Chapter 1554: Absorbing Blood Power
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Han Sen's face looked ill. There was a lot of icy fire getting absorbed by the tower, and if the interior filled up, the people inside would not fare well.
But Han Sen's fear of this did not materialize. The icy flames that were absorbed by the tower did not actually manifest on the interior. No fire appeared on the inside, threatening him. But on the top floor of the tower, another pedestal appeared. There was an ice flame on it, like a frosty flower rolling around.
Now Han Sen understood where the other seven items had come from. They were not placed there as treasure by those who constructed the tower. They were actually items that had been absorbed and claimed by the tower from others./updated by FreeWebNovel.com
"These guys are too scary. I need to find a way to escape from here." Han Sen looked outside the tower and tried to think of a way in which he might make it away.
The ice flame hadn't hurt them this time, but who knew what might happen as the fight dragged on. It would be best if they left as soon as they were able to.
The situation outside made Han Sen want to avoid unnecessary risks, however. When the ice flames were absorbed by the tower, the tower was headed directly for the chimenea. It looked as if it was going to crush it. ( .c om )
The ice flames inside the chimenea had dispersed, but Han Sen wasn't sure if the fires were put out by the chimenea's own volition or if they had just been stolen.
A creature with black armor then emerged from the chimenea. It grabbed the metal tower headed for it and lifted it up. The tower was shining amidst that deflective power, and the creature was unable to crush the little thing.
The headless rockman was pressing down on the top of the tower, and his scary might was forcing it down. As he did this, the black armored creature pushed up from below. Those two frightening forces were pushing and pulling with unimaginable force.
The shockwaves generated came from the center of the tower, and the glaciers near them all broke. Chunks of ice were sent flying everywhere, and it created a terrifying scene.
Han Sen and Bao'er were not having a good time. The tower had absorbed a lot of power, but it was unable to block it all.
The rockman's power and the black armored foe's power were seeping into the interior of the tower. The rockman's power was like blood, though, and Han Sen thought it seemed rather familiar. He eventually realized it was the skill he had learned from inside this same tower.
"Does this headless rockman have a relationship to Human Emperor? Or is he himself Human Emperor?" Han Sen had a lot to think about.
The Black Armor Foe's power was very weird. It was a power that included both ice and fire, and combined them. Han Sen could not tell where the power came from, but it was extremely strong.
When those powers entered the tower, no damage was dealt to the interior. The powers did, however, cause a lot of trouble for Han Sen.
Inside the tower, it was suddenly cold and hot at the same time. And the blood power from the rockman made their blood flow inversely. It felt as if the blood was going to gush out from their bodies.
Little Silver and Starsea Beast did their best to resist both of those powers, but it wasn't going well. Their lifeforces were messed up, and there was a chance it could trigger a self-wrought combustion.
Han Sen summoned his God geno core and his Bloodlust Ant King to fight back that wretched combination of power. ( .c om )
The headless rockman and the Black Armor Foe were still engaged in combat, but neither of them seemed to be the dominant force. They were both locked against each other.
When Han Sen looked back outside, having the tower for shelter was far better than the surrounding region. The power outside was far too scary, and it made them realize there'd be no hope of escaping if they were to set foot outside the tower.
But Han Sen, feeling that power leak inside, thought to himself, "I practiced the skill of the tower, so maybe I can use my power to control the blood power that is trying to invade here. If I can control that power, I don't have to deal with both of their powers. I'd only have to deal with the ice and fire."
Han Sen cast the skill he had learned from the tower. He used the Blood-Pulse Sutra, and then his body went into a strange mode of operation.
Han Sen triggered the secret skill, but it didn't allow him to immediately control the blood power just yet. He felt like the blood power would eventually come, though, like it had been searching for a host.
Using this skill cost a lot of energy, however. And Han Sen knew he wouldn't be able to last long with it. But when the blood power began to seep inside of him, he felt a lot more awake. He no longer felt tired, and the headache and twitchy feelings vanished.
When the blood power was inside him, it was refined by the skill he was casting. It moisturized his transformed body, and the flesh and bones changed even more.
As more and more of that blood power was refined, Han Sen started to feel some weird connection between him and the tower.
He could feel the pulse of the tower, like his blood was connected to the construct. Of course, it was just a feeling more than anything. He couldn't physically control the tower.
As the fight went on, Han Sen felt the treasures on the pedestals start to get corroded by the weird power. They all started to fade, even that ice-flame.
The treasures on the rocks were melting, and a Godlight from the pedestals began to shine and illuminate the tower. The light melted into the construct itself. It made the tower shine brighter, and the strength it possessed increased.
"Are you really this stubborn in your refusal to understand?" the Black Armor Foe said.
The headless man of stone looked sad. "If understanding is my destiny, then I will forever forsake the need to understand."
"Then you will disappear." After that cold voice spoke again, the Black Armor Foe threw a punch towards the bottom of the tower. And then, the entire tower went flying through the air.
The rockman's hand that was holding the tower had been cleaved through, and his entire body went stumbling back.
The Black Armor Foe created another flame, and he used it to forge an Icefire Sword. With it, he slashed towards the rockman.
The swordflame was terrifying to witness, and the tower was now like the ceiling of the sky.
Han Sen saw the explosions erupting outside, and it genuinely felt like the earth was collapsing. He almost couldn't see what was going on.
The treasures on the pedestals had all melted into the tower at this point, and you could hear the weaponry hit the construct. Every impact made the tower's power even more messed up. The tower shook violently, like a magnitude ten earthquake.
Even Han Sen could not control his body. Silver Fox, Little Star, and Little Ice Seahorse were rolling around the interior non-stop.
Han Sen held Bao'er tight to his chest, not wanting her to suffer a hit. He cast the secret skill to absorb more of the tower's blood power so his companions did not have to endure it. Then, they would only have to deal with the ice and fire.
Fortunately, the metal tower was firmly built. Even after all those horrible impacts, it was solid and had not been broken. Only a small amount of that power was able to seep through, and it was enough for them all to withstand.Chapter 1555: Emperor Geno Core
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
After what felt like a century to Han Sen, he heard a giant rumbling noise.
Han Sen's entire body bounced up, hitting the top of the tower, and then fell back to the floor. After that, things went back to normal. The metal tower stopped shaking, the energies suffusing the tower vanished, and everything was quiet.
"Is it finished? Who won?" Han Sen climbed up from the floor, shook his head, and looked around. "Little Silver, Little Star, are you both okay?"
Little Silver, Little Star, and that little Ice Seahorse all climbed up from the ground, shaking their heads and bodies, looking dizzy. Fortunately, none of them were injured. Though their forces were a bit weaker, nothing appeared to be seriously wrong with them.
Han Sen was relieved seeing them all okay. He then ran to the tower window and looked outside, and he was shocked by what he saw.
The tower was now submerged in water, as if it were in an aquarium. Many sea creatures were visible through the window, swimming around them.
Han Sen reached out his hands, and what he touched was indeed water. He looked up, and there was something that looked like blurry clouds above them. There were many strange cracks in the surface of the blurry clouds.
Han Sen took a serious look, and then he realized what had happened. The metal tower had cracked the ice and sunk into the ocean, and now they were at the bottom of the sea.
Quite a few marine creatures were visible, but he couldn't see the rockman or the Black Armor Foe anywhere he looked. The marine creatures only had mutant lifeforces at best, so they were not a threat to Han Sen. Han Sen decided to venture out of the tower.
Han Sen swam toward the cracks in the ice, and after he reached the surface, he found himself surrounded by icebergs and unable to see the mountains anymore.
"Are we not in God's Ruin anymore?" Han Sen looked around, but he couldn't feel that strange power around him anymore, which meant he was no longer in God's Ruin.
The Headless Rockman and the Black Armor Foe had been fighting for such a long time that their access to God's Ruin had closed.
Han Sen looked around, but he couldn't see the Headless Rockman or the Black Armor Foe, and neither could he sense the power ripples around him, so he dived back towards the metal tower in the ocean.
Little Silver looked much better, and the others had also regained consciousness. Little Silver was healing the Little Ice Seahorse's injuries using his lightning.
As for Little Star, it had already reached super level, so it had a much stronger body and wasn't injured very badly.
Han Sen ran down to the first floor, but he couldn't find that headless stone figure. As for the metal tower, its first floor was completely empty. Aside from the technique inscribed on the walls, nothing was left.
"Just as I expected; the Headless Rockman was the headless stone figure in the tower," Han Sen thought. "Where did he go, I wonder? Can I control the metal now?"
Despite having been used to fight that horrifying Black Armor Foe for so long, the metal tower was so sturdy that it wasn't damaged. It was definitely a top-tier item.
During the fight, Han Sen had sensed that he was somehow connected to the metal tower, so he wondered if it would be possible for him to claim the metal tower for his own.
However, he couldn't sense the connection between him and the metal tower anymore. Han Sen hesitated, and then he used his techniques again, letting his body enter that strange state.
As he did so, he immediately felt the bizarre connection between him and the metal tower. It was stronger than before.
Han Sen had tried to control the metal tower while the Headless Rockman and the Black Armor Foe were fighting, but he hadn't been successful. Now that the Headless Rockman was gone, however, there was a chance that he might succeed.
Han Sen was just giving a shot. He might be able to bring the metal tower under his control if things went well, and even if he couldn't do it, he would lose nothing by trying.
Han Sen moved his thoughts, and the metal tower immediately started to shake, making rumbling noises as if it were falling down. Han Sen quickly got out of the metal tower with Little Silver and the others, then turned to look back at the metal tower.
The tower shook and began to shrink quickly, and after only a short while, it reduced to the size of a man's palm. The power inside Han Sen's body was flowing, and the tower shot into his Sea of Soul.
At the same time, there was a familiar voice echoing beside Han Sen's ears, which exhilarated him, "Emperor Geno Core Godly Tower gained."
"Emperor Geno core. It's indeed a top-tier item."
Han Sen didn't know the exact differences between emperor geno cores and super geno cores, but he knew that emperors should correspond to berserk super creatures, so emperor cores would be more powerful than super cores.
Just as he was about to summon the Godly Tower to check its power, Han Sen felt a strong headache and his body began to twitch. He had to deactivate the skill and return his body to its normal state first.
However, after deactivating the skill and trying to summon the Godly Tower, he found that he couldn't connect to it anymore. The tower was slumbering in his Sea of Soul like a dead object.
"Can I only utilize the Godly Tower while I'm transformed?" Han Sen was a little bummed.
If he could only summon the Godly Tower while he had that weird skill running, then he would only be able to use it for a short period of time.
Han Sen took Bao'er and the others to swim out of the ocean and return to the icebergs. He wanted to figure out where they were, but they were surrounded by icebergs and ocean, and he couldn't see a single ice mountain. Apparently, they were already far from God's Ruin.
Since Han Sen had no idea where they were, he needed to pick a direction to travel. He picked south.
Little Star was carrying all of them, which allowed them to move quickly and with little effort, and with Little Silver present, most creatures wouldn't dare to get close to them. After only a few days, they had stepped out of the ice zone.
Everything around them looked strange, and Han Sen had no idea where they were. Han Sen had to ask Little Star to keep heading south, and after only ten miles, he heard people fighting somewhere in front of them.
"Humans?" Han Sen smiled as he listened to the noises. That yelling could only come from humans.
Han Sen took Little Silver and walked forward. If they were really humans, he could at least ask them where he was.
After climbing through some mountains, he saw several humans encircling a mutant creature. Amazingly, he knew one of the humans.
However, the group wasn't doing well. Although the humans were working together to fight the mutant creature, it was still crushing them. They could barely maintain their formation.
Chapter 1556: Godslayer Shelter
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The leader of those humans seemed to be Iron Fist Jia Shidao.
When Han Sen joined the Demigod Association, he had come into conflict with Jia Shidao, and it ended pretty badly.
"I can't believe I'm so unlucky. I've finally run into some humans, yet I'm at odds with one of them. Why do I keep running into people I don't want to see?" Han Sen thought.
Jia Shidao was powerful. He had an iron fist glove on his right hand, which seemed to be his geno core. Each strike from that fist left a scar across the scales of that mutant creature.
As for his companions, they were relatively weak. They weren't strong enough to break the creature's scales. When they hit the mutant creature with their blades, they were basically just scratching its back.
That mutant creature looked bizarre. Its body looked like a turtle's, but it didn't have a shell; instead, it was covered by thick scales.
Jia Shidao seemed to have a gemstone geno core, and when his glove hit the creature, it slashed the scales half a foot deep. Each impact left behind visible flesh and seeping blood.
That mutant creature was attacking the humans savagely, damaging the formation that Jia Shidao and the others were trying to maintain. The creature was relatively slow, so it wasn't a deadly threat, but it looked ferocious.
"Hi all, need some help?" Han Sen moved closer to them, bringing Little Silver and the others with him, but he didn't help them immediately.
The fight was still ongoing. He didn't get along with Jia Shidao well, so if he made a move, they might think that he was trying to steal their kill.
"Please do, my friend!" Jia Shidao and the others were overjoyed. They were having a hard time fighting the mutant creature as they couldn't injure it severely, and they were quickly becoming exhausted. They might not even survive the battle. It would be great if someone could help them now.
Yet Jia Shidao was dazed when he turned his head and saw Han Sen.
After getting a confirmation, Han Sen didn't hesitate. He immediately summoned his Split-Blade geno core. He moved his body and instantly arrived beside the mutant creature, cutting through it.
The mutant creature and its thick scales were sliced in half like a piece of tofu.
Jia Shidao and the others were shocked. They stared at the dead mutant creature.
That mutant creature was called Chou Shell Beast, and it had powerful defenses, even among the sacred-blood creatures. Yet Han Sen had cut the creature in half with a single strike. Even Jia Shidao was stunned by that.
"Sacred-blood creature Chou Shell Beast killed. Beast soul gained. Geno core unobtained. Eat the flesh to gain zero to ten sacred geno points randomly."
Han Sen hadn't expected to get the beast soul, which thrilled him.
Slashing Blade was a super geno core, and it was one of the most destructive super geno cores. It could kill a sacred-blood creature easily, and it was a happy surprise for him to get a sacred-blood beast soul as well.
"It's been a long time, Mr. Jia," said Han Sen, looking at Jia Shidao.
Jia Shidao forced a smile and said, "It has indeed been a long time, brother Han. Your power has improved so much. It was so easy for you to kill a Chou Shell Beast. You must be at the super level already."
"It's not that easy to get super genes. My sacred geno points are just maxed already, and I was lucky enough to get a highly destructive geno core," said Han Sen, smiling.
Others also went up to Han Sen and talked to him. They were all experienced demigods, and Han Sen had heard of them all. However, other than Jia Shidao, Han Sen hadn't met any of them.
They were more joyful after realizing that Han Sen didn't want the flesh and blood of the Chou Shell Beast. They relaxed, and they answered all the questions Han Sen had in detail.
Han Sen wasn't amused to find out where he was now.
There was a human shelter nearby, which was where Jia Shidao and the others all lived. It was one of the few top-tier shelters owned by humans.
However, Han Sen didn't want to see the owner of that shelter.
Though many more humans had become demigods over the last decade, Luo Haitang still stood far above the rest. The shelter Jia Shidao and his friends were staying at was known as Godslayer Shelter, and it was ruled by Luo Haitang.
Han Sen was a little hesitant about the idea of entering Godslayer Shelter.
It wasn't entirely Luo Haitang's fault that Han Sen's mom left the Luo family, so Han Sen didn't have any specific animosity toward Luo Haitang for that. However, Luo Haitang had tricked Han Yan into practicing the Falsified-Sky Sutra, which deeply upset Han Sen, so he had a very bad impression of Luo Haitang and his family.
If Luo Haitang ran into trouble, the Luo family would ask Han Yan, who was just a girl, to fulfill their family oath. That oath was a promise passed from generation to generation, and it required one of their family members to fight a shura every ten years. It was a family curse, which was forced upon Han Yan by Luo Haitang, which was the main reason why Han Sen had a grudge against Luo Haitang and his family.
"Han Sen, your great-grandfather Mr. Luo is in the shelter now. Do you want us to take you to see him?" asked Liu Che, one of the demigods.
Han Sen hesitated, but he shook his head and said, "No need. I still have something else to do."
Finishing that, Han Sen planned to leave. He now had some idea of where he was, so it would be easy for him to get back to God's Ruin.
The fairy was still in God's Ruin, and Han Sen needed to go back and take his share of the profits from the Godlight Tunnel. He planned to get back to God's Ruin and check if Jade, the Little Lion King, and the fairy were still there.
Jia Shidao hesitated, then called to Han Sen, "Brother Han, please hold on for a minute."
"What else do you want?" Han Sen asked, stopping and looking at Jia Shidao.
Jia Shidao clenched his teeth, forced another smile, and said, "Brother Han, I have some business to discuss with you. Are you interested?"
"What business?" Han Sen looked at Jia Shidao, confused.
"It's about killing a super creature. I've found some opportunities that we can kill super creatures, but I'm not strong enough to break their bodies. However, with the power of your geno core, you might have a chance," said Jia Shidao.
"What's a super sacred creature?" Han Sen was interested.
He was definitely interested in killing some super creatures to get their life geno essences. Han Sen had only gained control of one life geno essence, which belonged to that dog; as for the others, he hadn't had time to absorb them.
"It's kind of complicated. Let's go back to the shelter where we can talk. I can guarantee that you'll be interested in it," said Jia Shidao.
Chapter 1557: The Luo Family
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Han Sen hesitated, but he still followed Jia Shidao back to Godslayer Shelter.
According to Jia Shidao, there wasn't only one super creature; instead, there was a group of them. Also, if someone had enough power to break the skin and flesh of those super creatures, it would be easy to kill them all.
Even Han Sen was interested in that, so he wanted to learn more. Though there were some conflicts between him and Jia Shidao, they were small issues that could be set aside when both of them had proper motivation.
Though Han Sen didn't particularly want to see members of the Luo family, he wasn't scared of meeting them.
Godslayer Shelter was enormous, and chances were good that it was a super shelter. However, only a small number of the members were humans, while the vast majority of them were creatures and spirits.
That was normal. After all, there was only a small number of humans in the Fourth God's Sanctuary, so even in shelters belonging to humans, humans were a minority.
Just as Han Sen and Jia Shidao entered the shelter and began walking towards Jia Shidao's house, Han Sen saw a couple of humans walking towards him. One of them was Luo Li.
Luo Li wasn't really Luolan's sister, but Han Sen still needed to call her aunt. A long time ago, Luo Li went to Han Sen and asked him to practice the Falsified-Sky Sutra, but Han Sen didn't know that the woman was his aunt until his mother told him.
Luo Li was talking to two men as she walked out of the shelter. Two men followed Luo Li's gaze and saw Han Sen. They didn't seem to recognize Han Sen.
"Who is this, Jia Shidao? Is he a new demigod?" said one of the men. Despite the fact that he was speaking to an experienced demigod like Jia Shidao, the man was aloof and casual.
Jia Shidao smiled and said, "This is actually a relative of yours. Don't you know him?"
"Relative? The Luo family doesn't have any relatives," Luo Yu said, curling his lips and as if disgusted with what Jia Shidao had just said.
Because of the power of Godslayer Luo, the Luo family had never actually cared about the ordinary people of the Alliance. They didn't even respect other demigods.
After all, many demigods in Godslayer Shelter were under the protection of the Luo's, so almost all the demigods venerated those of Luo family, and after a long time, the Luo's had become filled with pride.
That pride had been injured twice before. One time was when Luo Haitang chose Han Sen as his heir, and the other was when he chose Han Yan as his heir.
They were crushed by that. Though the Luo family wasn't large, there were plenty of members in the sanctuaries. The fact that Luo Haitang had chosen someone outside the family instead of them deeply frustrated them, and they felt wronged by the Han family.
However, because of their pride, they deliberately showed disdain to the Han's, and they didn't even seem to care about Han Sen and Han Yan. They even tried to avoid hearing news of them.
Just like someone would switch channels if they saw someone they hated on TV.
In truth, there were only a few families in the Alliance that the Luo's actually paid attention to.
"That's right. Han Sen's mother is Luo Lan. You guys are uncles of Han Sen," said Jia Shidao.
Both Luo Yu and Luo Hui were dismayed hearing the names "Han Sen" and "Luolan." In the Luo family, these two names were taboos.
"You're Han Sen. It's impressive that you became a demigod by yourself at such a young age, but you didn't follow the correct path, so you'll never make it to the top," said Luo Yu coldly.
"Is this guy mental?" Han Sen frowned. He'd never met Luo Yu before, but the man was being incredibly impolite for no reason. Little did Han Sen know, many people in the Luo family had wanted to succeed Luo Haitang, yet Luo Haitang had picked Han Sen instead. What's worse, Han Sen hadn't given a d*mn about the Falsified-Sky Sutra, which upset the Luo's.
From the perspective of the Luo's, they were the most powerful family in the Alliance, so the Falsified-Sky Sutra had to be the strongest technique. How Han Sen behaved was both ignorant and laughable.
"What correct path?" said Han Sen, looking at Luo Yu.
He had something of a grudge against the Luo's as well, so he wouldn't just let this matter go.
Luo Yu sneered. "It's useless to talk to stupid people."
Finishing that, Luo Yu walked by Han Sen, completely ignoring him.
"Is there something wrong with them?" Han Sen asked with a frown. Luo Yu had been incredibly annoying.
"Let's go back and talk." Jia Shidao originally thought that the Han's were close to the Luo's, which was why he introduced them to each other. He hadn't expected the whole thing to turn out so awkwardly, so he changed the topic quickly.
Luo Yu and Luo Hui both walked away. Luo Li looked at Han Sen without saying anything.
She wasn't a real member of the Luo family, as she was adopted. Though she also had some of the Luo pride, she wasn't as arrogant as Luo Yu.
And because of Luo Lan, Luo Li paid extra attention to the Han's, so she knew much more about Han Sen than Luo Yu did. She knew that Han Sen was actually an incredible person, and Luo Yu couldn't begin to compare with him.
However, she belonged to the Luo family after all, so she shouldn't say much to Han Sen, who had been scorned by the Luo's.
Luo Li continued walking with Luo Yu, but she found an excuse to leave soon after. She went to the place where Luo Haitang lived and told him that Han Sen had arrived at Godslayer Shelter.
Han Sen followed Jia Shidao to where he lived. Jia Shidao explained his proposal to Han Sen.
Jia Shidao had discovered a special kind of super creature. These super creatures couldn't move themselves, but they had exceptional defenses. It was difficult for Jia Shidao and the others to injure mere sacred-blood creatures, so it was impossible for them to kill that kind of super creature.
After seeing Han Sen's incredible attack power, he had decided to invite Han Sen back as he wanted to collaborate with Han Sen to kill those creatures.
Han Sen didn't ask where those super creatures were; instead, he asked about their basic characteristics.
Han Sen frowned, then repeated what Jia Shidao had just said. "They are born on the ground, and they have a narrow attack range, so they can just stand there and be hit. Super creatures like that really exist?"
"They're real! I saw them with my own eyes! I'm the only one who knows that place. If you're willing to cooperate with me, I'll take you there in the near future." Jia Shidao pointed at the sky with his fingers and swore.
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