Great Demon King

GDK 858: Emanations of the Soul

Those followers of Salas’ on the peak of the mountain looked at Han Shuo with cold gazes. They were around three hundred strong and many of them were late-stage highgods. They were the most elite troops Salas commanded!

However, instead of exiting the barrier and attacking Han Shuo, these experts sat calmly where they were and watched Han Shuo coldly.

These experts did not recklessly attack Han Shuo because they had seen the mad power Han Shuo demonstrated as he ascended the Mountain. They were greatly intimidated after seeing Han Shuo butcher mid-stage highgod experts in just moments and that barrages of divine energies landing on his body had caused him no harm.

It was clear to them that Han Shuo’s strength had exceeded the realm of highgod. No one was about to chance with his own life when it came to facing an expert of great, unfathomable strength, not even these powerful and influential characters!

They thought themselves fortunate that Salas had deployed a powerful lighting energy barrier around the Empyrean Peak. They watched Han Shuo attentively and quietly to see if Han Shuo was strong enough to break this lighting energy barrier personally deployed by Salas!

Han Shuo stood coldly and motionlessly as he expanded his consciousness and carefully sensed the fierce energy contained on the barrier. He could even sense elements of lightning actively leaping about the dazzling electrical barrier.

The dense elements of lightning were moving around the massive barrier in a trajectory that Han Shuo could not comprehend. The elements seemed as though they were alive as they happily fluttered about, not allowing a single molecule to move across the barrier.

“Master, this lightning barrier is extremely harmful to demon generals. I cannot tear this barrier apart,” transmitted Cauldron Spirit.

Although demon generals were invulnerable to physical attacks and immune to most divine energies, the energy of lightning, however, was very destructive to demon generals. This barrier of lightning energy was simply the Achilles’ Heel of demon generals. Cauldron Spirit was, therefore, unable to destroy the barrier using its demon generals like before.

Han Shuo calmed his mind and gathered his attention. He saw that the lightning energy barrier that enveloped the entire Empyrean Peak had vanished without a trace. Tiny thunderbolts were shooting away and scattering. When Han Shuo carefully sensed them, he discovered that those dispersing lightning bolts no longer contained that strange self-awareness, as though they had been ‘killed’ moments earlier.

Threads of greyish and greenish lights fell from the Mountain following the energy of lightning. Those threads of light seemed to contain the fusion of destruction and death energy. Han Shuo put on a bewildered face as he sensed something from those fading lights.

“Congratulations on another advancement, Master! That state of energy you formed is called ‘Emanations of the Soul’ in the universe we come from. In this universe it is called ‘Souls arising from Elements’. The names may be different, but they are basically the same thing. This will advance your cultivation of demonic arts as well as your avatars’ cultivation of Fundamental Forces! But you must now be wary. Comprehending the ‘Emanations of the Soul’ means that the Calamity is near. It could descend at any moment now!“ transmitted Cauldron Spirit to a puzzled Han Shuo.

Emanations of the Soul and Souls arising from Elements were one of the most profound methods of energy manipulation. It bestowed the attacking energies with self-awareness. Those Orbs of Destruction made of destruction divine energy and the element of death were given lives by Han Shuo’s consciousness. Even Han Shuo wasn’t sure if that was considered ‘Emanations of the Soul’ and ‘Souls arising from Elements’.

However, the firepower achieved was terrorizing. Even the barrier personally deployed by Salas, an overgod, was destroyed in one blow!

“Who, who are you?” Those followers of Salas’ on the mountain peak were greatly intimidated.

They knew better than anyone what level of expert Salas was. One who could destroy the barrier deployed by Salas must possess roughly identical strength as him. It would be a wonder if they weren’t afraid of such a mighty existence!

“Lord… Lord Salas is not around… Can I take your message… ?” asked another terrified highgod as he watched Han Shuo march up the Empyrean Peak step by step. Although he was a powerful and influential figure in the Fringe, he was still afraid of Han Shuo who had wrecked Salas’ barrier.

Han Shuo knew the fact that Salas hadn’t showed up yet meant that he wasn’t on Empyrean Peak.

“Salas personally deployed that barrier. He will know it when the barrier is destroyed, and he will rush back here as quickly as possible!” said Han Shuo smilingly before he gazed at those elite troops with cold eyes and threatened, “But I wonder if you lot will live to see him!”

“Brothers, let’s get him!” one of Salas’ followers shouted. The three hundred something experts on the Empyrean Peak immediately surrounded Han Shuo.

Some other guards at the foot and waist of the Mountain sensed the enormous disturbance at the Peak and rushed to Han Shuo. The mountain was enormous and had a huge circumference. Han Shuo had made his way up the Mountain though one of the many paths and therefore a lot of the guards did not even notice Han Shuo. All five or six hundred of them swarmed to the Peak. It was a glorious sight.

*** Over at the Glacial Peak, home to Sovereign Wasir who cultivated the elemental energy of water. The wintry Glacial Peak was layered thick with ice throughout the year. Above an icicle-shaped building on the Peak, Salas and Wasir were conversing.

Although the Five Sovereigns were in constant battle against each other, they would frequently meet in private to talk about the general situation of the Fringe. Salas had come to Wasir to resolve the dispute over a new ore deposit.

In the middle of their discussion, Salas’ divine soul trembled and he suddenly turned furious. Without saying a word, he took out a shuttle-shaped space edict divine device, tore a fissure in spacetime, and left Wasir confused and puzzled.