King of Assassins-Chapter 753 - 556 Epiphany

In the sky, massive solar wheels appeared, painting the heavens a vibrant, piercing crimson.

The rivers and lakes dried up, the ground cracked, countless trees withered and died. Large swathes of forests burned fiercely in the intense heat.

Even though Gao Xuan was only observing Old Turtle's memories, he could still feel the fear and despair of that being at the time.

The world had transformed into a massive furnace, seemingly intent on reducing all beings to ashes.

This infinite divine power originating from heaven and earth was beyond the reach of any other power.

Gao Xuan, merely by witnessing this scene in Old Turtle's memory, instinctively felt a deep dread in his soul.

Then, he saw a divine light rise defiantly, piercing through the solar wheel.

In an instant, the heavens and earth seemed to explode. A limitless, fiery light carried destructive power and erupted crazily.

This segment of memory ended abruptly here.

Gao Xuan was in a daze for a while before coming to his senses. The solar wheel might have been some sort of life projection, and the divine light that pierced it was also a power wielded by some being.

Thinking of this, his scalp tingled a bit, and his body muscles instinctively tensed.

That divine light shooting at the sun truly held an unbeatable might. Just by watching, he felt as though his very soul was being pierced through.

In the face of such power, even the Horizontal Training Indestructible Golden Body seemed as insignificant as dust. Merely brushing against the edge of that divine light would turn one to ash.

"Were those ancient beings really so wild…"

Gao Xuan felt a bit emotional; he had initially thought quite well of himself, but upon seeing the scenes in Old Turtle's memory, he realized just how vast the sky and earth were, how strong the winds were, almost whistling as they blew…

Gigantic figures, akin to mountains, fought in groups, causing the very earth to collapse under their blows.

Hundreds of divine dragons collectively besieged a giant bird, with water, fire, wind, and thunder surging, yet only managed to dislodge a few feathers from it.

The giant bird suddenly spread its wings, casting a shadow over the sky. With its mouth opened wide, it swallowed the hundred divine dragons in one gulp…

Seeing this, Gao Xuan thought of his Celestial Dragon Eye. As an honorary member of the Dragon Race, he felt these dragons were just too weak, as if they were willingly delivering themselves as a meal for the bird.

Old Turtle had lived far too long; even fragments of its memory offered Gao Xuan a broadened perspective.

The powerhouses of ancient times truly possessed endless might. This was beyond comparison to the current divinities.

No wonder the King Zhuanlun would come to manage the Netherworld; compared to those sky-reaching powerhouses, King Zhuanlun was truly an insignificant weakling.

It was somewhat regrettable that none of these memory fragments showed a true powerhouse.

The legendary immortals, Buddhas, demons, ghosts, and monsters, none appeared. Only some alien divine beasts revealed their true forms.

In the memory fragments given by Old Turtle, these ancient era scenes were rare.

Most of the memory fragments were related to the Netherworld Water.

From above the Nine Heavens, the Netherworld flowed downward, penetrating multiple heavens, reaching the depths below the Nine Earths.

The Netherworld was like a drainage system for the Nine Heavens and Nine Earths, encircling them as it flowed and operated.

The difference was that the Netherworld constantly changed, with the Netherworld above transforming into an endless Celestial River, and below the Nine Earths turning into a turbid Netherworld.

The Celestial River teemed with endless vitality, while the turbid Netherworld gathered countless death energy.

Pureness and turbidity, life and death, the Netherworld formed a closed cycle.

The Netherworld circulating around the Nine Heavens and Nine Earths was grand and vast, completely beyond Gao Xuan's imagination.

Only a powerful being like Old Turtle could travel around the Netherworld over long epochs, revealing its true face.

Even Old Turtle hadn't managed to traverse the entire Netherworld from start to finish.

The closed-loop nature of the Netherworld is merely Gao Xuan's conjecture. Observing the clear turning turbid and turbid turning clear, he naturally arrived at this conclusion.

Above the Nine Heavens, endless Spiritual Qi turned into the source of the Netherworld, flowing downward.

The death energy transformed from the lives of all beings continuously merged into the Netherworld, rendering it ever more turbid. Below the Nine Earths, this death energy accumulated to an extreme thickness, leading to the formation of the Netherworld's ten realms.

Of course, in this process, there must have been powerhouses intervening.

Through Old Turtle's memory, Gao Xuan saw the clarity and turbidity changes of the Netherworld, the transformation of life to death in the Netherworld, and the birth of the Netherworld Realm...

Old Turtle's longevity allowed it to wander the Netherworld for endless ages. Even though it couldn't behold the Netherworld in its entirety, it showed Gao Xuan the essence and core of the Netherworld.

This is knowledge and wisdom accumulated over millions or even billions of years, opening Gao Xuan's perspective.

From the memory fragments of Old Turtle, Gao Xuan also understood the allure of the Netherworld and felt the deep and rich wisdom accumulated over long periods.

Gao Xuan was deeply moved; this was precisely what he lacked most.

As an intelligent being, his existence had been too brief. Even with the trials of numerous worlds, it amounted to merely two thousand years.

Not to mention comparing with ancient antiques like the Old Turtle, even compared to deities like the Master of Blood, the gap was immense.

The lives of these deities are measured in millions of years. A powerful intelligent being naturally becomes stronger the longer they live. This is a very natural rule.

There is certainly an upper limit to power growth, but there is no limit to the application of power. The longer the time, the more one can think, and the more experiences can accumulate.

This is also Gao Xuan's greatest gain from the Old Turtle's memories, an accumulation of an immensely long time.

Even though this accumulation belonged to the Old Turtle, it provided him with tremendous help.

Gao Xuan had always thought he was merely average in Martial Dao, but ever since he comprehended the Water Heaven Sword, he found that he indeed had extraordinary talent in it.

This talent most directly manifested in his constant ability to comprehend the ultimate Heaven and Water Sword Intent.

After viewing all of the Old Turtle's memories and witnessing the changes in the Netherworld, Gao Xuan suddenly gained inspiration.

At this moment, Gao Xuan couldn't help but think of the Life and Death Wheel of King Zhuanlun.

In fact, the Life and Death Wheel already exhibited the fundamental transformation of the Netherworld. However, the Life and Death Wheel was too complex, while the Netherworld was simpler.

Birth turns to death, and death transforms into rebirth, the cycle of life and death, without beginning or end. This is also the ultimate truth of this realm.

But to individual life entities, life is life, and death is death. In the conversion of life and death, the individual imprint is erased. Only the pure essence cycles tirelessly. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Gao Xuan had previously thought of comprehending the Netherworld Sword, and at this moment, he suddenly understood the core essence of the Netherworld, immediately refining the Netherworld Sword Intent.

This kind of Sword Intent is purely his insight into the ultimate truth of the heavens and earth, resonating between his Divine Soul and the Netherworld Law, thus it was refined.

Understanding the Sword Intent, Sword Techniques were merely the external changes that carry the Sword Intent. They were subsidiary details, unimportant.

With an enlightened thought, Gao Xuan's Divine Soul Power surged, allowing him to instantly ascend to another level.

The world before him remained the same, but Gao Xuan himself had completely changed.

Above, the endless Netherworld, in his eyes, had clear vein flows. The endless Blood Qi Power within the Netherworld contained the refined changes of life and death.

The Old Turtle's Divine Soul, standing before him, was merely a projection of the Old Turtle's consciousness.

Looking again, Gao Xuan found that this projection of the Old Turtle's consciousness had become extremely illusory.

As for the Old Turtle's Divine Soul, it was shrinking internally within its vast body, exceedingly refined.

With Gao Xuan's current power, he couldn't perceive the depth of the Old Turtle. This old fellow was truly deeply hidden.

At this stage, even without a Sea of Source Power, Gao Xuan's Spiritual Power could wander through the Netherworld unrestrictedly.

This natural transformation was also because he comprehended the Netherworld Sword.

Gao Xuan's Spiritual Power broke free from the shackles of the Netherworld, immediately sensing King Zhuanlun.

At the same time, King Zhuanlun also sensed Gao Xuan's presence.

King Zhuanlun's Divine Soul Power experienced a slight fluctuation, seemingly surprised by Gao Xuan's appearance.

But he quickly reacted, and the black and white light wheel spun rapidly.

The black and white light wheel swiftly expanded, in an instant covering the blue and red dual suns in the sky.

The two-colored beam from the black and white light wheel tore through the Netherworld, shining upon Gao Xuan.

Clearly, King Zhuanlun was very angry, and he swiftly activated the Life and Death Wheel to lock onto Gao Xuan.

Gao Xuan looked down again, finding that the massive Old Turtle resembling a planet had already disappeared without a trace.

At this point, his 49-point Spiritual Power limit was broken, his Spiritual Power directly reaching the Divine Level of 50 points.

Within the Netherworld, his Spiritual Power could roam freely, unrestricted. Yet the Old Turtle could quietly slip away unnoticed. Such concealment techniques were truly impressive to him.

The Old Turtle was cunning and deceitful, naturally. Having lived for so long, having witnessed the ancient battles of gods, without such escape skills, it would have long been turned into stew.

Gao Xuan no longer cared about the Old Turtle, at this step, he no longer feared King Zhuanlun.

The Hongyi Sword in his hand connected his Divine Soul with the Profound Nether Curse Sea within it. For the first time, he felt the entire Profound Nether Curse Sea responding to his Divine Soul, responding to his presence.

The three-headed, six-armed King Zhuanlun floated before him, after more than a decade, the temporary Golden Body he had formed unexpectedly remained unbroken, instead gaining more solidity and agility.

King Zhuanlun's three heads spoke simultaneously: "You dare return. This time, I will not tolerate you."

The enormous black and white Life and Death Wheel behind him suddenly crashed towards Gao Xuan.

The rapidly spinning black and white light wheel continued to contract, instantly swallowing Gao Xuan within.