Deactivating the remote projection and returning to the room, Han Xiao opened his eyes, looked at the familiar scenery in the room, and exhaled.
"Marbruce has quite a lot of ideas for the Beyond Grade A Association … Well, it's not surprising. In his position, it's incompetent to not have any ideas. He just got promoted, so he needs some achievements."
Han Xiao shook his head.
Uranril is indeed better. Too bad, I'll just have to get used to it when Muscle Tycoon takes over in the future.
The bonus of the honeymoon period was an important factor in the rise of the Black Star Corps. To take care of all aspects, the dynasty could not take it back. Even if Marbruce had ideas for him, he could only accept the cooperation agreement signed by his predecessor. Therefore, Han Xiao did not have to care about his feelings at all. Even if there were no other benefits in the future, these agreements were enough.
Since you can't go back on your word, we'll just have to make do.
Han Xiao thought about this problem while leaving the office. He came to the secret area of the Black Star Palace and walked into a combat training room with extremely high clearance.
Clang clang clang!
As soon as he walked in, he saw a tall mechanical suit warrior fighting a pair of virtual opponents. Every step he took shook the room.
As soon as he saw Han Xiao, the mechanical suit warrior stopped and stood respectfully with his hands by his side.
Han Xiao smiled. "You're pretty hardworking. Come out and let me see what level you're at now."
The mechanical suit split open from the middle, revealing the user inside, Lothaire, who was expressionless.
Ever since he assassinated the Modo leader, Lothaire had been locked away by Han Xiao and had been training hard. This mechanical suit was a training support equipment specially made by Han Xiao for Pugilists. It did not have any combat ability but instead added a very high load to the user, strengthening the training effect.
Almost ten years had passed, and Lothaire's strength had been improving. He was very different from those officers who were stuck at the Calamity Grade and could not make any progress. It was obvious that his potential had not been squeezed dry. Han Xiao had high hopes for him.
Han Xiao raised his hand, and golden electric arcs jumped on his fingertips. He pressed it on Lothaire's shoulder, and a strong electric current flowed into Lothaire's body.
Lothaire's body trembled, but in the next moment, he endured the discomfort and allowed Han Xiao to electrocute him.
After a while, Han Xiao retracted his hand and looked at the combat information that had been triggered. He smiled and said, "Your strength has improved since the last test, but your energy is still lacking. You need to make up for it …"
Han Xiao spoke at length, and Lothaire listened attentively. From time to time, he would write down Han Xiao's suggestions on his training schedule.
This was an auxiliary training method that Han Xiao came up with based on his own characteristics. Through the interface, he could see the other party's attributes and then point out the other party's training direction. Because he could see the other party's attributes at a glance, he could often give constructive suggestions. Not only did he give the other party a goal to work towards, he could also clearly see the extent of the improvement in their strength after a period of training and give positive feedback. Thus, they would be more motivated to train.
Through this method, he could help others grow. Han Xiao had already used this method on some important officers over the years, and Lothaire had enjoyed the benefits. Thus, he treasured the opportunity to receive Han Xiao's guidance very much.
After giving his opinion, Han Xiao patted Lothaire's shoulder and smiled. "Train well. Perhaps the next Beyond Grade A of the army will be you. At that time, if you want to establish an independent force, I will support you."
Lothaire shook his head. "I will always be your blade in the darkness."
Even if he could become a Beyond Grade A, it would not be possible without Han Xiao's guidance. Lothaire was grateful for this. He was not a heartless person, or else he would not have joined the army in order to repay Han Xiao's kindness.
"It's good that you have such a thought."
Han Xiao was quite gratified. He gave a few more words of advice before leaving the room.
Following the passage of the base, he came to another room. Aurora was sitting cross-legged in the room, her body brimming with life energy. She was training her energy. As soon as she saw Han Xiao, she happily pounced over.
Pa!
Han Xiao reached out and pressed her head, keeping her at a distance. He helplessly said, "Be more reserved. How old are you? If you were on the Blue Star, you could be someone's grandmother at your age."
"Humph, it's none of your business. This old lady … Pui, I'll always be eighteen!" Aurora was immediately unhappy. Even without mentioning age, they were still good friends.
"Alright, let me see how you've developed … cough, grown." Han Xiao pinched an arc of electricity between his fingers and poked Aurora's forehead.
Her combat attributes appeared on the interface. Han Xiao mainly glanced at her Energy Rank and Energy Strength before nodding.
In the past ten years, Aurora had been harvesting leeks from the Holy Light Seeds and accumulating energy. The fact that she did not have any bottlenecks was truly a terrifying characteristic. Her strength steadily increased.
In fact, Aurora did not even need to develop her own abilities. This was because the information left behind by the two sisters was equivalent to a skill tree that had already been developed.
"What do you mean by cheating? This is cheating!"
There was a lemon in Han Xiaoxin.
It was not that he did not do anything during this period. He had been eyeing Life Energy and had already used [Energy Analysis] on Aurora.
The result was just as he had expected. He could control this special energy during the duration of the Character Summon Card, but he would lose the ability after a while. However, part of the understanding of the nature of Life Energy was left in his mind, which was helpful for his own research.
The [Perfect Energy Affinity Physique] that originated from Gaud played a role in this, greatly increasing the efficiency of Han Xiao's analysis of Life Energy. Although it was still extremely difficult to create Life Energy through mechanical means, he already had a direction for research.
However, Han Xiao's current research focus was still Jayz's technology treasure. This was the research project with the highest cost-performance ratio. Before he squeezed out the essence of Jayz's treasure, he would not spend too much time researching anything else.
Han Xiao retracted his hand and smiled. "You've been working hard recently. You're not much worse than your sister."
Hearing this, Aurora smiled. She loved hearing Hella, Dragon Emperor, or Han Xiao praise her the most.
At this time, Aurora suddenly remembered something. "By the way, my sister informed me a few hours ago to ask you to go to the Underworld Dimension. It seems like something happened. You should go and take a look."
"Then why are you only telling me now?" Han Xiao glared at her.
"My sister said it. She said that if you're busy, I should inform you later. It's not urgent anyway," Aurora mumbled softly and tapped her fingertips.
"I know. She's probably itching for a beating. Alright, I'll go beat her up now. You're done here."
Han Xiao waved his hand, activated the King, and disappeared.
His vision blurred, and the next moment, he was in the Underworld Dimension.
Compared to the last time he was here, the Underworld seemed to have expanded a lot.
"Where is she?"
Han Xiao looked around and did not see Hella, so he stomped on the ground.
"Come out, Earth Granny!"
As soon as he said that, Onicelu's figure emerged from the ground with a helpless expression.
She did not know what Han Xiao meant, but it did not stop her from understanding Han Xiao's meaning. She could not complain about Han Xiao's bad taste.
"You're finally here. Hella has been waiting for you."
"Where is she? Let's start fighting. I've brought all the tools. Let's finish this as soon as possible. I still have things to do when I get back." Han Xiao took out a bunch of lethal weapons and looked around.
Onicelu was helpless. "I'm not looking for you to fight. The Underworld was completely repaired yesterday. Hella plans to awaken all the Hero Spirits. She's worried about accidents, so she wants you to be a witness."
"Oh, so that's what it's about."
Han Xiao's eyes brightened. He waved his hand and put away the weapons. He calculated in his mind. With Hella's charging speed, the Underworld would be repaired in almost ten years.
He still remembered that he had a mission called [Heir of the Underworld]. As long as the Underworld was restored to its peak, he would receive the [Mark of the Underworld] as a reward. He would be able to use the Underworld's power to a certain extent and send the Undead into the Underworld.
"The Hero Spirits are all sleeping in my energy core. Hella is already waiting there. Hold my hand. I'll send you there too." Onicelu raised her arm.
Han Xiao grabbed Onicelu. The next second, he felt a space-twisting force explode around him. Then, his vision blurred, and he arrived in a space that looked like an underground cave.
In the center of the cave was an energy ball that was glowing white. The surface was covered in dark red patterns that looked like blood vessels. They were even wriggling slightly.
This was the energy core of the Underworld. Only the dimensional consciousness entity could enter easily. The Underworld outside was like Onicelu's skin. Only here could one enter her body.
It was Han Xiao's first time in here, but Hella had been in and out countless times. She was sitting next to the energy core with her eyes closed. As soon as Han Xiao arrived, she sensed it and opened her eyes to greet him.
"Shall we start now?"
Since they were so familiar with each other, Hella did not want to make small talk and went straight to the point.
Seeing Han Xiao nod, dark red death energy surged out of Hella's palm and flowed into the energy core. Onicelu also controlled the Underworld to cooperate.
Buzz! Buzz!
Light vibrations spread out, and the energy core became brighter and brighter.
When their vision was filled with the bright light, an extremely thick beam of light suddenly shot into the sky, penetrating the thick Underworld soil and shooting into the gray sky.
Han Xiao looked up at the beam of light. Through his sharp observation, he noticed blurry figures shooting into the sky along with the beam of light. In his senses, one after another mental waves appeared out of nowhere.
The light pillar continued to extend and hit the inner dimensional wall of the Underworld. It slid in all directions and looked like a sparkling fountain that connected the heavens and the earth. The awakened heroic spirits turned into a rain of light and fell onto the Underworld.
This process lasted for more than ten minutes. Very soon, the desolate Underworld became extraordinarily lively. The originally deserted land was now filled with the figures of Heroic Spirits.
The light on every Hero Spirit faded slowly. They looked no different from living beings. At this moment, they were all confused and looked around as if they had not woken up from their long sleep.
"It's going well. Let's go meet them."
Onicelu heaved a sigh of relief and flew up first. Hella pulled Han Xiao and followed closely behind.
When the three of them flew into the sky, all the Hero Spirits sensed something and looked up. Seeing the familiar Onicelu, almost all of them had nostalgic looks on their faces.
Not long after, seven different Hero Spirits flew into the sky and surrounded the three of them.
"Onicelu, has the Underworld recovered? Have Nerkese and Eros returned? "one of the Hero Spirits asked impatiently.
"Hmm, it has recovered, but it's not the two sisters. Let me introduce you. This is the new Lord of Death, Hella. She has inherited Nerkese's ability and is now the new master of the Underworld."
Onicelu took the initiative to introduce them to each other. She then pointed at the seven Hero Spirits in front of her and said,
"These seven are the seven Hero Spirit Kings of the Underworld. They were all Beyond Grade As when they were alive, the seven strongest existences in the Underworld."
Hearing that, Han Xiao sized up the seven before him. They were all Primordial Ones who had left their names in history. He could not help but nod.
No wonder the group of revivors from the Holy Covenant Organization said that not many people were willing to provoke the two sisters of life and death. They could summon seven Beyond Grade As in a single battle, and they were all undying existences. Who would be able to withstand that?
Even in the modern era, such a force would be at the top of the universe.
However, before Onicelu finished speaking, what she said next made Han Xiaoxin's heart skip a beat.
"Although the Underworld is a place for souls to rest, there are too many Hero Spirits. In order to make it easier to manage them, we set up an organizational structure with the seven Hero Spirit Kings helping to manage them. Under their rule, there are a total of 3,600 Calamity Grade Hero Spirits, 1.08 billion Grade B Hero Spirits, and tens of billions of other Hero Spirits. These are all the residents of the Underworld. "
Han Xiao subconsciously sucked in a cold breath.
WDNMD！ So many souls?
Does your family own hell?
There are actually so many Supers. These are 3,600 Calamity Grade Supers. No matter where they were, they would be a terrifying force that could topple an entire region! If there were no players, the Underworld would probably be the most terrifying undying army!
Just from this number alone, one could tell how intense the exploration era war was. A portion of them were the undead collected by the two sisters, and the other portion were people who volunteered to enter the Underworld to obtain eternal life.
While he was secretly shocked, the seven Hero Spirit Kings sized up Hella. Sensing the death Esper Ability on her, they knew that Onicelu was not lying. Their expressions changed.
It was fine if they served the two sisters, but now that they had a new master, they were not very willing to accept it. However, they had no choice, so they were conflicted.
However, since they were willing to enter the Underworld for eternal life, it meant that they cared more about their own lives and did not care about serving others. Thus, they did not hesitate for long before convincing themselves. Furthermore, Nerkese and Eros had committed suicide, which was really bad for these Hero Spirits who believed in the two sisters. They were all resentful.
This time, the seven Hero Spirit Kings turned to look at Han Xiao with confusion.
"Then, who is this guy? Is he the new Lord of Life? "
"No, my name is Black Star. Actually, I …"
Before Han Xiao could finish his self-introduction, he was interrupted by Hella.
Hella said calmly, "I'm your boss.
"I am your boss. Black Star is my boss. You can call him Big Boss. Now, you are all his subordinates."
"What's wrong with you?" Han Xiao was surprised.
Hella turned to look at him and said with a gentle tone, "My power is your power. These Hero Spirits are also under your control."
"I'm indeed quite touched by what you said, but …" Han Xiao pointed at the seven Hero Spirit Kings with unfriendly expressions and said helplessly, "Don't be so direct. Take into account their feelings."
They're the Primordial Ones, after all. You're giving them to me like goods. Don't they want face?
One of the hot-tempered Hero Spirit Kings immediately got angry and said with a deep voice, "New Lord of the Underworld, it's true that we're under your control, but you have to respect us. Even your predecessor didn't dare to talk to us like this … I'll let it go this time, but don't do it again.
"However, we definitely won't listen to anyone else's orders. You already have us, and you don't need to work for anyone else. If you want, we'll immediately take down this Black Star guy and let you do whatever you want with him!"
Han Xiao was immediately unhappy.
This b * stard, trying to sow discord between me and Hella the moment he appeared. If not for the fact that you don't have a physical body, I would have beaten you up so badly that you can't take care of yourself. You'll have to rely on a catheter for the rest of your life.
Hella frowned and said with a deep voice, "Shut up.
You can scram if you don't want to do it. At most, I'll let you continue sleeping and never wake up. "
The expressions of the seven Hero Spirit Kings froze, and they looked at each other in shock.
Even the former two sisters treated them with respect and would not offend them because they were the ones controlling their bodies during battle. The former two sisters could only revive them temporarily and could not control them to fight. Thus, they could do whatever they wanted without putting in any effort.
However, this new master was not courteous at all, as if she did not care about their strength at all. Even if she had to offend them, she still had to support her boss … You're a Beyond Grade A whose strength has skyrocketed! Do you have to be such a bootlicker?
The seven of them looked back and forth between the two of them in shock. Suddenly, they thought of something, and their expressions became ambiguous.
Heh, we're all very knowledgeable. In this situation, we either owe them a favor or have slept with them. That's why we're so loyal.
This time, Onicelu tried to smooth things over and said, "You guys have been sleeping for too long. Many eras have passed. This Black Star is one of the strongest in the universe now. Even if you guys fight him together, you might not be able to beat him … Furthermore, the Underworld only has the Lord of Death now. The Lord of Life is still growing, so you guys can't have a physical body and can't fight."
Hearing this, the seven of them immediately gave up on the idea of going head-on. They knew when to yield and when to stand tall, so they pretended to laugh.
"Hahahaha … We're just joking with you."
"That's right. Don't be so serious."
"This Black Star brother looks like a talent with a bright future. It's our honor to work for him."
"That's right. If not for the fact that we can't revive for the time being, we would've immediately started working and displayed our talents!"
Han Xiao narrowed his eyes, and his mouth twitched.
That's it?
What bullsh * t Hero Spirit Kings? They sound so high and mighty, but in order to not continue sleeping, they're willing to throw away their integrity. I really shouldn't have had any expectations!
Although the personalities of these Hero Spirit Kings made him curse, he had to admit that the Underworld was very strong. This was the greatest legacy left behind by the two sisters, and the Life and Death Esper Abilities were more like the keys to opening the legacy.
However, Aurora had not reached the Beyond Grade A level yet. Although the Underworld's strength was terrifying, it could not be used. Furthermore, the revival also consumed energy and had a duration.
Compared to the Sanctum Revival, the biggest characteristic of the Underworld was that it did not reject anyone. The revival targets were not limited to Beyond Grade As, and their strength was not weakened by much.
However, the disadvantage was also very obvious. They could only rely on the Lord of the Underworld forever without freedom. They would be bound together for good or ill, and they would become retainers.
While the few of them were chatting, the countless Hero Spirits on the ground also came back to their senses and began to borrow energy to transform the Underworld.
On the originally barren black land, buildings rose from the ground, restoring the scene of the past. The Underworld quickly regained its prosperity.
[Inheritor of the Underworld] completed!
You have received 50,000,000 EXP and + 20 Onicelu Favorability.
You have received [Character Summon Card – 'Underworld' Onicelu].
Character Summon Card – 'Underworld' Onicelu: [Ten Thousand Soul Stream] – Immune to all psychic attacks and absorbs them to replenish energy and health. Usage Limit: 0/1
You have completed the additional mission requirements.
+ 40 Onicelu Favorability.
You have received a new ability [Mark of the Underworld]!
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