“I didn't expect your trump card to be the Underworld; I thought it had vanished along with the Twin Sisters.”

The Oathkeeper beside him looked around, his tone surprised.

When the directors were discussing the plan, Han Xiao had said that he had a trump card that could isolate Sorokin's ability, and only needed to create an opportunity for him. He didn't explain exactly what the trump card was, because the interests of both parties were aligned, and Black Star had always been trustworthy, so the Oathkeeper expressed his trust in him.

Now, the several Covenant members present knew that the trump card Han Xiao was talking about was the Underworld they were familiar with.

“Could it be that the Twin Sisters have also been revived?” Bai Ge'er asked, uncertain.

“Not really. The Underworld has a new master now.”

Han Xiao shook his head, allowing Hela to land beside him, patted her shoulder, and didn't explain in detail the information about the Twin Sisters' inherited abilities.

Just then, the Seven Spirit King suddenly emerged around Sorokin, shocked to look at the Covenant members present, with an incredulous expression.

“You’re still alive?!”

“Oh, you too?!”

Several Covenant members and the Seven Spirit King stared at each other, and Han Xiao watched this scene, and a picture of "old friends meeting, eyes full of tears" suddenly popped into his mind.

Both sides were First Awakeners, chose different paths to revival, and now they have achieved their goals. Seeing each other in the modern era after countless years, their hearts were filled with mixed feelings, mostly the joy of seeing acquaintances.

However, compared to that, the Seven Spirit King were somewhat uncomfortable.

—They originally thought that the Covenant was unreliable, and the route they chose was the right one, but they didn't expect the Covenant to really succeed… If only they had joined the Covenant in the first place!

Seeing this scene, Sorokin was already dumbfounded.

The existence of the Covenant was already unbelievable enough, but he didn't expect that even the Underworld still existed. A large group of First Awakeners had survived to the modern era, and he was not the only one.

Sorokin suddenly felt that his self-satisfaction over the years was a joke.

At this time, Han Xiao squatted down, looked Sorokin in the eyes, and said slowly:

“I’ve always liked giving people a choice. Now there are two paths in front of you: one is to be destroyed by us, your soul turned into Hela’s nourishment; the other is to become a Spirit of the Underworld, under the control of the Underworld. Which one do you choose?”

Sorokin was also a top combat force, and the extraterrestrial enemies in the explored universe had not yet been resolved. Han Xiao was naturally reluctant to turn him to ashes.

In fact, if Sorokin hadn't stumbled upon the Covenant's secret, Han Xiao wouldn't have taken the initiative. He was just disgusted by Sorokin's past calculations against him, and felt that this guy was too good at hiding, so he didn't regard him as an opponent that had to be killed.

Now that Sorokin was completely in his grasp, Han Xiao almost wanted to say the classic villain line… Scream all you want, no one will come to save you!

Sorokin looked around at the crowd, his expression uncertain, and asked in surprise:

“You… what exactly are you planning?!”

Black Star actually had connections with the Covenant and the Underworld, which was simply unfathomable. He felt that Han Xiao must be secretly planning some big plan, and faintly smelled a conspiracy.

Could it be that these people want to subvert the universe?!

Also, Black Star is with this group of people, could it be that he is also a First Awakener who has survived to the present?!

Having come into contact with this series of secrets, and thinking of Black Star's performance all along, Sorokin couldn't help but fantasize in this direction.

“Do you think I would tell you now?”

Han Xiao grinned.

—Telling the enemy the whole plan when the operation is about to succeed is a big taboo for villains, and I won't fall for it.

At this time, the Seven Spirit King had already learned Sorokin's true identity from the Oathkeeper. Lei Jia, the leader of the Spirit King, walked over, patted Sorokin on the shoulder, and persuaded, "Don't hesitate, when you join the Underworld, you will know that being a Spirit is very happy."

“Lei Jia, I didn't expect you to be tamed too?” Sorokin said sarcastically. They were all acquaintances from the same era, so he naturally recognized the Seven Spirits of the Underworld.

Lei Jia was not angry either, and said with a smile: "Don't make it sound so bad. As long as the Underworld doesn't perish, the Spirits will be immortal forever. You have been struggling to survive in the main universe for so long, you must be reluctant to die. Wouldn't it be good to be happy with us, never having to worry about being killed, how free."

The other Spirit King also chimed in, their attitude enthusiastic, with a sense of corporate recruitment touting the advantages of their company.

It wasn't that they cared about the Spirit Emperor's life or death. The Underworld's life was relatively monotonous when they couldn't go out. The Seven Spirits knew each other too well, and there was no freshness anymore. Now that they finally caught a newcomer, they didn't want to let him go.

Hearing this, even the Covenant members next to him nodded in agreement.

The experience of the Exploration Era has already proved that as long as there is no problem with the Underworld, the Spirits can do whatever they want without any consequences. To be honest, they are also very envious.

Because the Oathkeeper concealed some information about the revival of the Sanctuary for certain purposes, the Covenant members now think that the revival of the Sanctuary is a one-time thing. Seeing the Underworld, several people's thoughts became active.

They originally thought that there was only one chance to be reborn, but with the Underworld, wouldn't that mean they could keep living?

Although they have to become someone else's subordinates… but as long as they can live, what's wrong with being a dog!

“Black Star has a close relationship with the Underworld, we have to get on good terms with him…”

Bai Ge'er muttered in a low voice, expressing the thoughts of everyone.

Han Xiao's ears twitched, and he smiled secretly in his heart.

He brought everyone to the Underworld, not without such intentions, taking advantage of the opportunity that the Covenant members did not know the true situation of the Sanctuary's revival, he used the existence of the Underworld to increase his status in the hearts of the revived First Awakeners, so as to facilitate future actions.

Even those Covenant members who have other goals, in order to leave a way out, cannot ignore his existence. He can influence these people to a certain extent to prevent them from taking too extreme actions.

'So scheming, I like it so much.'

Han Xiao's mouth curled up, seeing that Sorokin was wavering, he couldn't help saying:

“You like to hide so much, now you’re just changing places to hide, and from now on you won't have to worry about your life. What are you hesitating about?”

Sorokin was silent for a while, sighed, with a depressed and helpless expression, and said in a low voice:

“…I admit defeat, I am willing to join the Underworld.”

He has always believed that it is better to live badly than to die well, so he had to say goodbye to freedom, and chose to survive with resentment and unwillingness.

Han Xiao looked as expected, and gave O'Neeselu a look.

O'Neeselu raised her hand, and a mass of Underworld power seeped out from the ground, floating around Sorokin, and smiled:

“Release your defenses and accept the transformation. It may be a little painful, but don't resist.”

Whoosh—

Without waiting for Sorokin to reply, the next moment, the power of the Underworld rushed into his soul body.

Under everyone's eyes, the color of Sorokin's soul body was stained by the power of the Underworld, gradually transforming into a Spirit.

Sorokin only felt that his soul body was like being inserted by hot branding irons, becoming extremely hot from the inside out, as if it would burn to ashes at any time.

Seeing this, the Seven Spirit King showed joy, just short of beating drums and gongs next to him, welcoming another unlucky person to join their ranks.

After a long time, the Spirit transformation process ended.

The chains made of Underworld power disappeared, Sorokin lost his shackles, slowly stood up, lowered his head to look at the soul body that had been transformed into a Spirit of the Underworld, feeling the hierarchical connection between the Underworld and himself, his expression was extremely complicated, and his heart was filled with mixed feelings.

He didn't expect fate to be so wonderful. After hiding for so many years, he finally became the Spirit of the Underworld that he once scoffed at…

Just then, the Seven Spirit King surrounded him, raising enthusiastic smiles.

“From now on, you will be the Eighth Spirit King. The Underworld welcomes you!”

“Heh…”

Sorokin couldn't smile at all, his mouth twitching.

O'Neeselu suddenly said in surprise, and turned to look at Han Xiao, "He is different from the other Spirit King. Although he has been transformed, he still maintains his original combat power."

Han Xiao thought to himself that it was indeed so, and asked, "He is more special, can you suppress him?"

“That's no problem. It has been transformed into a Spirit, and has already established a connection with the Underworld, and is under my control." O'Neeselu nodded.

“That's good.”

Han Xiao nodded lightly.

Normal Spirits have no combat power. Only by obtaining the blessing of life energy can they temporarily obtain a body to restore their combat power before their death. But Sorokin has \[Soul Immortality] and \[Soul Strength Foundation], even in the Spirit state, he still maintains the combat power of a Super-A grade, which is what makes him different from ordinary people.

However, the Underworld has been perfected by the Twin Sisters, and it is already close to a universe wonder-level treasure. The operation mechanism is perfect, and suppressing Sorokin in its heyday is not a problem.

Seeing Sorokin's unwilling expression, Han Xiao smiled and said meaningfully: "Don't be discouraged, blessings and misfortunes depend on each other. Maybe one day you will feel that joining the Underworld is a blessing."

“I don't think there will ever be such a day." Sorokin was full of resentment.

“Heh, just don't get addicted to it.”

Han Xiao didn't take it seriously, and shook his head with a chuckle.

With the continuous improvement of his strength, status, and network, enemies that he used to think were very difficult to deal with were no longer so difficult to deal with. Having solved another hidden danger, he was quite satisfied.

Sorokin's value is not only in his combat power, but also the massive resources and intelligence that this guy has are a huge cake.

Thinking of this, Han Xiao turned to Hela and ordered: "You have a chat with Sorokin and let him tell you the information he has."

Hela nodded and took Sorokin aside for interrogation. As the current master of the Underworld, she was the most suitable person to do this job.

Seeing that Sorokin's problem had been solved, the Covenant members present breathed a sigh of relief, relaxed, and turned to chat with the Seven Spirit King on the side, reminiscing about the past.

Han Xiao and the Oathkeeper walked to the side alone to talk about another issue.

“How is the collection of the Third Sanctuary Key going?”

“We’re still working hard. With the experience from last time, plus the channels you provided, it should be much faster this time.” The Oathkeeper replied.

“As soon as possible. I have a feeling that the days of peace won't last long.” Han Xiao whispered.

He still has a mission about the Sanctuary that has not been completed. Even if he puts the mission aside, the Sanctuary is also an outlet for Super-A grades. In any case, he has to go in and see the situation.

The Oathkeeper nodded, and suddenly changed the subject and asked, "Although I am not in the Super-A Grade Association, Sorokin's sudden disappearance should have a significant impact, right?"

Han Xiao glanced at him and said in a deep voice: "That's right. Gao De disappeared a few years ago, and now Sorokin is gone. It's easy to make people have associations… but the difference is that no one will stand up for Sorokin. The impact will not be too intense, mainly the association's internal suspicion and self-examination.”

“Will it have an impact on you?”

“If handled properly, it won’t be a big problem. Recently, the Empire has been secretly investigating Sorokin. We can find a way to pin Gao De’s crimes on Sorokin, and then fabricate his disappearance, saying that he fled in fear of punishment, and create a motive for him to complete a closed loop… As for the future, you don’t have to worry about others finding out that Sorokin is here with me. His ability can change the frequency of his soul body, and plastic surgery can solve most problems.”

Han Xiao had already prepared a draft for this situation.

Sorokin is now bound to the fate of the Underworld. Although he has lost his freedom, it is not without benefits. Han Xiao still understands Sorokin's character. This guy's biggest characteristic is that he knows what's good for him. He will basically not do things that will lead to mutual destruction. You don’t have to worry about him not cooperating.

The Oathkeeper expressed his support: "It's good that you have a plan. You are better at this kind of insidious trick."

“Don’t be so sarcastic, don’t copy my words.” Han Xiao glared at him unhappily.

The two didn't talk for long. The other Covenant members were still waiting for news in the main universe. Han Xiao used another [Emperor’s Suit] to send the Oathkeeper back, relaying the situation here to reassure the others.

After sending away the outsiders, Han Xiao turned to the interrogation site of Hela and Sorokin, and saw the two sitting opposite each other, asking and answering, the atmosphere was harmonious.

Although Sorokin was unwilling, the die was cast. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. He behaved fairly cooperatively.

Han Xiao walked to Hela's side and asked, "How is it going?"

Hela looked up at him and showed a playful expression, which was rare for her.

“You came at the right time. He seems to have confessed something amazing…”