Gold Silver Island
Gold Silver Island is a very peculiar existence in the Universe Sea.
Despite having "island" in its name, Gold Silver Island is actually a vast continent, comparable to a small star system.
Gold Silver Island, in the form of a continent rather than a planet, floats in the Universe Sea. Even more peculiar is that its position never follows the orbit of any other celestial body; even when it floats past a supermassive Black Hole, the Black Hole seems to ignore it. It's like a mischievous child in the Universe Sea, going wherever it wants, uncontrollable by anyone. Most remarkably, this island also possesses nine enormous superstars orbiting around its center. This ensures that this continent experiences day and night precisely every day, and is suitable for human habitation.
To use a less flattering term, it's like a rare flower in the Universe Sea.
Because it is such a unique plant, there are many legends about it, and many different theories about its origin. The most widely circulated theory is the "Primordial Era Plate Collapse Theory".
Legend has it that in the primordial era, the Great Universe Sea wasn't a sea at all, but rather a vast continent. Later, for some reason, the continent shattered and disintegrated, becoming countless fragments of rock that transformed into celestial bodies, thus forming the Universe Sea we know today. Gold Silver Island, however, was a relatively large fragment, which is why it was preserved.
From a scientific perspective, this claim is not very convincing and is too much of a myth.
The most convincing explanation is the "Higher Plane Origin Theory".
This theory posits that this continent originated from Higher Plane, appearing in the Universe Sea through various coincidences arising from a spacetime rift. This theory, to some extent, explains why this continent is not bound by any physical rules of the Universe Sea, as it is highly possible that it carried other rules from another plane. As for the unknown Higher Plane, the celestial bodies that might exhibit this form could also be a result of its own rules.
After all, just because our mooncakes are round doesn't mean mooncakes in other dimensions can't be square. Our celestial bodies are spherical, but we can't expect celestial bodies in other dimensions to be spherical like ours—isn't that the same principle?
Moreover, scientists cannot refute this theory, as no one knows what the physical rules are like in other dimensions. Therefore, this theory has the highest acceptance rate.
In fact, Gold Silver Island has existed for a very long time. Almost since Ancient Era when there were written records, the name of this continent has appeared from time to time in various documents because its existence is so special.
"Sea Emperor. Do you know how Gold Silver Island came to be?" Gu Ding asked, looking at the huge continent outside the spaceship.
"I don't have enough authority to know the real situation, but I personally believe that the 'Matters from Higher Plane' theory is the most reliable explanation." Even the Sea Emperor admitted that he didn't know the origin of this continent.
"I have a question too. This continent, drifting aimlessly like this, what if it encounters a supermassive Black Hole, a superstar, or other extremely dangerous celestial body? Won't it be damaged?" The one who asked this question was Miko. He hadn't found much information about Gold Silver Island in the sky; most of it was hearsay, so he was also somewhat puzzled.
"No, this continent is very special. It has a very peculiar repulsive force that can push away all dangerous celestial bodies. This repulsive force is like an independent rule that works on all celestial bodies in the Universe Sea, including Black Hole. So even Black Hole cannot devour it; they will only be pushed away."
"That sounds like a lot of fun," Gu Ding grinned.
"There are many reclusive powerhouses on Gold Silver Island. There are also all sorts of Prodigy Experts lurking around. Gu Ding, you'd better be careful, as I estimate that quite a few Demigod Prodigy will challenge you by name." The Sea Emperor continued, "Ever since you jumped from second to first place on the Demigod Prodigy Ranking two weeks ago, pushing that guy Fu Tu off the top spot, countless people in the sky have been frantically clamoring to challenge you."
"This can't be blamed on me, right? I inexplicably jumped to first place and suddenly became the target of everyone's criticism." Gu Ding was also speechless. He was sitting comfortably in second place. But after he cultivated the Asura World Extinction last time, the day after he came out of Robert's Domain, the Demigod Prodigy Ranking were updated, and his name and Fu Tu's name had been switched, jumping from second to first place.
As soon as the list was released, countless Prodigy Experts clamored to challenge Gu Ding, but Gu Ding simply ignored them.
Liliath and the others even specifically criticized him, saying, "Gu Ding, can't you be a little more discreet?!"
Many people in the heavens also questioned the Star Pavilion.
"Gu Ding didn't do anything, so how did he suddenly jump from second to first place?!"
"Exactly! Star Pavilion actually claims that its rankings are the most impartial. The Gu Ding Team occupies four of the top ten spots, clearly they bought their way onto the list. Now they're making it even more obvious, even taking the number one spot. Have they no shame?!"
"Futu recently escaped from the top 2's encirclement. And that was the top 2. There were nine members involved in the encirclement, all of whom were at least Three-Star Mid-rank God in cultivation and at least Two-Star High-rank God in Combat Strength. Moreover, the team was led by two regular members whose Combat Strength was comparable to four-star High-rank God. Why is Gu Ding ranked ahead of Futu?"
Gu Ding simply smiled at these comments. However, he had been paying attention to news about Fu Gu Ding lately; that guy was indeed very strong, possessing strength that spanned nearly three major realms. Gu Ding himself had only surpassed him after cultivating the Asura World Extinction, which made him quite curious about how Gu Ding had cultivated.
Of course, Gu Ding also told Liliath and the others about the Asura World Extinction Technique, urging them to work hard to meet the cultivation requirements as soon as possible.
Bigge only falls short of the requirement of physical strength, Elsa's Martial Dao Intent is only at the beginner level and has not yet reached the minor mastery level, and Dokter hasn't even entered the beginner level of Martial Dao Intent. Liliath is lacking in many aspects, as her physical strength, divine source strength, and Martial Dao Intent all fall short of the requirements.
Therefore, everyone has been practicing diligently these past two weeks.
The one who has made the most progress is Miko, who has reached the Tenth-Order Gene Body and whose Combat Strength is comparable to that of the Demigod Realm.
In reality, for exceptionally gifted individuals, the biggest obstacle to cultivation is resources. One is the resources available for cultivation techniques, and the other is resources like potions and energy.
Gu Ding's rapid rise to power was due to the resource constraints he faced before leaving Deep Sea Star. Once those constraints were lifted, his strength became virtually unstoppable. The same Bigge Liliath, she had enough resources, but she hadn't focused on cultivation until her parents' accident, after which she began to seriously cultivate.
Amidst the teasing of the crowd, Sea Emperor skillfully maneuvered his spaceship to land steadily at a port on Gold Silver Island.
Gold Silver Island is enormous, with a total of thirty-six Interstellar Port, making it the single planet with the most ports and ranking first in the human Universe Sea.
After the spaceship landed, Gu Ding and his companions, guided by the Sea Emperor, found a highly-rated hotel to stay at.
Their journey this time involved multiple uses of ultra-long-distance Space Shuttle, which shortened their trip by more than a month compared to the original plan. Therefore, Gu Ding's idea was to take a two- or three-day break on this strange continent and give everyone a vacation.
Due to its unique nature, Gold Silver Island frequently drifts in the Universe Sea, venturing into Shallow Sea Zone, the deep sea, and even forbidden Undersea Forbidden Zone. Therefore, many powerful individuals have chosen to live in seclusion here, including those from the Deep Sea Zone and even the Undersea Forbidden Zone.
"There are many powerful individuals on this island. More than twenty have broken through the divine barrier, and the strongest among them has even broken through five barriers. Try to keep a low profile and avoid causing trouble," the Sea Emperor reminded everyone. "Fighting is forbidden on this continent. Any conflicts must be resolved in the arena. If a private fight is discovered, you will be sent to prison. In a sense, this can be considered the safest place in the entire Universe Sea."
"Is this also under Federal Government control?" Gu Ding asked, somewhat surprised.
"No, this continent is jointly managed by various human forces, but it adopts some of the management models of Federal Government, since their management model is more mature," the Sea Emperor explained. "Many buildings were donated by various major powers or powerful individuals, such as Interstellar Port, hospitals, prisons..."
"So, the Federal Government can't arrest people here?" Liliath asked curiously.
"To put it simply, if the Federal Government wants to arrest someone, it must submit an arrest warrant and list the crimes committed by the person to be arrested. After verification and evaluation by the relevant authorities here, they decide whether to accept the warrant. If accepted, the arrest itself is not carried out by the Federal Government, but by the local authorities who organize an arrest team. In fact, unless it's a crime against humanity, arrest warrants are generally rejected. Therefore, the Federal Government usually doesn't actively pursue people here," the Sea Emperor continued. "This is also the main reason why I chose this place as my landing point."
"Safety is indeed very important. You mentioned before that trade is also very developed here?" Gu Ding was quite concerned about this issue, as he hoped to increase his strength as soon as possible.
"That's right. There are three huge trading markets on this continent, all backed by large conglomerates. More than 90% of what humans find in the Universe Sea can be obtained here through trade!"
"Let's go to the trading market and see if we can find anything good this time." For Gu Ding and his friends, such a large trading market was indeed a great place to find bargains. (To be continued...)