Miko Emerges from Seclusion

After two days, Gu Ding and his group finally arrived at the location of the True God Remains. —Enjoy—Read—Novels.{2}{3}{}{x}.

Although they had heard from the Sea Emperor about the enormous size of the True God Remains from the beginning, Gu Ding were still quite shocked when they actually saw them.

The corpse belonged to an Ancient Human Race. Although the body was well-preserved, it also exhibited a peculiar crystalline state, resembling a giant crystallized statue lying flat on the ground.

A peculiar pressure emanated from the crystallized statue, but it had become extremely weak due to the passage of time. Although faint, Gu Ding and the others could still feel the strength and majesty of that pressure.

If this true god were still alive, even a mere wisp of his aura would likely be enough to crush Gu Ding and the others to dust. However, no matter how strong the aura, it ultimately cannot withstand the erosion of time. The remaining pressure is now utterly ineffective against Gu Ding and the others.

Upon closer inspection, Gu Ding and his companions discovered that the remains of the true god were so enormous that they couldn't see the end of the skull. It took them more than two hours to fly from the back of the skull to its face, even while sitting on the back of the Golden Skeleton.

Looking at the crystallized body beneath his feet, Gu Ding couldn't help but ask, "Why did his body become like this?"

"This is the physical transformation of a true god. After a true god dies, their physical body will slowly undergo this change over time. This is also the main reason why the physical body of a true god does not decay," the Sea Emperor explained. "Whether it is a life form of flesh and blood or an energy body, once a true god falls, their physical body will undergo transformation. Although the process is slightly different, the final result is the same: they all become this kind of crystal."

"This crystal shouldn't be too easy to break, right?" Gu Ding said, squatting down and tapping the translucent crystal with his knuckles.

"The crystallization of this remains is complete. Given the strength of his body as a first-tier True God in life, after crystallization, it's likely that only Fourth Order True God could destroy it. Although this crystal contains a large amount of flesh and blood energy, with your cultivation level, you shouldn't even consider it. Not only can you not refine it, you can't even dig it out." The Sea Emperor saw through Gu Ding's intentions at a glance and directly advised him to abandon the idea.

"If we can't dig it out, we should be able to pack the whole thing up and take it with us, right?" Gu Ding suggested a bold idea. He wanted to put the True God Remains directly into his Storage Space.

"That's even more impossible," Sea Emperor said directly, "Although the True God Remains are only one-twentieth the size of Deep Sea Star, the density of the True God Remains after its fall is comparable to that of White Dwarf Star. The weight of this set of remains is at least 100,000 times that of Deep Sea Star. You would probably have a hard time even moving a single hair of it, let alone the entire set of remains."

"Gu Ding, if we can't get these remains, so be it. Even if we did, they're not something we can refine right now," Liliath advised, and what she said was true.

"Alright..." Although Gu Ding was somewhat unwilling, he still chose to give up. The Sea Emperor had already said there was nothing he could do, so he had no choice either.

"Let's enter his body through his mouth," said the Sea Emperor, pointing out the location of the mouth.

The group rode on the Golden Skeleton, heading towards the mouth.

About half an hour later, we finally arrived at the location of the oral cavity.

But upon arriving there, they were all dumbfounded, because they discovered that although the true god's mouth was half-open, with an entrance like a bottomless abyss, there was a transparent barrier above the abyss, preventing everyone from entering the true god's body.

"I'll try and see if I can break it!" Elsa said eagerly. She had been incredibly frustrated for the past twenty days. Whether it was the skeletons she had encountered before or the vengeful spirits she had met later, they had all been extremely effective at suppressing her combat power. Now that she had finally advanced to the level of a god and her strength had greatly increased, she was naturally the first to jump in when faced with a task that required brute force.

"Be careful." Gu Ding read the book, knowing that Elsa needed to vent.

Elsa picked up her large axe with some enthusiasm and swung it down at the barrier.

A sharp "clang" rang out, like the sound of two metal objects colliding, the sound waves slightly jarring. But the barrier didn't even flinch, and Elsa's giant axe was knocked away.

With just this one moment, Gu Ding and the others realized that this barrier was probably not so easy to break.

Elsa's attack failed, so she went into berserk mode. Her eyes turned bloodshot, her dark purple hair billowed in the wind, and a crimson divine energy enveloped the entire giant axe. Gripping the axe handle with both hands, she leaped high into the air and then slashed down. A torrent of crimson blood shot out from the axe blade, crashing into the barrier.

This strike was indeed incredibly powerful; even One-Star Half-Step True God would likely be cleaved in two by this axe without any resistance.

"Boom!"

The slash finally landed, striking the transparent barrier.

A faint ripple spread across the barrier, like water droplets falling from a raindrop, but the originally massive torrent of blood instantly vanished without a trace. Elsa was thrown back by a rebounding force, her hands split open, and her giant axe nearly slipped from her grasp.

Gu Ding flashed and caught Elsa, then frowned slightly as he looked at the barrier.

Elsa's attack just now was actually very strong, reaching a level comparable to a two-star Half-Step True God, but it did not shake that barrier at all.

"I'll do it!" Scarlet had just obtained a new sword soul not long ago, and he also wanted to test the power of his moves. The barrier in front of him was just the right time for him to attack without any scruples and use his strongest attack.

Sword Cultivator have always been among the most powerful classes in terms of attack power. Scarlet has already obtained a sword soul at the level of a three-star Half-Step True God, so his attack power is probably no less than that of some Four-Star Half-Step True God.

Everyone stepped aside to watch from a distance. In truth, no one, including Gu Ding, knew whether the Scarlet attack would be effective. Although the Sea Emperor had some vague guesses, he wasn't entirely sure, so he remained silent.

As soon as the Scarlet appeared, her hair turned snow-white, and the Emperor Projection appeared directly above her head, clearly indicating that she had no intention of holding back in the slightest.

The longsword was drawn. With concentrated power, a golden sword beam, carrying an invincible and terrifying force, pierced straight towards the barrier...

"Boom!"

Another violent explosion reverberated, and ripples spread across the colorless barrier once more, these ripples noticeably larger than those from Elsa's attack. But after a few ripples, the golden sword light vanished completely. A rebounding force emanated again, sending the Scarlet flying.

Everyone looked at the barrier with horror.

After a while, Scarlet flew back, looking disheveled and annoyed, and shouted at Gu Ding, "Why didn't you catch me?"

"Men are tough, they'll be fine after a few falls," Gu Ding said, waving his hand. Everyone else burst into laughter.

"Scarlet's attack power is probably the highest among our group, except for Gu Ding. Why don't you try again, Gu Ding? If you still can't handle it, we'll retreat," Dokter suggested.

"Actually, my attack power isn't higher than Scarlet's. Even at full Combat Strength, I'm only at the level of a three-star Half-Step True God. Scarlet, on the other hand, is Sword Cultivator. His sword soul is at the level of a three-star Half-Step True God, and his attack power is about four stars, which is higher than mine," Gu Ding explained. "However, I can try using the Demon Face. I wonder if it will have any effect."

Gu Ding spoke, once again focusing his mind, wanting to communicate with the little black dog in his Soul Space.

After entering the Soul Space, I found that the little black dog was in a strange state of deep sleep, and it seemed to be slightly larger than before. I picked up the little black dog, but it didn't wake up.

Gu Ding then gave up and withdrew his consciousness back into his body.

"What's wrong?" Seeing that Gu Ding hadn't summoned the Demon Face, Liliath and the others looked over with some confusion.

"I guess I won't be able to use the Demon Face move for a while..." Gu Ding shook his head and said. He didn't explain much about it, but he guessed that the puppy's slumber was probably related to the battle with those vengeful spirits.

Seeing that Gu Ding was unwilling to talk, Liliath and the others didn't press him further. They just looked at the barrier not far away and felt somewhat helpless.

"How about we ask Miko he has any ideas? I remember he told me that the technique Futu gave him seems to be related to the barrier," the Sea Emperor suggested after thinking for a moment.

"Let's see how Miko's cultivation is going. Several days have passed already; he's been cultivating in that Time Acceleration Cabin for at least a year. If he's in a deep cultivation state, don't disturb him." Liliath didn't want to disturb Miko's cultivation either.

Gu Ding was the owner of the Time Acceleration Cabin. He probed the cabin with his soul power and saw Miko. Miko immediately opened her eyes and asked, "Is that Gu Ding?"

Gu Ding then communicated with Miko using his consciousness, informing Miko about the group encountering the barrier.

"Then I'll come out of seclusion. Maybe I have a way." Miko said, standing up, pushing open the door of the Time Acceleration Cabin, and suddenly appearing in front of everyone.

Upon first seeing Miko, everyone felt that Miko seemed quite different now.

"Your soul has become much stronger!" Liliath was the first to notice the essential change in Miko.

"Yes, I was originally at the peak of the lower seven-star level, but now I've reached the level of a five-star god. I originally planned to try to directly break through to the High-rank God. Regardless of whether I succeed or not, I'll come out of seclusion then," Miko with a smile.

"The progress is really amazing!" Everyone couldn't help but exclaim.

His soul strength has improved so much because each time he condenses a Heavenly Giant Tower, the tower feeds back a powerful surge of soul energy to nourish him. Now, he has three Heavenly Giant Tower of different colors in his Soul Space. His Barrier Art has also reached the Third Heaven, and his Combat Strength has surpassed three major ranks. He can now fight against a two-star Half-Step True God with his Barrier Art alone.

"Gu Ding just told me about the barrier, I'll give it a try!" Miko said confidently.

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[This chapter was supposed to be released yesterday, but I didn't finish writing it until after twelve readings, so there's a third update today. Also, I saw some questions in the book review section about the chapter on Miko's cultivation techniques, so let me explain. First, although Miko was born blind, his soul is not blind; it's no different from a normal person's soul. Second, the inheritance entering the Soul Space is, in a sense, equivalent to being installed in the brain. The soul reading the inheritance information is not much different from the brain reading memories. Therefore, no matter what the images and words in the Soul Space are, Miko can see them and understand them directly. In this book, all the inheritances directly enter the Soul Space; there's no issue of whether or not one can understand them. Of course, being able to understand them doesn't necessarily mean one can learn them.] (To be continued...)