Gao Wu insists on cultivating immortality.

Chapter 376 Open the way

Venus doesn't like to talk nonsense; they just want to deal with Qin Jiuyue as well.

If Hai Wuji and Gao Wu had been killed directly, Qin Jiuyue wouldn't have come.

Let's chat for a bit and give Qin Jiuyue some time.

Gao Wu's words were so harsh that Venus was genuinely angered. Her white robe was made from the ninth-tier exotic beast, the Cloud Horse, and its hem was three or four meters long. In the high sky, it flowed like clouds, making it impossible for her to expose herself.

What truly angered her was Gao Wu's comment, "old woman." She possessed power, authority, status, honor, and money, but had lost her youth.

She was in excellent physical condition, but after all, she was eighty years old, and her constant cultivation had consumed a great deal of her life essence. Although the numerous blood sacrifices granted her immense power, they also severely depleted her vitality.

The term "old woman" hit her sore spot perfectly.

Venus hissed, "You're asking for death!"

Enraged, she lost interest in teasing Gao Wu and Hai Wuji and immediately activated her spiritual power to summon the Pantheon.

As the master of the pantheon, she was responsible for controlling the sealing of space within this massive temple. The actual execution was left to Poseidon, Apollo, Ares, and the others.

If the Pantheon wants to trap Hai Wuji, it must abandon its blockade of the Dongwei Island secret realm and shrink its spatial range.

Hai Wuji has a keen sense of spatial changes; he can feel the vast space of the Pantheon constantly shrinking.

Even with his abilities, it would be difficult for him to break through the Pantheon's spatial barrier in one strike. He launched a full-scale attack but could not escape, and was about to be besieged by Poseidon and his forces.

If they don't take action, the Pantheon will continue to shrink and eventually trap him and Gao Wu in a very small space.

At that time, they were like prisoners locked in a cage, only able to passively endure attacks from all sides, and their fate was the same: death.

Hai Wuji hesitated for once, and it seemed that the longer the delay, the better.

Although the Pantheon is powerful, it will take them some time to truly kill him and Gao Wu.

The problem is that once the Pantheon locks down the space, even if you want to fight desperately, you won't be able to.

Hai Wuji glanced at Gao Wu and said, "When I use the Han Guang Sword to break through the spatial barrier, other saints will inevitably take the opportunity to suppress me. I will do my best to use my spatial abilities to send you away from the Pantheon."

"Keep the Han Guang Sword for now. Give it to Feng Ying when she has condensed her Origin Power Core."

Gao Wu paused for a moment and then said, "Is the teacher giving his last words?"

"I suppose so. If I were to die here, I'd like to make sure my affairs are settled. Your swordsmanship talent is mediocre, so the Han Guang Sword is of little use to you. I'll leave it to your junior sister. There's nothing else of value here, so I'll leave Qinglin Garden and the laboratory to you," Hai Wuji said calmly.

Then, remembering something, he added, "My will is in the safe in my bedroom at Qinglin Garden. Just follow the will when the time comes."

"I have a few relatives in the Hai family, please take care of them."

"Master, are you serious?"

When Gao Wu heard his teacher give his last words, he was clearly prepared to die in battle, but he wanted to leave the chance of survival to him.

He was moved but also a little angry. The teacher had underestimated him. He said seriously, "Today, we men either die together or live together. There is no third way!"

Hai Wuji's face darkened: "I always thought you were very magnanimous, strong-willed, and wise. How could you act impulsively at such a crucial moment and say such stupid things!"

"I don't want to die here, but given the circumstances, I have no choice but to make the best option."

"Your talent is unparalleled, and you will soon be able to advance to level eight, or even level nine or ten. Once you have achieved a certain level of cultivation, you can come and help me take revenge."

Gao Wu remained silent.

Hai Wuji then said solemnly, "The reason why Qin Gong and I have helped you so much is not only because of our sect's legacy, but also because you possess enormous potential and are the future of China. And Ming Yue also has limitless potential. How can we let her die here so easily?"

"We enjoy enormous power and top-tier resources, and therefore naturally bear the enormous responsibility for the survival of the Chinese nation."

"The more dangerous the situation, the calmer you must remain!"

Hai Wuji was genuinely angry. He could understand Gao Wu's youthful passion, but he did not agree with Gao Wu's foolish choice.

It's pointless for us to die together. Only if Gao Wu survives will his hard work and fighting have meaning!

Gao Wu certainly understood Hai Wuji's meaning. To be honest, although he had encountered many dangers along the way, he had always managed to turn them into safety.

Having mastered the Taiyi Battle Body, he felt confident he could hold his own against an eighth-level opponent. With the Crimson Sky Sword in hand, the worst-case scenario was a humiliating escape…

It wasn't until Hai Wuji entrusted his affairs that Gao Wu suddenly realized the battle was more dangerous than he had anticipated.

Can the Crimson Sky Sword really break through the Pantheon's blockade so easily?

Gao Wu observed that the Pantheon's spatial restrictions were still within his comprehension.

The Pantheon is essentially integrated with the spatial barrier of Dongwei Island. It likely gained divine power through blood sacrifice, and this integration is very stable.

The transformation of Dongwei Island into a secret realm, forming a natural spatial barrier, is ten or even a hundred times stronger than the Pantheon.

The true purpose of the Pantheon is to mobilize the power of natural spatial barriers, which is equivalent to borrowing the power of secret realms, making the Pantheon exceptionally powerful.

Gao Wu said seriously to Hai Wuji, "My Crimson Sky Sword can forcibly break through the spatial barrier, I'll go first."

Hai Wuji had witnessed the power of the Crimson Sky Sword, and he also knew that Gao Wu could not truly control it, which was the biggest problem.

He said, "The Crimson Sky Sword is too powerful; you cannot truly control it. Within the Pantheon, Venus can manipulate space to transfer the Crimson Sky Sword's power."

Such a blazing and unparalleled divine object is actually most vulnerable to spatial manipulation. If Gao Wu could truly control the Crimson Sky Sword, he could even break through the spatial manipulations of the Pantheon. However, simply throwing the Crimson Sky Sword out would have a much less certain outcome. It was precisely because he considered this that he decided to strike first.

Hai Wuji explained to Gao Wu, "Only my Han Guang Sword can find the gap in the spatial barrier. You need to follow up and make your move to have a chance to escape. This order cannot be reversed..."

“Teacher, I have made considerable progress in the Xuanlong Dao. I will not be easily fooled by the opponent’s spatial changes.”

Gao Wu didn't want to argue with Hai Wuji anymore; there was no point in arguing with someone in the air.

He understood his teacher's good intentions. However, he still had a lot of confidence in himself.

Without further discussion, Gao Wu unleashed his source power and charged towards Venus.

The aloof Venus raised an eyebrow, a mocking smile on her face. Gao Wu might be a force to be reckoned with at level seven, but he was far too inexperienced against level eight.

Especially in the Pantheon, she can manipulate spatial changes. Although the distance between her and Gao Wu appears to be only a few dozen meters, they are actually separated by layers of spatial barriers.

Venus didn't move at all; she simply used her mental power to transform the spatial barrier into a giant mirror.

As Gao Wu shot through the air, he saw a projection of himself appear on the other side, also poised to throw a punch, exuding power and spirit.

Gao Wu knew that it was a spatial mirror reflection, reflecting all his concentrated divine will and source power back, thus forming a mirror projection.

Such spatial transformations can be described as exquisite. However, mirror reflection is ultimately just a projection. It may form a perfect mirror image when it comes to source power and spiritual power, but it is much less effective at a deeper level.

Putting aside everything else, the Taiyi Battle Body alone cannot be copied through mirror images. Not to mention his Yin Spirit and the Five Elements Divine Incantation, and the Nine Dragons Merging into One Heaven Dragon God Form that he comprehended are all powerful power imprints unique to him.

Let alone an eighth-level Venus, even a true god wouldn't have the ability to completely replicate all of his abilities.

Gao Wu punched his own reflection, and the two fists collided. The reflection cracked open with hundreds of transparent cracks, and then exploded into hundreds of crystalline fragments like a giant mirror.

Behind this spatial mirror, there was another image of a high-level martial artist, yet it still couldn't withstand the powerful and unparalleled punch from the high-level martial artist.

Even after shattering nine mirror images in succession, the residual force of the punch still left a huge crack in the void.

The Pantheon's invisible spatial barrier trembled continuously under the impact of the punches.

Venus appeared several hundred meters behind Gao Wu, a look of surprise flashing in her eyes. The power of that punch was truly terrifying.

In an environment where source energy is suppressed, where does Gao Wu unleash such power? Is it entirely from his physical body?

Venus said to Poseidon, Ares, and Apollo, "We have to make a move. This kid is deliberately bombarding us with all his might to test the state of the Pantheon's spatial barrier."

Although this punch was not enough to shake the Pantheon, it was like a stone thrown into a lake, creating ripples.

For a highly skilled level eight expert like Hai Wuji, this test would allow him to see almost the entire pantheon.

If Gao Wu continues to cause trouble like this, Hai Wuji might really find a loophole and escape.

After all, the secret realm space of Dongwei Island is inherently unstable, and the Pantheon has no way to truly control the barrier of the secret realm space.

Ares said, "This kid's got some skills. I'll handle him. You guys deal with Hai Wuji."

The four of them were waiting for Qin Jiuyue to make a move. Since he hadn't reacted yet, they decided to kill Hai Wuji first.

They didn't underestimate Gao Wu either, sending Ares, who was best at head-on combat, to kill Gao Wu, while the remaining three surrounded and attacked Hai Wuji.

Ares was a rugged man with a face full of thick hair, wearing heavy bronze armor and wielding a flaming spear.

The three-meter-long spear shimmered with flames, like a burning fire. This ninth-tier divine artifact, obtained from the Divine Realm, was undoubtedly the best for attacking fortified positions.

Ares emerged from the void, spear in hand. He disliked idle chatter and immediately charged at Gao Wu with his flaming spear.

When Gao Wu was pointed at by the flaming spear, he immediately felt a great threat.

The flames on the spear were much hotter than those from the Vermilion Bird Divine Light Mantra, likely reaching temperatures close to 30,000 to 40,000 degrees Celsius. The spear was also exceptionally sharp and hard.

Although the Taiyi Battle Body is strong, it may not be able to withstand this thing.

Gao Wu immediately activated the Xuanlong Transformation, and in a flash, he retreated behind Hai Wuji.

Hai Wuji and Gao Wu were in sync; he immediately activated the Han Guang Sword to meet the Fiery Spear.

The flaming spear that pierced through the void locked onto Gao Wu. As long as Gao Wu was inside the Pantheon, he would be struck by this attack.

Hai Wuji is not good at direct confrontations, especially against such a powerful artifact as the Flaming Spear. Han Guang Sword does not actually gain any advantage in this situation.

He could only do his best to unleash the power of the Han Guang Sword to slice through the void layer by layer, blocking the flaming spear through the void barriers.

Ares didn't care about Hai Wuji's changes. He thrust his spear forward, piercing through the wall-like void barrier that had been cut out.

At the same time, Apollo drew his sun bow, and a blazing arrow naturally condensed on the bow, which was as perfect as the sun. The arrow was aimed at Hai Wuji.

Poseidon raised his trident, gathering power to deliver a devastating blow to Hai Wuji...

Venus then manipulated the Pantheon to lock down the space around Hai Wuji and Gao Wu, preventing them from using spatial manipulation techniques.

The immense spiritual power of the four level-eight saints pressed down on Hai Wuji like four invisible mountains. Coupled with the Pantheon's suppression of spatial abilities, Hai Wuji felt extremely strained, and even the circulation of his source energy was greatly suppressed...

Hai Wuji, who had previously looked down on the Federation's level eight, now sighed inwardly, "What a bitter pill to swallow..."

But he quickly rallied his spirits, determined to pave a way for Gao Wu even if it meant his own death!
(End of this chapter)