King of Assassins-Chapter 643 - 493 Knock on the Door
Yun Qingshang stared directly at Gao Xuan, her dark eyes showing neither shyness nor affection. She seemed to just want to confirm with Gao Xuan if he was serious?
Even someone as thick-skinned as Gao Xuan felt a bit awkward under Yun Qingshang's gaze. He waved his hand and said, "Just kidding, just kidding."
He was indeed joking; he had countless women, but only one brother.
If Yun Qingshang liked intimacy, it was fine, but she didn't seem very interested.
Moreover, priorities were important.
Sleeping together at this crucial moment didn't bother him, but he feared it might emotionally affect Yun Qingshang, thereby hindering her cultivation.
Gao Xuan liked to joke around but was reliable in action, with incredible execution ability.
The room Yun Qingshang rented was large enough, even having a dedicated quiet room for cultivation.
The quiet room was fully enclosed, with an internal space exceeding a hundred square meters. The six-meter-high ceiling further alleviated the oppressive feeling of the closed space.
Gao Xuan released the Greed Furnace, which appeared like a giant steel furnace, yet it emitted no heat.
Yun Qingshang could sense its terrifying nature, but she couldn't detect any Source Power fluctuations from the Greed Furnace.
Gao Xuan said, "In a moment, you'll jump into the furnace to reshape your body. The most important part is to protect your Divine Soul. Don't let it be corroded by the Fire of Greed."
After training across multiple worlds, Gao Xuan realized long ago that the essence of a person is the Divine Soul, while the body is merely a tool to carry it.
Of course, the tool is also very important. Although the Divine Soul can hardly be altered, the body can be completely modified as long as compatibility is maintained.
Just like how Bai Yutang could absorb Spiritual Energy. However, this could only enhance her Spiritual Power, not change her Divine Soul.
This is why there's a limit to how much Spiritual Energy Bai Yutang could absorb.
Gao Xuan believed that both the Greed Furnace and Celestial Demon Relic were marvels of a similar nature, just that the Greed Furnace was pickier and had lower applicability.
Nonetheless, for converting Greed Spiritual Energy, the Greed Furnace was more efficient. Its ability to smelt all things was stronger, a feature the Celestial Demon Relic couldn't match.
When Gao Xuan obtained the Greed Furnace, he contemplated how to use it.
The Black Banner Alliance established by the Black Banner King had become a malignant tumor of human society, wreaking havoc for over two thousand years. Gao Xuan certainly couldn't emulate the Black Banner King.
The Celestial Demon Relic could absorb the Spiritual Energy of all beings. Apart from Bai Yutang consuming part of the Spiritual Energy, the amassed large amount was left unused.
After the Black Banner Alliance was destroyed, Gao Xuan, the greatest demon in human history, was set alight on the Celestial Net.
The White Alliance's instigation further heightened Gao Xuan's reputation on the Celestial Net.
After negotiations with the noble families failed, they pooled their efforts to blacken Gao Xuan, pushing his name to even greater heights.
The noble families naturally didn't have good words, blackening all of Gao Xuan's ancestors.
Orphaned, Gao Xuan held no feelings towards his family, letting them blacken as much as they wanted, as long as the publicity was sufficient.
With Nuwa's assistance, now everyone in the Alliance knew the name Gao Xuan.
Other than those listed in the standardized textbooks as famous historical figures, Gao Xuan was the only living person known across the Alliance.
Compared to the Alliance President or superstars, Gao Xuan's flow of popularity was unparalleled.
The enormous Spiritual Energy Gao Xuan harvested these past few days might surpass what the Black Banner King absorbed in two thousand years.
To more rationally utilize this Spiritual Energy, he intended to make use of the Greed Furnace in his possession.
Gao Xuan consulted the Book of All-Knowing, obtaining the method to convert Spiritual Energy into the Fire of Greed.
The conversion was simple, though it consumed 30% of the Spiritual Energy in the process. Even so, it was more than sufficient.
Gao Xuan threw the Iron Mountain Order, Dragon Sinew Whip, and Celestial Serpent Transformation Scripture into the Greed Furnace, and under the Fire of Greed, the three marvels slowly deformed and melted.
At the same time, Gao Xuan passed on the Blood-Born God Technique to Yun Qingshang through the Soul Chain.
Blood-Born God was a Secret Technique Gao Xuan comprehended in the Nine-Revolutions Divine Cicada World.
By leaving one's Divine Soul Mark in every drop of blood, one can completely control the body. As long as one drop of blood remains, the Divine Soul can re-coalesce.
In the Nine Revolutions World, Gao Xuan learned a lot, but regarding profoundness and complexity, the Secret Techniques of the Cultivator World were superior.
However, Blood-Born God was a Secret Technique he understood himself, the foundation for Body Refinement. With Blood-Born God, he achieved the unparalleled power of the Thirteen Grand Protectors' Transversal Training of Ancient Dominance.
This Blood-Born God Technique was Gao Xuan's most powerful Body Refining Method.
Even the White Tiger Imperfect Golden Body couldn't surpass Blood-Born God. Of course, the White Tiger Imperfect Golden Body had its unique wonders.
Gao Xuan reorganized everything he learned recently, incorporating many of the exquisite Body Refining Methods from the White Tiger Imperfect Golden Body and White Tiger Divine Weapon Record, elevating the Thirteen Grand Protectors' Cross Training Method to a higher level.
However, the human body ultimately has its limits, and due to the Six-winged Celestial Cicada, Gao Xuan couldn't wantonly modify his body.
His Horizontal Training Method's first cultivator was Yun Qingshang.
Yun Qingshang had always been on the path of Body Refinement; her resolve was firm, and her Combat Awareness was unparalleled. She revered straightforward Power.
All these made her highly compatible with the Thirteen Grand Protectors' Cross Training Method.
After several genetic evolutionary mutations, Yun Qingshang's body was now already half-dragonized.
Taking the path of complete dragon transformation is also an option. Gao Xuan doesn't have the related resources, and he doesn't understand dragon transformation.
After thinking it over, it's simpler to refine the body again. This path directly points to the Super Tier Gold, enough to take Yun Qingshang far, far away.
Teaching the secret technique through the Soul Chain is also particularly efficient. There's absolutely no situation where the student can't understand.
Yun Qingshang's talent is a level below Helen's. That's in terms of Source Power sensing and application. When it comes to body control, Yun Qingshang is far stronger than Helen.
However, comprehending the Blood-Born God is one thing. Truly practicing the Blood-Born God is not that easy.
Gao Xuan's Divine Soul Power is too strong; he just lacks the means to utilize it. So when he comprehends it, he immediately becomes very strong.
Yun Qingshang can't do this; she needs to cultivate step by step.
Gao Xuan has experienced so many worlds and is already at the pinnacle of this world. In terms of vision and knowledge, he far surpasses those Evil Gods, not to mention the strong ones in this world.
With his current ability, he can help Yun Qingshang take shortcuts. Only at the Divine Soul level, which involves a person's essence and source, does Gao Xuan have no good way to intervene.
In his opinion, Yun Qingshang's Divine Soul is pure and resilient, ranking among the top of the many strong individuals he knows. Helen comes next.
Someone like Wei Yue, although her cultivation is average, has first-rate talent at the Divine Soul level. However, when it comes to Xiao Ting and Bai Yutang, the Divine Soul level can only be described as average.
As for Wei Zhenzhen, she's completely an ordinary person.
Yun Qingshang's strength at the Divine Soul level saves Gao Xuan a lot of effort.
After thirty hours of sacrificial refinement, the Iron Mountain Order, Dragon Sinew Whip, and Celestial Serpent Transformation Scripture were all melted into a mass of crimson light.
This melting is not material combustion but uses the Greed Furnace to extract the Law Power ingrained in the Marvels and recombine it into a new form.
The Greed Furnace is powerful because it can extract the Law Power from the Marvels with almost no restrictions. As long as the Fire of Greed is sufficient, any powerful marvel can be refined.
The Iron Mountain Order and the Celestial Serpent Transformation Scripture are exceptionally powerful body-refining Marvels, but each has some of its own defects.
As for the Dragon Sinew Whip, it's a level below in terms of tier.
Gao Xuan, seeing that everything was about right, nodded to Yun Qingshang.
Yun Qingshang paused for a moment as she watched the roaring Fire of Greed before stepping into the Greed Furnace.
The Fire of Greed has no temperature and is not a physical flame.
Under the scarlet Fire of Greed, Yun Qingshang's body was not harmed. However, her face clearly showed an expression of pain.
The burning of the Divine Soul by the Fire of Greed was something even Yun Qingshang's endurance could barely withstand.
This pain goes beyond the expressive limits of language and words. Yun Qingshang had originally thought that no pain in the world could shake her, but at this moment, she knew she had been too naive.
The pain of the Divine Soul has no limits.
When Yun Qingshang's Divine Soul was about to be burned to ashes by the Fire of Greed, Gao Xuan established a connection with Yun Qingshang's Divine Soul through the Soul Chain.
Then, the two of them bore the pain of the Fire of Greed burning their Divine Souls together.
This couldn't help Yun Qingshang share the pain; it only made Gao Xuan suffer with her.
The difference was that when Yun Qingshang saw Gao Xuan at the Divine Soul level, she immediately generated hope and a strong will to resist the pain.
At the same time, the God-light Iron Mountain Order, Dragon Sinew Whip, and Celestial Serpent Transformation Scripture orderly merged into Yun Qingshang's body.
The fusion of the three Marvels fundamentally changed Yun Qingshang's body.
This transformation reached the cellular level, where Yun Qingshang's body's nerves sent severe pain, warning of the dangers of such transformation.
For Yun Qingshang, the physical pain was less than one-ten-thousandth of the pain at the Divine Soul level. It was hardly worth mentioning.
Yun Qingshang felt that this pain lasted for ten thousand years; if Gao Xuan hadn't been with her, she would have given up long ago.
Such a painful life; survival loses its meaning.
When the pain of the Divine Soul slightly subsided, Yun Qingshang regained some awareness and, following Gao Xuan's guidance, actively led the changes in her body.
This process was very complex, like piecing together a super-large 3D puzzle where one mistake could ruin everything.
This was not a matter of course, but a precise plan given by the Book of All-Knowing. Gao Xuan was the director, with Yun Qingshang giving her all in the performance.
While her Divine Soul was being burned by the Fire of Greed, she also had to multitask and perform such precise work.
At the most critical moment, Yun Qingshang also demonstrated her determined and strong will.
Even Gao Xuan admired this girl. Even if it were him, he wouldn't have done better.
As time passed, Yun Qingshang got accustomed to the severe pain on the Divine Soul level and became proficient at altering her body.
Gao Xuan estimated that it would only take a few more hours for Yun Qingshang's body to be completely transformed.
At this moment, he suddenly had a premonition.
The doorbell to Yun Qingshang's room rang…
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