When Kodiak arrived, he was rather surprised to discover that there were many strangers around Little Skull Han Hao. After carefully observing them, Kodiak discovered that Han Shuo, Rose, the Five Elite Zombies, and the others did not look like godhunters. This puzzled Kodiak. He wondered what the relationship between Little Skull Han Hao, Han Shuo, and the others was.
Although he was very puzzled, when he saw Little Skull Han Hao, Kodiak respectfully greeted him. "Our leader is very concerned about the matter you have entrusted to him. He has dispatched us to search for information in the vicinity. After searching for some time, we have made some headway," Kodiak explained to Han Hao.
Upon learning that Kodiak and the others had been searching for information in the vicinity, Little Skull Han Hao immediately asked, "What's the situation?"
Kodiak hesitated for a moment and did not immediately answer. Instead, he looked at Han Shuo and the others warily and cautiously asked, "Who are these people?" He didn't know the identities of Han Shuo and the others and therefore, he didn't dare to speak his mind.
Han Hao knew what Kodiak was worried about. He lightly groaned and said, "They are my friends. You don't have to worry too much. Just tell me what you want to know!"
Kodiak stared blankly for a moment. His eyes were filled with astonishment as he looked at Han Shuo and the others. He couldn't understand how they became Little Skull Han Hao's friends. Kodiak had heard of Little Skull's notorious reputation in the Death Dominion. As an up-and-coming godhunter, Han Hao was a character that the godhunters held in high esteem. Kodiak had never heard that Han Hao had any friends. Therefore, when he heard Han Hao's words, he was astonished. After hesitating for a moment, under the cold gazes of Little Skull Han Hao, Kodiak said in a deep voice, "I led them to a nearby region for some time and finally found out who did it."
"Who?" Han Hao asked.
"His name is Kage. He cultivates in the energy of darkness and possesses mid-stage highgod strength. A few days ago, I heard that he was preparing to sell those ores at a low price. "Kodiak didn't dare to hesitate when he saw how anxious Han Hao was.
"Where is he?" Han Shuo suddenly interrupted with a faint smile. His eyes were ice-cold, and his heart was filled with killing intent.
After Kodiak arrived, he focused all of his attention on Rose because he could sense a distinct highgod aura from Rose. Moreover, the aura was faintly stronger than his own. This made him very uncomfortable. Therefore, he was very concerned about Rose.
As for Han Shuo, Kodiak only took a glance at him and paid him no more attention. Han Shuo's demonic art energy was as calm as still water. Those whose strength had not reached a certain realm would never be able to detect the terror of Han Shuo. Kodiak did not sense any threat from Han Shuo and only treated him as an ordinary midgod.
It was only when Han Shuo interjected that Kodiak was somewhat surprised. He wondered what qualifications a midgod like Han Shuo had to interrupt their conversation. Kodiak looked rather displeased. He did not pay any attention to Han Shuo. He explained to Little Skull Han Hao, "Kage and his subordinates had attacked the merchants of Goldstone Shop some time ago. After that incident, Kage did not continue to venture out but stayed in his underground lair. It was only recently that he came out to sell those ores that he plundered."
Han Shuo did not mind that Kodiak was not looking at him directly. After all, Kodiak had told Little Skull Han Hao everything that needed to be said.
"Where is Kage's underground lair? How many people are there? Are they usually there?" Han Hao asked with a calm face.
"Kage's underground lair is located in the Buckthorn Valley in the east. There are about fifty to sixty people there. Other than Kage, there are three or four highgods with early-stage highgod strength. Under normal circumstances, Kage would stay in his underground lair. But recently, it's hard to say. He might have gone to the Omphalos to sell the ores he plundered, "Kodiak could not be sure.
"What else do you know?" asked Han Hao.
"Kage is one of Salas' subordinates. He would pay tribute to Salas every once in a while. If you are planning to kill Kage, you had better not let anyone know about it. If someone knows that you killed Kage and Salas hears about it, you will be in big trouble! "Kodiak hesitated for a moment before he explained to Little Skull Han Hao.
"Salas!" Before Little Skull Han Hao could say anything, Rose cried out in surprise. She explained to Han Shuo in a low voice, "I have mentioned Salas to you. He is one of the Five Sovereigns of the Fringe. When I left the Fringe, he already possessed overgod strength!"
Han Shuo's heart sank. He nodded indifferently to indicate that he understood.
The Five Sovereigns of the Fringe were Tyre, Logue, Ossora, Salas, and Wasis. All five of them possessed overgod strength, but none of them possessed the Quintessence of an Overgod.
Even in any of the Twelve Dominions, these five Sovereigns could easily rule over the Fringe. Each and every one of them was bloodthirsty and merciless. They represented the chaotic order of the Fringe. In the Fringe, the five Sovereigns' subordinates would fight and kill all day long for the sake of profit. The five Sovereigns were the main reason why the Fringe was so chaotic.
The five Sovereigns were the most terrifying Sovereigns in the Fringe. They stayed in the heart of the Fringe. Even a godhunter leader like Polo could only flaunt his might in the outskirts of the Fringe. He paled in comparison to the Five Sovereigns.
Most of the gods living in the Fringe would choose to pledge allegiance to one of the Five Sovereigns. If they wished to have a foothold in the Fringe, they would have to offer a lot of resources every year in exchange for the protection of the Five Sovereigns, lest they were killed by the Five Sovereigns.
Although Kage was also a highgod, his strength was far below that of the Five Sovereigns. Every year, he would have to pay tribute to Salas. Correspondingly, if Kage was killed, Salas would avenge him. But if Kage's killer was a subordinate of another Sovereign, a war in the Fringe would be unavoidable.
"In short, we must be cautious. If we make a move, do not leave any survivors!" At the mention of Salas, Kodiak's voice became much softer. He said helplessly, "If Kage wasn't related to Salas, our Lord might have already taken him down for you. Unfortunately, he is related to Salas. Our Lord wouldn't dare to offend Salas. My apologies. "
Han Hao, the Little Skull, nodded and replied, "I understand. Go back and tell Polo that I will remember his help."
"In that case, I shall not disturb you any further!" Kodiak nodded. Before he left, he looked at Han Shuo with rather strange gazes. Rose's attitude towards Han Shuo was very humble and courteous. It was as though a servant was talking to her master. Kodiak started to wonder about Han Shuo's true identity.
After Kodiak left, Rose put on a rather grave face and said, "Salas is a vengeful person. He has never submitted to anyone in the Fringe. We … might not be a match for him! "
Han Shuo shot a glance at Rose, put on a calm and unruffled face, and smilingly said, "Don't worry. Either we don't make a move, or once we do, not a single person from Kage's underground lair will escape!"
"Father, do you think we can win against Salas?" Han Hao, the Little Skull, suddenly looked deeply into Han Shuo's eyes. After hesitating for a moment, he decided to voice his opinion.
Han Shuo stared blankly for a moment. He bunched his brows and thought for a moment before he shook his head and said, "I'm not sure. I have never tried."
Back then, when Han Shuo, Erebus and the others were pursuing a godhunter leader, that godhunter had overgod strength. Even now, Han Shuo could not forget the terrifying aura of that godhunter. Although Han Shuo's strength had improved by leaps and bounds, he had never fought an opponent of that level. He would never know if he could handle it.
It's a pity that I have yet to enter Skybreak Realm. Once I break through from Omen to Skybreak Realm, I will have the confidence to win! Han Shuo felt very regretful. As his demonic arts improved, his progress in each realm was getting slower and slower. He had always felt that he was on the verge of a breakthrough and yet, after so long, he had yet to make any progress.
"Then we really have to be careful!" Hearing that Han Shuo was not confident, Little Skull pondered for a moment and said, "Once we attack, we cannot afford to lose anything!"
"Let's go check out the nest over there!" Although Han Shuo felt rather helpless, he wasn't particularly worried. Before he came to the Fringe, he had learned from Rose that the Fringe was filled with experts. Therefore, he had been mentally prepared.
Han Shuo believed that he could only achieve a breakthrough in demonic arts in the Fringe. Every time he made a breakthrough in demonic arts, he had to face tremendous pressure and terrifying enemies. The Fringe had experts that could help him achieve a breakthrough. That was why Han Shuo had spared no effort to come to the Fringe.
"With Father around, we won't miss anything!" said Han Huo excitedly. He was excited when he heard about killing people and arson.
After releasing his demon generals, Han Shuo and his party followed Kodiak's directions to Buckthorn Valley. Along the way, whenever his demon generals encountered gods that they could easily defeat, Han Shuo would kill them without hesitation and absorb their divine souls into the Cauldron of Myriad Demon to enhance the power of the Cauldron of Myriad Demon.
The number of experts in the Fringe far exceeded any city in the Fringe. On the way to Buckthorn Valley, Han Shuo's Cauldron of Myriad Demon had gained three highgod divine souls and thirty-eight midgod divine souls. It had only taken Han Shuo half a day.
After arriving at Buckthorn Valley, Han Shuo scanned the surroundings with his demon generals. Finding nothing special, he nodded to Han Tu and instructed, "First, open a tunnel deep into the ground."
"Right away!" It was a piece of cake for Han Tu. By the time he finished those words, he had already sunk deep into the ground. A tunnel leading to Kage's underground nest was soon formed under the feet of Han Shuo and his party. They didn't need to waste any time to find or destroy the tunnel leading to Kage's underground nest.
"Father, come on down," Han Tu said smilingly as he waved at Han Shuo and the others, "Father, come on down."
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