Chapter 451: Origin Crystals (1/2)
GDK 451: Origin Crystals
After the twelve round spheres had appeared in the middle of the altar, intense elemental energy of all sorts, suddenly filled up the area which was previously devoid of any energy.
Concurrently, the four humanoids who were on the altar, each bearing five horns on their head, quickly sped up pouring the huge amount of magical creatures’ hearts and crystal cores into that big mouth.
There were thousands just like them worshipping the event under the altar. Their green eyes shone with excitement. They were not unlike the religious fanatics Han Shuo had come across, carrying a bigoted, unreasonably zealous attitude. Their bodies shivered slightly, whilst their droning sound gradually grew more and more energetic.
Han Shuo, hiding within the thick branches and leaves of a big tree, had a clear observation of everything happening in the big lake ahead. His heart held an uncontrollable desire to possess that ball which emitted the pure elemental aura of death, but still, Han Shuo was not one to behave rashly.
The odd-looking creatures bearing the five horns, all emitted aura which could rival in its formidability to that of the Ancient Lizard King, a demi-god existence. If these four creatures were to join forces and circle around Han Shuo, Han Shuo was not certain that he could escape alive.
With eyes full of greediness, Han Shuo’s gaze remained unwavering at the round sphere filled with the rich element of death. His mind stated to quickly consider all the ways and consequences of obtaining the sphere.
Suddenly, his senses projected three beings who were roughly similar in might. The appearance of these three beings who were slowly approaching gave Han Shuo an idea, his eyes light up with delight.
Han Shuo who had been very carefully hiding his body since the beginning, gradually glided towards the direction of the three whiffs presences, while quietly releasing a wisp of his own, concealed to which any ordinary person would have no means to discover.
Indeed, as he planned, the strand of presence Han Shuo had deliberately leaked out, immediately caused the approaching experts to sense it. With Han Shuo at the center, the three gathered together within a very short period of time. In the blink of an eye, one after the other, the three mighty beings, originating from the Profound Continent, suddenly assembled a short distance away from Han Shuo.
“Eh? It’s you! The old monster!” As soon as the old man with his eyebrows encroaching his neck reached the place, he let out a soft cry and stared somewhat astonished at the former State Preceptor of Verdun Dynasty, Stratholme.
“Reynold you little bastard! You’re not dead yet! Hehe, good, good.” the handsome, bewitching Stratholme, teased at the lightning sacred magus of Brut Merchant Alliance as he smiled delightedly.
The composed upper-class woman, enveloped in a faint hazy mist, was the last one to arrive. She shot a glance at Stratholme and greeted him in a gentle voice, “Stratholme, long time no see!”
“Elder sister Tiana!” Stratholme the old monster said smilingly after he bowed towards the upper-class woman wrapped in a mist in the distance.
This upper-class woman called Tiana nodded her head at the old monster in acknowledgement, and soon after turned to look at the smiling Han Shuo and asked in a puzzled face, “This is..?”
“Hehe, I’m a nobody. Erm, I came from the Lancelot Empire!” While Han Shuo was gracefully bowing at the three, his heart was filled with shock. He didn’t expect that the old man with the long eyebrows was the lighting sacred magus Reynold Dila of the Brut Merchant Alliance.
As a high ranking member of the Dark Mantle, Han Shuo was aware of just how renowned this old man was in the Brut Merchant Alliance. Even the leaders from the core merchant guilds that formed the Brut Merchant Alliance, had to be reverent and respectful towards this old man, and will absolutely not be unbridled in front of him.
And yet, amongst the three, such a character was the one with the weakest strength.
In contrast to Stratholme the old monster, and the upper-class woman named Tiana, Reynold the lighting sacred magus was considerably more inferior. No matter how formidable Reynold was at the sacred grade, he was merely a sacred grade expert.
But Han Shuo could feel the formidable aura of a demi-god level expert from the body of Tiana, the upper-class woman, and Stratholme the old monster. Stratholme the old monster had a well-known reputation, and Han Shuo had heard of him time and time again. That this dirty old man who was the State Preceptor of Verdun Dynasty about a hundred years ago, could breakthrough to the demi-god realm, is sufficient to illustrate just how terrifying his strength must be.
Stratholme the old monster whose appearance was inconsistent with his actual age addressed the upper-class woman as ‘Elder Sister Tiana’. Although Han Shuo is one of the highest ranking members in the Dark Mantle, he had no idea who this upper-class woman was. But by inferring on how Stratholme addressed her, Han Shuo reasoned that this woman must be somewhat older than Stratholme.