Successive Breakthroughs
(Second delivery)
The black devouring flames continuously surged into the beast corpse's body, General Beast its flesh and bones inch by inch to extract the purest energy, which was then fed back to Gu Ding's body.
Inside Gu Ding's body, the Black Virus was like a bottomless pit, swallowing up every last drop of energy no matter how much entered.
Meanwhile, rapid changes were also taking place within Gu Ding's body. Under the feedback from the Black Virus, the sixth Gene Chain Gu Ding's body began to construct at an astonishing pace. Simultaneously, the cells within Gu Ding's body began a terrifying process of division and regeneration, with the Cell Comprehensive Index soaring from its original 1 billion points to hundreds of millions, 3 billion, 4 billion...
In less than two minutes, the sixth Gene Chain was completed, and Gu Ding's Cell Comprehensive Index surged to 10 billion points before gradually slowing down. Then, a Gene Segment of the sixth Gene Chain began to change. Most unexpectedly for the Sea Emperor, just as he was discussing the divine source with Gu Ding, the divine source within Gu Ding's body amplified once more...
"The divine source has increased again? Logically, this should be happening. Gu Ding is not a god at all now, so why is this happening?" The Sea Emperor couldn't understand it. He kept probing the depth of the divine source in Gu Ding's body, and the increase actually soared to three times the original value before stopping.
At this moment, the changes in the Gene Segment within Gu Ding's body finally ended, and a new ability took shape once again.
Special Ability: Energy Clone
[Ability Description 1: This is a very special ability to create clones. By simply using a portion of the user's energy in any proportion, a clone with corresponding Combat Strength can be created. For example, if a clone is created using 50% of the user's energy, then that clone will only have 50% of the user's Combat Strength, and will possess all of the user's abilities except for forbidden abilities.]
[Ability Description 2: The clones created all possess independent thinking abilities.]
[Ability Description 3: As long as there is enough replenished energy, it can create clones without limit. The clones created in the previous stage will not disappear before the time limit is reached.]
[Ability Limitation 1: The maximum energy capacity of the clones created is 100% of the user's own energy, so the Combat Strength cannot exceed 100%.]
[Ability Restriction 2: The clone cannot be stored in Storage Space or other containers that cannot contain living beings.]
[Ability Limitation 3: Each clone cannot exist for more than one hour.]
But this wasn't the end. After this new ability emerged, Gu Ding's seventh Gene Chain also rapidly and automatically began to form. Gu Ding's Cell Comprehensive Index rose again, from 10 billion to 0 billion, 30 billion, 40 billion...
"These eighteen colossal beast corpses are all only one step away from becoming Mid-rank God. The energy contained in their flesh and blood alone is enough to give birth to at least a low-level Five-Star Low-rank God, not to mention the eighteen enormous Beast Crystal, which could potentially give birth to a Mid-rank God. But for most Five-Star Low-rank God, consuming so much energy at once would probably only result in their bodies exploding and dying. Gu Ding's physique is special; most of his energy is consumed by the virus, and the proportion of energy returned by the virus each time is different. But even if it's only one percent of the energy this time, it should be enough to raise Gu Ding's genetic level more than once. I just don't know what level Gu Ding reach this time, or what kind of abilities he will gain..." The Sea Emperor was slightly expectant. He had witnessed the miracles happening to Gu Ding all along, and each one had surprised him.
The seventh Gene Chain was quickly completed, and the Cell Comprehensive Index rose to 100 billion points. The density of the divine source in Gu Ding's body tripled again.
This time, the mutation in the Gene Chain directly connected to the original advanced berserk Gene Segment, forming a triangular structure in Gu Ding's Gene Chain.
The Sea Emperor was dumbfounded by what he saw. "This is the transformation of the Gene Chain from a linear form to a planar form. Logically speaking, this should only happen to powerful beings who have attained godhood through their physical bodies. Once the linear Gene Chain transforms into a plane, this ability becomes Fated Divine Power. Gu Ding's original ability should have been... a level three Advanced Iron Block! Now, the transformed Fated Divine Power is— the Indestructible Golden Body!"
[Fated Divine Power: Indestructible Golden Body (Part 1)]
[Supernatural Power Description 1: Passively and permanently increases defense by 1000 times]
[Description of the supernatural power 2: After activating the supernatural power, it can withstand an attack from a strong person who is a whole major level above the user's defense.]
[Supernatural Power Limitation 1: Maximum buff duration is one hour]
[Supernatural Power Restriction 2: Can only be used once every ten days.]
After reading the description of this divine ability, the Sea Emperor still seemed somewhat dissatisfied. "The defense has been enhanced, but it still doesn't solve the problem at its root. If it were a divine ability that advanced to High-Speed Regeneration, that would be reborn from a drop of blood. If Gu Ding could obtain this ability, he would only need to hide a drop of blood to become immortal. He would no longer have to worry about perishing. Unfortunately, Fated Divine Power- saving divine ability."
After the emergence of supernatural powers, Gu Ding's genetic level actually rose again, with the eighth and ninth Gene Chain continuously forming. Gu Ding's Cell Comprehensive Index also soared from 100 billion points to 10 trillion points. The strength of his divine source also increased ninefold.
These two genetic changes did not bring new abilities, but instead raised the original One-Star Martial Dao Domain to the three-star level.
Special Ability: Three-Star Martial Dao Domain (Evolvable)
[Ability Description: Suppresses the opponent's strength and speed to one-thirtieth of their original strength and speed, while increasing one's own strength and speed by thirty times.]
[Ability Limitation: Can only be activated once every ten days]
The corpses of the eighteen giant beasts were completely devoured, leaving not a single Beast Crystal behind. Only after completing its mission did the black flames retreat back into Gu Ding's body.
And Gu Ding finally woke up from his semi-divine state.
"Look at your current physical data!" The Sea Emperor's voice sounded pleasant as he projected Gu Ding's latest physical data.
Name: Gu Ding
Gender: Male
Age: 15
[Gene Level: Thirteenth Stage]
Cell Comprehensive Index: 10 trillion
Mental Strength Index: 10 trillion
[Fated Divine Power: Indestructible Golden Body (Part 1)]
Special Ability 1: Level 1 Advanced Berserk (evolvable)
Special Ability 2: Level 3 High-Speed Regeneration (Can Evolve)
Special Ability 3: Level 1 Advanced Damage Stacking (Curse Ability) (Evolvable)
Special Ability 4: Absolute Seal (Level 3 Taboo Power) (Can be evolved)
[Derivative Ability: Weakening Shackles (Level 1 Taboo Power) (Evolvable]
Special Ability 5: Level 2 Advanced Attraction and Repulsion Force (Can Evolve)
Special Ability 6: Three-Star Martial Dao Domain (Evolvable)
Special Ability 7: Destruction Flame
Special Ability 8: Devouring Flame
Special Ability 9: Energy Clone
"There's one piece of data missing here because you haven't become a god yet, so it can't be displayed," the Sea Emperor continued. "Your divine source energy value should have been equivalent to 2187 points, but it has now tripled four times in a row, making it 177147 points. Although it's definitely still a bit short of that Three-Headed Demon Dragon, it's at least at the same energy level; he probably hasn't even exceeded one million points yet. However, your current divine source points are already enough to crush some One-Star Mid-rank God."
"My basic Combat Strength is about one-tenth of that of One-Star Low-rank God. Now that the fifty-fold amplification of the Golden Armament is no longer effective, my highest Combat Strength amplification is only 10 times that of Advanced Berserk. The damage stacking is 1024 times, and the Attraction and Repulsion Force is multiples, which barely exceeds the Combat Strength of Five-Star Low-rank God." Gu Ding carefully looked at the detailed data of his body, and then looked at the descriptions of several new abilities. He was still not very satisfied with the effect.
"You forgot about the amplification and weakening effects of domains," Sea Emperor said with a laugh. "Do you even know the qualitative difference between a three-star domain and a one-star domain?"
"Isn't it just ten times and thirty times?" Gu Ding said dismissively.
"Of course not, this isn't a qualitative difference," the Sea Emperor immediately corrected. "Every advancement in a domain is extremely difficult. For you to advance two ranks at once is incredibly lucky. Let me put it this way: someone with a three-star domain can ignore the difference in cultivation level and forcibly absorb someone with a one-star or two-star domain into their own. Normally, those with a three-star domain are mostly High-rank God. Only a very few exceptionally powerful individuals can advance their domain to the three-star level before reaching the Mid-rank God level."
"You mean, as long as I don't encounter any Heaven Defying Expert High-rank God or Mid-rank Gods, I can pull them into my own domain?" Gu Ding grinned slightly upon hearing this. "In that case, my strongest Combat Strength would be roughly equivalent to a six-star, approaching a seven-star. And my opponents' Combat Strength would be reduced by one-thirtieth..."
"Don't forget, you also have the Fated Divine Power of an Indestructible Golden Body," the Sea Emperor interjected from the side.
"The passive effect of the Indestructible Golden Body is a 1000x defense boost! This is truly a wonderful thing. Due to the damage stacking, my defense used to be much weaker than my strongest attack. Now my defense is almost equal to my strongest attack. My biggest weakness from my weak physical body has been completely overcome." Gu Ding seemed very excited.
"And then there's the ability to create Energy Clone. You currently have over a hundred Energy Knot in your Storage Space, along with a large amount of source stones. Plus, your energy absorption speed far exceeds that of ordinary people, so you can easily create a large number of clones during battle," the Sea Emperor thought. Gu Ding's Combat Strength has definitely increased by more than just a notch this time.
After his initial excitement subsided, Gu Ding looked at the calm sea. "Sea Emperor, it must have taken me quite a while to absorb these giant beast corpses, right? The Three-Headed Demon Dragon still hasn't made a move?"
"Yes, it took you nearly forty minutes this time." The Sea Emperor also found it a bit strange.
Just then, dark clouds began to gather rapidly in the sky, accompanied by continuous rumbles of thunder.
"This is... that demonic dragon has actually advanced..." Gu Ding looked up at the sky, knowing what this sign meant. (To be continued...)