Chapter 689: Savior from above (1/2)
GDK 689: Savior from above
The slaughtering in the valley had reached its most brutal stage. Of the tens of people who came from Fort Verka, more than a third were killed within a short period of time. Most of those who were still alive were those determined to become godhunters. Those who were determined to not read the enormous scroll in the sky had to strenuously deal with the attacks of those trying to consume their divine energy. It was only a matter of time before they would be killed.
Han Shuo continued to pretend to devour Anli’s divine energy as he coldly observed those who had gone mad. He carefully assembled the Cauldron Spirit’s energy in preparation of sucking the divine souls of those perished gods into the Cauldron of Myriad Demon.
However, once everything was in order, Han Shuo was feeling rather hesitant and indecisive. The valley was in utter chaos and under such circumstances, it was definitely very difficult for most people to detect this subtle maneuver of his. However, Brovst, who had been hiding deep in his cave, must have been observing every movement and activity in the valley. If Han Shuo was to set about collecting those divine souls that had yet to dissipate between heaven and earth, Brovst, as a highgod, would very likely discover it.
It was precisely because of this qualm that Han Shuo couldn’t make up his mind. But at the same time, he felt extremely sorrowful to do nothing but watch the several dozen divine souls laid out right in front of him. After turning over in his mind for some time, Han Shuo decided to take the risk. He thought that people wouldn’t notice his actions if he got close to the deceased bodies and was more careful when collecting their souls using Cauldron Spirit.
As long as he could completely collect the several dozen divine souls inside the valley, Han Shuo believed that even if he was discovered by Brovst and had to flee the valley using Demonic Blood Disassembly, the gain would outweigh the loss.
Having made up his mind, Han Shuo cast away all his misgivings. He slowly let go of his hands pressed against Anli and started setting about the task.
“Haha, Miss Eunice, today I will let you experience ecstasy to the fullest and send you straight to the pinnacle of bliss!” at this moment, Rahman said as he laughed out loudly. He turned into multiple shadows and shot towards Eunice.
Eunice’s face was filled with grief, indignation and humiliation. She was downhearted to see Rahman shooting over in multiple shadows and she was ready to end her life.
Out of the blue, everything sank into complete darkness. A terrifying aura of darkness came covering down from above the clouds. Creaking sounds were heard as the boundary of destruction was being torn apart.
After the absolute darkness abruptly shrouded the entire valley, a chilling roar pierced through the sky, “Brovst! Come out to meet your doom!”
When the domain of divinity of darkness enveloped the valley, the atmosphere was filled with dark mist that would not disperse. Other than a few who cultivated in the elemental energy of darkness, practically everyone in the valley lost their ability to clearly see the situation around them.
Eunice, prepared to end her own life, sensed the terrifying energy and heard the loud roar that came from above the clouds. Immediately, she realized that Brovst’s nemesis must have arrived. With this, her will to live was rekindled. She hastily started escaping while Rahman turned pale with fright.
Han Shuo was among the few in the valley who could still clearly see his surroundings. After the roar he discovered a menacing dark figure suddenly storming out from the cave from which Brovst’s voice echoed. It shot up into the sky.
A series of explosions thundered through the sky. The rumbles caused the entire valley to quiver. Large chunks of rocks tumbled down the cliff walls surrounding the valley with astonishing power. They contained the divine energies of destruction and darkness. Of the several people who were struck by the falling stones, all of them spat mouthfuls of blood and collapsed to the ground.
The explosions that came from the sky grew louder and louder. Han Shuo could sense with his consciousness that two terrifying existences were tangled in an intense fight. The aftershock from their fighting fell into the surrounding cliff walls and caused large chunks of rocks to fall off which subsequently caused some of the lowgods with inadequate strength to suffer severe injuries.
By now, those whose hearts were filled with despair had that feeling replaced with the will to survive and they furiously made their counterattacks. Meanwhile, those who wanted to become godhunters in order to survive, upon discovering that they could possibly be saved even if they chose not to partake, became hesitant. Their determination wavered.
But unfortunately, the absolute darkness caused them all great complications.
When darkness shrouded the entire valley, nearly everyone was blinded. Though they tried their best to avoid each other in the pitch-black darkness, whenever they felt that someone was approaching them, for the purpose of self-preservation, they would recklessly attack.
With that, the crowd that was supposed to cease slaughtering each other when help arrived, not only continued to fight, but the fighting became even more intense and fierce!
Inside the pitch-black, intentionally or not, those who couldn’t see their surroundings were trapped in a perpetual slaughterfest. Han Shuo was like a fish as he weaved through the completely deranged crowd. The Cauldron of Myriad Demon in his hand gave off faint green flashes as he seized the opportunity to collect the divine souls that had yet to dissipate between heaven and earth.
“Thirteen, fourteen, fifteen… This is wonderful! These souls are all very decent. They can all be refined into demon generals. This will make up for the demon generals we lost the last time!” Cauldron Spirit cheered excitedly in Han Shuo’s consciousness.
Han Shuo felt not the slightest iota of empathy for those who were madly slaughtering each other. In fact, he wished that all of them would die in the valley so that he could take their divine souls.
Soon enough, Han Shuo had collected a total of forty-three divine souls in the Cauldron of Myriad Demon. The darkness had receded unwittingly. When Han Shuo again checked the situation in the valley, he discovered that the madened ones had gradually regained their rationality.
Searching all around him, he suddenly discovered that Rahman had disappeared without a trace. Even that Lager whom Han Shuo wanted to murder during the chaos had also disappeared while he was busy collecting divine souls.
Eunice arrived beside Barnett’s body that was without any sign of vitality. His divine soul has also been collected by Han Shuo. She appeared mournful. As Barnett was killed by Brovst because he tried to protect her from being injured and that Barnett was her uncle, it was only natural that she would feel so deeply hurt by his death.
The rumbling sound above the sky gradually moved into the distance. It appeared that the fight between the two terrifying highgods had moved away from this small valley. With the barrier overhead being directly destroyed by Brovst’s nemesis, those godhunters who had been eyeing the crowd covetously escaped through the opening. Without the presence of this terrifying threat called Brovst, the crowd inside the valley was safe for the time being.
When the darkness retreated, a few more figures whooshed away with it. Those figures had in fact been part of the crowd that came to the valley with Han Shuo. They couldn’t resist the temptation and had actually consumed the destruction energy of other cultivators. The moment that they devoured another person’s divine energy in front of others, they were branded as godhunters for the rest of their lives. From that moment onwards, they were public enemies of the entire Elysium. It was the only sensible move for them to depart.
Han Shuo, however, did not choose to leave. He quickly discovered that the dozen or more survivors were all glaring at him furiously. By now, all the godhunters, including the most recent members, had all vanished. Han Shuo who had previously pretended to devour Anli’s divine energy immediately became a common enemy among all those survivors.