There was a pure white donkey approaching Shadow Shelter.
The donkey was the same size as an ordinary donkey. It was pure white, without a single strand of hair. A bronze bell was attached to its neck, and when it moved, it made a jingling sound.
On the back of the donkey, there was a creature that looked like a human. It was impossible to tell what race it belonged to, but it was a man in green clothes.
The man sat on the back of the donkey. His legs were crossed, and he had one hand in front of his chest. His other hand was holding a string of beads, and his fingers were twirling them.
If you looked closely at the beads, you'd notice they weren't real beads. They were little skulls that looked like jade.
After countless years of refinement and immersion in the temperature of his palm, those little skulls had been polished to the point where they were as translucent as jade, as if they were wrapped in a layer of porcelain.
But in each of the little skulls' eye sockets, one could see a strange red light. If one looked at that red light, it would make one's heart tremble, as if it would fly out of one's body and fly into the eye sockets of the skulls.
The man kept twirling the skulls, and he seemed to be saying something. His eyes were closed, and he looked so peaceful that people would think he was taking a walk in the sun.
The donkey slowly approached Shadow Shelter's gate. Its big eyes looked at Han Sen, who was on the tower.
But it looked very cocky, and it kept looking at Han Sen. It looked like it was saying, "Aside from the guy on its back, I am the best in the world."
"F * ck! Someone has come out alive. I'm going to take them out." Cheap Sheep looked at the man and the donkey with hatred.
"I won't stop you if you want to die, but don't take anyone else with you," Gu Qingcheng coldly said.
Gu Qingcheng said coldly. She wasn't looking at the sheep, though. She was looking at the man on the donkey.
Cheap Sheep was scared, and he realized the man was not someone to be messed with.
Han Sen looked at the man sitting on the white donkey's back. He recognized him as the Ancient Devil Gu Qingcheng had mentioned.
Han Sen had never seen Ancient Devil in person, but he had seen a shadow of Ancient Devil in Ghost Shelter. That shadow was the same size as Ancient Devil. The only difference was their presence.
The shadow was like a god or a Buddha, but Ancient Devil himself looked like an ordinary person. Aside from the skull prayer beads in his hands, he looked like a devout believer.
If they didn't know the shadow in the Third God's Sanctuary was, they'd think it was Ancient Devil's true body.
Seeing the white donkey was less than two hundred meters away from the shelter's gate, Gu Qingcheng's face looked cold. She drew Pure and swung it at Ancient Devil with a swordlight that looked as if it was going to break the sky.
The white donkey acted as if it didn't see the overbearing swordlight. It continued to walk at the same speed and pace as before.
When the swordlight was about to hit Ancient Devil's head, he raised his hand. His four fingers clenched, and only his thumb reached out to touch Gu Qingcheng's swordlight.
The moment the thumb of the flesh and blood body came into contact with the sword light, the sword light slid down the pad of the thumb. Like spring water, it flowed into the holes in the four fingers of the half-clenched hand.
In an instant, the sword-light was sucked in. Ancient Devil opened his hand, and all that was left was ashes.
Ancient Devil opened his eyes. He put his lips in front of his hand and blew. The ashes turned into dust and scattered away. They disappeared without a trace.
The white donkey stopped as well. Ancient Devil looked at Han Sen, who was standing atop the tower. He smiled and said, "I am Ancient Devil from White Mountain. Are you Skysword Han Sen?"
"I am Han Sen. Why is Ancient Devil Emperor here?
Han Sen looked at Ancient Devil as he spoke. "Do you want to kill me like the other elites?"
Regarding Ancient Devil, Han Sen did not dare underestimate him. He was someone who could plot against Slayer God. Although he did not succeed, such a person was not to be underestimated.
Looking at his subordinates, Han Sen knew how scary he was. Emperor Of Heaven, Yaksha, Xiang Yin, Dragon Emperor, and Asura. None of them were easy to deal with.
He was the master of those elites, and although Asura betrayed him and killed him, he was able to escape unscathed. He even became a demi-god. That man was a legend.
Ancient Devil smiled and said, "I don't want to be your enemy. I was asked by a friend to do me a favor."
"That depends on who asked you, and what favor you are asking for," Han Sen coldly said. He already had an answer.
Ancient Devil lowered his head and bowed. "Sacred's leader is my best friend," Ancient Devil said. "His daughter, Goddess, is young and ignorant. She offended you. I hope you can forgive her and let her live. I would be very grateful."
"What if I don't?" Han Sen looked at Ancient Devil and asked.
Ancient Devil kept his head down and did not raise it. He sighed and said, "One life for 3,456 lives. That means you have saved 3,456 lives. That is a great deed. For someone as smart as you, you must know how to choose."
Hearing Ancient Devil say that, Han Sen looked murderous.
Three thousand, four hundred and fifty-six. That was the total number of creatures in the shelter, not one more, not one less.
"Did you kill Ironback Wolf and Bone Witch?" Han Sen looked at Ancient Devil and asked coldly.
"To do you a favor, I had to do something for them." Ancient Devil looked merciful.
"You killed my people to do me a favor?" Han Sen looked at Ancient Devil and laughed coldly.
Ancient Devil coldly explained, "If I didn't kill them, how would you know I could have killed 3,456 lives?
Now, you know I could have killed them, but I didn't. Isn't that 3,456 favors?
With such a favor, it should be enough to exchange for the life of that Goddess. "
The creatures in the sanctuaries were furious. Han Sen coldly laughed and said, "You are good at calculating, but you missed out on one thing."
"What did I owe you?" Ancient Devil looked as if he did not understand what was going on.
"You didn't count your own life."
Han Sen's body moved. He was suddenly in front of Ancient Devil. His Split-Blade was going to slash the man's head.