"How is that possible? If you're not a demigod existence, how can you not be affected by the restrictions of the forbidden zone and continue to fly?" The Cyclops found this hard to believe. He had a look of disbelief on his face, perhaps afraid that the hope he'd placed in Han Shuo would vanish.
Han Shuo chanted a simple necromancy spell, the skeleton summoning spell that he had never failed to cast. This time it had no effect. No anomalies emerged from the dark space - the necromancy spell had failed!
This was indeed the case! Han Shuo was shocked and understood that the Cyclops wasn't lying. It seemed that no magic could be used in this forbidden place.
"Wait a moment!" Han Shuo called softly to the cyclops and the golden dragon and flew straight up into the swirling black mist.
However, just as Han Shuo felt that he was about to leave the space of the swirling black mist, an almost infinite wave of strange energy blocked the sky like a trillion ton stone. Han Shuo charged into it furiously, causing his entire body to ache with pain, but no matter what he did, he couldn't break through the cover of the black mist and leave this strange space.
There was no need to try anymore. Han Shuo understood that this area with a radius of 2.5 kilometres was completely contained by this strange power, just like the cemetery of death. It was impossible to leave without opening the boundary.
Han Shuo landed dejectedly and rubbed his buzzing head. Looking at the surprised cyclops and golden dragon in front of him, Han Shuo held out his hands and apologised, "The entire forbidden place is indeed surrounded by a boundary, as is the sky covered by black mist. I think if there is no special way, we don't need to think about leaving the forbidden place!"
The Cyclops and the Golden Dragon were beginning to believe that Han Shuo was not the demigod existence they thought he was. With death looming and their hopes extinguished, the two powerful beings even lost interest in why Han Shuo was able to fly. They began to continuously sigh in despair.
Seeing that the two powerful beings had not only lost interest in his ability to fly, but had also lost the desire to attack Gilbert, Han Shuo was able to understand the depth of their utter despair.
"Great Master, what are we going to do? I don't want to stay in this damned place. Let's go to the colourful outside world to continue my incomplete legend!" Gilbert was very worried as he began to whimper.
For five hundred years, no creatures had left the forbidden place, not even super-rank magical beasts with extremely long lives. Yet, after Han Shuo had entered this area, he'd only felt the coldness of death without a trace of life. This meant that those super-rank magical beasts with extremely long lives must have died there.
As he looked up to the sky, Han Shuo noticed that the black mist swirling around the entire region had gradually thickened, possibly due to his powerful impact. There was an extremely dangerous, murderous aura floating in the humid air.
"I don't think we can die of old age here, even if we wanted to!" Han Shuo muttered as he felt the surroundings change. Then he suddenly shouted. "Careful, danger!"
Just as he was complaining about everything, Gilbert, along with the Cyclops and the Golden Dragon, suddenly felt the terrifying change in their surroundings. Their survival instincts immediately kicked in as they nervously scanned their surroundings, ready to react at a moment's notice.
Swirls of inseparable black mist swirled in the sky, interspersed with occasional flashes of green light, revealing an evil and terrible power. As it swept over and crashed down on those gathered, they found it difficult to even breathe. The colossal force seemed as heavy as a mountain of billions of tons, bearing down on everyone's backs.
Even giant beings like the Cyclops and the Golden Dragon could only scream and howl in the face of such terrifying pressure. Their characters had completely lost their minds! Gilbert, who was only rank one, had already fallen flat on the ground like a limp snake, unable to even stand up.
The magical yuan within Han Shuo spun furiously, creating a glittering black shield that completely covered Han Shuo's body. Meanwhile, rays of black lightning swirled around inside the shield as the pure magical yuan refined the shield over and over again, increasing the shield's defensive power even further.
In the end, the protective shield around Han Shuo was as beautiful as a piece of clear ink jade, and Han Shuo seemed like a living fossil buried in the black jade, full of demonic charm.
The Forbidden Place had sealed all the mystical powers in this world, but the magical yuan from another dimension was not something that the Forbidden Place could simply wipe out!
Thus, as Han Shuo furiously circled his magical yuan to protect himself, he actually managed to withstand the tremendous pressure and remain standing.
As Han Shuo's deep gaze examined the changes in the entire area, not a single trace of evil aura could escape his detection. His originally anxious heart began to pound violently and his once calm breathing slowly accelerated.
Han Shuo actually felt a hint of familiarity from the strange power surrounding the forbidden place. More than that, it seemed as if this power was filled with a drug-like allure for him, someone from the Bloodlust Realm!
A miraculous sensation was suddenly transmitted from the demon infant within his body. The demon infant was like a bloodthirsty little monster that had finally caught the scent of fresh blood. It was no longer able to resist as it rampaged through Han Shuo's body, urging him on as if it was trying to reach something.
A terrifying green light flashed in the inky mist that covered the entire area as swirls of mist began to gather around Han Shuo and the others. Waves of the terrifying evil aura seeped out from the swirls of smoke. Under the constant flashes of green light, the mist gradually changed shape, turning into a ferocious and terrifying face that stared down.
"No!" The Cyclops let out an angry roar and waved his giant shovel at the terrifying face. The golden dragon also roared and swung his huge tail furiously towards the sky, towards the savage, demonic face.
But their attacks had no effect on the savage phantasm. It fearlessly re-formed after being scattered and lunged down with shocking ferocity.
Still within his protective barrier, Han Shuo suddenly exclaimed, "Specters, they're Specters!"
Immediately, he shattered the protective barrier covering his entire body as rays of bloody light shot out from his body, suddenly surrounding his body with a thick, murderous aura.
At the same time, a flash of indigo light shot from his body. The Demonslayer's Edge glowed with a purple-red light as it danced endlessly above Han Shuo's head.
Han Shuo's expression had been calm before, but now his face had been twisted into a fierce and terrifying visage. His gleaming white teeth were bared in a devilish grin, while his eyes glowed blood red. The murderous aura around his body spread and intertwined with the Demonslayer Edge above his head. A piercing, bloody light exploded from the man and the weapon at that moment.
The terrifying demonic face screamed without a sound. All the evil faces rushing towards the Cyclops and the Golden Dragon panicked and began to flee without the slightest hesitation.
But it was already too late. With Han Shuo and the Demonslayer Edge as the centre, a huge vortex had unwittingly formed above them. It floated in the air, about ten metres wide, with a murderous aura swirling inside. Bloody red light flashed inside as evil energy swirled within.
All the 'Specters' that had gathered seemed to be trapped by a powerful suction created by the huge vortex. They all tried desperately to escape, but none could. Under the pull of the giant vortex above Han Shuo's head, no matter how far the 'Specters' escaped, they were slowly being pulled back towards the vortex.
The intense and overwhelming pressure disappeared instantly. Gilbert straightened his back from his limp snake position as he looked at Han Shuo, watching the huge commotion in the air. He muttered to himself, "Great Master, what the hell are you doing?"
"Little dark dragon, what exactly is your master? What is he doing? Why is there no trace of a martial or magical aura that a human should have?" The proud golden dragon couldn't help but yell after hearing Gilbert's muttering.
"No matter what, our dangerous situation has just been alleviated thanks to his unusual actions. Otherwise, we would have been killed by those evil Specters faces by now!" The Cyclops looked at Han Shuo intently with his single eye. After a while, he still couldn't find any trace of martial arts or magical aura from the human. According to his understanding of the world, he understood that Han Shuo might not really be some kind of demigod existence. However, Han Shuo's current actions had illogically removed the enormous pressure that had covered the entire area, so the Cyclops did not dare to underestimate Han Shuo.
Since his master had displayed his power, Gilbert also took the opportunity to strut around with borrowed influence. He craned his neck and shouted loudly, "Damn it, how am I supposed to know what's going on? But my master is very powerful! How else could I, a mighty dark dragon, have surrendered at his feet!"
The two powerful beings were convinced by the dark dragon's words; Han Shuo's current actions and Gilbert's existence were proof enough that Han Shuo was an extremely powerful being. That's why even though the Dark Dragon had spoken so disrespectfully, the Golden Dragon and the Cyclops accepted as if they had already forgotten the Dark Dragon's previous evil actions and didn't attack him.
Since Gilbert had such a powerful master who was able to disperse the tremendous pressure that covered the entire area in his own unique way, they didn't want to attack the Dark Dragon at this moment and cause unnecessary trouble for themselves. If the human stopped all his actions and that powerful pressure reappeared, only death awaited the Cyclops and the Golden Dragon.
Therefore, the two giant creatures just snorted coldly at Gilbert's rude talk without saying anything else. Seeing that the Dark Dragon didn't know anything, they didn't question him any further. They simply regained their strength as they quietly watched the changes in Han Shuo.
The ferocious demonic face that had floated in the air earlier had already become a pitiful refugee - a pitiful refugee that could not escape! All of the 'Specters' that had left this area at the beginning were drawn into the vortex above Han Shuo's head, no matter how terrified any of them were.
It was as if the murderous aura around Han Shuo and the swirl of bloody light created by the Demonslayer's Edge had some sort of restraining effect on the strange ghosts. In the end, not a single one was able to escape. Under the powerful suction of the giant vortex, the fierce green faces screamed in terror as they turned into rays of dark green light and merged with the vortex.
The giant vortex was like a huge alien tree, the vortexes within it like blossoming leaves, and a thin path leading to the roots. As the Specters were sucked in one by one, the huge vortex was filled with a terrifying, raging energy.
Lights of bloody red, black and terrifying green slowly gathered within Demonslayer Edge and Han Shuo through the roots, as well as a dense, ominous aura. The vortex swirled faster and faster as the Demonslayer's Edge absorbed a large amount of Specters. It began to glow brightly, slowly revealing the splendour of an incomparable weapon. The Demonslayer Edge continued to emit violent screeches, causing the three giant beings to shake and tremble.
On the other side, Han Shuo sat cross-legged in the sky, surrounded by a mist formed by the ominous aura. Behind him, the dense aura had faintly formed a giant looking down at the earth. The giant stood at least ten metres high in the sky and possessed a terrifying, deadly flame. It looked exactly like Han Shuo with bloodshot eyes.
This amazing scene continued for a day and a night before the giant vortex above Han Shuo's head slowly dissipated. All the Specters in the area also disappeared with it. Even the floating image of the giant behind Han Shuo slowly flew into his body. Only the Demonslayer's Edge remained floating and glowing above Han Shuo's head.
"ROAR..."
A terrifying howl suddenly erupted from Han Shuo's mouth. He had been sitting cross-legged when he suddenly stood up with bloodshot eyes. His figure seemed to embody the soul of an incomparable killer who had just awoken from his slumber underground. He glared fiercely at the Cyclops, the Golden Dragon and even Gilbert, making them tremble in their hearts!