"You’ve encountered the Apostle of the God of Wine?"
This sentence, when it fell upon Tie Wu’s ears, immediately tensed his heart.
He had been meditating in the Four Seasons Wilderness for a long time.
His days were filled with farming and cultivating his spirit; leaving the wilderness seemed to no longer matter... But in reality, during the long leisurely periods, he had considered more than once the events that could potentially happen in the future.
And encountering an Apostle, even encountering a Lord Divine, were all within Tie Wu’s considerations.
Although he had no doubts about the power of Lord Divine, for he had witnessed various Divine Miracles with his own eyes, a year ago, when Lord Divine clashed with the Storm God’s Throne and devoured all the latter’s Divine Thought, that scene still profoundly impacted him and remained in his heart.
But... he still had to consider his own situation.
Tie Wu remembered clearly the overwhelming Divine Thought of the Storm God’s Throne, which had once flooded the Four Seasons Wilderness... What should he do if his deeds were exposed and the God of Wine insisted on killing him?
Encountering an Apostle was nothing to be afraid of.
What was terrifying... was the "Divine Arrival" of the God of Wine!
"My Lord Divine... you must not let the Apostle call for ’Divine Arrival’."
Tie Wu spoke anxiously, "Otherwise... it will bring great trouble!"
"I know." Gu Shen responded calmly.
He certainly knew; he could not let Xu Yan summon "Divine Arrival".
The truth about the battle with the Apostles in the Dadu District was unknown to Tie Wu, but he was very clear about it.
Once the Divine Arrival commences, the nature of this confrontation would change completely.
Even with the Qingzhong Array Patterns enhancing him, he would stand no chance.
However... the current biggest concern for Gu Shen wasn’t the so-called "Divine Arrival".
Given the condition of the God of Wine, it was already good if he could preserve his own life!
While Gu Shen was comprehending the array patterns in that inner mausoleum, he felt it very distinctly.
The current Qingzhong Cemetery was merely a tiny spill from Gu Changzhi’s "Great Cold"; the true "Disaster Realm", nearly ninety-nine percent of divine might, was all concentrated within the inner mausoleum!
Where would the God of Wine find the energy for "Divine Arrival"?
During Gu Shen’s first engagement with the Apostles, if it were outside the cemetery, he would have no way to fight against Xu Yan, who was empowered by divine powers. However, this place was Qingzhong, harnessing thousands of array patterns and the immense Extraordinary Essence, he could not only battle but also had a fair chance of winning!
Only... The information regarding the God of Wine was far too scarce.
Among the highest seats, the seven figures kept their information absolutely confidential, not even the "Source Code" could provide insights.
But... Tie Wu was different.
After contemplating for a moment, Gu Shen asked, "The God of Wine’s ’Token’... does it have any special traits?"
No sooner had he spoken.
Tie Wu, who was above the wilderness, was stunned.
"My Lord Divine... are you interested in the ’Apostle’ now?"
His eyes lit up as he internally voiced.
Tie Wu respectfully said, "Sir, to preclude Divine Arrival, it is best to destroy all the tokens of the Apostles instantly... However, the Tokens were created initially to allow the Apostles to survive the certain death scenarios of the Old World. Therefore, unless a person of your stature intervenes directly, they cannot be straightforwardly destroyed."
The Apostles aren’t so easy to kill!
As long as they have a "thought" to initiate the Token, then a tether of divine power will cause a qualitative change in the Apostle themselves... How strong is this force, exactly?
For most Transcendents, it’s almost an overwhelming force, apart from the Titled, hardly anyone can even block it!
The Apostle Xu Yan from Deep Sea Seventh Level can directly annihilate Zou He from Deep Sea Tenth Layer by activating his Token!
If the Apostle’s own strength is strong enough, coupled with a Token, they are nearly invincible under the Divine Throne... However, for a third-stage Transcendent like Xu Yan, a discount must be applied.
In the Four Seasons Wilderness, having contemplated for a short while, Tie Wu weighed his thoughts once more.
He slowly said, "If we disregard Divine Arrival... then killing an ’Apostle’ is also possible. Although the Token is a divine gift, that strand of Divine Thought will eventually be exhausted. One only needs to deplete the divine power within the Token to kill the ’Apostle.’ Of course, before the divine power runs out, the Apostle’s own body might already fail to endure."
After a few brief seconds, the mental exchange concluded.
Gu Shen returned to the real world.
As an Apostle, Tie Wu pointed out the methods to kill an Apostle in a peer-to-peer battle.
Either deplete the Token’s divine power, or drag it until the adversary’s body collapses.
In essence, both methods amounted to a war of attrition.
But this... wasn’t really within Gu Shen’s plans.
If he wanted to kill Xu Yan, he needed to act fast and early!
Because no one knew what could happen inside the inner mausoleum.
If the God of Wine escaped danger and managed to distract his focus to aid with the "Divine Arrival", then his own situation would be dire!
Gu Shen couldn’t afford to bet on this!
At the very next moment, before Gu Shen could attack, a furious yell erupted from Xu Yan’s mouth.
Purple light soared into the sky and burst apart, revealing a perfect casing forged from hardened steel, with Xu Yan’s injuries completely healed, and he was even more powerful than before!
It was Xu Yan who struck first!
Amassments of shattered snow were whipped up.
The distance between the two was not great, and in an instant, it closed!
Xu Yan threw a punch at Gu Shen’s face!
To complete his mission, in Mu Street, he was beaten by Gu Shen... This event was broadcasted on the Snow Forbidden City’s deep water forum, drawing crowds of onlookers! This was his disgrace! In today’s battle, he intended to repay this grudge!