"Grandpa, hurry up and cast Radiant Glory! Exorcise this evil magic!" Florida shouted in panic as he looked at the stunned Ferguson.
The shocked Ferguson only reacted when his grandson reminded him. The staff in his hand erupted again with the holy power of light as his aged voice echoed throughout the valley, "O noble God of Light, hear my calls. Dispel all darkness - radiant glory!"
A mighty light tore through the sky. Sacred elements of light permeated the air above the entire valley. The black-green cloud layer created by Han Shuo's Necromancy Canopy immediately began to dissipate under the radiance of the holy light, disappearing without a trace in no time.
Brilliant light scattered throughout the valley, mixing with the numerous stars that dotted the sky to create a soft glow. As the holy power of light descended, the deadly air was quickly dispelled. The dark creatures summoned by Han Shuo began to smoke under the rays of the holy light, their speed and power hindered.
However, the resurrected corpses weren't much affected by the powerful light of the radiant glory. Even though their skin also began to emit white smoke, they could still move freely, so they charged directly at the troops of the three great powers.
The experts who died thanks to Han Shuo's necromancy magic also had the presence of dark creatures on them. However, they'd only just died, so this dark presence was very weak. As a result, they could barely resist the rays of the light magic.
Thanks to Han Shuo's help earlier, the Cairo mercenaries still had about twenty people left. They took advantage of the stunned House of Menlo to escape the encirclement of the three great powers and flee to the entrance of the valley.
Han Shuo knew that the canopy of necromancy would surely be dispelled wherever the radiant glory shone, and that the summoned dark creatures would not be spared either. However, some of the acid from the Acid Bog had already been released earlier, so the men who were chasing Laureton's party were more or less affected by it.
The House of Menlo was the most affected. Their magical creature mounts panicked when they stepped into the acid, and their feet and legs were quickly consumed by the acid. This looked similar to the effects Radiant Glory had on dark creatures.
"Be careful! I'll kill that damned evil necromancer!" The House of Menlo had spent years trying to assemble this group of high-ranking magical creatures. Now that six of their second and third tier creatures had died in the blink of an eye, Adam Menlo was furious. He roared loudly in anger as he glared at Han Shuo.
"hahaha. You want to kill me? Come on!" Han Shuo couldn't suppress his thirst for blood and had been wondering where he could vent it. As soon as he heard the angry Adam Menlo's scream, his blood red pupils immediately snapped to attention.
Using the Demonic Ninth Heaven Art to levitate in the air, Han Shuo's entire body was filled with a ferocious killing intent that was terrifying. Even Florida, who hated him to the bone, didn't dare to give the order to attack. On the one hand, this was because Han Shuo's momentum was too terrifying, and on the other hand, it was difficult to deal with him when he was so high in the air.
"Kill Laureton first! The Cairo mercenary is finished as soon as he's dead. Leave this guy alone for now." Florida couldn't help but shout in fear as he saw Asa and Andy floating up and raising their staff to deal with Han Shuo.
Laureton was leading a group of survivors towards the entrance of the valley. Florida had gone to great lengths and was even willing to give up the mithril mine this time in order to kill Laureton. He wanted to take control of the Valley of Sunshine for the Rainbow Sickles, so of course he couldn't let him leave alive.
Upon hearing Florida's call, more than thirty Rainbow Sickle experts joined forces to pursue Laureton. Andy, who'd floated up and was about to deal with Han Shuo with Asa, turned around and flew towards Florida after seeing Han Shuo standing arrogantly in the air.
However, Asa, whose arm had been sliced off by Han Shuo's Demonslayer Edge, didn't listen to Florida's order. He glared viciously at Han Shuo and lunged at him with the Adam Menlo.
Ferguson released the Radiant Glory behind Asa, then took a few quiet breaths and floated through the air like a fluttering willow leaf.
"Shoot him!" Adam Menlo commanded from the back of the Roc, his hand holding the dazzling golden spear as he lunged at Han Shuo.
The House of Menlo had less than thirty experts left after being wiped out by the berserkers and Han Shuo's necromancy magic. Under Adam Menlo's command, they each aimed their crossbow bolts and spinning axes at Han Shuo as he stood majestically in the sky.
Three Yin Demons were watching the entire battlefield. Therefore, Han Shuo could clearly see any abnormal actions that occurred. As the attacks from the Menlo troops swooped towards him through the air, he simply curled his lips in a contemptuous sneer without taking any further action.
The attacks from below were just about to connect with Han Shuo when his proudly aloof body suddenly wavered and then split into four clones. These four clones looked exactly like the original. They flew in four different directions towards Ferguson, Adam Menlo, Asa and the members of the House of Menlo.
The bolts and spinning axes of the Menlo people below suddenly connected with empty air. They didn't even touch a corner of Han Shuo's clothing.
"This, what is this?"
"How did he become four people? Damn it! Am I seeing things?"
Shocked exclamations poured out of the mouths of the people of the House of Menlo.
As one of the Han Shuos rapidly approached them, Ferguson's side had no idea what was going on. Ferguson and Asa dodged instinctively. Only Adam Menlo at the back of the Roc, despite his surprise, met Han Shuo's attack head on with his golden spear.
A series of sounds ripped through the air as seven bone spurs shimmering with cold light came at Adam Menlo from all directions. The little skeleton stood proudly on a huge rock, a light dancing in its purple eye as it fixed its gaze on Adam Menlo riding the golden-winged roc.
The seven bone spurs flew in a bizarre orbit as they attacked the golden-winged roc. The bone spurs sparkled with a brilliant jade-like light, like seven eerily sharp snowblades.
The bone spurs sliced into the roc's wings, causing it to emit metallic thuds and sharp, low whimpers. Blood spurted from its wounds, staining its golden plumage. It was obviously injured.
Adam Menlo had originally lunged at Han Shuo with a ferocious lunge, now he was waving the golden spear around to block the seven bone spurs. He was cursing incessantly, obviously angry to the point of death.
"You old thing, you want to kill me? hahaha !" The three clones suddenly vanished, leaving the original Han Shuo standing ten metres above Adam Menlo. His pupils were deep red as he screamed madly, the killing aura around his body condensing onto his arm. As Han Shuo's hand slammed down, the concentrated killing aura rushed down violently like layers of blood.
"Damn it!" Adam Menlo cursed loudly. The spear that had defended him against the seven bone spurs was forced to change direction, heading upwards instead. He pushed the Sky Rider's combat aura to its limit, forming a silver curtain of light to block the invasion of the bloody waves.
However, this power had been distilled from Han Shuo's murderous aura, a terrifying power embodied within him. A thick killing intent that could cover the heavens and the earth descended like a cage, its power comparable to a mountain. The curtain of light formed by the combat aura could only resist for two breaths of time before it was obliterated by the bloody waves.
Rumble! A loud explosion rang out. The bloody waves were like a river from the galaxy, sweeping over both Adam Menlo and the golden-winged roc. They drove the super-class magical creature straight into the ground, causing an earthquake that shook the mountain wall.
Seeing that Han Shuo had shot down both their chief and the golden-winged roc, the family's experts suddenly panicked. They abandoned their pursuit of Laureton and swarmed to where their leader had fallen. As soon as they arrived, they saw both Adam Menlo and the golden-winged roc struggling to their feet. The men immediately surrounded them.
When Han Shuo saw that the House of Menlo had already surrounded their chief and the golden-winged roc, Han Shuo stood still in the sky and didn't attack any further. The golden-winged roc obscured his vision, so he couldn't tell if Adam Menlo was dead or alive. His terrifying presence and blood-red eyes returned to normal after a while.
Han Shuo's current strength could easily deal with a sky rider or a Great Swordsmaster, with the small skeleton, victory was even more certain. However, the reason he'd been able to thoroughly defeat Adam Menlo and the super rank Roc just now was most likely due to the abundant killing aura that had filled the valley.
His single attack earlier had released all the killing aura he'd absorbed from the valley. Han Shuo had regained his composure. He once again summoned the three Yin Demons to monitor every moment in the valley.