Gao Wu insists on cultivating immortality.

Chapter 404 The Devil Comes
With a sword in hand, the feeling of being a master martial artist is extremely good.

The brand-new Heavenly Mandate Sword was one with his Yang Spirit, and he could wield it with unparalleled skill, changing as if by magic.

Although the enemy is numerous and blessed with divine power, and they are united as one through the sacred war song, they can never be too tightly controlled.

In Gao Wu's eyes, his opponent's flaws and weaknesses were countless. He first broke the resonance of the Holy War Song with his sword chant, and then seized the opportunity to get close and strike.

Putting everything else aside, forty points of agility already exceeds the limit of level eight, not to mention these experts who quickly reached that level through divine power.

The Flying Whale Sect has dozens of high-ranking members, including more than a dozen at level seven, which is an astonishing number.

In reality, only three level 7 individuals were refined over time; the other level 7 individuals were forcibly upgraded through this massive blood sacrifice.

Generally speaking, without sufficient spiritual strength, it is impossible to condense the source energy core. Spiritual strength is cultivated through one's own arduous practice; forcibly elevating it through external forces will cause great damage to one's spirit and consciousness.

Based on past experience, divine power can greatly reduce the training time for martial artists.

A seventh-level bishop like Shi Potian would never have been able to advance to the seventh level in his entire life without believing in the Demon God. By becoming a follower of the Demon God and receiving divine power, Shi Potian broke through this bottleneck.

Take Hong Liufeng, for example. He possessed profound martial arts skills and could have advanced to the seventh level with sufficient divine power. However, he never got that opportunity.

The Flying Whale Cult has gone too far this time. A group of level six priests actually used divine power as the core to condense source power true cores and stepped into level seven.

Because it was a crash course, these people only possessed the strength of a level seven martial king, but they lacked the control over that strength, as well as the insight, knowledge, and ability to respond that a level seven martial king possessed.

Gao Wu dared to barge in so boldly because he had seen through the true nature of these high-ranking members of the Demonic Sect.

The white-haired bishop was killed first, mainly because he was the leader, and secondly because his foundation was relatively solid, roughly equivalent to 0.7 Shi Potian.

A group of high-ranking members of the demonic cult stood together, appearing densely packed, but in reality, each person's range of movement was limited, and they could only achieve resonance by adapting to the source force field through the Holy War Song.

Gao Wu cut into the crowd with his sword chant, wedging himself into them. The source energy field that resonated with everyone didn't even have time to repel him.

The Heavenly Sword, with its seemingly insignificant thickness, penetrated the space between things, first piercing the white-haired bishop's protective energy field, then with a light flick of the blade, snapped the opponent's neck.

A level seven expert possesses immense mental strength; even if their head is severed, they can still live for a while and may even unleash their martial arts divine form to fight.

However, the high-ranking members of the demonic sect in front of them did not have that ability. With their bodies destroyed, the remaining traces of their spiritual magnetic field were no longer a threat.

Gao Wu was very satisfied with this sword strike. He neither relied on the sharpness of the divine sword nor unleashed too much source power.

Only the agility was excessively high, which could be considered cheating. In all other aspects, it remained at a normal level eight.

The fact that he could easily penetrate the resonance field of dozens of high-ranking members of the Demonic Cult and kill their leader proves that he has firmly reached the level of a Martial Saint in martial arts.

The white-haired bishop's head flew off, shocking the surrounding high-ranking members of the demonic cult.

The remaining two bishops hurriedly activated their divine incantations. The incantations flashed, and a sword light, flowing like water, swept across their necks. The two bishops with the most solid cultivation also perished instantly.

With the three leading bishops killed, the remaining high-ranking members of the demonic cult were truly terrified. The already unstable resonance energy field collapsed instantly.

Only two die-hard level seven warriors were still casting divine spells, attempting to attack Gao Wu.

The rest of them turned and ran. They sacrificed others to live better and longer.

Having witnessed Gao Wu's terrifying power, the group lost all will to fight and only thought about how to escape.

With so many people present, there's a good chance of survival if we all try to escape together.

Among so many high-ranking members of the Demonic Cult, there were naturally some with strong and warlike personalities. They almost all attacked Gao Wu out of instinct, without considering the consequences.

Gao Wu liked tough guys like this. As the two of them were releasing their divine spells, the Heavenly Fate Sword hummed and vibrated. The sword's hum slightly interfered with their release of the divine spells and also caused a slight stagnation in their circulation of source power.

One wrong move and you're left with nothing to do.

In terms of martial arts, Gao Wu is far superior to these guys. If they all swarm him, Gao Wu will have to use some techniques to defeat them one by one.

They scattered in all directions, leaving only two die-hards who were easy to manipulate.

Taking advantage of the opponent's stagnant source power, the Heavenly Fate Sword, with its watery sword light, severed the necks of the two die-hards.

Gao Wu, having succeeded with his sword, did not linger. He immediately mounted his sword and charged forward, chasing after the scattered high-ranking members of the Demonic Sect.

With 40 points of agility, his speed far surpasses that of these hastily trained masters.

Whether the opponent is desperately trying to escape, using divine magic to fight back, or detonating their source energy to self-destruct, it makes no difference to a high-level martial artist.

One sword strike is enough to kill the opponent; a second strike is unnecessary. It's actually easier than chopping vegetables.

Diana and Hades stood on the rooftop of a high-rise building in the city center, watching the battle through their mental powers.

In an environment blessed with divine power, they can see various details of the battle through secret methods.

They all knew Gao Wu was powerful, and he should already be a solid level eight. A group of hastily trained high-ranking members of the Flying Whale Sect should be no match for him.

However, the fact that a group of seventh-level bishops collapsed at the first touch was far beyond what the two had expected.

Although the two level-eight experts used divine power to advance to level eight, they had also spent decades practicing martial arts and had extremely profound insights into it.

Seeing Gao Wu effortlessly and casually penetrate the source energy resonance of a group of people, they knew that Gao Wu's martial arts were extremely strong. As for what kind of sword Gao Wu used or what kind of martial arts he used, it was irrelevant.

This became even more apparent when Gao Wu was hunting down many high-ranking members of the Flying Whale Cult.

The longsword in his hand flowed like clear water, and no one could withstand its light. Even if someone were to self-destruct their source energy core, the sword light could pierce through their mental center first, destroying the source energy core in advance to prevent self-destruction.

It should be noted that in such a complex combat environment, the self-destruction of a level 7 source energy core is extremely powerful, which will cause some interference to high-level weapons.

Seeing a group of high-ranking members of the Flying Whale Cult being rapidly slaughtered, Diana looked at Hades: "Are you confident?"

Hades's eyes were deep and unfathomable: "I'm not sure."

He wielded the Hades Staff, a level nine divine artifact. This artifact allowed him to become invisible and vanish into the void, enabling him to leave the battlefield at any time even if he couldn't defeat a high-level martial artist.

He wasn't afraid of Gao Wu, but he wasn't confident he could defeat him. The same went for Diana.

Diana remained silent. Her Pegasus Spear allowed her to reach its full potential, especially in this secret realm enhanced by divine power, where her speed could reach tens of thousands of meters per second.

Even with her powerful mental strength, she couldn't control such high speed and could only make simple straight-line impacts.

Even so, the Pegasus Spear, with its high speed, has the potential to instantly kill an eighth-level Martial Saint. This is true unless the opponent is a spatial ability expert like Hai Wuji.

Gao Wu not only displayed superb swordsmanship in the battle, but his speed was also exceptionally fast. It seemed to be not much inferior to her Pegasus Spear technique.

Diana wasn't confident she could kill Gao Wu with a single shot. Unless Hades could hold Gao Wu back.

Hades understood Diana's meaning; he wanted him to go up and fight Gao Wu to the death, and Diana would find an opportunity to kill Gao Wu with a single blow.

The problem is, why would he risk his life for Gao Wu? Gao Wu didn't kill his wife. Even if Gao Wu had killed his wife, he wouldn't have risked his life for it.

The Alliance's Martial Saints are incredibly formidable, especially in close combat where they far surpass them. He could vaguely sense that Gao Wu's sword was also extraordinary, and he wasn't confident he could withstand a single strike from Gao Wu.

"Don't just consider Gao Wu, there's also Qin Jiuyue! With the Thunder Spear in his hands, none of us can withstand a full-force shot from him."

Hades added, "Moreover, Gao Wu only displayed a small portion of his abilities. Everyone says he has awakened a powerful superpower, but no one knows exactly what it is."

"You mean to summon a divine avatar?" Diana asked.

"If you like fighting to the death with Gao Wu, then go ahead." Hades said sarcastically. This woman thought she was good at martial arts and had the Pegasus Spear, which made her extremely fast, so she always wanted to fight head-on.

He was dismissive of this, saying that the Flying Horse Spear was only fast, and how much of an advantage could it have against a high-level martial artist?

Diana hesitated for a moment and said, "It's such a waste to invite a divine avatar to descend without even letting Qin Jiuyue come in."

A massive blood sacrifice was performed, pleasing the Flying Whale King. Through a special ritual, an avatar of the Flying Whale King can now be summoned.

However, the millions of survivors in Orchid Kingdom will all become food for the Flying Whale King.

These millions of people are enough to organize another large-scale blood sacrifice, but it's a bit of a waste to just kill Gao Wu.

"If you don't agree, I'll leave now. If you drag this out any longer, you won't be able to leave even if you want to," Hades said grimly.

Anyway, the Divine Power Secret Realm has taken initial shape. If Gao Wu has the ability to destroy it, there's nothing he can do about it.

As for the dead high-ranking members of the Flying Whale Cult, they are not that important. In fact, it would be better if they were dead.

All the spirits that die within the Divine Power Secret Realm will fall into the hands of the Flying Whale King. This demon god is happy as long as he has food, and he doesn't care who died.

Moreover, the sudden appearance of a large group of seventh-level bishops will also have a significant impact on the Federation.

Let the evil and foolish god, the Flying Whale King, stay on the outskirts of the Federation.

Seeing that only a handful of high-ranking members of the Flying Whale Cult remained, Diana made up her mind: "Let's do it your way."

Hades stopped wasting words and took out the Staff of Hades, silently chanting an incantation. He didn't worship the Whale King, but he could temporarily act as a believer with the Staff of Hades.

The ritual for summoning the deity had long been prepared, and a vast amount of life and spiritual energy had gathered in the secret realm. All that was needed was to recite the incantation to summon the avatar of the Flying Whale King.

As the incantation activated the surrounding source force field, layers of invisible divine incantations shone in all directions.

The spiritual essence of all living beings after death is incorporated into divine incantations, and in the blink of an eye, a huge deep blue halo forms in the void.

Gao Wu killed the last high-ranking member of the Flying Whale Sect with a single sword strike. He gripped his sword and looked at the shining blue halo in the center of the sky.

Based on his understanding of space, he could sense that the halo connected to a certain point in the void, and a powerful and violent energy was slowly passing through the halo...

"Summoning a divine avatar?" Gao Wu immediately understood. It was the first time he had ever seen such a scene, and he was quite curious about it.

The blue halo grew brighter and brighter, and a gigantic body appeared out of thin air.

This giant was a hundred meters tall, wearing a strangely styled tall crown, with a long black cloak covering his thick and muscular body, and a pair of crimson eyes on his round face.

"Snow King?" Gao Wu felt a little strange. This guy looked a lot like the mascot of Mixue Ice Cream, burly and fat with a tall crown, but his pair of crimson eyes looked very evil...

(End of this chapter)