True God Remains

After entering the abyss, Gu Ding and the others discovered that the body of this true god was not as dark as it had appeared from the outside. [Due to the crystallization of its physical body, the light from the Ancient Ruins was directly transmitted into the true god's body; in fact, after crystallization, the light was brighter than that of the ruins outside.]

Gu Ding and his companions flew downwards inside the mouth of the true god, which was like a huge natural cave.

After entering the remains, the Sea Emperor finally began scanning the inner world. After a moment, he spoke, "This set of remains is very interesting. It has actually merged with the Miniature World, forming a self-enclosed independent world. Inside the remains, there are not only some treasures, but also some strange life forms that have self-derived in this independent environment. There are even several unique species here that are not recorded in my database."

"For example, there's a lake deep inside the mouth, which should be the saliva of this true god. Due to the enclosed environment, it hasn't evaporated and has instead generated many strange aquatic creatures. The lowest cultivation level is that of Low-rank God, and the highest is a two-star Half-Step True God... I also scanned them, and these aquatic creatures are all pure energy bodies, containing special energy that can be consumed to improve cultivation. However, after so many years, the energy contained in this lake water has become extremely scarce due to the absorption by these aquatic creatures. Otherwise, just drinking the lake water would have an effect on improving cultivation."

"No way! That's saliva!" Liliath rolled her eyes at the Sea Emperor's words. "No matter how much my cultivation increases, I won't drink it!"

"Let's go catch some fish!" Gu Ding felt a little hungry as soon as he heard about aquatic creatures. He didn't care what kind of water they came from, especially since they could improve his cultivation.

Dokter and the others didn't hesitate and quickly asked, "Where is that lake?"

"If you continue flying down for about two hundred kilometers, you'll see it." The Sea Emperor himself didn't eat, so naturally he didn't care.

"The saliva of most organisms contains a large number of biological enzymes that can kill various viruses and eliminate carcinogens. Saliva also contains growth factors that can promote cell division and shorten the healing time of skin wounds. This is why many wild animals lick their wounds after being injured," Miko explained, sharing some knowledge she had learned from the SkyNet.

"Children shouldn't be looking at this kind of useless information on the SkyNet, okay? They should learn more from their school textbooks," Liliath, trying to educate them.

"This is something taught in elementary biology class. I knew it when I was three years old." Miko telling the truth, leaving Liliath speechless.

Seeing Liliath's discomfiture, Elsa and Dokter both covered their mouths and chuckled.

"What are you laughing at? You two don't know anything about this." Liliath glared at the two of them.

"I know," Elsa quickly exclaimed. "I've also read the beauty magazine you subscribed to, Lily. There's an article about saliva beauty, which explains the composition of saliva and how to use it for beauty purposes."

Liliath knew that Elsa wouldn't lie. If she said she saw it, then she must have really read such a thing. So she puffed out her cheeks and stopped talking.

As they descended further, Gu Ding and his companions finally saw the lake the Sea Emperor had mentioned.

The lake was very calm, without even a ripple on its surface, yet the translucent water allowed Gu Ding and his companions to see many figures swimming within it.

"Let's go catch some fish!" said Gu Ding, who was the first to jump into the lake.

But as Gu Ding stepped onto the lake surface, he discovered that the water was completely different from normal lake water. It was extremely dense and viscous, making it feel like stepping into a swamp. His legs slowly sank deeper into the water.

Gu Ding was speechless for a moment, and everyone else blinked in disbelief.

"The density of this lake water is extremely high, I forgot to mention it earlier..." the Sea Emperor finally spoke, his tone carrying a hint of schadenfreude; he had clearly deliberately omitted it beforehand.

"This looks like a lot of fun," Elsa jumped in second.

Then Dokter and Miko also jumped in.

Only Liliath chose to watch from afar, while Scarlet held her sword with a cold expression, displaying an aloof demeanor.

"Little Scarlet, why don't you go down?" Liliath looked at Scarlet.

Since Scarlet joined the team, Liliath had given him many nicknames, such as Pretty Boy, Little White Boy, Little Pervert, and finally, this one, Little Scarlet. Scarlet tried to protest a few times, but each time Liliath would come up with a new nickname. So he had no choice but to accept this one, which was relatively better, because he didn't know what other nicknames Liliath would come up with later.

"No interest!" Scarlet uttered coldly.

"Tch, obviously like me, what excuse are you making? Do you think I don't know you're a germaphobe?" Liliath scoffed. She had once sneaked into Scarlet's room, and it was spotless, so clean you couldn't even see fingerprints. There wasn't a trace of anyone having lived there. Liliath herself was a bit of a germaphobe, cleaning her room every day, but compared to that, her room was practically Slums. As for Gu Ding, they lived in a complete doghouse.

In the lake, Gu Ding and his companions slowly sank in, then began to swim gently, getting used to the resistance created by the lake's density. Then they plunged into the water, chasing after the aquatic creatures.

The lake doesn't have many aquatic species, less than two hundred, the vast majority of which are fish, all of which are special species that Gu Ding and his companions have never seen before. But one thing they all have in common is that the aquatic creatures in this lake are all quite large, with the smallest fish and shrimp being one or two meters long, and the largest reaching several thousand meters in length.

Gu Ding and his friends kept chasing each other, having a great time, and caught quite a few fish and shrimp.

"That should be about right, I've caught over a hundred already." Gu Ding's figure slowly rose from the lake.

"I have more than you, over two hundred!" Dokter laughed smugly. With the help of his throwing knives, he was indeed catching them faster than Gu Ding.

Elsa glanced at her spoils, which numbered only about fifty, but she wasn't upset.

"I have more than all of you!" Miko shouted weakly. He had just used a barrier to capture them, and basically none of them escaped from his sight. He had captured more than five hundred in total.

"Let's leave and go to the next stop!" Gu Ding felt it was time to move on to the next destination.

"Watch out! Miko's over there!" Sea Emperor suddenly shouted.

The moment his voice faded, a gigantic black shadow burst from the water, opening its gaping maw to swallow Miko whole. Then it plunged back into the water and swam towards the surface.

"You're asking for it!" Gu Ding immediately gave chase.

Dokter and Elsa also gave chase.

Liliath was about to make a move when Scarlet stopped her, "No need to chase after them, they are enough. We just need to guard the top and prevent that big guy from escaping the water."

The two of them had the clearest view from above: what ate Miko was a large, pointed-snout fish, somewhat like a crocodile, but much larger, several thousand meters long, and without the limbs of a crocodile.

Gu Ding and his two companions quickly reached the bottom of the lake and surrounded the giant fish. Just as they were about to make their move, they discovered that the fish's body had suddenly exploded, Miko burst out of its body, seemingly unharmed.

"Are you alright?" Although Miko hadn't been swallowed for long, less than three minutes, these kinds of strange beasts had very strong digestive abilities, so Gu Ding and the others were still a little worried.

"It's alright. Before I came in, I put several layers of defensive barriers on myself, including attack reflection barriers. Unless the attack power is above a three-star Half-Step True God, it's unlikely to hurt me. This fish is at most One-Star Half-Step True God, so it was easily killed by my Bursting Barrier," Miko explained, shaking her head.

"I scanned him, and there are no signs of injury on his body. It must be the effect of the barrier's protection," the Sea Emperor said to Gu Ding.

"Thankfully, it was just a close call. It's good that you're alright. Let's put this big fish away." Gu Ding patted Miko on the shoulder.

Miko extended his soul power and took the large fish into his Storage Space.

The group then darted upwards and left the lake.

"Where is our next destination?" Gu Ding asked the Sea Emperor.

"Let's go down the esophagus and into the stomach," Sea Emperor suggested. "Don't waste time here. According to my calculations, the first group of people who just came in this direction should have found this place by now. They weren't far from the True God Remains."

"Well, let's leave as soon as possible. Although we're strong enough to fear no one, it's best not to let others know that we obtained the True Blood. If others know we were among the first to arrive here, they won't have trouble guessing that we're the ones who obtained the True Blood. Although not many people have seen True Blood, there's still a possibility that someone might recognize us. Even for the Federal Government, True Blood is an extremely rare treasure. If they find out that we obtained it, we'll probably face unnecessary trouble after we leave the ruins. I don't plan to use my Barrier Art for now, to avoid them recognizing us as the ones who broke the barrier."

"Before the number of people increases, we try to stay in the shadows and not let others see us, so we can take advantage of the chaos. At least we need to make others think that we are not the first team to come in, so as to clear our name as much as possible and minimize trouble."

Miko's mind worked incredibly fast; she came up with a solution in an instant.

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Here's the bonus chapter 3! I just discovered today that Sword Dao Supreme is actually finished! Personally, I think it's a rare gem of a fantasy novel. The plot before the protagonist leaves the True Spirit World is almost flawless. Although the later parts are a bit off, it's undeniably a great book. I recommend it to anyone looking for something to read; over four million words should keep you entertained for a while. (To be continued, please search for the novel for better and faster updates!)