# 903
Chapter 904: Gate of Guidance
Under the moonlight, Wu Xiangnan stood by the window, his lips slightly parted as he calmly spoke of his plan.
After listening to Wang Mian, his brow furrowed tightly.
"This... can it really work?"
"A slim probability doesn't mean there's no hope at all... This is already the极限 of what I can do."
"Maybe you don't have to push yourself so hard."
Wu Xiangnan turned around, looking into Wang Mian's eyes as he said seriously, "If one day, the enemy who killed the【Mask】Squad stood before you, could you tell yourself the same thing?"
Wang Mian fell into silence.
"The current situation in the 'Human Enclosure' is very complex—zombies appearing out of nowhere, the gradually escalating social unrest, and the Oath Society's imminent plan to destroy the 'Human Enclosure'... This matter involves too much. I need to spend a considerable amount of time preparing.
For now, you should return to the Kaze Matsuri family. Once everything settles, the Oath Society can send you back to Great Xia."
After saying this, Wu Xiangnan drained the tea in his cup, his eyes filled with resolve.
"I can help you." Wang Mian suddenly spoke up.
Wu Xiangnan's brow furrowed. "No, this matter has nothing to do with you. You don't need to get involved."
"It does have something to do with me." Wang Mian's eyes gleamed with light. "Aren't you going after Takamagahara? There's something I want inside Takamagahara... I'll help you kill Susanoo, you help me get that thing. That's a fair trade.
Now that I've become a Human Apex, I can battle gods. With my help, your chances of success will greatly increase."
Wang Mian's primary objective now was to become a god, then use time reversal to save everyone from the【Mask】... And to become a god, he had to solve the problem of the laws.
The thing the God of Time wanted was in Takamagahara. If he could obtain that item this time, he would have bargaining chips to negotiate with the God of Time!
Perhaps he could trade this item for a path to godhood.
Wu Xiangnan gazed into Wang Mian's eyes. This wasn't a joke—something in him genuinely wavered.
If he had the help of Wang Mian, this Human Apex who possessed the power of time, his probability of killing Susanoo would indeed increase significantly...
After contemplating for a moment, he nodded.
"Alright."
Seeing Wu Xiangnan agree, Wang Mian's expression relaxed somewhat. He took a sip of tea and asked疑惑ly:
"You've been inside Takamagahara before, so you must be the human who knows it best in the world. Where is it? How do we get in?"
"Takamagahara cannot be found."
Hearing this, Wang Mian was stunned. "What do you mean?"
"Spatially speaking, Takamagahara is located directly above Japan, but it's hidden within the void. Neither humans nor gods can find its existence. To enter, one must be actively guided by Takamagahara.
And only native gods born within Takamagahara can be guided in. Neither humans nor foreign gods can be guided in."
"Then how did【Blue Rain】get in back then?"
"At the time, we entered the mist with the goal of hunting down the fleeing Yamata no Orochi."
After slightly contemplating, Wang Mian understood the reason. "You're saying you all were mistakenly guided into Takamagahara along with Yamata no Orochi?"
"That's right." A nostalgic gleam appeared in Wu Xiangnan's eyes.
"We were chasing Yamata no Orochi through the mist, following it all the way to Japanese waters. Just as we were about to give up, a door appeared on the horizon."
"Door?"
"A massively enormous door that existed between illusion and reality, standing magnificently upon the turbulent waves. No matter how tall the waves, they could never crest that threshold. When Yamata no Orochi fled to that door, a gap opened, and all of us were involuntarily drawn in...
When we opened our eyes again, we were already inside Takamagahara."
...
At the bottom of the deep sea.
Merlin slowly opened his eyes.
He turned his head, his profound gaze seemingly piercing through space, falling upon a distant location.
Lin Qiye's consciousness returned from the Asylum of the Gods. Seeing Merlin staring at a certain place, he asked疑惑ly:
"Lord Merlin, what are you looking at?"
"Wake the little girl who's asleep. We're about to arrive." Merlin stood up, speaking slowly.
Finally arriving...
Lin Qiye didn't check the time, but he could roughly sense they'd been here for at least four hours. Although the Whale Transformation's post-revival speed wasn't fast, after such a long time, they should have completely left the borders of Great Xia.
Lin Qiye walked to Jialan's side and gently woke her.
"Qiye?" After Jialan awoke, she looked around dazedly. "What happened? Is the time loop broken?"
"It's broken. We've already left the fishing village."
Lin Qiye briefly explained the situation to Jialan, having her retract the【Immortal】, then brought her to Merlin's side.
"This is the great God of Magic, Merlin. He's also the senior who rescued us from the time loop."
"Gr... Great God of Magic Merlin, hello. I'm Jialan." Jialan老老实实地 repeated Lin Qiye's title.
"Just call me Uncle Merlin." Merlin smiled kindly.
He raised his magic staff, tapping the ground lightly. A magic array instantly flickered beneath the three of them.
Lin Qiye and Jialan only felt their vision blur as they were directly teleported from inside the Whale Transformation beast to its outer back.
By now, the Whale had risen from the deep sea to the surface. The three stood on its broad back, distant waves crashing and spraying white foam. Through the hazy mist, the blurry coastline silhouette on the other side of the horizon could be faintly seen.
Lin Qiye found the distant outline familiar. Combining this with the distance the Whale had traveled, he quickly realized and said震惊ly:
"This is... Japan?"
"Yes."
"The source of the catastrophe is in Japan?"
"No, the source of the catastrophe isn't in Japan..."
Merlin extended his hand, pointing distantly into the mist. "It's there."
Lin Qiye and Jialan turned to look. At the end of the misty horizon, above the rolling sea surface, a colossal gate emerged faintly from illusion. Before that nearly cloud-piercing door, an immense pressure swept over them.
Lin Qiye's eyes were filled with shock.
When Lin Qiye and the others had returned from Japan's "Human Enclosure" before, they hadn't seen this god-like structure.
"What is that?" he couldn't help but ask.
"That is the Gate of Guidance." Merlin's deep blue魔法袍 fluttered in the sea wind. He pressed one hand down on his large hood, his eyes completely calm.
"The Gate of Guidance to Takamagahara, the Land of Gods in Japan."
At first, he truly didn't think he needed to draw a weapon against such an opponent. But at this moment, he had no choice but to draw his weapon, otherwise, he was already struggling to hold on. The Phoenix Rebirth required continuous consumption. Once one's own bloodline power was overly exhausted, it would also damage the origin.
"I have to say, you have exceeded my expectations. But now, I'm going to use my full strength." Along with Cao Yuwei's words, the Phoenix True Fire gathered toward him like the sea accepting all rivers. He actually withdrew the Phoenix True Fire Domain.
The blazing Phoenix True Fire condensed around his body, forming a magnificent golden-red armor covering his entire body. The weapon-wielding him resembled a demon god as he stared intently at Mei Gongzi.
Mei Gongzi did not pursue. Standing in the distance, she slightly calmed her somewhat turbulent mood. Although this battle hadn't lasted long, her emotions were becoming increasingly excited.
Before truly facing a Great Demon King-level Undying Phoenix, she hadn't known if she could really withstand it. Her confidence all came from what Tang San had given her. And as the battle continued, when she truly began to suppress her opponent and, protected by the七彩天火液, managed to avoid being harmed by the Phoenix True Fire, she knew she truly could.
Over this past century, Tang San had taught her many battle techniques, all最适合 her to use. Like the previous幽冥突刺, 幽冥百爪. And just now, that first strike of 剑星寒 that severed Cao Yuwei's finger. According to Tang San, these were all true divine techniques. After he made slight modifications and taught them to Mei Gongzi, they were most suitable for her to execute.
The more she used these abilities, the more Mei Gongzi became genuinely convinced by Tang San. Initially, when Tang San first told her these were divine techniques, she had some doubts in her heart. However, at this moment, she was continuously wounding and oppressing an opponent several levels above her. How could this be possible without divine techniques, given the cultivation gap?
At this moment, atop the皇天柱, the numerous皇者 all looked at this young girl with new eyes. When the Phoenix True Fire Domain appeared, what they had been considering was how long Mei Gongzi could last under that domain. White Tiger Great Demon Emperor and Crystal Phoenix Great Demon Emperor had even prepared to intervene and rescue her.