Great Demon King

GDK 634: I have the capability to be insolent!

“How… how dare you talk about me like that!” Kironlo was quivering to his knees. His aged face was ashen. He pointed and roared at Han Shuo like a crazed ghoul.

The matter that Han Shuo brought up was Kironlo’s sore point. No one ever dared to speak of it in front of him because of his identity. Given Kironlo’s temperament, it would be a wonder if he didn’t fly into a fit rage after Han Shuo spoke of the incident so harshly in front of all the cardinals.

But, of course, Han Shuo wasn’t afraid of him.

“Ahahah, what’s wrong? Do you feel humiliated? Serves you right!” Han Shuo sneered and turned a blind eye to Kironlo’s bellow of rage. He carried on with his cutting remarks, “If it wasn’t for that disastrous mistake you made then, the Church wouldn’t have to operate in the dark for all those hundreds of years, and most certainly wouldn’t have become a target of scorn, detested by everyone on the continent. With the mental capacity that you have, you are only going to bring the Church even more ruins by staying. If I were you, I would surely be too embarrassed to see anyone or even show my face in the public.”

“You, you…“ Kironlo pointed at Han Shuo. He was so enraged by those words that he couldn’t even form a sentence.

Han Shuo took a glance at the Calamity Pope and saw that he had no intention of stopping him. Han Shuo deduced that the Pope wanted him to take this opportunity to disgrace Kironlo. This boldened Han Shuo even further, “I don’t like people pointing their fingers at me. Try pointing at me again. I dare you,”

“Young man, you are too insolent!” Kironlo was flustered and exasperated. But as he still held misgivings towards Han Shuo, he restrained himself as best he could from attacking Han Shuo.

Han Shuo squinted his eyes and let out a cold groan before he whooshed towards Kironlo. The Domain of Divinity of the avatar of destruction inside his body suddenly unfolded. In an instant, the entire Cardinals’ Hall turned into a hair-raising region where only a disordered edict of destruction was left. Elements that were normally present everywhere were suddenly all gone.

The cardinals of the Calamity Church who cultivated in all kinds of elemental energies suddenly found themselves in a region devoid of the energies they were most familiar with. All of them started to panic as they stared at Han Shuo standing at the center with aghast.

“You don’t even have the qualifications to take vengeance on me. You better give up on that thought. Otherwise, you are merely digging your own grave!” Han Shuo said disdainfully as he looked at Kironlo arrogantly.

Kironlo fixed his resentful eyes at Han Shuo without saying a word even as his heart was brimming over with agony. This was all that he could do in showing that he had yet to yield. He understood that against such a powerful enemy, he truly wasn’t even fit to exact vengeance. He felt utterly helpless.

“Alright, alright, how about we forget whatever happened here and just let it pass. We are all on the same side. Let’s not make it like we are opposing forces on the battlefield!” the big fatty hastily mediated. He could foresee that after this incident, there wouldn’t be a single opposition to be found in the whole of the Calamity Church and Han Shuo would become a member of the Church without the slightest resistance. Even if there were objections, they would just keep it in their hearts and not speak out.

“I have shown you courtesy, but you insisted on not taking it. What for?” the corners of Han Shuo’s mouth pulled to make a grin as he talked to himself. However, all those in the room could hear his ‘soliloquy’. They all forced smiles and did not say a word as they inwardly thought that Kironlo was truly unfortunate to have met his nemesis.

Of all the remaining matters to discuss, Han Shuo indeed was met with absolutely no resistance whatsoever. Whenever the Pope brought up anything remotely related to Han Shuo, the cardinals, who would usually engage in constant debate and stalemate, all had identically favorable views during this meeting. Furthermore, they even scrambled to express their stance of endorsing Han Shuo, fearing that Han Shuo would be displeased otherwise.

The big fatty, having observed it all, was taken aback and in awe. For all the years he presided over the meetings, every time he raised any matter, those cardinals would always stand by their own positions and argue with each other dismissively. It would always be heated and chaotic, just short of having a brawl on the spot. Who would have expected that after Han Shuo’s arrival, these cardinals would transform into different people altogether. Not only did they all share unanimous views and opinions, but they also declared their positions quicker than the last.

Indeed, sometimes, brute force is the best tool in resolving disorder and chaos! the Calamity Pope thought to himself.

Han Shuo, at the young age that he was, became one of the honorable cardinals of the Calamity Church without meeting the slightest resistance, and took up an important role in the Calamity Church. Every single operation of the Calamity Church within Lancelot Empire and Brettel City was now being transferred fully under Han Shuo’s management. Information about every member of the Calamity Church in those locations and the distribution of power were delivered to Han Shuo by the Pope.

Wolf and Burt Zili, members of the Calamity Church who originally operated in the Lancelot Empire, were reassigned to be Han Shuo’s direct subordinates and they would report solely to Han Shuo.

In addition to this, all the agreements that the Calamity Church had discreetly reached with countries on Profound Continent, the contact locations and methods, as well as the methods of activating the military forces, were all revealed to Han Shuo by the big fatty as Han Shuo had gained the privilege to utilize those forces. After briefing Han Shuo about some other minor matters, the fat Pope finally told Han Shuo about the most important affair of this meeting – in five days, they would begin the ceremony to pray to their evil god, and Han Shuo needed be present at that time.

Paying particular attention to the offerings required was the least of their problems; the ceremony had to also take place during suitable timings. Five days was enough time for the Calamity Church to make all the necessary preparations and Han Shuo could rest during this time.

After the meeting was over, all the cardinals rushed to exit the hall in fear and trepidation. It was after they got far away from Han Shuo that those cardinals, Kironlo included, heaved a heavy sigh of relief. That six-horned tribal king of the Soul Race, however, remained cold and indifferent all along. But before he left, he took a glance at Han Shuo. It appeared that he still felt sorrow about those energy stones.

When only the big, fat Pope and Han Shuo were left in the hall, the Pope suddenly burst into a tumultuous laughter. The fats in his cheeks were bouncing up and down from the laughter. He then said in a cheerful tone, “Bryan, you really are quite something! For so many years, I’ve never seen that expression on Kironlo’s face before! That is truly amusing!”

It was apparent that the Pope was in a great mood.