The Flame Emperor left after speaking, leaving Han Shuo staring silently at the Fire Armored Corpse. Astonished by their conversation, he sent a message asking, "What did you say to her?"
"Nothing much. I just said the Undead World was my real home, and I still had plenty to do there!" the Fire Armored Corpse answered frankly. He never deceived Han Shuo.
Han Shuo knew the Flame Emperor had probably long known where the Fire Armored Corpse came from. But because both had absorbed enormous amounts of Fire Essence in the Fire-Extreme Land, their auras were astonishingly similar, which was why she treated the Fire Armored Corpse as her child.
Only by communicating with the Flame Emperor could the Fire Armored Corpse soothe her and keep her from becoming so excited that she could barely control herself.
"All right, I'll send you back!" Han Shuo thought it over. Seeing that there was nothing for the Fire Armored Corpse to do for now, and thinking he should progress faster in the Undead World, he chanted a spell and sent him away.
As the spell ended, Han Shuo briefly established contact with the Undead World and sensed a message from Little Skeleton at the place where the Fire Armored Corpse arrived.
From his message, Han Shuo learned that Little Skeleton was still merging with the Death Origin Crystal. The process seemed to have continued for a long time. Little Skeleton had suddenly spoken up to warn Han Shuo earlier because he had sensed Han Shuo's boundless sorrow and taken a moment to remind him.
Han Shuo sent Little Skeleton a message telling him to focus on merging with the power without worry. Then he took a deep breath, looked at the members of the Black Dragon Clan, and asked gravely, "What do