Forbidden King-Bigge
Less than three minutes later, everyone saw the sky darken, indicating the arrival of the second wave of insects.
The arrival of this wave of Insect Tide caused many people's faces to change, because the number of this wave of insects was at least twice that of the first wave.
The group quickly found themselves locked in another fierce battle, this time far more intense than the first wave. The previous assault had significantly depleted their energy reserves, and the increased number of insectoid beasts had also increased their density. But what truly troubled them was the uncertainty of how many more waves of Insect Tide would follow this one.
Under the intense output of the Devouring Flame, Gu Ding's divine source was severely depleted. The first wave of Insect Tide required him to consume an entire Source Energy Crystal to fully replenish his divine source. However, the Devouring Flame also fed back a large amount of blood and qi energy, increasing the permanent amplification effect of Gu Ding's Myriad Manifestations Emperor Body from sixty times to sixty-eight times.
The second wave of Insect Tide lasted for more than three hours, and most of the people in the third Fourth Array had already depleted more than half of their energy. This was only because the strong members of the First Array and Second Array, such as Gu Ding, were holding the line and expending a great deal of energy to slaughter the insect beasts.
"During this break, everyone, don't just stand there, quickly replenish your energy!" Stda, from the Freedom Alliance, saw everyone's current state and hurriedly shouted. But his heart sank to the bottom. Just as Gu Ding had said before, the most terrifying thing about the Insect Tide was the sheer number of insect beasts.
"It's too late..." Gu Ding sighed softly, as the third Insect Tide had already arrived.
Looking at the overwhelming number of insects, everyone's faces turned pale.
Gu Ding swallowed two more Source Energy Crystal, and the energy in his body was rapidly replenished. After the second wave of Insect Tide, the amplification of the Myriad Manifestations Emperor Body had increased to seventy-eight times.
Liliath's extensive use of the Purgatory Fire significantly depleted her soul power. Fortunately, the Heaven Soul Crystal continuously replenished her soul energy. As Four-Star Divine Object, the Heaven Soul Crystal's depletion was less than one percent even after Liliath's soul enhancement. These two waves of insect beasts combined only consumed two percent of its power, enough to sustain her for a long time.
On Dokter's side, the loss was even smaller. Psychic power and soul power are from the same energy source; after two waves of Insect Tide, the loss was only one percent.
Tagore, on the other hand, showed no signs of fatigue. He had been leaping among the insect swarms for the past few hours, almost without stopping for a moment.
The third wave of Insect Tide was slightly smaller than the second, numbering only around 500,000, but for everyone, this battle was far from easy.
After the third wave of Insect Tide, the fourth and fifth waves arrived simultaneously.
When the two different insectoid beasts appeared simultaneously, everyone felt a sense of despair. The two waves of Insect Tide beasts combined numbered over 1.3 million. Moreover, the two groups didn't fight each other; instead, they all focused their attacks on the Human Race Camp.
The arrival of these two Insect Tide was devastating.
The black, Devouring Flame within Gu Ding's body never ceased spewing forth. The same was true of Liliath's Purgatory Fire; even Tagore dared not venture further into the swarm. He retreated to the side of Gu Ding and the others.
The Elite Legion of the Federal Government even deployed the protective battle formations of ancient civilizations, amplifying their Combat Strength tenfold.
Several top-ranked players were also forced to reveal their Trump Card.
Gu Ding finally saw the strength of the members in the top 1.
The fire-type ability user actually summoned a meteor shower, which instantly annihilated tens of thousands of insect beasts.
The Earth Element user created a massive Rubik's Cube maze. That enormous cube continuously flipped, swallowing tens of thousands of insectoid beasts within it.
On the Freedom Alliance side, the ice-attribute ability user finally revealed his Trump Card.
He stomped down, and a chilling aura spread rapidly outwards from him like a wave. Wherever the chill passed, all living things were frozen. The radius of that wave extended for more than ten kilometers, encompassing tens of thousands of insects and beasts.
Even so, a small number of insectoid beasts still broke through the defenses and bloodily slaughtered hundreds of humans in the Third Array and Fourth Array before being suppressed.
After these two waves of Insect Tide passed, many people finally realized how terrifying Insect Tide.
Gu Ding was somewhat helpless about this. He knew from the beginning that people would definitely die this time, and the number would be considerable.
"The next Insect Tide will arrive in two minutes, numbering 850,000," the Sea Emperor's voice rang out again.
Gu Ding took a deep breath, stuffed three Source Energy Crystal into his mouth, and his divine source within his body rapidly began to repair itself. His Myriad Manifestations Emperor Body's amplification factor had already increased to ninety-five times, and he estimated that it would reach one hundred after this wave of Insect Tide, but he felt no joy whatsoever. There were still twenty-one days left to Insect Tide, but so far, less than sixteen hours had passed.
Gu Ding glanced at the hundreds of corpses, and after a moment of silence, finally spoke, "Sea Emperor, Bigge to help. As for Elsa, Robert is enough."
Sea Emperor responded and then called out Bigge.
The massive Bigge quickly attracted everyone's attention. Many knew Bigge very strong, First Array expert like Gu Ding. The sudden appearance of another powerful figure eased the previously heavy mood of the crowd somewhat.
Bigge carried two longswords at his waist, one Three-Star Divine Object and the other Four-Star Divine Object. Divine artifacts of this rank were generally only affordable for High-rank God, and the divine energy subtly emanating from his body drew the attention of many powerful figures, indicating that he had advanced to demigodhood. Even before reaching the Demigod Realm, Bigge's strength was already terrifying; now, having advanced to demigodhood and possessing divine Bigge, he would only become more formidable.
Bigge walked steadily to Gu Ding's side, completely ignoring the stares of others.
"I'll lead the charge this time. I'm all ready," Bigge said to Gu Ding.
Gu Ding nodded. "You can keep your Trump Card, and use the other moves as you like. Don't worry about others seeing them."
The sixth wave of Insect Tide arrived soon.
The insects and beasts swarmed in like a tidal wave, Bigge moved swiftly, disappearing into the Insect Tide.
Given the current situation, only three or four people dare to venture into the Insect Tide.
But soon, everyone witnessed Bigge's terrifying power. Although his body was enormous, his agility was terrifyingly high; no insect beast could touch him. At this moment, he wielded a sword with both hands, leaving a trail of insect corpses in his wake.
"Just what level is Bigge's strength?! How come some insect beasts died without even being touched?" Gu Ding noticed that some insect beasts died instantly even though they were not touched by Bigge's Blade Force, and he couldn't understand why.
"You once asked me if there were any even more monstrous talents above the Seven-Star Peerless Prodigy. I didn't tell you then because I was afraid of discouraging you," the Sea Emperor said slowly.
"Many people know that crossing three minor ranks makes one Prodigy Experts, and crossing ten minor ranks makes one a seven-star monstrous talent, also known as a peerless monstrous talent. But few people know that above peerless monstrous talents, there are even more gifted beings, known as Forbidden King. The number of such people born in an era is extremely small, and as long as they do not perish, they can easily break through the limitations of the gods, reach another realm, and obtain the title of king in the Universe Sea."
"So, anyone who surpasses eleven minor ranks can be called Forbidden King, then should I be considered one now?" Gu Ding knew that his strength was actually inferior to Bigge's, but he was not yet Demigod Realm.
"You can only be considered half a Forbidden King, or even Pseudo Forbidden King," the Sea Emperor retorted mercilessly. "Strictly speaking, the level of a person's prowess isn't judged by their highest Combat Strength, but by their regular Combat Strength. Moreover, this regular Combat Strength must remain stable in any environment. Therefore, your damage stacking cannot be counted in the prowess rating, nor can your domain stacking effect. By this calculation method, you don't qualify Forbidden King. The reason I consider you half a Forbidden King is because the Combat Strength brought by your fire ability is stable and transcends eleven ranks or more."
"The difference between Bigge and you is that his formidable Combat Strength doesn't come from the accumulation of various abilities. His understanding of martial arts far surpasses the limitations of his current cultivation level, allowing him to break through the shackles of cultivation and experience a surge in power. He is the true Forbidden King in the real sense; his strength can no longer be measured by Combat Strength alone. At his level of cultivation, others may only see a well in their understanding of martial arts, but Bigge sees the entire ocean. Moreover, the closer he gets to the ocean of martial arts, the stronger he becomes, and the greater the gap between him and others will be."
"Of course, this is also related to his Blade Heart ability, because he obtained the Sword Dao Insights of High-rank God, or even Peak-rank God. But if one's talent is insufficient, even with the Blade Heart ability, one cannot be as strong Bigge. Sharp is a good example; although he is very strong, he is no longer on the same level as Bigge in terms of sword dao."
"As for why some insect beasts died before even touching his Blade Force, it's because Bigge had already condensed his Blade Intent. The Blade Intent directly annihilated the souls of those insect beasts, so there was no need for the Blade Force to touch them at all."
Sea Emperor's explanation left Gu Ding stunned.
On the other side, Bigge's Dual Blades effortlessly unleashed a storm, instantly killing nearly 100,000 insect beasts, leaving many people stunned.
Upon witnessing this scene, Stda of the Freedom Alliance couldn't help but exclaim, "How is that possible? He's just a demigod. Only Forbidden King could do something like this..." (To be continued...)