Hill and the patriarchs of the major family clans stood up abruptly and looked at Han Shuo in panic.
A chilly wind blew into the hall and tore apart a thin, crystalline barrier. A few energy towers at the side of the hall suddenly exploded. Energy crystals that looked like icy jade scattered all over the floor.
In an instant, all the defensive forces in the hall collapsed. A sinister and ruthless energy replaced all the elemental energies and filled every corner of the hall. The patriarchs of the major family clans of Witherbone City felt a chill in their hearts. They couldn't muster any elemental energy to defend or attack effectively.
With a calm expression, Han Shuo walked over step by step, as if he was taking a leisurely stroll in his own courtyard.
"You? It's you? " Hill's heart sank. His expression slightly changed. He said in a somewhat hurried voice, "Didn't you leave Witherbone City? Why did you come back? "
Han Shuo had destroyed all the defensive forces as soon as he appeared. It was obvious that he didn't come with good intentions. Hill knew that his strength was far inferior to Han Shuo's. He didn't have the confidence to face Han Shuo.
"Good, good, good. Everyone is here. It saves me the trouble of making a few trips." Looking around, Han Shuo discovered that all the enemies of the House of Han that Dagassi had mentioned were gathered together. Not a single one was missing.
"Brian, what are you trying to do? Isn't it over? What else do you want? "Hill's eyes flickered. He felt that it would be difficult for him to get away with it.
"How can it be over if you are still alive?" Han Shuo couldn't help but laugh. When Hill's expression suddenly changed, Han Shuo had already calmly launched an attack.
Gusts of chilly wind blew over. The Celestial Demonflame Shuttle, which had been refined, whizzed out. It was covered in ghostly flames and hit Hill's chest.
Han Shuo condensed his consciousness. Hundreds of demon generals flew out and surrounded the patriarchs of the major family clans. The demon generals howled and wailed as they bore into the bodies of the patriarchs and started gnawing at their flesh, bones, and brains.
These demon generals that flew out from the Cauldron of Myriad Demon were refined from the divine souls of midgods or highgods. Fifty to sixty of them entered a person's body at the same time and immediately devoured the person's blood essence, brain, and bone marrow. The person was instantly subdued.
A single demon general might not be able to do much to these patriarchs, but when dozens of demon generals, some of which were refined from highgod divine souls, attacked at the same time, the patriarchs of the Witherbone City were no match for them. In just a few moments, the demon generals had devoured the flesh, brains, and bone marrow of the patriarchs of the Witherbone City. All that was left of the patriarchs of the Witherbone City was their shriveled and smelly skin. They lay lifelessly on the ground.
Demon generals possessed the ability to evolve. The more flesh, brains, and marrow they devoured, the faster their strength would increase. The most powerful spirit demons could even be refined into Outer-body Incarnations when they evolved to a certain level, possessing some of the divine abilities of the main body.
Other than flesh, blood, brain, and bone marrow, the soul was the true source of nourishment for demon generals. However, as these souls could be used to refine new demon generals, the Cauldron of Myriad Demon controlled them and did not allow them to devour the souls of highgods.
Under the Cauldron of Myriad Demon's control, a few dusky shadows returned to Han Shuo's body and the demon generals flew back.
The only person left in the meeting hall was Hill, who was howling in agony under the flames of the Celestial Demonflame Shuttle. The newly refined Celestial Demonflame Shuttle was incredibly powerful. In Han Shuo's hands, it was even more elusive. Hill's skin and flesh were burning under the greenish ghostly flames. Even his divine soul could not escape the refinement of the ghostly flames. Wisps of green flames appeared in his pupils.
While Hill was howling in agony, Han Shuo suddenly made his move. His five fingers pierced straight into Hill's skull.
The hard skull was like the softest piece of tofu under Han Shuo's five fingers. There was not the slightest bit of resistance. Hill's five fingers sank deep into Hill's brain. Five exquisite energies wrapped around Hill's soul that was pulsating in the ghostly flames. Not only could Hill's soul not break free, but it also lost the ability to transmit messages.
Strands of consciousness flew into Hill's soul through his fingers. Han Shuo accurately located a mark in a corner of Hill's soul. The mark was emitting a dense aura of death. It was incompatible with Hill's soul, but it was also releasing strands of weak energy that stimulated Hill's soul …
Han Shuo immediately knew that it was an overgod mark left in Hill's soul by the Overgod of Death. After carefully sensing it, he sensed a desolate, powerful, and ancient aura from the overgod mark.
He knew very well what the Overgod's Imprint did in Hill's divine soul. He also knew that the Overgod's Imprint would immediately be notified of Hill's death, and everything that happened here would be transmitted to the Overgod of the Death Dominion.
After carefully avoiding the overgod mark, Han Shuo's strands of consciousness drilled into Hill's soul. Just like how he did with Li Wei, he erased Hill's memories, turning Hill's divine soul into a pure soul devoid of consciousness. Hill's soul then flew out of Han Shuo's body with Hill's soul and was stored in a special container.
Having cultivated demonic arts to the level of Han Shuo, his understanding of the soul far surpassed that of the gods of life, death, and destiny on Elysium. Han Shuo's marvelous consciousness allowed him to do whatever he wanted to a soul. This was a power that not even an overgod could achieve.
In order to avoid incurring the wrath of the Overgod of Death, Han Shuo thought of a way to erase all of Hill's self-awareness. This way, while Hill's soul would still exist, all of his memories as Hill would be gone. From another perspective, Hill would be dead.
Without his own consciousness, Hill could not report his experience to the Death Overgod through the Overgod's Imprint. Because his soul was still there, the Death Overgod would think that Hill was still alive and would not think that his soul had actually undergone a tremendous change. This way, the Death Overgod would not know about it immediately.
Of course, Han Shuo knew that there was no way to hide the truth. It was only a matter of time before news of Hill's death spread. By the time the truth was revealed, the City Lords of other cities in the Death Dominion would naturally report to the Overgod of Death.
But to Han Shuo, this period of time was more than enough. He could head to the Darkness Dominion and take care of the enemies of the Han family such as Wallace, Larikson, and Hofs. By then, even if the Overgods of Darkness and Death learned of the truth, Han Shuo would be able to retreat.
Looking at Hill's divine soul that was stored in a special container, Han Shuo suddenly thought of a way to improve the strength of his family members in the shortest amount of time.
Han Shuo could erase a highgod's self-awareness, erase all his experiences that had nothing to do with the cultivation of energy, and leave only the purest divine soul without self-awareness. Then, he would let the members of the Han family, Emily, and the others fuse with the divine soul without self-awareness. That way, they would be able to gain the understanding and perception of energy that a highgod would have.
Divine energy was a process of accumulating over a long period of time. It could be rapidly increased through the power of faith in divine essences and the devouring method used by godhunters. However, one's realm was the biggest obstacle that hindered one's progress. If one's realm was not up to par, no matter how much divine energy one accumulated, one would not be able to break through the shackles of one's current realm.
But if one's realm was up to par, as long as one's divine energy could keep up with one's divine energy, it would only be a matter of course for one to make a breakthrough.
By relying on his mastery of the energy of the soul, Han Shuo was fully capable of erasing the irrelevant memories of a highgod's divine soul and destroying that person's self-awareness, leaving behind only a pure divine soul with a comprehension of energy. The members of the Han family could fuse with such a divine soul and gain the understanding and perception of energy in a single step.
After a series of thoughts flashed through Han Shuo's mind, he suddenly realized that this was definitely the fastest way to greatly improve the strength of the Han family. After pondering for a moment, Han Shuo was certain that this idea was absolutely feasible. He was so happy that he wanted to raise his head to the sky and let out a long roar.
Only someone who cultivated in demonic arts and had such a profound mastery of the energy of the soul could do such a heaven-defying thing. With this method, Han Shuo could see the scene of all the members of the Han family becoming highgods.
All the patriarchs of the major family clans in Witherbone City were killed before him. City Lord Hill's soul was erased and he became a living specimen in Han Shuo's container without any memories.
Han Shuo did not stay in the City Lord's mansion for too long. After killing all the people, he calmly left and disappeared without a trace.
After leaving Witherbone City, Han Shuo picked up his speed and headed towards the Darkness Dominion. Seven days later, Han Shuo arrived at the largest city in the Darkness Dominion – the City of Gorging Clouds.
Han Shuo's target this time was Larikson of the House of Broadhurst. Larikson of the House of Broadhurst had once ambushed him in Heferd. He possessed late-stage highgod strength and cultivated in the edict of destruction.
Because of what happened to his son, Han Shuo knew that Larikson would not spare him or the Han family. What happened to the Han family had proven this point. To prevent future troubles, Han Shuo had to get rid of Larikson.
Originally, Han Shuo thought that with his strength, killing Larikson at the House of Broadhurst should be a piece of cake. But when Han Shuo got close to the House of Broadhurst, he realized that it might not be as easy as it was in Witherbone City.
The defensive boundary of the House of Broadhurst was incomparably complex. Endless darkness shrouded the House of Broadhurst. Regardless of whether it was day or night, the dense element of darkness would never disperse.
With just one glance, Han Shuo knew that the Wall of Darkness of the House of Broadhurst was not something that a highgod could deploy. He could faintly sense an enormous amount of darkness aura from the House of Broadhurst.
"The rumors are true. City Lord Yarus of the City of Gorging Clouds has entered the overgod realm!" mumbled Han Shuo as he gazed at the House of Broadhurst that was shrouded in darkness.
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