King of Assassins-Chapter 699 - 523: Choices

The sword light that engulfed heaven and earth surged turbulently, possessing a grand momentum that could sweep away everything.
Liu Yun had lived in the Human Realm for over two thousand years, yet it was the first time she had seen such a majestic sword momentum.
Even a super-tier Gold wouldn't be able to wield such a Divine Sword.
What's more terrifying is that the Gao Xuan Sword Intent is so pure and profound, displaying an unparalleled Sword Dao Cultivation.
Liu Yun sighed inwardly, merely stating that Gao Xuan's Swordsmanship could be considered the first in the Star River in the last two thousand years.
Facing such Swordsmanship, she felt a deep sense of powerlessness.
However, she had climbed her way up while amassing endless spiritual energy. This spiritual energy, which she couldn't convert, would now be used to fend off Gao Xuan.
Liu Yun pointed to the Black Cat beside her, having raised this creature for a thousand years; at this crucial moment, it should sacrifice itself.
Through the Incomplete Divine Format, Liu Yun transformed the endless spiritual energy into layers of runes.
The Black Cat, not understanding what was happening, suddenly expanded thousands of times in size under the activation of countless runes.
Such intense energy transformation made the Black Cat howl in pain.
Its wide-open mouth swallowed all the overwhelming sword light.
As a Demon Tiger of Negative Space, it was born with a divine technique that could devour everything. But using this divine technique came with a significant cost, especially as Gao Xuan activated the sword light, half-virtual and half-real, filled with endless Sword Intent.
Though the Black Cat devoured the endless sword light, its enormous body became semi-transparent. The surging sword qi inside it was visible.
The Black Cat looked like a huge balloon ready to explode at any moment. It kept howling in pain, as the endless sword light, like billions of sword blades, threatened to pierce countless holes through its body inside and out.
Yet, it couldn't spit them out, with more sword light continuously flowing in.
The runes Liu Yun activated continuously maintained its body structure, further aggravating the Black Cat's pain.
When the Black Cat swelled to its limit, its body finally couldn't withstand the destruction of the sword light and exploded with a boom.
The countless runes on the Black Cat's body surface did not break but transformed into a massive Celestial Net covering all directions.
At the cost of the Black Cat's death, Liu Yun activated her special divine technique: Absolute Space.
Within this Absolute Space, even the Source Power Particles would temporarily fall into an absolutely static state.
Relying on endless spiritual energy, through the Divine Format controlling the Law, and borrowing the Black Cat's special divine technique of devouring the void, Liu Yun managed to use this move.
Within the range of Absolute Space, everything entered an absolute static state.
The Black Cat's shattered body fragments, blood droplets suspended like spray, including the surging aqua-colored sword light, all froze in mid-air.
Gao Xuan, who wielded the sword and activated the sword light, also became a frozen statue.
The absolutely motionless Gao Xuan exuded a kind of advanced aesthetic. His expression, gaze, and sword-wielding action.
In Liu Yun's eyes, she could even see the Hongyi Sword transforming Source Power Particles into sword light in an instant...
Everything was so wonderful, filled with beauty.
Liu Yun sighed inwardly; such a Gao Xuan, she was reluctant to kill.
This had nothing to do with romantic feelings, but as an advanced intelligent lifeform, she naturally appreciated beauty.
Unfortunately, Gao Xuan was too powerful. She wasn't confident in converting Gao Xuan into a Divine Servant. If things went badly, she might even be killed back by Gao Xuan.
Such a dangerous enemy, no matter how good-looking, couldn't be kept.
Only, how to kill Gao Xuan required careful consideration. Because Gao Xuan had accumulated massive spiritual energy. If he hadn't digested it, after Gao Xuan's death, the spiritual energy would inevitably transfer to her.
Liu Yun couldn't accept such a result. Her Incomplete Divine Format was already reaching its limit, and absolutely could not absorb Gao Xuan's spiritual energy.
Therefore, she took out an antique pocket watch, the bronze case covered in rust stains.
This pocket watch was called Time Frozen. It could freeze time. However, the pocket watch only worked on dead objects. Moreover, it could only take effect on one object.
Liu Yun planned to kill Gao Xuan first, then use the pocket watch to freeze his body at the moment of death. This would temporarily seal off the spiritual energy accumulated in Gao Xuan.
When she successfully enthroned as divine, she would unseal Gao Xuan and release the frozen spiritual energy.
Just as Liu Yun was about to make a move to kill Gao Xuan, she suddenly sensed something entering her soul. It was like an invisible web suddenly penetrated her soul.
Through this invisible thread, the other party was probing the deep secrets of her soul.
Liu Yun was an Alternate Space lifeform, inherently a Spiritual Life. Thousands of years of cultivation had made her soul exceptionally powerful.
Sensing something amiss, Liu Yun immediately retracted her soul. Although she couldn't sever the external connection, she could protect her soul from being robbed of secrets.
She knew this must be Gao Xuan's doing. To prevent accidents, she had to quickly kill Gao Xuan.
Liu Yun's right index finger suddenly lit up, each point of spiritual light was a rune. This move, the Great Dissociation Technique, could be considered a divine technique.
Only with extremely massive spiritual energy could this technique be wielded. If not for her current special state, she wouldn't have been able to perform this magic with her Golden Middle Tier ability.
The most dominant aspect of the Great Dissociation Technique was ignoring defenses and directly fragmenting the opponent's body and soul.
Liu Yun reached out with a finger towards Gao Xuan, and the next moment, the Great Dissociation Technique would thoroughly kill this peerless powerhouse.
Just as the divine light on Liu Yun's finger shone, she heard Gao Xuan's laughter.
This laughter came from the soul level, allowing Liu Yun to easily understand the complex layers conveyed in Gao Xuan's laughter: amusement, disdain, mockery, and a bit of pride.
"The magic is good, and the idea is good too, controlling before killing. Unfortunately, the person is lacking a bit."
Gao Xuan conveyed the message through the Soul Chain, which was much faster than Liu Yun's spellcasting speed.
So he could still chat leisurely with Liu Yun, offering his commentary.
Gao Xuan said again, "You may not be a formidable enemy, but you have always been one of my targets. Do you have any last words?"
Liu Yun did not want to respond to Gao Xuan. She couldn't figure out what method Gao Xuan used to forcibly establish a soul connection with her, nor could she sever this connection.
Communicating with Gao Xuan easily led to falling into his trap.
As long as the Great Dissociation Technique was triggered, Gao Xuan could be destroyed. He could mutter all he wanted for now.
The soul-level connection, though unbreakable, was harmless.
Gao Xuan seemed to see through Liu Yun's thoughts. He said with amusement, "Freezing space and Source Power completely is strong. Unfortunately, it can't block the Soul Chain."
"Lowly human, what can you do?" Liu Yun deliberately provoked Gao Xuan.
"I will use the spiritual energy gathered by beings as the Celestial River and perform a move of Celestial River Sword for you."
As Gao Xuan spoke, he launched the Celestial River Sword Intent, converting all the spiritual energy hidden in the Hongyi Sword into Sword Intent and sent it out.
The enormous spiritual energy was something he couldn't truly control.
This move actually had little offensive power. It barely gathered all spiritual energy as Sword Intent and quickly transferred it to Liu Yun.
Yet Liu Yun was greatly shocked; she frantically released spiritual energy but consumed less than one percent.
The spiritual energy Gao Xuan transferred through the Soul Chain didn't directly threaten her.
It was like a bowl of rice, harmless to people. However, if someone's stomach was already at its limit, forcing in the extra rice could burst their stomach, killing them.
Gao Xuan had a clear understanding of Liu Yun. She barely managed to absorb a lot of spiritual energy while relying on the Black Cat and various methods.
Liu Yun, possessing enormous spiritual energy, was at the peak of her power. She could even directly freeze space.
It was too difficult to kill Liu Yun at this time. Hence, Gao Xuan transferred spiritual energy directly to Liu Yun, wanting to see how she would digest such immense spiritual energy.
Feeling the spiritual energy pouring in like an overwhelming Celestial River, Liu Yun felt endless despair in her heart.
She had numerous divine techniques and spells but no way to resist the gathered spiritual energy.
At that moment, she felt like her soul had suddenly expanded a millionfold.
The gathered spiritual energy also distorted Liu Yun's perception.
Gao Xuan seemed enormous and hideous in her eyes.
Her gathered Great Dissociation Technique also immediately lost control due to the accumulated immense spiritual energy.
Countless runes flashed between her fingers, the light growing stronger and stronger.
Liu Yun knew she was done for. This time she was bound to die. She felt extreme regret in her heart, for she was so close to destroying Gao Xuan and achieving Divine Enthronement.
Yet this tiny gap became an insurmountable chasm.
Liu Yun, aware of her limited time, furiously roared at Gao Xuan on the soul level, "Despicable human, stealing my divine position, you and your kind will be destroyed!"
"Oh, tell me in detail."
Gao Xuan was not angry; he was quite interested in Liu Yun's claims.
This alien race had been lurking among humans for who knew how many years, with a complete plan for Divine Enthronement. Had he not been reborn, likely no one could have stopped her.
Such a shrewd alien race surely knew many secrets.
Although Liu Yun was being overwhelmed by the endless spiritual energy, almost losing her sanity, Gao Xuan still found it hard to seize her deepest soul secrets.
The spiritual energy gathered at Liu Yun's soul level was too strong; her memories and intellect were twisted into chaos by this energy.
Even with his extraordinary abilities, Gao Xuan couldn't extract Liu Yun's memories.
"Ah, ah, ah..."
Liu Yun began to howl in agony, her voice filled with despair. The blood-red in her eyes grew more intense, and her entire being swelled and deformed.
"Divine Enthronement is the beginning of destruction!"
"Divine Enthronement is the beginning of destruction..."
"Divine Enthronement is the beginning of destruction."
Liu Yun shouted with all her might, and finally, her body and soul could not withstand the impact of the spiritual energy, shattering explosively.
With Liu Yun's complete death, the Absolute Space she cast also unraveled.
After Liu Yun's death, the spiritual energy imbued in her dispersed entirely.
Countless spiritual energies shimmered with golden light, continuously converging towards Gao Xuan. At the same time, the light net barrier blocking the Divine Throne disappeared.
Gao Xuan stepped towards the Divine Throne, each step intensifying the golden light on him.
By the time he stood before the Divine Throne, the dense golden light had completely transformed him into light.
At the soul level, Gao Xuan heard countless voices singing praises: "Divine Enthronement, Divine Enthronement, the greatest divine being, the strongest life in the cosmos..."
This chorus of praise was filled with joy, admiration, and respect, impossible not to be entranced by it.
At the same time, the furious roar of Liu Yun at the moment of her destruction echoed in his soul: Divine Enthronement is the beginning of destruction...
Gao Xuan stared at the Divine Throne in front of him, lost in thought.
(Sorry, I am not in good condition; updates may be unstable for the next couple of days. Please forgive me~ Bowing)
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