Gao Wu insists on cultivating immortality.

Chapter 122 Immeasurable merit
With a deafening roar, steel and flames raged together.

The matter replicated in the mirror space retained 99% of its material properties. The semi-enclosed hotel lobby was bombarded again, and the loud explosion alone destroyed the hearing of most of the Black Beetle People.

The impact of gunpowder and shrapnel caused a violent shock to a large number of black beetle people, and in an instant, flesh and blood flew everywhere, creating an extremely tragic scene.

Luo Mo and Wan Canglong remained very calm. The first shell was quite unexpected for them. When the second shell came in, they both activated their source force fields to protect themselves.

Neither the impact of the explosive gases nor the projectile shrapnel could shake their source force field.

Wan Canglong said to Luo Mo, "Lord Luo Mo, please hold them off for a while. I only need three minutes to barely refine the Crimson Flame Golden Scale and release the Phantom Slayer."

Luo Mo smiled elegantly at Wan Canglong: "No problem."

He said he used his mental power to trigger a whistle, and the ultra-low frequency sound accurately transmitted the command to each Black Beetleman.

The thousands of black beetle people who had been occupying the fifth floor of the hotel put down their flesh and blood and charged out toward the spatial entrance in groups, following the command of the whistle.

A kilometer away, the two self-propelled artillery pieces had already completed their second loading.

The large number of black beetle-men that surged out were met head-on by a grenade launcher, and large numbers of black beetle-men exploded into a sky full of blood flowers.

Such terrifying bombardment could not repel the ferocious black beetle people.

The black wave paused for a moment, then surged out again with even greater ferocity.

Even those dozens of meters away felt their scalps tingle. These humanoid beings covered in black armor generally only possessed physical strength, speed, and reaction time at the level of low to mid-level martial artists.

However, the Black Beetle Men's fearless, swarming charge resembled a swarm of locusts flying everywhere.

Several heavy machine guns that had been set up beforehand began to fire, and wherever the gunfire was directed, the black beetle men were blown to pieces.

Within seconds, at least several hundred Black Beetlemen were killed.

The efficiency and ferocity of modern firearms were fully displayed at this moment. If things continued like this, the entire group of black beetle-men could be annihilated in just a few minutes.

However, this favorable situation was quickly ruined by several pale-colored insectoids. They stood side by side in front, forcibly blocking the heavy machine gun fire with their surrounding energy fields.

Taking advantage of this gap, a large group of black beetle people rushed out of the exit.

Bai Yan, An Ziru, and Zhang Yunyi all watched from the sidelines, and none of them made a move to stop it.

Their objective was to destroy the altar, then capture and kill Wan Canglong, and finally rescue the survivors. They wouldn't waste their resources on low-level black beetle people.

Now that Gao Wu has found the entrance to the space and said there are no survivors inside, they have nothing to worry about.

As it turned out, Gao Wu's judgment was exceptionally accurate.

The mirror wall is another entrance to a space, inside which are a large number of black beetle people.

It must be said that Gao Wu, this eighteen-year-old boy, was very mature. He was able to suppress his desire to show off and only told about it after leaving the hotel.

With this buffer, they were able to make the arrangements at their own pace. In retrospect, these arrangements were absolutely necessary.

Now, the martial arts masters have put aside all hope and are just waiting for an opportunity to rush in, destroy the altar, and kill Wan Canglong!
The soldiers on the perimeter were prepared and used their automatic weapons to aim and fire.

Among the Black Beetle People are many skilled warriors who can use their Source Energy to defend against modern firearms. However, their Source Energy is also limited.

After being worn down by firearms like that, they can only last for a minute or two at most.

Seeing the situation was dire, some of the black beetle-like people quickly scattered in all directions. The dense buildings provided excellent cover.

The military did not pursue them, but concentrated their firepower on the black beetle people rushing out of the entrance, trying to kill as many of these alien races as possible.

Gao Wu wasn't idle either; he raised two Golden Thunder Eagles and kept firing them.

Shooting moving targets felt pretty good, especially since the targets looked so strange; it was effortless to shoot them.

With his powerful mental strength and familiarity with pistols, Gao Wu specifically targeted insectoids who lacked source energy protection, killing them one by one with precise headshots.

The Golden Thunder Eagle uses large-caliber rifle bullets and high-explosive propellant, making its performance far superior to ordinary rifle bullets.

At a distance of three to four hundred meters, bullets possess immense power. Even with their armored shells, the insectoids cannot withstand bullets of that power.

After several rounds of shooting, the Black Beetle Men were either killed or scattered, leaving behind the hotel lobby, which was mostly collapsed.

At this moment, Shen An arrived. Since Wan Cangshan was here, he no longer needed to stay in the command center to wait for orders.

The four martial arts masters gathered, exchanged a few words, and prepared to launch a full-scale attack.

To prevent an ambush, Bai Yan ordered the self-propelled artillery to fire again.

Amidst the deafening roar of cannons, two shells struck the space entrance with pinpoint accuracy, but both warheads instantly bounced back.

Bai Yan reacted the fastest. He drew his sword and slashed horizontally. A flash of cold, bright sword light caused the two reflected shells to explode with a bang.

The hotel lobby, which had mostly collapsed, was hit again by a violent bombardment, sending bricks and stones flying and dust billowing, causing the entire hotel to shake and tremble.

Gao Wu immediately lost the desire to join in the fun. The shell's firing speed was close to 600 meters per second, and with its weight of 40 kilograms, the kinetic energy it released was terrifying, yet it was reflected back by the expert on the other side.

Even if the source energy field can dissipate kinetic energy, the opponent's strength is still incredibly powerful.

"There's another expert! Everyone be careful!"

Bai Yan let out a low shout, then merged his body and sword into one and charged in first.

This impressed Gao Wu a bit; Bai Yan liked to take the lead, and he was truly willing to step up when things got tough!

An Ziru and Zhang Yunyi also rushed in.

Shen An looked at Gao Wu and the surrounding soldiers and shouted, "Everyone retreat to the bridgehead to prevent the alien beasts from escaping." In battles at the level of martial arts masters, modern firearms are largely ineffective. Furthermore, the secret realm severely interferes with wireless electronic communication, making high-tech weapons almost unusable.

Staying at the entrance would not only be of no help, but would also be extremely dangerous.

Under unified command, the soldiers slowly retreated, and Gao Wu also pulled Song Mingyue back. But he couldn't bear to leave such a lively scene, so he risked activating his Yin Spirit.

The crimson light condensed into a yin spirit flashed and entered the spatial entrance.

To Gao Wu's surprise, the two sides did not immediately take action.

Bai Yan, An Ziru, Zhang Yunyi, and Shen An stood in a row, all four martial arts masters armed with full sets of bio-engineered armor, their faces protected by sealed helmets.

The bio-armor all feature a beautiful streamlined design, with only minor differences. Most importantly, they are extremely well-sealed, completely isolating the body from the outside world.

The Void Realm may contain highly toxic substances or strange bacteria, making fully enclosed bio-armor essential.

Fortunately, the martial arts masters were easy to distinguish; Bai Yan was wearing silver armor and wielding a four-foot-long sword.

Shen An and Zhang Yunyi were both wearing black armor; one wielded a knife and the other a sword.

An Ziru was wearing blue armor, and the three-foot-long staff in her hand transformed into a three-meter-long spear under the stimulation of source energy.

When Gao Wu first saw the martial arts master fully armed, he could see through his Yin spirit that the martial arts master's acupoints were as bright as stars, and that his source power was closely connected with the bio-engineered armor on his body, forming a whole.

With the aid of the bio-armor, the martial arts master's circulation of source energy is more stable, and the consumption seems to be less. The efficiency of releasing source energy should also be increased several times.

In this sense, a set of bio-armor can increase the combat power of a martial arts master by at least three to five times...

Looking at Wan Canglong on the other side, this guy was wearing a crimson gold armor, but the style was rather rough, like a vest casually put on.

The crimson-gold armor exuded wisps of black energy, clearly indicating that it was an object imbued with the power of a demon god.

In fact, the entire hotel was filled with a thick, dark aura of death, and countless corpses were hidden within that aura...

A giant, silvery-white spider lurked in the black mist, its eight long, blade-like legs curled up in a ball, with only a pair of crimson eyes moving back and forth.

This terrifying spider has no physical form, but it exudes a strong demonic aura, much like the aura of the Angel of Death.

Gao Wu knew that this was a powerful alien spirit.

The last man in white armor was handsome, with light blue eyes that made him look somewhat like someone of foreign blood from the Federation of Gods. However, his armor clearly grew out of his flesh and blood, making him a distinct alien insectoid.

Looking at this alien, his acupoints were gleaming, and the light of his source energy was three times stronger than that of several martial arts masters.

From this perspective, this alien race is no different from the human race.

At the center of the black mist was the tower-like metal structure, which should be the altar for the sacrifice. Faint, mysterious divine power flowed within it, and it also seemed to have some connection to this special mirrored space.

Gao Wu observed from the sidelines with his Yin spirit, seeing clearly both sides in the confrontation. However, neither side noticed his Yin spirit.

The supernatural powers of the Yin spirits were on full display at this moment.

"Wan Canglong, you ran away, but you killed so many innocent residents. You deserve to die!" Although Bai Yan couldn't see the situation on the roof, he sensed through his mental field that the entire five-story building was filled with corpses.

Although he was a man of great experience, this was the first time he had witnessed such a brutal blood sacrifice. He also developed a burning desire to kill Wan Canglong.

Wan Canglong sneered disdainfully: "Your Bai family lives a life of luxury, enjoying endless resources. Did your family's resources fall from the sky? You've nothing but exploited the blood and sweat of the lower classes to enrich yourselves, what are you pretending to be saints for!"

"My Bai family earns money according to the rules, which is far beyond the reach of a scoundrel like you who has sided with the demon god. Prepare to die!"

Bai Yan had no interest in wasting words with Wan Canglong. He flicked the Baixiao Sword in his hand, and with the activation of his source power, the four-foot blade suddenly shone with a cold light.

The surging, flowing sword light could not harm the Yin Spirit, but the sword intent condensed within the sword light did cause damage to the Yin Spirit...

Gao Wu dared not look any longer and hurriedly withdrew his Yin Spirit.

He had previously used his Yin Spirit to penetrate the mental field of a martial arts master, but that was in a relatively static state. Bai Yan's full-force sword intent was now capable of harming his Yin Spirit.

This close-up observation taught Gao Wu a lesson. No matter how curious he was, he wouldn't risk using his Yin Spirit.

To prevent any accidents, Gao Wu also glanced at the Book of Boundless Merit to confirm that he was not injured.

But he soon realized something was wrong; somehow he had gained over 500,000 merit points. Opening the book revealed a string of +9050 +9937…

Gao Wu quickly realized that these merits came from his killing of twenty-six Black Beetlemen.

After careful consideration, Gao Wu understood the cause and effect: because the Black Beetleman killed people, he gained a lot of merit by killing the Black Beetleman.

Unfortunately, those black beetle people ran incredibly fast and disappeared into the crisscrossing network of buildings in the blink of an eye...

Under the command of two major generals at the martial arts master level, the military began an orderly retreat to the south bridgehead, securing the entrance to the secret realm.

The immediate priority is not to pursue the escaped Black Beetlemen, but to prevent them from escaping into the real world and causing secondary destruction.

On the other hand, when several martial arts masters are fighting, lower-level soldiers cannot help in this level of combat, and if they are caught in the crossfire, it will cause huge casualties.

After thinking for a moment, Gao Wu led Song Mingyue to retreat a hundred meters away. From his position, they faced the collapsed hotel and the entrance to the mirrored space.

He was still somewhat unwilling to give up and wanted to see if there was any opportunity to help.

Wan Canglong deserves to die, and besides, this guy is full of merit; he wants to test him...

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