Of the two crystal balls, one contained the divine soul of Hill, the former City Lord of Witherbone City, and the other contained the divine soul of a godhunter chief who cultivated destructive energy. Both of them were at the Late-stage of the Highgod realm. Their self-awareness had been erased, and they contained nothing but their knowledge and understanding of the energy they cultivated.
After entering the Space Dominion, Han Shuo had proceeded to erase the Divine Brand that the Overgod of Death had placed in Hill's Divine Soul. He knew that the Death Overlord must have sensed his action, but he wasn't worried about it since he was outside the Death Dominion.
And it seemed that Han Shuo's speculation was correct. So far, the Overgod of Death had not taken any action despite knowing that Hill had been murdered. It looked like he wasn't going to do anything about it.
Han Shuo held a crystal ball in each hand. His two avatars gradually emerged from the Cauldron of Myriad Demon , sitting on the sides of his main body and receiving the crystal balls.
After ascending to the Skybreak Realm in the demonic arts, Han Shuo's strength had greatly increased, far surpassing that of his avatars who had cultivated in the energies of death and destruction. It had been a while since he had last used his avatars against an enemy, and he had let their cultivation slip.
Han Shuo understood that no matter how fast his avatars would increase in strength, they would most likely never be able to match the strength of his main body. But Han Shuo thought that these Avatars were still worth keeping. He knew that the Avatars could merge their Domains of Divinity and unleash tremendous power. He thought that his avatars should follow a cultivation path that focused on fusing their energies.
Under the manipulation of the two Avatars, the two crystal balls gently floated up and hovered in front of their faces. They began to open their divine souls and make connections with the information and memories contained within these formatted souls. As their divine souls came into contact with the crystal balls, they instantly sensed that an enormous amount of messages were contained within.
Following their thoughts, the life forms in the crystal balls suddenly began to flash and move erratically. Pieces of memory were merging with their divine souls.
Meanwhile, the consciousness of Han Shuo's main body had split into two, each going into a crystal ball. His consciousness would sort and arrange the memories in these crystal balls as they flowed into the divine souls of his avatars.
If it was Phoebe, Emily or the others, they would have to go to great lengths to assimilate the divine souls in those crystal balls. The memories and understanding of those souls have been disrupted, and they must spend a long time defragmenting the memories. Otherwise, not only will their realm state not progress rapidly, but their realm state might even go retrograde.
But with the help of his main body's consciousness, Han Shuo's avatars would only take a fraction of the time it took to assimilate those souls. He could absorb the libraries of knowledge and memories in those crystal balls all at once, instead of having to do it piece by piece like Stratholme and the others had to do.
In just three days, Han Shuo's avatars had completed the assimilation. The vast sea of information and insight into the energies of death and destruction was now in the minds of his avatars, easily accessible. With that, Han Shuo's consciousness returned to his main body.
"Come in," Han Shuo said as his avatars returned to the Cauldron inside his body.
Zovic, who had been waiting outside for a long time, hurried into the chamber. He bowed respectfully before saying, "Ossora has a message for Your Lordship. He invites you to Tyre's Sovereign Shop where he, Tyre, Logue and Wasir are waiting."
"That was quick," Han Shuo nodded and stood up before instructing Zovic, "Increase the security of the Celestial Pearl for the time being and make sure that no outsiders can enter the restricted areas." Han Shuo knew that his family members would be assimilating the divine souls given to them in the secret chambers and he wanted to take extra precautions to prevent anyone from discovering what they were doing.
"Understood. No unauthorised person will be able to enter the Celestial Pearl, except for the sales areas," Zovic promised confidently.
"Good." Without wasting any more words, Han Shuo left the gymnasium and walked calmly towards Tyre's sovereign shop.
Ten minutes later, Han Shuo arrived at his destination. This Sovereign Shop of Tyre's did not conduct any business. It was a gathering place for Tyre's minions and the operations centre for his stringers, who were used to gather all sorts of information in the Fringe and the Twelve Dominions. It was thanks to the intelligence in this building that Tyre was always the first of the Sovereigns to learn of the latest events in the Fringe with the greatest accuracy.
"Welcome, Lord Bryan. The Sovereigns are all inside. Let me lead the way," one of Tyre's followers stationed at the front door greeted Han Shuo respectfully without delay and invited him into the building.
Han Shuo was led into a luxurious and spacious lounge. The floor was covered with a soft carpet and the walls were filled with decorative lights. Tyre, Wasir, Logue, and Ossora, all with dark faces, sat far apart in the room, facing each other. When Han Shuo appeared, they nodded in greeting.
"Hey, Bryan. We have been waiting for a while," Ossora gestured and told Han Shuo to sit where he wanted.
"You are dismissed," Tyre instructed his follower who lead Han Shuo into the lounge. The person bowed to the Five and left respectfully. The five most powerful beings in the Fringe were now gathered in the chamber.
Bryan, the situation seems very bad. After receiving your message, we sent our men out to scout. The Godhunters in many parts of the Dominion are indeed gathering in the direction of the Fringe. Unlike in the past, the Godhunters seem to be united and moving together," After Han Shuo sat down, Ossora let out a soft sigh and began to describe the current situation with a grave face.
"If the Godhunter Alliance is united against us, the Fringe would have no chance against them," Wasir said with a worried furrowed brow.
"Indeed. The reason the Fringe did not fall into their hands was that the Godhunter Alliance had always fought internally and could not unite against us. But this time is different. From the information I have gathered, it seems that every faction of the Alliance has temporarily put aside its internal strife and is determined to destroy the Fringe," Logue said after nodding.
"I have met the Hegemons of Death, Destruction and Darkness. Their powers are formidable! We definitely have a tough fight ahead of us with Salas working with them. With Salas' familiarity with the Fringe, the Godhunter Alliance could easily move around, giving us defenders less of an advantage," Han Shuo said after thinking for a moment and deciding to reveal that he had exchanged blows with the three Hegemons at the Misty Sea.
"No wonder the Godhunter Alliance Hegemons are so united - all thanks to your good work!" Logue groaned coldly and said, "If you hadn't massacred the Godhunters, the Godhunter Alliance wouldn't be so determined to invade us. You really know how to make trouble for the Fringe, Bryan!"
Upon hearing these words, Wasir and Ossora turned to Han Shuo and looked at him with puzzled eyes. They had not expected Han Shuo's actions in the Darkness and Death Dominions to be the main driving force behind the Godhunter Alliance's unity and aggression towards the Fringe.
Only Tyre had a calm face, as if he didn't care who or what had started this. With a smile he mediated, "The Godhunter Alliance has coveted our land for many years. Even if Bryan had not attacked them, it would only be a matter of time before they attacked us. Bryan did not cause it, he just did it before.
"I did not expect Salas to work with those Godhunters. With Salas' help, their invasion will be much smoother," Wasir said suddenly, shaking his head after a moment of silence. This time, he too recognised the gravity of the situation.
"Bryan, half a month ago one of my followers named Luca mysteriously disappeared. There has been no news of him until now. Those I sent to investigate his disappearance reported that only Han Hao's followers had passed through the area where he disappeared. What the hell was that about?" Logue complained angrily.
Han Shuo stared blankly for a moment before he put on an astonished face and replied, "Oh, really? That's surprising. I will ask Han Hao for you later and see if he knew about it, but I believe it had nothing to do with his followers!" Then, as if something had occurred to him, he looked alarmed and said, "Could it be that the Godhunter Alliance has already infiltrated the Fringe? I think that is very likely! Logue, we must be united at this time. Don't fall for our enemy's ploy to divide us!"
Logue became furious after hearing Han Shuo's blatant lie. He shouted, "How is it possible for the Godhunter Alliance to arrive so soon? They will definitely not rush into the fringe without a year of preparation and planning! Just admit your actions!"
"You must have misunderstood!" Han Shuo shook his head and explained, "Although I only returned to the Fringe today and was unaware of it, I am sure that Han Hao's followers would not touch your followers. It definitely had nothing to do with us!"
Logue started to argue further but was interrupted by an angry Tyre. "That's enough. What's the point of arguing over such a trivial matter? Those Godhunters are coming and we need to be united against them. If we fight among ourselves now, we might as well leave the Fringe to them!"
After Logue and Han Shuo had finally stopped arguing, Tyre took a deep breath and asked, "My fellow Sovereigns, do any of you have a solution in mind?"
Logue, Wasir and Ossora all shook their heads. Han Shuo, however, smiled and said, "Well, I have an idea.