Gu Ding, Ranked First
"Survival points, hunting points, and you can also kill people to steal points. To put it simply, these are the main rules."
After listening to the explanation, Gu Ding grinned, because the survival points here could not cause him any trouble, since even in the fifth round of the game, the attacks caused by the natural environment were only at the level of Five-Star High-rank God.
In Gu Ding's view, apart from himself, the natural environment here wouldn't pose much of an obstacle to Elsa and Dokter, as their physical attacks had already reached the level of Peak-rank God. They could simply blast away any attacks they encountered. While Liliath's overall strength was also considerable, her physical attacks were relatively weaker, which might actually make things more difficult for her. As for Fa Te and Miko, they might not survive the first round, but for them, the process was more important.
"Sea Emperor, did Fa Te and Miko get grouped with anyone?" Although he thought the two wouldn't make it past the first round, Gu Ding still wanted to help them last as long as possible to avoid them being eliminated too early and hurting their self-esteem.
"They're both in the Boulder Zone. It seems like besides the falling rocks, the gravity there is terrifying. They can barely stand. Judging by this, they'll have a hard time making it through the first day." The Sea Emperor observed the others' conditions. "Liliath is in the Frost Zone, Dokter is in the Purple Lightning Zone, Elsa is in the Gale Zone. They're all doing alright, haven't encountered any trouble." "I just scanned the area, and quite a few familiar faces are here. All the top 0 guys, both regular and reserve members, are here. There's also Karrot, Scarlet, and some other challengers we met at the War God Arena. Even that little monk Shi Jia and his senior brother Na Luo are here. Of the three hundred on the Demigod Prodigy Ranking, only two are absent. Looks like this is going to be really exciting."
"The leaderboard is starting to change. Looks like some guys have already begun hunting those virtual creatures." Gu Ding opened the leaderboard and saw that many people's points were increasing by 5 points at a time, with the top-ranked guy's points skyrocketing, probably from mass-hunting Low-rank God- level virtual creatures. "Let's start moving too. Where are the Peak-rank God- level creatures?"
"It's a very, very far location in your 12 o'clock direction. Even traveling at full speed, it would probably take you two or three hours to reach it. I just checked the timeline for this area; it's 24 hours, just like the outside world. If you waste two or three hours traveling, you really need to hurry, otherwise, falling out of the top 1000 in points won't look good. After all, you're ranked number one on the Demigod Prodigy Ranking, and quite a few people are watching your every move," the Sea Emperor advised. But he didn't forget to remind Gu Ding about his ranking. "That number one isn't what I want..." Gu Ding wasn't really concerned about being number one. He was never one to care about strangers' opinions; for him, only his friends were truly important. "However, I'm very interested in that spot to enter the ruins, so I'll try my best to get as many points as possible and won't slack off."
After speaking, Gu Ding suddenly exerted force with both feet, charging forward. His body was covered in a layer of azure flames that extended in all directions. The surrounding creatures were instantly reduced to ashes, and Gu Ding's points began to surge.
Gu Ding's divine source strength is now almost on par with that of High-rank God, and the Destruction Flame fueled by this divine source are naturally quite powerful. In this area teeming with Low-rank God- level virtual creatures, it is virtually invincible, like a blue ocean, instantly crushing those lives.
As he ventured deeper, the cultivation levels of those virtual beings grew increasingly stronger. From One-Star Low-rank God to Five-Star Low-rank God... Half an hour later, Gu Ding finally stepped into the area of Mid-rank God, but his steps did not cease. Even though those fiery lifeforms were already Mid-rank God, under the cover of the azure flames, not a single one survived. Gu Ding's points were jumping at a speed comparable to the rate at which an ancient giant elephant's weight jumped when it stepped onto an electronic scale.
Meanwhile, Gu Ding's ranking on the Ranking List was skyrocketing. Less than three minutes after entering the Mid-rank God zone, his points had soared to first place. And right before many eyes, his score jumped from three digits to four, while the person ranked second was left far behind by Gu Ding, and the gap was widening.
The rest of the Gu Ding Team are also working hard in various ways.
"Gu Ding is so fast. I only changed my down jacket, and he's already in first place..." Liliath projected her figure and looked at the new down jacket she was wearing. "Well, this one will do. I've already changed seven or eight jackets. If I delay any longer, I might be eliminated."
"Gu Ding's points are rising so fast, he's probably using fire abilities. Although I'm not slow either, I'm still far behind his slaughtering speed." Dokter controlled more than thirty throwing knives and went on a frenzied slaughter. His points were also rising rapidly, and he had already entered the top fifty, but he was not particularly eye-catching on the list.
"As expected of the captain, but logically speaking, if she were to use fire, Lily's points should be increasing at a rate that is slower than Gu Ding's. She must have been slacking off again." Elsa knows Liliath very well. She was also rushing towards the area of Peak-rank God, and her slaughter speed was slightly slower than Dokter's, ranking around seventy, but her ranking was still rising step by step.
Meanwhile, in the Boulder Zone, Fa Te and Miko were still struggling against gravity. Fa Te had just managed to steady himself and take his first step, while Miko, being relatively weaker, was still trying to maintain his balance. Neither of them even had the energy to look at the leaderboard, fearing that a moment of distraction would result in being hit by a falling rock and being eliminated immediately.
Gu Ding's changes in points naturally attracted the attention of many others.
This also includes Karrot and Scarlet in the War God Arena, whose killing speed is also quite fast, around sixty people.
The highly regarded Futu failed to even Ranking List. Just as everyone was wondering about this, an extremely tall man wearing a long black cloak was running at top speed through the Boulder Zone. He didn't attack any of the creatures he encountered along the way, but instead simply sped past them. His destination was quite obvious— the Peak-rank God Region.
The man casually opened the Ranking List and saw Gu Ding firmly in first place, but he only smiled slightly. "Gu Ding, huh? Looks like he has decent crowd control abilities. But the game has only just begun. Let's see who will have the last laugh."
Meanwhile, in the Purple Lightning Zone, the Sea Emperor noticed a rather perplexing scene. The young monk named Shi Jia seemed unsure which way to go amidst the dense lightning. Each time he was blocked by virtual lightning creatures, he would dodge and run in another direction, only to be blocked again, forcing him to try another route. Half an hour later, he was still stuck in the same spot, the only difference being that he was now surrounded by a group of virtual lightning creatures.
The young monk kept muttering something, "Master said that monks cannot Life Slayer. But my senior brother said that you are all virtual beings, not considered living beings, so it's okay to kill you. I don't know who to listen to. But Master also said that we must get into the top 1,000 this time. For the sake of points, Little Monk have no choice but to attack you. I'm sorry."
After he finished speaking, he finally made his move. With a wave of his small hand, a golden giant hand, hundreds of meters in size, condensed in the void. With a slap, the giant hand annihilated a group of virtual creatures.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to..." the little monk bowed deeply, muttering to the dissipating virtual fragments. Then he looked around, scratched his bald head, and asked, "Now, which way should I go?"
In the Flame Zone, Gu Ding was simply unstoppable; wherever the blue flames passed, not a single living creature was left behind.
More than an hour later, his points had reached nearly 10,000, and he finally stepped into the area where the High-rank God creatures resided.
Upon entering this area, the azure Destruction Flame, limited by the strength of the divine source, would have difficulty killing enemies. Gu Ding could only kill one at a time, and his points accumulation quickly slowed down.
Although the rate of change in the points value was much slower, each jump was 100 points, which made many people who had been paying attention to the leaderboard realize that Gu Ding had entered the virtual life gathering area of High-rank God.
With the cultivation level of a demigod, the number of people capable of annihilating High-rank God in the entire Universe Sea is very small, perhaps only a few dozen. And this group of people are the truly top-tier powerhouses.
Many people who were initially not convinced of Gu Ding's Gu Ding finally believed that Gu Ding truly earned his place at the top of the Demigod Prodigy Ranking through sheer strength, after seeing his score jump by 100 points every few seconds.
The reason why Gu Ding's score only fluctuated every few seconds was that he did not deliberately hunt down those life forms, but continued to run wildly into the depths, only casually blasting away those virtual life forms that blocked his way.
About ten minutes later, Gu Ding's score jump interval became 200 points. Each jump of 200 points meant that Gu Ding had entered the Gathering Place of Two-Star High-rank God. Many people kept the Ranking List open because they wanted to see where the limit was for the number one person on the Demigod Prodigy Ranking.
Another ten minutes or so passed, and the score interval increased again, becoming 300.
In the next half hour, the number jumped from 300 to 400, and then to 500, which made many people even more excited. They wanted to know if Gu Ding really had the ability to contend with the Peak-rank God.
Even many top experts have started paying attention to Gu Ding's movements, because Five-Star High-rank God is their limit, and they can only avoid encountering Peak-rank God.
"Will he set foot in the territory of the Peak-rank God?" This is a question in the minds of many.