Chapter 231: 214 Mutation - King of Assassins - NovelsTime

King of Assassins

Chapter 231: 214 Mutation

Author: Master Stepping on Snow
updatedAt: 2025-09-10

In the Interstellar Era, everyone upholds martial arts.

It's very common for public challenges to arise over disagreements. Of course, both parties should have similar statuses.

If there's a significant gap in their positions, the higher-ranked individual can easily dispatch a couple of experts to handle the overestimating challenger.

Gao Xuan is now a Level 5 member, and Xiao Changsheng is Level 6. His challenge to Xiao Changsheng is quite normal.

Gao Xuan didn't expect Xiao Changsheng to arrive so quickly. However, when he saw Xiao Changsheng in the archives, he knew he had to quickly exchange for the Undying Golden Cicada.

If he delayed, things could change.

The association can use money to directly exchange for points, though this is also limited. Each membership level has a corresponding point exchange limit.

It's not possible to simply become a big shot in the association just because you have money.

For advanced members of the association, points are just a basic threshold. Other evaluations are more important.

For example, bloodline, where direct lineage holds a significant legitimate advantage.

Gao Xuan, a Level 5 member with a different surname, has a point exchange limit of ten thousand points. Moreover, the exchange requires layers of approval. It's not as simple as giving money to the association for points.

To this end, Gao Xuan first borrowed five thousand points from Xiao Wan and then exchanged for the Undying Golden Cicada in her name.

If he had been the one to exchange for it, being of a different surname, approval would still be necessary.

By finding Xiao Wan to act as an agent, Gao Xuan was able to get things done as quickly as possible.

The only concern was that Xiao Wan might change her mind and take the Undying Golden Cicada for herself.

Nevertheless, Xiao Wan's character was reassuring. Besides, taking the Undying Golden Cicada would be of no use to her.

The Undying Golden Cicada has been with the Xiao family for so long, yet no one has figured out how to use it.

Such top-tier marvels require a specific and complex process to activate, making it nearly impossible to do so by chance.

With the close relationship between Xiao Wan and him now, there's no need for her to fight over a marvel with no known usage.

Gao Xuan had just obtained the marvel, and Xiao Changsheng followed closely behind.

Gao Xuan was somewhat surprised by Xiao Changsheng's extraordinary efficiency. Furthermore, Xiao Changsheng's methods were very clever.

If he had been a step slower, he truly would have been caught by Xiao Changsheng this time.

Such opponents were somewhat troublesome. Gao Xuan felt a surge of murderous intent and immediately began taunting and provoking Xiao Changsheng, forcing him into a duel.

Xiao Changsheng was naturally furious; an eighteen-year-old outsider dared to shout at him like this. His Level 13 Silver Sword Hero status wasn't just for show!

However, after his initial anger, Xiao Changsheng quickly calmed down. Gao Xuan was a smart person, and there must be some assurance in his provocations.

Could the newly-acquired marvel really be so powerful?

Xiao Changsheng, with many thoughts, disliked being in a passive position. He sneered coldly: "If you want to die, practice for a few more years first."

He was also wary of Gao Xuan playing tricks on him, so he told the staff: "Immediately seal off all unregulated marvels. Give me the sealed catalog."

Seeing Xiao Changsheng not taking the bait and instead executing documents calmly,

Gao Xuan had a bit of admiration for him—calm, composed, and with meticulous thoughts and decent cultivation as well.

In truth, people like Xiao Changsheng are more likely to succeed.

Xiao Wan, however, was a bit too straightforward. This straightforwardness makes it difficult to rise. But for big undertakings, it's not a problem. She has responsibility, courage, and some ability.

Since Xiao Changsheng wouldn't accept the duel, Gao Xuan couldn't do much about him. He took Xiao Wan and left first.

Once in the car, Xiao Wan was still full of curiosity: "What use do you have for that marvel?"

"I don't know either, but when I saw the picture, I had the feeling it belonged to me."

Gao Xuan didn't explain much, as it wasn't necessary.

Marvels and Source Power are things that can't be explained with common sense. As long as he said he felt it, it was enough.

Xiao Wan was convinced as well. The marvel was hidden in the Xiao family, and even she hadn't noticed it. Gao Xuan couldn't have known the Xiao family had this marvel beforehand.

This spontaneous feeling of resonance with the marvel was the most reliable explanation.

Upon returning home, Gao Xuan went straight to the Cultivation Quiet Room.

This quiet room was specially designed—soundproof, shockproof, and fireproof, with very high safety. It was also spacious, with an elegant and clean environment, devoid of the oppressive feeling typical of ordinary secret chambers.

Sitting on a rattan mat, Gao Xuan held the Undying Golden Cicada, swiftly entering a meditative state.

The Undying Golden Cicada had the form of a cicada carved in gold. However, it merely appeared golden in material, not being actual gold.

This Undying Golden Cicada is exceptionally compatible with the Six-winged Celestial Cicada. Or perhaps, the two are originally one entity.

The Undying Golden Cicada represents the physical, while the Six-winged Celestial Cicada represents the spiritual.

Thus, there's a notion of the Six-winged Celestial Cicada being foremost in spirituality. However, without the Undying Golden Cicada, the power of the Six-winged Celestial Cicada is always limited.

It's like having spirit without a physical basis to rely on, it isn't complete power.

In his previous life, after achieving gold, Gao Xuan also noticed the problem with the Six-winged Celestial Cicada and wanted to find the Undying Golden Cicada to make up for it. But until his death, he never found the Undying Golden Cicada.

At that time, even Nuwa didn't know the whereabouts of the Undying Golden Cicada. Probably because the Xiao family had long been destroyed.

Concerning this, Gao Xuan had no impression because the Xiao family was too small a family for him to pay any attention to.

Fortunately, reborn, the information Nuwa grasped was quite reliable, allowing him to find the Undying Golden Cicada.

Gao Xuan held the Undying Golden Cicada, while in his mental sea, the Six-winged Celestial Cicada vibrated its six wings, and the Undying Golden Cicada resonated with a hum.

The golden Undying Golden Cicada seemed to come to life. Its closed eyes suddenly opened.

The Undying Golden Cicada suddenly flapped its wings and vanished into thin air.

The next moment, the Undying Golden Cicada had entered Gao Xuan's mental sea and fused with the Six-winged Celestial Cicada into one.

The azure Six-winged Celestial Cicada immediately turned into pure gold—even its three pairs of transparent wings became golden.

The entire process was exceptionally smooth and seamless, and Gao Xuan barely felt anything. The Undying Golden Cicada and the Six-winged Celestial Cicada had completed their fusion.

The fused Six-winged Celestial Cicada vibrated its three pairs of wings, producing a seemingly long and joyful trill.

Gao Xuan could clearly feel his Spiritual Power surge dramatically, and his body's internals began to constantly adjust and evolve accordingly.

Originally, the Six-winged Celestial Cicada was extremely agile but too ethereal and insubstantial. After fusing with the Undying Golden Cicada, the Six-winged Celestial Cicada became even more agile, yet gained an indestructible resilience and stability.

The Six-winged Celestial Cicada is Gao Xuan's lifebound marvel, and the fundamental transformation of the Six-winged Celestial Cicada also triggered changes in Gao Xuan's spirit and body.

The third genetic sequence mutation evolution has been initiated by the Undying Golden Cicada.

The infinite Sea of Source Power, guided by the mutation of the Six-winged Celestial Cicada, began to gather endless Source Power.

This Source Power is extremely special, possessing gentle yet abundant life energy, exceptionally compatible with the Six-winged Celestial Cicada, fitting Gao Xuan's body and spirit perfectly. This chapter was first seen on *.

Gao Xuan operated the Aurora Sword Technique, guiding the Source Power to condense into Source Power nodes, coordinating the full-scale mutation and transformation of body and spirit.

Generally speaking, a cultivator's genetic sequence mutation evolution can only grasp the overall direction. Detailed control is beyond reach.

The main reasons are the insufficiency of the cultivator's power, and also the cultivator doesn't know how to control it.

Mutation is an extremely mysterious process; active intervention by the cultivator may disrupt the natural evolution of mutation, leading to undesirable results.

However, Gao Xuan did not have this concern. He possesses experience from a previous life, strong spiritual power, and an almost perfect Aurora Sword Technique.

The Aurora Sword Technique was originally the ultimate skill of the Light Race's ruler. It does not fully align with humans.

In his past life, Gao Xuan's achievements were limited, also restricted by the Aurora Sword Technique.

Through Nuwa's deduction, he realized he had taken the wrong path before. But the path of cultivation, once wrong, cannot be retraced.

Reincarnated, it gave him the chance to correct the mistakes of his past life and embark on the most correct evolutionary path.

Of course, Nuwa also had a problem; she could not manipulate Source Power. Her suggestions for modification were all derived from the Heart of Numbers, not necessarily completely correct.

After fusing with the Undying Golden Cicada, Gao Xuan's mind was in an extraordinary state of clear spirituality.

He could perceive every detail of the changes within himself and could discern all changes in the Six-winged Celestial Cicada.

In his perception, he could even see three different evolutionary directions of the Six-winged Celestial Cicada. These were not found in Nuwa's calculations.

For different evolutionary directions, the body and spirit need to adjust accordingly.

Obviously, the fusion of the Six-winged Celestial Cicada with the Undying Celestial Cicada activated the core law of the marvels, giving Gao Xuan the opportunity to choose.

The Six-winged Celestial Cicada has three evolutionary paths: one is to maintain its original speed and agility. The other path leads to the invincible road of ultimate strength.

Gao Xuan hesitated for a moment; the ultimate strength path, the end would surely be the highest strength.

To save humanity, this path seems more suitable.

However, Gao Xuan still abandoned this path.

With the experience from his past life, Gao Xuan knew there were too many powerful forces in this universe. The so-called ultimate strength may not be that reliable.

To put it simply, the Six-winged Celestial Cicada that fused with the Undying Golden Cicada is still at the golden energy level. Even if far superior to the Godslaying Sword, Celestial Dragon Eye, they are still at the golden energy level.

Compared to the true Divine Level, there is still an essential difference.

What the Six-winged Celestial Cicada considered the ultimate strength might manifest in the current golden energy level.

The ultimate golden, then it means nothing.

Compared to the ultimate golden, Gao Xuan still preferred his original path.

The utmost agility and speed, constantly evolving towards perfection.

Gao Xuan weighed for a moment and quickly made a decision. He still chose the original path.

The converging golden Source Power permeated from skin to bones, blood vessels, organs, permeating the Sea of Knowledge, spirit.

Gao Xuan radiated layer upon layer of dense pure gold light, from inside out.

For an unknown duration, the heavy gold radiance gradually faded, and Gao Xuan turned into a golden figure.

After a long time, Gao Xuan slowly opened his eyes, the golden hue on his skin slowly faded, and his entire person returned to normal.

But his bones, organs, and even his blood had already taken on a pale golden color.

This time, the genetic sequence mutation evolution allowed Gao Xuan to complete another transformation in the essence of life.

Especially the fusion of the Undying Golden Cicada, granting him unimaginable benefits.

Gao Xuan's crimson gold pupils flashed with endless flame light, his whole being filled with endless majesty.

After completing the mutation, the power of the Celestial Dragon Eye was correspondingly enhanced.

Gao Xuan's gaze turned, already penetrating layers of obstacles, locked on Xiao Changsheng tens of kilometers away.

He had a feeling that in his current special state, as long as he activated the Celestial Dragon Eye, there was a ninety percent chance of instantly killing Xiao Changsheng.

Xiao Changsheng sensed something but couldn't detect where the anomaly was; he looked around somewhat confusedly.

The powerful spirituality of the Six-winged Celestial Cicada completely suppressed Xiao Changsheng's vigilance.

Gao Xuan quickly withdrew his gaze; killing Xiao Changsheng would bring no benefit and would instead provoke endless trouble.

He moved his consciousness and opened his own spiritual panel.

Name: Gao Xuan

Gender: Male

Age: 19 years old.

Height: 188.88888 cm.

Weight: 100000.00000 g.

Constitution: 28 (Celestial Dragon Eye +6)

Spirit: 32

Power: 20 (Celestial Dragon Eye +2)

Agility: 28 (Six-winged Celestial Cicada +5 Aurora Sword +2)

Source Power Level: Level 11 (Silver)

Total Source Power: 240000 units

Aurora Swordsmanship: Golden Fifth Level (Limited by body Source Power, Silver Fifth Level)

Flying Swallow Dual Blade Technique: Golden Fifth Level (Condition restricted, combat capability equivalent to Silver Fifth Level)

Five Elements Twelve Techniques Fist Technique Golden Level Five Elements Twelve Techniques, the so-called Five Elements are chop, beng, drill, cannon, quake five actions. (Silver Fifth Level)

Six-winged Celestial Cicada: Golden level marvel (Silver) fused with Undying Golden Cicada, gained two superpowers: Golden Cicada Shell, Celestial Cicada Transformation.

With the fusion of the Undying Golden Cicada, his strength achieved explosive growth.

Gao Xuan reviewed the spiritual panel and was very satisfied with the results of his mutation. He confidently thought that, based on this data, he could crush all Silver Levels!

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