CHAPTER 654: Two Demonic Formations

Han Shuo had not expected Donna to be so bold as to issue such an order at the very moment the mystical demons had left. But after a brief moment of thought, Han Shuo discovered that this was indeed a great opportunity.

However, this would only be the case if Donna could hold back both Eriksson and Emperor on her own. If just one of them could get their hands free, those on Donna's team could possibly be destroyed.

Both sides were made up of forces of similar strength. Apart from the three Midgods, the rest were all of Lowgods strength. As those on Donna's side had been harassed by the mystical demons for a much shorter period of time, they had consumed less divine energy than the opposing side and therefore had an obvious advantage over their opponent. Donna's decision to strike at this moment could not have been wiser!

No sooner had she finished her words than she took the lead, charging forward like the manifestation of darkness. Emperor and Eriksson exchanged glances. Though they seemed somewhat reluctant, they moved forward without hesitation.

With Eriksson following a few paces behind, Emperor charged forward to meet Donna's attack. His body began to burst with the radiance of a powerful element of light.

"Let's go!" Bolten shouted in a deep voice. A war hammer appeared in his hand, glistening with a dark radiance. It wasn't clear what material had been used to forge the weapon, which made it appear extremely heavy.

Meanwhile, an exquisite bow appeared in Li Wei's hand. The usually silent Bowen was not using a weapon, but had a piece of armour on his body. Meanwhile, Colbert wielded an eerie white bone spear in his right hand. It had strange symbols etched into every surface.

The Brook brothers, Li Wei and Colbert all charged forward. They looked very agitated, as if they were used to this kind of situation.

With Donna taking care of both Eriksson and Emperor, there would be four opposing lowgods left to deal with. On Donna's side, not counting Han Shuo, there were Bolten, Bowen, Li Wei and Colbert - exactly four Lowgods. Their numbers were exactly the same as the enemies.

Han Shuo did not rush forward recklessly to join the battle. Considering that Li Wei, the youngest of them, possessed late-stage lowgod strength, and that most of the experts were of similar strength to Li Wei, Han Shuo would only bring trouble upon himself if he joined the battle.

Therefore, Han Shuo remained stationary as his allies charged at their opponents. He just stood still and watched the battle with his cold eyes.

Donna and her experts were actually not upset by Han Shuo's behaviour. In their minds, Han Shuo was just a rookie who had recently joined the godly ranks, and Han Shuo would surely perish if he were to participate in such a battle.

And so, Han Shuo stood leisurely on the same ground. As he watched the godly experts battle it out, he watched the Ninth Realm Mystical Yin Harvester through his spirit demon.

In an instant, the area was filled with flying sand and rocks. Several Domains of Divinity collided with each other, causing endless rumbles and explosions.

All of these godly experts had travelled from distant material planes to search for the secrets of this place. To Han Shuo, whether they were his allies or enemies, they were all outsiders. He secretly wished that all of them would perish in this place.

Perhaps Donna was the only exception. To say the least, she had been very welcoming to Han Shuo from the beginning.

Most of Han Shuo's focus was on Donna. Within her Domain of Divinity of Darkness, the intense light produced by the Emperor could only cover a very limited area. Within that limited area, Emperor and Eriksson stood side by side. They dealt with Donna's attacks with seriousness.

Donna seemed to be in possession of a remarkable divine weapon. Thanks to the miraculous energy in this divine weapon, Donna's energy of darkness was greatly amplified. Although all three of them were in the Midgod Realm, Han Shuo guessed that Donna must be slightly stronger than both Emperor and Eriksson. Otherwise, she wouldn't have seemed so unperturbed in dealing with both of them at the same time.

Han Shuo watched the battle between the gods from a distance, keeping an eye out for any changes to the Ninth Realm Mystical Yin Harvester by the Spirit Demon. He thought of ways to get rid of the Emperor and his party.

Even ignoring their crime of wiping out the race of dark dragons, there was still no way Han Shuo would let go of Emperor and his party. Han Shuo had irreparably offended the establishments of the Church of Light and the Shrine of Ice on this continent. In addition to the fact that he had once hurt Eriksson's soul, Han Shuo understood that the grudge between him and the duo would only ever be settled when one of them was dead. Of course, Han Shuo had no desire to die. Therefore, he was determined to kill Emperor and Eriksson.

With this intention in mind, Han Shuo searched his mind for ways to kill the duo. He discovered that it would be far from sufficient to kill both Emperor and Eriksson with his own strength alone.

But suddenly, an idea struck him. Through the spirit demon that was walking back and forth around the Ninth Realm Mystical Yin Harvester, Han Shuo discovered that there were several rather hidden demonic formations with extraordinary destructive power adjacent to the formation. These demonic formations seemed to have been masked by some kind of energy before. It was only after the dozen or so mystical demons returned to the Ninth Realm Mystical Yin Harvester that they were gradually revealed.

Among them were two demonic formations, the functions of which were clear to Han Shuo. He also understood how to avoid being attacked by the formations.

One was called Pentacloud Miasma, and the other was called Black Gust of Doom. They were demonic formations with immense destructive powers. Han Shuo knew the demonic formations in great detail, so he was confident that he could preserve his life within them. The two formations were extremely powerful to begin with. If they were also used by the same person who used the Ninth Realm Mystical Yin Harvester, they would surely be even more deadly.

In his mind, Han Shuo strategised a way to lure Eriksson and his group into the two demonic formations.

But before Han Shuo could think of a way to do this, a sense of great danger suddenly rose from his consciousness. Han Shuo immediately focused on locating the source of the threat his consciousness felt.

Han Shuo was stunned. He turned around and discovered that another group of people had descended to the third layer of the underground world and were heading towards them. This discovery alarmed Han Shuo greatly. He had not expected anyone other than his own party and Eriksson's to have figured out how to get here, especially since the race of dark dragons had been exterminated.

"Donna, more people are coming down!" Han Shuo shouted.

Donna, who was in total darkness and was giving Emperor and Eriksson a hard time, was also shocked when he heard Han Shuo's cry.

Trusting Han Shuo's words, Donna immediately stopped her attacks and retreated. She did not forget to instruct her teammates to retreat as well.

The two groups of people who had suddenly come into conflict also suddenly came to a truce. Perhaps the battle was too brief, for there were no casualties on either side. Only Bolten and one enemy were slightly injured.

Bolten seemed angry, even ravenous, after being injured. After returning to Han Shuo with Donna, he suppressed the anger in his heart and asked, "What's going on?"

"There are more people coming our way!" Han Shuo replied in a deep voice after giving him a cold look.

"I couldn't feel anything! What is going on?" Bolten glared at Han Shuo and said angrily, "I am injured and that was my critical moment to counterattack. Now I'm injured for nothing because of your nonsense!"

"Bolten, shut up!" Donna scolded Bolten in a grave voice before muttering softly to herself, her eyebrows furrowed as if trying to read the state in the distance. Suddenly Donna's eyes glistened with wonder and she said, "He's right. There are more people coming this way!"

Donna calmed her team members and gazed silently at the path behind her.

Emperor and Eriksson also sensed an anomaly at this point. They all looked in that direction with caution on their faces. They began to get nervous.

The interplanar transportation matrix that the Primordial Dragon possessed had been destroyed by Han Shuo. Therefore, there shouldn't be any more people from their side who could cross over. They reasoned that since the interplanar transportation matrix possessed by Han Shuo was still in one piece, the newcomers were probably reinforcements from Donna's gang.

Donna was equally nervous. At this point, neither party was stronger than the other, although Donna had the slight upper hand. However, if the newcomer was an enemy, this balance would most likely be broken and her team would be at a disadvantage. As the leader, Donna knew that those on her side wouldn't have provided additional forces before she made such a request. She was therefore shocked and even began to question the validity of Han Shuo's claim that he had destroyed the enemy's interplanar transport matrix.

"Didn't you say that you destroyed their interplanar transportation matrix? You weren't lying, were you?" Unlike Donna, Bolten did not have a favourable impression of Han Shuo and immediately voiced his doubts.

Han Shuo, who was wearing a dark face, looked at Bolten with his cold eyes and did not answer.

"Hmph, if it is your lies that cost us this battle, then you are finished!" Bolten huffed as he saw Han Shuo scowl at him.

Donna said nothing. She focused her attention on watching the newcomers approach. Two silhouettes gradually grew from vague to clear. One was an old man that Han Shuo was familiar with. He was the demigod Kelly of the Druidic Order, who had once fought alongside Han Shuo in the Kasi Empire.

Next to Kelly was a middle-aged man with a gentle temperament and a friendly smile. The middle-aged man seemed relaxed and smiled as he muttered something to Kelly. Kelly, who looked old enough to be the middle-aged man's father, was extremely respectful to this man.

The always calm Donna's eyes suddenly widened. She stared at the middle-aged man as if she were facing a great enemy.

Emperor and Eriksson had strange and complicated expressions on their faces when the man appeared. The duo exchanged glances and smiled bitterly.

""Hey! Emperor, Eriksson! Something tells me you didn't want me here. Going so far as to destroy the interplanar transportation matrix! Do you know how much trouble I went to, how many material planes I had to divert? I even had no choice but to make a stressful interplanar journey just to get here!" the middle-aged man exclaimed as he looked at Emperor and Eriksson with a half smile.

Emperor and Eriksson greeted him from a distance and smiled awkwardly at him.