Gu Ding Advances to Demigod

As the sword tip locked on, a black beam of light nearly ten meters in diameter shot out toward the blood sphere. The power of this attack surpassed all of Aurora's previous attacks, emitting a deafening roar as it poured out toward the blood sphere.

The black beam of light struck the still-spinning crimson sphere with unwavering force, much to the Sea Emperor's dismay. However, it left not a single mark on the sphere's surface, only creating faint ripples.

This finally put the Sea Emperor's mind at ease.

Seeing that his attack had failed, Aurora seemed very angry, letting out an angry roar. He changed his original one-handed grip on the sword to two-handed grip, and with both hands, his aura surged again, and the energy gathered on the black longsword grew stronger and stronger, the black mist on the sword's blade almost solidifying into a tangible form.

Aurora spent a full three minutes gathering her strength before unleashing this sword strike. As the sword moved, a surge of black mist erupted, transforming into tens of thousands of sharp blades that, like a tidal wave, swept towards the crimson sphere. Judging by their momentum, they seemed determined to pierce the crimson sphere completely.

But the crimson sphere continued to rotate quietly, seemingly unaffected by the slightest external influence, and its rhythm remained completely undisturbed.

Countless black blades lashed out at the crimson sphere, their impact creating ripples like raindrops falling on a lake. But then, the blades shattered like broken glass, returning to black smoke, which was then swept up and absorbed by the spinning crimson sphere.

Aurora was stunned by what he saw. This move was the strongest he could master, yet it was easily countered. Even though he wasn't very bright, he knew he had lost.

After absorbing that black energy, the crimson sphere's previously constant rotation speed actually increased slightly. As the Sea Emperor pondered what was happening, a massive wave suddenly surged from the crimson sphere, transforming into a giant hand nearly a hundred meters long that fell from the sky, its target none other than Aurora, who was wielding the sword.

The giant palm crashed down, causing the Sixth Layer of the Demon Suppression Tower and the surrounding millions of miles to tremble. Even Liliath and the others, who were far away on the sixteenth floor, vaguely felt a tremor beneath their feet.

"What happened? Was there an earthquake just now?" Clark and Brog, who had already escaped to the Seventh Layer, felt it even more clearly, as the entire Seventh Layer had just shaken violently.

However, the Sixth Layer of the Demon Suppression Tower was the most severely damaged. The ground of the entire world shattered into dozens of continents under this single blow, and countless demonic beasts fled frantically in all directions.

Aurora, naturally, had no chance of survival under such a blow; it completely reduced her to dust.

But the black longsword remained completely undamaged.

This seemed to be within the Black Sphere's expectations. The giant hand broke into smaller parts, transforming into thin red streams that climbed up the black longsword like vines. The black sword trembled incessantly, trying to break free, but it could not.

The crimson energy rose extremely slowly, taking almost half an hour to fully envelop the longsword. Suddenly, a black, water-like crystal bead shot out from the sword and disappeared into the distance.

But the crimson energy once again coalesced into a giant hand, capturing it.

Almost the instant the black crystal bead detached from the sword, the longsword was also completely reduced to dust.

The Sea Emperor watched this scene in utter astonishment. That Death Evil Sword was forged by the Death Monarch, and that crystal bead was very likely a drop of the Death Monarch's blood essence.

The Sea Emperor's guess was soon confirmed.

Above the crystal bead, a phantom slowly materialized. The Sea Emperor could only see a man in black robes, his face obscured by a strange energy, making it impossible to discern clearly. After the phantom took shape, a peculiar aura emanated from it, causing all the vegetation on the Sixth Layer of the Demon Suppression Tower to wither. Even more unbelievable, the phantom spoke, "I'd like to see who dares to be so audacious as to melt my blood essence!"

After the phantom appeared, a black figure began to condense above the crimson sphere. This figure was seated, its face completely obscured by the hood of a black cloak. Without uttering a word, it merely raised a hand slightly, seemingly casually pointing a finger. The speaking phantom seemed to be struck by lightning, its form momentarily frozen before vanishing completely.

The crystal bead formed from condensed blood essence floated into the crimson sphere on its own, and the black figure above the crimson sphere gradually dissipated.

After absorbing that drop of blood essence, the crimson sphere began to spin wildly.

The spinning continued for three days and three nights before stopping, and the surface of the blood-red sphere gradually dried up, slowly turning into a cocoon.

A life force emanated from inside the cocoon.

The Sea Emperor waited patiently, sensing a slight resemblance between that aura and Gu Ding's.

Liliath and the others had already gathered on the sixteenth floor, along with Lolo Li and Clark.

After confirming that Gu Ding was alright, the Sea Emperor reassured them that everything was fine and then silently observed and waited for Gu Ding's condition to change.

Seven more days and seven nights passed, and finally a crack appeared in the cocoon, from which a hand emerged. Then, a young man with a completely smooth body crawled out from the crack.

When the Sea Emperor saw this size, he was momentarily unsure whether the man was Gu Ding.

"Sea Emperor, find me a set of clothes!" The young man looked down at his body before calmly calling out.

Only then did Sea Emperor confirm the other party's identity.

Wearing his old clothes, Gu Ding looked somewhat comical, as he had grown nearly twenty centimeters taller, making his pants and sleeves too short, as well as his jacket. His current physique was that of a young man in his early twenties; although still slender, he was completely different from his previous thin frame, appearing much more robust. His face, however, still bore a striking resemblance to his former self, though it was rounder and made him look even more handsome.

"Looks like the first thing I'll do when I get out is go shopping for clothes!" Gu Ding grinned. "I've always wanted to grow taller, and I never thought I'd achieve that after just one nap."

Hearing this, Sea Emperor became even more certain that he was indeed Gu Ding. He couldn't help but tease him, "Looking like this, no one will recognize you."

"They probably won't recognize me," Gu Ding nodded with a smile. "Lily will definitely be very angry. I used to be less than ten centimeters taller than her, but now I'm more than thirty centimeters taller."

"How do you feel about this body now?" the Sea Emperor couldn't help but ask.

"Very good. I feel full of energy." Gu Ding nodded.

The Sea Emperor then wrapped itself around Gu Ding's wrist again, transforming back into a Smart Watch. "Let me take a look!"

Name: Gu Ding

Gender: Male

Age: 15

Cultivation Level: Demigod

Cell Comprehensive Index: Five Stars

Mental Strength Index: Five Stars

Divine Source Strength: Thirteen Stars

Forbidden Power: Absolute Seal (Level 3 Taboo Power)

Derived Forbidden Power: Weakening Shackles (Level 1 Taboo Power)

Divine Fire: Destruction Flame, Devouring Flame, Starfire, Nirvana Flame

Fated Divine Power: Devouring the Heavens and Swallowing the Earth

Supernatural power description: Able to devour energy in all forms.

Supernatural Power: Myriad Manifestations Emperor Body (Devil Elephant Realm)

Supernatural Ability Description: Temporary boost of 30,000 times for the Physical Body Realm, permanent boost of 3,000 times for the Devil Elephant Realm.

Supernatural Power: Darkness Immunity

Supernatural Power Description 1: Immune to all dark-type curse abilities.

Supernatural Power Description 2: Damage dealt by dark-type attacks is reduced to one-tenth.

Supernatural Power: Berserk

Supernatural power description: Increases overall Combat Strength by a thousandfold.

Domain: Three-Star Martial Dao Domain

This inspection surprised even the Sea Emperor, as Gu Ding's data had changed too much.

First, his cultivation level improved, finally advancing to demigod status. His Cell Comprehensive Index and mental strength index both jumped a thousandfold, meaning Gu Ding's basic Combat Strength increased a thousandfold. In addition, his divine fire gained a new type, Nirvana Flame. Due to the increase in divine fire and cultivation, his divine source points reached nine times their original level, now at the thirteen-star level. Even the effects of his Myriad Manifestations Emperor Body increased threefold.

The original Fated Divine Power, "Indestructible Golden Body," has been replaced by "Devouring the Heavens and Swallowing the Earth." Two new divine powers, "Darkness Immunity" and "Berserk," have been added, while all the original Combat Strength enhancement abilities have disappeared.

The Sea Emperor also guessed that the Nirvana Flame likely originated from the Phoenix Blood Nirvana Pill. The Darkness Immunity likely came from the crystal-like blood marrow. The violent divine power probably came from the Howling Moon Celestial Wolf's bloodline. As for Devouring the Heavens and Swallowing the Earth, it was likely a hidden ability within Gu Ding, because Gu Ding's Black God Source had always possessed a unique devouring effect. The enhancement of the Myriad Manifestations Emperor Body was due to the Phoenix Blood Nirvana Pill, the crystal-like blood marrow, and the hundreds of thousands of wolves—all containing vast amounts of vital energy.

Seeing the changes in his physical data, Gu Ding was somewhat surprised, "I didn't expect the changes after this cultivation advancement to be so significant!"

"You've advanced to demigod status, so you should also face Heavenly Tribulation. Didn't you feel it?" The Sea Emperor could see the Heavenly Tribulation power on Gu Ding's body.

"I sensed it, but the Heavenly Tribulation seems to be hindered by this tower. It can't descend." Gu Ding nodded and expressed his feelings.

"It can even block the Heavenly Tribulation, so it seems that this Demon Suppression Tower is indeed no ordinary object!" The Sea Emperor was somewhat surprised when he heard Gu Ding's words.

"We can deal with the Heavenly Tribulation later; the most urgent thing now is to find Lily and the others!" Gu Ding was also worried about Liliath and the others' safety. "Sea Emperor, lead the way!"

"Lily and the others are safe; you can rest assured about that." However, the Sea Emperor had other plans for Gu Ding. "The fake door on the Seventh Layer has a passage leading to the First Level of the Central Demon Suppression Tower. I suggest you take that path!"

"Why?" Gu Ding asked curiously.

"Because there are good things inside the Central Demon Suppression Tower!" the Sea Emperor said with a sly smile.