Chapter 922: Unnatural (1/2)
GDK 922: Unnatural
Han Shuo and his family clan members did not rush in their journey. After half-a-month, they finally arrived at the Omphalos.
Han Shuo now possessed ten Sovereign Shops in the Omphalos and one of the City’s entrances roughly facing the Pandemonium was controlled by Han Shuo’s minions. Needless to say, the House of Han members were allowed into the Omphalos without having to pay any entrance fees.
Sanguis, Bollands, and Gilbert had reached the Omphalos long ago and they had been waiting at the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy. As soon as Han Shuo and his company arrived, Bollands stepped forth to apologize, “Senior brother, the three of us had recklessly traveled far ahead of the company and ran into the underlings of Sovereign Logue. Had Han Hao’s followers not come to our rescue in time, I’m afraid we wouldn’t have reached the Omphalos. I take full responsibility for this avoidable incident. Please punish me!”
Bollands tried to take full responsibility for the mistake. He did not reveal that it was Sanguis and Gilbert who had egged him into doing so.
“No, Master, it wasn’t his fault. It was Sanguis and I who came up with the idea!” shouted Gilbert.
Sanguis did not speak but nodded, agreeing with Gilbert.
“Alright, that’s enough. I know what happened and I don’t have to hear your recount,” said Han Shuo in an annoyed manner. He glared at Bollands and said, “I know you well, Bollands. It’s obvious that you couldn’t have come up with such an idea.”
“Gilbert, Sanguis, you are grounded for two years starting from this day. Your recklessness had led to the death of twenty of our House of Han guards, your comrades. Use the time to repent!” chided Han Shuo coldly.
Sanguis and Gilbert lowered their heads in shame. They recognized their mistakes and accepted Han Shuo’s punishment.
“Emily, Phoebe, Stratholme, you will continue to manage the Celestial Pearl. We will head to the Pandemonium after I have sorted out a few things here,” instructed Han Shuo. After settling the House of Han in the Celestial Pearl, Han Shuo looked for Zovic and softly instructed, “Contact Ossora, Tyre, Logue, and Wasir. Tell them that the Godhunter Alliance will be invading the Fringe and they better get prepared.”
Zovic’s face turned grave after hearing those words. He nodded and respectfully dismissed himself to carry out the order.
After that, Han Shuo gathered every of his core family members in a secret chamber and announced in a faint smile, “All of you came with me from the Profound Continent to this world many years ago, and you all have been rapidly advancing in strength. However, I still feel that you could do even better.”
“You have probably sensed the weak soul signatures emanating from these crystal balls. They contain divine souls of highgods who cultivated in various energies. However, I have erased their awareness and everything in their souls, save for their cultivation experiences and knowledge,” explained Han Shuo smilingly as he glanced through the party.
The party stared blankly after listening to Han Shuo for they weren't sure what Han Shuo wanted them to do with it. But unlike the others, Fanny, who cultivated the energy of death, seemed pleasantly surprised. She cried out excitedly, “Bryan, you mean to have us assimilate these souls? I know that souls without self-awareness are equivalent to pure memories and they can be absorbed by our divine souls. If these souls used to be highgods, that means their memories contain… “
Everyone in the chamber also put on the same pleasantly surprised faces before Fanny had finished her words. Their eyes lit up as they realized what treasure was laid before them.
When they took their first step on Elysium, these people who came from the Profound Continent realized just how weak they were and they had been doing all they could to increase their strength. Using the tremendous financial resources of the House of Han, they had been making rapid progress. However, money could only get them this far.
Although they could gain divine energy by purchasing large amounts of divine essences, no amount of black crystal coins could buy them the knowledge and understanding they needed to advance to their next realm. This was similar to how an Earthling would need decades to learn and master advanced mathematics or physics: the individual must make constant effort to understand the subject. Mastery could only be achieved through the individual’s grit and talent.
Therefore, despite having access to tremendous financial resources, most of the House of Han members stagnated in the midgod realm. A few of the less talented ones were still in the lowgod realm. They would need decades, if not centuries, to reach where they want to be.