CHAPTER 370: CHAPTER 328 PREPARATION

The light source in the quiet room emitted a soft, natural glow, making the room bright but not glaring.

Sitting at the center of the quiet room, Gao Xuan took a gentle breath, and the Source Power in his body began to circulate in an orderly fashion.

The intangible, immaterial Sea of Source Power surged and ebbed around him.

Gao Xuan felt the close connection between his body and the Sea of Source Power, finding it somewhat unfamiliar. It was like wearing a new pair of shoes, always a little uncomfortable.

He had spent three centuries within the Book of Genesis, longer than his two lifetimes combined.

Although Gao Xuan’s consciousness had merely entered the Mythical World, the three hundred years spent there felt incredibly real.

After three hundred years, Gao Xuan’s consciousness returned to his body, naturally feeling strange. He even experienced some sluggishness in the circulation of his Origin Power.

It wasn’t just that his body became unfamiliar; after three centuries of cultivation, Gao Xuan’s Spiritual Power also improved significantly, making it difficult to fit with his original body.

The discrepancy was so great that Gao Xuan needed some time to adjust and resolve it.

Gao Xuan did not consider this a problem. Cultivating for three hundred years without any changes would be futile.

His three-hundred-year life not only greatly increased his Spiritual Power but also honed his wisdom and capacity.

The three hundred years spent in the Book of Genesis translated to just over 264 hours in real time.

Even though Gao Xuan’s body had no conscious control, it could autonomously circulate Source Power by opening its Source Power nodes. The Source Breath of the Celestial Dragon Eye ensured he received enough energy to sustain his life.

He familiarized himself with his body slightly, enough to at least manage it properly.

Then, Gao Xuan noticed Helen sleeping in front of him.

Helen’s small face faced him, her beautiful golden curls covering half of it.

She might have been waiting for him in the quiet room, fell asleep from the long wait.

Gao Xuan gently touched Helen’s small face, and she immediately woke up.

The sleepy-eyed Helen, upon seeing Gao Xuan, immediately lit up; she jumped up and hugged Gao Xuan, "You’re awake! I missed you so much these past few days."

Helen’s lively enthusiasm also infected Gao Xuan. His emotions had a real connection point with the real world.

Gao Xuan was finally able to detach from his three centuries of cultivation experience. He hugged Helen, smiling, and said, "I missed you too."

"Liar, you haven’t even kissed me."

Helen lightly rubbed against Gao Xuan’s lips and teased, "Hey little brother, come play..."

That was intolerable.

Gao Xuan lay on the bed; Helen had already fallen asleep with her head on his arm, her face glowing with a satisfied and joyful blush.

The intense and stimulating activity also relaxed Gao Xuan entirely. His emotions fully detached from the Mythical World.

At this moment, Gao Xuan was able to calmly assess his gains from three centuries of cultivation.

The most important was, of course, the advancement in Spiritual Power. He originally had 35 points of Spiritual Power, now increased to 38 points.

That’s an increase of 3.3 times compared to before. It was an extraordinarily significant improvement.

Considering the three-hundred-year timeframe, such progress wasn’t exaggerated.

The Six-winged Celestial Cicada was inherently the most spiritually attuned. With the fusion of the Undying Golden Cicada and the Mechanical Battle Cicada, its abilities advanced tremendously.

The progress of the Six-winged Celestial Cicada, in turn, propelled Gao Xuan’s Spiritual Power to soar.

Moreover, he had gone through the Tribulation Thunder cleansing before leaving.

The Tribulation Thunder was forceful and domineering, capable of utterly destroying one’s spiritual consciousness, even the most fundamental Divine Soul.

To leave the Mythical World, accepting the Tribulation Thunder cleansing was the most correct method.

Gao Xuan speculated that most people who entered the Mythical World died at this stage.

He withstood the Tribulation Thunder cleansing, allowing his Spiritual Power and Divine Soul to be purified within it. This was also a crucial reason for his explosive Spiritual Power increase.

As for his body in the Mythical World, Gao Xuan didn’t know what happened to it. It likely was also obliterated by the Tribulation Thunder into nothingness.

The most precious aspects of the Mythical World were time, followed by special secret techniques and exotic treasures. The physical body couldn’t be taken back nor remotely controlled, so whether or not it could be preserved wasn’t very important.

In the Mythical World, Gao Xuan learned several advanced secret techniques, allowing him to comprehend the Visualization Method of the Thunder Divine Monarch.

At this moment, the Thunder Divine Monarch had already formed within Gao Xuan’s sea of consciousness.

Although the foundational body was different and the external Source Power environment varied, the application of Spiritual Power techniques remained unchanged.

The Thunder Divine Monarch was constructed entirely from Gao Xuan’s Spiritual Power, using his self-image as a template.

The Thunder Divine Monarch connected externally with the Sea of Source Power and internally with the Celestial Dragon Eye, becoming Gao Xuan’s second center of Source Power mastery.

If Gao Xuan previously controlled Thunder Power in a primitive mode, having the Thunder Divine Monarch as a central focus transitioned it to a nuclear fusion power plant mode, fundamentally altering his use of Thunder Power.

If Gao Xuan wished, he could now control Thunderbolt Power at the nano-level.

For example, if he wanted, he could use Thunderbolt Power to inscribe a love letter on a single sperm cell and send it to the woman he loved.

Such refined control represented more precision, efficiency, complexity, and strength.

Just this one advancement made Gao Xuan’s combat power surge dramatically.

With his current Thunder Skill comprehension and Spiritual Power, he could now directly confront experts like the Celestial Snake King and Starlight.

This was a breakthrough improvement, signifying Gao Xuan’s mastery of a second form of high-level combat power.

Gao Xuan also gained something else: the Dragon Pill of the Flood Dragon, or rather its Spirit Core.

The Hongyi Sword absorbed this Spirit Core, allowing it to wield Water Elemental Source Power with more spiritual depth.

The core of the Hongyi Sword was the Water Element Origin Crystal, enabling Gao Xuan to control one hundred units of Water Elemental Source Power with only one unit of Spiritual Power.

And yet, this was far from the upper limit.

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The Water Element Origin Crystal lacks spiritual essence, and mobilizing Source Power relies entirely on Gao Xuan’s skill. Absorbing the Flood Dragon Core, Gao Xuan found wielding the Hongyi Sword became smoother and more natural.

After centuries of contemplating water by the lake, Gao Xuan made transformative progress with the Water Heaven Sword.

The Water Heaven Sword, once too coarse and reliant solely on the Hongyi Sword’s power, could now be considered a top-tier swordsmanship even without it.

According to Gao Xuan’s own assessment, the Water Heaven Sword ranks in the upper middle among Golden Level swordsmanship, though still far from matching the Aurora Sword.

The key is that the Water Heaven Sword is his own creation, with a 120% compatibility with his personal state. With the addition of the Hongyi Sword, its power now surpasses the Aurora Sword.

Gao Xuan self-evaluated that his most important gain from staying in the Mythical World for 300 years was actually temporal accumulation.

In truth, human emotional fluctuations are the most prone to instability.

A strong Spiritual Power does not equate to being able to control one’s emotions, nor does it imply wisdom.

There is no shortcut to this kind of accumulation; only through refining and polishing in the long river of time can one shed all agitation and see one’s true heart.

Although Gao Xuan was reborn, his emotions were actually always somewhat restless.

That’s why he listed plans and was anxious to execute them step by step.

This was because he harbored a giant shadow of failure in his heart, eager to overturn it as soon as possible.

Gao Xuan himself didn’t even notice this issue. It wasn’t until he went to the Mythical World that, over the long span of 300 years, the anger, restlessness, and resentment from his past life finally settled down.

Then, he could have a mind as clear as a mirror, identifying all his problems and shortcomings.

Gao Xuan can’t achieve perfection, but understanding his weaknesses and flaws, he can try his best to compensate and control them.

With this cultivation, Gao Xuan’s mental realm had surpassed the peak state of his previous life, even if not physically and mentally complete.

If Gao Xuan wished, he could now go to Sea Emperor Star and immediately enter the Golden Realm.

But he isn’t in a hurry; he needs a better Source Power environment to communicate more deeply with the Sea of Source Power.

The Source Power environment on Sea Emperor Star is only Level 17, too low a level.

Gao Xuan needs to go to the Central Star Realm, where the Source Power is deep and infinite, and with his powerful Spiritual Power, that’s where he can achieve greater heights.

It is already July, and there are only forty days left until the finals.

It takes at least over twenty days to travel from the Twelve Star Domain to the Central Star Realm.

In fact, Golden Bull University has already started organizing the team and preparing for departure.

That’s why no one came to look for him; no one dares to approach him.

After so many events, nobody in the Twelve Star Domain should want to provoke him anymore.

The top levels of Golden Bull University probably don’t want too much involvement with him either.

In a place like the university, with a transcendent status, there’s no need to get involved in local noble family conflicts.

Even if temporarily beneficial, who knows what the future holds. As long as they do their jobs well, there’s no need for opportunism with the noble families.

Gao Xuan’s situation is even more complicated; he transferred from Pegasus Star and has no connections within the university.

At this point, naturally, no one wants to rashly contact Gao Xuan.

Gao Xuan also understands Lu Xiuying and their concerns. With his current high status, Lu Xiuying probably thinks he won’t participate in the swordsmanship competition anymore.

Seeing that it was morning, he contacted the head coach of the Sword Team, Lu Xiuying, to inquire about the finals’ arrangements.

On the light screen, Lu Xiuying appeared the same as always, though her demeanor showed a hint of restraint.

At Lu Xiuying’s level, she naturally knows how terrifying and powerful Gao Xuan is.

Several top noble families had been crushed directly by Gao Xuan alone.

The university Sword Dao League is important, but ultimately it’s just a competition, and the championship is merely an honor.

Given Gao Xuan’s current status, there’s no need for him to contend for any championship.

Plus, the championship has always been held by the major schools of the Central Star Realm. Even if Gao Xuan goes, it’s difficult for him to win the championship.

Lu Xiuying didn’t expect Gao Xuan still wanted to participate in the Sword Dao League; she was slightly surprised but also pleasantly so.

With Gao Xuan there, even if they can’t win the championship, they could at least place in the top three.

Lu Xiuying immediately provided Gao Xuan with a travel schedule and promised to make the necessary arrangements.

After closing the communication, Helen came over. She held Gao Xuan’s arm and said, "I want to join you in the swordsmanship finals too."

"Don’t be silly, your university has already been eliminated."

"I can transfer to Golden Bull University. We can fight side by side in the league. Wouldn’t that be great?"

Gao Xuan shook his head, "The Sword Dao League has regulations; even if you transfer, you’re not eligible to participate in the finals..."

Helen pouted in dissatisfaction, but she couldn’t change the Sword Dao League’s rules.

She thought for a moment and said, "Then I’ll go with you!"

Gao Xuan still refused, "You’re too beautiful; going to the Central Star Realm would surely drive a bunch of men crazy. You’d better stay home and wait for me."

"I’m of Zeus’ lineage; who dares to disrespect me?"

Helen’s face was full of pride, not believing anyone would dare to do anything to her.

Gao Xuan couldn’t help but laugh; Hercules’ bad reputation couldn’t intimidate anyone. The name of Zeus’ lineage is of no use.

The most crucial point is that the championship is held by the major schools of the Central Star Realm, trying to snatch the championship from them is like stealing food from a tiger’s mouth—extremely dangerous.

For this, Gao Xuan has already prepared for the worst. Helen clearly doesn’t have this awareness. At that time, he won’t have time to take care of Helen.

Gao Xuan seriously said, "The swordsmanship finals are a brutal battle, and I’ve made all the preparations. You should stay behind and cheer for me from afar..."