Three days later, Bigge, Liliath, Hake, Beika, Scarlet, and Elsa of the Gu Ding Pirate Crew completed their sacrifices one after another, advancing to the realm of Upper-rank Main Gods.
Their strength was now sufficient to fight a one-star Lord.
Over the following days, aside from those preparing for their sacrifices, everyone else entered hunting mode and began accumulating merit.
Actual combat was also the fastest way to consolidate one's cultivation, though it slowed the evolution of their Lifebound Divine Weapons.
Another week passed, and Elizabeth, Sea Emperor, and Miko also completed their sacrifices, advancing to Upper-rank Main Gods.
Soya completed her sacrifice during the same period as well, advancing to a Middle-rank Main God.
Everyone began hunting mode.
Other than Gu Ding, everyone's rankings remained stable. None of them pushed ahead recklessly, avoiding becoming targets while also preventing those behind them from catching up.
Only Gu Ding's merit increased by nearly a hundred thousand every day.
"Sea Emperor, have you been to the Merit Hall? Did you see anything good?" Gu Ding asked after chopping off the head of a one-star Lord beast with a hand strike.
"There are Lord-level people guarding the area around the Merit Hall. I didn't let everyone go there," Sea Emperor replied negatively.
"That bad? It's only been a month, and people are already guarding the Merit Hall?" Gu Ding frowned slightly.
"They're organized. They're all people from those Second-rate Planes. Each plane sent two or three people to stand guard there. Although the people guarding it aren't very strong, they have powerful backers. The other planes don't dare provoke them, so they can only swallow their anger." Sea Emperor explained, "If we attack them, we'll definitely face retaliation from the Second-rate Planes."
"No one is in a hurry to exchange merit right now.