Han Shuo knew that it was impossible for Han Shuo and Han Shuo to reconcile with Hushveil City. Hofs had shown that he was determined to kill Han Shuo and Han Shuo. Even if Han Shuo and Han Shuo managed to escape from Hushveil City, Hofs would not let the matter rest. If Han Shuo could kill Hofs, the power structure of Hushveil City would be reshuffled and the House of Hofley might no longer be the sole hegemon of Hushveil City.
In order to eliminate this threat, Han Shuo decided to kill Hofs in the mountain range. Besides, Han Shuo also wanted to see if the Avici Godslaying Sword Formation combined with Cauldron Spirit could kill a late-stage highgod. This was an opportunity and a challenge for Han Shuo. Therefore, Han Shuo did not want to let it slip by.
Rose was evidently frightened by Han Shuo's decision. From her point of view, it was unwise to fight Hofs head-on. Putting aside the question of whether or not Han Shuo could defeat Hofs, once the noise of their battle attracted the attention of the experts of Hushveil City, Han Shuo would be in an extremely disadvantageous position.
But Rose knew that she could not persuade Han Shuo. Seeing that Han Shuo had made up his mind to fight Hofs, she could only sigh helplessly in her mind. She secretly complained about Han Shuo's audacity. She bunched her brows and said, "Alright, I'll hold the line for you."
As a mid-stage highgod cultivating in the energy of darkness, Rose knew that she was no match for Hofs. Once Han Shuo and Hofs start fighting, she would do her best to eliminate the threats in the vicinity for Han Shuo and do her best to buy time for Han Shuo.
"You just need to loiter in the vicinity. I know better than you whether or not someone is approaching us. Don't worry, Hofs can't stop me," said Han Shuo confidently. Han Shuo was very confident. At this moment, Hofs had completely lost his mind and was drowning in rage. Han Shuo, on the other hand, was incomparably calm. Han Shuo knew that he had gained the upper hand even without a fight.
Rose put on a bitter smile when she heard Han Shuo's words. She suddenly felt that she couldn't help Han Shuo much at a crucial moment. She felt somewhat useless. As a highgod, Rose had rarely experienced such a feeling of uselessness. She felt rather strange this time.
Han Shuo did not say anything to Rose. By the time he made his decision known, he had already started moving towards Hofs at high speed. A dozen or so demon generals in the vicinity had already spread out in Hofs' direction. They were doing the most meticulous surveillance of that area.
Every protruding boulder, every towering tree, and every shrub were quickly reflected in Han Shuo's mind. Before Han Shuo arrived, he had already grasped the terrain of the area like the back of his hand. Once the battle starts, Han Shuo would be able to make use of the advantages he grasped to evade or attack.
Unlike the other highgods who died in the Hell of Avici, Hofs possessed late-stage strength and was extremely experienced in combat. The darkness divine energy contained in that black spear was extremely ferocious. Han Shuo knew that Hofs was a formidable opponent. Han Shuo had no choice but to go all out and make use of every advantage he could to prepare for the battle.
Gradually, Han Shuo arrived at the area where Hofs was. Hofs was still howling in a frenzy. His voice spread far and wide like ripples on water. The shrubbery close to Hofs was shredded into pieces as though it was sliced by a sharp blade.
"Just stay close to me. Don't come any closer!" Han Shuo's body suddenly came to a halt in midair. He adjusted his state of mind to its optimal state and slowly took a deep breath.
Rose who was following closely behind Han Shuo nodded indifferently. She knew that she was not as strong as Hofs and that she would be discovered if she got too close to Hofs. That way, Han Shuo would not be able to conceal his presence and Hofs would immediately know that someone was coming.
Rose was rather worried about Han Shuo. She stammered for a moment before she softly said, "Be careful!"
"Don't worry, there won't be any problems." Han Shuo put on an indifferent smile and his eyes gradually turned cold and fierce. It was as though all emotions had vanished from his body. His mind entered a state of absolute calmness that was most suitable for combat.
In the next moment, Han Shuo's figure gradually turned blurry. Rose watched as Han Shuo got further and further away. Suddenly, she discovered that as Han Shuo's figure disappeared, his aura also began to fade. Finally, she could no longer sense any trace of Han Shuo's aura in her divine soul.
Rose was astonished. She put on a bitter smile and shook her head. She mumbled to herself, "Just how many more secrets do you have?"
Hofs roared furiously as he walked further and further away.
Suddenly, Hofs quietened down. His crazed eyes looked around and his brows were slightly bunched. He suddenly felt that something was wrong. It was as though someone was hiding in the dark and watching him silently like a wild beast.
The feeling came so abruptly that Hofs instinctively raised his guard. "Could it be that the two have really come?" Hofs grew even more astonished when such a thought suddenly appeared in his mind. He did not hold much hope when he shouted and howled. He did not think that Han Shuo and Rose would pay any attention to him.
However, the feeling of being watched felt so real. Based on his many years of experience, Hofs knew that it was no illusion. Before he arrived, he had ordered the divine guards around him to stand down. Even the experts of his family clan were ordered to stay put. The person hiding in the dark was definitely not someone from Hushveil City.
The uneasiness that Hofs felt as though he was sitting on pins and needles made him calm down. His eyes were still filled with intense crazed glints as he constantly scanned the surroundings. His divine soul was also doing its best to detect any abnormalities in the surroundings. Wisps of dark smoke flew out from his body and gradually spread to the surrounding shrubs and towering ancient trees.
After a while, Hofs grew puzzled. The feeling of being hidden in the dark did not disappear. However, the darkness divine energy that flew out from his body did not detect any signs of life in the vicinity. This made him more and more uneasy.
Hofs once again released his darkness divine energy and leaped into the sky. He looked down coldly from above and tried his best to find the target that made him uneasy. However, the feeling was still there but the target was nowhere to be found!
"Come out! Come at me if you have the guts! Don't keep hiding!" Hofs suddenly shouted. He was getting impatient.
A figure abruptly appeared beside an ancient tree. The figure raised his head and looked at Hofs in the sky smilingly. He said, "You have injured me. Haha, I'm here to let you have a taste of being attacked from behind!"
"It's really you!" Hofs was so angry that he started laughing. He suddenly leaped down from the sky. Boundless aura of darkness abruptly formed around his body. In an instant, the aura of darkness revolved around his jet-black spear. He thrust the spear towards the top of Han Shuo's head at extreme speed. The spear emitted strange noises when the aura of darkness was attached to it. The spear moved like a bolt of black lightning. It was so fast that the spear's afterimage could no longer be seen.
In an instant, endless darkness came down from above. It was as if the day had been swallowed by the darkness. This area was suddenly plunged into absolute darkness where one could not even see their own fingers in front of them. Thick black divine power wrapped around the spear, and the spear disappeared in the endless darkness.
"Rumble …"
An earth-shattering explosion sounded. An enormous hole was created deep in the ground. All the ancient trees, rocks, and shrubs were swept away.
However, Han Shuo's figure had vanished into thin air!
Hofs landed in the boundless darkness. He stood in the enormous hole in the ground with a ferocious expression. He once again held the jet-black spear in his hand. His eyes were glistening as he looked around, searching for the vanished figure.
Hofs, who had created the boundless darkness, was obviously unaffected. He knew that his attack just now had no effect. He became even more vigilant and took Han Shuo as an evenly matched opponent.
"It's my turn now!" A sneer suddenly sounded from the boundless darkness. All of a sudden, seven blurry silhouettes shot towards Hofs from all directions. Each and every one of the silhouettes had Han Shuo's appearance. All of them carried extraordinary auras.
At first, Hofs thought that they were illusions. But after carefully sensing with his divine soul, he discovered that each and every one of the shadows were very real. Their auras also carried the aura of highgods. This made Hofs somewhat uncertain.
Hofs, who had no idea what was going on, did not recklessly attack any of the shadows. Instead, he adopted defensive measures. He swung the spear in his hand and layers of barriers of darkness rapidly formed. Dense, dark aura gushed towards Hofs and enveloped the entire area.
Each of the shadows was an illusion of a highgod demon general. The demon generals formed by highgods possessed extraordinary strength and they were real. Hofs's intuition was right. They were not illusions. Hofs, who was uncertain about the situation, was right to adopt defensive measures.
However, Han Shuo's purpose was to force Hofs to adopt defensive measures!
Only by doing so would Han Shuo be able to fully control the seventeen flying swords and allow them to deploy the Avici Godslaying Sword Formation to trap him. Once Hofs was trapped by the seventeen flying swords, Han Shuo would be able to attack with all his might without having to worry about anything else.
The seventeen flying swords whizzed out. The shadows formed by the demon generals vanished into thin air. Only Han Shuo was left standing proudly in front of Hofs.
It really was just an illusion! Hofs stared blankly for a moment. The disappearance of the demon generals formed by Han Shuo had caused him to doubt his intuition. He had assumed that the demon generals formed by Han Shuo were just illusions. With that, Hofs had fallen for Han Shuo's trick again.
Under Han Shuo's control, the seventeen flying swords pierced towards Hofs who was in the middle of the dense aura of darkness. However, as though they had struck an incomparably pliable cotton ball, the seventeen flying swords failed to pierce through the darkness divine energy and arrived before Hofs.
A late-stage highgod is indeed powerful. Han Shuo praised in his mind. He then said to Cauldron Spirit in his consciousness, "Gather your energy. It seems that if I want to defeat him, I will have to borrow your energy!"
Cauldron Spirit wasted no time and immediately channeled the energy of demon generals into Han Shuo's body to assist Han Shuo in his battle against Hofs.
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