Bloodthirsty Demonic Vine

"If you think you can't win a one-on-one challenge, I don't mind if you come at me together."

While this statement might sound provocative to outsiders, it wasn't a simple provocation; rather, it was Gu Ding had uttered after careful consideration. He said it partly because he was eager to rescue Dokter, but more importantly, several of his amplification abilities had time limits. Although these abilities had now been upgraded to higher levels, the time limits hadn't disappeared; they had simply been extended from half an hour to three hours.

Three hours would not be enough if everyone near the Execution Platform came up to challenge them, so Gu Ding chose to finish quickly.

Now that Gu Ding had spoken, the numerous demigods from the opposing camp naturally wouldn't hold back. Many of the hidden demigods revealed themselves and surrounded Gu Ding and his group.

A tall, muscular man was the first to step forward. "Gu Ding, the Federal Government has approved the death warrant. To us, every member of your team is a mortal enemy of all citizens of the Fei Me Universe Country. This isn't a Virtual Arena challenge arena; there are no rules about one-on-one challenges. Anyone from the Fei Me Universe Country who attacks you is perfectly justified..."

Seeing that he hadn't finished speaking for a while, Gu Ding knew that he might continue with a long speech, so he interrupted him directly, "Let's get started, stop talking nonsense."

The muscular man's expression immediately darkened after being interrupted by Gu Ding. He waved to the crowd behind him and said, "Everyone, attack together!"

At his shout, hundreds of demigods attacked almost simultaneously.

Gu Ding and his six companions scattered in all directions, and the scene immediately descended into chaos.

The largest number of people were besieging Gu Ding, but Gu Ding showed no sign of panic. Every punch, finger strike, and kick could shatter the body of a demigod, rendering them completely incapable of Combat Strength.

In just over ten seconds, the number of attackers surrounding him had been reduced by half.

On the other side, Robert was the fastest at clearing out enemies. His ten fingers transformed into machine guns, countless white beams shooting from his fingertips. Under this barrage, many demigods couldn't even get close, and many, after being hit multiple times, began to disintegrate, quickly leaving the battle zone.

On Bigge's side, wherever his longsword passed, there was no enemy who could withstand a single blow; anything that was touched was instantly cut in half at the waist without any suspense.

On Tagore's side, he was still in the form of a kitten. However, his speed was so fast that even Elizabeth could barely catch him, let alone these demigods. With each swipe of his claw, a head was shattered.

Elsa, her eyes bloodshot, wielded her giant axe. While not Bigge, her attacks were just as Bigge; anyone who touched her red axe was instantly shredded to dust, utterly Combat Strength.

Liliath's condition was quite unusual. Her eyes had completely turned gold, and the intensity of the Black Flame on her hands was dozens of times greater than before. Anyone touched by the flames cried out in agony and rolled on the ground in pain. According to the Sea Emperor, this was Liliath performing a form of self-hypnosis, which allowed her to increase her Combat Strength dozens or even hundreds of times for a short period of time.

After shattering the body of a demigod with a single punch, Gu Ding looked up to find his next target, only to discover that within the battle circle, apart from his own team of six, not a single intact demigod remained standing.

Only then did Gu Ding finally cease his attacks, because all 110-plus demigods present had been completely rendered powerless to fight under the combined assault of the six. And this was less than three minutes into the battle.

Gu Ding's gaze fell on Sen Na, who was standing next to Elizabeth. "Who else?!"

Just then, the environment in front of Gu Ding suddenly changed. He looked around and realized that he must have been pulled into the domain by someone.

"And us!" At this moment, two figures appeared in front of Gu Ding.

Looking at the two people, one tall and one short, Gu Ding naturally wouldn't forget these two guys who he had tricked into entering the field and then had their Smart Watch stolen by him.

"Hello, gentlemen!" Gu Ding grinned.

"Stop trying to get close to us, you're quite the cunning one. Not only did you lure us into your territory, but you also stole everything from our Storage Space!" Lei Lute said angrily.

"This time, we'll bring you into our domain first. I don't believe you can win without your strange domain suppression!" Johnny said indignantly.

"But even without the domain suppression now, I should still be able to beat you, right?" Gu Ding was very clear about his increased strength. The giant python Artifact Spirit of that divine artifact was between the two of them in strength.

"Outside of my domain, we are only marginally stronger than that giant Artifact Spirit. But within my domain, your defeat is inevitable." Johnny appeared very confident.

Upon hearing this, Gu Ding looked around curiously but found nothing unusual. He asked with some doubt, "Is there anything special about your domain?"

Just then, the Sea Emperor's voice suddenly came, "Gu Ding, these vines around here are a bit strange. They're somewhat like mutated plants cultivated in Spirit Soil, and their life fluctuations are extremely strong, almost comparable to Five-Star Low-rank God. If I'm not mistaken, they probably want to use the power of this plant to deal with you."

Johnny proudly added, "See those vines? These are called Bloodthirsty Demonic Vine, a unique species of the Giant Wood Forest, and the apex predator in its food chain. They love to hunt all kinds of living creatures. This one is one I cultivated in my own territory. Every so often, I release it out to hunt. Now, more than a hundred years later, it has grown to the level of Five-Star Low-rank God."

"The Giant Wood Forest?" Gu Ding recalled that there was indeed a forbidden area on the map of Forget-Worry Star, named the Giant Wood Forest. "Did you get those spirit fruits and Beast Blood in your Storage Space from that forest on Forget-Worry Star?"

"You brat, how dare you ask us for Spirit Fruit and Beast Blood!" Lei Lute was furious when Gu Ding brought up the theft of their Storage Space again.

"Lei Lute, he's already a dead man, it won't hurt to tell him," Johnny said nonchalantly. "Indeed, all the Beast Blood and spirit fruits come from there. However, that forest is protected by High-rank God deity from the Federal Government, and only those with special privileges from the Federal Government are qualified to enter. Moreover, anyone whose Combat Strength is less than One-Star Low-rank God will only be throwing their life away if they go in, because all the creatures in that area are Combat Strength than One-Star Low-rank God."

"Thank you for telling me all this. It's a pity I'm unlikely to go to Forget-Worry Star a second time." Gu Ding actually wanted more Beast Blood and spirit fruits, because the Sea Emperor had said that even Low-rank God could benefit from the energy contained in these things.

"You really can't go a second time..." Johnny said, putting two fingers in his mouth and whistling. The whistle was clear and high-pitched. Under the spread of Johnny's divine energy, it quickly permeated every corner of the domain space.

As soon as Gu Ding heard the whistle, he also felt the ground of the entire domain begin to tremble. The thick vines that had been motionless before also began to twist rapidly as if they were alive after the whistle.

"By the way, the Bloodthirsty Demonic Vine is extremely territorial. Aside from its keepers like us, it will hunt any living creature that appears within its territory. Even if it's not hungry, it will kill the prey and then wrap it in a special secretion. This secretion can break down the prey's body into pure energy, condensing it into energy spheres encased in green cocoons. Unfortunately, they consider those energy spheres priceless treasures, and if we, as its keepers, get too close, we'll be attacked." Johnny's words did sound somewhat regretful.

Johnny had barely finished speaking when several vines as thick as Cheng Ren's arm suddenly burst forth from the ground, sweeping towards the direction where Gu Ding was.

Gu Ding lightly touched the ground with his toes and immediately retreated, trying to avoid the vines' entanglement. But the vines seemed to have eyes, continuing to meander outwards, following him like a shadow.

Gu Ding frowned. Black flames surged wildly from his body, instantly engulfing his entire form. Nearly a meter high, black flames flickered erratically from his palms. Gu Ding abruptly stopped his retreat, his palms transforming into fists. He slammed his fists out, colliding with the several blue vines.

The impact sent Gu Ding flying backward, but the vines entangled by the Black Flame writhed and rolled wildly on the ground. At the same time, strange howls echoed from afar. However, the sounds didn't seem like pain, but rather like rage. The Black Flame weren't so easily extinguished either. In just a few seconds, the several blue vines chasing Gu Ding turned into charcoal, while the black flames continued to spread upward.

As the Black Flame burned within him, Gu Ding clearly felt several streams of pure energy flowing into his body. He knew this was a special effect of the Black Flame, providing him with energy feedback. But at the same time, he also witnessed another astonishing scene: the blue vines encased in the Black Flame automatically broke off, and new vines began to grow back at a terrifyingly fast rate visible to the naked eye.

This time, however, the blue vines did not immediately launch an attack, seemingly wary of the black flames.

"Watch your step!" the Sea Emperor suddenly warned.

Seconds later, dozens of green vines suddenly shot out from the ground. These green vines were about half again as thick as the previous bluish-green ones, roughly the thickness of an adult's thigh. Gu Ding leaped up, barely dodging the attack, and unleashed another burst of flames from his fists. The Black Flame instantly engulfed the dozens of green vines, but this time, the green vines did not immediately wither; the Black Flame consumed them at a rate nearly ten times slower. The charred vines continued to shoot towards Gu Ding's location.

Gu Ding then Shadow Step stepped forward, flashing to the side to avoid the attack.

"Gu Ding, this can't go on. Although this plant isn't an energy-based life form, it possesses the characteristics of one. As long as it has enough energy, it can regenerate indefinitely. I've calculated its regeneration speed, and it's a full twenty times faster than Five-Star Low-rank God. Moreover, I've also detected that its root system contains a total of thirty energy spheres. Even if your damage stacks up to ten times, your strongest Combat Strength will only barely reach the level of Five-Star Low-rank God, which is far from enough to inflict fatal damage. If this continues, you'll be the one who loses."

(Sorry, I didn't see my friend off until almost 7 o'clock...)