King of Assassins-Chapter 781 - 579 Uneasiness

The Illusion was very brazen, having been slain by Gao Xuan just a wisp of divine soul, yet it returned again to provoke him.

Gao Xuan did not rush to act; he held his sword in silence, looking thoughtfully at the smoke-condensed human shape.

Evil Gods are all constrained by faith, with an inherent nature that cannot be changed.

The Master of Blood would be particularly brutal and vicious, so he would descend in person and fight Gao Xuan desperately. It wasn't that he was unintelligent, but the core laws of divine power dictated his behavior.

The same was true for the Master of Shadows: as a chaotic shadow, he originally acted without much law.

The Master of Desire was much more cunning than these two, only sending a clone to act.

From these three divines, one can see the essence of Evil Gods in Negative Space, as their personalities are determined by the core laws of divine power.

Evil Gods spreading faith and absorbing believers must align with their core laws of divine power. Hence, the faith of Evil Gods also represents their core laws of divine power.

Conversely, excessively strong faith would reinforce the core laws of divine power of Evil Gods.

Even if Evil Gods conceal something and don't fully absorb believers according to their laws of divine power, they would still be influenced by believers in turn.

Just like the Master of Blood's laws of blood, chaos, and destruction, he can only occupy a very small part of those law powers.

For three thousand years, several Evil Gods have caused continuous turmoil in the Alliance, absorbing an untold amount of faith power. This faith power, in turn, binds several Evil Gods tightly.

By the time Gao Xuan acted, it was based on this entanglement of faith that he managed to slay the three Evil Gods.

The newly arrived Illusion, however, was different.

Gao Xuan dared to assert that this new Illusion had certainly been brought by the Master of Blood. It had arrived for such a short time that there was no time to spread faith.

The Illusion chose to seize Liu Ye's divine soul, which might be related to the Investiture of the Gods.

Up until now, Gao Xuan was still unsure of the origins and potency of the Investiture of the Gods.

Judging by its performance, the Investiture of the Gods can directly enthrone a wise creature. This thing may not be seen, likely having a very high tier.

Having seized Liu Ye's divine soul, setting him as the next target was only logical.

If solved, it is equivalent to taking the Alliance. This temptation was too great, so great that divines couldn't resist it.

This line of thinking was essentially the same as the Master of Blood and others, all wanting to start from the top to completely solve the problem.

What puzzled Gao Xuan was that the divine techniques of Illusion were bizarre, but it couldn't fight and was clearly no match for him.

Yet, the opponent continually provoked, and that was very peculiar.

Through engagement, it was clear that Illusion was not the kind of manic, chaotic Evil God like the Master of Blood.

The divine power law of Illusion was evidently of illusory, dream-like strength. Illusion might have a complex and changeable nature, but it shouldn't act so brazenly, nor should it repeatedly provoke.

This, in turn, indicated that Illusion must have its purpose for doing so.

What effect could repeated provocation have?

Gao Xuan believed that the purpose was to enrage him. But by this step, how could he easily be stirred by words and power?

Gao Xuan asked himself sincerely, Illusion probably wasn't that stupid.

So, what was the opponent's purpose in doing so?

Gao Xuan considered various possibilities repeatedly and eventually thought the opponent just wanted to leave a deep impression in his memory.

A brazen, repeatedly provoking foolish divine should leave a deep impression in his memory.

What use could such deliberately deepened memory have?

Gao Xuan thought of what the Master of Dreams had said before: as long as there are living beings who remember him, he would not die.

Logically speaking, Illusion shouldn't reveal its secrets to the enemy.

Conversely, the more Illusion said so, the deeper Gao Xuan's memory became.

Gao Xuan even developed a suspicion that he and Illusion were connected by soul chains, leading to very bad consequences.

The soul chain is strong, but not omnipotent. Directly connecting the divine souls of both parties can also pose dangers to Gao Xuan.

Therefore, Gao Xuan didn't dare to misuse the soul chain.

Illusion's transformation was eerie, illusory, and unpredictable. Gao Xuan could only use the soul chain to lock on the opponent, to find the target to use his sword.

This deep soul chain connection likely allowed Illusion to leave some imprint on his divine soul.

Now, with his divine soul severely damaged, Gao Xuan could not achieve Primordial Unity. If there were any problem with his divine soul, he might not even know.

Gao Xuan held his sword in silence for a moment before speaking: "You're provoking repeatedly, trying to leave an imprint deep in my memory?"

Illusion's illusory and twisted face revealed a smug smile: "You finally understand, but what can you do?"

Illusion said: "Can you seal your own memory?"

Before Gao Xuan could speak, Illusion continued, "The key is, do you know in which part of your memory I am hiding? To erase my imprint, you would have to clear all your memories."

Illusion laughed heartily: "Without all your memories, would you still be you?"

On his illusory smoky face appeared again a few aloof pitying looks, "Your power is strong, but sadly, you know nothing of divines."

"This truly is a dilemma!"

Gao Xuan sighed softly, "You're difficult, troublesome, I'm really a bit annoyed by you."

Out of a spiritual intuition at the divine soul level, Gao Xuan knew Illusion wasn't lying. Just now, through the soul chain, Illusion had sneakily entered his divine soul's memory, hiding somewhere unknown. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Unless he deletes all memories in his divine soul, he couldn't completely clear Illusion's traces.

But as Illusion said, if he deleted all memories, would he still be Gao Xuan?

At that time, although he would still retain all power, maintain his personality, preserve his divine soul origin, he wouldn't know who he was; he wouldn't know what he was supposed to do.

At that point, he would become a powerful newborn!

Gao Xuan could not imagine such a situation, nor could he do such a thing.

Erasing all memories would, in fact, also constitute great harm at the level of the divine soul.

Because the innate divine soul is constantly growing. Growing to such a powerful level is closely linked to Gao Xuan's experiences.

Erasing these experiences also means erasing the marks they left on the Divine Soul. It is equivalent to cutting off the hands and feet of the Divine Soul.

Gao Xuan thought for a moment, and this path was not feasible. For a third-tier Evil God, sacrificing oneself was too ridiculous.

"If you just go back obediently now and don't come again, we can have peace. But you insist on pushing me."

Gao Xuan made up his mind and activated the Soul Chain again. Since he couldn't erase the Dream Illusion mark, they might as well fight to the death.

Although Dream Illusion was unpredictable, through the Eye of Truth of the Celestial Dragon Eye, Gao Xuan could see the endpoints of invisible Divine Power Law connections.

Of course, this was also because Dream Illusion was bound to his Divine Soul.

While Dream Illusion was indeed parasitic in his memory, it also inevitably exposed its origin.

Gao Xuan took a step forward, and the next moment he penetrated the spatial barrier, directly stepping into the Negative Space, entering the Divine Country of Dream Illusion.

The Divine Country of Dream Illusion was an enormous five-colored bubble. Upon closer inspection, it was composed of countless tiny five-colored bubbles.

In the depths of every tiny five-colored bubble was a sleeping intelligent being.

Under the control of Dream Illusion, these intelligent beings were enjoying the most wonderful dreams.

In their dreams, they achieved career success, wielded power over the world, and acted with impunity. Love, career, achievements, whatever they desired, the dream could fulfill.

These beautiful dreams were not given for free. The beings immersed in these dreams contributed their very souls, which would become food for the Master of Dreams.

Thus, countless five-colored bubbles continuously burst and regenerated.

The bursting bubbles represented the total annihilation of a soul, while the new bubbles were new followers of the Master of Dreams.

As one perished, another was born, in an endless cycle. However, the followers were ultimately limited. With such depletion, eventually, one day all would be completely annihilated.

Furthermore, to maintain balance, Dream Illusion dared not absorb too much soul power from followers. Upon discovering the Alliance, it was naturally ecstatic.

Gao Xuan delved into Dream Illusion's Divine Country and immediately saw through the essence of Dream Illusion.

"You really dared to come."

Dream Illusion materialized in front of Gao Xuan. Its body was composed of five-colored light, appearing brilliantly dazzling and giving an exceedingly pleasant feeling.

Dream Illusion was genuinely a little surprised. Within its Divine Country, its Power could be amplified to the utmost.

Even with Gao Xuan's weak Divine Soul, daring to enter its Divine Country seemed truly reckless!

"Life is but a great dream."

Dream Illusion murmured, "The transformation of life and death is nothing but the changes of dreams. That's all there is to it."

As he spoke, Dream Illusion transformed into a cluster of Five-Colored Divine Light enveloping Gao Xuan. At the same time, a huge five-colored bubble enveloping all directions rapidly shrank, centering on Gao Xuan.

The dreams of countless followers simultaneously connected with Gao Xuan's Divine Soul.

Some enjoyed delicious food, others indulged in copulation, some rampaged in killings, and others enjoyed the cheers of the masses...

All these wonderful dreams piled on top of each other, making Gao Xuan feel extremely chaotic.

If he were in a state of Primordial Unity, no matter how external things changed, they would not interfere. Even the god of Dream Illusion wouldn't leave any marks on his Divine Soul.

"Foolish."

Gao Xuan did not attempt to block the interference of countless followers' dreams, nor was it necessary.

He merely opened the Mechanical Battle Cicada that protected the Divine Soul, arousing the Divine Power of the Ksitigarbha King hidden in the depths of his soul.

Gao Xuan mobilized his Divine Soul to resist the Divine Power of the Ksitigarbha King, naturally stirring the power left by the Ksitigarbha King.

Countless golden rays emerged, filling the sky with a sacred and profound chanting of scriptures.

The five-colored bubbles surrounding Gao Xuan simultaneously shattered under the golden rays, and the Five-Colored Divine Light trying to enter Gao Xuan's Divine Soul was all wrapped in golden light.

The Divine Soul of Dream Illusion emitted an earth-shaking scream; it was too close to Gao Xuan's Divine Soul, too close to avoid.

Gao Xuan wasn't feeling well either. Activating the Divine Power of the Ksitigarbha King was equally harmful to his Divine Soul.

However, he was already familiar with this Divine Power, resisting it more calmly. Although he was incredibly pained, he wouldn't scream as miserably as Dream Illusion.

"What is this, what is this... You're crazy, hiding such a thing in your own Divine Soul!"

Dream Illusion screamed in rage while questioning Gao Xuan furiously.

"I didn't invite you, you insisted on coming in yourself."

Seeing Dream Illusion's miserable state, Gao Xuan instead laughed, "I just want to ask, do you feel good?"

"Madman, my Divine Soul is bound with yours; if I die, you will too."

Gao Xuan said indifferently, "At worst, we'll die together. What's there to fear."

The golden rays in the sky grew more intense, while the wailing of Dream Illusion grew weaker, the five-colored light it transformed into was all permeated with golden rays, converting into specks of golden light.

"Wow, you're about to die..."

Gao Xuan reminded, "You still have time to leave my Divine Soul now."

"We'll die together."

Dream Illusion's Divine Soul, already assimilated by the Divine Power of the Ksitigarbha King, said its last words, "I am merely an avatar of the Master of Dreams. You can't escape, you can't escape..."

Before Dream Illusion's Divine Soul was completely assimilated by the Divine Power of the Ksitigarbha King, it cast its final curse on Gao Xuan.

Gao Xuan looked into the endless depths of Negative Space; indeed, he vaguely sensed a massive Divine Soul aura descending.

This matter might not necessarily be related to Dream Illusion; rather, the Divine Power of the Ksitigarbha King was too strong.

The incantations released by the Ksitigarbha King should restrain various Divine Souls, naturally suppressing the Divines of Negative Space. Hence, it attracted even stronger Evil Gods.

Gao Xuan dared not tarry, taking the next step to return to his original position. At the same time, he severed all spatial connections with the Hongyi Sword.

For some reason, Gao Xuan felt a heaviness in his heart. This time when he returned, it seemed as if he had brought back a more formidable entity.

However, Gao Xuan was not sure if his feelings were accurate. The Six-winged Celestial Cicada was also suppressed by the Divine Power of the Ksitigarbha King, causing him to lose a powerful warning method.

Gao Xuan scanned himself and found nothing amiss. Yet, the unease in his heart would not dissipate...