Chapter 873: Not qualified (1/2)
GDK 873: Not qualified
Han Shuo stayed in the Pandemonium for a whole straight year, which passed in the blink of an eye. Besides repairing and revamping the demonic formations with the Five Elite Zombies, Han Shuo had also been meditating and exploring his newfound powers.
Han Shuo noticed that after entering the Skybreak Realm, every strand of demonic yuan in his body had grown much stronger than before. Han Shuo found that having seemingly unstoppable power coursing through his veins felt very pleasurable and awesome.
Han Shuo had learned the basics of Omen Invincible Body. When Han Shuo’s body was attacked, the demonic technique would automatically activate and defend his body from harm even if he was unconscious. And when there was no danger, it would deactivate and not drain Han Shuo’s demonic yuan. After ascending to the new demonic realm, Han Shuo had finally mastered the Omen Invincible Body.
Han Shuo was very glad to know that the Omen Invincible Body could not only automatically defend him but also automatically make a counterattack.
”If you are not reading this on vera tales, then you are reading on a pirate site,” reminded Hedonist the translator.
Curious of the power of this demonic technique he had just mastered, Han Shuo decided to conduct an experiment using Romon who had a relatively resilient body. He sat cross-legged, set his consciousness still, and entered a deep meditation.
Following the instructions of his master, Romon suddenly charged at Han Shuo and threw a punch at him. When his fist of tremendous power made contact with Han Shuo who was completely unaware of his surroundings, a great force abruptly blasted from Han Shuo’s body. Romon was flung backward. He saw stars and heard ringing for a long while.
As Han Shuo wasn’t sure just how powerful the automatic counterattack would be, he did not let Romon assault him with all his might. From the fact that Romon had become too terrified to help Han Shuo conduct another experiment, Han Shuo reckoned that the counterattack was quite formidable.
After having broken through the Omen Realm and reaching the Skybreak Realm, both his realm state and strength had substantially increased. He had even mastered the Omen Invincible Body.
With that, even if Han Shuo wasn’t constantly alert, he would still have no fear of sneak attacks. Those who tried to harm him would be hoisting their own petard.
During that one year, Han Shuo and the Five Elite Zombies had devoted their time to revamping the Pandemonium, adding many more deadly demonic formations. Perhaps due to Han Shuo’s influence, or his newfound realizations while deploying the demonic formations, the Five Elite Zombies made breakthroughs and were now just one leap away from the realm of highgod.
The Five Elite Zombies could fuse their energies and form powerful attacks through the Penta-elemental Undead Formation. The power of the Penta-elemental Undead Formation increased exponentially relative to the strength of the Five Elite Zombies. A cultivation breakthrough made by one of the Five Elite Zombies could mean a multiple fold increase in the Formation’s power.
After that year, the Five Elite Zombies stayed in the Pandemonium and focused on stabilizing their realm state. They had recently reached late-stage midgodhood and were excited to further advance in power and to gain even greater strength.
The concentration of elemental energies in the Pandemonium was greater than anywhere else on Elysium which had greatly benefited Rose and the others. These gods who cultivated in the Pandemonium gained an even more profound understanding of the energy they cultivated and had made cultivation breakthroughs.
The higher concentration of elemental energies not only allowed them to gather elemental energy faster, but it also inspired them with new insights into those energies. The experts could sense the great benefits after staying there for a short while. Even Rose was now on the brink of another breakthrough. She had been staying in the gymnasium for months.
Apart from the Five Elite Zombies, Rose had been serving Han Shuo the longest and had experienced countless large and small battles. With each time that she stared death in the face, she would gain a better understanding of herself. After ages, Rose had finally heard the beckoning of the next realm and she was now preparing herself to step into late-stage highgodhood.
Hearsay about Han Shuo had been circulating the Fringe like wildfire. Any Fringedweller who spoke of Han Shuo would do so in a revering tone. They had considered Han Shuo as an existence of the same class as the Five Sovereigns. People started to worship Han Shuo and experts of decent strengths had come forward to the Pandemonium, throwing themselves to servitude under Han Shuo.
Han Shuo delegated matters of this aspect to Zovic and Goron. Those experts born with extraordinary talents and who passed a background check were allowed to join. After all, it was part of Han Shuo’s grand scheme to rule the Fringe. Having sufficient manpower was a necessary component in executing the grand scheme.
Other than Han Shuo, there was another expert whose reputation had been soaring in the Fringe - he was none other than Han Hao.
Ever since Salas fled from the Pandemonium, there had been no news about him, as though he had suddenly gone missing. Not a single person in the Fringe had seen him during the year. Even his most loyal followers knew nothing of his whereabouts or his current conditions.
There had been many rumors about Salas’ disappearance. Some said that he was hiding in an unknown region to quietly recover, others claimed that he was afraid of Han Shuo and had left the Fringe for good. However, not one of the rumors was verifiable.