Chapter 771 - Illusions
GDK 771: Illusions
Han Shuo knew that reconciliation was impossible. Even if Han Shuo and Rose escape from Hushveil City, Hofs will not be leaving the matter at that and will continue to hunt for them. But if Han Shuo could kill Hofs, the power structure in Hushveil City would likely reshuffle and the House of Hofley might lose their dominance over the city.
To eliminate the threat that Hushveil City might pose him, Han Shuo intended to kill Hofs here in this mountain range. Besides, Han Shuo wanted to test the full might of his Avici Godslaying Sword Formation against a late-stage highgod. Therefore, this was not an opportunity and challenge that Han Shuo was willing to miss out on.
Rose was clearly shocked by Han Shuo’s decision. From her point of view, fighting Hofs was anything but wise. Even if Han Shuo could defeat Hofs, the noise produced from their battle will surely draw the experts of Hushveil City to him. If Han Shuo was too occupied to fight Hofs when the forces of Hushveil City arrives, Han Shuo would be in a very terrible situation.
But Rose knew that she cannot change Han Shuo’s mind. She could only sigh helplessly while grumbling about Han Shuo’s daring behavior in her mind. “Alright then, I will help you hold back the others.”
Rose, as a mid-stage highgod cultivating in the energy of darkness, was aware that she was no match against Hofs. The only thing she could help with was to eliminate as many lesser threats around Han Shuo as possible.
“You just need to wait for me nearby. I would know about approaching enemies better than you do. You have nothing to worry about – Hofs won’t be able to stop me,” Han Shuo was very confident. Hofs’ mind at this moment had been consumed by rage. Han Shuo, in contrast, was incredibly calm and collected. It was this clear advantage he had against Hofs that gave him this confidence.
Rose forced a smile after hearing those words. She suddenly felt as though there wasn’t much that she could do for Han Shuo during critical moments. As a highgod, Rose had rarely been in a situation where she could not be of help. This filled her heart with a strange, indescribable feeling.
Han Shuo did not explain himself any further and started traveling towards Hofs. The several dozens of demon generals around him had gone ahead in advance and placed themselves around Hofs, studying the area down to the finest detail.
Every rock, tree, and leaves in the region entered Han Shuo’s mind. Before he was even close to the region, he had mastered the terrain there like it was his own backyard. Han Shuo could utilize this information to masterfully evade attacks or launch an assault.
A world-shaking explosion sounded. Following that, an enormous and deep crater was revealed. All the trees, vegetations, and rocks were swept away.
Han Shuo’s figure, however, was nowhere to be seen!
Inside the absolute darkness, Hofs descended. He landed in the enormous crater and stood proudly in a ferocious face. The dark spear returned to his hand. His eyes glistened brightly as he looked all around for the figure that had vanished into thin air.
Needless to say, Hofs’ vision wasn’t affected by this absolute darkness he created. He realized that his last strike was ineffective. He grew even more cautious and truly took Han Shuo as an evenly matched opponent.
“My turn!” a sneer suddenly reverberated throughout the absolute darkness. Seven fuzzy figures appeared out of nowhere and shot towards Hofs from every direction. The figures all took Han Shuo’s appearance and they all gave off extraordinary auras.
Hofs suspected that they were merely illusions and so he used his divine soul to carefully probe the figures. However, to his surprise, each and every figure seemed real and alive, with everyone of them possessing highgod aura. This immediately threw Hofs into confusion.
Hofs, not understanding the situation, did not gamble in attacking any of the figures. Instead, he took defensive measures. With one wave of the spear in his hand, layers upon layers of defensive barriers rapidly formed. Intense aura of darkness gushed towards Hofs and shrouded him.
Every figure Hofs saw was made using the highest grade demon generals. These demon generals refined from highgod souls were extraordinary in strength. His senses were correct – the figures were alive and could pose him threat. Hofs’ decision of taking defensive measures was also correct.
However, Hofs’ taking defensive measures played right into Han Shuo’s hand!
Only when Hofs was in defensive position that Han Shuo could fully focus on maneuvering the seventeen flying swords and envelop Hofs in Avici Godslaying Sword Formation. Once that happens, Han Shuo could fully focus on boldly attacking. He need not to worry about anything else.
The seventeen flying swords whooshed out but Han Shuo’s figures transformed from demon generals vanished. Only the real Han Shuo remained, standing proudly before Hofs.
<i>They are illusions!</i> Hofs was stunned. After seeing the Han Shuos transformed from demon generals disappear, Hofs started doubting his senses as he was misled into thinking that the demon generals were nothing but illusions.
The seventeen flying swords maneuvered by Han Shuo went whooshing at Hofs shrouded by intense aura of darkness. The flying swords seemed to had struck on the toughest cotton ball. The seventeen flying swords failed to pierce through Hofs’ defenses made using darkness divine energy.
<i>A late-stage highgod is indeed formidable!</i> exclaimed Han Shuo in his mind. Then, in his consciousness, Han Shuo said to Cauldron Spirit, “Assemble your energy. It seems that I must borrow your energy in order to defeat him!”
Cauldron Spirit wasted no words and immediately injected demon general energies into Han Shuo’s body.