With his head lowered, Xu Hui's breath was cut off, he wouldn't respond to Gao Xuan, nor could he.
Gao Xuan didn't care either; his secrets were not something he would share with the living.
The dead enemies not only looked pleasing to the eye but also made great listeners.
"Teacher, I was reborn three days ago. The password to the vault was no secret to a reincarnator. I easily obtained the Godslaying Sword."
Standing in front of Xu Hui, Gao Xuan spoke to himself: "The Godslaying Sword sees blood, and death follows. How to solve this? The Godslaying Sword has no eyes, so it can't see blood. Thus, the Sword Master just needs to close their eyes."
"Hahaha, isn't it simple?"
Gao Xuan laughed a few times and then said somewhat boringly, "Teacher, you're not reacting at all, how dull."
After thinking for a bit, he added, "Right, if the enemy is injured and closes their eyes, they can also be exempted from the sword-blood-death rule. Unfortunately, few know this rule. Hence, even a Divine who sees their own blood after being struck will die. That's what makes the Godslaying Sword truly terrifying."
Gao Xuan continued, "Just now, I tricked you and only lightly pierced your forehead to test the effect. After you started bleeding, you held on for a minute; your life force was quite strong."
Gao Xuan sighed lightly, "Indeed, the Godslaying Sword's level is too low now. It takes a minute just to kill a Level 7 expert."
The Godslaying Sword is a growth-type marvel and never had a chance to truly grow. Judging by its power, it's roughly equivalent to the Bronze Level now.
The rules of marvels are not absolute. They can be suppressed by higher-level power.
Marvels are divided into Black Iron, Bronze, Silver, and Gold levels for a very good reason.
With a century of experience and knowledge of the future, Gao Xuan's understanding of marvels and Source Power surpassed that of his time. This was his greatest advantage.
Given time to develop, he could become the strongest of this era!
Gao Xuan patted Xu Hui's shoulder and said, "Teacher, since you're dead, you won't mind donating your body, right?"
"Silent agreement then."
"Teacher, with your generosity, let's write off our past grievances."
Gao Xuan kept talking while the Godslaying Sword unsheathed again.
The Godslaying Sword has a blade length of 102 cm, a width of 3.8 cm, and a blade thin as paper. Including the hilt, the sword's total length is 121 cm.
The slender, long Godslaying Sword was blood-red, like solidified blood light. Within the blade, a faint crimson glow flickered like water waves.
In terms of appearance, the Godslaying Sword was both flashy and eerie.
Although Gao Xuan had his eyes closed, through the Six-winged Celestial Cicada, he could still observe every detail of the Godslaying Sword.
In his mind, strange, low murmurs sounded. It was like a hundred thousand children wailing; though he couldn't understand the words, the intense negative emotions were conveyed clearly.
This was one of the Godslaying Sword's negative effects: Demon Murmurs.
Demon Murmurs is a terrifying spiritual contamination. Every time the Godslaying Sword is activated, the Sword Master has to endure the test of Demon Murmurs.
So, even if the Sword Master were blind, they'd be mentally contaminated by the murmurs and quickly go mad and die.
Without a Sword Master, the murmurs of the Godslaying Sword would spread to the surroundings, trying to contaminate all intelligent life it could reach.
This is also part of what makes the Godslaying Sword fearsome.
Because of these taboos, the Blood God Association had never developed the correct method to wield it.
Gao Xuan was not concerned in the slightest, having undergone a century of refinement, his mind deep as a sea abyss. A hundred thousand children's screams would not raise a ripple in the ocean.
When the Godslaying Sword pierced Xu Hui's heart, the blade was quickly shrouded in bloodlight, enveloping Xu Hui.
Within seconds, Xu Hui dissolved into a mass of bloodlight, ultimately absorbed by the Godslaying Sword.
The Godslaying Sword silently sheathed itself as Gao Xuan muttered, "See, it kills without leaving a trace, environmental, hygienic, and safe. Every time it absorbs someone's life, it enhances the Sword Artifact's power—a true divine artifact for assassins."
"Not seeing blood is simply not a problem."
Gao Xuan pulled out a pair of sunglasses from the pocket of his combat robe, put them on, and flicked his long bangs down, covering half the sunglasses.
"Whatever, I'll just keep my eyes closed and act as a blind man from now on."
The sword-blood-death of the Godslaying Sword is always effective. After using the Godslaying Sword, Gao Xuan would die upon seeing blood, whether or not he was holding the sword.
Thus, from now on, Gao Xuan could never open his eyes again.
Actually, Gao Xuan had many ways to deal with Xu Hui, thanks to a century of experience and wisdom.
Exchanging his eyes for the Godslaying Sword seemed quite a bad deal.
However, this was a choice Gao Xuan made after much deliberation.
The Godslaying Sword was the only Golden Level marvel he could acquire. One of a few growth-type marvels without a power ceiling.
Just for this reason, exchanging a pair of eyes for it was more than worth it.
Moreover, Gao Xuan had the Six-winged Celestial Cicada. It was his Golden Level marvel, famed for being number one in spirituality.
Due to some special reason, Gao Xuan's divine soul had fully merged with the Six-winged Celestial Cicada in his youth. In a sense, he was the Six-winged Celestial Cicada.
When he reincarnated back to eighteen, the Six-winged Celestial Cicada came back with him.
The most powerful aspect of the Six-winged Celestial Cicada is its super perception.
With the Six-winged Celestial Cicada, Gao Xuan didn't need eyes or any bodily senses to observe his surroundings, distinguish colors, shapes, tastes, temperatures, hardness, and other information.
The perception of the Six-winged Celestial Cicada was not merely an enhancement of the human sixth sense; it also possessed powerful spiritual sensing.
Its spiritual sensing range was more intuitive and clearer, capable of penetrating material and energy barriers. It was much more useful than eyes.
The ultra-high spirituality of the Six-winged Celestial Cicada could also suppress the Demon Murmurs emitted by the Godslaying Sword.
In this sense, the Six-winged Celestial Cicada and the Godslaying Sword could be the best combination.
In short, with the super perception of the Six-winged Celestial Cicada, eyes became redundant; trading them for the Godslaying Sword was more than worth it.
Of course, the Six-winged Celestial Cicada also had an unavoidable negative effect: The Roar from Above. (Uncontrollable craving for expression and storytelling, manifesting as talkativeness and boastful behavior)
The reason why Gao Xuan talked so much was due to the negative effects of the Six-winged Celestial Cicada.
Compared to the wondrous powers of the Six-winged Celestial Cicada, Gao Xuan could completely tolerate the negative effects of being talkative and boastful.
However, Gao Xuan still lacked a comprehensive understanding of the Six-winged Celestial Cicada, even though it had already merged with him.
This was normal.
Just like an ordinary person, few understand their own bodily conditions, how their blood circulates, or how their organs function.
The Six-winged Celestial Cicada was billions of times more complex than the human body.
Gao Xuan had studied the Six-winged Celestial Cicada for decades, barely grasping its basic aspects, while its core mysteries remained elusive.
Any Golden Level marvel is not simple.
But using a Golden Level marvel correctly is the fastest shortcut to gaining power.
Gao Xuan murmured to himself, "I can even install a Celestial Dragon Eye or an Evil Emperor's Eye in myself. These special marvels exist in eye form, but they aren't real eyes. They are powerful and can be compatible with the Godslaying Sword, perfect!"
The Celestial Dragon Eye and Evil Emperor's Eye are both Golden Level marvels with extremely powerful potential.
With his knowledge of the next hundred years, Gao Xuan had a great chance to acquire these Golden Level marvels in advance.
"Take it step by step, no rush, there's plenty of time... The first order of business is dealing with the group at the base and collecting some interest from the Blood God Association."
Gao Xuan twirled the Godslaying Sword skillfully a couple of times before it vanished into thin air. On his left palm, four crimson runes appeared.
The Godslaying Sword could meld into flesh, but it required consuming Gao Xuan's essence blood.
This was another negative effect of the Godslaying Sword's bloodthirst: it must continuously absorb blood and flesh. If it isn't satiated, it'll absorb the Sword Master's blood and flesh.
As the reincarnated King of Assassins, Gao Xuan was best at killing. This negative effect of the Godslaying Sword wasn't a problem for him.
Gao Xuan opened the room's door and stepped out.
In the harsh white light, the surroundings were eerily silent; the rough and dark gray concrete walls on both sides made the corridor seem quite sinister.
"Feels a bit like on a horror movie set..."
Gao Xuan muttered to himself, knocking on the iron door next door: "Number 33, come to service. Uh, no, someone's here. Open the door quickly."