Gao Wu insists on cultivating immortality.

Chapter 358 Divine Body

The supervisory building, the quiet room on the top floor.

Gao Wu first contacted Qin Xige and Wang Tiemei of Nandu, briefly informed them of the situation in Laoli Village, and asked them to monitor information in Nanzhou and try to locate other high-level demon god believers.

"Killed three bishops, Leo, Aurora, and Morgan?" Qin Xige, though usually calm, couldn't help but repeat it.

She wasn't very clear about the situation of bishops in the Federation either, since there were many sects with strict internal hierarchies, and only those who were truly insiders knew about the situation of the bishops.

The problem is, their opponents were three bishops, all level seven experts regardless of their fame. And they were just taken down by Gao Wu and Song Mingyue like that?!
Qin Xige also felt a little unreal. She immediately realized her lapse in composure and hurriedly explained, "Deputy Chief, I'm sorry, I was too out of line."

"It's alright. The three bishops are indeed a bit troublesome."

Gao Wu said, "Inform Qu Hanshan and the others about the situation. Have Qu Hanshan come over to take over."

Qin Xige quickly agreed, and then she became excited again.

There were many questions within the security headquarters regarding Gao Wu's sudden promotion.

As a direct descendant of Gao Wu, Qin Xige also felt the pressure.

Although the other action groups were all assigned to this group, it was hard to say what they were really thinking. As the person in charge of the execution, she felt less confident in giving orders to others.

After this great battle, she'll see who in headquarters dares to disobey! As a direct descendant of Gaowu, her status will inevitably rise along with Gaowu's...

Gao Wu was unaware of his subordinates' ulterior motives, and he didn't really care much about the security headquarters.

With current technological capabilities, it is difficult to pose a substantial threat to Level 7 individuals, unless they recklessly launch nuclear bombs without any regard for consequences.

For him, the headquarters now only provides technical support and helps with the aftermath, nothing more.

Gao Wu then contacted Qin Liuhe and gave him a detailed report on the battle.

Qin Liuhe didn't say anything, as if it was only natural for Gao Wu and Song Mingyue to kill three level seven bishops.

He simply warned Gao Wu to be careful of Poseidon, that man was narrow-minded.

Poseidon had many daughters, and he might not have liked Aurora. However, killing Aurora would likely have been seen as a provocation by Poseidon.

"What if he really comes?" Gao Wu asked.

Qin Liuhe said calmly, "Poseidon doesn't dare to come to the Alliance. Just don't run around recklessly."

The main reason I said all this to Gao Wu was to remind him not to go to Dongwei Island.

Even Dongwei Island, transformed into a secret realm, required his utmost caution. Although Gao Wu possessed the Crimson Sky Sword, he couldn't break through the vast secret realm permeated with divine power. Not to mention, there were bound to be Federation Saints within.

After shutting down the communication, Gao Wu sighed softly.

Song Mingyue asked, "Is it about the teacher?"

"Hmm." Gao Wu had killed three level seven bishops and was feeling quite smug just now, but he couldn't feel happy now.

With his abilities, he was far from qualified to venture into Dongwei Island. Even though his teacher was trapped inside, he could only watch.

"I hope the teacher has good luck." Song Mingyue respected Hai Wuji very much, but she remained very calm about anyone and anything outside of martial arts. She knew very well that the two of them were not yet capable of rescuing Hai Wuji.

Gao Wu, a man of resolute optimism, immediately perked up and said, "I've gained some insights during the battle, and my ability will evolve later. Be careful."

His current strength is 29 points, and raising the Xuanwu Divine Qi Mantra to the Saintly Realm will only increase his strength by one point. It doesn't seem worthwhile.

However, divine spells cannot be simply measured by numerical values.

The five divine incantations are an interconnected whole. The Xuanwu Divine Gang Incantation is too low-level, which has seriously dragged down the other four divine incantations.

Another very important point is that the Xuanwu Divine Qi Mantra not only enhances strength, but more importantly, it tempers the body and condenses divine qi.

Once he condenses his divine energy, his physical strength will increase several times over. This change is difficult to measure with specific data.

Gao Wu felt that his inability to condense the Origin Force Core was also due to deficiencies in his physical body.

Based on past experience, Song Mingyue has always been able to benefit from the upgrade of the divine spell through spiritual resonance.

There's no benefit or loss, so it's always good to have Song Mingyue prepared.

Gao Wu lay on the bed and opened the Book of Boundless Merit. He poured in ten billion merits, and the Xuanwu Divine Image transformed into countless black eight-pointed stars that fell into his body...

Song Mingyue immediately sensed the change through spiritual resonance. She slowly closed her eyes, immersing herself in the wondrous transformations of the Xuanwu Divine Image...

About an hour later, Song Mingyue was the first to wake up.

Her cultivation of the Xuanming Heavenly Serpent and the Xuanwu Divine Image were subtly in harmony, and during this resonance, her body received the blessing of the Xuanwu Divine Image.

During this period, she consumed a large amount of dragon blood and dragon marrow, which were mainly transformed by the Ice Dragon Armor, resulting in a significant improvement in her physical condition.

Her body was ultimately too fragile, and while it was being strengthened, it was inevitably eroded by the alien divine power of the dragon blood and dragon marrow.

This change was so subtle that Song Mingyue didn't even notice it.

It wasn't until she was illuminated by the divine light of the Xuanwu Divine Appearance that Song Mingyue discovered that there were some subtle changes in her physical and mental state.

By guiding the Xuanwu Divine Light and the Xuanming Heavenly Serpent to resonate, Song Mingyue eliminated all the subtle alienations on both the physical and mental levels.

During this process, her body was further strengthened.

Song Mingyue now felt a sense of smoothness and refreshment throughout her body, and even the heavy and sluggish Ice Dragon Armor felt smoother and more flexible.

Although she was usually calm, she couldn't help but feel happy at this moment. This resonance was very important to her, as it not only resolved the hidden dangers of the accumulated dragon blood and dragon marrow, but also allowed the Xuanming Heavenly Serpent and the Ice Dragon Armor to fuse further.

Previously, she had only condensed her Source Energy Core and forcibly entered the seventh level. Now, her Source Energy Core has truly integrated both internal and external forces.

In terms of martial arts cultivation, she has made a significant leap forward. She is no less impressive than veteran martial arts masters like Qu Hanshan.

Facing Morgan again, Song Mingyue was confident that she could take him down directly without needing Gao Wu's help.

Gao Wu slept for more than five hours, and didn't wake up until 10 p.m.

Song Mingyue noticed that Gao Wu's eyes were as bright as stars and his skin seemed to have a precious inner light. Fortunately, this strange phenomenon disappeared in an instant, and Gao Wu returned to normal.

Indeed, Gao Wu's eyes were noticeably more gentle and clear, his skin became firmer and smoother, and there were subtle adjustments to his muscles and bone structure.

These extremely subtle adjustments gave Song Mingyue the most direct feeling that Gao Wu had become even more handsome.

Or perhaps his physical condition was even better, subtly revealing a flawless, otherworldly beauty. Song Mingyue couldn't help but touch Gao Wu's face: "You've become even more handsome."

"Hahahaha..." Gao Wu was in high spirits now, having shaken off his previous dejection, and he laughed loudly, "You're in luck!"

Song Mingyue smiled and gently kissed Gao Wu on the cheek. "I've gained some insight. I'll go cultivate now."

Gao Wu patted Song Mingyue's head: "Go."

Being able to be affectionate with someone anytime is fine, but gaining insights into martial arts is extremely rare.

Gao Wu watched Song Mingyue go to the next room before leisurely opening the Book of Boundless Merit.

Sure enough, my strength increased to 30 points.

In his opinion, in terms of physical strength alone, he should be able to surpass all the strong people in the real world.

Pure strength is actually easily countered by source energy fields, and the higher the level of source energy, the more one understands this principle.

True powerhouses focus their energy on the spiritual and primal forces, and very few people invest too much energy in their physical bodies.

Lower-level martial artists can modify their bodies through surgery. Once their cultivation reaches the Martial Master level, they can only strengthen their physical bodies through bio-engineered armor.

The 30 points of strength are not that important; what is important is the powerful physical body that comes with 30 points of strength.

The Xuanwu Divine Qi Incantation penetrates deep into bones, muscles, and skin, connecting them into one and condensing into a protective divine qi.

The divine energy attaches to the physical body and in turn strengthens it, forming a powerful and indestructible divine energy as solid as diamond.

This is also the fundamental supernatural power of the Divine Incantation.

With the Divine Qi Incantation combined with the Divine Weapon Incantation, Gao Wu's physical strength officially surpassed that of the Crimson Flame Flying Dragon Armor, far exceeding all level seven battle armors, and even surpassing the strength of level seven divine weapons.

In other words, as long as the divine energy and divine weapon incantation are still present, he can fight a seventh-tier divine weapon head-on with his physical body.

The Xuanwu Divine Qi Mantra, at the Saintly Realm, can automatically filter all harmful substances and source energy, forming a closed divine qi body that only interacts with the outside world in terms of source energy.

Of course, most of the time such an exaggeration is unnecessary.

It can only be said that the Divine Body allows him to adapt to any harsh environment and will not be trapped by environments such as high temperature, high poison, or lack of oxygen.

Theoretically, he should be able to survive in the vacuum of space now, provided he can obtain enough energy.

Having taken this step, Gao Wu felt that safety had been greatly improved and that there was a sufficient margin for error.

He still has 7.3 billion merits left. If he kills one or two more federal bishops, he should be able to upgrade the Qilin Divine Hero Mantra to the divine level.

At that time, he will definitely be able to directly advance to the seventh level!

Gao Wu felt that his accumulation was almost enough. Even without upgrading the Qilin Divine Hero Mantra, he was enough to condense the Source Power True Core, but it would just take some time.

Time is so precious to him!
The problem is that seventh-level bishops are not so easy to find. In the entire Federation, they only managed to gather three seventh-level bishops to lay in ambush.

Old Qin also said that he could be protected within the alliance. But if he ran to the Federation, the situation would be hard to predict.

Gao Wu immediately thought of Qu Hanshan, the old man who should be able to provide some merit.

However, Qu Hanshan was, after all, a powerful figure in the alliance. No matter how insidious and despicable he was, he still had some bottom line in his actions.

It's absolutely impossible for them to have billions of merits on their bodies like the three bishops of the Federation!
Gao Wu still finds it unbelievable when he thinks about it now. Did Leo and those other bishops eat children every day?
Even if you ate it every day, it wouldn't be that exaggerated.

He thought of the tens of millions of people on Dongwei Island. If all of them were sacrificed, then the person in charge would inevitably bear countless resentments.

Leo and his group were likely involved in the Dongwei Island incident, which explains their extraordinary merits.

Based on this calculation, the Dongwei Island Secret Realm could potentially provide him with hundreds of billions of merit points...

Gao Wu turned back to the idea, feeling that just thinking about it would cost him a lot of merit.

Moreover, Dongwei Island is not a place he can go. Even Old Qin didn't dare to venture in rashly…

The next morning, Qu Hanshan led He Qingming, Wang Qi and others to Donghe.

Qu Hanshan didn't go to see Gao Wu, but went straight to Laoli Village. He had wanted to come yesterday, but he didn't want to appear too eager.

Excavators are working everywhere in Laoli Village, mainly to process the flesh and blood left behind by the blood sacrifice. This is to fundamentally eliminate the magical domain left by the blood sacrifice.

Qu Hanshan didn't care about these things. He went straight to the center of Laoli Village. The original house had long been reduced to ashes by the bombardment of the source force, leaving only a small foundation.

Even the old tree was destroyed. The scene was a complete mess.

Qu Hanshan paid no attention to the traces of destruction; he was focused on the traces of source energy left in the void.

The traces of source energy left by the battles of level seven powerhouses are like engravings on the source energy level, and it will take at least several dozen days to gradually dissipate.

Through these traces of source energy, Qu Hanshan saw the source energy generated by Leo and Morgan, as well as the icy aura left by Song Mingyue.

The source energy left behind by Gao Wu was extremely powerful and very strange... He couldn't quite understand it. He couldn't even be sure if it was left by Gao Wu.

Qu Hanshan was reconstructing the battle through the traces of source power when he heard He Qingming whisper, "Teacher, Gao Wu is here."

He looked up and saw Gao Wu and Song Mingyue walking side by side. Both of them were wearing crisp black military uniforms and large sunglasses, making them look cold and mysterious.

Gao Wu walked up and grinned, "Old Qu, you've come at the right time. I have something to discuss with you."

Qu Hanshan ignored Gao Wu's rude address and looked at Gao Wu coldly: "What is it?"

Morgan confessed that you were his accomplice.

Gao Wu said slowly, "This matter is of great importance. Please come back to Zhongjing with me to cooperate with the investigation."

Before Qu Hanshan could speak, Wang Qi, He Qingming, and the others' expressions changed drastically. Gao Wu actually wanted to take Qu Hanshan back to Zhongjing for investigation; he was treating Qu Hanshan as a suspect!
In terms of rank, Gao Wu and Qu Hanshan are at the same level. Although he has the authority of an inspector, it's too arrogant of him to directly take action against Qu Hanshan like this!

Gao Wu noticed that the group of people looked unwell, so he comforted them, "Don't worry, the organization is fair and just. We won't wrong an innocent person, nor will we let a bad person go unpunished."

Gao Wu smiled politely at Qu Hanshan again: "Elder Qu, please cooperate and don't make things difficult for me..."

"By you?"

Qu Hanshan's face was ashen. He spread his arms wide and said, "I'm right here. Let's see if you have the ability to take me away!"

(End of this chapter)