King of Assassins-Chapter 879 - 629: Choice

"Eager to hear your insights."

Gao Xuan slightly bowed his head and cupped his hands, appearing to be listening attentively.

Yuan Youyuan couldn't help but smile. She knew very well that Gao Xuan was no gentleman.

This man from a humble background was resolute, decisive, brave, and ruthless — in any case, nothing like a refined gentleman.

"Actually, the Holy Hall has many paths for advancement, but most of these paths are controlled by noble families."

Yuan Youyuan said, "However, there are still some paths available."

She raised one finger: "First, the path of dedicated cultivation. As long as you form a Golden Core, the Holy Hall Headquarters will definitely bestow the title of Saint. Even if you don't become a Warrior Chief, there are many choices. The biggest advantage is gaining direct access to the Central Star Realm..."

The residence rights in the Central Star Realm are extremely precious. Ordinary Holy Hall members must make monumental achievements to gain permanent residence in the Central Star Realm.

Just like Gao Xuan's performance during the Blood Moon catastrophe, achieving that ten times would secure a permanent residence qualification in the Central Star Realm. This level of difficulty is too high; even with the ability, it's impossible to encounter so many dangers frequently.

For most people, the Outer Star Realm is not a good place. Only the higher-ups of noble families can live comfortably there.

The Central Star Realm has a more complete cultivation system, more advanced cultivation secret techniques, and more resources. For a Paladin like Gao Xuan with no background, going to the Central Star Realm is the best choice.

Yuan Youyuan raised a second finger: "The second path is the diligent faction. The Headquarters rarely interferes with the specific management of its subordinate Holy Halls at various levels. It only requires the submission of divine crystals and certain special resources."

Gao Xuan curiously asked, "If a Holy Hall is highly autonomous, what would happen if divine crystals are not submitted?"

"The consequences are very serious."

Yuan Youyuan said, "The Headquarters places special emphasis on divine crystals. Anyone found secretly keeping divine crystals will be held accountable to the full extent. Over the past millennium, several powerful noble families have been destroyed because of this."

Yuan Youyuan seriously said, "Regarding divine crystals, the Headquarters absolutely does not allow its lower-level Holy Halls to play tricks. The risks involved are too great. No one would oppose the Headquarters over one divine crystal.

"Regarding the divine crystals, each Holy Hall must submit detailed action records. No one dares to falsify these records, because once a problem is discovered, no one can bear the responsibility."

Gao Xuan nodded, he understood.

Divine crystals must be submitted to the Headquarters; the more divine crystals obtained, the more points accumulated. Because no one dares to fabricate action records, all achievements will be recorded truthfully.

"A seventh-grade divine crystal is worth ten thousand points, a sixth-grade divine crystal thirty thousand points. Once you accumulate one hundred thousand points, you can exchange them for an advanced study opportunity in the Central Star Realm."

Yuan Youyuan said solemnly, "Normally, you wouldn't be able to obtain a quota for advanced studies. Entering the Holy Hall for three years of advanced studies is a precious opportunity for you."

"And then?" Gao Xuan asked.

Yuan Youyuan spread her hands: "I don't understand much about the Central Star Realm; it's up to you. Advanced studies at the Holy Hall Headquarters will surely confer advanced spiritual artifacts and secret techniques. These resources are unattainable in the Cloud Light Star Realm.

"And networking resources. If you get acquainted with two big shots, your path will be smoother in the future."

Yuan Youyuan gave an example: "For instance, if you want to reshape your Golden Body, only in the Central Star Realm is there an opportunity."

"Understood."

Gao Xuan said, "No matter what you plan to do, first you must enter the Central Star Realm."

"Smart."

Yuan Youyuan snapped her fingers in appreciation and continued, "To obtain more divine crystals in the Cloud Light Star Realm, you must go to the most dangerous places."

She smiled at Gao Xuan and said, "I happen to know a place that's perfect for you. This place happens to be on our Yuan family's land. Do you want to come?"

Gao Xuan understood that Yuan Youyuan had said so much just to lure him into working for the Yuan family, likely without pay.

He said, "Tell me more."

"Red Light Star has two hundred billion people, but there are many Evil Gods on it, and it has already become a stronghold for Evil Gods. The entire planet is in a chaotic state, and Red Light Star doesn't have any special resources. The people on this planet are all abnormal..."

Speaking of Red Light Star, Yuan Youyuan wanted to sigh. This planet originally held significant value for the Yuan family.

Until the deep underground of Red Light Star opened up a passageway connected to Negative Space.

The Evil Gods keep emerging, and despite centuries of effort by the Yuan family, investing massive amounts of manpower and resources, they haven't changed Red Light Star's doomed fate.

Now, Red Light Star is isolated, including the Celestial Net which is closed off from it.

The residents of Red Light Star can only access its own network.

Moreover, technology has visibly regressed in many places. The entire planet has become extremely chaotic.

The root of all this chaos is the Evil Gods manipulating people's minds.

There are many Evil Gods on Red Light Star, making it the best hunting ground for divine crystals.

Only, a group of Evil Gods gathered together, each with their own secretive methods, have made Red Light Star exceptionally dangerous.

Now, the descendants of the Yuan family are reluctant to go to Red Light Star, because many have died there.

Such a huge planet, yet the Yuan family is reluctant to hand it over to others. It's just left there, as Red Light Star is sealed off, and the people inside cannot come out.

Although the Evil Gods have their methods, they're trapped on Red Light Star and haven't significantly impacted the Cloud Light Star Realm.

Yuan Youyuan said, "Thanks to you, I refined the Profound Yin Soul Slaying Whip. This sixth-grade spiritual artifact is most effective against Evil Gods. I want to train on Red Light Star for a year, come with me."

She added, "Thunder and Lightning Electromagnetic Holy Armor and Thunder and Lightning Blade, these Pure Yang Thunder Source Powers are also highly effective against Evil Gods. Together we can easily harvest divine crystals."

Gao Xuan pondered for a moment and said, "I originally came to chat casually with you, and you suddenly talk to me about such important life matters, I am unprepared."

"Slick."

Yuan Youyuan glared at Gao Xuan, "Think about it carefully. Just give me an answer in three days."

With her last words said, Yuan Youyuan logged off.

Gao Xuan then headed to the trading hall, today was delivery day.

Sure enough, upon arriving at the trading hall, he received an email. Opening the virtual light screen and clicking the email, a foot-long rectangular metal box popped out of the screen.

Opening the metal box, inside lay a metal hand armor. The hand armor was over a foot long and had an overall dark gold color.

It was enhanced with special black Profound Gold, partly to disguise the original color of the Demon-Sundering Arm Blade, and also to augment its strength.

Though called a hand armor, it was essentially a pair of dark gold metal gloves, extending all the way to the elbow, completely enveloping Gao Xuan's hand and forearm.

The metal hand armor had considerable weight, weighing over ten kilograms.

After Gao Xuan put on the hand armor, his Divine Soul Power activated the core rune seed of the hand armor, and the dark gold hand armor slowly contracted, quickly conforming to Gao Xuan's hand perfectly.

The current dark gold hand armor seemed to grow on the skin. Although it looked metallic, it manipulated smoothly without any metallic stiffness.

Gao Xuan spent points to open a training room and practiced with the new Demon-Sundering Arm Blade inside. Its power remained formidable, with increased potency in some aspects.

However, some features were discarded, like the long-distance Demon Sniper Soul-locking Spear. The three Geng Metal Seven Fiends Bullets remained, but could only be fired at close range.

Complicated features like self-absorbing Source Power to replace acupoint and Divine Soul resonance were also removed.

To Gao Xuan, these features were unnecessary. He only valued the Demon-Sundering Arm Blade's lethality.

After testing the new Demon-Sundering Arm Blade's power, Gao Xuan was overall very satisfied.

A Sixth-Grade Spiritual Artifact of this kind was much stronger than a Seventh-Grade one.

Artifacts of grades seven, eight, and nine belonged to the same level, corresponding to the Qi Cultivation Level, since artifacts of these grades could be activated by the Qi Cultivation Level.

The Sixth-Grade Spiritual Artifact had undergone a qualitative leap, far surpassing the power of the Seventh-Grade Artifact. Moreover, it could only be barely wielded at the Foundation Establishment Level.

Similarly, Fourth-Grade and Fifth-Grade Artifacts could also be used by Foundation Establishment practitioners. However, as the artifact grade increased, the internal runes became more complex. The requirement for Divine Soul Power and personal talent also grew higher.

Without these abilities, wielding high-grade artifacts would be very challenging.

Just like Yuan Youyuan, although she had the Profound Yin Soul Slaying Whip, without the assistance of the Moon Spirit Pearl for refinement, she found it difficult to handle. This was due to her shallow foundation.

Cao Ye, on the other hand, was much stronger than Yuan Youyuan. The Demon-Sundering Arm Blade in his hands could at least exert seventy percent of its power. Of course, this was also because Cao Ye had practiced thirty more years than Yuan Youyuan.

After modification, the Demon-Sundering Arm Blade's functionality was simplified, but its combat power increased by about twenty percent.

After testing the Demon-Sundering Arm Blade's power, Gao Xuan exited cyberspace.

The new Demon-Sundering Arm Blade still required him to fully refine the rune seed.

The rune seed of the Demon-Sundering Arm Blade was the Profound Sun Geng Metal Sword Seal, which was a high-tier variant of the Gold Rune Seed.

Gao Xuan had long since parsed the entire set of rune seeds when he had them in his possession, making it much easier to reforge them.

Within less than a day, the Demon-Sundering Arm Blade was completely refined.

With the Little Five Elements Seal as the foundation, Gao Xuan could freely wield all Five Elements Power. Having parsed the Profound Sun Geng Metal Sword Seal, the Demon-Sundering Arm Blade in his hand could exert twelvefold its power.

This meant that the power of the Demon-Sundering Arm Blade in Gao Xuan's hands was more than double that of Cao Ye's.

Additionally, with the boost of Gao Xuan's Divine Soul Power, his combat skills, and Combat Awareness, the actual combat power of the Demon-Sundering Arm Blade in Gao Xuan's hands would be incredibly terrifying.

With this Demon-Sundering Arm Blade, he wouldn't even need to exert effort to handle Zhong Mountain; one grab would finish the opponent. Well, as long as he avoided the Thick Earth Shield…

The Demon-Sundering Arm Blade was sharp and fierce, possessing tremendous destructive power. Its Three-Part Profound Yang Power could easily destroy an Evil God's Divine Soul.

After refining the Demon-Sundering Arm Blade, Gao Xuan's combat power skyrocketed. He could even compete with a Golden Core Cultivator.

He seriously considered Yuan Youyuan's suggestion and found her words to be very reasonable.

Relying on a Noble Family was unreliable; accumulating merits on his own was the safest bet.

Of course, Gao Xuan wouldn't just listen to Yuan Youyuan's one-sided words; he conducted various investigations regarding Red Light Star and consulted with Yuan Ping'an, Qin Fei, and others.

Yuan Ping'an didn't know much since he hadn't been around for long and wasn't connected with various factions.

Qin Fei and her group knew a lot; critically, there was the Golden Orchid Association. Gao Xuan found several reliable sources, inquiring thoroughly to uncover many details.

On the fourth day, Gao Xuan contacted Yuan Youyuan.

Suppressing her nerves, Yuan Youyuan pretended to be calm as she asked, "Have you made up your mind?"

"I'm willing," Gao Xuan replied earnestly.

Yuan Youyuan was greatly delighted, her eyes lighting up instantly, though she maintained a reserved demeanor outwardly, saying, "A wise decision."

She added, "I'll make arrangements for you to take on the role of a squad leader in the Execution Team…"

Yuan Youyuan had already made arrangements, and within two days, the Holy Hall appointed Gao Xuan as the captain of the Execution Team's Ninth Squad, stationed at Red Light Star.

As this news spread, all the major Noble Families became aware that Gao Xuan had chosen the Yuan Family.

Opinions about this naturally varied. However, Gao Xuan was, after all, just an individual; he had some abilities, but that was all there was to it. He wasn't worth paying much attention to.

The upper echelons of the Holy Hall merely chuckled at this. Since Gao Xuan made his choice, there was no need to focus on him anymore.

However, within the Yuan Family, there was significant dissent regarding this issue. Many felt that Gao Xuan hadn't explicitly joined the Yuan Family, yet he was utilizing internal resources of the Yuan Family, which was inappropriate.

In response, the Yuan Family Patriarch curtly stated that anyone dissatisfied could switch places with Gao Xuan. Just one remark, and the objections subsided.

Red Light Star was that dangerous; no one wanted to risk their life there!

When Qin Fei heard the news, she hurriedly contacted Gao Xuan: "Boss, are you crazy? Red Light Star is known as Cloud Light Hell; there's no need to take such a risk…"

Gao Xuan chuckled and said, "It's too late to regret now. I'm already on the spaceship to Red Light Star."

Qin Fei sighed repeatedly, "Why, just why? Boss, don't be fooled by Yuan Youyuan; that woman is not trustworthy!"

Yuan Youyuan appeared on the screen, "Xiaofeifei, tell me, what's wrong with me?"

Qin Fei's face was frozen with embarrassment for a few seconds, then the communication screen turned off.