Salamon

One night passed, Gu Ding had been in Robert's territory for more than ten days, swallowing more than a thousand of the three thousand deep-sea whale pearls.

It has been proven that the blood and qi energy contained within the deep-sea whale pearl is extremely astonishing. Gu Ding's Myriad Manifestations Emperor Body has made another breakthrough. The temporary amplification of the physical body realm has been increased from 40,000 times to 50,000 times, and the permanent amplification of the Devil Elephant Realm has also been increased from 4,000 times to 5,000 times, resulting in a further improvement in his overall Combat Strength.

The next morning, Gu Ding, Liliath, Elsa, Dokter, Miko arrived at the Federal Hall again.

"You've come!"

Seeing that Gu Ding and his group had arrived as promised, Billington finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although he had chosen to trust Gu Ding, he was still a little uneasy, afraid that Gu Ding and his group would leave directly in the spaceship. He spent almost the entire night tossing and turning.

Gu Ding noticed his nervousness but didn't point it out. "Mr. Billington, please take us to the teleportation array."

"Okay, follow me." Billington said, leading Gu Ding straight through the Federal Hall and arriving at a plaza surrounded by several Federation buildings.

Standing in the plaza, Billington formed dozens of intricate hand seals, and only then did Gu Ding others notice the surrounding environment changing. The plaza, once decorated with various flowers and plants, had become an open space, the ground imprinted with extremely complex patterns—the secret runes of a teleportation array. "This teleportation array can transport you to the Giant Edge Star in the Deep Sea Zone. Then, after another teleportation on Giant Edge Star, you'll appear at the Federal Government Headquarters. Now, stand in the center; I'll go out and activate the array," Billington explained before leaving the plaza.

Outside the plaza, he once again formed intricate hand seals, and soon the patterns of the array began to light up. Once all the patterns were lit, they began to rotate automatically, and the entire array slowly began to emit a white halo towards the sky.

The Sea Emperor then contacted Bigge, informing them that the teleportation array had been activated. He told them to leave Da Shi Star as soon as possible after completing their purchases.

The array's runes spun faster and faster, the halo growing brighter and brighter. A few seconds later, it suddenly erupted, a beam of white light shooting into the sky, lasting for about two or three seconds before gradually fading. Not long after, the light dissipated, and the teleportation array was empty.

Billington let out a long breath, then made another hand seal, restoring the square to its original state. After doing this, he turned and left.

Bigge and his crew, following Sea Emperor's instructions, went out early to make purchases. By noon, they had gathered all the materials and Robert piloted the spaceship away from Da Shi Star, heading towards the next planet along the planned route. Less than two minutes after Robert left, Billington learned of Bigge and his crew's departure. Sitting in his black leather swivel chair, Billington hung up the call and couldn't help Billington sigh deeply. "Those killing gods, they're finally gone."

Meanwhile, Gu Ding and his group were constantly experiencing Space Shuttle within the teleportation array. The array, operating on an unknown principle, formed a bubble that enveloped everyone, propelling them rapidly through a black tunnel.

Around the same time that Robert and his group left Da Shi Star, Gu Ding and his group finally arrived at their first destination— Giant Edge Star.

The bubble suddenly burst out of the tunnel, and everyone's eyes lit up. When their vision returned, they found themselves standing on a huge teleportation array.

Around the teleportation array, two guards, both possessing cultivation levels comparable to High-rank God, stood guard, dressed in the uniforms of the Federal Government's military. Upon seeing Gu Ding and his group, they seemed unsurprised, immediately summoning several projections— Gu Ding they recognized as remnants of their previous encounters in the virtual world. After comparing the projections, one guard stated, "Gu Ding Team, five people, identities confirmed. Please wait a moment while I inform the administrator."

The guard dialed a number. "Sir, Gu Ding and the other four have arrived."

"Bring it over." A Middle-Aged Man's voice came from the other end of the communicator.

The guard nodded, hung up the phone, and said to Gu Ding and the others, "Come with me."

Soon, he led Gu Ding and the others into a relatively simple building, stopped in front of a room, knocked on the door, and said, "Sir, the person has been brought."

"Come in." The Middle-Aged Man's voice rang out again, and the door opened automatically as his voice fell.

Gu Ding and his group stepped inside one after another. The guard behind them closed the door before turning and leaving.

Upon entering the room, Gu Ding and his group discovered that it was actually quite small. Compared to a living room, it was more like a separate office, and the room was simply decorated with plain white walls and almost no ornaments.

What surprised Gu Ding even more was that this administrator actually possessed the cultivation of a five-star Peak-rank God, and the power of his aura was simply unfathomable. He thought to himself, "How could a random regional administrator in the Deep Sea Zone be so powerful!"

"Gu Ding, I am Salamon, the manager of this area. I have long admired your name. Please have a seat." The manager looked to be around forty years old, with a very respectable appearance. It was clear that he must have been quite handsome when he was young.

What Gu Ding found strange was that he felt the other party was very enthusiastic, but this was clearly not the attitude that a senior Federal Government official should have toward Interstellar Pirate.

"This Salamon is a fairly well-known figure in the Federal Government. It is said that more than 30,000 years ago, he was an unknown Small Soldier, the weakest of the weak, and tests showed that he had no talent whatsoever. No matter how much he cultivated, he would never even reach the level of a demigod. And indeed, he spent eight years in the military, only advancing from First Order Gene Body to Third-Order Gene Body, completely a cultivation waste. Eight years later, he retired from the military as scheduled and became an Interstellar Hunter, but after a few years, he almost starved to death."

"Until he turned thirty, he suddenly seemed to have an epiphany, and his cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds. In less than a year, he advanced to the level of demigod, and his strength was that of a powerhouse who had crossed a major level, making a name for himself in the Interstellar Hunter circle. In the following years, his cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds, and in less than ten years, he advanced to the Peak-rank God."

"After reaching the Peak-rank God, he was recruited back by the top organization of the Federal Government and entered the top 4. In less than a year, he became the chief of the top 4. He stayed in the top 4 for thousands of years, then left the top organization on the grounds that he could not break through the divine barrier. He then took a random job in the Federal Government and has been doing it ever since."

"There are rumors that he has actually broken through the divine barrier, and is only pretending to be a five-star Peak-rank God. He has never responded to these rumors."

"He's very strong. Although his cultivation level appears to be that of a five-star Peak-rank God, judging from the intensity of his aura, he's already at the level of a three-star or even Four-Star Half-Step True God. Apart from the old butler of the Fa Te family, this is the first time I've seen a powerhouse of this caliber." Gu Ding thought to himself as he communicated with the Sea Emperor.

"If you don't mind, I need to verify your identity again." Salamon's gaze swept over everyone before returning to Gu Ding.

"It's alright." Gu Ding nodded and stood up again.

Salamon took out a strange device, turned it on, and a beam of light shot out, sweeping across Gu Ding's body. After a "beep," he scanned Liliath and the others one by one.

After scanning the five people, he nodded. "No problem. If the identities don't match, the machine will sound an alarm."

After putting the machine down, Salamon spoke again, "Given your level of information, you should already know the purpose of the Federal Government summoning a thousand people this time."

"Isn't this the kind of thing they only tell us when we get to the Federal Government headquarters?" Gu Ding suspected the other party was trying to trick him into revealing information.

"Actually, most managers don't know the specific reasons for this either. But because I have higher authority, I know some things. Logically speaking, I shouldn't tell you now. But for certain reasons, I think it's better to tell you in advance," Salamon said with a smile. "After you hear this, if you want to leave, I won't stop you."

"Why would you do this?" Gu Ding looked at the other person with some suspicion.

"I can't tell you that," Salamon shook his head. "Now listen to me. The reason the Federal Government has summoned a thousand demigods is because a new ruin has been discovered near the outer realms. Actually, the Darkness Clan discovered this ruin first, but it's located within our human territory. So, to prevent the Darkness Clan from revealing the ruin to other races, the Federal Government's high command and the Darkness Clan reached an agreement that each side would send a thousand demigods to conduct preliminary exploration."

"This site is said to be a fragment of an Ancient Battlefield. Judging from the fragments of Ancient Battlefield in the past, there are probably remnants of the will of true gods inside. Being impacted by that will could cause even Peak-rank God to perish. It is a site with an extremely high degree of danger. In addition, there are members of the Darkness Clan inside. If they encounter humans, it will definitely be a fight to the death. Therefore, the mortality rate of entering the site is very high."

"That's all I can tell you. Whether you want to go in or not is up to you," Salamon said, then looked at Gu Ding.

"Why not go in? Danger and opportunity often go hand in hand. The higher the level of danger, the greater the possibility of obtaining opportunities. Besides, the new site formed by the fragments of the collapsed Ancient Ruins must have traces left by ancient humans. It sounds very interesting, of course we should go in and take a look!" Gu Ding became even more excited after hearing this.

Hearing Gu Ding's words, Salamon raised his eyebrows. "Alright then, since you've made up your minds, I'll send you to the teleportation array!"

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Today I reread Bleach to get a feel for the fight scenes, and suddenly inspiration struck. I spent the whole afternoon working on the setting for my new book. The framework for the world-building is complete. If this book were to be written, it would likely be a new type of fantasy. I'm considering whether to start a book like this next year. Feel free to leave a comment with any thoughts you have about my new book next year. Just to clarify, talking about the new book doesn't mean I'm abandoning Supreme. I just suddenly thought of it and wanted to discuss it. Supreme is my best book in the last five years, and I'll definitely give you a satisfying ending. You can just subscribe automatically without worry. And Supreme will definitely finish before One Piece. My goal is to make Oda furious, yeah!