Crisis Descends!
Before he could even collect the soul crystals, Gu Ding darted rapidly towards the surface of the lake. (23x. com)
The death scream of the golden vengeful spirit quickly spread, and wherever it passed, countless vengeful spirits surged forth, rushing towards Gu Ding's location. Even the two platinum vengeful spirits wandering at the bottom of the lake were startled and floated towards Gu Ding's position. In an instant, the entire Sea of Grievances was practically boiling.
Gu Ding fled upwards at top speed. Along the way, many vengeful spirits saw him and roared wildly as they pounced on him. At this moment, he had no time to kill them and pushed his speed to the limit, rushing towards the surface of the water.
10,000 meters!
Km!
8,000 meters!
Three hundred meters!
Two hundred meters!
One hundred meters!
When he was about 100 meters from the water's surface, Gu Ding saw that the two Gold Level vengeful spirits were the fastest and had caught up very closely. At his own speed, he would probably have a hard time escaping.
He suddenly mustered all his strength and stomped down hard, using the momentum to rise into the air, instantly bursting out of the water and flying all the way up into the sky.
After reaching the level of gods, Gu Ding were finally able to completely break free from the Earth's gravity and fly freely, unlike before when they relied on wind power and special movement techniques to glide.
But almost at the same moment Gu Ding shot out, two vengeful spirits also leaped out of the water. Subsequently, hundreds of vengeful spirits emerged from the water and chased after Gu Ding into the sky.
Along the lakeshore, many people were stunned when they saw a figure dart out. The person shot directly into the sky, seemingly able to fly, clearly having transcended the level of a demigod. Before they could even see who it was, an even more astonishing scene unfolded: they witnessed hundreds of vengeful spirits bursting from the water, chasing after the person.
"That person just now... seemed to be Gu Ding ..." a young man with good eyesight said somewhat uncertainly.
He had barely finished speaking when everyone heard two loud bangs, and the scene was filled with towering waves. Two enormous black shadows shot out of the water one after the other, each tens of thousands of meters tall, and they also chased after each other into the sky.
"Those two... are Platinum Level vengeful spirits..." The young man stared blankly at the direction the two platinum-level vengeful spirits flew away.
"What exactly did that guy Gu Ding do to attract so many vengeful spirits to chase him like crazy?" one person couldn't help but ask.
"No matter what he did, he's doomed. Platinum Level vengeful spirit has the soul strength of Half-Step True God, making him even harder to deal with than Platinum Skeleton, because physical attacks are ineffective against them," the Golden-haired Youth said with a sneer.
In the sky, Gu Ding's situation was indeed far from optimistic. Even with his Combat Strength fully activated, his flight speed couldn't keep up with the two platinum wraiths, and he was being chased closer and closer by the two enormous creatures.
"Looks like we can't escape. Are Lily and the others alright?" Gu Ding was also worried about the safety of Liliath and the others.
"Don't worry, I immediately notified them to hide. Liliath, Dokter, and Scarlet all have soul concealment techniques. They haven't been discovered yet. The biggest problem now is the one you've encountered." The Sea Emperor also had a headache, but after a while, he suddenly spoke up, "That guy named Boyi is less than ten kilometers ahead. He's skilled in soul attacks and might be able to help you resolve the current crisis."
"Boyi?" Gu Ding recalled the wheelchair-bound boy he had seen at the Federal Government Headquarters, then shook his head. "He's also a member of our Human Race Camp. Besides, he hasn't done anything to harm us; we can't let him get hurt. Is there any other way?"
"Two clocks in the direction of the clock. There's another small secret realm about 500 kilometers away. I don't know if these guys will chase us in. But according to my calculations, you'll be caught in about 300 kilometers at most." The Sea Emperor's words sounded pessimistic. "I think Boyi specializes in soul cultivation, and is even stronger Liliath. Even if he can't handle these two platinum vengeful spirits, he should be able to protect himself. Leading the vengeful spirits there is the best option."
"No need to say anything more, my mind is made up! Shifting the blame to the enemy might work, but Boyi has no grudge against us."
As they spoke, Gu Ding spotted Boyi less than two kilometers away, glancing at Boyi as he sat atop a Platinum Skeleton skull. Gu Ding immediately changed direction and headed towards the secret realm.
Not long after he left, a group of vengeful spirits, led by two platinum vengeful spirits, chased after him.
Boyi looked up in the direction Gu Ding had fled, a strange light flashing in his previously indifferent eyes. "This boy is quite interesting. He didn't attract any vengeful spirits. But this behavior is also quite foolish. Provoking Half-Step True God vengeful spirit at the peak of the fifth star level, his chances of surviving are probably zero."
After a moment of silence, Boyi urged the Platinum Skeleton to take off, flying in the direction that Gu Ding fled.
"Two hundred kilometers to go!" Gu Ding gritted his teeth. The two Platinum Level vengeful spirits behind him were less than a thousand meters away. He activated his speed to the limit, but he still couldn't widen the distance. Instead, they were getting closer and closer.
"Roar!"
A piercing roar entered Gu Ding's brain directly, and even Gu Ding's Soul Space was shaken. A feeling of dizziness came over him, and his speed was immediately reduced.
"Whoosh!"
A black chain extended from the body of a platinum vengeful spirit, wrapped around Gu Ding's ankle, and continued to climb upwards.
"Oh no!"
Gu Ding felt a wave of weakness wash over him. The chains had a strange weakening effect and were pulling him closer to the five-star peak platinum vengeful spirit.
Gu Ding knew he couldn't escape. His only chance was to get close to the vengeful spirit and use Absolute Seal to take one of it with him. He stopped resisting and let the chains pull him towards them.
Only then did he finally see the complete forms of the two vengeful spirits.
These two vengeful spirits, tens of thousands of meters tall, had no limbs and looked like ghosts shrouded in black robes. The only difference was that both spirits wore platinum masks, making them appear both incredibly ferocious and somewhat comical.
Pulled to the side of the vengeful spirit by the black chains, Gu Ding wanted to find an opportunity to make a move, but found that all the vengeful spirits that had caught up from behind had surrounded him.
"What's going on?" Surrounded by a group of vengeful spirits of all sizes, Gu Ding felt a little uneasy.
"If I'm not mistaken, they must have sensed your extraordinary talent and want to possess your body." Gu Ding wasn't killed immediately. Instead, the Sea Emperor calmed down. Although he wasn't quite sure what was inside Gu Ding, he knew that if these vengeful spirits entered Gu Ding's body, it probably wouldn't be Gu Ding who died.
"Roar!"
The leading vengeful spirit roared again, but this time it wasn't aimed at Gu Ding's soul; it seemed to be used only to communicate with other vengeful spirits.
Another platinum wraith let out a roar. Their language seemed to be very simple, with just one syllable conveying all meaning.
After the two finished their exchange, the leading platinum vengeful spirit suddenly transformed into a thick black mist, which entered Gu Ding's mouth, nostrils, ears, and eyes.
Before Gu Ding could react after the first vengeful spirit entered, he saw the second platinum vengeful spirit also turn into a thick black mist and burrow into his body once more.
Then, one by one, those golden vengeful spirits burrowed into Gu Ding's body.
When Boyi arrived, fewer than twenty of the hundreds of vengeful spirits that had surrounded Gu Ding remained. He also witnessed one of the spirits enter Gu Ding's body.
"We're too late. This kid's luck isn't good..." Boyi watched from afar for a while, but ultimately didn't make a move. He knew that Gu Ding was beyond saving, so he controlled the Platinum Skeleton and turned to leave.
Gu Ding, on the other hand, was eerily suspended in the void, completely unconscious, with vengeful spirits constantly surging into his body.
Those vengeful spirits appeared directly in Gu Ding's Soul Space after they rushed in.
Their goal, of course, was to destroy Gu Ding's soul, devour Gu Ding's consciousness, and completely take over this body.
Within the Soul Space, Gu Ding calmly surveyed the army of hundreds of vengeful spirits, cradling the little black dog in his arms. He roughly understood the little black dog's abilities and intended to use its Demon Face power for a final, desperate battle. Previously, whenever the little black dog entered his body, he could summon the Demon Face; however, he didn't know what changes would occur in this Soul Space.
Unexpectedly, after seeing the army of vengeful spirits, the little black dog did not merge with Gu Ding had wished. Instead, it struggled out of Gu Ding's arms, stood in front of Gu Ding, and roared at the vengeful spirits.
"Awoo~"
With just one roar, Gu Ding sensed something was wrong; the little black dog's howl sounded like a wolf's. Moreover, the howl was incredibly intimidating, completely disproportionate to the little black dog's size.
After that roar, the little black dog's body began to change rapidly, expanding at a visible speed like a balloon. In just a moment, the little black dog, slightly larger than a palm, transformed into an enormous black beast, countless times larger than the two vengeful spirits tens of thousands of meters tall.
Gu Ding looked up and could only see a giant, pillar-like leg of the beast; he couldn't see the beast's full form at all. He even clearly felt that if this thing continued to expand, his own Soul Space might be burst open.
"Roar!"
With a roar, a sound wave spread out instantly, like a world-ending tidal wave, directly engulfing hundreds of vengeful spirits. In less than a second, they were all crushed into the most primitive soul particles.
As soon as the ferocious beast opened its mouth, the soul particles were swept away as if by a whirlwind, all converging towards its mouth. In less than ten seconds, not a single soul particle remained in Gu Ding's Soul Space; they had all coalesced into a small black sphere within the beast's mouth.
A black mist emanated from the enormous beast, obscuring Gu Ding's vision. A moment later, the mist dissipated, and a small black dog, carrying a Black Sphere several sizes larger than its head, trotted towards Gu Ding. It placed the sphere at Gu Ding's feet and wagged its tail frantically. (To be continued...)