Chapter 922 - Unnatural
Han Shuo and his family clan members did not rush in their journey. After half-a-month, they finally arrived at the Omphalos.
Han Shuo now possessed ten Sovereign Shops in the Omphalos and one of the City’s entrances roughly facing the Pandemonium was controlled by Han Shuo’s minions. Needless to say, the House of Han members were allowed into the Omphalos without having to pay any entrance fees.
Sanguis, Bollands, and Gilbert had reached the Omphalos long ago and they had been waiting at the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy. As soon as Han Shuo and his company arrived, Bollands stepped forth to apologize, “Senior brother, the three of us had recklessly traveled far ahead of the company and ran into the underlings of Sovereign Logue. Had Han Hao’s followers not come to our rescue in time, I’m afraid we wouldn’t have reached the Omphalos. I take full responsibility for this avoidable incident. Please punish me!”
Bollands tried to take full responsibility for the mistake. He did not reveal that it was Sanguis and Gilbert who had egged him into doing so.
“No, Master, it wasn’t his fault. It was Sanguis and I who came up with the idea!” shouted Gilbert.
Sanguis did not speak but nodded, agreeing with Gilbert.
“Alright, that’s enough. I know what happened and I don’t have to hear your recount,” said Han Shuo in an annoyed manner. He glared at Bollands and said, “I know you well, Bollands. It’s obvious that you couldn’t have come up with such an idea.”
“Gilbert, Sanguis, you are grounded for two years starting from this day. Your recklessness had led to the death of twenty of our House of Han guards, your comrades. Use the time to repent!” chided Han Shuo coldly.
Sanguis and Gilbert lowered their heads in shame. They recognized their mistakes and accepted Han Shuo’s punishment.
“Emily, Phoebe, Stratholme, you will continue to manage the Celestial Pearl. We will head to the Pandemonium after I have sorted out a few things here,” instructed Han Shuo. After settling the House of Han in the Celestial Pearl, Han Shuo looked for Zovic and softly instructed, “Contact Ossora, Tyre, Logue, and Wasir. Tell them that the Godhunter Alliance will be invading the Fringe and they better get prepared.”
But now, with these crystal balls, that will no longer be an issue.
“This act is against the natural order. We need to keep this a top-secret, no outsider must know anything about this! Godhunters are Elysium’s public enemy for consuming another person’s divine energy. What we are doing is the same as consuming another person’s soul. This would be more outrageous than what the godhunters are doing. We must never, ever reveal a thing about this. Otherwise, the House of Han will become Elysium’s public enemy!” warned Ayermike gravely.
“That’s right. This is why I had dismissed the House of Han guards earlier. Only we who came from the Profound Continent can know about this. Keep this knowledge within this circle. And if you want to exchange your findings, only do so in a secret chamber!” warned Han Shuo gravely.
After hearing the warnings, everyone in the room understood the importance of keeping it a secret as what Han Shuo did was a hundred times more appalling than what the godhunters did. They withdrew their smiles and solemnly swore not to divulge a thing to outsiders.
“Good, I believe everyone understands how important this is,” Han Shuo smiled and continued, “Alright, you all be careful. We will be moving to the Pandemonium after I’ve met Ossora. Over there, you won’t have to worry about anyone finding out. With layers of demonic formations around it, even the Sovereign cannot glimpse into the Pandemonium!”
Other than Sanguis and Bollands, every House of Han members received a crystal ball. Even Gilbert received the soul of a mid-stage highgod of darkness.
With those divine souls and the tremendous financial power of the House of Han, Han Shuo believed that it wouldn’t be long before these people would soon possess powerful strengths and he could spend less time worrying for their safety.
After the meeting was over and when everyone had left, Han Shuo took out two crystal balls. It was time to advance his two avatars!