Chapter 1558: Luo Haitang
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Why are we doing this in the near future instead of now?" asked Han Sen.
Jia Shidao answered, "I've talked about this with the Luo's, but I haven't reached an agreement with them yet. It might take a little time, but you can relax. After I've reached a deal with the Luo's, I'll definitely count you in."
Han Sen immediately knew what Jia Shidao meant. Jia Shidao himself wasn't able to kill those super creatures, so he wanted to cooperate with the Luo's, but he was afraid that the Luo's would betray him.
Now that Han Sen had come, he wanted to use Han Sen to balance the Luo's. That would be to Jia Shidao's benefit, or at least, it might keep him from being exploited by either party.
It was possible that Jia Shidao had arranged for Han Sen and Luo Yu to run into each other. He might have wanted to see first-hand whether the relationship between Han Sen and the Luo's was really that bad.
"Though Jia Shidao has a good plan, the Luo's are too tyrannical to give him this chance. He might need to make a choice between us after all." Han Sen didn't say it out loud. Instead, he agreed that he would stay in Godslayer Shelter for a couple of days to wait for Jia Shidao's news.
Han Sen made good use of the time, absorbing the rest of his life geno essences. Now, his super gene count had already reached 26 points, and his body was greatly improved.
Han Sen then went back to the Alliance and told his family that he was okay.
After only a couple of days, Jia Shidao went to Han Sen again, and he smiled and said, "Brother Han, I'm really worried. Luo Yu heard that you're joining, and now there's no way that he will go along with it, no matter what I say. This place belongs to the Luo's, so I don't know what to do..."
Han Sen wasn't very concerned about what Jia Shidao had said. Apparently, Jia Shidao had chosen to side with the Luo's over him.
"Then I'll just wish you all good luck," Han Sen said, then left.
"Old Jia, are you really cooperating with the Luo's?" A demigod following Jia Shidao asked him after Han Sen left.
"I just didn't expect the relationship between the Luo's and Han Sen to be this bad. If Han Sen joins, Luo Yu and the others will quit completely. If I have to choose between them, I think the Luo's are more reliable, so that's the only decision I can make," said Jia Shidao.
"Why didn't you choose Han Sen? He is incredibly powerful. And he's only one person, so we wouldn't have to share as much of the profits," said the demigod, confused.
Jia Shidao shook his head and said, "We know that Han Sen is powerful, but we don't know exactly how powerful. We all know the strength of the Luo's, though. Besides, Han Sen hasn't practiced the Falsified-Sky Sutra. We're already depending on the Luo's for our survival, so it's better if we side with them."
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After Han Sen left Jia Shidao's house, he intended to leave Godslayer Shelter. He had just been trying his luck; now that the deal had fallen through, he found no reason to stay here any longer.
However, before Han Sen could reach the gate of the shelter, he saw Luo Li standing near him.
"The Godslayer wants to see you," said Luo Li, directly.
"I don't want to see him." Han Sen wasn't very fond of Luo Haitang, so he rejected Luo Li directly. He walked around her, leaving Godslayer Shelter.
"He wants to talk about Han Yan." What Luo Li said stopped Han Sen.
"There's nothing to talk about. Don't think you can drag Little Yan down just because she's practiced the Falsified-Sky Sutra. Her last name is Han, not Luo," said Han Sen, dismayed.
"It's useless for you to say anything to me. You can just talk about it to the Godslayer, or are you scared?" said Luo Li.
"Okay, I'll go to him and talk." Han Sen knew that Luo Li was provoking him, but what she said did make sense. Also, he was powerful enough to talk with Luo Haitang.
Han Sen wouldn't involve Han Yan in that endless vicious cycle, no matter what. That was an abyss, and if she was trapped in it, she'd never get out. Han Sen would rather die than let something like that happen to his sister.
"Please." Luo Li made a gesture and started to lead the way.
Han Sen followed Luo Li all the way to a room in the shelter. Han Sen thought that the place where Luo Haitang lived would be exquisite, if not luxurious, yet he was shocked when he saw the residence.
Luo Haitang's home was very frugal. It was so simple that it only had a bed, a desk, and a chair. Other than that, the entire room was bare.
Luo Haitang had come to see Han Sen once, when an accident in the sanctuary had left Han Sen gravely injured. Now, Luo Haitang looked exactly the same as he had then.
Luo Haitang was sitting behind the desk, looking at Han Sen. The legendary Godslayer Luo, who had roamed the sanctuaries as he pleased, looked like an ordinary middle-aged man. He wasn't aggressive at all. He looked at Han Sen peacefully.
"Don't even think about exploiting Little Yan. She's a Han, not a Luo. You have no right to make her fight for your family," Han Sen said straightforwardly.
Luo Haitang wasn't upset. He waved his hand, then Luo Li left the room, closing the door behind her.
Han Sen opened his mouth to say something, but Luo Haitang spoke first. "I'm dying."
Han Sen was shocked for a moment. He looked carefully at Luo Haitang, but he found that Luo Haitang was still quite lively, and there was no sign of him withering away. The power inside him was still terrific. He didn't look like someone who was going to die at all.
"Do you really think you can trick Little Yan into fighting for you? Your life is the business of your family, and it has nothing to do with mine," Han Sen said apathetically.
Luo Haitang sighed. "If there was actually someone useful in my family, I wouldn't have gone to you two, and I wouldn't have used the methods that I did."
Luo Haitang paused for a short while and went on to say, "As long as I'm alive, I won't let you juniors carry such a fate. But I am truly dying, and I only have five years left to live. The next battle against the Jade Shura will happen in six years, but I won't make it that long. I can only ask Han Yan to take over the fight; that's the only chance we have of surviving."
"Again, that's your concern, which has nothing to do with us. Let me repeat myself: there's no way that Little Yan will help you Luo's fight," said Han Sen, coldly.
Luo Haitang shook his head. "She's practiced the real Falsified-Sky Sutra. Even if she's not going, the Jade Shura will look for her."
Chapter 1559: Jade Shura Is Jade Shura
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Han Sen thought, "Then you're just playing us! You're the renowned Godslayer Luo, and you're my great-grandfather."
Han Sen didn't say that out loud; after all, the old man was one of Han Sen's seniors.
Before Han Sen said anything, Luo Haitang continued, "Though I don't want to admit it, the truth is that the Jade Shura, who have much more Shura blood, are much better at practicing the Falsified-Sky Sutra. In order to win against the Jade Shura, I have to resort to some special methods, which quickly burns away my life. No matter how hard I try, I won't last another five years. I don't have a choice, so I have to find someone to take over my position."
After pausing for a short while, Luo Haitang said, "I'm not saying this to make you empathize with me. I'm just telling you exactly what's happening, and I want you to know that it's true for Han Yan too. If you really care about her, you should help her win the battle she's going to engage in six years from now."
"I've told you, that I won't let Han Yan fight for your family. That's not her destiny." Though Han Sen was surprised that Luo Haitang might actually die in the near future, he wasn't willing to compromise on the issue of Han Yan.
Luo Haitang looked at Han Sen as if he were looking at a spoiled brat. He smiled and asked, "Then what are you planning to do?"
"They want the Falsified-Sky Sutra, right? I'll just give it to them," said Han Sen.
Luo Haitang shook his head mildly. "Even if you gave it to them, the Jade Shura wouldn't let you go easily. Do you really think they'll allow someone else to know the Falsified-Sky Sutra? Even if you give it to them, they'll also try to kill Han Yan. Even those who have been exposed to the Falsified-Sky Sutra, like your mother, might be hunted down."
"Then I'll kill them all," said Han Sen.
Luo Haitang stopped defending himself. Instead, he said, "Don't you think the term 'Jade Shura' sounds a bit familiar?"
"What do you mean?" Han Sen asked, confused.
Luo Haitang shook his head and continued, "The empress of the Shura race is named Jade Shura. Do you think this is only a coincidence?"
"The Shura Empress is the Jade Shura of this generation?" Han Sen looked dazed. Though he also thought it was weird that the names of these two were so similar, he hadn't expected the Shura Empress to be a descendent of the Jade Shura.
The Shura had a much stronger emphasis on bloodline than humans, and Jade Shura had been a human. He procreated with the Shura race at first, but afterward his descendants procreated with humans, so the Jade Shura only had a tiny portion of shura genes. It was shocking to Han Sen that one of them could actually become an empress of the Shura.
Luo Haitang nodded. "The empress is the descendent of Jade Shura in this generation, and she's the most powerful descendent. Though she's only practiced half the Falsified-Sky Sutra, I could barely win against her in the last battle, and her power is still growing. Even if, against all odds, I'm still alive in five years, there's a good chance that I might be defeated by her."
Luo Haitang took out a chip and a journal, giving them to Han Sen. "This is the record of the battles between me and the Jade Shura, and some of the techniques I developed that go with the Falsified-Sky Sutra. I hope you can give them to Little Yan. She must win the battle in six years. If she loses, not only my family will be d*mned, but the entire Alliance will be as well. I can't imagine the power of a Jade Shura who had practiced the entire Falsified-Sky Sutra."
Han Sen didn't take the chip or the journal. He said calmly, "Han Yan is my sister, so I'll be the one who teaches her. You don't need to worry about it. I'll say it one last time; don't go disturb my sister. I'll kill anyone who does, whether that's you or the Jade Shura."
Han Sen prepared to leave.
"Young man, you're being too stubborn. You're behaving just like Lan Er, rebellious and unwilling to listen to others' opinions," said Luo Haitang. "Have you ever thought that your recklessness might cost Little Yan's life, and even your mother's?"
Luo Haitang saw that Han Sen still didn't want to listen. He sighed. "If I had any other options, I wouldn't have chosen you guys. Even if my family is destroyed, you guys can still live happily and peacefully, but the fact is, Lan Er has also practiced the Falsified-Sky Sutra. Even if the Luo's are annihilated, Jade Shura won't let her go easily. You were born in the wrong family, so whether I force you or not, the Jade Shura will come for you sooner or later."
"Just take it, son. This is the hope of my family, and also the hope of your family." Luo Haitang gave Han Sen the chip and the journal.
Han Sen looked at Luo Haitang. The legendary Godslayer Luo seemed like a dying old man. Though he didn't look old from the outside, he was indeed old inside.
Out of nowhere, Han Sen felt pity for Luo Haitang. He sighed. "What did you do? Why do you only have five years left to live? You still look pretty spry to me, and you don't seem to have any internal injuries."
Luo Haitang said, "My potential in the Luo family is definitely at pinnacle level, but compared to those from the Jade Shura, my Falsified-Sky Sutra is weak. The blood of the Shura determines much of the power of the Falsified-Sky Sutra, and to win over the Jade Shura, I resorted to something that no human being has ever tried before. I practiced 'Shura Change' as a mere human being."
"The Shura genes in my family are almost negligible, and with that tiny remaining bloodline, I started to practice 'Shura Change' as a human being. Luckily, the benefits were beyond my imagination. My power was much greater than that of ordinary human beings after that."
Luo Haitang looked kind of smug. "That power combined with the Falsified-Sky Sutra made me invincible in the shelter, but at the same time, I lost the ability to gain power from the shelter. I can use the flesh of creatures to strength my own body, but I can't manipulate spirit genes like you do or gain their powers. The only thing I can use is the power of my body and power of Falsified Sky, but those two combined are enough for me to fight the most powerful creatures. There are only a few humans or creatures that can actually rival me."
"However, that kind of power has also over-exploited my body. You can feel that I have much more energy than other human beings. I'm like a balloon that has been blown too big. Though it looks sturdy, it might explode at any time. I'm trying to suppress the power, but it's still surging. In five years, or even three to four years, I won't be able to suppress the power anymore," said Luo Haitang.
Chapter 1560: An Incredible Son
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Han Sen observed Luo Haitang carefully with his Dongxuan Aura, and he indeed found something unusual.
Luo Haitang's life force was indeed powerful, but it was too much. That kind of power was like a bonfire burning hard. The greater the fire was, the more quickly the body would be burned out.
Luo Haitang's life force was still terrifically strong even under his suppression, though it was getting out of his control. Han Sen now believed much more of what the man had just said.
"I've also included the method for practicing Shura Change, but I've already changed it a little bit. It isn't as powerful as the version I practice, but thankfully, it does almost no damage to your body." Luo Haitang continued after pausing for a second. "If Han Yan can improve her power to the level of the Jade Shura over the next several years, then she won't need this thing, but if she can't, then it will be better to take some damage than to lose the competition and lose lives."
As he spoke, Luo Haitang tried to give the chip and the journal to Han Sen again.
Han Sen didn't take it. He looked at Luo Haitang and said, "I can understand your reasoning, but I still don't need this."
"Don't be so stubborn, son. It has to do with the lives of your mother and sister. You have to compromise sometimes, no matter who you are."
Han Sen shook his head. "I've told you that Little Yan is from my family. I'll teach her myself, and as for this stuff, it belongs to your family. I don't need the stuff from your family. Besides, you're already dying inside. Something written by someone who's dying inside will only hurt Little Yan if she reads it."
Luo Haitang smiled, but he looked more solemn. He stared at Han Sen and said, "It seems I should show you the true power of a Falsified God. Then you'll change your mind."
"I'm not really a stubborn guy, but there's no bargaining on this issue. I'll never change my mind," said Han Sen firmly.
"Just read it first." Luo Haitang felt that he had wronged Luo Lan and Han Yan, which was why he was being very gentle when he was talking to Han Sen. Even Luo Haitang's immediate family hadn't seen him so good-tempered before.
Even so, Luo Haitang wanted to teach Han Sen something, but he didn't want to do the young man harm. The more he looked at Han Sen, the more the young man seemed like Luo Lan.
It was more in their attitudes than their appearances. Once they'd made up their mind, nobody could change it. Others might hit a dead end and come back, but Luo Lan wouldn't turn aside even if she ran into a brick wall.
Han Sen's attitude reminded Luo Haitang of Luo Lan. That Lan Er, who he always scolded but always kept by his side.
Luo Haitang waved his hand and slapped toward Han Sen's shoulders, and that strike contained the power of Falsified Sky.
Unlike Han Yan's Falsified Sky power, Luo Haitang's Falsified Sky power was already merged with his entire body, so it didn't seem unbalanced. It was only an ordinary slap, the way friends might slap each other on the shoulders.
Han Sen suddenly looked solemn. Luo Haitang was as powerful as any super creature being in the Fourth God's Sanctuary.
To Han Sen, that simple slap seemed to bear the weight of endless karma, and that palm was destined to fall on his shoulder. Even deities wouldn't be able to change anything.
All of a sudden, Han Sen ran the Dongxuan Sutra as hard as it would go, and he isolated his entire body from everything around him, and he tried to cast out every molecule that didn't belong to him.
Even so, Han Sen could still feel that Luo Haitang's palm might fall onto his shoulders at any second.
"Incredible. The force from the Dongxuan Sutra easily broke the Falsified Sky power from Luo Li, but it's almost useless against Luo Haitang. No wonder he's called Godslayer Luo." Han Sen was amazed.
The aura from his body was operating fast, breaking the threshold. All of a sudden, the entire world looked completely different to Han Sen.
The maximum power of the Dongxuan Sutra was called "Covering the sky with one hand," but it wasn't only a technique of the hand.
With one step, the chain of order attached to Han Sen crumbled.
Han Sen took a step back from Luo Haitang's palm, which stunned the old man. His palm froze in the sky, and he couldn't say anything.
"Goodbye." Han Sen took a bow, then he turned around and left.
He had finally seen the real Falsified-Sky Sutra, and he finally saw the true power of Luo Haitang.
When it came to strength, Luo Haitang was at the same level as Gu Qingcheng. Both of them were incredible beings, and it was difficult to tell which one was stronger.
Han Sen was weaker than they were, but he had also just proved that the Dongxuan Sutra was stronger than the Falsified-Sky Sutra.
Luo Haitang only realized what happened after Han Sen left the room. He looked at the empty doorway and whispered, "Lan Er, you have an incredible son. Perhaps the fate of our family will depend on him and his generation. Someone from the Luo family has actually gotten this powerful without practicing the Falsified-Sky Sutra. Others might not believe me if I tell them. How will the Jade Shura react if they see him?"
Suddenly, Luo Haitang smiled. "Interesting. I can't believe I'm getting to see something this amazing before I die. Unfortunately, I won't live to see the day when he is standing against the Jade Shura. What a shame."
Right after Han Sen left Luo Haitang's room, Luo Li joined him and asked, "What did you talk about with Godslayer Luo?"
"The same old issues. Why did you even ask? You already know," said Han Sen.
"You've agreed that Han Yan can come to our family?" Luo Li was glad.
"Impossible! Han Yan is a member of the Han family, not one of you," said Han Sen, disturbed.
"What?! How shallow you are. She's from a different family, and it's more than lucky for you to be able to practice the techniques of my family. How dare you think like that?" A furious voice came from behind them.
Han Sen followed the voice, and he saw Luo Yu, Luo Hui, and the others standing nearby. It was Luo Yu talking.
"No wonder Luo Haitang prefers me and Little Yan over everyone else in the Luo family. These people are so spoiled." Han Sen shook his head, and he couldn't even be bothered to care about what Luo Yu had said. He pretended that he didn't hear anything, and he turned around and kept walking.
However, Luo Yan didn't plan to let Han Sen go that easily. The group blocked Han Sen's way.