Ma Dike's Call

When Gu Ding regained consciousness on the spaceship, he found the Main Cabin empty. He knew that Liliath and the others must have already returned to their cabins.

The Energy Amethyst he obtained from Elizabeth were of very high quality. The reason for needing these Energy Crystal was that they were the main raw material for creating the Black Crystal of the Dark Magic Domain. After analyzing the components, Sea Emperor obtained the method for making those Black Crystal and improved upon it. He had already had Bigge and others help him procure some of the easily obtainable materials, and the other, less readily available materials were also obtained from Elizabeth. Therefore, as soon as he received the materials, Sea Emperor contacted Robert to help with the production.

While Gu Ding and the others were resting that night, Robert transformed all 100,000 Energy Amethyst into Black Crystal in the blink of an eye. Early the next morning, before even having breakfast, he distributed the crystals to everyone.

Gu Ding returned to his room, closed the door, sat cross-legged on the ground, took out a Black Crystal, swallowed it, and began to rapidly circulate the Sun Sutra to absorb its energy.

The thirty-seven circulations within his body began operating rapidly. It took Gu Ding a full five hours to fully absorb the black crystal, increasing the number of circulations from thirty-seven to forty-seven. Furthermore, Gu Ding's Cell Comprehensive Index increased by 5000 points. Clearly, the Black Crystal Robert created using the method given by the Sea Emperor was far more effective than the Dark Magic Domain.

Gu Ding checked the time and swallowed the second Black Crystal. Another five hours passed, and the number of circulating cells in his body increased to fifty-seven, while the Cell Comprehensive Index increased by another 5000 points.

In just ten hours, Gu Ding's Cell Comprehensive Index rose from 80,000 to 90,000.

It was almost dinnertime, and Gu Ding was getting hungry. He had only eaten breakfast, and ten hours had passed, so it was normal for him to be hungry.

When they arrived at the restaurant, Bigge wasn't there, Gu Ding felt a little out of place. Ever since Bigge boarded the ship, he had been in charge of everyone's meals, and whenever anyone else went to the restaurant, there would be delicious food waiting for them.

"Bigge and Elsa are both trying to reach the Eleventh Order, so I don't think they'll be showing up for the next few days," the Sea Emperor explained.

"Where are the others?"

"Lily just advanced to the eighth rank and will probably be out for dinner soon. Robert is modifying his body, but he's still lacking materials, so he can only proceed step by step. As for Tagore, he's lying in the bathtub in his room, swimming and eating Twelfth Order Energy Crystal Orb." The Sea Emperor still doesn't quite understand just how strong Tagore is.

"How many did he eat in ten hours?" Gu Ding frowned slightly. Since there were no Gene Beast, Elizabeth used five hundred Twelfth Order Energy Crystal Orb as a substitute.

"Ten, one per hour." The Sea Emperor had also been paying close attention to Tagore's movements. "The time intervals are very regular. He probably isn't just eating randomly; the energy must be being absorbed, otherwise the intervals wouldn't be so regular."

Shaking his head, Gu Ding went into the kitchen, steamed the rice, and then started making fried rice with eggs.

Liliath finally came out of her room, and when she saw Gu Ding in the kitchen, she was clearly taken aback. "Why is it you? Where 'Bigge?"

"He and Elsa are trying to break through to the Eleventh Order." Gu Ding was busy making fried rice with eggs.

"Fried rice with egg today?" Liliath tilted her head and looked at the fried rice being stir-fried in the pan. She was finally a little relieved. If Gu Ding had made anything else, she really wouldn't have dared to eat it.

"It's not just for today, it's for the next few days," Gu Ding emphasized. "Bigge and the others probably won't be better for at least two or three days."

"Okay..." Liliath lowered her head somewhat helplessly, then suddenly shifted the topic to something she was more interested in, "By the way, what do you think of that Monster Encampment?"

"It's alright."

"What do you mean by 'not bad'? Tell me, is there anything interesting?" Liliath urged from the side.

Gu Ding then revealed that he had earned points by answering questions for the Sea Emperor.

"One point is equivalent to one million Universe Coin. You guys earned more than 50,000 points in half an hour?! That's more than 50 billion Universe Coin. That's enough to buy five Divine Flame Seeds, or exchange for three or four demigod artifacts, or even more in other resources." Liliath directly converted the units into Universe Coin.

"That's about 80% of the ingredients Elizabeth gave us yesterday." Gu Ding nodded. After this chat, the fried rice was finally finished.

The two carried their plates to the restaurant, and the feeling was the same as it had been a few months before Bigge's.

Liliath stuffed a spoonful of rice into her mouth and said somewhat indistinctly, "Actually, your fried rice is quite good to eat occasionally."

"That's not what someone told me when they were insisting on stopping at Dilisies," Gu Ding said with a mischievous grin.

"Of course it feels different after eating it for several days in a row. No one can stand fried rice with eggs for breakfast, lunch and dinner, right?" Liliath retorted with a pout.

"I heard from the Sea Emperor that you've broken through to the eighth rank?"

"Hmm, that Black Crystal is really useful. I broke through to the eighth rank with just two. However, an increase of 5,000 points in the Cell Comprehensive Index per crystal is too little for Elsa and the others." Liliath felt that the Black Crystal probably wouldn't be very useful to Elsa and Bigge.

"They used different ones. Theirs increased the Cell Comprehensive Index by 50,000 points," the Sea Emperor explained. "The one I made for you, increasing it by 5,000 points, was made from leftover waste. Although it's called waste, don't overthink it; it's basically the difference between fresh bread and bread that's been reheated in an oven. Your Cell Comprehensive Index relatively low, so this is enough for you. Bigge and Elsa Cell Comprehensive Index in the millions, so this wouldn't have much effect on them."

"Okay..." Thinking about the analogy of the Sea Emperor's Bread, Liliath was still somewhat reluctant to accept this explanation. "My current Cell Comprehensive Index 13,000 points. At this rate, I'll definitely be able to advance to Ninth-Order Gene Body by the time I reach Problan Star. Gu Ding, what's your situation now?"

"I'm still at level six, with Cell Comprehensive Index 90,000. I don't know if I can break through to level seven." Gu Ding quickly finished the fried rice in front of him and patted his belly with some satisfaction.

After dinner, the two returned to their respective rooms to continue their cultivation.

Over the next two days, Gu Ding consumed three Black Crystal in succession, and his Cell Comprehensive Index finally transformed to 100,000 points. The energy cycle within his body also reached its limit of eighty-one.

Looking at the eighty-one intricate cycles, Gu Ding suddenly had some new information in his mind, which was transmitted by the Sea Emperor.

"Connect the eighty-one small cycles into one large cycle according to the description in the Sun Sutra, and the Source Power in your body will automatically be converted into Gang Jin," the Sea Emperor whispered in Gu Ding's ear.

Following the image in his mind, Gu Ding constructed it step by step, treating the original small cycle as an energy point, and then connecting it with other energy points one by one. This process took Gu Ding a whole day. The originally unrelated points, through connection, became a three-dimensional picture, which, if viewed from a distance, resembled a dazzling starry sky.

After the great cycle was completed, the Source Power within Gu Ding's body finally began to change, rapidly transforming. Several hours later, the Source Power was completely converted into Gang Jin. Only then did Gu Ding open his eyes, extend a finger, and a Golden Gang Force emanated from between his fingers. The sensation was as if the finger itself were an extension, and it felt like a tangible object to the touch.

"The Sun Sutra is the most advanced cultivation method for Source Power. Its Great Cycle is formed through eighty-one Small Cycles. Most cultivation methods have fewer than thirty-six Small Cycles, and at most, no more than forty-nine. The cultivation method for Gang Jin has nine minor levels. You must create nine Great Cycles to reach the pinnacle of Gang Jin and generate the seed of Starfire within your body. Your Gang Jin already possesses the qualities of burning and melting, so most Gang Jin are countered by you." The Sea Emperor was quite proud of choosing the Sun Sutra for Gu Ding.

"Still haven't broken through to the Seventh Order..." Gu Ding checked his physical condition and looked somewhat disappointed.

"Every time you advance now, you will be blocked by the gene lock. You must have a large amount of energy impact to break through the blockade of the gene lock. The main function of this black crystal is to increase the strength of your true energy and strength. The increase in the comprehensive index of your cells is converted through the Sun Scripture. Moreover, The effect of this black crystal does not affect the genetic chain, so it will not help you break through the existing genetic level," Poseidon explained, "Also, during the period of your breakthrough, Madico called your number several times, and the call was blocked by me because you were in **."

"Oh no, it's about the Newcomer Ranking Competition... I've been so busy running for my life these past few months that I completely forgot about it. How many days are left?" Gu Ding asked hurriedly.

"Three more days." The Sea Emperor answered quickly, almost at the same time as Gu Ding asked the question.

"Three days... I'll try to practice potion making these few days." For the past few months, Gu Ding's potion making had been almost completely abandoned; aside from using it during the Time Reversal, he hadn't used it much. "Sea Emperor, please dial Ma Dike's number for me."

Sea Emperor immediately dialed the number, and before the waiting tone had even finished, the communicator was answered.

"Gu Ding, what's going on? Nobody answers the phone these past few days? Have you become famous and forgotten about your mentor?" Ma Dike's loud voice rang out from the other end of the communicator. Hearing this voice, Gu Ding felt a sense of familiarity. (To be continued.)