Ossora was so shocked that he was at a loss for words. Even if he revealed to Asser that he was joining forces with Isaiah and the others, and even if Asser believed it, there was no guarantee that Asser would stop attacking. The Godhunter Alliance was not a united group; Isaiah certainly didn't get along with Dhaka either.
He felt a little uneasy, not knowing exactly how he had inadvertently fallen into the barrier that trapped Asser. No matter how he tried to remember, he just couldn't figure it out.
Asser had him cornered, so he couldn't even try to escape the demonic formation. All around them, the stone towers shot out beams of light from time to time, numbing their limbs. They were unable to dodge properly, and were injured in the process. It only took one false step for Ossora to get into so much trouble.
All of Ossora's preparations were for naught. By the time Isaiah, Reggis and Miller reached this place and realised he was missing, there was no way they could find him, even with their senses.
"Let's go back!" Isaiah said, noticing that something was wrong. Regis and Miller locked eyes and nodded. Without a word, the three of them, who had planned to fight Han Shuo with Ossora, hurriedly turned and headed back towards the secret chamber with the colourful walls.
They knew that as long as they could defend this place, there would be no tricks Han Shuo could use to get his family out. That way, they could be sure that Han Shuo would do as they wished. With the three of their powers combined, they were confident that they would be able to capture Han Shuo even without Ossora's treachery. They soon returned to the secret chamber.
"Now we won't be afraid even if he comes!" Isaiah's mouth curved into a confident grin. "We don't have to fight him outside. We've seen what kind of trouble Ossora got into just now. There must be other dangers. Let's just wait here until he comes."
Regis and Miller smiled without the slightest trace of nervousness. As far as they were concerned, everything was still under control.
...
"Father is here!" Han Hao said excitedly from inside the secret chamber. The chamber was defended by layer upon layer of protective seals. The walls contained a strange energy that could not only deflect most of the Overgods attacks, but also prevent any soul senses from seeping through.
As a result, the Five Elite Zombies, whose mastery of the soul was inferior to Han Hao's, didn't sense Han Shuo's arrival at all. They were still anxiously waiting for the moment when the chamber's defences were all depleted so that they could execute the Penta-Elemental Undead Formation to continue protecting the rest. Hearing Han Hao say that, however, caused everyone in the chamber to relax and unwind.
"We'll be fine now," Han Hao said, standing up as he clutched the bone spear. He turned to Andrina, who was biting into a crystal shard, and said, "You can keep an overgod occupied for a short time so it can't attack anyone, right?"
The fist-sized energy crystal had already been bitten into by Andrina. She chewed it thoroughly in her mouth before nodding repeatedly. "Of course!"
"Get ready. We'll go out together later," Han Hao said as he approached Han Jin and the others. "Only with the five of you working together can you send the two of us out. Listen for my signal later and send Andrina and me out as soon as you can. I will contact Father."
"Okay!" Han Jin said before turning to Andrina. "Be careful!"
"I'll be fine, don't worry." She rolled her eyes at Han Hao and giggled. "You should worry more about him."
Han Jin smiled and said, "Big Brother will be fine!"
...
A roar of laughter filled the sky as a majestic figure descended. Han Shuo scanned Isaiah and the other two, who looked like they were about to fight a mighty enemy, and smiled. "You all came all the way to Pandemonium to visit me. How touching. It's a shame I wasn't here to welcome you, so I hope you'll forgive the lack of hospitality."
Isaiah greeted Han Shuo with a smile. "You are too kind."
"Well, I am quite flattered that the three of you think so highly of me." Han Shuo didn't seem the least bit worried. He stood on a circular platform with a diagram of the Cauldron of the Myriad Demons, feeling the flow of Yuan energy in Pandemonium. Then he laughed. "So, what do you three want? As long as it's something I have here, I'll gladly give it to you."
"Now that's more like it!" Isaiah laughed heartily and looked around before pointing to the strange formations everywhere. "As long as you tell us the secrets of Pandemonium, I promise I'll send you and your family out peacefully!"
"Oh?" Han Shuo seemed stunned and troubled. "Isn't it a bit harsh to chase away the master of the house?"
"Bryan, you are no longer in charge here. The Fringe will belong to the Godhunter Alliance sooner or later. With your talent and intelligence, you should have known to leave this place a long time ago. No one would call you a coward for that, instead they'd praise you for reading the signs!" Miller said in a shaky voice before his body swerved. The next moment he was some distance away from Isaiah.
Electricity crackled in Regis's eyes as he took a few steps to the left before stopping wherever he saw fit. Isaiah, Miller and Regis now had Han Shuo surrounded. Even though the three hadn't attacked yet, they already had him in their sights. As long as Han Shuo refused, he would be bombarded to hell and back.
Of course, Miller and Regis' change of position didn't escape Han Shuo's attention. Contrary to what the three of them expected, however, Han Shuo maintained his smile despite being surrounded. He didn't try to move away immediately or do anything to break out of their encirclement.
Miller and Regis found this a little strange. Upon further reflection, they suddenly realised that Han Shuo's reaction was a sign that he had chosen to submit in order to ensure his family's survival.
Isaiah looked at Han Shuo calmly. Seeing that he did not attack them and even sat down in the middle of the three, he relaxed and thought that Han Shuo had made the right choice.
But at that moment, without any warning, Han Shuo suddenly struck back. Before the smile on Isaiah's face could fade, a huge palm appeared above the heads of the three of them. The mountain-sized palm was so huge that even the lines on it looked like deep crevices. The killing intent of the palm was so terrifying that it could cause some people to cower and prostrate in fear.
A ripping sound could be heard above their heads as the palms came down, enveloping the entire area.
"Damn!" Regis cursed as he backed away. Isaiah and Miller also noticed that Han Shuo was definitely hostile towards them. Feeling the pressure from above, they didn't stay and stubbornly take the attack, instead choosing to evade like Regis had done. In the blink of an eye, their encirclement of Han Shuo had broken apart.
"I'll show you who's in charge here!" Han Shuo stood rooted to the ground like a mountain as he laughed and watched the three retreat in desperation. Suddenly, the giant palm split into three, chasing after each of the three.
Shocked, they felt a strong danger coming from Han Shuo. Although he was standing there without making a single move, he was controlling the three palms as if they were his own appendages. No matter how hard they tried to lose them, the palms would remain focused on each of them.
If it were anywhere else, there was no way Han Shuo would be able to break out of the encirclement with a single move and drive them into a corner. But this was Pandemonium, a place that Han Shuo knew everything about, including every single nook and cranny. He was at least three times more powerful here than anywhere else.
Soon after reaching the Skybreak Realm, he was able to force Salas to retreat. Now that he had stabilised the state of his realm and was fighting on his home turf, his power was something Isaiah and the others couldn't even imagine.
"Destroy him!" Isaiah shouted, drawing Regis and Miller to his side. Together, the three of them attacked the giant palms above them. A low rumble could be heard from within Pandemonium as Regis, Miller and Isaiah gathered their strength and slammed it into the palm. Powerful waves of energy exploded outwards. Even those within the sealed barrier of the secret chamber could feel the shockwaves.
One of the palms disappeared, but it caused the other two to disappear as well. The three breathed a sigh of relief. If they couldn't repel the attack even if they joined forces, they would immediately give up on capturing Pandemonium and run as far as they could.
Han Shuo chuckled, thinking that if he didn't have to fuel the Sky Annihilation Formation with Yuan Energy to hold off Dhaka, there was no way the three of them would be able to break the attack so easily.
"As expected from the three Godhunter Hegemons. Impressive! Since that's the case, I know what to do now. Alright, let us begin. Tell me what you want to know and I'll tell you everything.