The soul is the only thing that can not be replicated; each person has a unique soul. Even a clone body given life has a soul different from the original and its own copy.
When it comes to the soul, it means they are their own beings without any connection to the original; even when the clone gets transplanted with the memory of the original, the clone will still have its own agenda and tend to break free from the control of the original.
This is the reason why mages prefer to use homunculus instead of a clone body: homunculus is like creating a blank body to house a mage's soul. Cloning a body is like creating another human being with the same structure and memories but with a different soul than the original. And the process of a soul occupying a clone body is something that is impossible to stop either.
Besides, the art of creating a homunculus body is more advanced than that of a typical clone anyway; more than that, a homunculus body is stronger than a typical human clone's body, whether it's physical strength or magical potential. But that can only be said for the average mage.
As for powerful mages, the like that can have a seat in the High Council, such as Ragnar, Golden Scale, or Envy. The Homunculus body is another matter entirely, as the magical potential of the Homunculus body is limited.
It's like they have max power at 100 in their original body. Then, when they change to their homunculus body, their physical and magical limit is at 60 instead. That's why this is not a problem for the average mage with a magical potential below 60 in their original body.
Back to the discussion, Golden Scale continued with his explanation.
"We don't know what truly happened to Daniel Emberweave after the ritual taking his original element ended. What happened in the aftermath, the ability to directly connect with the Akashic Record might be manifested within his body... or maybe his soul. All of these are just theories.
But one thing we know for sure... With Daniel Emberweave, we have a very high chance of realizing the dreams of all the mages that even King Solomon could not achieve!"
Golden Scale word made all of the people except Tianhao Zhisheng, who's not a mage. Their eyes glow with greed and ambition! Has direct access or connection to the Akashic record!? What does that mean!?
It means power! Unlimited power! At their fingertips are unlimited knowledge and the ability to comprehend the forbidden knowledge that may be forgotten by the river of history!
"So... Does this mean we will work on capturing this guy? I don't think we have enough time for that; the ritual to put him out of the game is already 80% finished. We don't have enough time or resources to start from scratch." Asked the man in the owl mask.
Besides, with Hephaestus's skill, she believes he can find a way to extract blood from the contract. These whole things smell fishy to the High heaven for her.
Right now, Daniel was away. It's been a few days since he visited the newly built weapon testing site in the Sultanate of Aqaba desert. He brought Penthesilea, Maria, and Michaela with him; the women in the house didn't know why their husband did that; the guess is that Daniel's paranoia had acted up again.
Right now, there are only women in the house. Envy, Tian Xingyun, Greed, Pride, who followed Greed here from the US, and Sloth, who... came here because Envy had invited her for some reason.
Tian Xingyun didn't mind the crowd; the house had a lot of room due to the new renovation that Daniel had put in. Their house is about 2 times the size of the original house, and it has a dedicated wing for Daniel's private workshop.
Envy had already gone to sleep, as did the others; only Tian Xingyun was now sitting in the gazebo under the night sky, accompanied by the swaying water of the moonlit pool. She's waiting for something.
Suddenly, Tian Xingyun takes out the jade slip from her pocket; the jade has the emblem of the Peng Clan on it. This jade slip is the communication jade that the Peng clan had given to her when they came to her back then.
"Report to Your Majesty, the war for the throne in the Immortal World has ended. All the sects and clans that participated in the war had decided to decide on the new Heavenly Palace with the tournament. "Once they have an official ruler. I'm afraid they will interfere in the mortal world, and Your Majesty's vacation in the mortal world would be... compromise." The voice from the jade slip reported. The voices belong to the Ancestor of the Peng Clan.
"That's very concerning, but it's not what I wanted to know. What I need you to investigate is to find out who killed my father?" Asked the Empress.
"..." The voice went silent. This is the second time the Ancestor of the Peng Clan has heard this. At first, he hears it from the Empress herself to help her investigate the Immortal World, including who killed her father. At that time, the Ancestor of the Peng Clan thought there must be something fishy about it, and the one who killed the former Emperor might not be Zhou Yu Huang.
But After the deep investigation. The fact was still the same; the one who killed the former Emperor was Shou Yuhuang, the missing and presumed dead current Heavenly Emperor.
"You... Your Majesty... You truly don't remember?" Asked the Peng Clan ancestor.
"Remember what?" Asked the Empress; she remembered that her father was still strong and didn't seem to be reaching the end of his life any time soon. The only possibility is that someone must have murdered him.