The Old Butler Who Failed His Tribulation
As soon as Gu Ding and his group stepped into the Miniature World, they clearly felt that the rules of this world had a significant suppressive effect on Combat Strength.
This suppression is somewhat similar to the weakening effect of Gu Ding's domain, but it differs from the direct weakening of Gu Ding's domain. Gu Ding's domain directly compresses the Combat Strength of those who enter it to one-thirtieth of their original strength, while increasing his own Combat Strength thirtyfold. In this Miniature World, however, there is an omnipresent Martial Dao Intent pressure, which Gu Ding and the others can discern as a Martial Dao Intent.
"This suppression is so domineering. My Sword Dao Domain has been suppressed by two minor levels, regressing to the Perfection of the Entrance to the Microscopic Realm." Scarlet frowned slightly.
"Even my Perfected Subtlety Realm cultivation has been suppressed to the Subtle Mastery." Elsa's brows furrowed slightly.
"You two, stop complaining, okay? I was originally at the Martial Dao Intent, but now I've been suppressed by two minor levels and have completely reverted to the initial stage of the Microscopic Realm." The suppression that Dokter has suffered has rendered his current Martial Dao Intent almost ineffective.
"It doesn't matter. We're being suppressed, and so are the others." Gu Ding didn't seem too concerned. "Those who aren't our match outside won't be our match inside either."
"That makes sense." After hearing what Gu Ding said, the others quickly realized the same thing.
Without Gu Ding and the others asking, the Sea Emperor quickly explained the situation of the area he had explored.
"I just explored this world as well. The main rule is the suppression of intent. The suppression you are experiencing is only two small levels. If you were a sword master, your sword intent would be suppressed by at least one large level. In addition to the suppression of intent, there is also a pressure of soul in the sky above this world. It has a suppressive effect on soul-type spells, as well as on various detection methods, and it also has a no-flying effect."
"This Miniature World's remains were left behind by a human True God. While the warehouse location certainly contains a vast amount of treasure, it is guarded by two powerful servants. Both of them were Half-Step True God Realm experts in life, and judging from their aura, they should have been at least eight-star or even Nine-and-a-Half Star Half-Step True God realm experts. Although they have now perished, they have transformed into two Platinum Skeleton, and even if their strength is not what it used to be, it should not be underestimated."
"Besides the two human Platinum Skeleton, there are dozens of various animal skeletons scattered throughout the Miniature World, which should be the pets kept by that True God. Now they have all turned into skeletons, most of them are golden skeletons, only two are Platinum Skeleton, who were also above the five-star Half-Step True God in life. These skeletons are currently in a dormant state, but now that someone has broken in, they will probably wake up soon."
"Besides the treasures in the warehouse, there are several other valuable items hidden in this Miniature World. One of them is a Time Acceleration Chamber; I checked it out, and that little house can accelerate time a hundredfold, but only one person can enter at a time, and it can't be stacked with other time-acceleration effects. There's also a Heavy Water Waterfall that can refine the physical body—a priceless treasure for those Body Refinement Cultivators. Both of these items are genuine spiritual objects with extremely high practical value. However, each of these locations is guarded by a Platinum Skeleton pet."
"Besides the warehouse and these two items guarded by Platinum Skeleton pets, this Miniature World actually contains a few other treasures. One of them is a Pseudo Spiritual Object, guarded only by a few Golden Skeleton pets, which we can acquire first. It's a Spirit Vein Hot Spring; as long as the corresponding energy ore or other energy-containing substances are added, it will automatically refine pure energy spring water, which is very helpful for improving cultivation. As for the other items, they are not very useful, and even if we get them, Auction House."
"Should we go cause trouble for those Dark Race first, or should we collect those Pseudo Spiritual Object first?" Elsa's hands were itching to go and cause trouble for those Dark Race right away.
"I don't think we need to pay attention to those Dark Race right now; their presence isn't necessarily a bad thing. If those skeletons awaken, they can help us distract them, making it easier for us to reap the benefits. Besides, those Platinum Skeleton are no pushovers," Miko offered her opinion.
"Miko right. My soul is also suppressed to some extent in this Miniature World, so it will probably be difficult for me to control those Platinum Skeleton." Liliath wasn't too confident either.
The Platinum Skeleton was Half-Step True God Realm in life, but there are nine levels within the Half-Step True God Realm, each with vastly different Combat Strength. Even in his skeletal state, a four- or five-star Half-Step True God, whose consciousness could be reconstituted, is unlikely to be weaker than a one-star near-True God. Even in his full power, Liliath would have to avoid a one-star near-True God, let alone now that her soul is suppressed.
"Those Platinum Skeleton are indeed the biggest obstacle." Scarlet in soul swordsmanship, also frowned slightly. His sword soul was only a five-star Peak-rank God. Even when combined with swordsmanship, the attack power of the moves he tested was only similar to the power of Liliath's Pupil Technique, or even slightly weaker. He had no way to deal with the Platinum Skeleton.
"Let's deal with those Golden Skeleton first, collect the treasures scattered throughout this Miniature World, and then see if we can get more by using those Dark Race guys." After exchanging ideas with the Sea Emperor, Gu Ding couldn't think of a better solution, so he immediately nodded in agreement.
The Gu Ding Team, led by the Sea Emperor, immediately headed towards the Spirit Vein Hot Spring.
This Miniature World, though called Miniature World, is so large that it is comparable to the total area of seven or eight Deep Sea Star. Even with Gu Ding and his group running at full speed, it took them more than ten hours to arrive.
Upon arriving at the Spirit Vein Hot Spring, the group discovered that the spring covered a considerable area, enough for at least two or three hundred people to bathe simultaneously. However, the spring had completely dried up, with not a single drop of water remaining at the bottom.
Gu Ding found strange was that they didn't see any skeletons guarding the area.
"Those guardian skeletons are buried underground and are currently dormant, but if you collect this hot spring, they will definitely wake up," the Sea Emperor explained, knowing what Gu Ding was thinking.
"But how do we collect this? Do we have to dig it out?" Gu Ding looked at the area of the hot spring. Although it wasn't large, digging it all out would probably take some effort.
"You idiot! How did you collect those Pseudo Spiritual Object- level gloves and armor you got from the Federal Government last time?" Sea Emperor couldn't help but scold.
"You mean you can collect it by simply dripping blood?" Gu Ding momentarily forgot that the hot spring in front of him was actually a pseudo-divine object.
After removing his gloves, Gu Ding cut his finger and dripped his blood onto the bottom of the hot spring.
After the blood was stained, the ground beneath Gu Ding and the others began to tremble.
The hot spring trembled violently, but at the same time, several roars of beasts came from underground. Gu Ding and the others knew that the pet beasts guarding the place had also awakened.
Before they could even get their hands on the hot spring, the ground beneath Gu Ding and his companions suddenly cracked open, and five Golden Skeleton burst forth from the earth, opening Gu Ding mouths to bite at them.
Liliath's pupils turned golden again, and a Golden Light flashed, instantly calming the five extremely agitated Golden Skeleton.
At this moment, the hot spring, which could originally accommodate two or three hundred people for bathing, finally shrank rapidly before everyone's eyes, eventually turning into a stone the size of a thumb, which shot into Gu Ding's body and disappeared.
After observing the Spirit Vein Hot Spring in his soul sea and finding that the Pseudo Spiritual Object was intact, Gu Ding was relieved. "Hehe, it seems that we can all soak in the hot spring together from now on."
After collecting the hot spring water, Gu Ding and his group, guided by the Sea Emperor, collected several Pseudo Spiritual Object that were not very useful. They then leisurely hung behind the group of Dark Race members, allowing the Sea Emperor to observe their every move through projection.
Unbeknownst to Gu Ding others, during the few days they were away, Fa Te and his companions also encountered some troubles.
After Gu Ding and the others left, Fa Te, to avoid being left Gu Ding, also went into seclusion in Robert's domain. He didn't emerge from seclusion until two days had passed outside, somewhat dejected. He had spent sixty days in Robert's domain, yet his progress in strength was minimal. Without any inheritance or special bloodline, Fa Te's talent in combat was far inferior to that of Gu Ding and his group.
Dejected, Fa Te decided to stick to managing the money; all of Gu Ding's funds, except for a small amount, were in his hands. To be honest, Fa Te was shocked when he saw the amount—it was more than his own private Little Gold, a full ten trillion Originium. He later learned that the Sea Emperor had obtained this money from the Filler Family and Koch Family through special means.
Since joining the Guding team, Fat has been managing this money through investments. However, because he often works alongside Guding and his team, he doesn't have much time for actual operations. Therefore, the financial projects he invests in are the kind that generate slow returns. But in the past few months, he has earned nearly two trillion, with a return rate of over 15%.
However, he suffered a setback in his cultivation these past few days, so he decided to go all out and make sure that when Gu Ding and the others returned, they would at least see the amount of money in his account double, or even several times over.
On the SkyNet, he silently searched for projects like financial indices. After two days of browsing, he finally chose his first project, investing only one trillion. Then, with a slight smile, he watched the index curve quietly rise. He stared intently at that index all day, clearly memorizing every change. At the end of the day, the one trillion yielded only a 5% return, but the next morning, when the market reopened, Fa Te poured all the remaining money into it.
The following day, the curve experienced a crazy surge, rising by a full 50, which is the maximum daily change limit for this type of financial index. Fa Te withdrew all his funds; twelve trillion had become eighteen trillion. His gaze turned cold as he began searching for his next project.
In the following days, Fa Te carried out a similar operation, and the amount of 1.8 billion skyrocketed to 2.7 billion. This was nearly three times the amount before Gu Ding left.
Just as Fa Te breathed a sigh of relief and was about to continue, his communicator rang. He glanced down and saw it was his Old Dad's number.
Somewhat puzzled, he answered the call Stephen Gates on the other end of the communicator took a deep breath before speaking, "Ever's True God Tribulation failed."
Fa Te stood frozen in place as if struck by lightning. (r1152)