King of Assassins-Chapter 727 - 538 Conditions_2

Destruction, rebirth, destruction, rebirth, an endless cycle.

During this cycle, Gao Xuan was in distress because he had to endure intense physical pain.

Moreover, this constant destruction and rebirth was also consuming his Life Force.

Even with a constitution of 48 points, he couldn't withstand such prolonged torment. Gao Xuan estimated that if he soaked in Netherworld Water for a year or two, he might really be dissolved by it.

Fortunately, at his speed, it wouldn't take a year to swim across the vast Netherworld. About one or two months should be enough.

In the Netherworld, there were no other creatures, not even anything else. Only endless turbid yellow water.

Gao Xuan waded forward underwater, day and night without rest. After about a month, there was still an endless water surface ahead, with no end in sight.

Gao Xuan wasn't afraid of solitude. It was just that, day and night in the Netherworld Water, enduring torment, he didn't know how many layers of skin he'd shed.

Even with his endurance, he found these days hard to bear.

"In hindsight, I should've held my breath and not killed Old Wang Ba..."

Gao Xuan felt a bit regretful; acting was a bit reckless. If he had known, he would have spared Old Wang Ba's life, just beaten him half to death.

Now it was troublesome; he had to rely entirely on his own power to cross the Netherworld...

Gao Xuan was reflecting when he suddenly sensed danger. Then, the Netherworld Water beneath him rapidly collapsed.

In the blink of an eye, a huge pit had collapsed into the surface of the Netherworld Water.

How huge was this pit? Large enough to contain Taurus.

Gao Xuan harnessed the Celestial Dragon Eye, barely managing to float in the air. Below his feet, a massive turtle shell was revealed.

The deep black turtle shell was crisscrossed with intricate patterns, etched with countless complex runes.

This turtle shell looked tremendously heavy; its curved surface resembled a giant planetary surface. No, it was even more majestic than a planet.

Gao Xuan found it hard to describe the feeling; he'd never seen such a vast life form in his life.

Of course, he'd heard of life forms larger than planets. But seeing such a life form in person was extremely shocking.

This old tortoise was definitely bigger than Taurus. The key was the immense power within it; Gao Xuan couldn't see the end.

Gao Xuan originally thought his constitution of forty-eight points was the pinnacle of life.

The Divine can wield the Law, possessing infinite power. Yet, regarding the form of life, they might not be as strong as him.

Not until he saw this turtle larger than a planet did Gao Xuan suddenly feel the smallness of his life.

In front of this gigantic turtle, his Life Force was like a candlelight, while the other was like the sun.

The difference was simply too great.

Gao Xuan sighed internally; Old Wang Ba didn't lie; he really had an ancestor...

Old Wang Ba's power was very strong. Even though Gao Xuan had the Soul Chain, he couldn't forcibly extract the other's memory.

The absence of Source Power didn't affect the Soul Chain. The key was that Gao Xuan's Divine Soul needed to be stronger. Old Wang Ba wasn't strong in combat, but in Divine Soul terms, he wasn't weaker, perhaps even stronger than Gao Xuan.

In the face of an equally or more powerful opponent, the effect of the Soul Chain was diminished. This was also the flaw of the Soul Chain.

Though Gao Xuan sighed, he wasn't afraid. Having killed so many people and lives, he wouldn't fear retaliation.

If he were afraid of this, he would just hide at home.

The endless Netherworld Water was pushed aside, revealing the true form of the old turtle.

During this process, Gao Xuan remained silent, not thinking of running away.

With the old turtle's Divine Techniques to manipulate the Netherworld, escaping was impossible.

"Did you kill Xiao Ba?"

The old turtle questioned on the Divine Soul level, its immense Divine Soul power causing Gao Xuan's Divine Soul to tremble slightly.

Gao Xuan, having tempered his Divine Soul in the Cultivator World, encountered such a formidable Divine Soul for the first time.

The opponent didn't even exert force; merely communicating on the Divine Soul level was almost unbearable for him.

Such disparity in Divine Soul levels was evident.

Gao Xuan was startled internally; this old turtle was a frighteningly strong enemy!

He responded, "That's right, an Old Wang Ba extorted me, and I beat him to death."

There was nothing to hide about this matter. Gao Xuan believed in taking responsibility for his actions.

The old turtle paused, possibly due to his naturally slow manner of speaking.

He asked, "You killed Xiao Ba just because of this? Don't you think you went too far?"

Gao Xuan was a bit surprised; with such formidable power, the other actually wanted to reason with him.

He answered, "He tried to blackmail me, so I killed him. What's excessive about that?"

Gao Xuan's forthrightness left the Old Turtle silent for a moment before saying, "Then it's only fair I seek revenge for my junior."

"Of course."

Gao Xuan agreed, "Avenging for relatives and friends is natural. There's no need to reason it out."

In such matters, siding with kin over reason is normal.

The Old Turtle was a bit surprised, "You do understand life clearly. It's a pity, why did you have to kill Xiao Ba..."

The Old Turtle sighed deeply, "My race, despite its long lifespan, has few offspring. With Xiao Ba killed by you, this branch may likely be extinct."

Gao Xuan did not speak. After all, he had already killed; there was no way to bring Old Wang Ba back to life. At this point, saying anything was useless.

"For someone of my status to make a move against you, it would be a bit of a bullying."

The Old Turtle said slowly, "How about this, you help me with one thing, and I'll let you off."

Gao Xuan sneered inwardly, this family of turtles was indeed cunning by tradition. This Old Turtle came to him, probably with the intention of having him do something, yet disguising it under the guise of revenge.

However, avoiding a fight is always good.

Though Gao Xuan had the Hongyi Sword, he had no confidence in defeating this old guy.

The Old Turtle's Life Force was too heavy and powerful. Just lying there motionless, the Hongyi Sword might not be able to kill him.

Gao Xuan said, "I don't mind hearing it."

The Old Turtle said, "You crossed the Netherworld to find the King Zhuanlun, didn't you?"

"That's right." Gao Xuan admitted frankly.

The Old Turtle chuckled, "Do you know what kind of person King Zhuanlun is?"

"Not really. If you know, enlighten me."

To be honest, Gao Xuan knew very little about King Zhuanlun; he was quite curious to hear what the Old Turtle had to say.

The Old Turtle sighed, "You are indeed ignorant and fearless. Perhaps it is for this reason that you dared to casually kill Xiao Ba and dare to cause trouble for King Zhuanlun."

The Old Turtle's body was too enormous, so he could only communicate with Gao Xuan on a Divine Soul level.

Maybe finding this communication inconvenient, the Old Turtle took a gentle breath in.

Gao Xuan suddenly felt darkness envelop him, and when his senses returned, he found himself in the middle of a blue-colored grand hall.

The hall had an ancient style; the tables and chairs were polished round stones, the walls were a grayish blue appearing to be made of some kind of primitive wood. The beams on the ceiling were also rough, and the roof seemed to be thatched with some sort of straw.

The entire hall's architectural style was rather simple, yet it was filled with an ancient and primitive atmosphere.

In the center of the hall sat a bald, white-bearded elder.

The elder's face was so wrinkled that his eyelids drooped completely, making his eyes only a thin line. He wore a dark green robe and sat hunched over, exuding nothing but decrepitude and age.

Gao Xuan was not too polite, plopping down across from the elder. He clasped his hands, "My name is Gao Xuan, and I still don't know how to address you?"

The bald elder thought for a moment and said, "My name hasn't been used for so long, let me think."

He lowered his eyes and remained silent for quite a while before saying, "I remember now, my name is Jia."

"Hello Old Jia." Gao Xuan smiled broadly, greeting warmly, as if he were an old friend of the Old Turtle.

Jia struggled to lift his drooping eyelids to glance at Gao Xuan, "You are truly bold."

"One can't be blamed for good manners."

Gao Xuan beamed, "Even Jia won't blame for too much courtesy, right? Haha..."

Jia didn't mind Gao Xuan's joke; his age was too advanced to be interested in jokes with Gao Xuan.

He asked, "Why are you looking for King Zhuanlun?"

Gao Xuan casually replied, "I don't like him, just want to have a spar with him."

Jia couldn't help but grin; this reason was indeed perfunctory. In his long life, he had never met such a character.

However, Gao Xuan was definitely not a life from the Netherworld Realm. It was unclear where he originated.

Jia couldn't see through Gao Xuan, yet it was this inability to perceive him that indicated Gao Xuan had skill. With such Power going against King Zhuanlun, though victory was unlikely, there was always the opportunity to do some mischief.

Due to a faint sense, Jia saw a variable of the Netherworld Realm in Gao Xuan.

As the longest-lived powerhouse in the Netherworld Realm, Jia had an extraordinary sense of fate. Bearing the Innate River Map on his turtle back, he could always avoid danger and seek fortune.

This time, he once again saw the turning point of fate, right on this small life form.

What Gao Xuan said actually wasn't important; what mattered was what he could do.

With this in mind, the elder sighed lightly and said, "I can help you kill King Zhuanlun, as long as you agree to one condition of mine..."