Salas saw the changes taking place on Empyrean Peak, but he was powerless to stop them. His experts at the base of the mountain were being injured and killed, but he could do nothing to stop or block the attacks. He shouted from the mountaintop, "Get out of the way! Get the hell out of the way!"
The gods at the foot of the mountain were struck by columns of light. The space above Empyrean Peak seemed to have been torn apart. Huge asteroids were constantly crashing down. Even the lightning energy that Salas had gathered here was out of control, bombarding the region indiscriminately.
Salas wanted to make the final attack and end Han Shuo once and for all. However, he suddenly discovered that his connection to the Lightning Element around him seemed to have been severed. He could only use the divine energy in his body and not the energy around him.
The chaotic elemental energies had converged and formed a thick natural barrier around Han Shuo who was lying not far from him. As he approached Han Shuo, he discovered that the previously undetectable barrier was crushing and pushing him, forcing him to retreat.
After a moment of careful sensing, Salas discovered that the abrupt transformation to Empyrean Peak had indeed come from Han Shuo. The energies gathering above the mountain seemed to carry tremendous firepower. But amazingly, they were aimed at Han Shuo.
Salas was astonished as he could not understand how Han Shuo could gather such a wide range of elemental energies. When he discovered that these energies were trying to attack Han Shuo, he no longer tried in vain to break through the layers of obstructing barriers to attack Han Shuo. He stepped back to observe.
Han Shuo's majestic body glowed with a dark radiance under the atmosphere that was flooded with every elemental energy. Demonic Yuan filled every cell of his body. He calmly prepared himself to face the impending Omen Calamity.
The energies had been accumulating and brewing for a long time before it finally struck. The first attack was formed with the lightning energy Salas had gathered. Thunder shook the mountain as a bolt of lightning of extreme diameter shot towards Han Shuo. It was no less powerful than Salas' attacks.
Han Shuo sent out his seventeen flying swords to meet the attack. The flying swords formed a shield and a world-shattering explosion was heard as they collided with the massive bolt of lightning. Han Shuo felt numbness in his scalp and stiffness in his limbs. His body was smoking. Although Han Shuo had tenaciously withstood the attack, it added more injuries to his body that had just been wounded by Salas.
Several more waves of powerful attacks were still brewing in the sky. An asteroid the size of a small mountain, glowing red hot, gradually emerged from the space-time rift. Han Shuo could tell from its ominous demeanour that the asteroid must contain a staggering amount of power.
"Master, I'm not sure why, but the Demonic Calamity in this universe is much stronger!" The Cauldron Spirit suddenly transmitted, "From the looks of it, Master won't be able to withstand its power. We must find another way!"
The asteroid was still gathering power. Smaller asteroid fragments were being pulled towards the large glowing asteroid like a giant magnet. Han Shuo could feel that the huge, threatening asteroid had locked on to him like he was the target of a cannonball.
"What other way is there?" Han Shuo was at a loss for words and could not think creatively at that moment.
"Master, I can sacrifice my demon generals and take a few waves of attacks for you. That will increase your chances," Cauldron Spirit suggested.
"Right, the Demonic Calamity targets my soul, but I have three souls. Will it split into three different powers?" asked Han Shuo hastily when he suddenly thought of it.
"No. The calamity only targets your consciousness - the soul of your main body that cultivates demonic arts. Your other two souls don't cultivate demonic arts, so the calamity won't allocate any energy for them."
Han Shuo was alarmed because it was at this moment that the fiery asteroid had completed its channelling. It began to shoot towards Han Shuo like a burning meteor. All the fire elements in the area poured into the asteroid, causing it to burn fiercely. It was similar to Fire Elite Zombie and Metal Elite Zombie merging their energies.
Demonslayer Edge, the very first demonic weapon that Han Shuo had forged, was once again flooded with his demonic yuan. He temporarily cast aside all his worries, and with the Demonslayer Edge in his hand, he charged towards the asteroid. At the same time, the seventeen flying swords rose into the sky. They bombarded the asteroid with the Avici Godslaying Sword Formation along with the Demonslayer Edge.
Another world-shattering explosion rang out from the Empyrean Peak. The shockwave shook Han Shuo's consciousness. As his mind was connected to the Demonslayer's Edge and the seventeen flying swords, he could feel his weapons. He felt as though he was being repeatedly thumped by a rock that was billions of tonnes in weight. He heard ringing in his ears and felt numbness throughout his body.
The Demonslayer Edge and the seventeen flying swords were both unparalleled divine weapons. Even the powerful asteroid formed by the Demonic Calamity started to crack under the exceptional weapons. Han Shuo endured the agonizing pain and directed his weapons to strike at the fissure.
TingTingTingTing…
The giant asteroid finally gave way under the constant bombardment. It suddenly shattered into multiple fiery pillars that continued to crash at Han Shuo. But with this, Han Shuo could eliminate the fiery pillars one by one and win by defeating them in detail.
As soon as these fiery pillars passed Han Shuo, they would be 'deactivated'. It was as if Han Shuo was their goal post. Even if they could not land on Han Shuo, once they reached Han Shuo's location, they would have completed their mission.
After expending a great deal of energy and enduring excruciating pain, Han Shuo had bravely survived this wave of attacks.
Han Shuo immediately pulled out a large handful of Rejuvenation Pills from his space ring and swallowed them into his stomach. His two avatars, the Demonslayer's Edge and the Skeletal Staff, transformed into their physical forms, unleashing their Domains of Divinity and merging.
Perhaps influenced by the unique environment, the hybrid Domain of Divinity produced another novel and wonderful feature. The elemental energies in the area had immediately stopped flowing towards the sky!
The Demonic Calamity was still brewing, stronger and stronger. But as soon as the Hybrid Domain of Divinity was used, the elemental energies in the area seemed to be disrupted and stopped adding to the power of the Calamity.
But that was not all. The element of death, the energy of fear, the energy of hate and other negative energies were attracted by the Hybrid Domain of Divinity. They naturally formed a thick layer of cloud-like shield above Han Shuo.
"This is truly a miracle! Master, now we really have a chance!" the Cauldron Spirit exclaimed excitedly as it sensed the changes in the environment.
Soon, a sky full of Wind Edges and Ice Swords began to rain down on Han Shuo. Radiance of Doom rained down from the sky...
A new wave of relentless bombardment descended upon Han Shuo. The Hybrid Domain of the Divinity succumbed after withstanding the onslaught for a dozen or more seconds. But it had taken a huge load off Han Shuo's shoulders. After the domain gave way, Han Shuo formed a thin but powerful shield around himself and unleashed all the demonic yuan in his body to resist the calamity.
When his demonic yuan reserves were almost exhausted, Han Shuo began to use the energy of the demon generals in the Cauldron of the Myriad Demon . One by one, the demon generals were incinerated. They were sacrificed so that Han Shuo would have a chance to survive.
Time passed inconspicuously...
Han Shuo was completely absorbed in using the remaining Demonic Yuan in his body to form the strongest body shield, until the final moment when his shield cracked and shattered. The full power of the calamity hit his body, causing it to slowly burst and splatter blood...
And at that moment, his greatest nightmare gripped his mind. Suddenly, he reverted to the frail and feeble Otaku he was back on Earth. He had no strength, no power and no life...
The thousands upon thousands of lives he had taken suddenly materialised as fierce ghosts.
Unable to defend himself, his body was torn and his flesh gnawed. An unbearable pain surged through his mind. He even felt as if his soul was being consumed by the fires of hell.
He could not be more desperate to lose his power. He felt helpless against the swarm of evil spirits. It was what he had feared most.
"NO! I'm not that useless fool anymore. I'm the reincarnated Han Shuo. Even if I have no power left, I will not let go. Never again. NEVER!" Han Shuo shouted in his mind.
He began punching and tearing at the ghosts with his bare, muscleless hands. He rammed them with his head, bit them with his teeth, and fought the spirits with the most primitive, barbaric methods. He became fiercer and more savage than any of the spirits.
Gradually, the spirits that had attacked him began to fear him. The energy he had lost slowly returned to him...
After an indeterminate amount of time, Han Shuo, who had sunk into a bizarre state, suddenly woke up. Immediately, he felt bright rays bathe his body. However, unlike the destructive rays he had encountered earlier, these rays were warm and invigorating.
Han Shuo looked around. There were no frightening energies brewing, no oppressive dark clouds, no flashes of light. There was just a fine, clear sky. Calm and quiet.
Then Han Shuo realised that he was on the Empyrean Peak, which was barely a hill now. Not too far from him was Salas, looking at him with a mixture of emotions. He seemed to be weighing whether or not to try and attack Han Shuo.
"Salas, we will meet again!" the naked Han Shuo said with a cheerful smile. Then a cloud of blood mist enveloped him and gave off a bright flash. He was gone.