Gu Ding's Strength

Gu Ding's score on the Ranking List remained almost unchanged for nearly ten minutes, which puzzled many people who followed the Ranking List. While the rate of increase in Gu Ding's score slowed after entering the Peak-rank God Region, it was still relatively regular, fluctuating roughly every forty to fifty seconds.

But now that he hasn't moved for ten minutes, many people are wondering if Gu Ding has encountered some trouble.

Some speculate that Gu Ding may have used some kind of time-limited amplification technique in his previous battle with the Peak-rank God, so he had to wait until the amplification technique could be used again before he could make another move.

On the other hand, some people also noticed that Futu had made it onto the list, and his score had increased by 1,000 points each time, with the time interval between each increase being shorter than that of Gu Ding, averaging only about thirty seconds.

"As expected, the Buddha also possesses the Combat Strength of Peak-rank God!" Some top experts also noticed this.

Just as everyone's attention was drawn to the Buddha, Gu Ding's score on the Ranking List jumped up again, this time by a whopping 2,000 points.

Soon, people noticed the change in Gu Ding's integral, which sparked some discussion.

"Gu Ding's points have increased again, this time by two thousand points!" "Two thousand points at once, it seems that Gu Ding has started hunting Two-Star Peak-rank God. His points did not change before, probably because he was fighting Two-Star Peak-rank God."

"As expected of the number one powerhouse on the Demigod Prodigy Ranking, he can even hunt down Two-Star Peak-rank God."

Some top experts were increasingly shocked, but others wondered, "Could this be the limit of Gu Ding's strength?"

Next, Gu Ding's points began to rise steadily, increasing by about 2000 points every ten minutes.

Another hour passed quickly, and Gu Ding's points were eventually surpassed by Karrot and Liliath, dropping him to third place. However, Gu Ding's point increase rate remained largely unchanged, continuing at its current pace of approximately one point every ten minutes.

However, Karrot's lead did not last long. In less than half an hour, Liliath overtook her, and the gap widened further.

Following Gu Ding, Scarlet, Dokter, Elsa, and others were also gaining points at a slightly slower rate Karrot. Before long, they all surpassed Gu Ding.

Having hunted down over thirty Two-Star Peak-rank God creatures, Gu Ding knew that continuing the fight was pointless, as these Two-Star Peak-rank God posed no further threat. He then left the area and headed towards the Peak-rank God Region. Upon entering the three-star Peak-rank God region, Gu Ding clearly felt a powerful threat. That threat originated from a giant fiery python coiled not far in front of him. The python was entirely in the form of flames, nearly a hundred meters long, and its pair of ruby-like eyes were fixed intently on Gu Ding.

"It looks quite strong. Let's see if we can handle it without activating Berserk first."

Gu Ding tentatively took a step forward, and almost at the same moment he moved, the giant python moved. Its tail suddenly lashed out, tearing through the air with a series of cracking sounds, and before Gu Ding could react, it struck his chest.

"Violent!"

Gu Ding was struck as if by lightning; all the bones in his chest shattered, and his entire chest collapsed. If he hadn't activated his berserk mode in time, that attack would likely have killed him.

Once the berserk mode was activated, the Combat Strength increased a thousandfold. The giant python that had been chasing with its jaws wide open was smashed in the head by Gu Ding with a single punch.

Gu Ding stood there, took out a bottle of body-repairing potion from his Storage Space, and swallowed it. His shattered ribs quickly began to heal. "That was close. I was almost killed!"...

"Who told you to overestimate yourself? Your Combat Strength is only two stars. You insisted on challenging a three-star opponent. It's not like you can cross levels based on cultivation. That Crimson Fire Spirit Python's strength and speed were more than ten times yours. Not activating Berserk was just courting death." The Sea Emperor had also witnessed the entire scene.

"Now that I've activated Berserk, let's head straight for the five-star area. Only there can we get the training effect." Gu Ding didn't plan to linger any longer and rushed directly towards the area of the five-star Peak-rank God.

At this moment, Gu Ding's ranking has dropped out of the top ten, but there are still quite a few people paying attention to him.

Suddenly someone noticed that Gu Ding's points jumped by 3000.

Just as someone raised this question, Gu Ding's score jumped several times in succession, each time by 3,000 points, which immediately drew more attention to the changes in Gu Ding's score.

"Three thousand points? Even a three-star Peak-rank God was wiped out? Gu Ding's strength is terrifying!"

"Why did his score fluctuate so many times this time?!"

In fact, Gu Ding simply killed the Crimson Fire Spirit Python was blocking his path.

After spending more than ten minutes passing through the three-star area, Gu Ding entered the four-star area. This time, the Purple Flame Spirit Cat blocked his way, but it was easily crushed and killed by Gu Ding.

"Four thousand points! Gu Ding's points have jumped by four thousand points! Those are the points you can get by killing a four-star Peak-rank God!"

"What on earth happened? Why did Gu Ding suddenly become so strong?!"

Those top experts felt a sense of unease. At first, when Gu Ding hunted down One-Star Peak-rank God, they merely thought Gu Ding was very strong; when Gu Ding hunted down Two-Star Peak-rank God, they began to Gu Ding; when Gu Ding hunted down three-star Peak-rank God, many were completely convinced; now that Gu Ding had begun hunting down four-star Peak-rank God, they felt things had become somewhat alarming. Because Gu Ding's strength seemed to have completely broken free from the shackles of cultivation level.

Even Karrot, who was ranked second, turned pale when he saw the changes in the rankings. "How did this guy become so strong?!"

Scarlet frowned slightly, a hint of doubt in his eyes. "How did he do that?"

Meanwhile, in the Boulder Zone, beneath a large cloak, a burly man's gaze fell upon the Ranking List, muttering to himself, "This is truly unexpected; this kid actually has the strength to contend with me."

Also in the Boulder Zone, Fa Te noticed the changes in the rankings. He had initially felt sorry for Gu Ding when he saw him fall from first place. But now he understood that for Gu Ding, rankings were no longer important, because Gu Ding was proving to everyone Gu Ding he was the strongest. Seeing Gu Ding's performance, Fa Te immediately made up his mind. "I can't hold everyone back; I must go to the Mid-rank God Zone!"

Miko was in the same area as Fa Te, finally adapted to the increased gravity and was able to fight. With Sea Emperor's help, he also participated in several battles. Sea Emperor then guided him towards Fa Te's location.

And Gu Ding finally stepped into the Peak-rank God Region.

This area is unlike any other part of the Fiery Zone. There are no volcanoes, no billowing black smoke, and no meteorites falling from the sky. The only thing there is a towering golden tree, a tree without a single leaf, only branches that stretch out in all directions as far as the eye can see, each branch burning with blazing golden flames.

"Is this the only tree in this area?" Gu Ding asked, somewhat surprised. "Are we going to have to fight this tree?"

"Open your eyes wide and look carefully, okay?" the Sea Emperor said impatiently. "This Sun Giant Tree is just a place to rest. Your opponents are those things on its branches..."

"On the branches?" Gu Ding finally focused his gaze, looking towards the area covered by the flames on the branches. He then noticed that within the flames, there were quite a few small golden birds. The birds were also entirely composed of golden flames, and the terrifying aura emanating from the flames themselves had blocked Gu Ding's Gu Ding to sense the birds' presence. Therefore, he hadn't noticed them at first glance. "You mean those small golden birds?"

"Little bird..." The Sea Emperor was somewhat speechless at Gu Ding's way of addressing it. "You only think it's small because of the huge tree branch as a reference. In reality, each one has a wingspan of over a hundred meters. This bird is called Fallen Feather. Legend has it that the ancestors of this race were transformed from the phoenix feathers left over from the habitat of the True God Phoenix. Every Fallen Feather is born with the cultivation of Peak-rank God, and during its growth period, it is comparable to a strong person who has broken through the barrier of a god. If an adult successfully transcends the Heavenly Tribulation, it will evolve into the divine beast Luo Yu Divine Sparrow, a distant relative of the Phoenix, ranking ninety-eighth on the Ranking List divine beasts, with strength comparable to a True God-level expert."

"That's amazing?!" Gu Ding exclaimed in surprise.

"Of course, but these on this tree are all still juvenile Fallen Feathers, with strength only at the level of a five-star Peak-rank God. It's estimated that someone encountered a Fallen Feather and had relevant data, so the SkyNet simulated it using data and copied a bunch of them here. In reality, Fallen Feathers are not gregarious birds because their living environment requires a large amount of fire element. If there are two Fallen Feathers in an area, it will cause both of them to grow slowly. So under normal circumstances, if two Fallen Feathers appear in the same area, one of them will definitely be driven away. It's unlikely that such a large-scale gathering would happen."

"Okay, but right now, there are at least tens of thousands of feathers standing on that tree. Wouldn't it be suicide if I went over there?" Gu Ding still wanted to challenge some five-star Peak-rank God to improve his combat skills.

"To be precise, there are over 368,000. You can confidently go up and challenge them. Only one Fallen Feather will attack you; the others will not join the attack." The Sea Emperor's words sounded quite certain.

"How do you know the others won't participate in the siege?" Gu Ding couldn't help but ask.

"Because on your right, not far from your feet, there is a stone tablet that says this."

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