Wangchuan sat cross-legged on the warship's deck.
His merfolk form had ended, his legs had reappeared, and his clothes had returned to normal.
He closed his eyes and began to think. Basha's projection being able to appear was a good thing.
But it was also a bad thing.
The good thing was that she was still there, her soul intact and her consciousness clear.
The bad thing was that this projection had consumed too much of her power. There was no telling how long it would take before the next one.
And besides.
He had promised her he would get them out.
That was easy to say, but hard to do.
His earlier thinking had been simple.
Once he was strong enough, he would open the Eclipse Gate, charge into Eternal Hell, and get all the demons out.
But thinking it over carefully now, it was still a little dangerous, and opening the gate to Hell with the Pan Ku Box was no longer an option.
He could only find another way. That would take time, and returning to that world without enough power would be extremely dangerous.
He did not want to take risks or be toyed with by the rules over and over.
Just like Shendu back then.
Right.
Shendu.
Wangchuan's eyes snapped open.
It had come to him.
Back then, Daolon Wong had used Resurrection Magic to create a physical body for Shendu. That magic had allowed Shendu's soul to be reborn from Hell and inhabit the new body.
If Daolon Wong could do it, why couldn't he?
Besides, he now had the system.
System.
He called out inwardly.
A panel appeared.
[Here.]
"Open the shop!"
[Uncle's Antique Shop opened.]
Now that the system had upgraded, he could choose whether or not to