Gao Wu insists on cultivating immortality.

Chapter 388 Abyss
As Gao Wu taunted him, his second punch arrived.

Regardless of his character, Poseidon's combat power wielding the Trident of Poseidon was extremely formidable. Had Poseidon not misjudged the power of the Taiyi Battle Body, he wouldn't have suffered such a great loss.

With such a formidable opponent, Gao Wu would not give them any chance.

Gao Wu attacked again, this time using the Xuan Tian Hammer. He didn't know what other divine arts Poseidon might be hiding, and he used the Xuan Tian Hammer to prevent his opponent from escaping.

With a single punch, the power of the Xuan Tian Hammer was like the collapse of the sky, covering all directions with Poseidon as the center.

Although Poseidon was almost blown apart by a single punch, his mental strength was still formidable, and with the blessing of a divine incantation, he was able to react immediately in the critical moment.

He was spun around by the trident of Neptune, which had been thrown into the air, and transformed into a circle of blue-gold light.

The depths of the light wheel resembled an endless ocean, forming a small domain of law.

Despite the strong spatial restrictions, Poseidon was still able to barely unleash the power of the divine artifact thanks to his compatibility with the Trident of Poseidon.

The Trident of Neptune is not just a nice-sounding name; it contains the power of endless water and truly has the ability to command the seven seas.

With the blessing of the deep-sea divine spell bestowed by the Golden Crab King, Poseidon temporarily activated the deep-sea magic domain.

The blue-gold halo resembled an endless deep sea, capable of absorbing and resisting any external attack.

Poseidon also sensed that Gao Wu's fist power was as vast as the sky, covering all directions, and that the source power was transformed into spatial power, which was why it had the power to collapse the sky.

Such a fist technique should have reached the eighth level. Unfortunately, no matter how powerful a martial artist is, they cannot compare to a god.

Not to mention he also possesses the Trident of the Sea Emperor. Once Gao Wu's punch has exhausted its power, the Trident of the Sea Emperor will be enough to drag Gao Wu into the deep sea domain, and with the power of the divine incantation, he will shred Gao Wu to pieces!
To Poseidon's surprise, another powerful martial artist appeared below and threw a punch upwards as well.

The two martial arts masters, one above and one below, converged their fists, which covered all directions, around him.

The deep-sea domain formed by the trident of Poseidon was insufficient when sandwiched in the center.

Poseidon sensed something was wrong, but had no way to deal with it.

The two martial arts masters possessed identical strength and coordinated their attacks with exceptional precision, covering all directions. Even without spatial restrictions, he would have nowhere to hide.

“There’s no chance…” Poseidon immediately realized that he couldn’t withstand the double punches; he was doomed this time.

"What a formidable opponent. One mistake sealed our fate."

Even with his profound nature, Poseidon felt intense resentment when facing death, but he had made a mistake by underestimating Gao Wu, and at this point, he could only accept his fate of defeat.

However, even if he dies, he won't let Gao Wu get away with it.

Poseidon was decisive. He immediately abandoned all hope and activated the Source Core to burn, including his soul, which burned along with the Source Core. The Abyss Curse hidden deep within his spiritual world was activated...

The two Xuanlong Hammers struck together, causing the blue-gold light wheel to pause briefly before collapsing silently. The spinning Sea Emperor Trident was abruptly brought to a halt by the combined force of the punches.

Poseidon's deep blue sea emperor armor was like shattered glass, with hundreds and thousands of cracks appearing on the armor, some even penetrating deep into Poseidon's body.

Poseidon paused again, then shattered into hundreds of pieces along with the deep blue armor, the shattered flesh and crystalline fragments scattering in all directions...

Gao Wu blasted Poseidon apart with a single punch, but saw that Poseidon's condensed and unyielding spiritual magnetic field remained in place like a semi-transparent phantom.

The phantom's eyes were deep and bright, and the combination of these two contradictory feelings added a touch of the mysterious to Poseidon's spiritual aura.

"It's another divine spell from the demon god!" Gao Wu immediately realized what Poseidon was about to do. He had seen it many times before; every high-level demon god follower would eventually pull this stunt.

He said with a hint of disgust, "Why can't you just die peacefully instead of causing trouble!"

Having learned from past experiences, Gao Wu unleashed the Yinglong Slash with a palm strike this time.

The Yinglong Slash cleaves through all things and laws, containing a ferocious killing intent capable of annihilating everything. Had Poseidon not died, this strike might not have been able to sever the opponent's soul.

Now Poseidon only has a spiritual magnetic field left, and it can only be formed by divine incantations.

Ordinary changes in source energy are unlikely to interfere with Poseidon's mental magnetic field, but Yinglong Slash is the most effective at suppressing a pure mental magnetic field.

With a single palm strike, Poseidon's phantom was cleaved in two by the Yinglong Slash. His complete mental magnetic field was thus destroyed.

Poseidon visibly froze for a moment, but he still instinctively pointed at Gao Wu and activated the Abyss Divine Curse.

A stream of deep blue light shone directly onto Gaowu.

Gao Wu casually flicked his wrist, activating the Candle Dragon Shield. Yin and Yang converged, their source power flowing perfectly. The deep blue light was partially blocked by the rapidly spinning Candle Dragon Shield, but a sliver of light still fell upon Gao Wu.

The power of the Abyss Curse struck the soul level of a high-level martial artist, causing his vision to go black, as if he had fallen into an endless abyss.

The cold, dark waters robbed him of all his senses and devoured his mental strength.

In an instant, Gao Wu felt as if he were dead.

Sound, light and shadow, hot and cold, soft and hard, fragrance and stench have all lost their meaning, and even the concepts of good and bad have disappeared.

At this moment, Gao Wu was left with only his purest self-spirit.

This was the first time Gao Wu had examined and observed himself in this state.

The memories of his two lifetimes overlapped to form his life journey. All his experiences were like sharpening knives, shaping him into who he is today.

Even his purest self-spirit was inevitably changed by his experiences, but the underlying nature of his self-spirit remained unchanged.

At this critical moment, Gao Wu was able to calmly analyze himself: a kind, brave, intelligent, diligent, righteous, humorous, sunny, and generous young man full of love!
Really excellent!

Gao Wu gave himself the fairest assessment, and he was quite satisfied with himself. He wouldn't deceive himself!
With this thought in mind, Gao Wu established a connection with the Yin God, and the endless abyss instantly dissipated, allowing all his senses and emotions to return.

Although Poseidon was split in two and most of his body had dissipated, he still managed to maintain a small portion of his body projection.

He saw the deep blue light on Gao Wu's body dissipate, and Gao Wu's eyes regain their brightness. A look of astonishment appeared on his face, which was split in two.

The Abyss Divine Curse is incredibly terrifying; it requires burning one's soul and source energy core to activate. How could it have no effect on high-level martial arts practitioners? This is impossible…

Gao Wu noticed Poseidon's astonishment and smiled, "You are nothing."

Poseidon's face, split in two, revealed anger and confusion respectively. Under his distorted expression, the two halves of his body quickly blurred into specks of light and completely dissipated.

Gao Wu reached out and took the Sea Emperor Trident. The moment he held the divine weapon, he felt its strong repulsion towards him.

It was as if the halberd was covered with sharp spikes, making him feel clearly uncomfortable.

Gao Wu didn't care. The trident looked nice, but it was just a harpoon after all, and he wasn't interested in it.

A blur of motion appeared, and Qin Liuhe materialized out of thin air. He said to Gao Wu, "Poseidon's final Abyss Curse was incredibly powerful. How are you?"

"It's alright." Gao Wu nodded. Even without the guidance of the Yin God, the Abyss God Curse wouldn't trap him for too long.

Of course, if you are surrounded by several powerful individuals and fall victim to the Abyss Curse, the outcome is uncertain.

Qin Liuhe took the Sea Emperor's Trident and said, "You rest for a day. Tomorrow we'll go and break the Twelve Golden Men."

"How do we solve this?" Gao Wu asked, his eyes wide.

He had seen the Twelve Golden Men, which were sixty or seventy meters tall and looked to weigh at least several hundred thousand tons.

The golden statue wasn't cast in bronze, but in some special metal. While the Crimson Sky Sword was powerful, even a high-level martial artist wasn't confident they could break through it.

"The twelve golden figures have no intelligence; they are merely guardians of the secret realm, acting in accordance with its rules."

Qin Liuhe said, "When the twelve golden men take their turn at the gate, I will use the Jade Seal of Heavenly Mandate to suppress them. You will then pierce their heads with your sword and retrieve the divine talisman that controls them."

"Is it that simple?" Gao Wu asked.

"Only a peerless divine artifact like the Crimson Sky Sword can break through the Golden Man's head. Otherwise, even a level ten life form would be helpless against the Golden Man."

Qin Liuhe said, "You have gained some insights into the Nine Dragons Path. Although you have not yet condensed your Dharma Domain, your powerful physique is enough to accurately control the Crimson Sky Sword."

The Crimson Sky Sword is powerful, but if one cannot truly wield it, most of its power will be wasted, and it will be unable to shatter the golden man's head in one strike.

It is only because Gao Wu has made great progress in martial arts these past few days that he has been able to do this.

Gao Wu nodded and asked again, "After breaking the Jin army, what then?"

"Once you obtain the twelve divine talismans, you can enter the front hall and get the Tai'a Sword," Qin Liuhe said. "After you refine the Tai'a Sword, you can break the Nine Cauldrons and obtain the fortune of heaven, earth, rivers, and lakes left by our ancestors."

Qin Liuhe glanced at Gao Wu as he spoke: "This kind of fortune gathers the power of all living beings. It will be of great benefit to you."

A thought struck Gao Wu: Could the power of all living beings be the source of power and merit?

He couldn't help but ask, "Lord Qin, is the Epang Palace a legendary relic left behind in history?"

"No. Our historical legends are the real world. The Epang Palace is a divine realm from another dimension. It can only be said that the two reflect and influence each other."

"So they look very similar, but their essence is quite different."

Qin Liuhe said, "Some myths and legends in history are probably like this. They are related but not exactly the same."

“Poseidon and his people were very lucky; they found the Olympian realm, which their mythology reflected.”

"If we can find the corresponding celestial palaces in mythology, we will have a chance to advance to level ten, eleven, and twelfth..."

Qin Liuhe said, "The Epang Palace is not bad either. At least we have a chance to obtain the body of the Chaos Dragon King to rebuild the Great Wall of Time and Space and protect our Chinese heritage."

Gao Wu remained silent. According to Qin Liuhe, the outer world was even more vast, mysterious, and powerful than he had imagined.

After drinking a large amount of dragon blood, Gao Wu slept for several hours until he was fully recovered. Only then did he activate the Qilin Divine Heroic Spell and review the great battle with Poseidon.

The battle ended quickly, yet it was full of details. In particular, Poseidon's use of the Abyss Curse was indeed very powerful.

After repeated study and contemplation, Gao Wu also gained quite a bit. He took a moment to glance at the Book of Boundless Merit, where four level-eight saints had provided him with 50 billion merits.

In terms of merit, Venus and Poseidon contributed the most, while Ares contributed the least.

With a total of 75 billion merits, killing two or three more Federation Saints should be enough to accumulate 100 billion...

Gao Wu muttered to himself, but he also knew that a Saint with a Law Domain and a Saint without a Law Domain were completely different things.

He was able to easily kill four level eight beings mainly because of the spatial divine domain of the Epang Palace.

Without the suppression of the spatial domain, even if he could defeat an eighth-level saint, he might not be able to hold the opponent back.

Therefore, he still needs to advance to level eight as soon as possible... I wonder if the Tai'a Sword is any good!

Gao Wu was quite looking forward to the level 10 Tai'a Sword, as the Chixiao Sword was too powerful and inconvenient to use.

If the Tai'a Sword is truly effective, it will have a significant advantage against level eight opponents...

(End of this chapter)