All Members Assembled

On the second day after entering the Universe Sea, the Gu Ding Team was wanted by the Federal Government Headquarters, and the initial bounty was over 100 million. This news quickly spread throughout the Universe Sea.

Many forces that had never even heard of the Gu Ding Team before have started to pay attention to this newly emerging Pirate Crew, which has also sparked a lot of discussion.

"This rookie Pirate Crew seems to be getting a lot of attention from the Federal Government. The initial bounty is so high. The captain's bounty is over 200 million Universe Crystal, and none of the other members' bounties are less than 100 million. This hasn't happened in over a hundred years, has it?" A young man in a white silk shirt sat with his legs crossed in a gilded leather chair, brought his coffee to his nose, closed his eyes, and took a light sniff.

"The Gu Ding Pirate Crew, the one with five members who achieved Eighty Consecutive Wins in the War God Arena advanced to over a thousand levels, right? Their potential is not bad, but is the Federal Government trying to kill them by offering such a bounty?" A Red-haired Woman held a white rose in her hand, and gently kissed a petal with her red lips. The blooming flower withered instantly and turned into black ash.

"A very good team, but I don't know if they can be of use to me." A Golden-Armored Strongman sat on a golden throne, one hand holding a greatsword stuck into the ground in front of him, his body leaning slightly forward as he stared at the image projected on the video.

Gu Ding and his team were unaware that their group was being watched, and even if they had known, he wouldn't have cared.

After leaving the Twin Twin Stars, Sea Emperor found a relatively normal uninhabited planet and docked his spaceship, aiming to ensure Bigge could safely undergo their tribulation. Bigge had sensed the Heavenly Tribulation since entering the Universe Sea. Although they were consciously suppressing their auras, the feeling that the Heavenly Tribulation could descend at any moment grew stronger each day, so they had to resolve this Heavenly Tribulation as soon as possible.

Bigge broke through to the Four-Star Low-rank God level this time, and his Heavenly Tribulation was incredibly powerful. But his strength was equally formidable, withstanding the lightning tribulation one strike at a time. He successfully passed the Heavenly Tribulation without expending too much effort. He even broke through to the Five-Star Low-rank God under the bombardment of the Heavenly Tribulation, further enhancing his Combat Strength.

Elsa and Liliath also underwent their tribulations after Bigge. Elsa's physical body was terrifyingly strong; she directly removed her Four-Star Divine Object Armor and withstood the Heavenly Tribulation with her bare hands. Not only was she unharmed, but her body was further tempered, and her defense was raised to another level.

Liliath's tribulation was the easiest. She condensed a Purple-Gold pupil in the void and swallowed all the lightning of the Heavenly Tribulation, leaving everyone else dumbfounded.

Having survived the Heavenly Tribulation, the spaceship took to the air once more and sped away.

"The area we are in now is under the jurisdiction of a guy named Wayne. That guy Wayne is Two-Star High-rank God, and he is also an Interstellar Pirate with a bounty of 30 billion Universe Crystal. In this Universe Sea, he occupies the territory of eight universes. He doesn't have any powerful backing. In the shallow sea, he is considered a relatively weak force."

"Of the eight universes, besides the one he personally governs, he has assigned seven subordinates to manage it. Those seven are all members of his Pirate Crew, and they all only possess the cultivation of Mid-rank God. The universe we are in is called the Quilla Universe, and its manager is called Brave, whose cultivation is Four-Star Mid-rank God. His strength is quite ordinary." The Sea Emperor explained the current situation of their area. "I'm telling you all this because I want to inform you that our next destination is Brave's base in the Quilla Universe — Ilo Star, which we are expected to arrive at in five days."

"What good food is there on Ilo Star?" This was Gu Ding's first thought.

"The most distinctive feature of Ilo Star is its large free market. I've heard that someone once found a five-star divine artifact there. Unlike the standardized markets we had before entering the Universe Sea, the free market sells all sorts of strange and unusual items, and even slaves are sold directly. Of course, with so many things, there are also a lot of fakes. Whether you can find something good depends on your eye for quality and your luck."

"People are selling counterfeit goods? Is nobody doing anything about it?" Liliath frowned slightly upon hearing the Sea Emperor's words, as she had the utmost disapproval of those who made a living selling counterfeit goods.

"It's not under the jurisdiction of the Federal Government, so who would care? Brave and his crew are Interstellar Pirate; they only care about collecting taxes. They don't care whether the goods are counterfeit or not. The Federal Government can manage things because they have enough manpower to do this work, and they have appraisers who can distinguish the authenticity of most items, which gives them the ability to regulate the market. Wayne and his crew have nothing. Even if they wanted to manage, they couldn't. Besides, they don't care about the issue of counterfeit goods at all."

"Don't worry, with the Sea Emperor around, it's unlikely we'll buy counterfeit goods," Gu Ding reassured us.

Liliath didn't say anything more; she just felt a little resentful.

The spaceship traveled for another two days. Tagore finally woke up before Dokter came out of seclusion. As soon as he came out of Robert's domain, he smelled an unfamiliar aura. He darted into the living room and stared intently at Blue on Gu Ding's shoulder.

Blue sensed the danger immediately and turned his head. His small eyes widened in surprise when he saw Tagore, then he slowly moved his round body to the back of Gu Ding's neck, cautiously looking at Tagore with only half of his body showing.

"Is this the little thing that you hatched from the egg?" Tagore, who never liked to speak human language, spoke again.

"Yes, this is Blue. From now on, we'll be partners." Gu Ding. He could sense that Blue seemed very afraid of Tagore; his body, pressed against the back of his neck, was trembling slightly.

"A mutated Gold-type Devouring Beast, its bloodline is not bad." Tagore said, and then jumped onto Gu Ding's shoulder.

Blue timidly offered a leaf of vegetable from his paws to Tagore, seemingly with a hint of ingratiation.

Tagore ignored him, patted Gu Ding on the shoulder, and then curled up to continue sleeping.

Seeing that Blue was about to fall, Gu Ding grabbed him and placed him on his other shoulder. However, Tagore's appearance seemed to have killed Blue's appetite. He looked at Gu Ding, then at the vegetable leaves in his hand, and then handed the leaves to Gu Ding.

Gu Ding found it somewhat amusing, took the vegetable leaf, and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Not bad. He used to get really upset if anyone tried to take even a single leaf of vegetables from him," Liliath said with a laugh as she watched. "Now he knows how to share."

"This isn't actually sharing. He offered the vegetable leaf to Tagore as a gesture of flattery. He offered it to Gu Ding as a sign of gratitude," the Sea Emperor explained.

"Tagore, your cultivation should have reached the Mid-rank God by now, right?" Gu Ding asked, scratching Tagore's neck. He could vaguely sense the change in Tagore's aura, but this change was extremely subtle.

"Based on human cultivation levels, he's roughly Mid-rank God, around two or three stars." Tagore slapped Gu Ding's fingers aside, turned his body around, and sat up again, leaving his back to Gu Ding.

"Sea Emperor, what's the situation with Dokter now?" Dokter's seclusion this time has been too long, making Gu Ding vaguely worried.

"Don't worry about him. The longer he stays in seclusion this time, the more benefits he will gain. The inheritance of the Starry Sky Giant Beast cannot be fully received in one go; after all, the human brain has limited capacity. Therefore, this inheritance is transmitted in parts. The longer he stays in seclusion, the more information he will obtain, and the more his strength will increase." The Sea Emperor's explanation reassured Gu Ding and the others somewhat. "The Starry Sky Giant Beast is a creature that is no weaker than a dragon. After his seclusion ends, his strength will probably increase by no less than Elsa's first bloodline awakening. Moreover, like Elsa and you, he can only ascend to godhood with a physical body."

"So, the Myriad Manifestations Emperor Body and the others can also cultivate?" Gu Ding's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

"It's possible to cultivate it, but the effect probably won't be very good. Because both the Viking Clan and the Starry Sky Giant Beast have their own body-refining techniques, and none of them are weaker than the Myriad Manifestations Emperor Body. I've seen Elsa's technique; it's called the 'Brute Force Giant God Art.' She's only just mastered the First Level, and its power is already astonishing. Moreover, it can't be combined with the Myriad Manifestations Emperor Body. Cultivating the Myriad Manifestations Emperor Body will only slow down her cultivation progress, doing more harm than good." The Sea Emperor also expressed his opinion. "As for Dokter, we'll have to wait until he finishes his seclusion to find out what kind of inherited technique he received."

Just as Gu Ding others were discussing this issue, Sea Emperor suddenly spoke up, "Dokter has woken up."

Within Robert's domain, Dokter suddenly opened his eyes, two beams of blood-red light emanating from them. Simultaneously, his aura surged, the energy contained within the more than three hundred vials of Beast Blood he had consumed in recent days seemingly erupting all at once. This propelled him directly from the Thirteenth-Order Gene Body to the peak of demigodhood, reaching the same cultivation level as Elsa. His aura carried the savage aura of Starry Sky Giant Beast, even mixed with a peculiar ancient feel.

"Hoo!" Dokter exhaled a breath of stale air, looking down at his hands. He could clearly feel his power, which had completely surpassed anything he had ever experienced before. This physical body was at least at the strength of Mid-rank God, and even his soul strength had been expanded to the level of Mid-rank God in this inheritance. The enhancement of his soul strength also greatly amplified his mental power, and countless Inheritance Memory of the Crimson Blood Beast were clearly visible in his mind.

With delight, Dokter stepped out of Robert's territory.

"You've finally emerged from seclusion. How do you feel?" The moment Gu Ding saw Dokter, he sensed the change in his aura. It was as if a colossal Crimson Blood Beast was floating erratically in the universe, exuding an overwhelming aura. The intensity of that aura was not much weaker than Elsa's giant aura.

"Better than ever before!" Dokter's lips curled into a wide smile.