CHAPTER 343: CHAPTER 305 FEAR

Since his rebirth, Gao Xuan has always felt quite good.

He accomplished almost everything he wanted to do, especially a few major tasks: the Godslaying Sword, the Celestial Dragon Eye, and slaying Luojia.

The Undying Golden Cicada wasn’t even on his initial list of plans. Obtaining it was a complete surprise.

Fusing with the Undying Golden Cicada allowed him to lay an incredibly deep foundation in the Silver Realm.

If it weren’t for obtaining the Mechanical Iron Cicada, he wouldn’t have considered that there could be other options for advancing to the Golden Level.

To achieve Perfect Gold, Gao Xuan then thought of the Book of All-Knowing.

As it turned out, the Book of All-Knowing was indeed amazing; it provided him a remarkable answer, leaving him utterly shocked.

The path he thought was to perfect the Golden Level was much farther from perfect than he imagined.

Among the seven marvels, he had only collected three. He still didn’t know how to activate the Mechanical Iron Cicada.

The Book of All-Knowing, having accepted his sacrifice, responsibly told him how to use the Mechanical Iron Cicada, or more accurately, the Mechanical Battle Cicada.

However, the Book of All-Knowing didn’t say how to activate this thing.

It’s like buying a broken phone where the manufacturer only provides the user manual but not the repair instructions.

That wasn’t even the biggest problem. Because with another sacrifice of a gold item, Gao Xuan could learn how to activate the Mechanical Battle Cicada.

The problem is, where to find the other four marvels?

Gao Xuan had experiences from two lifetimes, yet he never even heard of these marvels.

Of course, with the Book of All-Knowing, he could keep asking for answers. The issue is, can he really afford the cost?

Even if he found the answers, how could he obtain these marvels?

According to the Book of All-Knowing’s kind notes, within the known range of the entire cosmos, this suggests those marvels might not be in the Milky Way Galaxy.

They might be billions of light-years away. Perhaps deep within a black hole.

The most terrifying outcome would be to ask at great cost for the location of the marvels, only to find no way to acquire them.

Gao Xuan felt he needed to calm down, control his desires, and not dream of a perfect advancement.

That goal was a bit too distant, distant to the point of unreality.

Once calmed down, Gao Xuan felt a bit down. The pride from assassinating the Celestial Snake King was long diminished.

On the vast, endless path, his accomplishments seemed insignificant.

Gao Xuan regretted a bit, as he had asked a rather foolish question.

Moreover, he paid a great price.

To sacrifice to the Celestial Snake King, he took a huge risk. The result, however, was a very exaggerated answer.

Gao Xuan had used the Book of All-Knowing before, thinking he understood well, only to realize now that he was a bit naive.

It’s crucial to be cautious when seeking answers from the Book of All-Knowing and to strictly limit the scope.

The correct method should be to ask detailed questions.

For instance, use an antimatter annihilation cannon blueprint to ask for the complete design from the Book of All-Knowing.

Using the Book of All-Knowing to ask personal questions is actually a huge waste. It’s most efficient for technological advancements and solving technical challenges for maximum benefit.

Gao Xuan certainly understood this principle.

However, in his current state, he wasn’t qualified to pose technology-related questions.

For any crucial technological breakthrough, the price demanded by the Book of All-Knowing is exceedingly high.

The Book of All-Knowing possesses nearly endless knowledge and knows how to measure the cost of knowledge. Trying to outsmart the Book of All-Knowing is utterly naïve.

Only by combining the highest human power could the Book of All-Knowing be used this way.

Therefore, Gao Xuan didn’t even consider it. He just wanted to use the Book of All-Knowing to improve himself now.

Once he completes Virtual Godhood, he would handle those incredibly grand problems.

Gao Xuan quickly realized that he had no chance of collecting all seven marvels.

The most realistic goal now was to sacrifice a gold item to obtain the method to activate the Mechanical Battle Cicada.

When advancing to the Gold Level, he would fuse with the Mechanical Battle Cicada. Although it would be far from Perfect Gold, it would already be strong enough.

Gao Xuan believed that almost no life form, be it humans or other intelligent species, could achieve the perfect Golden Level.

It was merely a theory.

Even for a powerful Golden Race like the Celestial Dragon People, the Golden Level wasn’t extraordinarily strong.

Gao Xuan was now eager to activate the Mechanical Battle Cicada. Unfortunately, he didn’t have a suitable golden marvel on hand.

The script proved that it was still very useful.

The sunglasses, Gao Xuan tested, offered a certain enhancement to spiritual power, and it was proportional.

The stronger his spiritual power, the greater the enhancement the sunglasses provided.

The sunglasses could also adjust their external form; as long as he wore them normally, others would hardly notice anything unusual. There was no concern about the sunglasses revealing his identity.

The mysterious windbreaker, however, was quite eerie. Gao Xuan didn’t even dare to place it in the Guardian Ring’s space, fearing it might harm Bai Yutang.

If he took it off, he might forget it at any time. Now, he was a bit neurotic due to the windbreaker, checking the memory sequence of the Six-winged Celestial Cicada every minute.

Fortunately, after killing the Celestial Snake King, he frantically harvested a wave of spiritual power.

As time went by, the news of the Celestial Snake King’s death continued to spread, eliciting more and more spiritual power.

This is also the only thing that brings Gao Xuan some comfort.

The enormous spiritual power accumulated by the Celestial Demon Relic can easily meet the needs of the Mysterious Windbreaker.

Gao Xuan had a feeling that the Mysterious Windbreaker could continue to upgrade. But this marvel that could interfere with memories was too bizarre. He completely didn’t want to upgrade the Mysterious Windbreaker.

An assassin needs to precisely control every bit of power. Power without control is meaningless.

If it weren’t necessary to bring the Mysterious Windbreaker back, Gao Xuan would want to sacrifice it right now.

This thing he didn’t want to use but couldn’t leave it to others. It was too dangerous.

In terms of law, the Mysterious Windbreaker is similar to the Godslaying Sword. Both have a unique core law. Its ability is unusually peculiar and difficult to defend against.

Marvels like the Celestial Dragon Eye and the Celestial Spirit Sword Box are just powerful weapons. Although strong, they are not particularly unique in other aspects.

While idle in the freighter, Gao Xuan repeatedly studied the perfect upgrade path of the Book of All-Knowing.

No doubt about it, the upgrade path planned by the Book of All-Knowing is truly amazing.

Gao Xuan couldn’t even imagine how strong such a Perfect Gold would be.

Reality is so harsh, he could only focus his energy on the Mechanical Battle Cicada.

When upgrading to Gold, he could at least absorb the Mechanical Battle Cicada.

According to the Book of All-Knowing, the Mechanical Battle Cicada can be directly absorbed and combined with his Six-winged Celestial Cicada.

The Book of All-Knowing does not specify what abilities the Mechanical Celestial Cicada has. It only mentions the considerations needed for integrating the Mechanical Battle Cicada.

From the Book of All-Knowing, the Mechanical Battle Cicada is extremely strong, and very likely the only marvel among the seven kinds of cicadas that’s responsible for combat.

The Six-winged Celestial Cicada sounds a bit inferior, especially considering the Nine-Revolutions Divine Cicada...

The more Gao Xuan thought about it, the more dissatisfied he became, so to calm himself, he started studying the "Celestial Serpent Transformation Scripture."

This marvel is of a high level, not much lower than the Celestial Dragon Eye.

The crucial part is that it contains a complete cultivation method. Gao Xuan looked it over and found this secret technique extremely profound, definitely not of an evil path.

It’s just that its approach is too different from his. The Celestial Serpent Transformation Scripture also conflicts with the Six-winged Celestial Cicada. He can’t use this thing.

Gao Xuan thinks this thing is suitable for Yun Qingshang.

Yun Qingshang has been stuck at Level 10, unable to break through to the Silver Realm, having been left far behind by him.

It’s not that Yun Qingshang isn’t trying, it’s just that advancing to Silver itself is extraordinarily difficult.

Someone like Helen, a darling of the heavens, possesses inherently strong genes from the start.

In the vast Sea Emperor Star Realm, only one Helen emerged. Proportionally, that’s about one in a hundred billion.

As for the likes of Beo and Minos, they are actually a big notch below Helen.

Yun Qingshang, in terms of genetic talent, is indeed a notch below Helen. But she is still much stronger than Beo and Minos.

It’s just that her resources aren’t sufficient, which is what’s blocking her at the doorstep of Silver.

Looking at the long-term, Gao Xuan believes Yun Qingshang still has hope of surpassing Helen.

Helen has such excellent innate conditions, but she doesn’t work hard enough later on. She’s also lacking that kind of tenacity deep in her bones.

Yun Qingshang was educated as an assassin since childhood, with an intense desire for power. Her character is tenacious and resolute, someone capable of great deeds.

Her path of Dragon Transformation is quite in line with the Celestial Serpent Transformation Scripture.

Both follow the path of body refinement, and the attributes of Half-Dragon and Celestial Serpent can also be aligned.

Unfortunately, being on the freighter, there’s no way to contact Yun Qingshang.

Gao Xuan patiently endured for more than ten days, and the freighter finally arrived at Lingyun Star in the Cloud Light Star Realm.

This is actually the hometown of Shao Daoyuan, the Golden Sword Saint that Gao Xuan took down. His death was somewhat humiliating, but not unjust.

No matter how many times it was repeated, Shao Daoyuan would die, because his true skill was just lacking.

The Celestial Snake King is different; if things were to start over, the one to die would definitely be him.

This illustrates the huge difference between two Golden Powerhouses.

Gao Xuan did not linger on Lingyun Star, as he had no interest in Shao Daoyuan’s followers and disciples.

He waited at the spaceport for two days and finally found a freighter heading to Sea Emperor Star, which he easily boarded.

Then, it was a long and tedious interstellar journey.

To avoid leaving any information on the Celestial Net, Gao Xuan didn’t log in to contact anyone.

Taking advantage of this time, he organized his battle experiences and focused on cultivation.

No matter how he upgrades to Gold, he must first reach Level 15.

It was already May, and he didn’t have much time left.

While Gao Xuan dedicatedly cultivated, unaware, Hercules was already anxious.

Hercules hurried back from Sea Dragon Star to Sea Emperor Star, returned to the Divine King Palace, and immediately sought out Helen.

"Where is Gao Xuan?" This was the first question Hercules asked his daughter.

Helen, bewildered, replied, "He went to the Planet of Death on a trip..."

Hercules asked again, "He hasn’t returned yet?"

"No."

Hercules felt a buzz in his head, it’s over, the Celestial Snake King was definitely killed by this kid! This will be big trouble!