The disappearance of the two divine guards raised Han Shuo's vigilance. He promptly ordered his divine guards to stay within a radius of a hundred miles. His demon generals could only cover a radius of a hundred miles. As long as they were within a hundred miles, Han Shuo could use his demon generals to quickly salvage the situation.
For the next few days, the divine guards became even more cautious. They used their demon generals to monitor the situation in their surroundings. Han Shuo carefully searched for traces of the two divine guards but to no avail.
Han Shuo's journey to the Soaring Cloud Mountain Range did not change. Instead, he traveled at a much slower pace. Under Bollands's guidance, the divine guards had improved their concealment and search techniques. They searched for traces of the two divine guards within a radius of a hundred miles but to no avail.
Along the way, Han Shuo used his demon generals to observe many merchant caravans coming and going. There were also some members of lesser family clans who entered the mountain range to temper themselves. After observing for a long time with his demon generals, Han Shuo discovered that there was nothing wrong with those people.
Han Shuo felt helpless. He kept thinking about the reason behind the disappearance of the two divine guards. Was it because of him? Or did the two divine guards offend someone while they were in hiding?
In the blink of an eye, another five days had passed. The two divine guards had yet to return. It seemed that they had met with misfortune.
In this way, Han Shuo began to think of possible enemies who could attack him. It was true that Han Shuo had offended quite a number of people since he arrived on Elysium. The most likely target was Hofs who he had offended not too long ago. However, Hushveil City had not been peaceful recently. Hofs, who had yet to fully recover from his injuries, should be doing his utmost to suppress the voices of opposition in Hushveil City. There was no way that Han Shuo would have the time to travel thousands of miles to the City of Shadows to find trouble with Han Shuo.
Other than Hofs, the godhunters could also be considered one of Han Shuo's greatest enemies. However, Han Shuo did not display any outstanding performance in front of the godhunters during the operation against the godhunters. Therefore, those people shouldn't be targeting Han Shuo. Even if they were going to attack, they should be targeting Sayant first.
No matter how he thought about it, Han Shuo realized that the enemies who might have made a move against him wouldn't make things difficult for him in the near future. Since he couldn't find any clues for the time being, he had no choice but to let the matter rest. The group continued on their way to Soaring Cloud Mountain Range.
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Three hundred miles away from Han Shuo, there was a large waterfall. Crystal clear water poured down from above, falling into the huge deep pool below, splashing water droplets everywhere.
In front of the deep pool, there were a few large rocks that were as smooth as jade after being washed by the water. There were a few gods with gloomy expressions on their faces.
The patriarch of the House of Lavers, Field, stared at the restless Dolores with a dark face and shouted, "Who gave you permission to attack?"
When the forces of the House of Lavers retreated from the City of Shadows, Dolores inevitably disappeared along with the House of Lavers. However, Dolores had never forgotten the deep-seated hatred he had for Han Shuo.
"Patriarch, I just want to wear them down bit by bit," Dolores lowered his head after being reprimanded by Field. He appeared rather guilty.
"Fool, you will only alert the enemy by doing so. That cunning youngster will be on his guard in advance!" Shouted Field in a deep voice. He lectured, "I have told you that our purpose in coming here is to avenge your second uncle. That youngster could even kill your second uncle, Avery. Your actions will only backfire!"
"Patriarch, I was wrong!" Dolores hastily admitted his mistake when he saw that Field was furious. After taking a short pause, Dolores asked puzzledly, "Patriarch, was that youngster really responsible for the incident at Hushveil City? I have met him several times. He doesn't look that scary! "
"If he couldn't even hide it from you, how could he possibly replace our family clan in the City of Shadows?" Field coldly groaned and reprimanded, "Donna knows him much better than you do. After Avery died, Donna learned about the situation at Hushveil City and immediately confirmed that Brian was the culprit. Donna had seen that peculiar lifeform back in that low-level material plane. There's no mistaking it!"
"Patriarch, why didn't you bring sister Donna along? Given sister Donna's understanding of him, the chances of success are much higher!" Dolores hesitated for a moment and asked nervously after hearing Field's words.
Field softly sighed and replied, "I don't know why but Donna has been unwilling to make a move against that youngster. I had to hide this from her."
It appeared that Dolores was rather resentful of Donna. He believed that Donna was the main reason for the decline of the House of Lavers. He felt that if Donna hadn't introduced Bryan to the City of Shadows, the House of Lavers wouldn't have suffered so many hardships. If Donna wasn't Field's biological daughter, Dolores would have long suggested to deal with Donna.
"Patriarch Field, since your House of Lavers has come to our City of Gorging Clouds, according to our agreement, we will do our best to eradicate that youngster!" Said a short, dark-skinned, middle-aged man with a full beard who had been listening to the conversation between Dolores and Field. After taking a short pause, he continued, "But you should know the situation in the Darkness Dominion. Although the City of Shadows is far weaker than our City of Gorging Clouds, to avoid a war between our two cities, we can only help you in secret. We do not wish to alarm the House of Sainte!"
"Lord Larikson, our House of Lavers has been in the Darkness Dominion for many years. We are well aware of the taboo in this regard," said a short, middle-aged man with a full beard. Felder's attitude towards this short bearded man was rather respectful. He said, "I know you can't risk the wrath of the Overgod to deal with the House of Sainte. I only want that kid dead! If it wasn't for the incident in Hushveil City, I wouldn't have asked Lord Larikson to come with us! "
Larikson nodded and smilingly replied, "It's good that you understand. Don't worry, Hofs of Hushveil City is the weakest among the City Lords. In our City of Gorging Clouds, there are more than one god stronger than Hofs. Even if the incident in Hushveil City was caused by that youngster, there won't be any problems this time! "
Although the House of Lavers had left the City of Shadows, their strength had been preserved. The elite divine guards of the House of Lavers, as well as the wealth and resources they possessed, were very attractive to the other City Lords of the Darkness Dominion. Before the House of Lavers left the City of Shadows, the City Lords of the other cities had secretly dispatched emissaries to approach Felder.
After weighing the strengths of the City Lords, Field finally chose the City of Gorging Clouds, the most powerful city in the Darkness Dominion, as his new backer. Before joining the City of Gorging Clouds, Field had made an agreement with the City of Gorging Clouds. His arrival would strengthen the City of Gorging Clouds and the City of Gorging Clouds would guarantee the interests of the House of Lavers.
Getting the City of Gorging Clouds to assist in killing Han Shuo was a later clause. To the City of Gorging Clouds, the House of Lavers was far more important than killing a youngster who had just made a name for himself. Therefore, the City of Gorging Clouds agreed without hesitation.
Having stayed in the City of Shadows for many years, Field knew the situation in the City of Shadows very well. It would be very difficult to kill Han Shuo in the City of Shadows. Even if they succeeded, they would not be able to escape unscathed. Therefore, they had been looking for an opportunity to strike.
The competition between the Seventh Corps divine guards was an excellent opportunity. When they learned that the Fifth Corps divine guards that belonged to the House of Lavers were also participating in the competition, they immediately grasped the best opportunity to kill Han Shuo. Through his connections in the City of Shadows, Field learned that the competition would be held at Soaring Cloud Mountain Range. Therefore, he had been preparing for it.
"Many thanks, Lord Larikson. As long as we can kill that youngster, I will convince my daughter to marry your son willingly," said Field in a deep voice.
Larikson laughed heartily and replied, "By then, we will be a family. Don't worry, I will do my best to help you!"
"But that youngster has nearly a hundred divine guards with him. It won't be easy for us to kill him. Do you have any good ideas, Lord Larikson?" After taking a short pause, Field continued, "According to my daughter, those strange lifeforms that youngster has mastered are very miraculous. They seem to be able to turn invisible and act as his eyes and ears. His performance in Hushveil City proved that my daughter was right. This is going to be very troublesome!"
"Don't worry. This time, we have fewer people. I can help you avoid the detection of those lifeforms. That youngster doesn't always have his divine guards by his side. As long as we find a suitable opportunity, we will attack him together. I believe that he won't be able to escape unscathed like he did in Hushveil City, "said Larikson confidently.
"I'm relieved to hear that, Lord Larikson," replied Field as he nodded. It seemed that he had a lot of trust in Larikson.
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Never in a million years would Han Shuo have thought that the ones who were plotting against him would be the House of Lavers who had long since left the City of Shadows. Han Shuo and his divine guards continued to travel unhurriedly towards Soaring Cloud Mountain Range.
As Han Shuo's party had the intention of tempering the Fifth Corps divine guards, they were the first batch of divine guards to arrive at Soaring Cloud Mountain Range. They did not see any other divine guards along the way. Unknowingly, they were getting closer and closer to the Mountain Range.
One day, Han Shuo and his Fifth Corps divine guards arrived at the waterfall where Field and the others had their secret meeting. Not all the Fifth Corps divine guards were men. As soon as the female divine guards saw the lake, they became very excited and requested to take a bath in the lake.
Rose who had been following behind Han Shuo indifferently also indicated to Han Shuo that she wanted to stay for a while. Therefore, Han Shuo agreed to their request. Since the divine guards were going to use the Frigid Pond first, the male divine guards, including Han Shuo, had to avoid arousing suspicion. Therefore, they dispersed.
For some reason, Han Shuo suddenly had an uncomfortable feeling in his heart. He had always believed in his senses. In addition to the fact that two of his divine guards had mysteriously disappeared, Han Shuo immediately raised his guard.
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