Chapter 1213: Chapter 746: Turning Against the Fox
The Heaven-Confusing Demon Emperor was not only split open at the head, his entire body was split into two.
The Demon Emperor’s strong power caused the fragmented body to still attempt to merge back into one. However, the forest-like Sword Intent from the Hongyi Sword prevented any regeneration.
The crystal-clear ground of the Crystal Palace was littered with golden blood. Each drop transformed into golden bead-like droplets, rolling chaotically across the polished surface.
The split body continued to writhe on the ground. No matter how handsome the Heaven-Confusing Demon Emperor looked, this state was undoubtedly shocking and terrifying.
Gao Xuan did not attack again. Instead, he watched with interest as the two halves of the Heaven-Confusing Demon Emperor’s body. He said, "As a Demon Emperor, your illusion technique is somewhat crude, but I appreciate your earnest comedic attitude..."
Upon hearing Gao Xuan’s words, the two halves on the ground transformed into colorful bubbles and dispersed silently.
The blood, corpses, jade bed, and the colorful palace all vanished without a trace at the same time.
Endless lake water surrounded Gao Xuan. The deep water faintly reflected a streak of heavenly light, showing the murkiness within, the distant fish and shrimp swimming by, and the floating aquatic plants...
Gao Xuan, holding the Hongyi Sword, isolated the lake water with his Sword Qi field.
He gazed around, but even with the Celestial Dragon Eye, he couldn’t see through the murky water nor locate the Heaven-Confusing Demon Emperor.
This Demon Emperor claimed the title ’Heaven-Confusing,’ which was not an exaggeration. This transformation technique of blending reality and illusion was so seamless that he couldn’t detect any flaws.
Any other Earth Immortal faced with the unpredictable and elusive Heaven-Confusing Demon Emperor would be unable to exert force.
Such delay would undoubtedly lead to harm from the Heaven-Confusing Demon Emperor.
Gao Xuan, however, was indifferent. Even though the Celestial Dragon Eye couldn’t locate the Heaven-Confusing Demon Emperor, the Nine-Revolutions Divine Cicada could sense the demon’s presence.
This shifting presence was elusive, but the Nine-Revolutions Divine Cicada, unmatched in spirituality, precisely restrained all illusory transformations.
The greatest strength of the Heaven-Confusing Demon Emperor lay in his amalgamation of reality and illusion. Within Mengze Lake, his true form was eternally elusive to enemies.
"Such a marvelous blend of reality and illusion. Truly exquisite. But, unfortunately, your luck is too poor."
Not only did Gao Xuan have the Nine-Revolutions Divine Cicada, he also possessed the Endless Celestial Dragon Claw and the Hongyi Sword.
The Endless Celestial Dragon Claw could unleash the most toxic and potent forces, shatter the Earth Immortal Law in Mengze Lake, rendering any hiding by the Heaven-Confusing Demon Emperor ineffective.
The Hongyi Sword’s Profound Nether Curse Sea was most compatible with the Water Element Primordial Qi. Given time for Gao Xuan to harmonize the Hongyi Sword with Mengze Lake, he would inevitably find the hiding Heaven-Confusing Sword Saint.
Experience with battling Earth Immortals proved invaluable. The Heaven-Confusing Demon Saint’s transformations were so miraculous, Gao Xuan was reluctant to destroy him instantly.
Gao Xuan wielded the Hongyi Sword and shook it, inducing surging waves.
As the Profound Nether Curse Sea continued to be activated, the endless water power of Mengze Lake was fully mobilized.
Gao Xuan openly utilized the spiritual energy of Mengze Lake. As this continued, no matter how the Heaven-Confusing Demon Emperor hid, he couldn’t conceal his Earth Immortal Law. Under the Hongyi Sword’s pressure, the Heaven-Confusing Demon Saint would eventually reveal traces.
The Heaven-Confusing Demon Saint also felt uneasy and again resorted to transformation.
The surrounding endless lake water suddenly vanished, leaving Gao Xuan’s location in an empty void. As he looked up, he saw the endless stars in the distant sky.
"This is the starry sky..."
Gao Xuan immediately sensed something amiss; this starry sky was not the Celestial Realm’s starry sky, for he did not feel the Power of the Stars.
The starry sky was void and vast, particularly cold.
Gao Xuan looked down and saw a deep blue planet slowly rotating beneath his feet.
Above the planet, a Space Fortress silently floated. The fortress’s protruding cannons displayed the sinister nature of this ultimate modern weapon.
"Pegasus Star..."
Gao Xuan immediately recognized this planet beneath his feet. This was his birthplace, his rebirth starting point, and indeed the origin of his reactivation.
One could say, Pegasus Star was the beginning of all his stories.
After spending thousands of years in the Celestial Realm, Gao Xuan thought daily about how to cultivate, how to condense Earth Immortal Law. He had buried his past deep in his memory.
Gao Xuan never revisited those memories; the past was the past. There was no need to look back.
Only when people are powerless to move forward, do they sit down to reminisce, cherishing various beautiful memories, using them to comfort themselves.
Gao Xuan also thought about going back to retrieve Yun Qingshang. However, there was only one path to retrieve Yun Qingshang: through the Netherworld Realm.
Gao Xuan had an intuition that no matter how he entered the Netherworld Realm, he would inevitably encounter the Ksitigarbha King.
Upon this encounter, if he could not defeat the Ksitigarbha King, he would undoubtedly die.
Through the Jun Heaven Star God Wheel, Gao Xuan confirmed his Life Star as Ziwei Star, giving him more foresight about his future fate.
The Ksitigarbha King was destined to be his great calamity.
Without certainty of victory, he could not face the Ksitigarbha King.
He planned to unify the Primordial Celestial Realm and condense an Earth Immortal level Innate Primordial Chaos Dao Body, thus having the assurance to defeat the Ksitigarbha King.
Gao Xuan kept this thought buried deep in his heart, never sharing it with anyone.
At this moment, all memories suppressed to the depths uncontrollably surfaced.
Even as strong as Gao Xuan, he couldn’t help but fall into his own memories, evoking a myriad of emotions.
Earth Immortals are living beings, and they have their own emotions. Even Celestial Immortals and Daluo Golden Immortals similarly possess emotions.
Emotion is the core of life for sentient beings. Without emotions, a being would be no different from plants.
The Heaven-Confusing Demon Emperor didn’t possess greater Divine Soul Power than Gao Xuan. He simply triggered the natural Illusionary Divine Techniques, evoking emotional resonance in Gao Xuan, imprinting him into illusions.
