Chapter 600 - Nine Changes
GDK 600: Nine Changes
After the feast of liquor and meat, everyone started to get tipsy. Han Shuo and Trunks left for the back of the valley by themselves. They came to a secluded cliff.
The refreshing mountain breezes blew onto their faces. The two were in great moods to see each other again.
Trunks still had the strength of a great swordmaster. Having remained in the same realm for five years, Trunks’ fighting aura became purer and purer. However, perhaps because he had yet to encounter a fortuitous opportunity, he had not made a breakthrough.
Five years felt almost as if it were a lifetime ago. Especially for Han Shuo, who had turned from a mortal to an actual god during that time. Although he did not deliberately demonstrate his power, Trunks could still vaguely sense the mighty presence coming from his soul.
“Bryan, what realm are you currently at? Why is it that I couldn’t sense any aura of magic or fighting aura coming from you?” Even after carefully observing Han Shuo for a long while, squinting, Trunks still couldn’t make out what martial art Han Shuo cultivated in.
The demonic arts that Han Shuo’s main body was cultivating in gave no auras of death nor destruction. All the energy was concealed deep within his body. Therefore, it was nothing surprising that Trunks couldn’t see a clue.
Han Shuo put on a smile. He did not give any explanation to Trunk’s question and he questioned Trunks instead, “By the way, have you settled that grievance of yours with Cesar City?”
Trunks shook his head and gently sighed before he answered, “Not yet. Bradley Pillon’s Cesar City is bordered by tight security. Kasi Empire has been pressing in on us harder and harder during these years while Valen City, however, has been very passive. Although my Sunshine Valley has been growing rapidly, we are fundamentally merchants and mercenaries. Compared to a body of governance, we are still some ways behind.”
Han Shuo nodded and understood the facts. Sunshine Valley was wedged between three countries, right in the middle of a mountain range. This geography had provided them with both advantages and disadvantages. It was already a difficult feat for Trunks to grow Sunshine Valley to such scales. But to move one step further, to gain the capacity to contend against a country, that challenge would be beyond difficult.
The reason that Han Shuo did not rush in seeking the Primordius Dragon for vengeance was that he had no clue which of those stages the Primordius Dragon was actually in. A late-stage lowgod had absolute certainty of defeating an early-stage lowgod. There was no doubt about it.
After his two avatars arrived, Han Shuo carefully inspected them for a while. It must be said that the process of upgrading to the next realm of godhood was definitely very slow. Although the avatar of destruction had assimilated the energy of destruction from the deaths of several hundred thousands orcs, although his avatar of death had absorbed the divine energy from one piece of divine essence, they were still far from attaining the level of mid-stage.
The two avatars again concealed themselves within Han Shuo’s body. Looking at Dragon Valley close at hand, Han Shuo muttered to himself irresolutely for a moment and finally made up his mind. He decided to step in there to look for the Primordius Dragon as to settle his grudges.
Although it was currently unknown to Han Shuo which stage of lowgod the Primordius Dragon was currently at, Han Shuo’s demonic arts had reached the Nine Changes realm, so he had a few special techniques up his sleeves. Even if that Primordius Dragon was in the late-stage of lowgod and Han Shuo really had no way of defeating him, he would still be able to escape easily. Han Shuo who had three souls was confident of overpowering a mid-stage lowgod. However, if the Primordius Dragon was actually in the late-stage, Han Shuo did not have full certainty of the outcome. And yet, with his demonic arts, he wasn’t at all worried about not being able to escape.
With everything thought out, Han Shuo no longer hesitated. Scrapping the low-profile, he raised his head and roared. His body turned into a streak of light that shot right towards Dragon Valley.
That boundary in the way couldn’t stop Han Shuo at all. With one stroke of the Demonic Blades on Han Shuo’s hand, the boundary was undone. It caused not the slightest obstruction to him.
Dragon Valley was alerted of the presence of a forceful intruder the very moment that Han Shuo cut open the boundary. While Han Shuo roared and charged inside, a loud dragon roar suddenly came from Dragon Valley. A silvery third-stage greater dragon meandered its enormous body threateningly towards Han Shuo. It let out a thunderous snarl, “Puny human, how dare you trespass upon Dragon Valley. Courting death!”
“Haha, lizard, let’s see who is actually puny!” Han Shuo sneered and grabbed towards that silvery greater dragon.
As Han Shuo attempted to get a hold of the silvery greater dragon, his body flying rapidly higher began to grow bigger and bigger. When his big hand finally reached the silvery greater dragon, Han Shuo had become a fifty-meter tall giant. Before the silvery greater dragon could even react, Han Shuo the giant had grabbed its head in one hand and its tail in the other.
The twenty-something-meter long silvery greater dragon, compared to the giant Han Shuo, looked nothing more than a slightly big reptile. As Han Shuo howled with laughter, he made a gentle tug. The body of the silvery greater dragon immediately ripped apart into multiple segments. Its flesh and blood sprayed all over the place.
For a demonic art practitioner, other than immense power, the Nine Changes realm also meant countless permutation. There were nine techniques to master in the Nine Changes realm – Speed Change, Body Change, Heart Change, Consciousness Change, Bloodthirst Change, Space Change, Earth Change, Heavenly Change, and Omen Change.
Each of the nine changes had their own unique uses. Han Shuo had only recently mastered Speed Change and Body Change. As for the remaining seven changes, Han Shuo was still trying to comprehend them.