Chapter 549 -Son, Do You Want Power?
GDK 549: Son, Do You Want Power?
Three days later, at Black Jade City.
Skyscrapers that more than brushed the clouds crowded every corner of the grid. The streets were bustling with activity, all kinds of abyssal beings coming and going. War Demon Valley really was just a small village compared to Black Jade City where Demon King Manticole resided.
All around were buildings like the giants’ beanstalk. Among them, structures ranging in the hundreds of meters in height were a regularity. Along his journey, Han Shuo had seen at least a dozen abyssal creatures with bodies even more enormous than that of the Primordius Dragon.
Anyone in this place would feel insignificant and minute. Hemanna, Sylph, and even Jasper, someone who enjoyed a rather high status in War Demon Valley, all appeared rather reserved and cautious once they arrived at Black Jade City. They also appeared to be more revering, coming from their small hill village.
When these ladies arrived at Black Jade City, they were not unlike girls back on Earth who came to the city from the countryside for the first time. They were obviously uncomfortable and awkward, deeply afraid that any of their actions could negatively affect Han Shuo in some way. However, apart from reverence, the trio of ladies carried faint excitement in their eyes.
Black Jade City was one of the five major capital cities of the Abyss realm. Manticole, one of the five overlords of the Abyss lived in this city. Black Jade City was definitely considered to be an extremely prosperous city within the Abyss realm. For Jasper, Hemanna, and Sylph, coming to such a place had filled their hearts with not just veneration but also expectation.
“Welcome to Black Jade City, haha. Mister Han Shuo, how do you feel about the big city?” Bord beamed at Han Shuo. Bord had been extremely friendly towards Han Shuo throughout the journey.
“Huge! Everything is huge!” The environment all around, from the buildings to their inhabitants, gave Han Shuo precisely this impression. Perhaps it was due to the sheer sizes of the beings of the Abyss that the structures were so gargantuan. If not for all those abyssal creatures moving all around the city, Han Shuo would have mistaken the area for a mountain range.
“Precisely. Black Jade City is that magnificent. Look, that’s Demon King’s Palace, thousand of meters tall – that is where Lord Manticole lives. Hehe, the people of the Abyss are fond of rough and simple structures. Therefore, the taller and bigger the building, the more befitting it is in manifesting the status of our Lord,” Bord explained proudly.
Shooting a glance in the direction of that voice, Han Shuo discovered that five or six alien teenagers had forced another teenager to a corner. They were punching and kicking at him, all the while spitting bloody insults at this youth.
The boy wore a numbed expression, his body curled up, hands over his head, and uttered not a word as he let the few others beat him up. The heavy thuds of the kicks left red marks on his body, soon to turn purple and puffy. Although he was letting himself suffer their beating, nonetheless, the rancor showing in his pair of eyes was bone-chillingly cold.
From the looks of it, this teenager ought to have developed an ingrained hatred towards the few alien teenagers. However, as he didn’t possess much strength, all he could do was to let them pound him without giving the slightest resistance, firmly holding onto his skull to avoid brain damage.
There were bound to be many of such scenes of bullying in any material plane. Han Shuo wasn’t one who was fond of meddling in other people’s business. Besides, they were in the Abyss where only the fittest survived. It was adapt or die.
Gradually, this youth, bitter resentment showing in his eyes, seemed to no longer be able to withstand the unending rounds of beating. Even his two hands had none left in them to shield his head anymore. It seemed as though in just another moment, he would be beaten to death.
Han Shuo was about to pull the three ladies away, but suddenly, he saw something – the dark red blood within this youth’s body seemed as though it wanted to seep out through his pores. Han Shuo made no effort in masking his astonishment. Then, as though he suddenly remembered something, Han Shuo examined the youth’s body with his consciousness. He was jolted and blurted out, “Body of Sanguis!”
“What?” Jasper stared puzzled at Han Shuo.
Han Shuo did not reply. His body transformed into a bolt, passed through layers of people, and appeared before that curled up youngster in an instant. He extended his big hand, grasped, and lifted this scrawny young one. The boy’s eyes were filled with stubborn resentment even on the verge of death. In a deep voice, Han Shuo asked, “Son, do you want power?”