The yuan energy of fire within the corpse of fire armor was gradually draining away and was on the verge of drying up. Elizabeth's hands were frozen to a greenish-purple color. Her Body of Divine Favor simply couldn't withstand the onslaught of such enormous cold energy. The few cyclones in her body also slowly stopped transforming energy.
And now, they were only halfway through their journey. With dark dragon Gilbert's speed, it would take them another ten minutes or so to reach the place of extreme fire. At this rate, fire elite zombie would be severely injured and Elizabeth and the dark dragon in the cage would all freeze to death before they could reach the place of extreme fire.
At this moment, Han Shuo was extremely anxious. Unfortunately, he was also having a hard time resisting the cold and had absolutely no time to help either side. If Han Shuo were to fully deploy the Art of the Demonic Ninth Heavens, his speed would be much faster than dark dragon Gilbert's. Unfortunately, he had to lift the Jadefrost Cage high and constantly use demonic yuan to resist the cold air's onslaught. He had no time to help.
His heart was filled with frustration. Han Shuo's mind raced, but he couldn't think of any other way.
"Gilbert, hurry up! If you can't reach the place of extreme fire in five minutes, your grandfather and your clan will all perish because of you! "Han Shuo was at his wit's end and could only tell Gilbert the truth about the current situation.
Han Shuo had already made up his mind. If he really couldn't do it, he could only sever Elizabeth's hands and give up on the dark dragon clan. Although he was unwilling to do so, he really couldn't think of any other way.
As soon as Han Shuo's words fell, Gilbert suddenly let out a mournful howl. Following Gilbert's howl, the blood vessels in his dragon body suddenly ruptured. Fresh blood dripped down from Gilbert's body like a fine rain.
At the same time, Gilbert's speed, which was already faster than lightning, suddenly doubled. He streaked across the blue dome of heaven like a black bolt of lightning, flying straight towards the place of extreme fire.
"No!" Inside the cage, Gilges, the patriarch of the dark dragons, was shivering from the cold. He suddenly let out a loud shout while shivering. He twisted his body with all his might, grabbed the bone-chilling bars with both hands, and yelled desperately, "Little bastard, stop it! Stop it! We can't be saved. You are the only hope of the dark dragons. You can't die! "
As Gilbert's master, Han Shuo could clearly feel the loss of Gilbert's life force. Listening to his grandfather Gilges' hoarse roar, Han Shuo knew what Gilbert was doing – using his life force to stimulate all the hidden potential of the dragon clan to save the entire dark dragon clan!
"Gilbert, stop!" Han Shuo suddenly shouted.
The relationship between Elizabeth and the dark dragons was far from being as deep as the relationship between Han Shuo and Gilbert. Han Shuo could watch a dozen dark dragons freeze to death, and he could chop off Elizabeth's hands without hesitation, but he couldn't watch Gilbert overdraft his life force and die!
However, dark dragon Gilbert turned a deaf ear to Gilges' hoarse roar and Han Shuo's shouts. He only flew at full speed towards the place of extreme fire. In Gilbert's lantern-sized eyes, there was only the firmness of facing death with equanimity.
"Gilbert, if you don't stop, I'll leave this matter to you right now!" Han Shuo could clearly feel the loss of Gilbert's life force. Furious, he stomped on Gilbert's dragon body and shouted in grief.
"Master, I beg you to fulfill my wish!" Gilbert's enormous dragon body shuddered. Feeling Han Shuo's rage, he finally opened his mouth to speak. His deep voice was no longer frivolous, only heavy and resolute.
After a pause, he continued in a low voice, "Master, it is my, Gilbert's, honor to be able to follow you. All these years, I've been very happy with you, really! Goodbye, Master. I, Gilbert, will never forget the fun and joy I had with you, even if I die! "
As he flew at high speed, Gilbert's life force was rapidly draining away bit by bit, accompanied by his deep voice.
Han Shuo understood that Gilbert was saving the dark dragons at the cost of his own life.
His request was so firm that Han Shuo couldn't refuse. Although Han Shuo could feel the loss of Gilbert's life force, he felt an indescribable grief in his heart. He wished he could immediately chop off Elizabeth's hands and abandon the life of the dark dragons.
However, he knew that he couldn't refuse Gilbert's wish. Thus, Han Shuo didn't stop Gilbert.
Hearing Gilbert's deep voice of farewell, scenes after scenes replayed in Han Shuo's mind …
"Don't hesitate. Think about it. If I become your servant, I can help you kill and set fires, carry you everywhere, and help you deal with others. As the master, you only need to give me treasures and beauties to enjoy. What a good deal this is. "
"If you don't have treasures, I can make do, but I must have beauties to sleep with me. Otherwise, I won't do it."
When he first met Gilbert, before he became Han Shuo's magical pet, he had made a hilarious request …
"Uh … My great, heroic, magical, and noble master, you … What do you want? Don't tell me you're planning to lay your hands on your most adorable, loyal, honest, and humble Gilbert? Ugh … "
"No, never! I can't deal with my master together with you, not even if I die! "
In the forbidden land, facing the possessed Han Shuo, Gilbert stood there in a daze, not knowing what to do. He stared blankly at Han Shuo, waiting foolishly for Han Shuo's hundred-meter-long sword ray to bombard him …
…
Scenes after scenes repeatedly appeared in Han Shuo's mind. At this moment, Han Shuo recalled all the bits and pieces of his interactions with dark dragon Gilbert. Unknowingly, Han Shuo's eyes were already brimming with tears.
"No!" The dark dragon chief, Gilges, let out a long howl and fainted on the ground in grief.
Beside Gilges, the remaining dark dragons looked at Gilbert, dumbfounded. They recalled the bad little dragon who had been causing trouble in Tanai's territory, destroying Tanai's tranquility, and making noises about running away from home. And now, when they looked at Gilbert, who had sacrificed himself for his clansmen, they couldn't seem to connect the two.
Finally, with Gilbert's life as the price, before the fire elite zombie had exhausted all of its energy, Gilbert's enormous body, drenched in blood, had already descended on the mountain valley where the place of extreme fire was located.
It was also at this moment that Han Shuo realized that Gilbert was truly beyond redemption. All of his life force had been drained away in the process.
"Grandpa, live on well! Master, thank you. I will always remember you! " As Gilbert collapsed on the mountain, Tanai uttered these last words. His enormous dragon head no longer had the strength to lift, and not a trace of life could be sensed from his body.
Han Shuo's eyes were brimming with tears. Standing on his dragon body, Gilbert's last words lingered in his ears. His mind was filled with bits and pieces of his time with Gilbert …
"Father, keep his soul!" At this moment, Little Skull's anxious message suddenly came from the distant netherworld.
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