Federal Government's Substitute List
The main cultivation technique is called "Annihilate the Firmament." Gu Ding opened the first page and saw a description of the cultivation requirements. One of them stated. "Only fire-attribute energy bodies can cultivate this technique! Those Body Refinement Cultivator will inevitably die from the burning of their internal organs. Body Cultivation this technique with other energy attributes will cause severe damage to their physical constitution!!!"
Upon seeing this, Gu Ding was dumbfounded. He had finally obtained a true god's inheritance, but he couldn't use the main cultivation technique.
He immediately relayed the bad news to the Sea Emperor, "The true god's inheritance we obtained this time can only be cultivated by fire-attribute energy beings."
"Is there a problem? Don't you know how to burn the heavens?" The Sea Emperor bluntly retorted.
"You mean, you can cultivate using the Burning Heaven technique?" Gu Ding asked uncertainly.
"Why not? Once the Heavenly Burning is activated, won't your physique become a fire-attribute energy body? Moreover, you'll be a unique existence among fire-attribute energy bodies." If the Sea Emperor had eyes, he would definitely give Gu Ding a disdainful look at this moment.
"Then I'll give it a try." Gu Ding immediately set to work.
After activating the Heavenly Burning Technique, he once again consulted the cultivation method of "Annihilate the Firmament" from his Inheritance Memory. The theory behind this technique sounds quite simple: create energy nodes within the body to store energy, releasing it at crucial moments for a powerful burst. For an energy body, this idea is rather novel, as the entire body is already a giant energy container, making the creation of energy nodes unnecessary. It's like placing a smaller container inside a larger one—not very meaningful.
However, the creation of energy nodes in * Annihilate the Firmament * is somewhat unique. It can place nodes within the body, but the energy within the nodes is actually stored in a separate, compressed space. In other words, the energy nodes created by * Annihilate the Firmament * are essentially adding smaller containers outside a larger one. This increases the body's overall capacity to hold energy.
Of course, creating this energy node is quite complicated. It requires controlling the flame energy to draw extremely intricate runes within one's body. Once the runes are formed, they automatically create an energy storage space within the body. Only by inputting energy into that space will it slowly transform into an energy node.
These energy nodes, at the First Level, can only hold a maximum of ten percent of the body's energy. With each subsequent level of cultivation, the capacity increases by another ten percent. However, due to energy balance, each type of flame energy can only create one node. In Gu Ding's Inheritance Memory, there were also individuals whose fire-attribute energy bodies were composed of two different flames; those individuals successfully created two nodes within their bodies. Therefore, Gu Ding also speculated that, theoretically, he could create five energy nodes within his body.
Even with Gu Ding's powerful memory and control, it took him seven or eight attempts to condense that complex rune into shape, which already took him two days. Over the next two days, he condensed five more runes without encountering any obstacles. This proved his conjecture to be correct.
The "Annihilate the Firmament" technique is a primary cultivation method for True God-level powerhouses. It's not simply about creating energy nodes to increase the body's energy capacity.
The most commendable aspect of this martial arts technique is its highly explosive combat skill. This skill allows the user to ignite the fire energy within their body, instantly unleashing extraordinary power.
For the next twenty days or so, Gu Ding spent most of his time practicing this combat technique and injecting flame energy into the energy nodes within his body. The remaining time was used to digest other things from the Inheritance Memory, such as cultivation experience and tips, which even deepened Gu Ding's understanding of the "Burning Heaven" technique compared to before.
When all five energy nodes were fully charged, it was the twenty-seventh day that Gu Ding had been in Robert's Domain. Gu Ding had also basically mastered the combat techniques from "Annihilate the Firmament." He suddenly had a new idea: to use his physical energy to circulate these techniques and see if it could produce a burst of power.
Having exited the Burning Heaven state, Gu Ding once again activated that set of combat techniques. He threw a punch, his divine energy rapidly depleting, resulting in a burst of power. This surprising discovery caught Gu Ding somewhat off guard.
"It seems that my strength can be improved again."
Three days later, the Federal Government finally released its latest news, announcing a list of 277 replacements. The list included powerful figures like Miniana and Hake, but Anxiya and Si Kao Er, members of the Ten Thousand Demons Holy Temple, were excluded. Clearly, the Federal Government didn't want these inhuman beings to cause trouble in the ruins. In reality, this couldn't completely prevent the infiltration of Ten Thousand Demons Holy Temple members, because the Ten Thousand Demons Holy Temple had undoubtedly sent more than one team when they entered the virtual world.
What surprised Gu Ding and the others most about this substitute list was the absence of Futu's name. "Did I miss it? Why don't I see Futu's name?"
"You didn't miss it, his name isn't there." The Sea Emperor dissuaded Gu Ding from going back to look for it and spoke directly. "Someone on the SkyNet revealed yesterday that Fu Tu is a hidden member of the Ten Thousand Demons Holy Temple. It's possible that this is true. Now that he has been removed from the list, it seems to confirm this speculation."
"Futu is a member of the Ten Thousand Demons Holy Temple?" Gu Ding was somewhat skeptical. Although he hadn't had much contact with Futu, his intuition told him he wasn't a member of the Ten Thousand Demons Holy Temple. "Judging from his behavior, he has absolutely no connection with those people from the Ten Thousand Demons Holy Temple, right?"
"It's also possible that someone is deliberately trying to smear him, which is why they've fabricated this rumor." The Sea Emperor offered another hypothesis. "The Federal Government may not be able to determine the veracity of the rumor, so they had no choice but to make this decision. After all, if Futu really is a member of the Ten Thousand Demons Holy Temple, the damage he would cause to the Human Race Camp after entering the ruins would be enormous. Among the Human Race Camp, only you can rival his strength."
Less than half an hour after the substitute list was released, Gu Ding received another email from the Federal Government. Gu Ding and Sea Emperor guessed it was about their trip to the ruins and quickly opened the email.
[Hello to all the top 1000 players!]
Please arrive at the nearest Federal Government outpost within three days to claim your in-game rewards.
[This reward system uses a points-based redemption system. The more points you earn in the game, the more rewards you can redeem, and the higher their quality.]
Those who fail to reach the Federal Government outpost within three days will be considered to have forfeited their game rewards. Therefore, please proceed to the nearest outpost as soon as possible.
The letter was signed by the head of the Federal Government and two other deputy heads.
"There's no mention of the ruins," Gu Ding said, slightly surprised after reading the report. He had assumed the reward would be access to the extraterritorial ruins. It turned out there really was a physical reward.
"I guess it's for secrecy, so they'll wait until they reach the Federal Government's base before discussing this in person," Sea Emperor said after a moment of silence, offering his guess.
"Sea Emperor, call Robert and the others in," Gu Ding said, standing up.
Aside from Robert, Tagore, and Blue, everyone else has been cultivating in Robert's domain these past few days. Liliath and the others, especially those who entered the virtual world, have deeply felt the gap between themselves and Gu Ding. They are desperately digesting the gains of the past month.
After Robert and the others came in, Gu Ding invited everyone to sit down together.
"Lily, you've all received the email from the Federal Government, right? It contains quite a few words."
"I saw it. They didn't mention anything about the extraterrestrial ruins, they just told us to go and collect the reward." Liliath nodded, but she was a little worried. "But should we go? I'm a little worried that this is a trap set by the Federal Government."
"Hehe, of course we're going. Those rewards are free money, why not take them?" Gu Ding grinned. "The Federal Government is going to such lengths, they're definitely after that ruin, not just some Interstellar Pirate going through all this trouble."
"Don't worry, Lily. The Federal Government leader's signature is final. This matter is basically unrelated to the Federal Government military. If it were truly about capturing us Interstellar Pirate, they wouldn't have their leader sign this kind of document. If the letter were exposed, the entire Federal Government would be questioned by the public. This concerns the Federal Government's credibility, and the leader and deputy leader who signed the document might even have to resign." Miko easily analyzed the situation; he was certain this wasn't a trap.
"We definitely have to go. I called everyone together for two reasons: first, to prepare everyone, and second, because of Miko," Gu Ding continued. "As you all know, Miko got second place on the leaderboard and earned a spot at the ruins. Now I'm considering whether to let Miko come with us to the ruins. The Sea Emperor told me before that these rewards are only given in exchange for entering the ruins. If he comes with us to collect the rewards, he won't be able to refuse the spot."
"Miko, you'd better not go. This isn't a virtual game. If something goes wrong, there's no way to fix it," Liliath said, frowning slightly.
"If the opponent is from Alien Race, it would indeed be very dangerous." Although Bigge didn't enter the virtual game, he still gave his opinion.
"I also think it's better not to go." Dokter's expression was also grave. "As everyone saw in the virtual world this time, many of the strong individuals there are no weaker than us. And the Alien Race strong individuals will only become stronger and more ferocious."
"But I want to go, I want to fight alongside everyone," Miko whispered after hearing everyone's opinions. "I'll try my best not to hold everyone back."
Everyone fell silent after hearing what Miko said.
"I understand, let's go together then!" Gu Ding suddenly grinned. "It's alright, with the Sea Emperor there, everyone will gather together immediately, and there won't be any danger. The Alien Race aren't anything special; if they dare bully Miko, we'll beat them to a pulp!!!"
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[Sorry, something came up yesterday and I couldn't finish a single chapter. From 6:00 to 9:30, I made four phone calls, lasting over three hours. There will be three updates today~]
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