Devouring Beast Corpses

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There are many types of archaeological sites, but if we classify them into broad categories, there are actually only two.

One type is the spacetime archaeological site. These sites are usually located within spacetime rifts or hidden in secondary planes, appearing by Rift Sky according to unique rules. Generally speaking, most ancient civilization sites fall into this category, such as the Oul Ruins that Gu Ding was heading to.

Another type is the non-temporal/spatial type. These ruins generally exist stably in a certain region, and once successfully entered, resources can be continuously obtained from them. The God Ruins that Gu Ding encountered at this moment belong to this type.

Under Gu Ding's coercion, the giant crocodile told the whole story.

"That ruin, buried deep underground and covered by mud and algae, was able to block the detection of spiritual power. It was discovered by the Three-Headed Demon Dragon by chance more than 10,000 years ago. At that time, we giant beasts were all of similar strength, but we had just stepped into the level of gods and our intelligence had not been fully awakened. We rushed in all at once. As a result, out of more than a hundred Venerable God Beast, only the demonic dragon and the eighteen of us survived."

"The fourth level of that ruin contains a Source Stone Mother Crystal, which emits endless unclaimed divine energy every day. We are only on the outermost level, yet our cultivation progresses by leaps and bounds. The Three-Headed Demon Dragon, being a naturally different species, has much greater potential than us, so it was the first to break through to the Mid-rank God realm and enter the Second Level. After entering the Second Level, its cultivation speed was even faster than ours. By the time we advanced to the Five-Star Low-rank God, it was already Two-Star Mid-rank God. It brought back some benefits from the Second Level and asked us to acknowledge it as our leader and obey its commands. By then, we were already intelligent enough, and seeing that there were benefits to be had, and we were no match for it, we all agreed."

"You mean, the ruins have four layers in total? Apart from the Three-Headed Demon Dragon, you can only mingle in the outermost layer? What else is in that outermost layer besides the endless divine source?" Gu Ding continued to ask.

"The ruins only have four levels, each heavily protected by numerous restrictions. Our cultivation level is insufficient to reach the Second Level. When we entered the outermost level, we were pursued by two Mechanical Beast comparable to Five-Star Low-rank God, which is why so many powerful individuals perished. Only the Three-Headed Demon Dragon can enter the Second Level. We don't know exactly what's inside, only that there are Mechanical Beast there as well. The Three-Headed Demon Dragon always uses a Special Divine Power to obtain cultivation resources. As for the outermost level, besides a large amount of divine energy, there were many pills, which we devoured long ago. There were also several human cultivation techniques and seven or eight divine artifacts that only humans could use. All of these were taken by the Three-Headed Demon Dragon."

"So, this ruin must have been left by a powerful human? The conflict between Kepu and you is because he wanted to enter the ruin, but you wouldn't let him in?" Gu Ding roughly understood the source of the conflict between Kepu and these mutated marine beasts.

"Although he couldn't use his spiritual power to explore the secrets of the seabed, he deduced from our cultivation that there were treasures there, though he didn't know what they were. According to him, even if an entire planet's resources were used Strange Treasure, it might not be possible to create a single Five-Star Low-rank God if there were no extraordinary treasures on it. Yet, eighteen Five-Star Low-rank God have been born in our sea area, clearly indicating that there are Strange Treasure hidden there. He released the pressure of Mid-rank God, trying to force us to reveal the secrets. But the Three-Headed Demon Dragon sensed his pressure and fought him before driving him away."

"Drive them away? They weren't killed?" Gu Ding was slightly surprised. This meant that even if Kepu's strength was weaker than the Three-Headed Demon Dragon, it wasn't much weaker.

"That human was not much weaker than the Three-Headed Demon Dragon. The Three-Headed Demon Dragon used its strongest killing move and only managed to destroy a third of his body before it could intimidate him and make him escape quickly."

Gu Ding frowned slightly at the crocodile's words, and then asked, "Just what is the strength of the Three-Headed Demon Dragon?"

"He is Three-Star Mid-rank God. But his Combat Strength is no weaker than that of a five-star god." The giant crocodile's eyes darted around. "Although you are stronger than us, you are definitely no match for him. Although he is currently in seclusion to recuperate from his injuries, he has planted a peculiar Mother-Child Mark on all eighteen of us. If we all Death Ray, he will immediately notice. If even one of us is alive, he will not sense anything."

"Are you threatening me?" A fierce glint flashed in Gu Ding's eyes.

Just then, a spatial rift suddenly appeared, and Robert's massive figure crossed the rift and appeared not far from Gu Ding.

"Gu Ding, there are five other star systems near this star system, with a total of more than 120 planets. We've searched them all, but there's no trace of Kepu. If it's any farther, it would be thousands of light-years away, and the portal can't reach it." Robert's news was not good.

"I understand." Not being able to find Kepu meant that Gu Ding could not avoid the battle with the Three-Headed Demon Dragon. Gu Ding immediately stopped hesitating and stomped on the giant crocodile's head several times in succession. In just a moment, the giant crocodile's brains splattered and it died.

Sea Emperor also slipped from Robert's wrist back onto Gu Ding's wrist.

"Gu Ding, you must not be careless in the battle against the Three-Headed Demon Dragon. The difference between Mid-rank God and Low-rank God is not just a simple matter of Combat Strength. You should remember that I told you about the Energy Source Point before. I didn't go into detail before because your cultivation is still far from reaching the god realm, but now I have to tell you."

"When an ordinary person advances to the Demigod Realm, their body gradually becomes energy-based, and the internal energy (罡劲) transforms into divine energy. The source of this divine energy is the small and large cycles that existed before reaching the Demigod Realm. However, after advancing to the god realm, these energy cycles disappear, and each small cycle transforms into one Energy Source Point. For example, if you currently have eighty-one small cycles and nine large cycles, then you have 7 Energy Source Point points for advancing to godhood. Generally, a first-tier Low-rank God has a base energy value of 1 point within Energy Source Point, but because you have received a three-fold increase in internal energy, your base energy value is 3 points. If expressed numerically, this is equivalent to you possessing 2187 points of divine energy."

"The number of Energy Source Point for everyone is determined before they ascend to godhood, and once they ascend, it cannot be changed. However, the base energy value within the Energy Source Point can be increased. After a first-tier Low-rank God ascends to the second tier, the base energy value doubles; after ascending to the third tier, it doubles again, and so on, all the way up to five stars. That is to say, if your base energy value is 2187, once you ascend to Five-Star Low-rank God, it will become 34992 points."

"If someone cultivates to the level of Five-Star Low-rank God, regardless of whether their Combat Strength rises to be comparable to a six-star or seven-star god, their divine source points will no longer increase, unless they advance from Five-Star Low-rank God to One-Star Mid-rank God. After advancing to Mid-rank God, the Energy Source Point will undergo a qualitative change, directly increasing the base energy value by a hundredfold. If it were you, your original 35,000 divine source points would be directly increased to 3.5 million points. The same applies to Mid-rank God and Low-rank God; with each small-level advancement, the divine source energy value doubles."

"That Three-Headed Demon Dragon is already Three-Star Mid-rank God. Even though its cultivation system is different from humans, the strength of its divine source is definitely not inferior to that of humans of the same level. Take Queen as an example. She only has twenty-seven small cycles and three large cycles in her body. After she advanced to Five-Star Low-rank God, she only had 1.6 points of divine source in her body. Once she advanced to One-Star Mid-rank God, the number of divine source points in her body would skyrocket to 1.600 points. If her cultivation is the same as the Three-Headed Demon Dragon and she reaches the Three-Star Mid-rank God, then the number of her divine source points will double twice, reaching 518,400 points."

"Queen's talent is only considered average among Human Race. That Three-Headed Demon Dragon, to some extent, carries the bloodline of an ancient Flood Dragon and has also undergone viral mutation. The depth of its divine source is only greater than Queen's. It's more than two hundred or three hundred times stronger than your current divine source..."

"You mean if he keeps using divine source attacks from a distance, he can easily crush me, leaving me no chance to get close and seal him?" Gu Ding knew that the main purpose of the Sea Emperor's explanation was to tell him this.

"Although I'm very reluctant to tell you this bad news, I have to say it so you can prepare yourself mentally." Sea Emperor was somewhat helpless about this. This was why he had previously gone to other planets to search for Kepu's whereabouts—he wanted to prevent Gu Ding from this battle. Unfortunately, after searching more than 120 nearby planets, he found no trace of him.

"Actually, I have some bad news," Gu Ding said with a wry smile. "I just learned from that crocodile that Kepu's strength is about the same as that Three-Headed Demon Dragon. They fought each other and the result was roughly a draw. Even without considering the strength of the divine source, my sealing ability can only be used on one of them."

"Gu Ding, devour these beast corpses!" The Sea Emperor suggested after a moment of silence.

"That's right, in this situation, every bit of increased Combat Strength counts!" A glint of excitement flashed in Gu Ding's eyes. The bluish-black flames instantly transformed into an inky black, engulfing all eighteen beast corpses. Each massive beast corpse, along with its crystal core, was rapidly consumed by the black flames. Streams of pure energy, like eighteen enormous energy waterfalls, surged wildly into Gu Ding's body, leaving nothing behind. Within Gu Ding's body, the Black Virus also re-emerged, frantically absorbing this terrifying energy.

Time passed second by second, and the sea remained calm, showing no sign of the Three-Headed Demon Dragon appearing. Gu Ding, at this moment, could not care about anything else and focused all his energy on absorbing energy... (To be continued...)