None of Eugene and his party from Hushveil City managed to escape from Han Shuo's murderous hands. All of them died at the entrance of the cave.
The stench of blood filled the air. Cauldron Spirit was flying around the cave. It had absorbed the divine soul of Eugene, a mid-stage highgod. None of the divine guards managed to escape Cauldron Spirit and were sucked into the Cauldron of Myriad Demon.
According to Cauldron Spirit, only the divine soul of a highgod could be refined into a spirit demon of the highest grade. A spirit demon of the highest grade would be more powerful and could provide Cauldron Spirit with more energy. Ever since the demise of the Exalted Demonlord, the Cauldron of Myriad Demon had not produced a demon of the highest grade. Now that Eugene's divine soul had been captured, it meant that a spirit demon was finally born in the Cauldron of Myriad Demon.
In just a short time, the entrance of the cave had turned into a pool of blood. The gods killed by Han Shuo's seventeen flying swords had turned into puddles of blood. The corpses of those killed by Bollands were scattered all over the ground. It was a gruesome scene.
Anito, Deco, and the other divine guards of the Third Corps were aghast. It seemed that they had yet to recover from the shock.
"Anito, apart from Eugene, didn't you encounter enemies from Darksoul City as well? What are you waiting for? Lead the way! "instructed Bollands softly after shooting a glance at Anito.
It was only at this moment that Anito seemed to have recovered from his shock. He looked at Han Shuo in horror and asked, "Lord Brian, you, you killed Eugene?"
"Is there a problem?" asked Han Shuo calmly in a carefree smile.
"Lord Brian, although the seven major cities of the Dominion of Darkness are constantly fighting each other in secret, they generally do not kill each other's Chiefs of Divine Guards. The death of a Chief of Divine Guards is no small matter. Eugene is one of the Chiefs of Divine Guards of Hushveil City. Now that he has died here, the City Lord of Hushveil City will surely investigate! " Said Anito anxiously. Wars between the cities had never stopped. However, as the Chiefs of Divine Guards possessed extraordinary strength, there had never been a case of a Chief of Divine Guards dying.
A Chief of Divine Guard was the cornerstone of a city. The death of a Chief of Divine Guard could very well incur the wrath of the City Lord. It could even lead to a war between two cities. Therefore, when Eugene died, Annette immediately turned pale with fright and thought of the serious consequences.
"Don't worry, I will explain to the City Lord!" Now that Han Shuo's strength had skyrocketed, he did not see this as a big problem. He smiled and said, "Let's go, Annette. Let's go find the people from Darksoul City!"
When Anito heard Han Shuo's words, he started trembling with fear. Whenever he recalled his vile attitude towards Han Shuo back in the City of Shadows, Anito felt a chill run down his spine. He thought to himself, Fortunately, we became friends in the end. Otherwise, I wouldn't even know how I died. This is a ruthless man who kills without batting an eyelid! He had hidden it so deeply in the past. Once it was unleashed, it was truly terrifying!
"My Lord, please follow me. The one from Darksoul City is also a Chief of Divine Guards. They have also killed two of our companions!" Deco was much bolder than Anito. He led the way for Han Shuo.
Halfway through the journey, Deco explained to Han Shuo that the Darksoul City was the first to arrive at the mine. After arriving, they did not allow anyone to approach the mine. Anito and his companions were discovered when they came to scout the mine. Therefore, they were chased out by the people from Darksoul City.
Later on, Eugene arrived with the divine guards from Hushveil City. When the people from Darksoul City saw that Eugene was personally leading the team, they started a conflict. As both sides were equally matched in strength, the people from Darksoul City took the initiative to retreat. They occupied several of the largest mines and left the rest unattended.
The Chief of Divine Guards from Darksoul City was called Jirofi. Like Eugene, he was also a mid-stage highgod cultivating in the energy of destruction.
With Deco leading the way, the party soon arrived at the center of the mine. They were surrounded by bottomless caverns. Each cavern was guarded by several divine guards from Darksoul City.
"Lord Brian, the Chief of Divine Guards from Darksoul City, Jirofi, should be guarding the largest cavern!" said Deco to Han Shuo as he pointed at the largest cavern.
"This place already belongs to Darksoul City. You can start mining in other areas. Don't force our hand!" said a divine guard from Darksoul City as he stood at the entrance of the cavern. He looked at Han Shuo and his party with a cold and arrogant demeanor.
"Bollands, Sanguinar, kill a few of them and teach them a lesson," instructed Han Shuo to Bollands and Sanguinar with a smile on his face.
The fact that Darksoul City had killed a few divine guards from the Third Corps indicated that they had made the first move. Han Shuo would not hold back. Bollands could enhance his killing intent by killing, Sanguinar could extract new energy from the blood of his victims, and Han Shuo could harvest divine souls. For the three of them who cultivated in demonic arts, there were only advantages and no disadvantages in killing others. Not to mention that they were the ones who made the first move. Han Shuo would not hold back.
Bollands and Sanguinar abruptly pounced at two divine guards from Darksoul City at Han Shuo's command. Sanguinar drew a line of blood in her hand as she stared at the two divine guards with crimson eyes. The two divine guards immediately felt their blood boiling when their eyes met with Sanguinar's.
At this moment, Bollands arrived in front of the two divine guards. The slender flying sword in his hand flashed and streaks of sword radiances landed on the bodies of the two divine guards. Crack! Crack! The two divine guards were dismembered. Their flesh and blood splattered all over the ground. Blood splattered everywhere.
Before the divine guards at the other caverns could help, the tragedy had already happened.
When the divine guards saw the blood flowing like a river, they immediately shrieked and transmitted messages to Jirofi who was inside the cavern. They could tell how terrifying Bollands and Sanguinar were. Seeing that Han Shuo, who seemed to be their leader, had yet to make a move, none of them dared to be careless. They shrieked and transmitted messages as though they were facing a formidable foe. They cautiously guarded against Sanguinar and Bollands.
It didn't take long before thirty-seven divine guards and Chief Jirofi walked out of the cave. These people were all dressed in black. It appeared that they had been in the middle of excavating energy crystals and had hurried over after receiving the message.
"What's going on?" Jirofi's face was gloomy. He looked at the bloodstains on the soles of his feet and appeared to be extremely angry. Jirofi had a big head and big ears. He had an obese body. However, his pair of bright eyes were fixed on the unruffled Han Shuo.
"From today onwards, this mountain belongs to the Han family of the City of Shadows!" Gilbert stepped forward and arrogantly shot a glance at Jirofi. He said, "Eugene was insensible and has been killed by my master. If you don't want to be left with nothing, leave now!"
"Han family of the City of Shadows?" Jirofi bunched his brows and coldly replied, "I only know of the House of Sainte, House of Lavers, House of Kinson, House of Kisa, and House of Buller in the City of Shadows. Since when was there a Han family?"
"Cut the crap. Leave behind the energy crystals you mined and get the hell out of here!" Gilbert arrogantly pointed at Jirofi and said, "If you're late, don't even think about leaving!"
Jirofi appeared to be more difficult to deal with than Eugene. Surprisingly, he was not angered by Gilbert's rudeness. His chubby face twitched and he said, "You want us to leave without displaying sufficient strength? I don't think it's that easy, right?" While speaking, Jirofi stared straight at Han Shuo. He had long noticed that Han Shuo was the leader of the group.
Under Jirofi's provocative gaze, Han Shuo put on a faint smile and said, "Then don't even think about leaving!"
As soon as those words left his mouth, the seventeen flying swords were released once again. Chilly winds gusted and whistled continuously as they flew towards the divine guards who were glaring at them.
The seventeen flying swords were incomparably sharp and carried terrifying corrosive properties. Under Han Shuo's exquisite control, the flying swords turned into afterimages that streaked across the sky and pierced through the bodies of the divine guards. All the divine guards who were struck by the flying swords had their flesh rapidly corroded and dissolved. In no time at all, they had turned into puddles of blood.
Jirofi turned pale with fright. He was intimidated by Han Shuo's vicious flying swords. His eyes flickered with light and he immediately shouted, "Stop! We will leave immediately! "
With a gentle smile on his face, Han Shuo softly replied, "Sorry, you were too late!"
The seventeen flying swords suddenly enveloped Jirofi. Cauldron Spirit's energy immediately surged into Han Shuo's body. The first form of the Godslaying Sword Formation, Ceaseless Pain, appeared once again. The scene of Hell engulfed Jirofi in an instant. Feeling the stabbing pain in his meridians, Han Shuo manipulated the Godslaying Sword Formation with his consciousness and pierced thousands of holes into Jirofi's body.
Inside the Ceaseless Pain formed by the flying swords, an outsider could only see the flying swords dancing wildly in the air. They had no idea what was going on inside the Ceaseless Pain.
All of a sudden, Han Shuo's body blurred and he dove into the Ceaseless Pain. Using the Ceaseless Pain as cover, Han Shuo arrived behind Jirofi who was still alive. His avatar of destruction flew out of the Cauldron of Myriad Demon and started devouring the remaining divine energy of destruction left by Jirofi.
Jirofi cultivated in the energy of destruction. Most of his divine energy had been consumed by the Ceaseless Pain Godslaying Sword Formation. As he was a mid-stage highgod and Han Shuo had deliberately controlled the flying swords' precision, the flying swords only left a few wounds on his body. The intense corrosive energy did not spread to his entire body.
Before he died, Han Shuo took the opportunity to enter the Ceaseless Pain Godslaying Sword Formation and absorb the remaining divine energy of destruction in Jirofi's body. Jirofi was a highgod. Although he only had a small portion of his divine energy left, it was enough for Han Shuo's avatar of destruction to benefit immensely.
Gradually, all of Jirofi's divine energy was devoured. There was no longer any energy left in his body that could resist the corrosive energy of the flying swords. He was reduced to a puddle of blood in the Ceaseless Pain Godslaying Sword Formation. Han Shuo then took his space ring.
The seventeen flying swords returned to Han Shuo's body. Cauldron Spirit flew out and collected Jirofi's highgod divine soul. Then, it flew around and absorbed the divine souls of those divine souls that Han Shuo had previously killed into the Cauldron of Myriad Demon. There were also a few divine guards from Darksoul City. They were running all over the place under the pursuit of Bollands, Sanguinar, and Gilbert. However, it appeared that they would not be able to live much longer.
Han Shuo did not personally hunt down those divine guards from Darksoul City. Instead, he allowed Sanguinar and Gilbert to do as they pleased. Unlike Bollands, Sanguinar and Gilbert had too little experience in hunting. In order for the two to be able to shoulder heavy responsibilities in the future, Han Shuo had to train them as soon as possible.
With the demon generals keeping an eye on those divine guards and the veteran assassin Bollands assisting them, Han Shuo believed that none of those divine guards from Darksoul City would be able to escape.
"My, my Lord, you are truly amazing!" Deco softly exclaimed as he looked at Han Shuo with eyes of admiration.
Anito appeared rather frightened. He put on a long face and said to Han Shuo, "Lord Brian, Jirofi of Darksoul City is also a Chief of Divine Guards. Now that you have killed two Chief of Divine Guards, the two City Lords will not let this matter rest!"
"What does that have to do with me?" Han Shuo put on an innocent face. He put on a mischievous smile and said, "It was clearly Eugene and Jirofi who killed each other in the mine. The tragedy had already happened by the time we arrived. We did nothing!"
"It was clearly?" Anito pointed at Han Shuo and exclaimed in a low voice when he saw that Han Shuo was lying through his teeth. Suddenly, Anito's face jolted as though he had thought of something. He immediately put on a mischievous smile and said in admiration, "My Lord is truly wise!"
"As long as no one from Hushveil City and the City of Shadows walks out alive, we can say whatever we want. It doesn't matter if the two City Lords believe us or not. They can't do anything if they don't have any evidence and we deny it!" Said Deco with a face full of admiration. After saying those words, he asked, "My Lord, will those fellows who escaped …"
"Don't worry. With a veteran killer like Bollands around, they won't leave any survivors!" Said Han Shuo with a faint smile. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "I hope that all of you can keep what happened today a secret. Even to Lord Erebus and the City Lord, we will have to give the same explanation. Otherwise, we will all be in trouble if word gets out!"
Upon hearing Han Shuo's words, Anito, Deco, and the others patted their chests and promised. Anito said, "Don't worry, my Lord. We will give the same explanation to everyone. Hehe, but I believe that with the City Lord's brilliance, he will be able to figure out a thing or two!"
"Then it doesn't matter. As long as we don't leak the information, it will be fine!" Said Deco smilingly. After this incident, they had become both respectful and fearful of Han Shuo. They trusted him even more than Erebus who had led them for many years. Especially since they were personally involved in this incident, they naturally had to plan for their own safety.
"Be careful and take the space rings they left behind. These guys must have mined a lot of energy crystals. Those energy crystals are all ours. Naturally, we can't let them get away with it!" said Han Shuo to Anito and the other three.
The gods killed by Han Shuo had turned into blood that seeped into the ground. Only the metal divine artifacts and space rings were left behind. As long as they were careful, there shouldn't be any problems. As for the gods killed by Sanguinar and Bollands, although they were also in a terrible state, they didn't have to worry about being corroded. Therefore, there shouldn't be any problems.
While Anito and the other three were collecting the spoils of war for Han Shuo, Bollands returned first. Bollands bowed to Han Shuo and said in a low voice, "Senior Brother, it's all settled!"
Han Shuo nodded with a smile. He was very satisfied with the result of this trip.
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