CHAPTER 768: The Stage Is Now Ours

The powerful explosion at the city gate instantly killed several dozen divine guards, sending body parts flying everywhere. The rumbling sound, like a mountain collapsing, had alerted everyone in the city. The city gate of Hushveil City could not withstand the violent blast and was shattered.

"Hurry!" cried Han Shuo quietly. He raised the power of his demonic weapons to their maximum and attacked all of the House of Simon divine guards that swarmed towards them.

At that moment, Westin and Chandler, who had been hiding in the energy towers all along, descended simultaneously. Together, they attacked Han Shuo and Rose.

The seventeen flying swords suddenly appeared in front of Han Shuo, weaving a screen of light that completely shielded Han Shuo from the space in front of him. They also blocked the attacks of Westin and Chandler.

Rose knew that Han Shuo's move was mainly to buy them time. As long as Westin and Chandler were both blocked, the average divine guards who were held up by the numerous demonic weapons would not be able to prevent her from leaving.

Seeing Han Shuo risk his life at such a dangerous moment to buy time for her to escape, a most bizarre feeling arose in her heart. She turned around to take a quick look at Han Shuo, who was blocking Westin and Chandler with an unfeeling and handsome face before he left.

With the two powerful Highgods being held back by Han Shuo and most of the divine guards being violently attacked by demon generals and demonic weapons, Rose was not under much pressure as she left. She dodged the attacks of the ordinary Midgods and successfully passed through the hole in the city gate. She had finally escaped Hushveil City.

Suddenly, Han Shuo's face shook. He immediately flew towards the opening to leave Hushveil City.

"DIE!!!" A violent roar filled with rage came from the distance. A dark spear streaked across the sky like a dark thunderbolt, rapidly moving towards Han Shuo. It carried an astonishing amount of dark divine energy.

When Westin and Chandler heard the roar, they put even more pressure on Han Shuo. They were determined to capture Han Shuo.

Westin was a Mid-stage Highgod, while Chandler was an Early-stage Highgod. Although defending against their attacks was not easy, it wasn't too difficult. The seventeen flying swords could disintegrate their attacks just by weaving streaks of light.

The dark spear that came like lightning, however, was far more powerful. In addition, as many divine guards were moving to the city gate to seal the hole, if Han Shuo was to focus all his strength on defending against the spear, he might lose the chance of leaving the city.

The dark spear arrived like a shadow before the seventeen flying swords fighting Westin and Chandler could move to Han Shuo's back. Han Shuo promptly came to a difficult decision. With all his strength, he charged at the city gate that will soon be fully blocked by divine guards.

His two hands constantly moved about, blocking off the constant streams of ranged attacks. The Invincible Omen Body would also automatically deploy. The attacks of Midgods could not inflict any damage even when they scored a direct hit on Han Shuo.

<i >Pow! When the spear was instants from making contact, the Demonslayer Edge pierced through the cloth on Han Shuo's back and appeared to catch the attack.

A burst of fierce and feral dark divine energy surged through the Demonslayer Edge into Han Shuo. The Invincible Omen Body instantly deployed to withstand the onslaught of dark divine energy. This all-out attack by Hushveil City's City Lord Hofs was overwhelming. Even the Invincible Omen Body could not neutralise all of his destructive power.

An area on Han Shuo's back suddenly caved in, like a flat piece of metal deforming after being hit by a bullet. Han Shuo felt pain rising from his chest and a metallic taste in his mouth. Blood flowed from his mouth, forming two blood trails from the tips of his lips.

Immediately, Han Shuo realised that he had suffered injuries from the all-out attack of this Late-stage Highgod.

Han Shuo was lucky that the Invincible Omen Body had dissipated most of the power from the attack. Otherwise, the powerful blow would surely have pierced a hole through Han Shuo's chest, severely reducing his fighting power.

Han Shuo made a quick check of his body and immediately understood that the injuries he had suffered were not critical. Using the momentum from Hof's dark spear, Han Shuo increased his speed and headed towards the city gate at an even faster pace. At the same time, the seventeen flying swords flew away from Westin and Chandler to help Han Shuo defend against the attacks of the divine guards around him.

Han Shuo's figure shot through the hole in the city gate like a bolt of lightning. He was through in a flash. Outside the gate was Rose, anxiously waiting for him.

"The Hushveil City Lord is here. Fly!" Han Shuo shouted as he grabbed Rose's hand. He then activated the Art of Demonic Ninth Heaven, increasing his speed with the energy of the Cauldron Spirit, and transformed into a barely visible trail of shadow that quickly disappeared into the distance.

Hofs, the City Lord of Hushveil City, possessed Late-stage stage Highgod strength. Han Shuo believed that with access to the seventeen flying swords and the energy of the Cauldron Spirit, he would not lose to Hofs in a one-on-one fight.

But at the moment, apart from Hofs, Westin and Chandler were also present. In addition, more Highgods from Hushveil City quickly rushed to their aid. It was clear to Han Shuo that a duel with Hofs at the city gate was anything but reasonable.

If Han Shuo was surrounded by such a large number of Highgods, it would be impossible for Han Shuo to escape without using Demonic Blood Disassembly, which would cause tremendous damage to his body. Han Shuo would try to avoid using the harmful demonic technique, especially now that his progress in the cultivation of demonic arts was slow.

Rose possessed Mid-stage Highgod strength and could fly faster than most people. However, compared to Hofs behind her, who was also cultivating in the energy of darkness but possessed Late-stage Highgod strength, Han Shuo believed that Hofs would be able to catch up with Rose. Since he could fly even faster by borrowing the power of the Cauldron Spirit, Han Shuo decided to pull Rose along with him.

In an instant, the two ghostly shadows outside Hushveil City disappeared into the dense growth of ancient trees and shrubs.

Hofs, Westin, and a few experts from their family clans rushed after Han Shuo and Rose. Hofs had a malevolent expression on his face. As he shot through the air, he angrily commanded, "Find them! I've hit the boy with my spear. They won't have run to far! Whoever manages to kill them will take Eugene's place!"

The Patriarch's of two other family clans finally arrived at the city gate and happened to hear Hofs' scream. It woke them from their stupefied gazing at the scene of devastation at the city wall. As soon as they came to their senses, they led their divine guards and joined the hunt.

Hofs was at the head of the group. Westin, Chandler and a few other Highgods fired in the direction that Han Shuo and Rose had fled.

Countless divine guards were lost in the chaos of Hushveil City. The attackers had not only managed to eliminate their targets, they had also managed to escape from the city. If news of this spread, Hofs would lose all face and prestige in the Darkness Dominion. The status of his House of Hofley in Hushveil City would also be jeopardised. It would be a most undesirable situation for Hofs.

Westin, the patriarch of the House of Simon, was also furious. His family clan had been responsible for securing the city gate that Han Shuo and Rose had broken through. The fact that the duo had managed to break through the heavy fortifications and encirclement was simply a great insult to his family clan. He also knew that after the event, given Hofs' temperament, Hofs would surely punish his family clan for failing to secure the city gate.

But none of this could compare to the pain of losing the elite divine guards that his House of Simon had spent tens of thousands of years recruiting, training and assembling. The massive explosion at the city gate alone had claimed the lives of more than a hundred of his divine guards. With more than two hundred of their most valuable elite divine guards having lost their lives, the strength of his House of Simon was greatly diminished. How could Westin not be angry?

Many of Hushveil City's experts left the city and entered the mountain range right next to it.

Without the energy towers and boundary towers covering every inch of the land, and with countless ancient, towering trees, hills, and mountains for Han Shuo and Rose to hide in, it became a hundred times more difficult for the experts of Hushveil City to find them.

Rose was pulled away by Han Shuo, who flew like a rocket. At first, she felt very nervous when she saw that Hofs and other Highgods of Hushveil City were chasing after them. But gradually, she noticed that the Highgods of Hushveil City were being dragged further and further behind. She also noticed that not only was Han Shuo not slowing down, he was actually picking up speed. It seemed as if Han Shuo knew the mountain range very well. He was constantly changing his direction of travel, causing their pursuers to fall further and further behind.

Rose was finally relieved.

With that, Rose could finally start thinking about other things. She soon noticed the tight grip of Han Shuo's big and rough hand. It was strong and warm. She could feel every pulse of his that was filled with power. She suddenly noticed the sweat on her palm and realized that she had been too nervous.

Rose turned to look at Han Shuo who was just inches away. She noticed the unswerving determination on Han Shuo's steady face. She saw the calmness and confidence on Han Shuo's lips stained with his own blood, the well-defined shapes on his handsome face, and the kick-ass, callous demeanor of a real man.

At this moment, even the trails of blood on the corners of Han Shuo's lips seemed so charming. Although Rose wanted to help him wipe off the blood, she did not. She merely stared foolishly at Han Shuo as imagination ran wild in her mind.

<i >Perhaps only a man like him could stand tall above the world!

After having gone through so many deadly situations with Han Shuo, not only that Rose no longer feel any prejudice against him, she even felt very admiring of his tenacious and unyielding attitude. He was firm, decisive, always steady, unscrupulous in achieving his goals, and had many other excellent qualities. In addition to his boundless potential and terrifying strength, how could a person like him not succeed?

Han Shuo did not notice Rose's gaze at all. He was focused on flying, escaping, and thinking about his next move. He knew that given how amazing their deeds had been, they would become enemies of Hushveil City. Even if they changed their appearance and went into hiding, Hofs would eventually discover their identities.

After suffering such humiliation, there was no way that Hushveil City would be willing to let him and Rose go. Han Shuo knew that they were bound to be his enemy. Therefore, he began to think of ways to weaken Hushveil City as much as possible, and to reduce the strength of Hofs and his family clan so that they would have no time or energy to seek revenge.

Suddenly, Han Shuo turned to look at Rose and said, "In the mountain range, we are the hunters. Those chasing us have scattered. The stage is now ours!"