When Han Shuo appeared with two identical Little Skulls, the Five Elite Zombies, Bollands, and the others were astounded. They released their souls to examine the Little Skull's life undulations and discovered that the two Little Skulls were almost identical except that Little Skull's soul contained a trace of bizarre energy of death.
"His soul contains the energy of the Quintessence. Therefore, the two souls are somewhat different. But don't worry, the Overgod of Death can't see Han Hao's true body. He definitely won't be able to tell the difference between this half-completed avatar and the real one," said Han Shuo confidently.
"Father, shall I take my leave then?" the two Little Skulls replied in unison. Their voices and intonation were exactly the same. As he was still not used to having two bodies, he couldn't act independently like Han Shuo. Therefore, his words were exactly the same.
"Alright, go. One body will leave the Fringe and the other will go to the Omphalos. Remember, bring your subordinates with you. Don't be in a hurry to leave the Omphalos. It will be best if you stay in the Omphalos for a while and wait for the Overgod of Death to come looking for you, "said Han Shuo smilingly.
"Got it!" Little Skull nodded, indicating that he understood Han Shuo's words. Shortly after, he bid farewell to Scarlett and the Five Elite Zombies and left through the underground tunnel of the Pandemonium.
Han Shuo didn't go to the Omphalos with Little Skull because he didn't want to meet the Overgod of Death so soon. After all, he had killed Hill of Witherbone City in the Death Dominion. There was a grudge between him and the Overgod of Death. Something bad might happen if they met.
On the other hand, it was because the body Little Skull sent to the Omphalos was just a half-completed avatar. Even if the Overgod of Death destroyed it, it wouldn't affect Han Shuo's true body in the slightest. Therefore, Han Shuo was not worried and allowed Little Skull to act alone.
After the Little Skull left the underground, Bollands, Sanguinar, and Gilbert surrounded Han Shuo in high spirits, asking him about his avatar. It seemed that they were very curious about it and wanted to refine a secondary body for themselves.
However, Han Shuo could not fulfill their wishes. Whether it was Bollands or Sanguinar, they did not practice the orthodox Demonic Path, so they could not divide their souls into several strands. Gilbert, on the other hand, could achieve this because when his soul was kept by Han Shuo, Han Shuo had taught him a few ways to forge his soul power in order to prevent it from fading away.
However, Gilbert's current body was already equivalent to an avatar. Whether it was in terms of strength or compatibility with his soul, it had reached a very good level. There was no need to waste energy to refine another avatar.
Therefore, Han Shuo rejected their requests one by one. He then told them to focus on their own cultivation and not let this matter affect their state of mind.
After the fire of hope in their hearts was extinguished by Han Shuo, they were not too depressed. Gilbert continued to focus on his own cultivation. He had gained a lot of inspiration from Little Skull. Recently, he had gained quite a bit of understanding in the aspect of fusing two types of energy. Now was the time to strike the iron while it was hot.
Perhaps it was because they were stimulated by Little Skull's power, but Sanguinar and Bollands were cultivating in seclusion much more diligently than before. They were not affected by the avatars.
The Five Elite Zombies had each obtained a highgod divine soul from Han Shuo. As they were living in unique lifeforms, the amount of memories they obtained from the highgod divine souls far exceeded that of Statholme and the others. As unique lifeforms that specialized in the energy of one energy, the Five Elite Zombies improved at an astonishing rate.
As the war with the Godhunter Alliance was on the verge of breaking out, Han Shuo dared not to be careless. After Little Skull left, he would frequently summon Zovic and instruct him on some detailed arrangements for the upcoming war. Other than that, Han Shuo would mysteriously disappear for a few days at a time. It was as though he was preparing something.
Time flew by and half a month went by in the blink of an eye. Han Shuo estimated that Little Skull's main body should have left the Fringe by now and that his avatar should have arrived at the Omphalos by now. Han Shuo was rather worried about the situation in the Omphalos.
… …
* * * At the Omphalos in the Fringe.
Little Skull, Han Hao, and a few godhunters had officially entered the Omphalos. They swaggered around the streets of the Omphalos and shopped for some unique products.
Five days ago, Han Hao's avatar had arrived in the vicinity of the Omphalos. But because his main body had not left the Fringe, he did not enter the Omphalos. It was only when the avatar's soul sensed that his main body had arrived in the Destiny Dominion that Han Hao unhurriedly entered the Omphalos.
Han Hao's arrival had attracted the attention of many major powers. Tyre, who was well aware that Han Hao possessed a Quintessence Shard, immediately set his sights on Han Hao. He dispatched men to observe Han Hao's every move and had Windspirit spread the news of Han Hao's arrival.
Han Hao's reputation in the Fringe was second only to Han Shuo, Tyre, and Logue. The leaders of the major powers were very curious to see Han Hao in the Fringe. They also quietly observed Little Skull's every move.
Ossora was the first to approach Han Hao.
"Why have you come to the Omphalos?" Ossora asked with his brows bunched. He pulled Han Hao into his Sovereign Shop and made sure that the perimeter of the Omphalos was sealed off.
Ossora knew the relationship between Little Skull and Han Shuo. He had spent a lot of effort to express his goodwill to Han Shuo. Naturally, he had to see it through to the end.
When Nestedt, the Overgod of Death, was in Tyre Sovereign Shop, Ossora had personally heard the names reported by Logue. As one of the Five Sovereigns of the Fringe, Ossora had learned through his own channels that some of the names reported had been killed. He had also sent the information to Zovic. Ossora believed that Han Shuo should already know the severity of the situation and therefore did not understand why Little Skull would still appear in the Omphalos.
"I'm here to take care of some matters. That fella didn't look for me. I will be fine," Han Shuo said. Little Skull had communicated with Han Shuo before he came to the Omphalos. Little Skull's intelligence, other than being a little dull when it came to emotions, was enough for him to pretend to be courteous to someone like Ossora.
"Not you? Are you sure? " Although Ossora did not know what was going on, he was certain that the Overgod of Death was looking for someone or something through the clues he had gathered over the past few days. He pondered for a moment before he asked.
"It's not me!" confirmed Little Skull.
"That's good …" Ossora nodded before he changed the topic and asked, "How has Brian been lately? I have sent him quite a few messages asking him to come to the Omphalos for a meeting. Why hasn't he responded?"
"He is in seclusion and is at a critical juncture. But don't worry, I have made all the necessary preparations. If the Godhunter Alliance really comes, we won't have any problems on our side, "Han Hao said without hesitation. He had already discussed with Han Shuo.
Ossora then asked a few more questions about Han Shuo, to which Han Hao answered without hesitation. He did not reveal any secrets about the Pandemonium nor did he seem to be avoiding Ossora.
Ossora did not get the answer he wanted from Little Skull. Seeing that Han Hao was not afraid of the Overgod of Death and was determined to stay in the Fringe, Ossora did not try to dissuade him. Fearing that the Overgod of Death would come looking for him because of Little Skull, Ossora did not try to persuade Little Skull to stay. He told Han Hao to be careful and not to use forceful methods when dealing with the Overgod of Death.
After thanking Ossora, Little Skull left the Sovereign Shop with an indifferent face. He then continued to wander around the merchant streets, waiting for the Overgod of Death, Nestedt.
Three days later, Little Skull brought Polo and the others to a shop that sold special bones. From time to time, he would ask the owner of the shop to show him some oddly-shaped bones that contained strange energy.
As a cultivator of the edict of death, Little Skeleton had a particular fondness for all kinds of bones. In the past, what he most wished to do was to collect bones and try to refine weapons for himself. He was very clear about the quality of bones. He could tell what kind of weapon a bone was most suitable to be forged with just one bone in his hand.
The owner of the shop was obviously aware of Han Hao's identity. He was very respectful to Han Hao and took out all the best bones in the shop for Han Hao's inspection. He wore the sincerest smile on his face. Han Hao was very surprised by his good attitude.
After walking around for half a day, Han Hao packed up the dozen or so bones in front of him and said to the shop owner, "I'll take these. How much for them?"
"How could I dare to accept your crystal coins? Haha, I'll give them to you!" said the shop owner with a flattering smile.
Han Hao stared blankly for a moment. He bunched his brows and coldly asked, "Why don't you accept crystal coins? Don't tell me you won't accept the same thing from others? "
"How could others compare to you? Haha, as long as you show mercy in the future, this humble shop will be eternally grateful. In the future, you can come and pick any bone products you like!" said the shop owner with an embarrassed smile. He seemed to be rather nervous.
Han Hao was rather stunned. He looked at the humble shop owner with a puzzled expression. He did not quite understand what the shop owner meant. It was at this moment that Polo, who was standing beside Han Hao, let out a hollow laugh. He moved closer to Han Hao and whispered, "A few years ago, you instructed me to target all the shops that pass by. As for this shop, hehe, I was the one who did it …"
Upon hearing this, Han Hao immediately understood. Some time ago, Tyre and Logue wanted to stop Han Shuo from entering the Omphalos. Therefore, they deliberately made things difficult for Han Shuo and forced the owners of the major shops in Tanai to join forces to stop Han Shuo from entering the Omphalos. As a result, some of the things that Han Shuo could not do fell to them. They looted all the goods from the shops that passed by, causing the owners of the Tanai shops to fall into a state of panic.
"Oh, thank you." Han Shuo nodded indifferently. He did not stand on ceremony with this man and swaggered out of the shop with Polo and the others.
As soon as he stepped out of the shop, Han Hao suddenly felt something. He had a feeling that he was being targeted by someone. This body of his was a half-finished product that Han Shuo had refined. Although his body was far inferior to his original body, his soul's sensitivity was still there. As soon as this strange feeling arose, Han Hao suddenly realized something.
Just as Han Hao had expected, a faint silhouette wrapped in the mist-like energy of death quietly emerged from a corner of the commercial street. It drifted toward Han Hao at an unimaginable speed. As the mist-like silhouette approached, several energies of lightning, destruction, and darkness swarmed toward Han Hao at the same time, blocking off all directions around Han Hao.
It's finally here, Han Hao thought to himself. He stood still and waited for the energy of death to approach him. He had already decided to let the Overgod of Death's soul peep at him.
Just as the misty shadow was about to reach him, to Han Hao's surprise, it stopped abruptly. At the same time, a cold voice came from within, "Lock him down!"
"Dagmar!" Shouted Han Hao. In an instant, he retreated into the shop that sold bones and shouted, "Polo, disperse! Shout! "
Han Hao was very surprised. He did not expect that it was not the Overgod of Death, Nestedt, but the Hegemon of the Godhunter Alliance – Dagmar!
This was the Omphalos at the center of the Fringe. Tyre, Logue, Ossora, and Wasis were all gathered there. The leaders of various factions were also there. Dagmar must be a little too crazy to come to the Omphalos!
As a cultivator of the energy of death, Dagmar's mastery of the soul was much more profound than that of an average person. By deliberately concealing his strength, he might be able to fool Tyre and the others.
After waiting bitterly for so many days, not only did Nestedt not show up, but Dagmar, who had gone mad for the Quintessence Shard, showed up instead. Han Hao did not know whether to laugh or cry. He immediately retreated after entering the shop and did not forget to loudly instruct Polo.
"The forces of the Godhunter Alliance are here! The forces of the Godhunter Alliance are here!" Polo, of course, knew who Dagmar was. As someone who had pledged allegiance to Han Hao, he knew what he had to do. He shouted as he retreated with the others.
"Where do you think you're going, Han Hao!" Shouted Dagmar sinisterly. One after another, silhouettes emerged from the darkness and surrounded Han Hao from all directions. Dagmar, on the other hand, did not personally attack Han Hao. Instead, he waved his hand and released bone prisons to temporarily trap Polo and the others.
After his previous experience, Dagmar had a knot in his heart about the bizarre energy of Little Skull's gravestone. He was afraid that if he attacked Han Hao, he would be affected by the gravestone's energy. Therefore, even though Dagmar was right beside Han Hao, he did not immediately attack.
Of course, he did not know that Han Hao did not have the Quintessence Shard on him. Therefore, he did not dare to attack Han Hao. Instead, he temporarily imprisoned Polo and the other followers of Little Skull so that those who did not cultivate in the energy of death could besiege Han Hao and kill him in the shortest time possible.
"You still can't kill me!" Shouted Han Hao coldly after jumping out from the back window of the shop. Shortly after, he took out a handful of Pearls of Annihilation and threw them in all directions.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Violent explosions rocked every corner of the merchant street. The few loyal followers of Dagmar were all blocked by the terrifying explosive force of the Pearls of Annihilation. One of them, who was the first to rush to Han Shuo's side, was the first to be hit. He was blasted away with blood dripping from his body.
Before coming here, Han Shuo had given the little skeleton half of the Pearls of Annihilation he had refined to the little skeleton in order to prevent the little skeleton from being ambushed along the way. Little Skull's fake body could not unleash too much energy of death. However, because his soul had inherited the memories of the demonic arts, he had no problem unleashing the Pearls of Annihilation.
The violent explosion instantly destroyed more than a dozen shops in the vicinity. Rubble, dust, wood chips, and iron pillars flew everywhere. The shop assistants and the Fringedwellers who were shopping in the area were all out of luck. Those who stood close to Little Skull were all blasted away by the Pearls of Annihilation.
"Capture him! Capture him! We don't have much time! " Shouted Dagmar ferociously as he rushed to the front of Han Hao. He opened one of his hands and wisps of the energy of death drifted out and landed on the bone prison imprisoning Polo and the others. The sharp bone spikes shrank and pierced deep into the bodies of Polo and the others.
Dagmar was, after all, an overgod expert. It was no surprise that he would attack Polo and the others. And this was only because Dagmar's attention was focused on Han Hao. Otherwise, if Dagmar had gone all out, Polo and the others would have been in an even more miserable state. They might have been stabbed to death by the bone prison by now.
Dagmar's mad shouts caused his loyal followers to disregard the impact of the explosions and charge at Han Hao fearlessly. It seemed that they were determined to kill Han Hao as soon as possible.
Almost all of Dagmar's followers possessed late-stage highgod strength. The explosions from the Pearls of Annihilation wouldn't be able to instantly kill them. But when they recklessly charged at Han Hao, this half-finished avatar of Han Hao's wouldn't be able to withstand their attacks.
However, Han Hao wasn't particularly worried because he knew that even if this body was destroyed, it wouldn't affect his main body. If this body were to die in Dagmar's hands, Han Hao would be able to dispel the Overgod of Death's suspicions of him. Although the process wasn't ideal, Han Hao would still be able to indirectly achieve his goal.
Five shadows swarmed forward and instantly blocked off Little Skull's path of retreat. Five energies locked onto Han Hao's body in an instant, immobilizing Han Hao's body.
"Commander, he's under control!" cried one of Dagmar's followers who cultivated in the energy of darkness.
Dagmar was overjoyed. His body trembled with excitement. He didn't even look at Polo, who was about to be killed by the bone prison, nor did he waste the energy of death on Bolo. He landed in front of Han Hao in an instant and extended his hand towards Han Hao's chest.
"Here, it should be here …" Dagmar mumbled to himself with a crazed look on his face. His fingernails were as white as a sharp knife.
* Puff! *
Dagmar thrust one of his hands into the chest of Han Hao's body. He was so excited that he was about to dig out the Quintessence Shard that had driven him crazy.
Suddenly, Dagmar stopped. His face was hideous. He stared at Little Skull and roared, "It's not here! Why isn't it here? Where did you hide it? Hand it over! Hand it over!!! "
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