At that moment, Han Shuo exuded a truly terrifying aura. Even Ossora, an Earth Overgod, could not resist and was killed in an instant. Han Shuo now seemed to be in the league of the Quintessence Gods.
After seeing someone as powerful as Ossora wiped out in what seemed like a single moment, the others shuddered in fear and immediately retreated. To stay even a second longer was to risk being taken out by Han Shuo.
The intersection of the Six Avatars of Death, Destruction, Lightning, Darkness, Wind and Water floated in the air like a towering titan. Their Domain of Divinity was a vast storm of six energies that intermingled and merged.
"Father, they're getting away!" Han Hao cried. But contrary to his expectations, Han Shuo wasn't giving chase at all. The giant figure in the air didn't move at all as it looked down at the only person left: Judas.
It wasn't that Han Shuo didn't want to pursue them. It was just that the Six Energy Avatar Assembly had to be actively manoeuvred by his consciousness and couldn't be willed to move at will. There were also a lot of unknowns about it, most notably why the Lightning, Darkness, Wind and Water Avatars didn't have a telepathic link with him.
Having barely managed to launch an attack to wipe out Ossora, the Gathering Avatar was on the verge of breaking apart, especially as the aforementioned four energies spiralled out of control. He knew that if Dhaka and the others didn't leave on their own, he might not be able to take them out easily once those four energies were completely disharmonised.
Han Shuo was still rather unfamiliar with the powers of his Avatars of Death and Destruction. He also had little knowledge of the other eleven Avatars that had been assembled from tens of thousands of demon generals.
What he needed to do first was to familiarise himself with the thirteen new Avatars. Only when he knew their strengths and weaknesses, and had integrated them into his consciousness, could he unleash their full power. Before that, all he could do was brute-force them without proper integration, which seemed rather dangerous.
However, Han Hao didn't seem to be aware of this. When he saw the new avatars wipe out Ossora in a single blow, he immediately believed that Han Shuo was now untouchable, so he shouldn't have let the rest go so easily.
"Bryan, you really are amazing. I really didn't think you'd make another breakthrough so soon," said Judas, the only Hegemon left. He still had an amiable smile on his face.
Currently, Han Shuo's main body had stopped bleeding. The depleting magical yuan energy seemed to have been renewed and slowly began to seep and creep through his body. As the weak magical yuan energy slowly gathered, it nourished him, slowly reconnecting his severed injured meridians. The cells around his wounds quickly recovered, while his broken bones seemed to reform like liquid. It was truly a mystical transformation.
At the same time, Han Shuo's consciousness zoned out as strange sights began to appear in his mind. He saw many fleeting ancient scripts in all sorts of colours. It purified his mind and soul, bringing his whole being into a serene state.
I am the master of all things demonic!
This revelation had suddenly come to him. Perhaps because he had been the lord of the House of Han for so long, or because he had taken care of the Five Elite Zombies and Han Hao, he had gradually become responsible for leading them. Not only did he have to do everything for them, but he also had to think about how to keep them safe.
The demon reigns supreme, I reign supreme, I am the demon that reigns supreme! These words rang out loudly in his calm and tranquil sea of consciousness, causing waves to rise within it. Instantly, the sea of consciousness seemed boundless, as if it would overflow and spill into the sky above, with nothing to stop it.
All is demonic, all is me. I am demonic, I am all...'
The arcane thoughts continued to surface within him, causing all sorts of changes in his sea of consciousness. The bright stars in the sky seemed to move along their circular paths without ever changing. Now his sea of consciousness seemed to have transformed into a micro-universe. It was as if he had merged with the universe itself.
Judas watched Han Shuo in shock. No one knew what he was thinking as he stood there motionless, neither attacking Han Shuo nor in any hurry to leave. After some time, Han Shuo slowly woke up.
Suddenly, he realised that his consciousness was now in the Diablo Realm. However, the power in his body still hadn't gathered enough for his body to transform and reach the Diablo Realm like his mind had.
Looking down, he saw that his injured body had mostly recovered. Although he was not at his peak, he had recovered more than half of his Demon Yuan. To be able to heal so much in such a short time shocked even him.
He lifted the palm of his hand and saw that his skin was smooth as jade and even had an eerie sheen to it. It looked even more beautiful than a woman's skin. The lines on his palm were clear and defined, but they seemed to change as he gripped and relaxed his hand. It seemed strangely beautiful in a way.
"This... this..." Han Shuo murmured in awe.
"Bryan." Judas smiled at him, causing Han Shuo to raise his guard. But all he did was laugh. "Hahahaha, congratulations!"
Now Han Shuo was a bit confused. The Gathering Avatar he had so desperately tried to maintain had disintegrated. Now, all thirteen of those gigantic, ethereal figures rushed back into the floating cauldron, which floated back to Han Shuo's chest and disappeared. Slowly, Han Shuo stood up and gave Judas a strange look. "Why haven't you left yet?"
Han Shuo had always found Judas a little strange. Despite being a Hegemon who had betrayed the God of Light, he wielded the Crucifix, a divine artefact that the God of Light had personally crafted, and could even control the fate of 100 million believers to manifest the Holy Aurum Armour. It really called into question whether he was truly a Godhunter.
Looking at Judas, he found his sight a little unusual. His divine consciousness was completely focused on Judas, but he couldn't sense Judas' true strength. He felt that Judas was plotting something with him and hiding an even greater power.
"Huh? Why should I leave?" Judas chuckled.
Not knowing what his intentions were, Han Shuo smiled and caused the Seventeen Flying Swords to whoosh out. The Cauldron of Myriad Demons also rushed out to ram Judas.
Even though Han Shuo had only recovered half of his power, his Diablo Realm status caused the Flying Swords and the Cauldron to strike out with even more force. Infusing his attacks with his Diablo Realm consciousness made them even harder to grasp than before.
Han Shuo believed that there was no way Judas would be able to withstand these attacks based on the power he had demonstrated. Even with the Holy Aurum Armour, he would still be badly injured.
However, things turned out differently than he expected. Suddenly, Judas shone like a bright sun as a wave of holy energy descended from the heavens into his body. Judas' Holy Aurum armour, which had been mediocre before, now took on a different glow. The crucifix in his hand lurched upwards as the holy light energy poured down upon it.
Neither the flying swords nor the cauldron were able to break through the crucifix's defences. Shocked, Han Shuo drew his weapons and asked, "Who on earth are you?"
"Nestor and the others are almost here. Hmph, you better watch out for Han Hao," Judas said smiling as he stopped.
Han Shuo was even more astonished now. There were few in all of Elysium who dared to address Nestor by name. Who on earth was Judas?
Before Han Shuo could react, the Goddess of Fate and the God of Death appeared out of nowhere. Nestor's gaze was immediately fixed on Han Hao. "I didn't think even I could be tricked!"
The Goddess of Destiny's star-like eyes turned to Han Shuo, then to Han Hao, before finally settling on Judas. "What on earth are you doing?"
Seeing the goddess, Judas did not prostrate himself as Han Shuo had expected. Instead, he laughed fearlessly and said, "I was just putting some pressure on him to help him grow faster. Haha, you also know that we don't have much time. Look - thanks to me he is stronger now!