Demon King: Hero, don’t run away!

”Hualan...”

Icaro Flo’s voice was dry, with a hint of reluctance in his words,

”Your ability is very special. You have also grown into an excellent Spirit Manipulation Master.

In the ocean, your ability can be utilized to the fullest.

We can handle the remaining matters. You should go with them.”

Hualan was somewhat at a loss, glanced at Forget Me Leader, who nodded to Hualan.

After hesitating for a while, Hualan finally walked over to Yang Yu and the others.

Lang Yi couldn’t help but feel joy in his heart, but after seeing his sister’s slightly worried gaze toward Icaro Flo, he gradually calmed down and began to reassess the relationship between his sister and the Corpse Collection Coffin.

Yang Yu smiled, ”Can this be considered the representative sent by your Corpse Collection Coffin?”

Wang Wu Yidru shrugged helplessly, ”I just think having a Spirit Manipulation Master with you might help you gather some difficult-to-obtain information.

Letting her follow you, I do have some personal motives.

Hualan is considered our most outstanding disciple, with a lot of room for growth.

The best way to grow is indeed through actual combat.

I know this action is dangerous, but with you around, many dangers can be overcome; there is no better training opportunity than this.

Hualan is already one of us, so I will temporarily entrust her to you.”

Yang Yu replied, ”Of course, welcome.

To be honest, Hualan’s ability might indeed help us quite a bit.

If time permits, I’d also like to invite some people...

Absolute power overwhelm is the only way to ensure the absolute safety of the action, but this is obviously somewhat unrealistic.

Many capable people are estimated to be busy, just like you.

If we go to ask, they probably won’t agree.

Currently, the combat power lacks a bit of meaning, but we can only try to strategize.

Who knows if we’ll gain some extra power along the way...”

Sighing, Yang Yu asked the Corpse Collection Coffin if there’s anything else to be conveyed.

Wang Wu Yidru shook his head, they had already said everything they wanted, except to wish Yang Yu and his team all the best.

With a few casual pleasantries, Yang Yu let Carlo Joy continue to drive the carriage near the ocean.

Bai Jin flew into the air and cast the Storage Magic he had woven toward the calm sea.

A giant array blossomed on the sea surface, and a beautiful yet sturdy warship fell into the sea, stirring up waves.

Driving the warship to the dock, Yang Yu and his team carried barrel after barrel onto the warship, stacking them one on top of the other on the deck, securing them tightly with ropes.

The barrels filled with Slime were heavy, and Bai Jin activated the warship’s built-in weight reduction magic to lighten the ship’s mass.

Once the barrels were loaded, Yang Yu didn’t linger much longer, confirming no one was left behind at the harbor. The huge warship caught the breeze at the dock and set sail.

Yang Yu and his team waved goodbye to Wang Wu Yidru, who also bid farewell to Yang Yu and watched them leave.

Once Yang Yu and his team became just a spot on the ocean surface, Forget Me led the on-site Icaro Flo away from the harbor.

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Confirming the route with Luo Luosi, delegating the navigation work to her, and settling Kula Doreen and Hualan respectively, Yang Yu eagerly dashed into the room.

Having Bai Jin set up a Soundproof Barrier as a precaution, Yang Yu opened the thin paper given by Wang Wu Yidru, from which a cyan mist drifted out and transformed into a scholarly Spiritual Steward in mid-air.

The Spiritual Steward courteously bowed to Yang Yu, introducing himself:

”Nice to meet you, Lord Yang Yu, my name is Nagasarro, one of Wang Wu Yidru’s Contracted Spirit Bodies.

In life, I was a somewhat well-known Magician.

Wang Wu Yidru has told me everything he knows, and now I will address your issues.”

Generally, the Spirit Body contracted by Spirit Manipulation Masters will stay with the Contractor, existing within a maximum communicable range between them. If exceeded, the Spirit Body’s abilities significantly diminish.

Wang Wu Yidru fixed a portion of his Magic Power onto the book pages, allowing Nagasarro to materialize away from him.

The cost is, if this page is damaged, Nagasarro will not only be unable to materialize but will also be dispersed, disappearing entirely.

Nagasarro has been with Forget Me for many years, with little time left on the contract.

Forget Me sought Nagasarro’s consent and, after obtaining it, sealed him into the paper, enabling him to help Yang Yu to the best of his ability.

Yang Yu also noticed Nagasarro’s uniqueness, guessing that Nagasarro is indeed the real combat power Forget Me provided.

Without much preamble, Yang Yu straightforwardly asked:

”Since you’ve heard from him, you should tell me now, why did the Corpse Collection Coffin choose me as their cooperation partner?

What’s the deal with the Underground Maze they mentioned?”

The floating form descended onto the floor, Nagasarro pulled chairs for Yang Yu and Bai Jin by the table,

”Answering these two questions is rather lengthy, please take a seat, I will slowly explain to you.”

Yang Yu and Bai Jin sat around the table, Nagasarro personally prepared a cup of high-quality tea for both, smiling:

”Why we chose you, affirming that you are special, the reason is simple.

It’s just that explaining can be a bit laborious...

To understand why we did so, you first have to grasp the concept of ’Transcendent’.”

”Transcendent?”

Yang Yu seemed to hear about this for the first time.

Nagasarro asked, ”Lord Yang Yu, how did you become strong?”

Yang Yu truthfully replied, ”By constantly challenging myself, defeating strong opponents, that’s how I got here step by step.”

Nagasarro pursued further, ”If someone else went through the same battles, do you think they could achieve your current level?”

”I don’t know that, each person is unique.”

Smiling at the corners of his mouth, Nagasarro said, ”True.

However, even among different people, there are some commonalities.

Such as being able to grow stronger through battles.

Lord Yang Yu, do you know the principle of becoming stronger?”

Yang Yu held his chin, answering, ”Regarding strength, it’s about continually training muscles...

As for magic, mastering the basics allows one to create more advanced spells...”

Nagasarro’s smile suddenly vanished, ”These concepts are quite superficial; going deeper...

Muscles undergo subtle damage during training, and the human body secretes a miraculous substance to aid in muscle repair, making the muscles thicker post-repair. Repeating this process causes muscle enlargement, creating the physique admired as a strongman.

But, is a strongman really a strongman?

If more muscles equated to more strength, Lord Yang Yu would’ve become a muscle-bound hunk long ago.

But look at the results?

Surely Lord Yang Yu with such a physique can easily outmatch most strongmen in this world.”