King of Assassins-Chapter 782 - 580: Seal

Gao Xuan was not sure if Illusion was completely dead, nor was he sure if there was anything else hidden within him.

All the troubles ultimately stemmed from the Ksitigarbha King.

Now, Gao Xuan somewhat regretted it; he shouldn't have been just a spectator back then.

However, he was not one to complain about fate. With things being as they are, lamenting and regretting are utterly pointless.

The most important thing is to solve the problem.

The most reliable method now is to go to the Immortal Realm. Whether heading there from the Cultivator World or sneaking through the Netherworld, the chances of success are high.

Aside from that, he could just tough it out, waiting for his Divine Soul Power to gradually dissolve the divine might of the Ksitigarbha King.

Ultimately, it's just a spell that the Ksitigarbha King left behind. Regardless of how strong the power is, without follow-up energy support, this force will eventually dissipate slowly.

Originally, Gao Xuan planned to wear down the seal left by the Ksitigarbha King over time, while gathering the Spiritual Light of all living beings to create a stronger power.

With this dual approach, it shouldn't take more than a thousand years to unravel the spell left by the Ksitigarbha King.

Unfortunately, the arrival of Illusion completely disrupted Gao Xuan's plans.

Defeating Illusion seemed to have caused an even bigger problem. The most troublesome part is, Gao Xuan wasn't even sure what this problem was.

For the strong, the unknown is the most terrifying.

The reason the Master of Blood and the Master of Shadows were so easily defeated was that Gao Xuan had seen through their depths.

Once both sides engaged, the Master of Blood and the others had no chance.

Illusion, however, was more troublesome. From start to finish, Gao Xuan never knew where the limits of the opponent lay. He couldn't clearly see the core of Illusion's Divine Power either.

Gao Xuan wasn't even sure if he had killed Illusion, or if Illusion was still hidden within his memory!

Staring at the bright star in the distance, and the cluster of stars further away, Gao Xuan fell into deep thought.

He even couldn't be certain now if he was dreaming!

Perhaps from the moment he drew his sword, he had entered a dream.

Gao Xuan drew out the Hongyi Sword, gazing at his own reflection on the blade as clear as water.

The long sword's body gently undulated with layers of ripples, like the clear surface of a lake under an autumn breeze.

The reflection of Gao Xuan's face on the blade also gently wavered in the ripples.

Gao Xuan silently held the sword and murmured to himself, "With the sword in my hand, who can delude me."

Saying this, he swung the Hongyi Sword, unleashing the Ripple Sword with his Divine Soul Power.

The sword light flickered beautifully and entered the ground beneath Gao Xuan's feet.

This small asteroid had a diameter of only a thousand kilometers, with a core of rocky structure inside. Its surface was covered with various meteor craters, looking like a pockmarked stone ball.

Subtle gravity had accumulated a layer of gray-white dust across the asteroid's surface.

As Gao Xuan struck with his sword, the asteroid made no sound.

After a few seconds' pause, the asteroid suddenly quaked, decomposed, and shattered.

Gao Xuan's strike, seemingly light and effortless, actually harnessed the power of the Profound Nether Curse Sea, cleaving the asteroid with a single blow.

The rippling sword light within the Ripple Sword further destroyed the entire internal structure of the asteroid.

A small asteroid with a diameter of a thousand kilometers was thus blown apart by Gao Xuan's sword light.

Scattered dust and rocks were propelled by the Formless Sword Qi, flying outward in all directions.

In the almost vacuum of cosmic space, with no air resistance, this dust flew outward at an even, high speed.

Within the blink of an eye, fragments of the planet flew off far into the distance.

The spot where Gao Xuan stood was left devoid of any dust or stones.

Watching the distant flying dust and debris, he calculated the trajectory angle of each particle of dust.

Illusion could lurk within his soul's memory and create illusions. But, Illusion could not perceive his true inner thoughts.

Crucially, Illusion didn't understand this universe.

A small asteroid being cleaved apart by the Hongyi Sword might seem simple, yet the intricate details inside were too complex.

Let alone Illusion, even Nuwa here couldn't instantly calculate all the real physical reactions of a planet's explosion.

For this was not merely throwing a bomb over, but Gao Xuan using the Hongyi Sword to cleave it apart, with the sword light's changes within being exceptionally complex.

How an entire planet should explode, how its matter should react normally, the direction, angle, and velocity of every particle of dust, all had to comply with the cosmos' physical laws. This involved too many layers. It wasn't something that could be accomplished through mere imagination.

Gao Xuan's Spiritual Power split into countless parts, capturing every subtle change. Including the feedback his sword light elicited from the Sea of Source Power.

All the changes and reactions conformed to his calculations, complying with the physical laws, aligning with his understanding of the Sea of Source Power.

Reaching this point, Gao Xuan was sure that he was sober and not unknowingly trapped in a dream.

If the opponent could fool him with even such tests, then being deceived was something he had to accept.

Gao Xuan did not think Illusion possessed such skill. Not even the Ksitigarbha King could possess such skill.

Having confirmed he was fully awake, Gao Xuan did a second thing. He connected to his doppelgänger in the Cultivator World through the Soul Chain.

The time-flow rate of the Cultivator World differed greatly from that of the Alliance.

Through the Soul Chain connection, Gao Xuan discovered that his doppelgänger was already nearing the end of its lifespan.

Although possessing the Innate Infinite Dao Body, without a true Divine Soul to command, only a sliver of Divine Soul projection, this doppelgänger had not progressed further.

Luckily, this doppelgänger had very high cultivation, wandering everywhere during its thousands of years of long life, gaining broad knowledge and learning many kinds of divine techniques and secret arts of strange and wonderful kinds.

Through the Soul Chain, Gao Xuan received all the memories of the doppelgänger. As for the doppelgänger's life, he let it die naturally.