* * * At the House of Sainte.
Wallace and Doyalo watched as Rugersey brought Portlem over. His face was covered in blood. Doyalo was Portlem's uncle. He was also the most important person in this group.
Portlem's shirt was dyed red with blood. A small piece of the divine armor on his back was shattered. Glass shards from a wine glass were embedded in his flesh and blood dripped onto the ground.
Doyalo's face was gloomy. As soon as he saw Portlem being brought in by Rugersey, he immediately grabbed Portlem and asked in a deep voice, "What happened? Who in the City of Shadows dares to injure you so severely? "
Wallace's face was also rather gloomy. Doyalo and Portlem were the most important guests of the House of Sainte. Now that Portlem had been injured so badly, it would be hard for Wallace to explain himself.
"It's the people from Celestial Pearl!" Charlotte said in a low voice.
Wallace bunched his brows, looked at Rugersey, and asked, "What happened?"
Rugersey handed Portlem over to Doyalo. His face turned solemn as he reported, "Something unexpected happened at the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy. Portlem and Angelina of the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy seemed to be on bad terms. They started fighting in the banquet hall."
"Andrina injured Portlem?" Wallace's heart sank and he immediately asked. Through Andre, Wallace had learned a little about Andrina. He was very concerned about this powerful little girl beside Han Shuo. After hearing Rugersey's words, he was certain that Andrina was the culprit.
"No," Rugersey forced a smile and shook his head. "It was Brian who injured Young Master Portlem!"
"What?" Wallace's expression changed. He asked solemnly, "Are you sure? Bryan only has the strength of a Lowgod. How could he possibly injure Portlem? "
"It's him!" Charlotte's charming face was full of shock as she said, "Everyone underestimated his strength. That guy is even more vicious than Angelina. He didn't use his full strength when Portlem was prepared for the first attack, which caused Portlem to be careless. Then, when Portlem wasn't paying attention to the second attack, he suddenly used his full strength and heavily injured Portlem!"
"How is that possible?" Wallace turned pale with fright. He asked Rugersey, "Is that true?"
Rugersey nodded and said, "That's right. I reckon that Lord Andre will be back soon. City Lord, you can ask him about the details!"
That kid actually had the power of a Highgod! Wallace exclaimed in his heart. His eyes began to flicker.
Andre knew his elder brother very well. Originally, when he heard that Portlem was severely injured in the City of Shadows, he immediately flew into a rage and was prepared to pursue the culprit. However, when he learned that the attacker was Han Shuo and that Han Shuo had displayed highgod strength, he immediately began to weigh the pros and cons.
The reason Wallace was able to achieve all that he had today was because he valued talents. He valued strength above all else. The Celestial Pearl Pharmacy's Angelina had already caught Wallace's attention for a long time. Now that he heard that Han Shuo also possessed highgod strength, he immediately had a deeper thought.
"I think you will give us an explanation, right?" Doyalo examined Portlem's injuries. After making sure that Portlem's life was not in danger, he raised his head, looked deeply at Wallace, and asked softly.
"Don't worry. After I get to the bottom of this, I will surely give you an explanation," Wallace nodded. Then, he looked at Rugersey in puzzlement and asked, "I know Brian quite well. He wouldn't do such a thing for no reason. What's going on?"
"This …" Rugersey looked at Portlem and Doyalo. He was somewhat hesitant.
Wallace's face sank. He shouted, "Rugersey, what's going on?"
"Andrina said that when she returned to the City of Shadows, she ran into Young Master Portlem. It seemed that Young Master Portlem intended to abduct Brian's woman …" Rugersey hastily gave a brief account of what happened. He then added, "I heard this from Andrina. I don't know the specifics!"
Wallace knew what was going on after hearing Rugersey's explanation. He had heard a thing or two about Portlem's lasciviousness. He wasn't surprised that Portlem would do such a thing to him.
"Mister Doyalo, if you were the one who bullied us first, this matter will not be easy to handle!" Wallace sighed and said, "The City of Shadows has its own rules. If I don't handle things impartially just because you are my guests, I, as the City Lord, will be blamed by all the large family clans!"
Doyalo's face turned ugly upon hearing those words. He could tell that Wallace was trying to protect the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy. Although their family clans were powerful, they were in the City of Shadows after all. If Wallace didn't help them, they would be in deep trouble.
"What do you mean?" Doyalo asked.
"After I get to the bottom of the matter, I will handle it impartially! I will not side with any party! "Wallace replied with a strong sense of righteousness.
Soon enough, Andre returned from the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy. As soon as he returned, he signaled Wallace with his eyes.
Wallace nodded and greeted Doyalo. He then went to a corner with Andre and started chatting in low voices. After a while, Wallace returned to Doyalo smilingly and said, "No matter what, let's stabilize Portlem's injuries first. I will investigate this matter thoroughly!"
"I hope that you can give us justice. I have come here on behalf of the Church to discuss some issues with you. If you can't even guarantee our safety, then your House of Sainte will be too disappointing in the City of Shadows!" Doyalo said in a deep voice before leaving with Portlem.
After Doyalo, Charlotte, and the others left, Wallace sneered and said, "You want to use the Church to pressure me? Hehe, your House of Batchelder isn't much stronger than my House of Sainte. Do you think you can represent the Church? "
"Elder Brother, that youngster Brian is not to be underestimated!" Andre said smilingly.
"Heroes are born young. The stronger he is, the happier I am!" Wallace laughed heartily and said, "If he was just a pharmacist, perhaps I wouldn't be willing to offend the Batchelder Family for him. But now, hehe, Portlem is out of luck!"
"Your Lordship, but Doyalo is representing the Church!" Rugersey reminded in a somewhat reverent manner.
"He's just representing the Church. Their House of Batchelder is not the Church. Why would I be afraid of him?" Wallace said disdainfully, "Besides, they are here to ask for my help! My House of Sainte serves the Overgod of Darkness wholeheartedly. Such a small matter will not shake our position! "
"Rugersey, you can go back first," Andre said smilingly.
Rugersey nodded and tactfully left the House of Sainte.
"Are you sure that youngster really has highgod strength?" Wallace was overjoyed and hastily asked after everyone had left.
"I saw it with my own eyes!" Andre confirmed, "Besides, he used a very strange and unorthodox energy. It is even more peculiar than the energy Andrina used. This fellow really exceeds people's expectations! "
"Very good!" Wallace replied in a low voice. Then, he smilingly said, "I think that the House of Lavers has no intention of staying in the City of Shadows. Someone has to take over their position. If the other three major family clans were to share the authority, they might grow too powerful and one day threaten the position of our House of Sainte. Brian has just arrived in the City and does not have much foundation. Besides, he is on good terms with Carmelita. It is not a bad choice to hand over the position to him. I did not think too much about it before because his strength was insufficient. But now, it seems that he is even more suitable for the position than Avery! "
"Elder Brother, you mean to transfer the Fifth Corps …" Andre cried out in surprise.
"That's right. The Fifth Corps has been vacant for a long time. Someone has to take over it!" Wallace nodded and replied.
"But we have already spread the word that only those who have Avery's head can take over the position!" Andre bunched his brows and said.
"That can be changed. As long as Brian makes a great contribution to the City of Shadows, we will have a reason to hand over the Fifth Corps to him. I'm just saying that for the time being. He might not necessarily be that lucky. But this is what I mean. We can discuss this further! "Wallace said.
"I understand!" Andre sighed and said, "If this youngster can take over the Fifth Corps, he will reach the heavens in a single bound!"
… …
Half a month passed by in a flash. Han Shuo had been on high alert, fearing that Portlem's uncle would come for revenge.
However, Doyalo did not show up. With the House of Sainte's backing, Doyalo and Portlem seemed to have resigned themselves to their misfortune. Although their hearts were filled with hatred for Han Shuo, with the protection of the House of Sainte in the City of Shadows, they dared not act recklessly.
During this period of time, the party from Profound Continent had been cultivating diligently. Other than Phoebe and Emily who had to take care of the business of Celestial Pearl Pharmacy during the day, none of them dared to act recklessly in the City of Shadows due to the protection of the House of Sainte.
During this period of time, the party from Profound Continent had been cultivating diligently. Other than Phoebe and Emily who had to take care of the business of Celestial Pearl Pharmacy during the day, those who felt that their strength was insignificant did not leave their rooms. Phoebe had a mature management experience. In this aspect, even Gu Li was far inferior to her. Phoebe, who knew nothing about pharmaceutics, had a thorough understanding of the entire process of collecting medicinal ingredients, storing them in the warehouse, refining them, selling them, and rewarding and punishing the employees. She had provided pertinent suggestions on every aspect.
Emily was in charge of recruiting special talents for the opening of the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy. With the help of these two capable wives, Han Shuo was suddenly freed from the management of the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy. All he had to do was to check on the profits from time to time and leave everything else to them.
During this period of time, City Lord Wallace of the City of Shadows personally visited the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy. Nominally, he was there to investigate the matter of Portlem from Han Shuo. However, during his visit, he very straightforwardly expressed his admiration for Han Shuo. He even told Han Shuo not to let Portlem affect his mood.
Ever since Han Shuo arrived in the City of Shadows, although Han Shuo had been doing very well in the City, Wallace had always asked Andre to discuss everything with Han Shuo. Even on the opening day of Han Shuo's Celestial Pearl Pharmacy, Wallace did not show any particular concern.
However, just a few days after Han Shuo caused a ruckus in the banquet hall, Wallace paid a personal visit to the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy. From this, it was obvious that Han Shuo's attitude had changed.
Shortly after Wallace's visit, the patriarchs of the other three major family clans also came to the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy. Each and every one of them harshly condemned Portlem's shamelessness and gave Han Shuo very high praise for his sudden attack!
Carmelita had been forced by Wallace to cultivate and had not stepped out of her personal gymnasium. Therefore, she was unaware of the recent happenings in the City of Shadows. Erebus, shortly after returning from a trip to the city, went to visit Han Shuo. He was extremely shocked by Han Shuo's display of invincible might that day. He kept assuring Han Shuo that based on his understanding of Wallace, Han Shuo would not let anything happen to Han Shuo.
After a period of observation, Han Shuo knew that Wallace was trying to protect him. He did not need Erebus' reminder. When Erebus expressed his desire to spar with Han Shuo, Han Shuo had no choice but to reject him. Cauldron Spirit's power could not be sustained for long. The image that Han Shuo maintained in the hearts of the major family clans was completely exaggerated. If he were to spar with Erebus, wouldn't his cover be blown?
Fortunately, Erebus did not force Han Shuo to accept the challenge. He did not say much when he saw that Han Shuo had no intention to spar with him. He merely hinted to Han Shuo that his Celestial Pearl Pharmacy would only be more stable if Han Shuo possessed formidable strength.
Han Shuo had also realized this. Han Shuo had discovered this from the attitude of the major family clans.
Compared to before, the younger members of major family clans who came to purchase medicines from the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy were much more respectful. When they realized that the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy had two highgods of unfathomable strength, two of whom were characters who would kill without batting an eye, they no longer treated the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy as just a slightly larger shop.
With everything on the right track, Han Shuo could finally relax. He spent every day cultivating.
Inside the gymnasium of the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy, Han Shuo and Akley were sparring in the gravitational field. Akley, who was addicted to battle, believed that only by constantly fighting and killing could he quickly increase his strength. Therefore, he had been fighting with Han Shuo in the gymnasium all this time.
During his fight with Akley, Han Shuo had been using the energy of his avatar of destruction. Orbs of Destruction were constantly condensed in his hands, revolving in trajectories of the edict of destruction and bombarding Akley with them.
The Orbs of Destruction were condensed from the divine energy of destruction. Akley found it rather taxing to deal with them. He shuttled back and forth in the gymnasium at high speed. His body turned into streaks of afterimages. Whenever he dodged the entanglement of the Orbs of Destruction, he would seize the opportunity to launch a powerful attack.
Bang! Bang! Bang! The sounds of intense exchanges sounded incessantly. It did not take long for Akley to be exhausted and to be defeated.
"You are truly a freak. You have cultivated so many different kinds of energy, yet you have cultivated each of them to such a profound level!" Akley exclaimed.
Han Shuo's body was much more monstrous than Akley's. After absorbing the divine energy from a midgod, his avatar of destruction was on the verge of a breakthrough. His divine energy was also slightly more profound than Akley's. It was only natural that Akley would be at a disadvantage in the fight.
"Alright, Akley, you may leave. It's my turn!" Andrina immediately walked over to Han Shuo smilingly when she saw that Akley had stopped. She waved her little fists in front of Han Shuo and asked, "How are we going to fight today?"
"As usual, I will only fight you for three minutes. I will stop when the time is up!" Han Shuo said smilingly. With the help of Cauldron Spirit's energy, Han Shuo could only last for about three minutes at most. Once the time was up, his demonic infant, the foundation of his demonic arts, would be damaged.
However, during the recent spars, Han Shuo discovered that every time he fought with Andrina using Cauldron Spirit's energy, the surging energy would fill every corner of his body with a prickling sensation. It was actually a very beneficial strengthening for his body. He had been cultivating Invincible Omen Body for a period of time and he could vaguely feel that he had made a breakthrough.
At present, Han Shuo could only deploy Invincible Omen Body with a single thought to defend against external attacks. As for the second stage of Invincible Omen Body, Han Shuo's body would automatically transform into Invincible Omen Body as soon as an attack landed on his body.
During the recent spars with Andrina, Han Shuo's body would be constantly stimulated by Cauldron Spirit's energy. His body would be strengthened every time he endured the excruciating pain. This could be seen from how long he could endure each time. As the spars progressed, the amount of time he could use Cauldron Spirit's energy had increased. Although it was only for a few seconds each time, Han Shuo could already see the benefits of using Cauldron Spirit's energy.
"I really don't understand you. It's only for a short while every time. It doesn't last at all!" Andrina pouted. As soon as she finished those words, she suddenly attacked Han Shuo. Dazzling rays of light were released from her body and rushed towards Han Shuo in the form of a vortex.
Having fought with Andrina many times in this gymnasium, Han Shuo had long become familiar with Andrina's attack methods. As soon as the dazzling rays of light approached him, Han Shuo unfolded the Demonic Blades in his hands. Wisps of condensed black energy flowed out from his five fingers. The black energy was condensed from the energy of demon generals. Han Shuo's five fingers seemed to be pulling five black ribbons.
The condensed black energy intertwined with each other and formed a net in front of Han Shuo. When the dazzling rays of light fell into the net of black energy, they would sizzle and emit smoke. At this moment, Han Shuo and Andrina would attack each other through the dazzling vortex and the black net. Rays of light would fly out from their hands.
"Bang!" When Han Shuo was repelled by Andrina's attack, his momentum was hindered. At that moment, Andrina would charge straight in and Han Shuo would have no choice but to defend.
Andrina was much stronger than Portlem. Han Shuo had fought her many times and had a deep understanding of this fact. However, due to the uniqueness of Andrina's energy, Han Shuo had never been able to figure out Andrina's actual strength. He could only guess that she should possess late-stage highgod strength.
"Bam!" Another soft sound rang out. This time, Angelina's soft little hand pressed lightly against Han Shuo's chest.
"Huh?!" Han Shuo took three steps back. Instead of being shocked, he was delighted because he suddenly discovered that he did not release the Invincible Omen Body. But when Andrina's attack approached him, the demonic yuan in his body automatically reacted and formed the Invincible Omen Body, firmly defending against Andrina's attack.
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