King of Assassins

The Spirit Core is the hallmark of a Golden Level powerhouse and the source of Golden Level power.

For three thousand years, the Alliance has made many attempts on the path to the Golden Level, also pioneering several unique Golden paths for humanity.

For example, the Twelve Golden Bloodlines, where every generation births a Golden powerhouse, is because the Golden Bloodline has explored a Golden path corresponding to its own genes.

The Golden Bloodline emphasizes pure blood. This is not only because of external power and wealth but also due to internal genetic needs.

Therefore, the Golden Bloodline only marries within Golden Bloodlines.

In addition, the Alliance has dozens of paths leading to Gold. The compatibility is relatively high.

But due to differences in personal genes, intelligence, etc., these paths are not suitable for everyone.

According to the Alliance's official statistics, the success rate for advancing to Gold is 13%. This figure is not high.

Most Silver Sword Heroes, even when standing on the Golden Threshold, choose to stop advancing.

Because the path to Gold is too rugged. Many Silver Sword Heroes can't find a referential path, relying on themselves to explore the Golden path, their success rate is exceptionally low.

Gao Xuan, with his past life experiences, had already planned out his Golden path.

He believed his plan to be perfect, with the potential to achieve the strongest Perfect Golden Body in history.

However, an unexpected incident disrupted his calculations.

The Book of All-Knowing told him that collecting numerous cicada-like marvels was necessary to achieve a relatively perfect Golden Body.

In a short period of time, Gao Xuan was sure he couldn't find other cicada-like marvels. His time was precious, and he couldn't afford to waste too much time on this.

Just like the upcoming championship, before the competition even began, Golden powerhouses had already made their moves.

On Taiwei Star, the Source Power is almost limitless, making mid-tier Golden powerhouses like Jin Guangshan extremely intimidating. Gao Xuan had the power to fight but not the confidence to win.

Behind Jin Guangshan is the Jin Family, and Hodder along with the Odin Family. These are all Gao Xuan's enemies.

To win the championship, Gao Xuan must confront other Golden powerhouses from various families.

Golden Bull University is obviously powerless against these great forces. It can't help him alleviate the pressure. Even Hercules has little influence in the Central Star Realm.

Gao Xuan couldn't wait any longer. Only by himself advancing to Gold would he qualify to vie against these formidable forces.

Because of the Mechanical Battle Cicada, the previously planned advancement path was no longer usable.

The Undying Golden Cicada merely enhanced the Six-winged Celestial Cicada, but the Mechanical Battle Cicada fundamentally altered the Six-winged Celestial Cicada.

Fortunately, Gao Xuan had been meditating in the world of the Book of Genesis for three hundred years. The prolonged time allowed him to repeatedly simulate the Golden path and find the most correct path.

It's known that the peak of human life is very short. Generally speaking, if you can't become a Golden powerhouse within a hundred years, there's no more chance to advance to Gold.

Thus, no one can meditate for three hundred years before achieving Gold. This is also Gao Xuan's significant advantage.

Gao Xuan calmed his mind and quickly entered the state.

At the final moment, he would not think too much, only proceeding along the planned path.

The Six-winged Celestial Cicada continuously vibrated its wings and sang, a pure, lofty sound resembling heavenly music.

The essence of various secret techniques Gao Xuan cultivated was constantly decomposed and dissipated, leaving only the purest Spiritual Power.

This pure Spiritual Power was refined through Gao Xuan's cultivation of various Spiritual Secret Techniques.

The Heaven and Water Sword Intent, Aurora Sword Intent, and Thunder Divine Monarch were undoubtedly Gao Xuan's true core.

Among them, the Aurora Sword Intent was the strongest, the Heaven and Water Sword Intent was the most compatible with Gao Xuan, while the Thunder Divine Monarch had the most potential.

Condensing a Golden Spirit Core involves constructing a powerful, stable spiritual structure with one's Spiritual Power, allowing more efficient control of power, body, and mind.

According to ancient Huaxia culture, this Spirit Core is often called the Golden Core or referred to as Awakening.

This represents an all-round evolution from spirit to body.

Under Gao Xuan's guidance, the purest spiritual essence was recombined in an orderly manner, congealing into a nearly perfect six-faceted cube.

This Spirit Core was crystal clear and pure, like the finest crystal, floating at the center of Gao Xuan's spiritual ocean.

In the next moment, this Spirit Core was about to solidify and become the permanent core of Gao Xuan's Golden power.

Once formed, no matter how Gao Xuan cultivates afterwards, he can only use this core as the basis.

Even if he achieved Virtual Godhood, his core spiritual essence would be hard to change again. Therefore, this step is crucial.

At the critical moment, the Six-winged Celestial Cicada suddenly let out a long, ethereal chirp, utterly different from the previous high and excited calls.

Prompted by the Six-winged Celestial Cicada, Gao Xuan gained an insight that his Spirit Core could be adjusted to be even better and more perfect.

Gao Xuan's spiritual consciousness ran at full speed, and time seemed to stop at this moment.

Changing the set mature plan at this critical moment was not quite appropriate.

The problem is that the spiritual nature of the Six-winged Celestial Cicada suggests its guidance must have some rationale.

Calmly considering, Gao Xuan realized his thought just now was indeed more sublime.

Although time was a bit tight without extensive simulation, this plan was built on the original. Even if it wasn't particularly beneficial, it wouldn't be worse than the original.

Gao Xuan swiftly made a decision, and the original forming Spirit Core disassembled once again.

This time, Gao Xuan divided his spiritual origin power into 27 cubes and then combined the 27 cubes into a larger cube.

One millisecond later, Gao Xuan's new spiritual origin was fully formed.

In terms of state, the new spirit core is also a perfect cube. The difference is that this cube is divided into 27 blocks, which can be adjusted to form billions of variations.

The spirit core that Gao Xuan condensed can be viewed as a third-order Rubik's Cube. This idea was inspired by what he obtained from the Yanshi Ruins.

This structure ensures stability while also allowing for more changes.

In line with the changes in the spirit core, the Six-winged Celestial Cicada silently disassembled into fragments and then instantly reassembled.

The reassembled Six-winged Celestial Cicada has more streamlined body lines, its form is more complex and precise, and the surface of its body reveals a dark gold metallic texture.

It looks both mysterious and dangerous, like a powerful combat machine.

After the reformation, the Six-winged Celestial Cicada, the Undying Golden Cicada, and the Mechanical Battle Cicada thoroughly fused into one, indistinguishable from each other.

The Invisible Cicada Wing Sword also integrated within the Six-winged Celestial Cicada during the reconstruction.

Gao Xuan's spirit core condensed into a third-order cube was also integrated into the new Six-winged Celestial Cicada, becoming the spirit core of the Six-winged Celestial Cicada.

Ultimately, the human spirit core is fragile, and the fusion of the spirit core with Marvels is one of the most important paths for a human to advance to Golden.

Gao Xuan's spirit core merged with the Six-winged Celestial Cicada, not only providing strong protection for the spirit core but also enhancing his control over the Six-winged Celestial Cicada.

The merging of the Golden Level spirit core with the Six-winged Celestial Cicada signifies that Gao Xuan has successfully advanced to Gold.

Next, Gao Xuan needs to adjust his genetic makeup and complete the transformation and evolution on the physical level.

Gao Xuan's spirit core guides the endless Source Power to converge, transforming from the spiritual level to the genetic level.

This process requires a certain amount of time. Genetic remodeling and body transformation cannot be achieved overnight.

Generally speaking, a powerhouse advancing to Gold will have a dedicated nutrition chamber to ensure their body absorbs enough nutrients.

Gao Xuan's spiritual power is extremely strong, allowing him to directly absorb Source Power from the Sea of Source Power to transform his body. This step can be omitted.

If anything really goes wrong, he's prepared some potent spiritual objects. Plus, there's Bai Yutang, a super healer.

After Gao Xuan completes changes at the genetic level, he begins reshaping from every cell.

During the reshaping process, the spirituality of the Six-winged Celestial Cicada, the tenacity of the Undying Golden Cicada, and the rigidity of the Mechanical Battle Cicada are deeply integrated into Gao Xuan's body genetics.

Endless Source Power serves as the energy source, allowing every cell in Gao Xuan's body to be reshaped and strengthened, leaving behind the powerful spiritual imprint of Gao Xuan.

As Gao Xuan's body undergoes transformation and evolution, golden silk threads form on the surface of his body, completely enveloping him.

Yun Qingshang feels that Gao Xuan is like an insect wrapped in a cocoon, waiting to break out and be reborn.

The golden silk cocoon is impenetrable, and Gao Xuan's condition cannot be seen, only the ebb and flow of the endless Source Power can be sensed.

Yun Qingshang silently sighs. She has just advanced to Silver, while Gao Xuan is about to become a Golden Sword Saint.

The gap between them is growing larger. She can't protect Gao Xuan, which makes her feel a bit uneasy.

Yun Qingshang glanced at Bai Yutang, who had already transformed into a spiritual life, yet her demeanor and expressions were no different from a True Master.

Bai Yutang looked somewhat tense as she kept her eyes fixed on the golden cocoon, worried that something might happen to Gao Xuan inside.

Yun Qingshang did not feel jealousy towards Bai Yutang; she even felt a bit of sympathy for the woman.

A spiritual life, after all, is not human. However, this woman is truly devoted to Gao Xuan...

Bai Yutang did not perceive Yun Qingshang's abnormal gaze; her focus was entirely on Gao Xuan.

Yun Qingshang only divided her attention for a moment before refocusing on Gao Xuan.

Right now is when Gao Xuan is most vulnerable, and she needs to remain highly vigilant to prevent accidents.

Fortunately, everything went very smoothly.

Thirty-six hours later, the golden silk cocoon silently shattered, and Gao Xuan sat up from within it, unclothed.

Gao Xuan's skin was white and clean, his muscles solid, smooth, and aesthetically pleasing, and his face had been subtly adjusted.

Yun Qingshang couldn't quite articulate what had changed about Gao Xuan; she simply felt that he had transformed overall, becoming more handsome.

The most noticeable change was in Gao Xuan's eyes.

Originally, Gao Xuan had Celestial Dragon Eyes, with striking golden vertical pupils. Now, his pupils had transformed into a normal deep blue color, resembling the depths of the starry sky, profound and vast with twinkling stars.

With the adjustment of his eyes, Gao Xuan was less mysterious yet more charismatic, possessing a sage-like pure and extraordinary presence.

Even though Yun Qingshang was accustomed to looking after Gao Xuan's looks, she was momentarily stunned.

Bai Yutang was the same.

Both women stared dumbfounded at Gao Xuan, unable to speak.

Gao Xuan fully understood the two women's reactions; he touched his face and sighed, "I can't look in the mirror anymore."

Bai Yutang, somewhat unclear, asked nervously, "Is there a problem?"

"I'm afraid I'll be too handsome for my own good when I look in the mirror..."

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