CHAPTER 909: Mysterious God

Yarus, Darkwater and Darkstone had long since stopped fighting. They kowtowed to the ground as a familiar aura of divinity emanating from the sky filled their humbled hearts.

A death-like trance gripped every living being in the City of Gorging Clouds. Every god in the city stopped whatever they were doing and instinctively kowtowed in respect and fear.

The city was plunged into absolute darkness and silence, as if the world were dead and cold, as if there were no day or night, only darkness. The concentration of the element of darkness in the environment had become several hundred times more intense than usual, and all other elements had been displaced.

The elements of darkness had converged over the Broadhurst Residence and were intensifying at a terrifying rate. And soon, a massive figure of indistinct outline was forming. A divine aura of pure austerity, dignity and grandeur erupted, causing many to stand in awe and tremble.

"Yarus, Darkwater, Darkstone. Let go of your grievances. You are all city lords of my dominion. Do not fight among yourselves over such a small matter," a deep, admonishing voice sounded from the sky. It was not advice, but a command to be obeyed.

The three who were fighting each other to the death answered in the affirmative in a respectful manner.

Yarus then raised his head and looked at the colossal figure of pure darkness energy. He asked respectfully, "My Overlord, Hofs and Wallace have just been killed. The one they call Bryan is a great threat to your dominion. Even I could not defeat him. My Overlord, please put an end to his existence!"

"I am aware. He will not return to My Dominion. But if he does, I will put an end to him," replied the colossal figure in the sky. Then It instructed Yarus, "Pass on My orders: Andre of the House of Sainte shall be Lord of the City of Shadows; Felder of the House of Lavers shall be Lord of the City of Hushveil.

Yarus was stunned and confused. He could not understand why the Overlord of Darkness had not killed Han Shuo. From Yarus' point of view, even though Han Shuo had disappeared from the city using a miraculous method, if the Darkness Overlord wanted, Han Shuo would have no chance of leaving the Darkness Dominion alive.

"Is there a problem?" the imposing voice sounded when Yarus did not immediately respond to his command. Although his voice was only slightly lower in pitch, all who heard it would feel an overwhelming fear.

Yarus was frightened and hastily replied, "My Lord, I will do as you say. But, my lord, I do not know where Felder or his Lavers family are.

It was true that Yarus had no idea where Felder was. The Lavers family used to live in the City of Gorging Clouds. But after Larikson's son was murdered by Han Shuo, Felder and his clan had evacuated the city. Larikson had searched for the Lavers family, but had found nothing.

"You need not know that. Just spread my orders and Felder and his house of lavers will come to Hushveil City," the Darkness Overlord replied.

Yarus knew immediately that the Darkness Overlord must have his plans. Felder and his House of Lavers had been driven from the City of Shadows by Wallace to the City of Gorging Clouds, and forced to flee and hide after the murder of Larikson's son. Yarus could see that the Lavers House, though still alive, were as good as dead. But this order from the Darkness Overlord would soon change everything for the Lavers.

Although Yarus could not understand why the Overgod would do this, he nodded respectfully and acknowledged his orders.

"Good," the Overgod said with satisfaction. Then, suddenly, the boundless darkness that had engulfed the city began to recede like a receding tide. An arrow of sunlight struck the land as the darkness melted into the returning brilliance. The city came to life again.

Yarus regained his feet and breathed a sigh of relief. He turned to Darkwater and Darkstone, a hateful expression on his face, and said, "If it hadn't been for the Overgod, know that I would never have spared your lives!

Darkwater rolled his eyes and replied, "Pfft. Yarus, we answered your call and travelled thousands of miles just to help you. And now you want to blame us for what happened? Your brother's death is ultimately Bryan's fault. Even if we had done nothing, your brother would still be dead. You should have gone after him, not us."

"That's right. If the Darkness Overlord had not appeared in time, we might have died here. Yarus, it's you who owes us a favour, not the other way around!" said Darkstone contemptuously.

"Hm, if Wallace and Hofs hadn't offered you two a fresh crystal mine, would you have come?" sneered Yarus, before he said, "But let's forget it. They are dead and we get nothing. Sigh, I don't understand why the Dark Lord didn't kill him. If His Lordship wanted to, there is no way Bryan could escape."

Darkwater and Darkstone looked puzzled. Darkwater hesitated for a moment and glanced at the sky before he quietly suggested, "Wallace mentioned that the boy was close to the daughter of the Goddess of Destiny. Could that be the reason?"

Yarus' eyes twinkled at the words and he nodded slowly and slightly. He replied, "Perhaps, but I suspect there's more to it than that. But it's none of our business. You should also pass on the Lord's orders. How unexpected, and how fortunate that Felder has joined our ranks.

Darkwater and Darkstone scratched their heads, unable to understand the reasoning behind the Dark Overlord's decisions. Then they began to leave the City of Gorging Clouds.

*** On a bald mountain northwest of Gorging Cloud City, Han Shuo was drenched in blood and gasping for breath.

The Omen Invincible Body automatically activated and the demonic yuan rapidly circulated around his body. A few seconds later, the blood stopped flowing out of his body and started flowing backwards instead. His torn flesh, bones, blood vessels and meridians wriggled back into their normal positions. The wounds on his body began to heal at an unnatural rate.

After reaching the Skybreak Realm in the Demonic Arts, Han Shuo's body's repair speed had increased to the point where the damage the Demonic Blood Disassembly would cause to his body was no longer as troubling. He sent demonic yuan around his body and easily repaired the damage.

It took Han Shuo a relatively short time to completely heal himself from such severe injuries. But there was no time to waste. After stabilising his condition, Han Shuo began to leave the Darkness Dominion. Han Shuo felt a great sense of threat when the Darkness Overlord suddenly appeared. He knew that he was no match for the Overgod for the time being, so he needed to leave the Darkness Dominion as soon as possible.

The power of the Darkness Overlord was simply too terrifying. There wasn't a moment when he felt safe in the Darkness Dominion!

Han Shuo activated his energy to the fullest and tried to leave the Dominion as quickly as he could. After seven days of marathoning, Han Shuo heaved a breath of relief for he had finally stepped out of the Darkness Dominion and came to the shared border with the Death Dominion.

In his trip to the Darkness Dominion, Han Shuo had accomplished his objectives by killing Wallace, Hofs, Larikson, and Ralph. However, by murdering those people, Han Shuo had offended Yarus, Darkwater, and Darkstone. He might have even provoked the Darkness Overgod. But Han Shuo believed that once he returned to the Fringe and settled the House of Han in the Pandemonium, they would have no fear of these threats.

<i >I have killed two of his City Lords. Why didn't he attack me? thought Han Shuo.

The only matter that still rather bothered Han Shuo was the Darkness Overgod. He did not understand why the Overgod had not tried to kill him when he had caused such a great disturbance in the Darkness Dominion. Based on the strength that the Darkness Overgod revealed in the City of Gorging Clouds, Han Shuo knew that he wouldn't have been able to escape so easily if the Overgod had tried to stop him in any manner.

Han Shuo had been pondering this question for a long time. But even after entering Ronson Canyon, he was still far from solving the mystery.

Han Shuo decided to put the thought out of his mind for a moment and go about his business. He expanded his consciousness and quickly found a Godhunter who had hidden himself.

Han Shuo's body vanished and reappeared in front of the godhunter in an instant. Before the godhunter could react, Han Shuo grabbed him around the neck, immobilising him, and asked, "Where is Scarlett?"

"Who are you? Why are you looking for our chief?" the panicked godhunter shouted.

"Oops." Han Shuo smiled, let go of the godhunter and replied, "I am from the House of Han. Scarlett helped us and I want to thank her personally for her help."

The Godhunter heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing Han Shuo's reply, but he remained very cautious. He asked, "But how do I know that you are indeed from the House of Han?"

Han Shuo knitted his brows slightly and asked, "Han Hao used to be in charge of everything here, right?"

The Godhunter showed reverent emotions when he heard the name 'Han Hao'. He asked, "Yes, back when he was in Ronson Canyon, every godhunter here had to obey his words. Do you know Han Hao?"

Han Shuo smiled and replied, "Take a good look at me. Don't you think I look a lot like Han Hao?"

It seemed as if the Godhunter only became aware of this after hearing Han Shuo's words. He narrowed his eyes and looked closely at Han Shuo before his eyes widened and he immediately replied, "Alright, I will lead you to my chief!"

Han Shuo travelled deeper into Ronson Canyon with the godhunter leading the way. Along the way, Han Shuo discovered many Godhunters well hidden as if they were on a major operation. Curious, Han Shuo asked, "What are you all hiding for?"

"We are watching for movements and activities. Recently, a large number of people have travelled from the Death Dominion to the Destruction Dominion. They come from various family clans in the Destruction Dominion. We Godhunters of Ronson Canyon are planning and preparing to attack the smaller ones," the Godhunter replied truthfully.

With a thought, Han Shuo realised why so many family clans had suddenly left the Death Dominion.

These people from the Destruction Dominion had probably travelled to Witherbone City for business related to the House of Han. They must have realised that Witherbone City was now Deadbone City, so they left the Death Dominion.