Chapter 941 - Cheating Death
GDK 941: Cheating Death
Han Shuo could easily fabricate a new divine body with the exact appearance of Hao Hao. As long as Hao Hao could separate his soul from his original body, he could possess the new body and use it to fool the Overgod of Death.
Upon hearing that Han Hao could do it, Gilbert, Bollands, and the others became elated. Among them, Scarlett was especially excited and relieved that they’d found a workable solution. She asked Han Hao, “Are you sure you can do it? Will it have any adverse effects?”
Han Hao nodded and Scarlett confidently and replied, “I will be just fine.”
“Perfect, then this can be done with ease!” exclaimed Han Shuo smilingly before he instructed Han Hao, “Then let us get started right away, there is no time to waste. Come and select the materials with me. I will need the skeleton of a highgod and some special medicinal ingredients. With those things, I can build you a new body without much effort!”
“Father, there is still another problem,” after hesitating for a bit, Han Hao bunched his brows and said, “A portion of the Shard has fused with my body and its inscriptions have interwoven with my soul. I’m worried that He will be able to detect the inscriptions on my soul.”
“All you need to do is split up a strand of your soul. I will teach you how to solve this.” As Han Shuo now had a direction, it did not take him long to think of a solution to this potential issue.
Through demonic arts, Han Shuo could split his consciousness into millions of strands. If Han Hao could separate his soul from his body, then splitting a strand of his soul should also be achievable. Han Shuo could then help him form a secondary soul similar to an avatar.
While thinking about the solution, another new idea came to Han Shuo’s mind. He smilingly said, “Don’t worry, this one is easy to solve. I will help you form a secondary soul and use it to possess the surrogate body. When the Overgod comes, let him probe your secondary soul and surrogate body. Then, have your main body activate the Shard outside the Fringe. He wouldn’t suspect a thing.”
“Father, what do you mean by a secondary soul?” asked Han Hao who seemed a little perplexed.
“Is this to frighten them so that they will go into hiding, thus increasing the time before they would be found?” Zovic immediately understood Han Shuo’s plan.
Han Shuo nodded and replied, “That’s correct. It’s to buy us a little more time. The solution I’m working on will be ready soon. By then, the surrogate Han Hao will head to the Omphalos where everyone recognizes him and the Overgod can be sure of his identity.”
At this most critical moment, Han Shuo needed the most accurate and relevant information from him and therefore revealed the great secret to Zovic. Besides, given Zovic’s history in serving his House of Han for many years with undying loyalty, Han Shuo trusted that he would keep a tight lip about the secret and perform his best.
“Understood, I will have it done right away!” replied Zovic nodding before quickly leaving.
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Yet another three days had passed. The Han Shuo sitting inside the gymnasium on the surface of the Pandemonium took a deep breath and slowly exhaled. He put his arm into the pool of blood before him and pulled out a body. It was a carbon copy of Han Hao.
“Are you ready?” Han Shuo asked Han Hao solemnly.
“I’m ready!” answered Han Hao. He seemed calm and not the slightest bit nervous.
Han Shuo nodded and smilingly said, “Sometimes I wonder if you ever know what fear is. Alright, you may begin. Possess the body with your secondary soul. I can only help you this far and the rest is up to you.”
Han Hao did not waste words. He sat cross-legged on the ground and stared fixedly at his surrogate body with his bewitching purple eyes. A trace of faintly discernible soul undulation formed above his head and slowly drifted to the lifeless clone of his.
The strange shimmer in his eyes grew brighter and brighter before it suddenly stopped wavering as though Han Hao was in a suspended state.
Han Shuo grew worried. He kept watching back and forth at Han Hao’s main body and the surrogate. He became more and more anxious when things seemed to be taking too long.
After a long while, the strange light flashed in Han Hao’s purple eyes before he slowly closed his eyes. Meanwhile, the surrogate before him opened his eyes and slowly got up. He moved his arms and legs around curiously and said, “Father, it’s done.”
Han Shuo was relieved and elated. He laughed out loud and said, “Good, very good! Now comes the fun part. You are going to cheat Death!”