Chapter 862: Soaring Reputation (1/2)

GDK 862: Soaring Reputation

Salas felt as though he had once again been spat in the face. While hesitating if he should continue to attack, Han Shuo vanished from right in front of him in an instant just as Han Hao did. Salas was consumed with rage.

Salas had exterminated several material planes that worshipped him. He forcibly extracted the power of faith from his worshippers’ souls to temporarily boost his strength. With Han Shuo having now escaped, Salas had killed his goose that laid golden eggs for nothing.

Although Salas was angry when Han Hao escaped from him, it was nothing when compared to Han Shuo’s escape. Salas knew that given Han Hao’s strength, even though he managed to escape, he could not have done much damage. But Han Shuo was different. Not only had Han Shuo massacred a large number of his experts, but even the glorious Empyrean Peak had also been flattened.

But most importantly, Salas felt gravely threatened by Han Shuo’s power!

Salas had a feeling that if Han Shuo didn’t die soon, he might not be able to defeat Han Shuo the next time they meet. A character that could disrupt the entire Land of Chaos must not be let alive for too long!

Salas observed the scene of desolation around him. The foot of his devastated mountain was scattered with the corpses of his most trusted followers. Many of the survivors suffered severe injuries.

After the unfortunate incident, Salas' power in the Fringe had steeply declined. He was now far behind compared to the other four Sovereigns in terms of the power they wielded.

With his eyes glistening with ferocious lights, Salas planned his next steps. He gathered his followers who were fortunate enough to survive the attack and in a dark face, he commanded, “Find out everything about that guy. Locate him at all costs. He must die!”

After instructing his followers, Salas hesitated for a while before he decided to discuss the issue with the other Sovereigns. He thought that the other Sovereigns would agree that a person who could threaten the status quo must not be allowed to live in the Fringe. Although they had not been concerned about Han Shuo when he could not threaten their interests, it would be a different game when he could.

After making up his mind, Salas took yet another look at the ravaged Empyrean Peak before transforming into a lightning bolt and disappearing into the distance.

***

Thousands of miles away from the Empyrean Peak, Han Shuo was lying under thick layers of mud and weeds.

He had exhausted his energy to defend against the Demonic Calamity. His demonic body, which had been injured when his defenses failed against Salas, became even more damaged after suffering the attacks of the Demonic Calamity and the activation of Demonic Blood Disassembly. Han Shuo not only felt weak, but also tired and lethargic.

With the wee bit of energy he had left, he strenuously pulled himself deeper into the swamp bit by bit. Then, he concealed his consciousness and became indistinguishable from the swamp…

New knowledge and concepts flowed into his mind like a steady stream of water. Abstruse and marvelous runes engraved themselves in his mind. Han Shuo realized that he had made a breakthrough in his mental realm.

Although Han Shuo had just an incredibly small amount of demonic yuan left in his body, the demonic yuan remained extremely tenacious. It also seemed to have transformed in quality. With each strenuous circulation through his body, it would grow slightly thicker while his wounds closed up little by little…

Han Shuo opened up his mind and fell into a deep meditation state. He discarded all thoughts from his consciousness and allowed his body to repair itself in this wonderful state…

***

“Wha- What?!” In an underground palace was Sovereign Ossora who wore an astonished expression.

“My Lord, the Empyrean Peak has been destroyed and is currently being reconstructed. Salas has suffered great damages. Five to six hundred of his experts have been killed. Among the casualties were several dozen highgods,” reported Luolong respectfully as he kneeled before Ossora.

The palace was located deep under a mountain range not far from the Omphalos. It belonged to Ossora who cultivated the elemental energy of earth. Many of his most trusted experts lived there with him. Luolong, upon receiving the information, rushed to the underground palace to inform his Sovereign of the shocking incident on Empyrean Peak.

“Are you sure it was Bryan?” Ossora was in disbelief. “The last time I met him, I sensed him very carefully. There's no was he has that kind of strength!”

Luolong put on a bitter smile and answered, “It must be him. Salas’ followers are looking for him everywhere. I also heard that Salas has gone to Wasir and Logue, asking those Sovereigns to help him look for Bryan. It appears that he is determined to make Bryan disappear from the Fringe!”

Ossora stroked his chin and bunched his brows. After thinking for a while, he instructed, “You try to locate Bryan as well. Also, pay attention to his followers for their activities. But do not take sides yet. We will maintain neutrality.”

“Understood, my Lord,” Luolong bowed and respectfully dismissed himself.