In the pitch-black darkness, Han Shuo and the others walked for half an hour. Donna, who had been leading the way, suddenly said, "Alright, we have passed through the area where the light barrier is. Everyone can take out their lighting tools!"
As soon as Donna finished speaking, the few youths who had been tortured by Han Shuo took out their gems that could emit light. In the darkness, they could see the surroundings clearly.
Han Shuo and Donna led the way. After walking for a while, many forks suddenly appeared in front of them. Donna stopped and looked back at Han Shuo with an inquiring gaze.
This was the key to the secret guarded by the black dragon race. When Han Shuo saw the forks appear, he immediately took a step forward and explained, "From here on out, there will be many intersecting paths. If we take one wrong step, we won't be able to reach the third layer of the underground world. Follow me closely and don't run around."
Han Shuo's words were very serious. Those people who had been fooling around over small matters were not careless when it came to the crucial moment. They all expressed their agreement.
It was Han Shuo's turn to lead the way. Starting from the first fork, they continued to choose. Many narrow or wide paths appeared in front of them. Following Gilbert's description, Han Shuo silently moved forward.
After changing directions a few dozen times in the complicated cave, Han Shuo finally brought them to a stop in front of a huge, dark pit.
In front of them was a bottomless pit that led straight to the depths of the underground.
"Alright, let's go down from here. This will take some time. Everyone, be careful and pray for your own luck! " Han Shuo said indifferently. He turned his head to look at Donna and took the lead to land in the huge pit.
"There shouldn't be any danger, but everyone should be careful." Donna smiled and comforted the youths. She followed behind Han Shuo and landed.
Once inside the deep pit, Han Shuo was once again in pitch-black darkness. But he wasn't nervous at all. He just released his consciousness and silently sensed the changes in his surroundings.
Suddenly, Han Shuo recalled that when he entered the Abyss back in the Abyss realm, he had also experienced a similar situation. In the Abyss, he had encountered many dangers on the way down and it wasn't as peaceful as this place.
Although the speed of their descent was extremely fast, Han Shuo could still see the surrounding scenery. There were only some very sparse and ordinary stones. Nothing could attract his attention.
After Donna and the others landed, they were not far above Han Shuo's head. Through the prying of his consciousness, Han Shuo could clearly sense the position of Donna and the others.
The entire descent took half an hour. When Han Shuo's feet touched the ground, his body slightly trembled before he could even look at the scenery.
A cold and sinister aura filled every corner, giving Han Shuo a very familiar and comfortable feeling.
After carefully sensing for a moment, Han Shuo suddenly discovered that there was a faint presence of mystical yin aura in the air. This surprised and puzzled him at the same time.
Mystical yin aura was the purest form of energy left behind after the death of a soul. Generally speaking, this kind of energy would gradually dissipate between heaven and earth as time passed. Only in some special natural environments, or when demonic arts cultivators deployed mystical yin formations, could it gather.
The reason why Han Shuo was surprised was that mystical yin aura could be converted into demonic yuan, which was unimaginably beneficial to his cultivation.
The mystical yin aura had the same effect on Han Shuo as the five elemental yuan energy did on the five elite zombies. It was a wondrous energy that could increase the rate at which Han Shuo cultivated his demonic yuan by more than ten times.
As soon as he landed, Han Shuo sensed the mystical yin aura that filled his surroundings. The pleasant surprise it brought him was unimaginable.
Without even thinking, Han Shuo immediately confirmed that there was definitely a naturally formed mystical yin ground at the bottom of this underground world that could gather mystical yin aura. The excitement in his heart was simply uncontainable.
After reaching the Nine Changes realm, the improvement of demonic yuan needed to be accumulated over a long period of time. Han Shuo didn't know how long it would take for him to reach the Omen realm from his current realm. Thanks to the memories left behind by Chu Canglan, Han Shuo had a path to follow in improving his mental state. However, the process of accumulating demonic yuan required a long period of time.
However, with such a mystical yin ground, as long as he cultivated here and gathered the mystical yin aura for his own use, he could shorten this long period of time by ten times, or even more than ten times!
Wild with joy, Han Shuo almost couldn't help but cheer out loud. However, he abruptly sensed that someone was descending from above and forcibly suppressed his excitement.
"Eh? There is indeed something strange about this place. Hmm, why is there a strange energy? This energy doesn't seem to belong to any of the eight elemental energies!" Donna cried out in surprise as she immediately sensed the strange energy that filled the surroundings as she landed.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh! Several figures landed beside Han Shuo one after another. Each and every one of them was greatly astonished as they curiously sized up their surroundings.
After his initial joy, Han Shuo shifted his attention to other places. He discovered that this layer wasn't much different from the one above. There were glowing rocks high above his head, making this layer appear less dusky.
Looking into the distance, the scenery was the same as the one above. There wasn't much difference.
The only difference was that when Han Shuo unfolded his consciousness and spread it in all directions, he couldn't sense any trace of life. There wasn't even a bug to be found. It was deathly still, so quiet that it made one's heart flutter.
"How do we proceed from here?" Donna suddenly asked Han Shuo after closing her eyes and silently sensing for a moment.
Han Shuo shook his head and explained in a deep voice, "I'm not sure either. The dark dragons only know the path that leads to this place. They don't know how to proceed after entering the third layer of the underground world!"
Upon hearing Han Shuo's words, Donna knitted her brows as though pondering over where to go next.
"Big Sister Donna, I have my grandfather's notebook. Let me take a look." At this moment, Li Wei suddenly spoke. Without waiting for Donna and the others to respond, she took out a dilapidated notebook and began to quickly read through it.
The moment Li Wei took out the notebook, Han Shuo's attention fell on Li Wei. With one thought, an invisible spirit demon cautiously flew out from his body. Han Shuo secretly observed Donna's expression. When he saw that there were no special changes on her face, he calmed down. The spirit demon slowly flew to Li Wei's side.
Compared to other demon generals, spirit demons of the highest rank had a more unique way of concealing their aura. They could change their form and blend in with their surroundings, making them extremely difficult to detect. Although Han Shuo was confident in the spirit demon he personally refined, he was still somewhat worried about Donna's astonishing strength. However, seeing that Donna was unmoved by the spirit demon's appearance, Han Shuo believed that she had not discovered the spirit demon's existence.
Through the spirit demon's observation, Han Shuo discovered that on the notebook in Li Wei's hand, there was a rough sketch with some symbols. Li Wei stared at the sketch and carefully observed it for a moment. All of a sudden, she pointed and said, "Go in that direction!"
Donna and the others trusted Li Wei very much. Not a single one of them had any objections. They flew in the direction indicated by Li Wei.
Han Shuo stared blankly for a moment. A puzzled look appeared on his face because the direction Li Wei's finger was pointing at was the direction with the densest mystical yin aura. The others might not be able to sense it, but as a demonic arts cultivator, Han Shuo could keenly sense it.
He was certain that the direction Li Wei was pointing was a naturally formed land of mystical yin aura. Because the mystical yin aura would be the densest at the center of the land of mystical yin.
Han Shuo did not show any signs of abnormality. When he saw the others flying in the direction Li Wei pointed, he silently followed.
"Look, it's Kaiser, Eriksson, and the others!" Suddenly, Li Wei cried out.
Han Shuo abruptly accelerated and approached Li Wei in a streak of faint black light. When he focused his gaze, he discovered that Eriksson, whom he had previously met at the interplanar transportation matrix guarded by the Primordius Dragon, was indeed not far ahead. Other than Eriksson, the gods from the alien material planes that Han Shuo saw through the last strand of the old dark dragon's soul were also present.
"Eh? They seem to have encountered some trouble!" Donna cried out in surprise.
Around Eriksson and the others were a dozen or so grayish shadows shuttling back and forth, seemingly attacking Eriksson and the others. Eriksson, Kaiser, and the others looked as though they were facing a formidable foe. They seemed to be contending against the dozen or so grayish shadows and appeared to be in a rather difficult situation!
With one thought, Han Shuo discovered that the dozen or so grayish shadows felt very familiar to him. After carefully sensing them, Han Shuo was startled!
Mystical demons, that's a dozen or so mystical demons!
Han Shuo was extremely bewildered. His mind raced and he immediately realized that those dozen or so mystical demons must be powerful souls that had died in the center of the mystical yin region and transformed into mystical demons under the influence of the yin region.
Demons were divided into original demons, yin demons, mystical demons, and spirit demons. Mystical demons could not evolve and were not the most powerful kind. However, those dozen or so mystical demons that were shuttling back and forth were merely faint shadows, yet they were able to inflict unspeakable suffering on the few gods. They were many times more powerful than the mystical demons that Han Shuo had refined back then.
After some thought, Han Shuo came to a conclusion. The souls of those dozen or so mystical demons must have been extremely monstrous before they died. Otherwise, there was no way they could have transformed into such terrifying mystical demons. Perhaps, the souls of those mystical demons were the gods from the alien material planes that had once fought in this place.
That was the only possibility!
After coming to this conclusion, Han Shuo was even more astonished. His pair of eyes were glistening as he stared fixedly at the dozen or so flying phantoms. After carefully sensing them with his consciousness, he immediately confirmed his conjecture.
"What exactly are those grayish shadows? Why are Kaiser and his party having such a hard time resisting them?" Li Wei cried out in surprise. Her face was filled with incredulity.
"Don't act rashly for the time being. Let's observe the situation first!" Donna shouted and hastily instructed.
"It's too late. Get ready to defend!" Han Shuo cried out with a bitter smile.
"Wha, what do you mean?" Donna panicked and looked at Han Shuo in confusion.
Those mystical demons were extremely sensitive. As long as the aura of a living being approached, they would be able to sense it from miles away. This was something that Han Shuo knew better than anyone. However, he did not explain it to Li Wei and the others.
In fact, there was no need for Han Shuo to explain. As soon as his voice faded, a portion of the dozen or so mystical demons thousands of meters away suddenly split off. They were faintly discernible in the air and swiftly flew towards them. They arrived in the blink of an eye and pounced on Han Shuo and his party.
In an instant, Donna and her party were thrown into a state of confusion. Mystical demons had an extremely unique way of living. They did not have a physical body and many physical attacks were ineffective against them. Donna and the others were unaware of the characteristics of mystical demons. Each and every one of them had a hard time resisting. Some of the mystical demons disappeared in a flash and immediately entered their bodies to attack their flesh and soul.
"Ah! What, what the hell is this! "Li Wei shrieked in panic and fear when a mystical demon entered her body.
Even Donna, who had always been calm and composed, was panicking like never before. She tried to use various kinds of energy to resist the assault of the mystical demons.
Among the party, Han Shuo was the calmest. No one understood the characteristics of mystical demons better than he did. He was well aware of their strengths and weaknesses. If Han Shuo were to utilize some demonic arts, he could even deploy a formation to refine these mystical demons and have the spirit demons he refined devour the energy of the mystical demons.
However, he could not do so at this moment. But compared to the others, Han Shuo was much more relaxed.
Unlike spirit demons, mystical demons were not able to evolve. They were afraid of high temperatures and could be fatally wounded by some special soul attacks.
Although Han Shuo's strength wasn't on par with Donna and the others, by relying on his understanding of the characteristics of mystical demons, he was able to raise the temperature of his body by secretly utilizing the Mystical Glacial Spellfire. At the same time, he used his consciousness to form a unique attack method, using soul undulations to strike the mystical demon.
Han Shuo did not describe the advantages and disadvantages of mystical demons to his allies in detail because he did not know if these people would become his enemies in the future. Moreover, the spirit demons he refined also possessed such characteristics. Therefore, he did not reveal the slightest bit about the characteristics of mystical demons.
Han Shuo was indifferent to Li Wei's shrieks of terror and her hands were tied against the mystical demons. Instead, he was secretly delighted.
In truth, if Li Wei was proficient in necromancy magic, it would not be difficult for her to protect herself by attacking the mystical demons with soul attacks. Unfortunately, she knew nothing about mystical demons that had mutated from the mystical yin land. Therefore, her attacks were futile and she could only bitterly circulate her divine energy to resist the assault of the mystical demons.
"Ah … Ah …" Han Shuo pretended to scream as he stealthily flew the spirit demon in the direction where the mystical yin aura was the densest.
As the spirit demon did not have sufficient energy, it was not powerful despite its high level. However, its lifeform was somewhat similar to that of mystical demons. Those mystical demons could sense that Han Shuo had released a spirit demon that was even more concealed. However, they treated the spirit demon as one of their kind and paid no attention to the spirit demon that flew away.
While pretending to make a fuss, Han Shuo maneuvered the spirit demon to fly towards the destination he sensed in his mind.
Moments later, Han Shuo's eyes abruptly blossomed with an incredulous light. Due to the overwhelming shock, his body swayed unnaturally and the mystical demon nearly seized the opportunity to invade his soul.
Through the spirit demon, he discovered to his astonishment that the so-called mystical yin land was not naturally formed at all. Instead, it was a gigantic Ninth Realm Mystical Yin Harvester!
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