I Contracted All Ancient Divine Artifacts-Chapter 256 - 155: The Grand Villa

Han Zhan's side.

Led by the guards of the Anti-Xia Alliance, they arrived at a place in Fulong City.

The scene before him left him deeply shocked.

"Lord Geng Jiu, we have arrived. This is your residence."

The guard's words brought Han Zhan back from his daze.

So this expansive land of at least ten acres, akin to a small estate, was the "big villa" Gongyang Jin mentioned?

"Are you sure this is the place?" Han Zhan asked again, seeking confirmation.

"Yes, Lord Geng Jiu, this is it. Every core member holds a very noble status within the Anti-Xia Alliance, enjoying privileges and treatment second only to the Alliance Leader."

With the guard's explanation, Han Zhan calmed down.

He had somewhat underestimated the status of core members in the Anti-Xia Alliance.

Han Zhan nodded and walked in with Nuannuan, while the guard stayed behind to keep watch on the perimeter.

"It really feels... like a dream..."

Nuannuan said hesitantly, for she was but a pitiful soul hiding to survive, living on the lowest rung of Fulong City until today.

After meeting Han Zhan, it seemed her fate had undergone a tremendous change.

Han Zhan glanced at this starry-eyed little girl but said nothing.

The reason he brought Nuannuan was that it was almost evening.

After evening, if the black shadow reappeared, Han Zhan could take action immediately.

Another reason was that Han Zhan wanted to understand why only Nuannuan and he could see and touch the shadow.

The grand villa prepared by the Anti-Xia Alliance was fully equipped with every necessity.

This place felt more like a private holiday estate.

Beside the well-decorated villa was a personal training ground, which made Han Zhan even more satisfied.

"Come with me," Han Zhan said, turning his face to Nuannuan.

Upon hearing Han Zhan suddenly speak, the little girl, like a startled rabbit, thought of something, and her face instantly turned red.

"So... so soon..."

"I'm not ready yet..."

Hearing Nuannuan's words, Han Zhan frowned slightly, as if displeased.

"Ready? What's there to prepare for? Come to the training ground with me now."

"Ah, ah?" Nuannuan's face turned even redder, almost dripping with embarrassment, "Isn't it an open-air setting? Isn't it better to go to the bedroom... the bedroom..."

At the end of her words, Nuannuan's voice was laced with a pleading tone.

Han Zhan: "?"

"What are you talking about? Why are you blushing? Blushing like a teapot?"

"It's almost evening; the shadow could appear at any time. We need the training ground; it's spacious there for action. To the bedroom? Are you going to sleep with those shadows?"

Han Zhan said, sounding surprised and strange.

Nuannuan froze for a moment.

Because the day's experiences were too surreal, staying by Han Zhan's side gave her such a sense of security that she had forgotten about the shadow's night assaults!

Her impression of Han Zhan in her mind transformed from a handsome rogue to a powerful and handsome elder brother.

I thought it would be about repaying the life-saving debt, and in an open setting like the training ground, isn't that how novels describe it?

Thinking of this, Nuannuan covered her face and rushed toward the personal training ground without looking back.

Leaving Han Zhan behind, scratching the back of his head in confusion.

...

The personal arena was quite spacious.

After the day's battle, Han Zhan simply ate something, quietly waiting for nightfall.

The little girl Nuannuan, after Han Zhan's reminder, once again remembered the fear of being chased by the bizarre shadow, and began to feel anxious.

It wasn't long before Fulong City's sky darkened.

Nuannuan was about to bring a plate of fragrant roasted potatoes to Han Zhan when her pupils suddenly dilated.

"Be careful!"

Without Nuannuan having to say it, Han Zhan already felt the chill from behind him.

Without thinking, he drew the Moonlight Longsword and slashed behind him.

Clang!

This time, unlike before, the collision brought the sound of clashing metal.

Sparks illuminated behind him, revealing the bizarre shadow holding a pitch-black longsword, indeed arriving as expected.

"Stronger?" Han Zhan raised an eyebrow, scrutinizing the opponent.

The seemingly casual backhand slash just now was actually executed with Tier Six full power, yet the opponent blocked it.

"In our previous encounter outside the Anti-Xia Alliance, those fifteen shadows were only as strong as newly awakened Tier One Awakened, perhaps even less."

"Today, there's only one shadow in the arena, but its strength has reached Tier Six Peak?"

Han Zhan's perception of spiritual power fluctuations wouldn't be wrong.

His gaze fell on the longsword in the black shadow's hand before him.

"Using a sword? If I remember correctly, none of the previous shadows used swords."

"Is the shadow changing because I intervened?"

Han Zhan was still pondering, while the shadow launched its attack again.

The longsword in its hand transformed into a dark streak, slicing through the night at an almost imperceptible speed, striking from a tricky angle.

Han Zhan's heart tensed, seeing its sword technique and strikes, it seemed like a master!

With heightened vigilance, Han Zhan charged forward with the Moonlight Longsword.

Clang, clang, clang!

The intense sound of sword clashes rang out once more.

After a series of exchanges, Han Zhan and the bizarre shadow separated temporarily.

Han Zhan had at least seven or eight new wounds on his body, making Nuannuan instinctively shout in concern, "Big brother!"

Even Nuannuan noticed a little.

Big brother Han Zhan was clearly outmatched in the sword skill contest, falling behind the shadow!

"I'm fine." Han Zhan set down the Moonlight Longsword, the pitch-black sword of the opponent causing a lingering pain after cutting through him, making him wince slightly.

Though his sword skill was inferior to the strange shadow, he had other tricks up his sleeve.

"Heaven's Origin, Condense!"

Raising his left hand, Han Zhan formed a Finger Technique, aimed at the shadow, and whispered softly.

The Moonlight Sword Energy that had dissipated in the clash suddenly reformed, puncturing the shadow into a hedgehog in an instant.

This was a new use of the Nuwa Stone of Heavenly Origin, which Han Zhan had comprehended from the Mechanical Sect's Virtual-Real Technology inside the Mechanical Sect Mine.

The scattered sword energy didn't completely disappear into the ether but broke down into the smallest particles, and the purpose of Heaven's Origin was to reconcentrate them, causing a second attack.

Catching the shadow off guard.

The shadow, riddled like a hedgehog, soon shrank and fell to the ground.

Just then, the trembling voice of the little girl Nuannuan suddenly sounded again in Han Zhan's ear.

"Big... brother... it's, it's not dead!"