Chapter 935: Sealing the Pandemonium (1/2)
A Quintessence Shard was once a vessel that held an Overgod’s Quintessence. They were astounded to hear that Han Hao would possess such an invaluable artifact. They were also amazed and envious of Han Hao after learning about the miraculous abilities of the Shard.
This was the first time the party had heard about the existence of Quintessence Shards, even for Scarlett - someone who was born and raised on Elysium. Of the party, she was perhaps the most astounded by the bombshell. She looked at Han Hao with dazzling lights in her eyes while wondering how many more secrets Han Hao had.
”It seems to me the reason that the Netherworld would attract soul energies from the various material planes near it and the high concentration of the element of death found in its environment has something to do with this Quintessence Shard,” Han Shuo put on a grave expression and remarked, “And that person you sense would no doubt be the Overgod of Death. It’s fortunate that he cannot sense you while you are not using the Quintessence Shard. Otherwise, he would have gotten you when you were in Ronson Canyon.”
The Quintessence Shard was just too special and powerful of an object. Han Shuo knew that if the Overgod of Death discovered that Han Hao had the piece of Quintessence Shard, he would spare no effort to find and kill Han Hao. He would either repossess the Shard or destroy it. In any case, he definitely will not allow anything to threaten his position and power.
“Before I had grown to possess sufficient strength, I was unable to gather the element of death through the Shard. But still, through the inscriptions on the Shard, I had been gaining profound knowledge and understanding of the element. It was after I attained highgodhood that I started sensing the Being’s presence, constantly. Other than lightly studying it, I have never used the Shard because I felt that It could threaten my life.
“But around last month, Dagmar suddenly showed up at a shared border of the Space Dominion and the Fringe. I had no choice but to activate the Shard, unleashing its power to defend against Dagmar. I immediately sensed the Being coming for me from the Death Dominion, and my suspicion was proved correct… “ With his brows bunched, Han Hao explained what he understood about the Shard in detail.
“I will go double-check and make sure that all the formations in the Pandemonium are active before modifying the gymnasium. Once everything is set up, you may focus on learning the Quintessence Shard without any worry. If you could master the full power of the Shard and fuse it with the demonic arts you cultivate, I believe that one day, you can overthrow the Overgod of Death and become the next owner of the Quintessence!” said Han Shuo.
Han Hao nodded, turned to the excited Gilbert, and said, “Whatever questions you have, shoot. I will answer it to the best I can.”
Gilbert was overjoyed. He immediately went to Han Hao’s side and started explaining the obstacles he faced when fusing the darkness energy and demonic energy in his body, hoping that Han Hao could guide him to the solution.
Han Hao was indeed way more superior than Gilbert in this aspect. The energy of death and the demonic yuan in Han Hao’s body had been fused together in a harmonious way, which required extremely profound mastery and insight. Han Hao had faced hurdles similar to those that were perplexing Gilbert now. As fellow brethren of the Han Family, Han Hao unreservedly helped Gilbert and detailedly described how he solved it long ago.
Sanguis, Bollands, and even Scarlett gathered around the two and listened to their conversation. Although their cultivations were different from Gilbert’s, they hoped to learn a thing or two from Han Hao. Besides, some of Han Hao’s explanations will include his understanding of demonic arts which could be relevant to Sanguis and Bollands. Therefore they listened to Han Hao’s lecture just as intently as Gilbert.
Seeing the few earnestly listening to Han Hao’s lecture left a smile on Han Shuo’s face. He left the gymnasium and ascended to the Pandemonium’s surface in an instant.
After standing on the round monolith that was engraved with the outline of the Cauldron of Myriad Demon, Han Shuo transmitted to the Cauldron Spirit, “Given its current defensive power, is the Pandemonium capable of shielding itself from the senses of an Overgod?”
“Yes, of course,” replied Cauldron Spirit immediately and most confidently.
Han Shuo stared blankly for a moment before he realized that he had not conveyed his meaning clearly. So he added, “I mean, an Overgod with the Quintessence.”
Cauldron Spirit kept silent for quite a while before he replied, “You mean, the kind of god who possesses the purest source of a Fundamental Force?”
“Yea, that kind,” replied Han Shuo.
Cauldron Spirit hesitated for a moment before he answered, “With my power alone, I don’t think I can shield it. But with both our powers, it should be doable.”
“Alright. Then let’s start by activating all the demonic formations in the Pandemonium. Then we will reinforce those formations for blocking soul probing with our energy. I will also divert a portion of my consciousness and energy to assist you. We need to obstruct all possible soul-sensing,” instructed Han Shuo after thinking for a moment.