Chapter 606: Consequences

As soon as Ayermike Cotton left, Han Shuo focused all his attention on the intersecting frosty beams on the frozen peaks.

The reason why the Ice Shrine was located here was due to its unique geography. It was very easy to gather cold aura in this place. With the meticulous arrangement of the Ice Shrine disciples according to the instructions of the Ice Goddess, these frozen mountains had been transformed into a most bizarre magical matrix. Not only did it have the ability to gather cold aura, but it could also act as an altar to receive any energy the Goddess bestowed.

On the Profound Continent, apart from the Primordial Dragon, there was really no one for Han Shuo to worry about. However, the bizarre transformation that was currently taking place on these frozen mountains was a strong indication that the participant in the upcoming battle was from a different, high-level material plane.

Han Shuo had no respect for the experts on the Profound Continent, but the same could not be said for those outside of it. Based on what he had long learned from Bechymos, Han Shuo was well aware of the terrifying power of gods from high-level material planes. Furthermore, from the memories of the original owner of the Skeleton Staff, he had a clear picture of how formidable the Ice Goddess was. Although he had some idea of who the newcomer would be, he could not let his guard down.

Since the strange transformation from the frozen peaks and the removal of the shackles that bound Tiana, she seemed to have gained an inexhaustible amount of energy. Her pair of bright eyes darted up and down at Han Shuo like a viper, as if waiting to see how Han Shuo would perish.

A cold, chilling aura surrounded the snowy mountain. Several icy beams of light intersected with each other. The water elemental energy in the entire snowland was transformed into extreme cold. The Snowland began to fill with heavy snowfall. Each flake of snow seemed to spread an enormous amount of cold power.

Han Shuo remained motionless as he watched the surroundings with cold eyes. He paid special attention to the Snow Celestial Tiana, who was gnashing her teeth as she glared at him.

Han Shuo had a premonition that the god from a foreign material plane would descend to this plane through Tiana, just as the spider goddess Rose had used Adele as a medium to talk to Han Shuo.

However, Han Shuo knew that this time the situation was different from Adele's. Whichever way he looked at it, the religious organisation that Adele had formed was far behind the Ice Shrine. Moreover, this time, there were several thousand Ice Shrine disciples praying at the same time. The energy generated by their prayers was enough to allow the existence from another material plane to manifest by attaching itself to a body.

You are going to die," Han Shuo said smiling as he looked at Snow Celestial Tiana who was glaring at him with extreme hatred even though she had no idea of the actual circumstances.

"Haha, it is you who is going to die. What's wrong with you? Are you afraid? You must be afraid. But there's no point in being afraid. You will undoubtedly die anyway!" After tasting the unforgettable shame that Han Shuo had inflicted on her, Tiana's usually steady mind had completely turned to chaos. She no longer appeared graceful, poised and refined. Instead, her behaviour was rather hysterical.

"Can you feel it? The changes in the elemental energy around us? The anomalies with those who just prayed?" Han Shuo looked calm as he slowly said to Tiana.

"What?" Tiana stared blankly for a while before she shouted in a rather irascible manner, "Enough with your tricks. One way or another, you must and will die today!"

"What a pathetic thing. Do you think it's easy for a god to manifest on a distant material plane?" Han Shuo sneered, pointing to the Ice Disciples' Shrine below them on the frozen mountains before sneering, "Look around you. Look at these devout disciples. Look at what these thousands of disciples have received in return for their fanatical devotion to the Ice Goddess."

Tiana turned her eyes. She suddenly realised that all those disciples kneeling and praying to the Ice Goddess were bleeding from the seven orifices and had lost all trace of life some time ago.

"Ahh!!!" Tiana shrieked as soon as she saw the many thousands of her fellow devotees lying dead in horrible condition. She blurted out rather madly, "How could this be? How could it be?!"

She pointed at Han Shuo and shouted menacingly like an angry shrew, "It's you! This must be your malicious act!" Either Tiana could not accept the truth or her faith in the Ice Goddess had reached the point of insanity.

Han Shuo shook his head. He knew that Tiana was basically finished. Even if she could somehow survive this day, there was no way she could escape this trauma.

At that moment, the intense lights coming from those frozen mountains suddenly changed direction and shone down on Snow Celestial Tiana as she hovered in the air.

A wretched, miserable howl suddenly came from Tiana's mouth. The sound was horrible beyond compare. Under the salvo of multiple frosty beams, Tiana glowed so brightly that she looked like a miniaturised sun.

Gradually, an enormous aura of absolute coldness began to spread from Tiana's glowing body. In an instant, the elemental energies that had filled the Snowland disappeared without a trace, except for the element of water, which gathered more and more intensely. The thick layer of snow on the ground quickly turned to solid ice.

These were the telltale signs that a Water Elemental Domain of Divinity was about to form. When Han Shuo saw the scene, he was confident that Snow Celestial Tiana was finished. As he had expected, the Comer had used the most effective method - forcefully occupying Snow Celestial Tiana's body and completely erasing her soul.

The intense light shone on Tiana's body for only a moment before it was completely absorbed into her body.

The brilliant rays faded to reveal Tiana, still standing on the same ground, undamaged. However, she appeared to be a completely different person. The eyes were still Tiana's, but what had replaced her angry, resentful gaze was a world away - they were cold and utterly devoid of emotion.

"Who are you? How dare you challenge the immense power of our Ice Goddess?" the cold male voice came from Tiana's mouth. As a listener, Han Shuo was left with a rather uncomfortable feeling.

From the moment the male voice left Tiana's mouth, there was no doubt in Han Shuo's mind that Tiana was dead. The being now occupying her body had to be an emissary charged with upholding the dignity of the Ice Goddess.

"It doesn't matter who I am. In short, the destruction of the Ice Shrine on the Profound Continent is certainly my doing," Han Shuo replied in an equally cold voice as he assessed the newcomer with all his concentration. His consciousness was used to try and figure out the true strength of this person.

Incredibly powerful. That was Han Shuo's assessment of this being.

This person who had overtaken Tiana's body nodded gently and said coldly and indifferently, "Very well. Since you have destroyed the foundation of this place, you must die no matter what."

He sounded like he was reading the verdict of a trial. As if killing Han Shuo was not only right and proper, but also no different from pinching an ant to death.

As soon as he finished those words, the entity controlling Tiana's body began to charge straight at Han Shuo. He made no flourishes or showy movements, instead throwing a single agile blow.

Suddenly, the water element in the entire Snowland concentrated completely in his body. The surrounding sub-zero temperatures returned to normal in a second, like the blossoming of spring.

A chill ran through Han Shuo's heart. He could clearly sense that the water elemental energy surrounding the frozen mountains was concentrated in this strike. Furthermore, the divine energy within was extremely cold, so much so that it affected Han Shuo's tactile sensations. He was overcome by a feeling of powerlessness, as if there was no way for him to escape.

Han Shuo's consciousness was unable to determine exactly what realm this person was on. However, from the tremendous changes that had occurred in the Water Domain of the God, Han Shuo was instantly certain that the newcomer had surpassed the lowgod realm. Since he had no idea how powerful this person really was, Han Shuo did not dare to rashly take this blow.

All of a sudden, his body, heart, and soul were simultaneously transformed. Han Shuo became a pool of stagnant water without the slightest fluctuation in his heart. His consciousness was modulated to enter a state of calm as he sensed the trajectory of the strike and the energy contained within it.

The Speed Change was suddenly used. When this person had thrown the punch, Han Shuo's figure was thousands of metres away. A terrifying explosion erupted from the space where the punch had landed. The frozen mountains that had just thawed suddenly began to shake violently. Huge boulders tumbled down, one after the other.

"Huh?" The being let out a soft cry of astonishment, as if it had never expected Han Shuo to dodge his punch.

Han Shuo's mind was calm without a ripple, and he had absorbed the power of that punch. After a moment of quick consideration, Han Shuo discovered that the person who had arrived was most certainly a midgod. However, since his divine body could not descend to this material plane, the power he could unleash through the medium that was Tiana was limited and simply not enough to kill him.

Having reached this verdict, Han Shuo sneered mischievously. His body swayed, then two replicas of Han Shuo suddenly appeared.

"Huh?" The entity cried out in surprise once again. It was quite startled by the scene. A few traces of confusion appeared in his undisturbed eyes.

Before he could ask any questions or strike again, Han Shuo's three bodies began to move. They rushed towards him from three different directions. Two Domains of Divinity were used together. The Element of Death and the Edict of Destruction burst into his Domains of Divinity. His avatars were constantly swaying and their figures were blurred.

Since Han Shuo had formed these three bodies, never before had he seen all three of them come together to attack one person. Although the energy available to this Midgod manifesting through Tiana's body was only a small portion of his true power, he was still a Midgod. There was an insurmountable distance between a Lowgod and a Midgod. Therefore, Han Shuo had no choice but to attack with all his might.

Push! Push! Push! Halfway through their charge, the three Han Shuos hit a wall. They were blocked by an invisible barrier.

The words "oh shit" flashed through Han Shuo's mind as he immediately realised that the newcomer, who was in a higher realm, had a domain of divinity more powerful than he had imagined.

"Having many doesn't always mean having the upper hand!" the man said coldly before he threw another punch at Han Shuo's Avatar of Destruction.

At that moment, all three of Han Shuo's bodies that were stopped in their path were infiltrated by an icy aura. He retreated as he dispelled the cold aura from his bodies. The situation had become extremely dangerous.