The long memorial ceremony finally came to an end. The believers who had been kneeling on the ground all this time raised their heads and focused their gazes on Han Shuo in the middle of the crowd.
These people couldn't hear the conversation between Han Shuo and the highgod, but the unusual atmosphere inside the shrine made them realize that something must have happened inside the shrine.
The Pope too turned his gaze to Han Shuo with inquiring eyes. Han Shuo knew what the Pope wanted to ask. He nodded, indicating that he had indeed communicated with the evil god but didn't tell the Pope the truth.
Han Shuo more or less had some understanding of some of the wills of the evil gods of the Calamity Church. It was just that he was, after all, a basegod and couldn't enter the eyes of those true gods. Therefore, the Pope naturally wouldn't tell Han Shuo too much about such matters.
There was a watershed between basegod and lowgod. It meant that the distance between a mortal and a god wasn't far, but it was very difficult to cross. No matter how powerful a basegod was, against a lowgod, even the weakest of lowgods, the only thing that awaited them was death. In the eyes of true gods, basegods weren't existences who could speak to them face to face. A basegod who didn't possess divine energy, divine soul, or a Domain of Divinity was but an ant in the eyes of true gods. It was as simple as that.
Han Shuo didn't explain anything to the big fatty, nor did he ask any questions. As the Pope of the Calamity Church, he was well aware of some taboos among the gods. He knew not to ask what he shouldn't ask and not to know what he shouldn't know. That was why he was able to sit in his current position.
Now that the ceremony was over, under the orders of the few elders, the Pope of the Calamity Church who were gathered here dispersed one after another.
However, those who participated in the memorial ceremony could tell from the unusual atmosphere inside the shrine and Han Shuo's behavior that the evil god they worshiped must have communicated with Han Shuo alone. This made them feel even more reverence for Han Shuo.
Those who used to be close to Kironlo, after the communication between the god and Han Shuo, had completely understood the situation and straightforwardly drew a line between themselves and Kironlo, fearing that Kironlo's existence would affect their relationship with Han Shuo.
After communicating with the highgod, Han Shuo didn't linger in the Calamity Church any longer. After communicating with the big fatty, Han Shuo left the headquarters of the Calamity Church.
Han Shuo had to walk through a long desert when he arrived. But when he left, he arrived at the secret stronghold of the Calamity Church in Lancelot Empire through a magical transportation matrix.
His status in the Calamity Church was no longer the same. Naturally, his treatment was different as well. Wolf and Burt Zili, who had arrived at the Calamity Church's headquarters with Han Shuo, had always been in charge of such matters. Now, however, they were directly responsible for Han Shuo.
The largest secret stronghold of the Calamity Church in Lancelot Empire was located in the Kerlan Gorge near the Valley of Sunshine. The Kerlan Gorge, Tanai, was situated between a group of low peaks. Mist pervaded the air and the environment was intricate and complicated.
After exiting the transportation matrix, Han Shuo gave Wolf and Burt Zili a few instructions and left the gorge.
Han Shuo returned to the Cemetery of Death. The three spirit demons that were being refined at the center of the Cemetery of Death had reached the final stage. Han Shuo observed for a while to ensure that there were no problems before he walked into the large-scale interplanar transportation matrix at the center of the Cemetery of Death.
Having learned all the secrets of the Cemetery of Death, Han Shuo knew how to activate and use this large-scale interplanar transportation matrix. To ensure that nothing went wrong, Han Shuo once again inspected this large-scale interplanar transportation matrix and replenished it with enough energy to maintain interplanar transportation. Only then did he truly feel at ease.
On the way back, Han Shuo carefully pondered over the highgod of destruction's words. He knew that he had no choice. If the Primordius Dragon were to receive experts from another material plane and learn of the tragedy that happened in Tanai, then not only would he have to face the Primordius Dragon, but he might also have to face even more powerful high-level gods.
Han Shuo was confident, but he wasn't conceited. He understood that with his current strength, he would undoubtedly emerge victorious against experts of the same realm! However, if the person who came was stronger than him, not to mention a midgod, even a late-stage lowgod might be able to kill him.
Therefore, Han Shuo knew that he had no choice and no way out. All he could do was to team up with the Calamity Church and work hard for this unknown battle. He could only win and not lose.
After such a conversation, the arrogant and domineering Han Shuo's mood became much heavier.
Only by becoming stronger, so strong that no one could threaten him, would he be able to protect himself. Only then would he have the absolute right to speak among experts! After contemplating for a long while, Han Shuo told himself that he urgently wanted to take another step forward in his strength.
Among the three souls that could rapidly improve his strength were his avatar of death and his main body. His avatar of death could use the last piece of divine essence of death he obtained from the Void to improve his strength. His main body could use the nine transformations of the Nine Transformations of demonic arts to speed up the process of comprehension.
Only his avatar of destruction, as it was formed by the fusion of the Origin Crystal of Destruction and the Demonslayer Edge's divine energy and the Demonslayer Dadara's divine energy, had never made any progress in the edict of destruction. It was truly not easy for it to improve further.
Han Shuo didn't feel discouraged. He allowed his avatar of death to digest the third piece of divine essence of death while his main body painstakingly studied the application methods of the nine transformations of the Nine Transformations realm.
Time passed by quickly. Han Shuo stayed in the Cemetery of Death like a fool. All three of his avatars had sunk into silence. All three of them were fossilized without the slightest aura of life.
One day, while Han Shuo was meditating in the Cemetery of Death, he suddenly sensed that there were living beings approaching from outside the Cemetery of Death.
All three souls were jolted awake from their meditations. Han Shuo was greatly startled and hastily spread out his consciousness to probe the situation outside the Cemetery of Death.
The conversation he had with highgod Terokk at the Calamity Church made Han Shuo realize that his situation wasn't as safe as he had imagined. According to Terokk, the Primordius Dragon might be welcoming the arrival of his allies ahead of time. This also meant that once the Primordius Dragon discovered his location, Han Shuo would very likely be in grave danger.
Especially since the Cemetery of Death was located in the Dark Forest, not far from the Dragon Valley where the Primordius Dragon resided. It was only natural that Han Shuo would be so worried.
Han Shuo heaved a sigh of relief after he circulated his consciousness. The aura of the approaching person was weak. It was obvious that he wasn't an ancient existence on the same level as the Primordius Dragon.
Han Shuo's avatar of destruction, the most leisurely, stood up and walked outside.
After walking out of the Cemetery of Death, the faces of Emily, Phoebe, and Fanny entered Han Shuo's sight. Emily and Fanny had rather calm expressions, but Phoebe, who had quarreled with Han Shuo some time ago, seemed rather uneasy.
"Brian, I knew you would be here!" Emily smiled sweetly. She went over to hold Phoebe's lily-white hand and walked towards Han Shuo. She said smilingly, "Let bygones be bygones. Phoebe has already thought things through. You don't have to throw a tantrum anymore!"
It appeared that after Han Shuo's disappearance for a long time, Phoebe had given in under the persuasion of Emily and Fanny. Perhaps she thought that the reason why Han Shuo had disappeared for so long was because he blamed her for being rude and selfish.
After hearing Emily's words, Phoebe looked at Han Shuo with a complicated expression. Tears seemed to be welling up in her eyes. She bit her lower lip and said hatefully, "I've been gone for such a long time. Why didn't you comfort me?!"
Han Shuo actually felt guilty after hearing her words. After thinking about it carefully, he realized that he was the one in the wrong. It was only because Phoebe's attitude wasn't good that he lost control of his temper for a moment. Now that Phoebe was weeping, she was like a completely different person from her usual cold and stubborn self. Her pitiful appearance made Han Shuo's heart ache.
The trip to the Calamity Church made Han Shuo realize the crisis he was in. He felt as though he could lose his life at any moment. His mood wasn't as relaxed as it used to be. After hearing Phoebe's words, Han Shuo's mood became even heavier. He forced a smile and went over to wipe away the tears at the corner of Phoebe's eyes. He said, "I was indeed a bit too much that day. Let bygones be bygones. Don't think too much about it."
"Boohoo …" After hearing Han Shuo's gentleness, Phoebe couldn't hold back the sourness in her heart. She broke into sobs, as though she wanted to vent all the grievances she had suffered over the past few days through her tears. She cried harder and harder.
Emily and Fanny had indeed developed a very good relationship with Phoebe over the past few years. As soon as they saw her crying, they hastily came over and comforted her with kind words. Their expressions were frantic, but their attitudes were sincere.
Han Shuo was rather flustered. He hastily tried every possible way to console Phoebe.
After a long while, when Phoebe was tired of crying on his chest, she finally stopped. At this moment, Han Shuo sighed softly and thought of the unknown dangers ahead. He couldn't help but say in a low voice, "You guys hurry back in a bit. Don't come here until I tell you. It's too dangerous here during this period of time!"
"What's wrong?" Fanny was startled. Soon after, she laughed and said, "Brian, are you not welcoming us to your secret place? Ha, although the Profound Continent is vast, who can hurt you?! You must not welcome us to say such words, right? Hmph! "
It was obvious that Fanny thought that Han Shuo was joking with her. She simply didn't believe that there was anyone on the Profound Continent who could hurt him. Emily and Phoebe were the same. They thought that Han Shuo didn't like them disturbing him and were panting with anger.
These three women had always been blindly confident in Han Shuo and couldn't tell the situation at all. This made Han Shuo not know whether he should be proud or laugh bitterly. However, this wasn't the time for jokes. Therefore, Han Shuo put on a straight face and solemnly said, "I'm not joking with you. The Profound Continent is so vast. There are indeed people who can threaten me!"
"Who? We don't believe it! "Fanny giggled and asked, not the least bit nervous.
Han Shuo couldn't help but laugh bitterly in his heart. Just as he was about to reply, his expression suddenly changed. He sighed and said in a heavy voice, "He's here!"
An ancient dragon's breath gushed forth without the slightest concealment. It was obvious that the Primordius Dragon had fallen into a violent rage. It was charging straight at the boundary of the Cemetery of Death with unstoppable force. Looking at the three women who were at a loss, Han Shuo knew that the Primordius Dragon must have found his way here through these three women.
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