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Gaowu Shui

Eternal True GodHuyang Guard commander and mechanical-formation specialistHuyang Guard

Gaowu Shui is Moli Xiao's favored disciple and one of the ten commanders of the Huyang Guard. Mild beneath a cold exterior and unusually hostile to corruption, he tries to arrest Meiwu Qi despite pressure from the Five Great Families and later serves under Luo Feng's reformed city government. (Chapters 1495, 1522–1524, and 1602)

Biography

A principled but constrained commander

Gaowu reaches the tenfold True God of Void Space level young and is expected to advance quickly. After becoming an Eternal True God, Moli Xiao appoints him to command a Huyang Guard despite resentment from older candidates because his will and formation talent suit mechanical treasures. When Moli Lian gives him evidence that Meiwu Qi tortured billions, Gaowu takes the Three-Sword Sky-Splitting Beast to arrest him. Qianyu Chong and the city government block the arrest, forcing Gaowu to submit the evidence rather than start a suicidal fight with the families he serves. (Chapters 1495 and 1522–1525)

Luo Feng acts where Gaowu cannot, killing Meiwu Qi and exposing the victims. Gaowu recognizes the gulf between moral authority backed by office and justice backed by overwhelming strength. He later joins the Huyang defense, takes refuge with Moli Meng after the old order falls, and continues leading Guard squads under Luo Feng, pleased that stronger protection and reforms are drawing ordinary True Gods back to the city. (Chapters 1529, 1545, 1586, and 1602)

Appearance and personality

Gaowu seems cold but is actually mild-mannered. He is cautious in wilderness matters, devoted to cultivation, uninterested in romance, and shaped by a youth that made him detest evil. His retreat before the Five Great Families is practical rather than approval: he knows he cannot kill Meiwu Qi without condemning himself. (Chapters 1495, 1522, and 1524)

Abilities and cultivation

  • His spiritual will reaches Eternal True God level while he is still a True God of Void Space, and he specializes in formations and Mechanical Flow control. (Chapter 1522)
  • He masters all maneuvers of the Eternal-level Three-Sword Sky-Splitting Beast soon after his breakthrough, making him suitable for eventual legion command. The machine's detailed attacks are not demonstrated in his scenes. (Chapter 1522)
  • No independent named combat technique is shown, and his greatest feats are command and formation operation rather than solitary battle. (Chapters 1522–1602)

Relationships

  • Moli Xiao: Teacher and patron who identifies Gaowu's will and formation talent. (Chapters 1495 and 1522)
  • Meiwu Qi: Criminal he attempts to arrest despite institutional resistance. (Chapters 1522–1525)
  • Luo Feng: Stronger reforming ruler whose actions achieve the justice Gaowu could not and whose administration he later serves. (Chapters 1529 and 1602)

Items

  • Three-Sword Sky-Splitting Beast: Eternal-level Huyang Guard mechanical treasure assigned to him and mastered through formation skill. (Chapters 1522–1525)