Gao Wu insists on cultivating immortality.

Chapter 417 Fall
The White Eagle King spoke eloquently and with an elegant and composed demeanor, like an expert or master enlightening netizens.

He cited numerous sources, from social structures to human history and culture.

Gao Wu focused on martial arts training. Although he had forty points of innate talent, his energy was devoted to martial arts. He knew very little about martial arts theory, let alone social and humanistic knowledge.

He knew that the other party's arguments were sophistry and unreasonable, but given his level of knowledge, it was impossible for him to refute them point by point.

Actually, with his memory, he can remember anything he sees after just one look. He could also spend some time reading or chatting with the other person.

"You humans, as intelligent life, have a very short history. Your existence is actually due to the influence of the mutual reflection of the multiverse, and at a certain moment you received divine revelation, which is how you evolved into an intelligent race."

The White Eagle King was in high spirits and didn't need Gao Wu to respond; he just launched into a long speech.

"Language and writing are the minimum standards of a primitive civilization. Using your world's time as a measure, you've only lived for a few thousand years, and haven't truly left your planet. Your understanding of the universe is almost entirely theoretical speculation."

"Internally, your exploration of life is still at the level of biological macromolecules. We are still far from the true fundamental particles."

Gao Wu raised his long eyebrows and sneered, "You just want to say that humans are inferior, right?"

"The main problem is that you are still controlled by your instincts. Your so-called rationality is all based on instinct. It's not true intelligent thinking." The White Eagle King didn't care about Gao Wu's bad attitude. He smiled very elegantly.

This made Gao Wu even more displeased. The White Eagle King was inherently arrogant, so he didn't care about Gao Wu's rudeness.

Just like how an elderly person wouldn't care about the nonsense of a three-year-old.

Seeing Gao Wu's resentment, White Eagle King said, "Don't rush, I can explain it to you slowly. You're not in a hurry, are you?"

He smiled and continued, "In terms of attitude towards gods, aren't you humans generally divided into three types: those who believe in gods, those who oppose gods, and those who remain neutral?"

"What's the problem?" Gao Wu asked. He had just fought a great battle with Athena and activated the Crimson Sky Sword; he needed time to adjust his condition.

Since the White Eagle King is willing to spout nonsense, then he'll just go along with it. Being a straight man won't hurt.

Although the Eternal City is a divine realm, it is ultimately just a secret realm, and it imposes great restrictions on the White Eagle King in many ways.

Millions of believers died, and the accumulated spiritual power was extracted by the White Eagle King. Only with these preparations could he enter the Eternal City.

For every second the White Eagle King stays in the Eternal City, he expends spiritual energy. The longer the time drags on, the weaker the White Eagle King becomes.

As for why the White Eagle King wasted his time on nonsense, he must have had his reasons. Perhaps it was for tactical reasons, or perhaps it was simply due to pride and arrogance.

Gao Wu knew very little about the gods, so he couldn't make any reasonable deductions. But he was certain that the longer the time dragged on, the better for him.

"To explain it in the culture you are familiar with, human choices on all major issues fall into three categories: radical, neutral, and conservative."

"The choice of these three strategies, seemingly based on calm consideration, is actually rooted in human instinct. This is also the limitation of human thinking."

"Human genes dictate that human thought can never be unified. This gene of differentiation and selection is also the fundamental reason why life remains vibrant."

"To give an even simpler example, if a smart and strong man and woman get together, their offspring should theoretically be even smarter and stronger. With this kind of optimization from generation to generation, even if humans only undergo optimization for a few thousand years, humanity as a whole should become very smart and very strong."

"In fact, this is not the case. Smart parents may have mediocre children, and children of strong parents may not be healthy."

"It all comes down to the need for genetic mutation and diversity. When genes become increasingly similar, a race could be destroyed by nature at any time."

"For example, if everyone's genes are intelligent and strong, then a certain virus will defeat everyone."

"On your planet, there is a fruit called banana. Because an extremely excellent variety was cultivated, it was grown all over the world. As a result, it was destroyed by a virus and became extinct. This is the danger of genetic convergence."

Gao Wu understood. He said, "You mean the decision I made wasn't based on true wisdom, but rather on my physical genes dictating that I had to rebel, right?"

"You are indeed very outstanding."

The White Eagle King praised him, then asked, "Why do you resist me? Is it just because of freedom?"

“You feed on humans. You are the predator, and we are the prey. The conflict between us is irreconcilable,” Gao Wu replied patiently.

“I am not the predator, and you are not the prey. To be precise, I am the guide.”

The White Eagle King said solemnly, "For thousands of years, you humans have been waging wars, almost wiping out your own race. Only in the last hundred years, with the development of technology and the restraint of the gods, have there been no real wars."

Gao Wu couldn't help but laugh: "Our alliance's development is due to our own efforts, and has nothing to do with you demon gods."

"Without our restraint on the Federation, you would have already been in the midst of a world war."

Seeing that Gao Wu was about to object, the White Eagle King raised his hand to signal Gao Wu not to speak hastily. He said, "If you become my followers, I promise to stop performing blood sacrifices. I will also help you exorcise all other alien gods."

"As long as you maintain your faith, I will not interfere in any worldly affairs. I can also allow humans above level seven to abandon their faith in me." Gao Wu didn't speak. It wasn't that he was tempted, but rather that he was considering what the White Eagle King really wanted. Did this guy really only want the power of will?
Do they want to turn human society into a giant field of leeks, constantly harvesting faith?
If humanity can continue to reproduce and maintain a stable faith, that should be much more effective than blood sacrifice.

The White Eagle King then said, "What is your ideal society like? Isn't it one where material resources are abundant and everyone is like a dragon?"

"People are divided into high and low, beautiful and ugly, intelligent and foolish, so how can we truly be equal? ​​When everyone believes in me, and everyone's spiritual magnetic field is united, there will be no more of these external and internal differences. Billions of people will be like one person, prosperous and harmonious as one, that is the golden age where everyone is like a dragon."

"sounds good."

Gao Wu had to admit that what the White Eagle King said sounded quite convincing, and even made him somewhat tempted.

Of course, this was not a wavering of reason, but rather the White Eagle King continuously releasing divine power during his speech, penetrating his mind and consciousness from various levels.

Even the powerful Taiyi Battle Body couldn't stop the White Eagle King's spiritual power from penetrating. His mental center was unknowingly swayed by the White Eagle King's words.

Fortunately, he still has a Yang spirit deep in his spiritual world. The state of the Yang spirit is different from that of the spiritual center; it exists on another level.

Through his powerful Yang Spirit, Gao Wu remained conscious. Looking at the White Eagle King again, he understood the other party's intentions.

On the surface, he persuaded people with words, but in reality, he subdued them with divine power. It must be said that the White Eagle King was truly adept at bewitching people.

Gao Wu found it somewhat amusing; it turned out that the purpose of White Eagle King's long speech was so simple.

That said, manipulating people's minds is precisely the White Eagle King's forte. It's perfectly reasonable that he didn't choose to fight, but instead used his most powerful ability against him.

Without his Yang Spirit, he would surely have been bewitched by the opponent's divine arts and unknowingly fallen into the White Eagle King's trap, becoming completely at the opponent's mercy.

Compared to the Whale King's ferocious power, the Eagle King's divine magic was like a gentle spring rain, subtle and imperceptible, making it even more difficult to defend against.

Judging solely by energy level, the White Eagle King should be far superior to the Flying Whale King.

If the Flying Whale King is a level ten true god, then the White Eagle King should at least be a level eleven main god.

Although Gao Wu didn't understand the gods, he could distinguish their levels through personal experience.

The White Eagle King had great confidence in his Fallen Holy Word, a divine art that directly targeted the level of life and soul.

In this world, the level of source energy is too low. The power of the Fallen Holy Word is significantly affected.

In order to subdue this powerful young warrior, he had to collect the spirituality of millions of believers to transform it into a Fallen God Realm, thereby enhancing the power of the Fallen Holy Word in every way.

The higher one's wisdom in listening to the Word of God, the easier it is to be misled and led astray by the Word of God.

The White Eagle King is not afraid of high-level martial arts thinking; the more he thinks, the more easily he is misled by the corrupt holy words.

What he said wasn't wrong in itself; for any life form, survival and reproduction are paramount.

When it comes to the survival of the race, no matter how tough or decisive Gao Wu is, he must act cautiously.

The White Eagle King can see that the Fallen Holy Word has penetrated deep into the spiritual core of the High Martial Arts Academy, and has already had a substantial impact on the Academy.

Such divine arts can subtly change a person's decisions without affecting their wisdom or character. This is the brilliance of divine arts.

He opened his arms to Gao Wu: "Offer your devotion, and I will bestow upon you supreme glory and divine power, leading all beings to peace and happiness, and ensuring the earth is forever free from calamity and suffering..."

Gao Wu silently moved forward. When the two were fifty meters apart, he activated the Five Gates Divine Spell and drew his sword to strike the White Eagle King.

Within the Eternal Divine Realm, a high-level martial artist's full-force assault speed can reach 10,000 meters per second. This is also a tremendous change brought about by the White Tiger Divine Weapon Curse reaching the Dao Realm.

Whether it's strength or speed, reaching a certain extreme will bring about a qualitative change. Gao Wu, who drew his sword with all his might, was truly like a flash of lightning, arriving in front of the White Eagle King in an instant.

The White Eagle King frowned slightly. Gao Wu's attack speed was fast, but it wasn't anything special. He just couldn't understand how Gao Wu could resist the Fallen Holy Word.

The White Eagle King didn't make a move. His emerald eyes shone with divine light, and Gao Wu, who was rushing towards him at high speed, suddenly froze in mid-air.

The vast divine realm contracted and condensed, completely locking Gao Wu in that location. This was also achieved by utilizing the divine magical restrictions that the Eternal City had set up over the decades.

Gao Wu, who was locked in space, was also cut off from the source power connection. Although the source power in the divine domain space was strong, he could not mobilize it at all.

Gao Wu, however, was suddenly shaken by the power inherent in his Taiyi Battle Body, and the Heavenly Destiny Sword in his hand resonated with him in sync.

With a whoosh, the frozen, transparent space shattered like glass.

The next moment, the crystal-clear Destiny Sword had already pierced towards the White Eagle King...

(End of this chapter)