I Just Wanted a Spar

In a Jer Star, a tall man coughed up blood. "Just who is that kid? He's raising such a powerful monster in his Soul Space. It seems to be only in its infancy; it devoured a fifth of my soul in less than ten seconds..."

Kratos was somewhat frustrated. He had suffered a double loss this time. He had sent his Will Projection down with the intention of obtaining the chain artifact. In the end, he not only failed to seize the artifact, but also lost the Will Projection containing one-fifth of his power and one-fifth of his soul power.

However, he was still somewhat shaken, and secretly relieved that he hadn't pushed open that black door. He remembered Gu Ding saying, "Little Black is the pet of the neighbor on the right," and that door on the right was the black door he had been about to push open. Anyone who could raise such a pet must be a terrible person; if he had pushed open that door, more than one Will Projection would probably have collapsed.

Meanwhile, in Gu Ding's Soul Space, the small black dog that was originally the size of a palm was growing at a visible speed. In less than half an hour, it grew from the size of a palm to more than 30 centimeters, almost doubling in size.

"Little Black, I haven't seen you grow much in all these years. How come you suddenly doubled in size? Is it because I've been feeding you the wrong things?" Gu Ding patted Little Black's head, somewhat puzzled by the question.

On the grass, a man and a dog were still happily basking in the sun.

On Jer Star, Gu Ding saw the Sea Emperor project his own body data, and he found it strange. He had no idea what had happened in his Soul Space. He felt that he hadn't done anything, yet the god's projection had automatically collapsed and been absorbed by his body. Then he had broken through the long-standing, insurmountable Sixth Order barrier and gained a third Gene Chain.

Not only that, he also gained a new special ability, the Martial Dao Force Field he had so desperately wanted. Most strangely, even his Taboo Power had evolved. All of this came out of nowhere.

"Do you know what just happened? Why did the Will Projection of that god's will collapse? And the Artifact Spirit of that chain, I can't feel its presence anymore, it seems to have vanished from my body into thin air." Gu Ding had many questions about this incident.

But the Sea Emperor couldn't answer. "I truly don't know what happened this time. I've been monitoring your physical condition the whole time and haven't detected anything unusual. I suspect it was a change at the soul level, something I can't currently detect. All I know is that you've truly gained a great deal this time; even your Taboo Power has evolved. The evolution of Taboo Power is extremely difficult..."

The Sea Emperor's voice suddenly paused as his communicator rang; the number was Liliath's.

"We've been hovering over Jer Star for over an hour, and the communicator is still down. What's going on?" Liliath asked as her first question.

"It's nothing, just a small accident. The Sea Emperor was blocked." Gu Ding planned to explain the day's events in detail once they returned to the ship. "We're heading back to port now. I'll have the Sea Emperor activate the port's canopy."

Gu Ding wasn't actually that far from the port, only a few minutes away. He had the Sea Emperor activate the Sky Screen and turn off the Armor-Piercing Cannon System, and then Gu Ding raced towards the port.

At the port, Noya Mei and the others were naturally aware of the earlier appearance of a divine Will Projection, and they had been in a state of anxiety. They could also determine that the sounds of battle originated from the location of Rioben Prison.

Under the attack of the gods, there was no way that Rioben Prison could survive.

They waited anxiously for the information blockade to end so they could confirm with their superiors how to handle the follow-up matters. It wasn't until almost half an hour after the Will Projection dissipated that Noya Mei finally managed to dial her superior's number.

Unbeknownst to anyone, for the past half hour, Sea Emperor had actually blocked all information transmission across the entire planet. He knew that once the Hunter made contact with the military, they would immediately take action, while Gu Ding was still absorbing energy on the rooftop. He only lifted the blockade after Gu Ding successfully evolved.

"Captain, this is Mushroom from the Eighth Squad." Mushroom is Noya Mei's code name; among the Hunter, they generally don't address each other by name, but rather by code names.

"What's wrong? Is the mission not going well?" A Middle-Aged Man's voice didn't seem worried about the success or failure of Noya Mei's mission.

"It's not a problem with the mission; it's that a divine Will Projection from Jer Star, and we don't know who it's fighting. All our machines here are blocked, so we can't see anything, we can only feel the ground trembling," Noya Mei explained.

"Are you sure it was a divine intervention?!" The captain realized the seriousness of the situation. "Tell me the whole story right now, without missing any details. I need to report to the Marshal and the King."

"Understood!" Noya Mei then recounted what she knew.

"You mean the divine projection collapsed less than ten kilometers away from you? Did you take a video? That distance must have been very close." The captain asked anxiously. If there was video, it would be much easier to explain to his superiors.

"No, after the Will Projection descended, not only did our communication equipment stop working, but even our surveillance equipment stopped working." Noya Mei knew that this answer would not satisfy her leader.

"Did you see clearly how it collapsed? Did it fade and disappear slowly, or did it explode as if it was hit by something?" Without video, the captain could only ask Noya Mei to describe it in words.

"No, it's not that. I feel like it's collapsing. How should I put it? It's like suddenly losing energy and then the whole body collapses and disintegrates." Noya Mei thought for a long time, and this was the only explanation that fit her.

"It sounds like the attached soul energy was obliterated..." the captain muttered to himself. "Did you see who the god's projection's opponent was?"

"We didn't see it, but judging from the intensity of the impact, we can deduce that his opponent must have been a big guy. We could feel the ground trembling even from more than 200 kilometers away," Noya Mei gave her analysis.

"Alright. I understand the general situation now. I'll explain the situation to the Marshal and the King, and then send reinforcements over. You all need to protect the battle site and prevent anyone from damaging it, and send me the video of the scene immediately."

"Understood!" Noya Mei hung up the phone and dialed Jin Gang's number. "Jin Gang, tell everyone to lift the port blockade."

"Why? Won't that allow Gu Ding and the others to escape?" Jin Gang asked, somewhat puzzled.

"The Captain-General has ordered us to protect the battle site of that divine projection, and we need a large number of people to do this. The Fei Me Universe Country hasn't seen any trace of a god for over three hundred years. This matter of the divine Will Projection descending is our top priority now; everything else can take a backseat." Noya Mei's explanation was quite simple.

"Okay!" Jin Gang immediately went to make arrangements for this matter.

The sudden withdrawal of a large number of military personnel stationed at the port surprised many, but many others guessed that it might be related to the previous "earthquake".

After arranging the withdrawal, the Hunter's ten-man squad regrouped.

"The commander-in-chief's orders this time were very clear. He told us to get there as soon as possible to protect the scene, and then take a video of the scene and send it to him immediately. So now we're splitting into two teams, one team going to the battle site of the previous divine projection, and the other team going to the location where the projection just collapsed..." Before Noya Mei could finish speaking, several team members suddenly looked up at the Sky Dome above the port.

The Sky Dome above the port suddenly opened up.

"I didn't ask them to open the Sky Dome, did I?" Jin Gang had barely finished speaking when everyone saw the black and white Golden Eagle slowly descend from the sky.

"That... is that the Gu Ding Team's spaceship?" someone suddenly realized.

Noya Mei's expression changed slightly. She was also a little puzzled as to why the Gu Ding Team chose to arrive at this time instead of waiting until her group had left the port before taking action.

"Gu Ding should know we haven't left yet. Are they deliberately provoking us?!" Jin Gang, who also had a fiery temper, felt that Gu Ding was doing it on purpose.

In fact, this timing was indeed chosen by Gu Ding at the Sea Emperor —just when the regular army had left, leaving only the Hunter squad. Gu Ding's choice of this time wasn't deliberate provocation; rather, he genuinely wanted to fight the Hunter.

If it's any later, the Hunter team will no longer be at the port. If it's any earlier, with a large number of regular troops interfering in the surrounding area, casualties among the regular troops are inevitable.

As soon as Jin Gang finished speaking, Gu Ding slowly walked over. He had already removed his mask and wig, but his clothes remained the same. His eyes were still blue. "I didn't mean to provoke you; I just wanted to spar with you."

At this moment, the Golden Eagle had landed, the hatch opened, and Elsa and Tagore stepped out.

Tagore appeared directly on Gu Ding's shoulder, while Elsa appeared beside Gu Ding a moment later.

"Elsa, you two don't interfere. This fight is mine." Gu Ding's voice held an undeniable authority. Elsa also sensed that Gu Ding seemed to have truly become stronger. Tagore jumped off Gu Ding and squatted down beside him.

"Four Eyes, Monkey, you two go to the two locations separately, film the videos, and send them to the captain." Noya Mei gave them a new task.

"But..." The bespectacled man wanted to argue, but Noya Mei.

"No buts, the captain's mission requires two people to carry it out. We'll sort out the problem here and come right back." Noya Mei glared at the bespectacled man.

"Yes!" The two saluted and quickly left.

"We can begin now." Noya Mei's gaze was icy. Thinking about how Gu Ding had tricked her twice with a false identity, she felt extremely displeased.

Gu Ding's three special abilities—Berserk, Iron Block, and Martial Dao Force Field— were activated simultaneously, and his Limitless Body Technique was also pushed to the Eleventh Order...