Gao Wu insists on cultivating immortality.

Chapter 379 Different

Dongwei Island still retained a lot of divine power. With the resonance of the divine sword and the divine incantation, Rose, who was pierced by the Crimson Sky Sword, turned into light but did not immediately dissipate.

Rose's face was contorted by light, and the divine spell on her cheeks was still shining brightly.

As a follower of the Scorpion King, Rose understands the Scorpion King's teachings well: all life and energy will enter the abyss, and only coldness and death are eternal.

By worshipping the Scorpion King, one can enter his divine realm and gain eternal life.

Rose, however, was unwilling to die; he didn't quite believe in the concept of the divine kingdom. In his understanding, the divine kingdom was another dimensional space where a soul without a physical body could survive.

But, since he has perished both body and soul, what can he take to the divine kingdom?

Death is irreversible!

As he approached death, Rose was filled with terror. He struggled and resisted with all his might, but he could not withstand the intense heat of the Crimson Sky Sword. His body disintegrated into specks of light layer by layer.

In less than two seconds, Rose completely disintegrated into specks of light and flame. His Seven Deadly Blades, however, shot forward hundreds of kilometers along with the crimson light…

The island below was once again covered by a long red light, which triggered endless fires.

The two Crimson Sky Swords unleashed by Gao Wu intersected in the center of Dongwei Island, forming a massive cross that destroyed most of the city along the cross and severed the spatial connection between the other world and Dongwei Island...

This was not a coincidence, but rather Gao Wu deliberately chose the angle of his second sword strike. It would not only kill Luo Sai, but also sever the spatial connection between Dongwei Island and the other world.

Moreover, these two swords also covered several important cities on Dongwei Island as much as possible, causing devastating damage to a large number of low-level alien races in the urban areas.

The low-ranking tortoise-shell alien race on Dongwei Island may number one or two million.

With the terrifying power of the Crimson Sky Sword, they almost wiped out the alien races on Dongwei Island.

With the addition of Archbishop Rosse who was executed, the merit of the Book of Immeasurable Merit suddenly increased to 35 billion.

The amount of merit was too great; even Gao Wu couldn't accurately calculate how much merit Rose had provided.

A rough estimate suggests that Rose has accumulated at least six or seven billion merits, a truly enormous amount.

Gao Wu did the calculations, but then felt something didn't add up. So, the blame for the deaths of tens of millions of people should be placed on the Scorpion King?

He couldn't help but think of Venus and the other three. These level eights were the culprits. If he were to solve the problem, he could easily accumulate hundreds of billions of merits!
But he only thought about it; if he were thrown into the Pantheon of the Epang Palace, Qin Liuhe probably wouldn't even go in.

That said, Venus and the others might not die inside immediately. If he enters the Epang Palace soon, he might still have a chance to see those guys...

Gao Wu was only thinking about it; a hundred billion merits was still too far away. Three hundred and fifty billion merits would be enough for him to raise the Azure Dragon Divine Qi Mantra to the Dao Entry Realm.

The Azure Dragon Divine Qi Mantra is his fundamental mantra, and upgrading it would be of great benefit to him.

Having witnessed Qin Liuhe's methods of luring away the Pantheon, Gao Wu became somewhat wary.

Qin Liuhe, at level nine, already possesses such supernatural powers; their enemy, however, is a demon god, who must have even stronger supernatural powers.

While the Taiyi Battle Body and the Crimson Sky Sword are powerful, they pale in comparison to these formidable divine abilities.

After this battle, Gao Wu gained a certain understanding of high-level combat.

Putting everything else aside, his teacher's spatial abilities were far beyond his reach. Even with the Crimson Sky Sword, he couldn't touch a single hair on his teacher's head.

With a flash of light and shadow, Hai Wuji had returned, still holding the Seven Deadly Blades in his hand.

Gao Wu's face immediately lit up with a bright smile: "Thank you, Master."

Hai Wuji glanced at Gao Wu: "You're not suited to using a knife. This is for Mingyue."

"Same here." Gao Wu wanted the Seven Deadly Divine Blades for Song Mingyue's sake as well.

"Thank you, teacher." Song Mingyue quickly expressed her gratitude.

Hai Wuji was more casual with Gao Wu, but he couldn't be so casual with Song Mingyue. He said seriously, "This sword is blessed with the power of a demon god, which will erode your mind. Conversely, it will also temper your spirit and sword intent."

He has a keen eye; when Song Mingyue made her move on Dongwei Island last time, he saw that Song Mingyue had inherited Song Xuetao's sword technique.

The Seven Absolute Divine Blade itself is made of excellent material, and the divine incantation added to it also has a great effect on sharpening Song Mingyue.

By honing one's sword intent in this way, one can even subdue divine spells and turn them into one's own.

The essence of divine power is nothing more than source power reshaped by the will of the demon god. As long as the demon god cannot enter the real world, the influence of any divine incantation is very limited.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Hai Wuji explained some knowledge about demon gods to Gao Wu and Song Mingyue.

He has said before that theory must be combined with practice in order to be better understood.

Gao Wu waited patiently for the old man to finish speaking, then cautiously asked, "Master, should we go and check out the entrance to the other world?"

"What are you going to do?" Hai Wuji rolled his eyes at his disciple. "Do you really think demon gods have no temper? As far as I know, most demon gods are petty and hold grudges."

"It's just that they can't enter the real world, and also, their concept of time is different from ours."

Hai Wuji could understand Gao Wu's feelings very well. After all, Gao Wu had personally killed an eighth-level being, so he must be feeling triumphant and fearless right now. He would even want to test the strength of a demon god if he encountered one...

Demons reside in their own unique dimensional space. For them, the laws of any other world would suppress them, and nowhere is as comfortable as their own divine realm.

Generally speaking, one might wander through another world for hundreds or thousands of years and still not encounter a demon god.

However, once you encounter a demon god, even if it is just a projection of a demon god, you will surely die.

Having just broken through the secret realm of Dongwei Island, the Demon God might be angry and seeking revenge! Going to another world at this time increases the risk a thousandfold. Gao Wu mainly felt that there might be some high-level alien races hiding at the entrance to another world, and going in now might allow him to obtain a large amount of merit.

After being firmly rejected by Hai Wuji, he stopped mentioning it.

While good deeds are commendable, they are not worth taking too much risk for.

"Let's go back and wait for news."

Hai Wuji forcibly used his spatial magic to lock onto Luo Sai, and he also exhausted his source power. At this moment, he was extremely tired.

In addition, the constant hiding and fleeing these past few days has put me under immense mental pressure.

With the problem on Dongwei Island resolved and Venus and her group dealt with by Qin Gong, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed completely, having no energy left to cause any more trouble.

The three returned to the No. 7 base, where Tian Wuji, Bai Chan, and Chu Jiuge came out to greet them.

Ever since Gao Wu and Song Mingyue entered Dongwei Island, several level-seven martial kings have been keeping an eye on the satellite images in the sky.

When the Crimson Sky Sword unleashed its first strike, its crimson light blazing across the sky, it was captured by satellite.

Hundreds of kilometers away, several Martial Kings sensed the blazing source power within the crimson light that was destroying everything. They were shocked and extremely uneasy, not knowing what had happened.

The group was still discussing whether to go in and take a look when the second strike of the Crimson Sky Sword completely shattered the spatial barrier of Dongwei Island... revealing that Dongwei Island had become a living hell...

Fortunately, the satellite captured Hai Wuji's image, and the Martial Kings breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Gao Wu is strong, he is ultimately far inferior to Hai Wuji in terms of status and ability.

With Dongwei Island fallen, it was rumored that Hai Wuji had perished there. Now that this Martial Saint has returned alive, it is a tremendous encouragement to the leaders of the two southeastern states.

Although Tian Wuji, Bai Chan, and Chu Jiuge were all considered members of the Qin faction, they were also very excited to see Hai Wuji return.

The sudden fall of Dongwei Island made the martial kings, who had enjoyed decades of peace, realize that the world had changed and that from now on, battles would become increasingly fierce and brutal.

They all initially thought Hai Wuji was a huge hindrance, but now that the situation has changed, Hai Wuji has become a guarantee of safety.

Although Hai Wuji was extremely exhausted, in order to appease everyone, he could only force himself to be polite to a few level seven martial kings and briefly explain the situation on Dongwei Island.

Knowing that the secret realm of Dongwei Island had been broken, Tian Wuji and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

Modern weapons and equipment rely heavily on electronic devices. The strong interference of the secret realm with electronic devices renders conventional firepower completely ineffective in deterring threats.

Without the protection of a secret realm, Dongwei Island, despite its important location, will be monitored by satellite 24 hours a day.

If anything goes wrong, heavy artillery will provide long-range coverage. They could even use nuclear weapons to clean up the land at any time.

Gao Wu had no interest in chatting with Tian Wuji and the others, so he said something and took Song Mingyue back to their room to rest.

Having unleashed the Crimson Sky Sword twice in succession, Gao Wu was also severely depleted. He had already drunk several bottles of dragon blood on the way, but the depletion in his Yin Spirit could not be quickly recovered.

Back in the room, Gao Wu said to Song Mingyue, "I feel it..."

Although Song Mingyue was used to Gao Wu frequently breaking through, she couldn't help but show a look of surprise: "You're about to break through again?"

Gao Wu just achieved two breakthroughs in a row two days ago, and he broke through again today?!
"That's how a peerless genius is; breaking through bottlenecks is as easy as drinking water." Gao Wu smiled smugly. He couldn't reveal the Book of Immeasurable Merit, so he could only say that he had amazing talent.

“That makes sense.” Song Mingyue wholeheartedly agreed.

Although she vaguely sensed that Gao Wu could draw energy from combat, why couldn't others? It was clearly a powerful talent.

Gao Wu had originally wanted to come up with some other reason, but seeing how readily Song Mingyue believed him, he felt a little ashamed. What a good girl...

The main reason is that merit points are easy to obtain; one trip can yield hundreds of billions of merit points. What's the point of keeping them if you're not upgrading?

Although it was inconvenient to say directly about his relationship with Song Mingyue, there was no need to deliberately delay upgrading it for a few days.

Gao Wu sensed that this upgrade would be different, so he consumed a large amount of dragon blood in advance as an energy reserve.

He took a bath and changed clothes, then closed his eyes, sat quietly, and adjusted his state before slowly lying down, holding Song Mingyue's hand: "Ready, I'm coming..."

Song Mingyue didn't think that much. She sat on the chair by the bed and closed her eyes, her mind resonating with Gao Wu.

Gao Wu's consciousness was immersed in the spiritual world, and he directly summoned the Book of Immeasurable Merit. He was already extremely familiar with this process.

He directly added billions of merits to the Azure Dragon Divine Qi Mantra, and the Azure Dragon soared into the sky...

This time was different from the past. Although the Azure Dragon was surrounded by billions of stars, it did not split into two.

The Azure Dragon's massive body danced in various poses, and as the Azure Dragon's poses changed, the black Heavenly Dragon, the Martial God Image, also flew out from its Source Power Core.

Gao Wu knew that this was the fusion of the martial arts divine image and the azure dragon divine qi mantra. The azure dragon divine qi mantra had changed, which also caused the heavenly dragon divine image to change accordingly.

As the Azure Dragon God danced, it seemed to resonate with a certain rhythm. Gao Wu felt that the Azure Dragon's posture and rhythm possessed an extraordinary beauty.

Beyond its external form and abstract consciousness, the Azure Dragon itself seems to represent some kind of ultimate power.

Before Gao Wu could understand what was happening, the azure celestial dragon split into countless octagonal stars, merging into the black celestial dragon, into his source energy core, and into his muscles, bones, flesh, and internal organs...

In a daze, Gao Wu felt as if he had ascended to heaven as an immortal, floating up to the highest heavens...

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