Great Demon King

GDK 901: Flaying Alive

At this moment, Sha-t’o could not be more regretful of what he did to the House of Han. Facing Han Shuo, an opponent that he had no chance of winning, other than trying to make up excuses and hope that Han Shuo would somehow believe that it was all a giant misunderstanding, there was nothing else that Sha-t’o could do.

Hill, the Witherbone City City Lord felt dryness in his mouth as he gulped down his saliva. His heart was beating at an unusually high rate – something that had not happened to him for thousands of years. He knew from the involuntary reactions of his body that this fear came from the bottom of his heart. He was afraid that this demon from the House of Han would flatten his Witherbone City and himself.

Hill was previously informed by Sha-t’o of Han Shuo’s terrifying strength. Based on Sha-to’s description, Hill guesstimated that Han Shuo should possess late-stage highgod strength. Hill thought that even if he could not defeat Han Shuo by himself, with Sha-to’s assistance and perhaps other highgods in Witherbone City, they could take care of Han Shuo without expending too much energy.

But never in a million years did he expect that Han Shuo had made yet another breakthrough. Having ascended to the Skybreak Realm, Han Shuo’s strength was now far, far greater than that of a late-stage highgod.

Even Salas and Wasir, Sovereigns who had ruled parts of the Fringe for countless years, were no match against Han Shuo. He could squish an expert the level of Sha-t’o like an ant.

“A misunderstanding, you say?” Han Shuo had unexpectedly put on a smile. However, Hill and Sha-t’o did not feel better after seeing the smile, it only made their hair stand on end.

“It really is just a misunderstanding. We genuinely want to work with the House of Han. We definitely did not have any other ideas!” Hill was rather nervous as he said in a shaky voice, “Perhaps the House of Kiaran had been lacking in certain aspects, but this is definitely not our Witherbone City’s intention. We are sincere in cooperating with your family clan. Even this battle was started by your House of Han. I came here only to resolve the dispute. I didn’t mean anything by it!”

Every Witherbone divine guard present could see the nervousness and humbleness shown by Hill. It was as though their City Lord had been turned into a respectful servant.

“That is correct. Not only have we rescued the House of Han from Larikson and Hofs, but we have also housed them in our Witherbone City and given them the most cordial hospitality. They have inexplicably killed so many of my family clan guards but we came here only to find out what’s going on. Everything is a misunderstanding!” added Sha-t’o.

Blood slowly dripped down from the five bodies hung in midair. The crowd was so silent that the sound of the blood dripping could be clearly heard.

“AAAAHHHH!!”

While everyone had their attention on the five dead highgods suspended in the sky, a blood-curdling scream jolted the crowd and many of them trembled. Immediately, the crowd turned their attention to the source of the sound.

The person making the screech was the patriarch of the House of Kiaran – Sha-t’o.

Bollands had completely ignored the five Kiaran Family highgods and completely absorbed in his task. Using the sword that Han Shuo had made for him, he cut open the skin on Sha-to’s chest with surgical precision – not deep enough to kill him immediately but just enough to get the job done. Still wearing a composed, indifferent face, with his bare hands, Bollands calmly proceeded to tear the skin off Sha-to’s chest.

Having one’s skin torn from one’s flesh was, needless to say, an extremely painful experience. Other than immobilizing Sha-t’o, in order for Sha-t’o to savor the process as much as possible, Han Shuo had also enhanced Sha-to’s senses, boosting sensory inputs by more than ten times compared to normal.

In other words, the pain that Sha-t’o was suffering was ten folds of what he would normally feel.

Therefore, even the gritty patriarch of the House of Kiaran crumbled to the torture. He helplessly shrieked in absolute pain and agony.

Sha-t’o was among the strongest experts in Witherbone City. But there he was, totally helpless and being inhumanly tortured before the crowd, making miserable and despaired shrieks that made everyone’s blood run cold.

Thousands of Witherbone City experts were watching. Some found it a sight too horrific to behold and lowered their heads. Some gritted their teeth and glared at Han Shuo with bloodshot eyes.

However, no one dared step forward!

After all, the five House of Kiaran highgods who had charged at Han Shuo together were still hanging in mid-air. Their blood was still dripping off their dead bodies.

This kind of intimidation was more convincing than any words!

Many of the House of Kiaran members who had an urge to stop Han Shuo and save Sha-t’o would immediately give up on the idea when they looked up and saw the five highgod bodies dangling in the sky. They would swallow their anger and restrain themselves.

“Bryan, please, let him go, I beg you!” a loud tearful voice sounded. Li Wei, whose hair was rumpled, came to the front after wildly shoving through the crowd.

Li Wei had once visited the Han Residence and many of the Han Family recognized her. They knew that Han Shuo and Li Wei were close friends. During the House of Han’s stay in the Kiaran Residence, Li Wei had always tried persuading Sha-t’o to stop mistreating the Han Family and maintain their friendly relations.

However, blinded by greed, Sha-t’o did not bother listening to her opinion. In the end, when he got sick of being pestered, he got someone to lock Li Wei up. It was until now, after Sha-t’o was captured by Han Shuo, one of the House of Kiaran divine guards recalled of Li Wei’s existence. Thinking that she could alleviate the situation, he hastily released Li Wei from confinement.

Bollands halted his execution the moment that Li Wei appeared. He turned to Han Shuo and looked at him with an inquisitive gaze, waiting for his command.

Han Shuo took one look at Li Wei. He thought about the things that his family had suffered in the Kiaran Residence and he coldly said to Bollands, “Carry on!”

Bollands nodded and continued.

Sha-t’o yet again started shrieking in absolute misery. When Li Wei heard his terrible cry again, her eyes rolled up and she passed out.