Both lay within the Dark Forest, and the Forest Trolls' settlement was not far from the Fire-Extreme Land. The moment the Fire Armored Corpse made his suggestion, Han Shuo sprang into action.
"Gilbert, turn into a dragon!" Han Shuo shouted at the frantic Black Dragon.
Without the slightest hesitation, Gilbert threw back his head and let out a dragon's roar, then shot into the air. His human body rapidly lengthened and expanded, becoming a massive black Giant Dragon thirty meters long in the blink of an eye.
Elizabeth's hands were stuck to the Ice Jade Cage. Grabbing her shoulders, Han Shuo soared into the sky, taking both her and the cage with him. Gilbert dipped his twisting back beneath them, catching Han Shuo just in time.
"Whew... cold, so cold!" As Han Shuo landed on Gilbert's back with Elizabeth and the Ice Jade Cage, the cage settled against Gilbert's back. Its freezing power naturally flowed into Gilbert's body, and his dragon body immediately began trembling from the cold.
Han Shuo frowned, then exerted force with both hands, lifting Elizabeth into the air. The Ice Jade Cage stuck to her hands also hung high above Gilbert. This cost Han Shuo more Demonic Essence, but ensured that Gilbert's body would not directly touch the cage.
"Fly low and let the Fire Armored Corpse aboard, then head straight for the area where we met the Flame Lord last time!" Holding Elizabeth and the Ice Jade Cage aloft, Han Shuo gave Gilbert his instructions in a low voice.
"Understood!" The Black Dragon wheeled through the air, then suddenly swooped down. The wind he stirred up was bone-chilling, blowing the layer of snow covering the ground into the air like dust.
Already prepared, the Fire Armored Corpse took a running start and shot skyward, landing