All the inscriptions on the tombstone gushed into Han Hao's mind in an instant. He was dumbstruck and lifeless like a boulder.
The gravestone that emerged from his chest continued to gather the element of death energy as though it was trying to extract all the element of death in the Fringe. The gravestone did not enlarge this time, but it radiated a ghastly white radiance. Tiny white bones could be seen clearly on the surface of the gravestone.
Although some of the inscriptions had entered Han Hao's mind, the gravestone was densely packed with inscriptions. Under the illumination of the ghastly white radiance, the inscriptions looked like tiny worms wriggling on the surface of the gravestone and absorbing the element of death that was converging from all directions.
Scarlett, who had been sent flying, was aghast. She looked at Han Hao in horror and did not know what to do. She tried to approach Han Hao and do something. But before she could get close to Han Hao, an invisible energy emanated from the gravestone and sent her flying again.
That energy contained a trace of Han Hao's will and it didn't seem to be malicious. Otherwise, given Scarlett's cultivation base, she would've perished in an instant and wouldn't have survived.
After a few more attempts, Scarlett gave up on approaching Han Hao. She stood at a distance and looked at Han Hao worriedly, hoping that he wouldn't be hurt by the tombstone that had appeared out of nowhere.
Wisps of ghastly white radiance gradually seeped out of the gravestone and seeped into Han Hao's body like liquid.
The motionless Han Hao was slowly enveloped by the ghastly white radiance. In an instant, Han Hao's clothes were blown away like ashes. He was completely naked in front of Scarlett. Han Hao's body, which was as pale as the radiance, gradually turned transparent. It was as though his body had turned into a piece of warm jade. Scarlett could even clearly see his meridians, organs, and skeleton.
Wisps of pale light seeped into Han Hao's body through his pores, disappearing into his limbs and bones. A stream of the purest power of death was gradually released from Han Hao's body, while Han Hao himself looked like a corpse that had been dead for millions of years, without a single trace of vitality.
Scarlett slowly realized that the deathly pale halo on the gravestone did not seem to be hostile to Han Hao. It was like a kind of medicine that nourished his body. Scarlett was relieved. She gazed at Han Hao in a daze and wondered what kind of divine weapon the gravestone on Han Hao's chest was and why it possessed such miraculous power.
Time passed quickly. After an unknown amount of time, the gravestone that floated out of Han Hao's chest suddenly shrank and disappeared.
At the same time, the Death Element that was surging toward them stopped, and everything returned to normal.
After a while, Han Hao exhaled softly and slowly opened his eyes. The dense inscriptions on the gravestone flashed across his pupils, and he returned to normal.
Han Hao furrowed his brows and muttered to himself, "So … so this thing is called a Quintessence Fragment …"
"Han Hao, are you all right?" Scarlett cried out in alarm when she sensed that the energy that had shrouded Han Hao had disappeared. She hastily rushed to his side and reached out to touch Han Hao's chest. She wanted to know what was going on with the gravestone.
Han Hao shook his head. His previously dazed eyes regained their usual calmness and clarity. He shot a glance at the slightly panicked Scarlett and softly said, "I'm all right. I just learned something. My body and soul have undergone some good changes."
"What happened?" Scarlett turned pale with fright when she heard that even Han Hao's soul had undergone some changes.
"It's nothing …" Han Hao did not explain. He lowered his head to look at his naked body and pushed Scarlett away. He then took out a pure black battle robe from his space ring and unhurriedly put it on.
It was only then that Scarlett realized that Han Hao was still naked. She stole another glance at Han Hao's naked body and blushed again. "Ptooey!" Scarlett turned her head away after giving a light snort.
After putting on the new clothes, Han Hao seemed to have forgotten what he had said to Scarlett. He indifferently said, "Come, let's go back."
…
At the border between the Space Dominion and the Fringe, the Overgod of Death, Nestedt, who was still searching for the bearer of the Quintessence Fragment, turned his gaze toward the Fringe from the top of a lofty mountain. He muttered to himself, "Who could it be in the Fringe? That Sovereign? The bearer of the Quintessence Fragment must be at least an Overgod. Now that I know the location, it will be easy to search for the bearer … "
The Overgod of Death, who had concealed his energy, immediately headed for the Fringe.
…
The Fringe, the Bone Burying Cave.
Logue, a cultivator of the energy of death, was receiving the leaders of the various factions who had surrendered to him. Suddenly, Logue's expression changed. He raised his head and looked in the direction of Han Hao.
"My Lord, what's going on?" One of Logue's subordinates couldn't help but ask when he saw the strange expression on Logue's face.
Logue rose to his feet and stared fixedly at the area where Han Hao was. His face was filled with undisguised fear. After a long while, Logue forced a smile and said, "Impossible, absolutely impossible! The Overgod of Death shouldn't have come to the Fringe. But who else but the Overgod of Death could possess that terrifying Origin Energy? "
"My Lord, what's wrong with My Lord?" asked the subordinate again when he saw that Logue was mumbling to himself.
"That's all for today. We will proceed according to the current plan. I'm going out for a while." Roger didn't answer. He just gave the order and left the Bone Burying Cave without caring about the doubts and astonishment of these people.
… …
The Pandemonium.
After half a year of recuperation, those members of the Han family who had obtained Han Shuo's crystal balls had benefited tremendously. During this period of time, the Pandemonium consumed the most divine essences. Metal Elite Zombie and the Han family had spent more than half of the divine essences they had collected from the various Dominions over the years.
Every member of the Han family who had obtained the crystal balls began to absorb the energy from the divine essences to condense their own divine energy. Every once in a while, someone would make a breakthrough. As divine essences were extremely expensive, even the Han family and Metal Elite Zombie didn't have many of them. Naturally, they were starting to run short.
Emily, Statholme, and the others were able to obtain crystal balls that contained divine souls of various energies from Han Shuo. Naturally, the Five Elite Zombies had obtained the same from Han Hao. The core members of the Han family weren't too many, but they weren't too few either. As more and more of them cultivated in the same energy, the divine essences they had were getting fewer and fewer.
This was especially true for the Death and Darkness Crystal Balls. They had been depleted two months ago.
As a result, those in the Pandemonium had fallen into an awkward situation. Although they had reached the required realm with the crystal balls, they didn't have enough divine energy to support them in breaking through to the next realm.
Even though they could use divine energy to break through to the next realm, they were stuck in the same realm and couldn't advance any further. Gradually, they started to get anxious.
The condensation of divine energy wasn't something that could be achieved overnight. It was a process that required time and effort. Although the elemental energies in the Pandemonium were many times denser than in other places, it was still too slow for the members of the Han family who had reached such a realm. Without divine essences, it would take them decades, or even centuries, to break through to the next realm by relying on the accumulation of divine energy in the Pandemonium.
In the past, this period of time didn't seem to be a long time because no amount of divine energy would be of any use if one's realm wasn't high enough. But now that they had reached the required realm and could break through to the next realm with divine energy, they suddenly felt that a few decades had become a lot more difficult to bear.
None of the core members of the Han family were godhunters. But those who joined the Han family, such as some of Goron's subordinates, were godhunters. The impatient members of the Han family started to ask those people questions from time to time. Driven by the benefits they could reap, Han Hao's two avatars finally broke through to the late-stage highgod realm.
One day, Han Hao, who was cultivating in the underground of the Pandemonium, finally managed to make his two avatars break through to the late-stage highgod realm with the help of the two late-stage highgod souls and the divine energy he had devoured.
As his consciousness was incredibly powerful, he was able to digest the enormous amount of memories from the two late-stage highgod souls. As a person who could control his heart's desires, Han Hao didn't have to worry about being unable to control his greed as a godhunter. Therefore, from time to time, he would go out and secretly attack other gods who cultivated in the same energy as him, seizing their divine energy to strengthen himself.
After half a year, his two avatars had broken through to the late-stage highgod realm. His progress was clearly a hundred times faster than that of the members of the Han family.
"Statholme, gather all the members of the Han family. I have something to say," Han Shuo instructed Statholme. Han Shuo didn't rush to stabilize his new realm, nor did he test the new domain of divinity that his two avatars had fused. After both of his avatars had broken through to the new realm, Han Shuo immediately gave Statholme an order.
Soon, all the members of the Han family in the Pandemonium, including Emily, Phoebe, Statholme, Ayermike, and the others, gathered before him.
"I know you are all impatient. Some of you even want to become godhunters," said Han Shuo. With Han Shuo's consciousness covering the entire Pandemonium, none of their actions could escape Han Shuo's notice. After scanning through Ayermike, Gilbert, and the others, Han Shuo said in a deep voice, "Once you start, you will never be able to stop it. In the long run, the disadvantages outweigh the advantages. Once you lose yourself, even if you become stronger in the future, you will lose your true nature. If you can't control your desires, you will only wallow in them and be unable to free yourselves. So, remember this: don't even think about it! "
Han Shuo knew that the Devouring Art was like a drug addiction. Very few people could control it. There was a special reason why he and Little Skull Han Hao were an exception.
"Master, then, then what should we do? As long as I have enough divine energy to support me, I can break through immediately! "said Gilbert, who had always been straightforward with his words.
"Don't worry, I already have a plan!" said Han Shuo confidently while glaring at Gilbert.
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