Erebus, one of the seven Divine Guard Chiefs of the City of Shadows, had repelled Brovst, one of the godhunter leaders. Han Shuo did not even get to see the two before the crisis was resolved.
The survivors in the valley rejoiced inwardly when they learned from the green-haired young man that Erebus had arrived. Those midgod divine guards left the valley when they discovered that there were no godhunters in the valley and that they could not reap any spoils of war.
Han Shuo and his party did not stay in the valley for long and dispersed.
After flying out of the valley, Han Shuo hovered high in the sky and gazed into the distance. He discovered that the Chicoro Mountain Range was filled with undulating mountains and rivers. He could not see the end of the mountain range. Han Shuo spread out his consciousness and sensed the presence of many lifeforms in the Chicoro Mountain Range. Through the vision of the demon generals inside the Cauldron of Myriad Demon, Han Shuo discovered that there were all kinds of oddly shaped creatures in the Chicoro Mountain Range.
They were the magical beasts and peculiar races of Elysium. There was a giant lion the size of a hill, a hundred-meter-long serpent with a sharp black horn on its head, and a giant eagle that was constantly spitting out blazing flames as it fought the serpent that was circling on the ground.
After observing for a while, Han Shuo discovered that the magical beasts on Elysium, perhaps influenced by the superior elemental environment, were extremely terrifying. Not only were they enormous in size, but they also seemed to know how to use the elemental energy between heaven and earth. Those magical beasts that were born with innate gifts of life had an enormous aura of life that was even more terrifying than some lowgods.
As he gazed into the distance, Han Shuo discovered that there were many round pits extending from the valley to the north. Those pits seemed to have been formed not too long ago as some of them were still growing in size. A few small mountains were still rumbling and swaying, and from time to time, large chunks of rocks would roll down.
From what he saw, Han Shuo immediately realized that these pits were caused by the battle between Erebus, one of the seven Divine Guard Chiefs of the City of Shadows, and Brovst. Han Shuo slowly walked along the tracks left behind by the two. He would constantly look around along the way, trying to guess the true strength of the two from the traces left behind by the battle.
Along the way, Han Shuo could see the wreckage of the two's battle everywhere. Many small hills had collapsed, some giant trees that needed ten people to wrap their arms around had been uprooted, and the earth had been torn apart into gorges. These scenes gave Han Shuo a vague estimate of the two's strength.
When Han Shuo walked to a collapsed mountain peak, he discovered that there were no longer any traces of the battle. It looked like the two had fought to this mountain peak. They'd either flown into the air, or one of them had fled. That was why there were no more traces of the battle.
From the green-haired young man, Han Shuo learned that the Chicoro Mountain Range wasn't far from the City of Shadows. According to them, Han Shuo had traveled all the way north from the collapsed mountain peak and it took him three days to walk out of the Chicoro Mountain Range. Even with Han Shuo's speed, it took him three days to walk out of the Chicoro Mountain Range. One could only imagine how vast the mountain range was.
During the three days, Han Shuo saw even more bizarre magical beasts. Some of the magical beasts were so powerful that Han Shuo did not dare to provoke them and could only stay far away from them. Based on Han Shuo's understanding of the classification of magical beasts, those powerful magical beasts were far beyond the fifth rank. They might have reached the eighth or even the ninth rank.
Other than some bizarre magical beasts, Han Shuo also discovered some treasures of heaven and earth that contained abundant spiritual energy such as Emerald Grass, Fire Fruit, and Blueheart Stone. These treasures of heaven and earth contained extremely dense yuan energy. Some could even be directly consumed to increase Han Shuo's demonic yuan. There were also some that could be refined into pills with special uses.
Most of the people on Elysium did not understand the uses of these treasures of heaven and earth. Therefore, Han Shuo, of course, did not hold back. He collected everything he saw along the way. By the time Han Shuo walked out of the Chicoro Mountain Range, he could sense that the demonic yuan in his body had increased by quite a bit.
After exiting the Chicoro Mountain Range, Han Shuo did not waste any more time. He spent another half a month traversing through dozens of villages and fortresses before finally arriving at the City of Shadows, one of the seven major cities of the Darkness Dominion. Standing in front of the City of Shadows' black stone gates that seemed to pierce through the clouds, Han Shuo felt a strange sense of insignificance.
As he raised his head to look at the towering black stone door, Han Shuo could sense a majestic and imposing aura. Even though it was early in the morning, there was an endless stream of people entering the city just like Han Shuo.
Unlike Fort Verka, the majority of those who entered the City of Shadows were lowgods and midgods. There were even one or two highgods who walked into the City of Shadows in the center of the masses. On the other hand, those who were only basegods and demigods were rarely seen. Even if there were one or two, they were all underage children.
It was only after standing before the City of Shadows that Han Shuo realized that the people on Elysium were abnormally powerful due to the rich elemental energies and cultivation techniques. On Profound Continent, a group of basegods and demigods would be hegemons of a region or the masterminds of a nation. But in the City of Shadows on Elysium, even underage children possessed such divine strength. The difference in strength between the two was obvious.
After observing for a while, Han Shuo walked into the City of Shadows. After paying his divine tablet and one purple crystal coin, Han Shuo entered the City of Shadows.
The first thing Han Shuo saw after entering the city were densely packed boundary towers and magical towers. Those boundary towers and magical towers stood behind the city gates and were covered with sparkling energy stones. They seemed to be providing an endless supply of energy to every corner of the City of Shadows, supporting the luxurious lifestyle in the City.
"Hello, may I know how to get to the House of Lavers?" Han Shuo asked a divine guard at the city gates in a courteous manner with a smile on his face.
"The House of Lavers!" As soon as the divine guard heard that Han Shuo was asking about the House of Lavers, the disdainful expression on his face became much more restrained. After carefully sizing up Han Shuo, he pointed to the southwest of the City of Shadows and said, "The House of Lavers is one of the five major family clans in the City of Shadows. You should be able to reach it in about half a day's journey from here. When you reach that area, just say that you are looking for the House of Lavers and anyone will be able to show you the way!"
"Thank you!" Han Shuo thanked the divine guard smilingly and headed southwest.
The City of Shadows was tens of times larger than Fort Verka. The buildings here were so tall that they reached the clouds. Walking in the City of Shadows gave Han Shuo the misconception that he had not left the Chicoro Mountain Range. Han Shuo knew why those mighty experts liked to live in buildings that reached the clouds. According to Han Shuo's senses, the elemental energy would be denser at higher places. Although it was only a little, it was enough for those who pursued power to build their buildings as tall as they could.
If the buildings weren't so tall that they would collapse, the gods on Elysium might even build their buildings into the sky because their pursuit of power had reached an insane level.
Walking among the buildings that were as grand as mountains, Han Shuo once again felt a sense of insignificance. The energy towers, magical towers, and boundary towers all around him were glowing with gentle radiance. Each and every one of those energy towers seemed to have the ability to gather elemental energy. After entering the City of Shadows, Han Shuo clearly sensed that the elemental energy of darkness and death in the city was denser.
Although the City of Shadows was very large, as the buildings were equally tall and large, it still appeared rather narrow. Han Shuo observed every building in the City of Shadows along the way. He saw a dazzling array of shops and gymnasiums. The City of Shadows was built to serve the gods. The shops sold divine armors, divine weapons, divine scrolls, and crystals of different functions.
For some unknown reason, perhaps due to the influence of the various energy towers, boundary towers, and magical towers in the City of Shadows, the coverage area of Han Shuo's consciousness had shrunk by a lot. Although the various types of energy posed no hindrance to gods who were used to the existence of elemental energy, Han Shuo's consciousness was greatly affected. He was unable to use his consciousness to take in more than half of the City of Shadows.
Han Shuo was puzzled. He tried using Cauldron Spirit's energy but discovered that he could only see the situation within a radius of one kilometer. Compared to the vastness of the City of Shadows, one kilometer was simply too small.
While observing the situation in the City of Shadows, Han Shuo had unknowingly walked for more than half a day. When a new street block appeared before Han Shuo, he immediately realized his goal. Just as the divine guard had said, the House of Lavers was well-known in this area. After asking around in a random shop, Han Shuo was able to locate the House of Lavers.
Twenty minutes later, Han Shuo stood in front of the Lavers Residence. There were many tall buildings as far as the eye could see. Similarly, there were many energy towers, boundary towers, and magical towers in between the buildings. They provided the House of Lavers with all kinds of energy.
As the sky and the space around him were sealed by powerful boundaries, Han Shuo did not have the opportunity to stroll around. He walked straight to the entrance and cleared his throat. Han Shuo attracted the attention of the two divine guards in front of him.
The divine guards of the House of Lavers were different from the divine guards of the City of Shadows. They wore dark green divine armor with the emblem of a dark sun at the center of the chest. Han Shuo had once seen the same emblem on Donna's robe. Therefore, as soon as he saw the emblem on the divine guards' divine armor, he knew that he had arrived at his destination.
"Youngster, what are you doing sneaking around?" One of the divine guards stared at Han Shuo vigilantly and shouted in a cold voice. This divine guard was a lowgod cultivating in the energy of darkness and possessed early-stage strength.
"I'm looking for Miss Donna of the Lavers Residence. Please help me inform her of my arrival!" Han Shuo smilingly handed over a few purple crystal coins in a gentle manner.
The expressions of the two divine guards simultaneously relaxed when they saw that Han Shuo was so well-behaved. The divine guard put on a faint smile and kept the few purple crystal coins from Han Shuo. He asked, "You know Miss Donna?"
Han Shuo nodded and replied, "My name is Brian. Please inform Miss Donna of my arrival."
"Alright, please wait for a moment!" The two divine guards became much more amiable after receiving the purple crystal coins from Han Shuo. One of them hastily walked to the back of the hall.
The other divine guard had nothing better to do. When he saw that Han Shuo was so easygoing, he started chatting with him, "Where are you from? How do you know Miss Donna?"
"During Miss Donna's last mission, I was her guide. That's how I got to know Miss Donna. It is also her intention that I am here to look for her," replied Han Shuo smilingly.
"In the Lavers Residence, Miss Donna is considered to be one of the more easy-going masters. It is your fortune to be acquainted with Miss Donna. However, you must be careful when you are in the Lavers Residence. Some young masters and young ladies are not that easy to talk to," the divine guard cautioned. Perhaps because Han Shuo was pleasing to the eye, the divine guard cautioned Han Shuo after making sure that no one was around.
"Oh?" Han Shuo was surprised for a moment before he asked, "What kind of people are there in the Lavers Residence? May I trouble you to tell me?"
"The patriarch has a younger brother and a younger sister. Miss Donna is the second daughter of the patriarch. Miss Donna has an elder brother named Diwei. The patriarch's younger brother has two sons and a daughter. The patriarch's younger sister is married to the House of Bruce in the Destruction Dominion. Other than these direct relatives, there are a dozen or so collateral relatives. Miss Donna and the patriarch are easy to get along with. However, there are some young ladies and young masters who are not so easy to talk to. You must be careful when you enter the Lavers Residence. Do not provoke those people, "the divine guard cautioned Han Shuo after receiving the purple crystal coins.
Before coming to the Lavers Residence, Han Shuo had not heard Donna mention anything about the Lavers Family. Han Shuo came to the Lavers Residence to look for Donna only to find out some things about the Lavers Family. He had no intention of joining the Lavers Family. Therefore, Han Shuo did not pay too much attention to the divine guard's words.
After exchanging a few more words with the divine guard, Han Shuo immediately sensed Donna's aura. Soon, Donna appeared before Han Shuo wearing an emerald green dress. "Brian, what took you so long?" Donna smiled even more cheerfully when she saw Han Shuo.
When that divine guard who was chatting with Han Shuo saw that Donna personally came out to greet Han Shuo, he immediately viewed Han Shuo in a new light. He originally thought that Han Shuo was merely relying on his relationship with Donna to seek refuge with the Lavers Family. After all, Han Shuo was just a lowgod. This sort of thing happened almost every day.
"It took me some time to settle some things. Of course, I can't just leave like that. After all, that place is also my territory!" Han Shuo explained with a smile before he continued, "Miss Donna, it's been a long time since we last met. You seem to have become more beautiful!"
"Loquacious!" Donna reprimanded smilingly. She pulled Han Shuo's sleeve and led him inside. "What are you standing outside for? Come on in."
Under the astonished gazes of the two divine guards, Miss Donna must have pulled Han Shuo into the Lavers Family. After Han Shuo's figure disappeared, the divine guard who was talking to Han Shuo murmured, "Although Miss Donna is amiable, she shouldn't be this enthusiastic, right?"
The other divine guard nodded and said, "This youngster is no ordinary person!"
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