âHave you heard? Death Goddess is Han Senâs daughter!â
âThat canât be true. There is no way a human can have a daughter like that. And even if it was true, she could not enter the sanctuaries at her age. And she definitely couldnât have already reached the Fourth Godâs Sanctuary and achieved that much strength.â
âDeath Goddess admitted it herself. She called Han Sen her father. And she didnât just say it once. How can this not be true, then?â
âI would say heâs more of a daddy figure.â
âIt doesnât matter, either way. Han Sen is going to be famous this time. Four elders and over a hundred elites were trapped by those two. I donât know if the beings he trapped can get out alive, even if he let them.â
âI am afraid Han Sen is the strongest human there is, Dollar aside.â
âStrong is strong, but heâs in trouble. He has bit off way more than he can chew by going after that many shelters. No tribeâs elder has a fancy for him. They all want a piece of him.â
âI hope he can hold it together. I donât want to see those creatures kill him.â
âHan Sen gained a lot of territory for humanity in the Third Godâs Sanctuary. Perhaps in the Fourth Godâs Sanctuary, he can do the same.â
âThat is difficult to say.â
âIt is not difficult to say. Letâs just see if he can survive this next attack first. He is currently the number one enemy of everyone in the Fourth Godâs Sanctuary.â
âThatâs true. Fairly annoying, if you ask me.â
***
Han Sen was in the sanctuary each day after that, but no elite or elder had shown up. But the shelter did seem to keep getting attacked, strangely.
Groups of toxic bugs, monsters, and flying creatures occasionally swarmed toward them. And after Han Sen came back, the shelterâs connections with the rest of the sanctuary went silent.
Their connection to the outside world was cut-off, and Shadow Shelter became like an isolated island. Any creature that ventured too far from the shelter would go missing.
Luckily, Han Sen was prepared. The mirror was securely inside the shelter now, and the creatures in the shelter all made a copy of themselves inside it
Queen, Lin Feng, and Jing Jiwu were each very excited. They reflected themselves so they could go fight without the worry of death. They could keep having deadly, risky fights with creatures to level up.
But they had maxed out their sacred geno points and were unable to absorb Life Geno Essences. This made them unable to level up.
The Life Geno Essences of the Fourth Godâs Sanctuary were difficult to absorb, and the geno fluid the Alliance had produced did not work there. Even if Han Sen gave them a bunch of Life Geno Essences, there was nothing he could to make them work.
Han Sen was not a scientist, either. So, it was a problem he could not solve.
But the spirits and creatures had become target practice. Aside from Gu Qingcheng and Little Pony, all the creatures had been doing some manner of fighting.
âThe mirror might be here, but you should still be careful. The really powerful elders havenât shown themselves yet. And when they do show up, they will be able to deal with Ancient Sky Mirror,â Gu Qingcheng warned Han Sen.
âDonât worry about me. I have a way to deal with them.â Han Sen smiled.
Gu Qingcheng shook her head. âDonât underestimate the elders of the tribes. There is one scary guy in particular, who might come.â
âWho?â Han Sen was surprised to hear this. If Gu Qingcheng feared this person, then they must have been wretchedly strong.
âIn the Divinityâs Bout a hundred years ago, one person was able to beat Six Paths and obtain first place. He received Godâs Baptism. So, after all these years, I canât imagine how strong he might have gotten.â
âWhat is his name?â Han Sen was still not worried. He knew the truth about Godâs Baptism, and it seemed unlikely that this person had received it.
When people won first rank, all theyâd see was a sealed up crystal container. None were able to open it, and they could only go back. The reward for reaching first rank was unavailable. Stay Up Late had been there for many years, so it was useless.
âItâs Ancient Devil,â Gu Qingcheng said.
âAncient Devil?â Han Sen was shocked to hear this. He knew the name well. He was the master of Dragon King, Xiang Yin, and Sky King. He was betrayed by Asura.
Han Sen knew Ancient Devil had ascended to reach the Fourth Godâs Sanctuary, but he never suspected heâd become so strong he was able to defeat Six Paths.
âYou saw Ancient Devil?â Gu Qingcheng saw Han Senâs reaction and looked surprised.
âI have.â Han Sen hadnât actually seen Ancient Devil, though; he was just very familiar with him.
Thinking of Ancient Devil, Han Sen thought about Xiang Yin. He had never heard much about her, and he hadnât a clue where she might have gone. If she hadnât fallen, she might have learned that Han Sen was in the Fourth Godâs Sanctuary and sought him out. Han Sen just hoped she hadnât been killed. If a lady like her had died, it would have been a sad thing.
âWhy are you saying Ancient Devil might come, anyway?â Han Sen asked.
Ancient Devil had no grudge against him. He was not an elder, either. He was just a creature that came to the Fourth Godâs Sanctuary.
Gu Qingcheng sighed and said, âI have seen Ancient Devil. He seems to have a deep relationship with Sacredâs leader. If Sacredâs leader comes, then Ancient Devil might come, too.
Han Sen nodded and asked about Ancient Devil.
Gu Qingcheng thought about her answer, and said, âAncient Devil is strange. Heâs like a human, but I donât think he is. His power is odd, as well.â
âHow so?â Han Sen asked.
âI have seen him four times. Each time, he wielded a different power. A completely different one! Time and space elements included. Every time he strikes, it is hard. He has enough power to go against any demi-god. Itâs just difficult to believe he has so many elements. It is hard for humans to have multiple, and they usually stick to focusing on just one. When I saw him, all his powers were on the same level. There was no bias,â Gu Qingcheng said thoughtfully.
Han Sen frowned. That really was weird. Aside from Han Sen, no others could use multiple elements. Not even spirits or creatures could.
While it was beneficial for Han Sen to have so many elements, he didnât have the same proficiency with any particular element as someone who explicitly trained with just the one.
Gu Qingcheng said Ancient Devil had many elements and they were all incredibly good. That was scary.