Gao Wu insists on cultivating immortality.

If a workman wants to be good, he must first sharpen his weapon.

Gao Wu decided to venture deep into Despair Ridge to give it a try, but before that, he needed to adjust and strengthen Dragon Abyss once again.

Winning the overall championship of the Sword Tournament made him famous throughout the league, which naturally brought him various huge benefits.

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Most of the funds had already been deposited into Gao Wu's account. Combined with various bonuses from Qingcheng, Gao Wu is now quite wealthy.

If he could buy the Divine Armor, he could easily get a loan to purchase one based on his credit score.

The main purpose of the Longyuan renovation is to enhance the energy center, changing the six-cycle to a twelve-cycle system to further improve energy bursts.

At the same time, energy consumption has increased by 800%.

The best hexagonal diamond alloy is used to strengthen the internal metal skeleton and joints. The output power of the ion plasma is adjusted.

Gao Wu has plenty of money, so he uses only the highest-grade materials. The cost of one Dragon Abyss is enough to buy a hundred ordinary Dragon Abysses...

Ye Qianren also generously gifted Gao Wu a pair of swords, named the Green Leaf Sword.

Originally, they were swords worn by divine armor, but the armor was destroyed, leaving behind a pair of broken swords. After being reforged, they became standard swords usable by ordinary star armor.

Each of the two Green Leaf Swords weighs three thousand kilograms and is shaped like a willow leaf, hence the name Green Leaf.

Gao Wu had tried the Green Leaf Sword. It was a thousand kilograms lighter than the standard sword that Long Yuan wore, but it was incomparably sharp. Even a level six diamond alloy could not withstand a single blow from the sword.

He was very satisfied with the power of the Green Leaf Sword. With these two divine swords, he could probably even kill a demon god.

Gao Wu was unsure about this. Although he sensed the demons of the abyss through resonance, he didn't dare to look too closely.

Even demons have varying strengths. With the Azure Leaf Sword combined with the Vermilion Bird Divine Light Mantra and the White Tiger Divine Weapon Mantra, slaying a god shouldn't be impossible.

He bypassed the demon god's restrictions and directly obtained the source power from the depths of the Source Sea. In terms of source power and spiritual strength, he had already far surpassed veteran generals like Ye Qianren.

Of course, this is assuming the opponent is not armed with divine armor.

The divine armor was simply too powerful. Although Ye Qianren did not equip the divine armor that day, his power in all aspects increased dramatically simply through close-range resonance.

Roughly estimated, the divine armor of the divine general can increase its power by at least several thousand times.

The divine armor allows for free movement in and out of subspace, which in turn allows the divine generals to roam freely without being hindered by space. This is the greatest strength of the divine generals.

Although Gao Wu could communicate with the depths of the Source Sea, he did not have the corresponding divine armor and could not freely enter and exit the subspace like Ye Qianren.

No matter how Longyuan is modified, its limits remain the same. Only by finding the Divine Armor Wuji can one enter the depths of the abyss through subspace.

The abyss is just an adjective; in reality, the abyss is like an exceptionally large galaxy cluster, with its internal space divided into billions of layers.

Without the power of divine armor to traverse subspace, it would be almost impossible to reach the bottom of the abyss.

Gao Wu consulted Ye Qianren about a lot of knowledge related to divine generals, and about many techniques and tips for circulating energy.

Ye Qianren was unaware that Gao Wu had not gone to see the Azure Light Dao Ancestor. He could only see that Gao Wu's spiritual power was formidable and that he had an unusually stable connection with the Source Sea, clearly indicating that he had reached level 20.

In his mind, he naturally assumed that Gao Wu had already gained the approval of the Azure Light Dao Ancestor and had been promoted to the rank of Divine General.

Even deities like the Azure Light Dao Ancestor are taboo subjects. Even among the generals under the Dao Ancestor's command, it's not appropriate to discuss the Dao Ancestor's situation.

Ye Qianren didn't ask any questions, but generously shared his experience as a divine general with Gao Wu.

Taking advantage of the break during Longyuan's strengthening and upgrading, Gao Wu studied with Ye Qianren for more than ten days and made great progress.

In fact, Ye Qianren mostly gave a rough overview, mainly discussing the principles and laws, and rarely going into specific application details.

Little did he know that this was exactly what Gao Wu wanted. With the Qilin Divine Hero Mantra, as long as he knew how the divine general circulated energy, he could quickly deduce all sorts of details.

The Qilin Divine Hero Mantra at the Primordial Chaos Realm is incredibly powerful in this regard.

Gao Wu also learned the meditation methods of the Dalin, Zhenwu, Emei, and Kunlun schools. Although these methods were not of high level, they were the foundation of all meditation methods.

He simply doesn't know which way to go. With Ye Qianren pointing him in the right direction, all that's left is for him to figure things out and find his own way.

Once Longyuan was fully transformed, Ye Qianren personally piloted the divine armor to tear open subspace and directly transported Gao Wu to Despair Ridge.

A light mist shrouded the continuous black mountain ranges, and a gray expanse stretched into the distance, with only the undulating mountains faintly visible...

Ye Qianren pointed towards the mountain range and said, "Although Despair Ridge is called a ridge, it is actually larger than a planet. All electronic devices inside will be severely interfered with. The most important thing for you when you go in is to find your way. Don't get lost inside..."

Gao Wu nodded. He and Ye Qianren agreed to meet here a thousand hours later. Ye Qianren then rode off in his divine armor.

Gao Wu breathed a sigh of relief after Ye Qianren left.

The main reason is that the difference in power between the two star armors is too great. When he rode the Dragon Abyss and stood next to the Dragon Tiger Divine Armor, the Dragon Abyss would have to jump up to hit the Dragon Tiger's knee.

Ye Qianren was standing nearby, and he also had to restrain his power and control his state.

Now that there were no outsiders, Gao Wu circulated his Yang Shen to communicate with the Source Sea. He integrated various schools of meditation methods with the Nine Dragons Limitless Dao, transforming it into the Yang Shen meditation method most suitable for him, which he named Wuji.

It shares the same origin as the Nine Dragons Limitless Path and is well-suited to the unique environment of this universe, enabling it to unleash most of the power of the Yang God, increasing the efficiency of spiritual power and source energy circulation by dozens of times.

Under the guidance of his spiritual magnetic field and the stimulation of source power, Long Yuan's energy center hummed and instantly accelerated forward.

A long crack immediately appeared in the gray mist of Despair Ridge, yet the mist itself absorbed sound and energy fluctuations. The high-speed Dragon Abyss flew through the air without emitting any sound.

The hazy mist naturally gathered together again, submerging the traces left by Longyuan and also submerging Longyuan itself.

Gao Wu, being inside, could clearly feel the gray mist absorbing energy. Although he possessed the Qilin Divine Heroic Incantation, he couldn't immediately understand the reason behind it.

The abyss is indeed sinister, but there's no need to waste too much energy on the details.

The modified Longyuan can resist the erosion of the gray fog, and there will be no problem at least in the short term.

This was the first time Gao Wu had unleashed his power after advancing to the rank of Divine General, and Long Yuan's speed increased rapidly under his urging.

Electronic devices were severely interfered with, and Gao Wu could only observe the outside world through his mental magnetic field and vision.

Fortunately, his mental magnetic field was enough to cover thousands of miles away, so no matter how fast he flew, he wouldn't lose control.

According to his estimation, the current flight speed is at least 10,000 meters per second. This speed is already very fast. In this state, his mental magnetic field, source power, and Dragon Abyss are in balance, and the consumption is very small, which can sustain flight for a long time.

Because Longyuan was moving too fast, Gao Wu discovered some invisible yet shadowy negative spiritual life forms in the gray fog, which were the so-called evil spirits.

The evil spirits were naturally drawn to the moving Dragon Abyss, but they were too slow. By the time they realized what was happening, the Dragon Abyss had already vanished.

After flying for more than an hour, a huge black evil spirit blocked Longyuan's path.

The evil spirit was like a giant black net spread out, its enormous body vaguely revealing a hideous and grotesque face, its mouth wide open, trying to swallow Longyuan.

The evil spirit's unfolded body covered the void for hundreds of miles around. Its enormous body was like a black shadow, or a bubble, carrying an illusory and unreal feeling.

Gao Wu originally did not want to get entangled with the evil spirit, but the opponent's extremely large black body suddenly contracted, and the void collapsed inward with the evil spirit as the center.

Attracted by the collapsing space, the high-speed flying Longyuan flew uncontrollably toward the black evil spirit.

"It actually has a certain grasp of spatial manipulation?" Gao Wu was also a little surprised. The evil spirit was so huge, not to mention that its body was not real matter, but a semi-energy manifestation.

No matter how huge it looks, it is not a real physical form.

What's truly formidable is that the evil spirit can distort space and control Longyuan's flight direction.

Gao Wu drew his twin swords, the Azure Leaf Sword, wielding the Dragon Abyss. If he couldn't dodge, he'd simply meet the attack head-on. He was prepared to slay a god; what was a mere evil spirit compared to that?

The azure light shone brightly, and the two azure swords trembled instantly. Under the stimulation of the source power and the spiritual magnetic field, they vibrated millions of times, and the azure sword energy transformed from the source power shone like a rainbow.

The enormous evil spirit that formed the trap of distorted space was shattered, but the core of negative spirituality remained intact.

Gao Wu lightly struck with his twin swords, and the Azure Leaf Sword resonated once more. This time, however, he activated the Vermilion Bird Divine Light Spell.

Through the resonance and vibration, that point of negative spirituality suddenly rose into a ball of crimson flame.

Negative spirituality wailed mournfully on a spiritual level, then instantly vanished into a hazy gray mist...

The Book of Immeasurable Merit states that merit has increased by more than two billion.

Gao Wu suddenly realized that evil spirits weren't so bad after all; at least they could provide a lot of merit. If he killed five hundred evil spirits, he could accumulate one trillion merits.

However, he soon discovered that such powerful evil spirits were extremely rare.

Fortunately, there are a large number of evil spirits here, almost everywhere. The sword's resonance can easily wipe them out.

The main reason is that his sword chant contains a sharp sword intent that far surpasses that of all the star masters in this universe, and it directly destroys the spiritual core of evil spirits through the spiritual magnetic field.

Even someone as powerful as Ye Qianren couldn't pinpoint the core of the evil spirit's essence so precisely, nor could he condense such a powerful and exquisite sword intent.

Therefore, Despair Ridge was extremely troublesome for Ye Qianren. Although the Dragon-Tiger Divine Armor was powerful, it was useless against evil spirits that had no physical form.

This place is exceptionally suitable for high-level martial arts; evil spirits, without physical bodies, can't be that strong, no matter how powerful they are. Yet, their mental strength is so formidable.

If Gao Wu weren't in a hurry, he would have been happy to slay the evil spirits at Despair Ridge.

By accumulating little by little, one should be able to accumulate trillions of merits in about six months.

On the three hundredth hour after entering Despair Ridge, Gao Wu saw the Limitless Divine Armor.

The cyan divine armor lay against the hillside, with the nearly seventy-meter-long twin swords stuck to the side, emitting a bright cyan light.

The surface armor of the divine armor is in the shape of Chinese scales, yet it fits the body perfectly, allowing the divine armor to maintain a beautiful and slender body line. The complex and layered scales also present a delicate and powerful aesthetic.

The armor features dragon-shaped shoulder guards, a coiled dragon belt around the waist, and dragon-patterned boots, giving it a distinctly Chinese aesthetic design.

A set of exceptionally beautiful Chinese-style divine armor, perfectly matching the aesthetics of high-level martial arts.

Gao Wu activated his spiritual magnetic field and established a connection with the Wuji Divine Armor, but he felt tremendous resistance.

A powerful negative spiritual force suddenly erupted, and the Wuji Divine Armor, which was lying down, opened its pair of crimson eyes...

The energy center of the divine armor even started operating, and the two swords stuck to the side were also humming and vibrating.

Gao Wu was initially shocked, but then he understood. Although the divine general who controlled the divine armor was dead, he had transformed into an evil spirit and merged with the divine armor.

This is a bit troublesome... (End of Chapter)