Gao Wu insists on cultivating immortality.

Chapter 359 Resistance
Upon hearing the words "cooperate with the investigation," Qu Hanshan felt a surge of anger.

How dare a 19-year-old brat ask him to cooperate with the investigation?
For decades, he has followed Qin Jiuyue, sweating and bleeding for the alliance. He can be considered to have made great contributions!

Not to mention the many things he did for Qin Jiuyue in private, how come now, Qin Jiuyue wants to take him down without saying a word?
Qu Hanshan was also very puzzled by this, but he dared not contact Qin Jiuyue, much less question him.

Indeed, Qin Jiuyue had asked him to do some things. However, he had taken a bit too big a step!

At this point, there was no turning back.

The problem was that Qin Jiuyue's act of drawing a clear line left Qu Hanshan feeling quite disheartened. His former superior needed to inform him before even considering changing course.

They just kept quiet and then sent a little brat to make things difficult for him.

The 19-year-old brat went even further, demanding his cooperation in the investigation without any evidence.

The little brat has really figured out the trick of fabricating charges!
Qu Hanshan knew that Gao Wu and Song Mingyue were powerful, but he, the dignified King of Nanzhou, could be intimidated by two little brats.

If they're so capable, they should just break off all pretense and start fighting.

Regardless of his fate, what do the other seventh-level Martial Kings from various states think of Zhongjing? What do they think of Qin Jiuyue?

Without any evidence, they can take down whomever they want. Where is the credibility of the alliance? How can they convince others?
Gao Wu was not surprised by Qu Hanshan's tough stance. Although there were three seventh-level Martial Kings in Nanzhou, Qu Hanshan had always been the one in charge of Nandu, and with Qin Jiuyue as his backer, he was practically the master of Nanzhou.

Regardless of his reasons, Qu Hanshan would never bow down to a nineteen-year-old boy.

Two days ago, Gao Wu might have hesitated a bit about this.

Now, however, the situation is different. Ambushed by three seventh-level bishops, Gao Wu is seething with anger.

If it weren't for his and Xiao Song's exceptional skills, they would have died this time.

It's hard to believe that Qu Hanshan knew nothing about the three seventh-level bishops running in.

Besides, Qin Liuhe had already made it clear that Qu Hanshan was problematic.

Gao Wu upgraded his Xuanwu Divine Qi Spell and finally understood that Old Qin had directly told him that he wanted him to be the bad guy.

Everyone in Nanzhou is Qu Hanshan's man; it's practically a pipe dream for him to find something wrong with Qu Hanshan in a short time.

His time was precious, and he didn't have time to waste on Qu Hanshan.

Rather than outwitting each other, it's better to fight with strength. As for whether this will provoke the seventh-level experts in various states and cause unrest, that's Old Qin's concern.

Gao Wu looked regretful: "If Elder Qu doesn't cooperate, I can only enforce the law impartially."

He Qingming couldn't hold back any longer. She shouted, "Deputy Chief of Staff Gao, don't go too far. Arresting people without any evidence is not an authority of the Security Headquarters!"

A year ago, Gao Wu could only take advantage of her to kill Hong Liufeng.

The current Gao Wu, in terms of both status and martial arts skills, is far superior to him. He Qingming could only patiently try to reason with him.

When facing his former comrade-in-arms, Gao Wu was relatively polite: "Whether it is compliant or legal is for the organization to decide."

"Mr. Qu and I will go together to find out the truth. If I am wrong, I will naturally take responsibility."

Wang Qi couldn't help but say, "Deputy Chief of Staff Gao, you're being too casual."

Before Wang Qi could finish speaking, Gao Wu's face darkened as he glanced at Wang Qi. His sharp, piercing gaze startled Wang Qi, and he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

"It's not your turn to speak here."

Gao Wu's tone was cold and stern. He was more polite to He Qingming because they had fought side by side.

A mere level six martial artist and level three supervisor dares to talk nonsense in front of him? Who gave Wang Qi the courage?!

There were dozens of people who came with Qu Hanshan. They were all Qu Hanshan's confidants. Seeing Gao Wu's rudeness and arrogance, they were all furious.

Originally, everyone wanted to speak up with Wang Qi, but Gao Wu's shout scared Wang Qi half to death, and everyone else was also struck by lightning, their faces pale and swaying as if they were about to collapse.

Gao Wu's powerful mental field was so strong that even Qu Hanshan could suppress it, let alone these level six, five, and four martial artists.

Qu Hanshan also released his mental energy field to protect his subordinates, and he sneered, "Such arrogance!"

"I'll give you one more chance. It's not too late to surrender now." Gao Wu's condescending attitude only fueled Qu Hanshan's anger.

Qu Hanshan waved his hand: "You may all step back."

Wang Qi and He Qingming were about to say something more, but Qu Hanshan suppressed them with his spiritual energy field, rendering them speechless.

Left with no other option, the two could only retreat far away with their subordinates.

Qu Hanshan said to Gao Wu and Song Mingyue, "Come on, if you have the ability, I'll give you my life."

As he spoke, he activated the Crimson Sun Armor, and his body shone brightly as he donned a heavy set of golden-red armor.

The armor is in the style of ancient Chinese mountain-patterned armor. The mountain-patterned design on the gold and red armor is very beautiful and has a heavy texture.

The long knife in his hand was also very special. It was two feet long with double-edged blades and a triangular blade at the top. The handle was five feet long.

The blade was also a deep crimson, shining brilliantly in the morning sunlight, radiating intense heat that caused the surrounding air to steam and vaporize...

Seeing Qu Hanshan brandish his famous Flaming Dragon Blade in his armored armor, Gao Wu smiled and said, "That's exhilarating."

Gao Wu also activated his Crimson Flame Flying Dragon Armor, his Heavenly Fate Sword held diagonally at his lower back. He said to Qu Hanshan, "We won't bully you. As long as you can defeat me, I'll take the blame for all your sins!"

A disdainful smile appeared on Qu Hanshan's ugly face behind the semi-transparent mask. He was ready; he wanted to see just how strong Gao Wu was!
Killing three level-seven bishops is indeed impressive. However, the traces of source energy indicate that there was an even stronger individual at the scene, terrifyingly powerful, and this person had no connection to Gao Wu or Song Mingyue.

He strongly suspected that Qin Jiuyue had made the move, because the powerful aura of source energy was very similar to Qin Jiuyue's.

Within the entire alliance, only Qin Jiuyue could help Gao Wu, and only Qin Jiuyue could easily break the Corrupted Law Domain.

Otherwise, how could Gao Wu and Song Mingyue possibly break through the Law Domain? Not to mention killing three Level 7 Bishops and not even giving them a chance to escape.

Gao Wu's aggressive manner is naturally based on his own strengths, such as Song Mingyue, who is very powerful.

But as a seventh-level Martial King, he is far superior to those seventh-level bishops.

Qu Hanshan didn't want to fight Gao Wu, but he had no other choice. Forced into this situation, he had no option but to fight back.

Perhaps Qin Jiuyue used his superior martial arts skills to force him to take action, but he had no other choice.

If they were to surrender and return to Zhongjing with Gao Wu, the people of Nanzhou would be disheartened.

After all, he had done so many things in private, so it wouldn't be difficult to find evidence of his crimes if there were two traitors.

Qu Hanshan felt aggrieved and filled with hatred for the aggressive Gao Wu. This brat, relying on Qin Jiuyue's backing, dared to act so arrogantly towards him; he couldn't tolerate it!
The mighty King Wu possessed an inviolable dignity.

"You talk too much nonsense, prepare to die!"

With a stern shout, Qu Hanshan activated the Crimson Sun Divine Form. He cultivated the Crimson Sun Scripture, whose origin was the Pleiades Star Lord, also known as the Rooster among the Twelve Divine Forms, drawing upon its supreme Yang energy.

The Red Sun Scripture is widely circulated. When Qu Hanshan sensed the source power, he awakened the ability to control fire. Combined with the ultimate yang power of the Red Sun Scripture, he earned the title of Fire King.

The Crimson Sun Divine Image he activated was a red halo that hovered behind his head. The halo was only about a foot in diameter, yet it resembled the blazing sun in the sky. A martial artist's condensed divine image is formed by the convergence of martial arts divine intent and source power. The larger the divine image, the more source power it gathers, and the stronger its power.

Qu Hanshan, however, did the opposite. After advancing to the Martial King level, he continuously refined his divine form, compressing the Crimson Sun Divine Form to only about a foot in diameter.

From the outside, the divine form has become smaller, but in reality, the Crimson Sun Divine Form has a complex source energy structure inside, which is dozens of times more efficient than the ordinary divine form in absorbing and circulating source energy.

This ability is also due to Qu Hanshan's awakening of fire-type abilities and his unique understanding of fire-type source power.

It was precisely because of this divine power that Qu Hanshan was able to become the leader of Nanzhou.

Qu Hanshan was inherently violent and ruthless. Now that he had torn off all pretense of civility and resorted to violence, he no longer held back.

As for what to do with the large number of relatives and friends in his family, he wouldn't even consider it anymore.

A real man does what pleases him and doesn't care about anything else!

Under the stimulation of Qu Hanshan, the crimson sun wheel rapidly increased in temperature, and the gathered source energy burned violently in the high temperature, transforming into an even higher temperature.

However, the crimson sun wheel's structure was stable, able to maintain the orderly operation of the raging high-temperature source energy. Qu Hanshan then channeled the sun wheel's source energy into the Flame Dragon Blade in his hand through the source energy core.

With the support of the source energy, the Flame Dragon Blade also turned crimson, its rising flames faintly resembling a burning fire dragon.

As a veteran seventh-level Martial King, Qu Hanshan instantly unleashed his source power to its peak, and his Flaming Dragon Blade thrust straight at Gao Wu.

Standing behind Gao Wu, Song Mingyue felt a wave of intense heat wash over her, and all sorts of floating dust and impurities in the air burned into specks of flame in the high temperature.

Song Mingyue remained expressionless, but silently activated the Tai Chi Twin Snakes to unleash the power of ice to resist the high temperature.

The opponent's longsword was so domineering, truly revealing the Martial King's skill. Although Leo and Morgan possessed powerful divine arts, they lacked this kind of pure and stable martial arts honed through countless trials.

Gao Wu was still able to resist the high temperature thanks to the Crimson Flame Flying Dragon Armor. After all, it had the words "Crimson Flame" in its name, which gave it a very high resistance to fire-type source power.

His physical body had been refined into a divine aura, making him immune to the opponent's sword energy.

Although Qu Hanshan's momentum was impressive, Gao Wu felt it was a waste of his source energy. The transformed blade energy had no real effect. Only if he could condense it all onto the blade would he truly demonstrate his skill.

It was also because the power of the Crimson Sun Source was so violent that even someone as strong as Qu Hanshan could not completely control it.

Gao Wu was very calm at this moment. The Xuanwu Divine Qi Mantra improved his physical foundation and also enhanced his strength in all aspects, greatly improving his combat power.

Looking at Qu Hanshan again, he surprisingly felt that his opponent was somewhat weak. Of course, he was still about 30-40% stronger than several seventh-level bishops.

Although Morgan possesses extraordinary spatial abilities, his actual combat strength is still inferior to Qu Hanshan's.

Strictly speaking, Qu Hanshan was also the first level seven Martial King that Gao Wu had faced. He was originally quite interested, but now, he felt a little disappointed.

Gao Wu did not draw his sword. The Heavenly Fate Sword was too light and would be at a disadvantage against the long and heavy saber.

The key point is that he doesn't want to get entangled with Qu Hanshan. After all, this is the city center. He can ignore Qu Hanshan, but ordinary people can't.

When Qu Hanshan goes berserk, he can easily cause devastating damage to the Nanhe River with just a few moves.

Therefore, Gao Wu chose the simplest and most forceful way to deal with the situation: he struck out with his palm against the tip of the opponent's longsword.

Qu Hanshan was somewhat surprised. Gao Wu was too arrogant. He dared to withstand his Flaming Dragon Blade with just his armor.

While the armor offered good protection, it couldn't compare to a seventh-tier divine weapon. Gao Wu's palm strike, unleashing incredibly powerful source energy, clearly wasn't a feint.

Qu Hanshan, wielding a long sword, could change his stance at any time, so there was no need for him to fight Gao Wu head-on.

But he didn’t believe that Gao Wu could fight Yanlong Dao head-on. If he couldn’t win even if they clashed like this, he might as well just throw the sword away and surrender!

The crimson sun rotated silently, and the source energy within a radius of tens of meters was transformed into a scorching source energy field, with the instantaneous temperature even reaching thousands of degrees.

The intense heat was only the fire-elemental energy that had spread out; 80% of that energy was concentrated on the Flame Dragon Blade.

The intense heat caused the Flame Dragon Blade to transform into a crimson flame, and the martial artists targeted by the Flame Dragon Blade were coated with a layer of golden-red flames...

"That's pretty impressive."

Gao Wu sensed the burst of Qu Hanshan's source power. Instead of being surprised, he was delighted. The way Qu Hanshan controlled fire-type source power had broadened his horizons and taught him a lot.

As expected, the Fire King who dominated the Southern Continent for twenty years was not given lightly.

Gao Wu locked onto Qu Hanshan with his mental power. The stronger the opponent's source power, the more difficult it was for him to unleash complex variations.

This is also the most basic principle of martial arts.

He also simultaneously activated the Five Divine Incantations, with the five divine forms of Qilin, Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise flying around, directly boosting his agility, strength, and innate talent to 35 points.

Although the Azure Dragon Divine Qi Mantra cannot improve physical constitution, it can stimulate the source power of acupoints, allowing the source power level to instantly explode to three times its original level.

Aside from not activating the Yin Spirit Sword Control, this was already his strongest state at the high-level martial arts level. The enhancement of the Xuanwu Divine Qi Curse allowed his physical strength to reach the divine level for a short period of time.

Gao Wu slammed his palm onto the tip of the longsword. The blazing blade pierced through the gauntlet of the Crimson Dragon Armor, but was blocked by the muscles in his palm.

The power of the Divine Body combined with the agility of the Divine Weapon Body, along with the explosive power of the Dragon Palm, unleashed a supreme strike of high martial arts.

Qu Hanshan immediately sensed something was wrong. At this point, it was too late to make any changes. He could only activate the Origin Power Core and the Crimson Sun Divine Form, unleashing the Origin Power to its maximum.

The crimson sun suddenly shone brightly, emitting a light even stronger than the sun in the sky. The temperature of the Flame Dragon Blade had reached ten thousand degrees, and its violent source power released a destructive force.

The two forces were locked in a stalemate for less than a fraction of a second when Qu Hanshan felt the unparalleled power emanating from the Flaming Dragon Blade. His whole body trembled violently, and the surrounding source energy field shook violently.

Qu Hanshan's body suddenly sank several feet into the ground, and the violent and unparalleled source power simultaneously pressed the ground within a radius of tens of meters into a deep collapse.

The Flaming Dragon Blade in his hand also flew out of his hand uncontrollably, and the source energy core between his eyebrows hummed and trembled. The pure Crimson Sun Source Energy he had cultivated for decades seemed to be about to explode out of control at any moment.

The Chiyang Mountain Armor that covered his entire body was also mostly shattered under the violent bombardment. His arms, shoulders, and chest were all blown open with hundreds of cracks, and blood and flesh flew everywhere.

"Damn it! Gao Wu is too strong..." Qu Hanshan's heart sank to the bottom. Gao Wu, who had not yet condensed his Origin Force Core, had such fierce and violent Origin Force. The power he had gathered was also incredibly solid and powerful.

It was only at this moment that Qu Hanshan realized that Gao Wu's strength far exceeded his expectations.

No matter what secret techniques Gao Wu used, he was no match for him. He had to leave immediately…

"With this level of skill, you're still putting up a fight? Are you trying to commit suicide...?"

Qu Hanshan heard Gao Wu's mockery on a spiritual level. He didn't even have the mind to be angry. Instead, he directly activated the Crimson Sun Wheel to bombard Gao Wu. He barely adjusted his source power to activate a secret technique, which turned into a beam of fire that shot into the sky.

Gao Wu unleashed another palm strike, cleaving the descending Crimson Sun Wheel in two. The extremely fierce and poisonous Yinglong Slash, capable of annihilating everything, also struck the soaring flames.

A streak of fire split into dozens of strands, yet it still pierced through the layers of clouds and vanished instantly.

Gao Wu didn't move, but he activated his Yin Spirit to control the Heavenly Fate Sword and chased after the red light, rushing into the clouds.

Wang Qi, He Qingming, and the others watching from afar were all ashen-faced. Their cultivation level was too low to see the details of the battle, but they could see that the Fire King, who had dominated Nanzhou for decades, was slammed into the ground with a single palm strike and then fled in panic as light.

This scene had a huge impact on He Qingming, Wang Qi, and the others. Everyone stared blankly at Gao Wu in the center of the battlefield, completely losing their ability to think...

(End of this chapter)