Chapter 374
Chapter 374: A Philosophy of Blasphemy
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Within the Cemetery of Death, Han Shuo collapsed in the center of the large-scale transportation array, his clothing long since ripped to pieces. His curled up, naked body constantly bled through his cuts and broken flesh. The wounds throughout his body were so deep that even his bones were visible.
Han Shuo’s magical yuan circulated silently within his unconscious body. They were like many tiny streams trickling towards his withered meridians, moistening them. One after the other, they swam towards every nook and cranny within his body, bringing a cool and refreshing feeling.
While unconscious, Han Shuo’s tattered and wounded body gradually healed at an astonishing rate. Shortly, his body had completely recovered to how he was before; with not even a trace of a scar. After his body recovered from this incredible torment, it actually seemed even firmer and stronger than before.
Because there was no sun nor moon at the Cemetery of Death, how much time had elapsed was also a mystery. As Han Shuo leisurely woke up, he noticed immediately that he was not suffering from painful cuts all over his body. Instead, the cells within his body seemed to be brimming with a surging power.
Then, moving from his curled posture and standing up with a stretch, all of the bones within his body cracked explosively nonstop. After probing his body with his consciousness, Han Shuo noticed that the vital organs within his body were still not completely healed. With a thought, he manipulated his magical yuan to wrap around them.
Waves of bizarre power came pouring into Han Shuo’s vital organs. Under the nourishment of his yuan power, Han Shuo’s vital organs began recovering faster by a hundredfold. With just a moment’s effort, the weird feeling within his body disappeared.
After a light exhale, Han Shuo left the Cemetery of Death and arrived near a torrential waterfall. Under this cascading waterfall, Han Shuo sat cross-legged on top of the rock experiencing the most turbulent waters. Despite the incomparably violent current that heavily battered Han Shuo, he stayed completely motionless, sitting erect on top of the rock.
After another few days, Han Shuo finally walked off the rock and looked towards the entrance of the underworld. After hesitating a moment, he finally started heading towards the Cemetery of Death.
“Adele. I seem to have heard of this name, however I have never seen her before. Within our dark dragon City, there are indeed some fellows imprisoned within that have grossly offended us. However, I just don’t have any interest in such things. Master, why do you ask?”
“It’s precisely because this Adele had made a promise to your grandpa that she would help to find your whereabouts. However, I’ve already killed her. Not long ago, I absorbed the energy on her body. As a result, I nearly brought trouble to myself and received a backlash. So, I want to ask about things pertaining to Adele.”
After hearing this from Han Shuo,Gilbert was extremely surprised. Then, he stared into space before saying,”I heard that this Adele seems to be the former matriarch of the dark elf clan. She can use the faith of the dark elves to connect to the evil goddess Rose. As a result, she possesses some extraordinarily frightening powers in bed.”
“Adele has been imprisoned within dark dragon city for many years now and it is said that she is extraordinarily beautiful. Considering the fact that our race has such a lustful temperament, we would’ve already jumped on top of her long ago. However, precisely because she can use the power of Rose, not a single dark dragon dares to forcefully take her to bed. They fear that she will suddenly use some treacherous methods while under pleasure.”
“Master, it is also said that Adele herself is also extraordinarily powerful. I’m afraid that even our clan’s second and third ranked dark dragons are not a match for her. It is said that due to her devout faith in Rose, Adele can communicate with Rose and acquire her divine energy. Our dark dragon race is deeply afraid that killing her will provoke the anger of that evil goddess. Thus, we have continued to only keep her imprisoned within. Don’t tell me that you’ve truly killed her?”
“I f*cked her to death!” Han Shuo calmly replied.
“Wahaha….” The little lascivious Gilbert became excited as he looked at Han Shuo with worship, “Master, what happened? Do tell! Hurry and tell your faithful servant the specifics of the situation.”
Seeing Gilbert suddenly becoming excited right after hearing this, Han Shuo walloped him angrily. Only then did he describe the things that he had experienced. Finally, after describing the previous incident where there was a hard to suppress lust, he calmly continued, “I can guarantee that when I went crazy with lust not long ago, besides the energy that I had absorbed from Adele, there was also an even more tremendous and sinister power within my body. That strand of energy brought with it a bit of aura that shouldn’t exist within this plane. If things are as I predict, it probably came from the Spider Goddess Rose. I really don’t know how this could’ve happened. Don’t tell me that the fact that I killed Adele was actually discovered! Could there actually be the existence of deities within this world?”
Listening to Han Shuo’s description of his experiences, Gilbert’s previous excitement transformed into rare seriousness. After thinking for a moment, he said to Han Shuo, “Master, I’ve heard from Grandpa* that this world is not as simple as we think. Even with our dark dragon powers, we can only live in the underground world as if we are suffering from some kind of restriction. Even though my grandpa’s power is frightening, he still can’t avoid such restrictions. I can’t think of anything else that can actually constrain our race within the underground world besides the universal concept of gods.”
Knitting his eyebrows tightly, Han Shuo couldn’t help but to raise his head towards the gloomy and deathly still sky of the Cemetery of Death, sunless and moonless all year round. He began thinking of the Church of Light’s Deity of Light, the Temple Knights, the holy aura on Kosse’s body, and the feeling that Han Shuo felt from the Revelation artifact.
Then he thought of the existence of the Calamity Church and the skeletal staff within his own hands. When he’d first held this skeletal staff, he entered an absentminded state and saw the shadow of a ten thousand meter giant in his mind. Now that Han Shuo had gained a faint layer of understanding, gradually believing in that kind of imaginary existence of gods.
“Master, perhaps you were really attacked by that spider goddess last time. However, it is said that deities cannot truly intervene with the mortal plane. Else, they would suffer restrictions from the laws of this spatial world. Look, even that excessively evil spider goddess cannot do anything to you. This is sufficient proof that even she cannot violate this all-powerful law. There is no need for us to fear her.” The dark dragon Gilbert casually consoled Han Shuo.
Silently nodding his head, Han Shuo finally recognized how insignificant he was. Thinking of the giant’s presence that emitted an aura from millions and millions of years ago, Han Shuo couldn’t help but to feel some reverence within his heart as he said to Gilbert, “Indeed, we cannot surmise the existence of deities, however these deities must be subjected to this spatial world’s restrictive powers. Otherwise, the moment they descend onto this plane, this plane would possibly be turned into ruins.”
“Mmn, the deities must also be antagonistic towards each other, otherwise the Church of Light and the Calamity Church would not wage war for so many years.” Gilbert was also agnostic and didn’t have any feelings towards them at all. Regardless of whether they were evil or righteous gods, he remained as carefree as always, seemingly without a care for the world.
Han Shuo did not think much more about it as he nodded his head, “Alright, since you’ve already evolved to the second level, then you should proceed to the Valley of Sunshine and help Trunks. I believe that the Valley of Sunshine will have a large disturbance soon. If you are within the Valley of Sunshine then the Soul Destroyer Mercenary will be somewhat more secure. Ah, right, you need to pay attention to the matters pertaining to dark dragon city. Your grandpa has been constantly looking for you. I think that even if you don’t return, you should still let someone deliver some news to your grandpa so he won’t need to worry.
“I understand Master, I think that if my grandpa knew I’ve already entered the second level, he will definitely be extremely happy. When I was in dark dragon city, that old guy would constantly pressure me to cultivate for the entire day. I’ve already cultivated or all these years yet I was still at the first level. Now look at me, it’s been barely any time since I’ve left, yet I’ve already succeeded in my advancement. This clearly indicates that his methods are useless!” Gilbert indifferently replied to Han Shuo, seeming wholly unconcerned with his master’s words.
“Alright, I need to return to Ossen City and deal with some matters. However, I will constantly pay attention to the matters within the Valley of Sunshine.” Han Shuo informed him. Then, after Gilbert left, he too took a step into the transportation array.