King of Assassins-Chapter 867 - 625: Arena (Part 2)

Once at the Golden Core layer, the Foundation Establishment is completed. Analyzing the fundamental rune seed's significance becomes irrelevant.

Gao Xuan's divine soul after Nirvana Rebirth is pure and powerful, offering a colossal advantage in analyzing rune seeds.

This Pure Yang Thunder rune seed is of a very high level, significantly more complex than the Five Elements rune seed.

However, the foundation of the Thunder rune seed is the Wood rune seed. As for the part about Yin Yang rune transformation that Gao Xuan doesn't quite understand, it can be comprehended through reverse deduction.

The Pure Yang Thunder rune seed is merely at the Seventh Grade level, corresponding to Foundation Establishment.

Once Gao Xuan completely analyzes the Pure Yang Thunder rune seed, it will merge with the Five Elements Perfect rune seed.

Gao Xuan can directly control the Pure Yang Thunder rune seed, or maneuver it through the Five Elements rune seed. The Pure Yang Thunder and Five Elements rune can be swapped at will.

The Pure Yang Thunder rune seed absorbs Source Power with Pure Yang attributes, greatly benefiting divine soul cultivation.

Through the Thunder rune seed, Gao Xuan can transform the Five Elements Source Power into golden Pure Yang Thunder Power. The divine soul, by breathing in the golden thunder light, experiences significantly faster power growth.

However, this cultivation method is dangerous. Directly using the divine soul to breathe in Pure Yang Thunder makes the fragile divine soul susceptible to damage.

If mishandled, Pure Yang Thunder could even completely obliterate the divine soul.

Other cultivators must use the Pure Yang Thunder rune seed to breathe in the thunder light, avoiding direct contact between the divine soul and the thunder light.

This extreme method improves cultivation efficiency by four to five times compared to the Five Elements rune.

Pure Yang Thunder has another advantage; its Pure Yang Thunder Light is supremely Yang, fierce, and extremely pure, capable of cleansing various impurities from the divine soul.

Though Gao Xuan's divine soul is extremely pure, daily breathing in Source Power and exposure to various chaotic auras and divine souls tends to bring some pollution.

Pure Yang Thunder Light can easily cleanse the pollution off the divine soul, as well as refine the divine soul internally and externally.

Having mastered the Pure Yang Thunder rune seed, Gao Xuan feels this secret technique is incredibly valuable.

Beyond its combat applications, it provides substantial benefits for cultivation.

When Gao Xuan awakes from meditation, he finds a man beside him.

This man dons a standardized white robe from the Holy Hall, his face shaded by a layer of Holy Light, with features faintly visible, yet this Holy Light fails to conceal his lively eyes.

"You're awake, brother."

The man, seeing Gao Xuan open his eyes, warmly greets him with words characteristic of the Jianghu style, unlike the solemn demeanor typical of the Holy Hall.

"Who are you?"

Gao Xuan is unsure of the man's intention in approaching him.

The man nods slightly, "I'm Zhang Song. Please forgive my unexpected greeting."

Gao Xuan: "Do you have business?"

"Haha, seeing you unfamiliar, I just came over to say hello."

Zhang Song says, "We're all brothers of the Holy Hall, and I love making new friends."

"Oh."

Gao Xuan has met many such people before, proactive with warm greetings, skillful in conversation, easily mingling with strangers.

Generally, such people are salesmen or scammers. Of course, some simply enjoy chatting.

No matter the type, Gao Xuan has no interest.

He says, "If you have nothing else, I'll head off."

Zhang Song's eyes shift, his hand motioning to lightly stop Gao Xuan, "Don't rush, don't rush, I really have some matters to discuss with you."

"Oh, please go ahead."

Gao Xuan isn't very familiar with cyberspace, and suddenly encountering Zhang Song with his Jianghu demeanor sparks a bit of curiosity.

There's no harm in chatting. Given his experience and wisdom, he isn't easily fooled.

Though, with societal progress and information explosion, every field rapidly advances. While most information is publicly available, the depths within various sectors deepen.

Even erudite individuals entering unfamiliar areas may be deceived due to information asymmetry.

However, avoiding greed can counter most deceptions.

Zhang Song smiles, "Brother, you must be unfamiliar with cyberspace. It's actually complex and quite intriguing."

"I'm in a hurry, please get to the point."

Gao Xuan dislikes hearing idle talk, finding the conversational tactics themselves tedious.

Zhang Song isn't annoyed; after speaking a few words, he discerns Gao Xuan's pragmatic nature and aversion to ineffective chatter.

"Brother, have you heard of the Divine Arena?"

"No."

Zhang Song says, "The Divine Arena is a place for competitive matches in cyberspace. Winning matches there earns competition points.

"Competition points can be exchanged for secret techniques, advanced spiritual artifacts, and various special materials; it's an open and fair platform."

Gao Xuan indeed has heard of the Divine Arena, though he is quite busy daily, leaving no time to dabble in cyberspace.

Zhang Song promoting these concepts, could he be an Arena promoter?

He asks, "So what then?"

Zhang Song smiles, "Brother, wouldn't you like to try it? Participating in matches, even if you don't win points, raises battle experience."

Gao Xuan counters, "Even if I compete, how does it concern you?"

"Hahaha, that's the right question."

Zhang Song says, "Joining the competition is easy, but the arena is deep, and lacking guidance can be troublesome. Time and error costs are high. I'm qualified and willing to become your guide."

"What would I need to offer then?" Gao Xuan asks.

Zhang Song says, "I'm a seasoned guide in the arena, offering solutions to various issues, and all Arena expenses carry a 5% discount. I ask nothing else, only 70% of the discount portion. Is that fair?"