The Soul Chain is a secret technique inherent to the Eight Extremes Divine Weapon, and Gao Xuan had never truly understood what the Soul Chain was.

Gao Xuan didn't pay much attention to it. While the Eight Extremes Divine Weapon is useful, it's not much better than the Godslaying Sword or the Hongyi Sword.

In terms of habit, Gao Xuan also preferred using the Godslaying Sword and the Hongyi Sword.

It wasn't until this moment that Gao Xuan suddenly realized the power of the Soul Chain.

The Soul Chain allowed him to establish a direct soul connection with any intelligent life, sensing what they think and know.

This means, through the Soul Chain, Gao Xuan can share information with intelligent life. And he can unilaterally share their information.

Only if Gao Xuan is willing can the other party share his information.

This may sound trivial, but it's actually terrifying.

Take Xue Tiejun, the mighty Divinity Transformation Powerhouse. If Gao Xuan uses the Soul Chain on him, Gao Xuan would know what Xue Tiejun is thinking, his emotions, including all information about his body and more.

If enough time was available, Gao Xuan could even download all the information Xue Tiejun knows through the Soul Chain.

In this regard, Xue Tiejun surprisingly has no resistance at all.

Moreover, the soul-level connection established by the Soul Chain is secretive and stable. There are many ways to play with this.

Xue Tiejun's divine soul wasn't much weaker than his; it only seemed so because he didn't have the Six-winged Celestial Cicada, making this Divinity Transformation Powerhouse's divine soul appear simple and weak.

Facing a fully armed Gao Xuan, Xue Tiejun became vulnerable at the soul level.

However, if they were to truly clash, it wouldn't be easy for Gao Xuan to subdue this Divinity Transformation Daoist Monarch.

After all, his opponent has been cultivating for two thousand years and carries the Profound Emperor Needle and the Celestial Demon Order.

The Celestial Demon Order needs no mention, and the Profound Emperor Needle is tremendously formidable.

This divine artifact is said to have been crafted from the eyebrows of the Profound Emperor, reputed to break all magic.

This claim might be exaggerated, but indeed, few magical artifacts can withstand the Profound Emperor Needle.

With one thrust, it annihilates both form and spirit. Its power is extremely tyrannical.

Even if Gao Xuan could withstand it, Shui Qingbo and Yuanbao could not survive even one thrust. Not to mention the old man is full of secret techniques and divine techniques.

In the soul chain connection state, Gao Xuan discovered the old man was brimming with magic and divine techniques. Unfortunately, the connection time was too short, and the old man was no fool—he would soon sense the Soul Chain's existence.

Once Xue Tiejun realizes it, things would become troublesome.

Gao Xuan thought of this and opened the Soul Chain, establishing a share with Xue Tiejun.

The God-slaying Vortex conjured by the Twelve Profound City Celestial Demons had not yet dissipated, and the remaining third of the God-slaying Vortex's power was transmitted to Xue Tiejun through the Soul Chain.

This move was extremely sinister.

With the Celestial Demon Order in hand, Xue Tiejun originally feared no chaos from the Twelve Profound City Celestial Demons. But Gao Xuan's Soul Chain directly shared the God-slaying Vortex's power with him.

The proud Divinity Transformation Daoist Monarch couldn't withstand this move.

Although Xue Tiejun's divine soul was strong, compared to Gao Xuan, it was much weaker. Additionally, he lacked the protection of the Six-winged Celestial Cicada.

As the God-slaying Vortex spun, Xue Tiejun's divine soul was swept into it.

Xue Tiejun was horrified, puzzled at what strange magic Gao Xuan used to directly return the God-slaying Vortex to him.

At this moment, he had no time to ponder how Gao Xuan accomplished this. He hastily activated the Profound Emperor Dharma Aspect.

The Profound Emperor appeared as a middle-aged man in a black Daoist robe, handsome, with eyes as dark as an endless night.

Though the Profound Emperor Dharma Aspect was the master of the power of extreme night and darkness, it was nonetheless magnificent and righteous.

The profound, dark calmness emitted by the Dharma Aspect resembled a tranquil night, instinctively making people feel at ease and comfortable, naturally wanting to slumber in the darkness.

Light nurtures all beings, whereas darkness allows all beings to rest and recuperate.

This nourishing, gentle force of darkness is actually teeming with vitality.

Xue Tiejun knew he couldn't withstand the God-slaying Vortex head-on and only activated his Primordial Spirit Dharma Aspect to protect his divine soul.

The explosive power of the God-slaying Vortex was incomparably strong, and for this reason, the power of this magic could not endure. It would plummet to the lowest point in a mere instant.

Gao Xuan had already borne most of the God-slaying Vortex's power earlier, and now there were only remnants of its power left.

He only needed to endure for a breath or two to survive the God-slaying Vortex.

In the enormous black vortex, Xue Tiejun's elderly divine soul struggled desperately under the protection of the Profound Emperor Primordial Spirit Dharma Aspect.

As the black vortex whirled swiftly, the Profound Emperor Primordial Spirit Dharma Aspect continuously eroded, and Xue Tiejun's elderly primordial spirit was reduced to a faint glow.

Such a spell targeting the divine soul was exceedingly vicious. Gao Xuan used the same method in retaliation, and Xue Tiejun himself could not withstand it.

Seeing his divine soul about to be shredded by the God-slaying Vortex, he let out an unyielding roar and detonated his Primordial Spirit Dharma Aspect.

Having cultivated for two millennia, the self-detonation of his Primordial Spirit Dharma Aspect bore a terrifying might.

The rotating God-slaying Vortex was directly blown apart, leaving only a faint glow of Xue Tiejun's divine soul. Although gravely injured, he narrowly avoided complete annihilation.

Xue Tiejun no longer cared about others; a wisp of his divine soul entered the Profound Emperor Needle and soared into the sky.

At a crucial moment, Xue Tiejun demonstrated sufficient decisiveness, even abandoning his two-thousand-year-cultivated physical form.

It can be said that since his cultivation began, he had never suffered such a loss.

Xue Tiejun harbored deep hatred toward Gao Xuan, but living for two thousand years, his mind had become extremely patient and profound.

He wouldn't let his emotions control him or get entangled with Gao Xuan at this moment.

Xue Tiejun reacted swiftly; from the self-detonation of his Primordial Spirit Dharma Aspect to escaping via the Profound Emperor Needle, it happened in the blink of an eye.

With the explosion of Xue Tiejun's Primordial Spirit Dharma Aspect, the Soul Chain Gao Xuan had activated also broke.