"You're really willing to help me?" Han Shuo had agreed so readily that Stassom was surprised instead. Even he had felt his request was presumptuous when he made it, and he had not really thought Han Shuo would help him. After all, he knew very well what becoming a god meant. He did not think such an enormous favor would come so easily, given his slight acquaintance with Han Shuo.
The old monster's surprise amused Han Shuo somewhat. As Han Shuo saw it now, Stassom was merely a demigod on the verge of becoming a base god, still separated from a true lower god by a distance difficult to bridge. In Han Shuo's eyes, a base god could have no effect on him at all, because most of the demons in the Abyss Realm were base gods-even if they had not achieved their breakthroughs through their own power!
The mere realm of a base god meant nothing to Han Shuo, who possessed two lower-god external incarnations. When they had fought a common enemy in Talaga Gorge, Han Shuo had recognized him as someone worth befriending. Over the past few years, Stassom had also served as a guardian around Buleiteer City, further strengthening Han Shuo's favorable impression of him.
"After your soul fused with that battle aura crystal, you formed an elemental soul. To advance further, you need to work on your body. You were originally a swordsman, and the battle aura you have cultivated all along is actually inside your body as well. In that respect, you have a unique advantage. Forming an elemental body should be very easy for you," Han Shuo said slowly, looking at Stassom.
After his journey through the Abyss Realm, Han Shuo had gained an understanding of both worlds' cultivation methods. Combining their knowledge of