Derived New Ability
Every person's domain has an unchanging ironclad rule: what comes in from somewhere can only go out from there. This rule applies to both inanimate and living things.
In other words, Gu Ding could not take the energy sphere stored at the roots of the Bloodthirsty Demonic Vine out. Because the Bloodthirsty Demonic Vine's entry point was the Giant Wood Forest of Forget-Worry Star, even if it was dead, once the energy sphere from its root system left Johnny's domain, it could only appear in the Giant Wood Forest of Forget-Worry Star.
"Since you can't take them away, try to absorb as much as you can. In the current situation, every bit of improvement in your strength increases your chances of winning." The Sea Emperor didn't have any better ideas, so he could only let Gu Ding absorb those energy spheres directly within this domain.
"But Bigge and the others..." Gu Ding was slightly worried about the situation outside, because there was also Queen, the most powerful being outside.
"You don't need to worry about them. My advanced unlocking ability has been activated, and I can now break through the limitations of divine radiance and domain. Queen still doesn't intend to make a move; she probably wants to wait for the outcome of your battle before taking action. I've already told Bigge about your situation and told them not to act rashly for now, and to wait until you return before making a move."
On Dragon Dock Star, in the center of the execution ground. After Gu Ding disappeared, Bigge and his group all heard the Sea Emperor's voice transmission. They remained where they were, patiently waiting for the outcome of Gu Ding's battle.
Everyone noticed that Gu Ding had suddenly disappeared, and Bigge and his group remained where they were, without daring to provoke Queen, the guardian sitting on the high platform.
On the Execution Platform, Dokter had just recovered from his shock. He had never imagined that the members of Gu Ding Team would be so formidable. He had initially thought that only Bigge and Gu Ding could defeat him, but now he realized that even Liliath and Elsa were no weaker than him. Moreover, the strength of Gu Ding and Bigge had completely exceeded his expectations. He couldn't help but wonder if Gu Ding's entire team had recently consumed some Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.
In fact, his guess wasn't far off. The Beast Blood of the Giant Wood Forest had a certain enhancing effect even on Five-Star Low-rank God Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, let alone ordinary humans like Gu Ding who weren't even at the Demigod Realm. The Beast Blood, containing that terrifying energy, was indeed a rare treasure for ordinary humans. It wasn't surprising that it could significantly improve everyone's genetic level in a short period of time.
However, seeing Gu Ding suddenly disappear, Dokter felt a vague sense of unease. He wasn't worried about his own rescue, but rather that Gu Ding and his group might be captured like him. After all, the Fei Me Universe Country Kingdom was guarded by a deity. According to Gu Ding's earlier words, this deity was a Five-Star Low-rank God, the most powerful being in the entire Fei Me Universe Country. Moreover, judging from the current situation, Gu Ding Team did indeed hold the advantage, as almost all the demigods were Combat Strength, with only Queen Elizabeth and Queen remaining uninvolved. Elizabeth's face was expressionless, but Queen clearly appeared fearless. It was obvious that she didn't take the Combat Strength displayed by Gu Ding's group seriously.
Seeing that Bigge and his group had stopped moving, a demigod who had just repaired his divine body glanced at Queen, his courage immediately bolstered. He turned around and shouted to the group behind him, "Everyone, keep going! These people from Gu Ding Team clearly don't dare to kill us, otherwise, not a single one of them would have perished yet..."
Before he could finish speaking, Bigge his right thumb, drawing the longsword out of its sheath. Only ten centimeters of the blade were visible, and an invisible Blade Force shot out. In the next instant, the demigod who had instigated the attack was cut in half at the waist, his divine body completely disintegrating and never to be reassembled.
From beginning to end, Bigge group didn't utter a single word in rebuttal. He didn't even glance at the demigod who had spoken earlier.
Queen merely glanced at Bigge indifferently, showing no intention of intervening in the death of his colleague.
The horrified crowd fell silent, no longer daring to provoke them. They also realized a fact: Bigge's strength far surpassed their own; slaughtering demigods was as easy as cutting vegetables.
Meanwhile, in Johnny's domain, Gu Ding had already sat down cross-legged. Black divine energy seeped into the ground like threads, quickly locating the green energy spheres.
A Black God Source pierced the energy sphere like a sharp straw, and a powerful surge of energy flowed through the thread into Gu Ding's body. But a strange thing happened soon after: the energy vanished completely after entering his body.
Gu Ding immediately noticed the strange sensation coming from his body and was about to stop to check himself when he heard the Sea Emperor's voice in his ear, "Absorb all thirty spheres at once. I was worried that you wouldn't be able to absorb many, but now it seems there's no need to worry at all."
The reason for this is that the Sea Emperor saw the Black Virus in Gu Ding's body surge out again, quickly devouring all the energy that Gu Ding had absorbed into his body.
Upon hearing what the Sea Emperor said, Gu Ding did not hesitate and immediately sent out more energy threads to penetrate into the ground, piercing all thirty energy spheres.
A massive amount of energy surged into Gu Ding's body, but it vanished completely the moment it entered. The energy spheres also visibly deflated, and within minutes they were all absorbed.
The Black God Source threads automatically retreated back into Gu Ding's body. Gu Ding remained seated cross-legged, completely unaware of where the energy he had absorbed had gone, but he could sense that his body was undergoing some subtle changes.
While he was still wondering, the Sea Emperor was watching closely the changes in the Gene Chain within his body. That jet-black Gene Chain had changed shape once again. Moreover, this time, the change was much more significant than the previous one.
Meanwhile, within Gu Ding's Soul Space, the intricately carved string of threads on the massive, dark execution pillar, which connected heaven and earth, began to emit a golden light and detached from the pillar. As if alive, it spontaneously linked together to form a black chain, which then wrapped around the execution pillar. Once this was complete in the Soul Space, Gu Ding's Gene Chain finally ceased its alteration.
Sea Emperor immediately checked the changes in Gu Ding's physical data. After a thorough examination, he found that all other abilities and physical data remained unchanged. Only the Absolute Seal ability was different from before, and a strange derivative ability had even appeared.
Looking at the data projected into his brain by Sea Emperor, Gu Ding muttered to himself, "This ability seems pretty good. It's not a single-target restraint, but the limitations on its use and range are a bit annoying."
"You should be content," the Sea Emperor couldn't help but laugh. "Without any improvement in your genetic level, not only has your forbidden ability been enhanced, but you've also gained a derivative forbidden ability. What more could you want?"
"I was just saying," Gu Ding grinned.
Seeing that his condition had stabilized, Gu Ding stood up and walked towards Johnny and Lei Lute.
After Gu Ding sat down cross-legged, the two also sat down cross-legged and began to replenish their energy using the Originium from their new Smart Watch. They had only been sitting for a few minutes when Gu Ding approached, and they quickly stood up, looking at Gu Ding.
"Let me out," Gu Ding said as he walked up to Johnny.
Johnny quickly opened the exit of the domain and watched as Gu Ding stepped out as if he were sending away a plague god.
He finally let out a long breath after the exit was sealed. "Finally, I got rid of that kid. His sealing ability is terrifying. It was comparable to Five-Star Low-rank God's Bloodthirsty Demonic Vine, yet he killed it so easily. He didn't even have the slightest power to resist."
Lei Lute, however, disagreed. "The stronger the ability, the more limitations it has. That's why he's rarely used this ability since his debut. I estimate that after using it this time, he won't be able to use it a second time anytime soon. Without the sealing ability, Gu Ding is more than capable of being killed instantly by Queen. Even if what's here is just a Will Projection, it's definitely not Gu Ding can contend with."
While the two were still discussing the possible outcome of Gu Ding's fight against Queen, Gu Ding had already reappeared in the center of the execution ground. He looked completely calm and composed, as if nothing had happened at all.
But the onlookers knew that, regardless of who had made the move, the attempt to stop Gu Ding had definitely failed completely.
Seeing Gu Ding reappear, Queen narrowed her eyes slightly. She knew, of course, that Johnny and Lei Lute had been the ones who had attacked earlier, and she also knew that Johnny's domain contained a powerful Bloodthirsty Demonic Vine. Therefore, Gu Ding's presence here was indeed somewhat unexpected...
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(Speechless. I've been writing this chapter since 3:30 and it's past 8:00, all because I'm stuck on that derivative ability. It wasn't originally in the outline, and after writing it, it just doesn't feel right with the protagonist's personality. I got some feedback from the guys in the book club, and finally found some inspiration. But because I deleted over a thousand words, rewriting it took another hour or so...)