True God's Stomach Sac
Just as Gu Ding and his group were descending along the esophagus, the first group finally arrived at the location of the True God Remains. It was none other than Ye Mei of the Darkness Clan, who had previously fought with Gu Ding.
Following Ye Mei were several more people than before, including Angel and Agas, and Abram, who had been severely Abram earlier, appeared to have recovered to his peak condition. These three were Ye Mei's first kinsmen. In addition to these three, there were five other members, who appeared to be even stronger Abram.
Upon arrival, the nine people immediately noticed the crystallized True God Remains.
"This human corpse is so huge, and it hasn't turned into a skeleton?!" Abram exclaimed in surprise.
"If I'm not mistaken, this should be the True God Remains." Although Ye Mei was young, he had always aspired to become a true god. Therefore, he had researched a great deal of information about true gods. With his authority within the Dark Race, he had seen almost everything he could, and he had also heard of the True God Remains. Seeing the actual object for the first time now, and seeing that it indeed matched the descriptions in the materials, he was extremely shocked.
"Could he suddenly come back to life?" Angel couldn't help but ask. He was a little worried. If this true god came back to life like the skeletons before, even if Ye Mei's Combat Strength was strong, his group would definitely perish here. The huge gap between the Combat Strength of a true god and Half-Step True God was almost insurmountable.
"Don't worry, a true god's physical body isn't so easy to control. Even if a remnant soul remained after his fall, it wouldn't be able to control that powerful body, let alone the new consciousness that formed later," Ye Mei said with certainty. "If I'm not mistaken, the one that caused such a commotion just now was this guy. I just don't know what that Scarlet Sun -like thing is. But one thing is certain: that thing is definitely no ordinary treasure."
At this point, his gaze towards the True God Remains became somewhat fanatical, and he waved to the crowd behind him, saying, "Let's go, let's see what treasures this remains hold!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he took to the air and flew upwards. The other eight people followed suit. These nine powerful members of the Darkness Clan had all broken through to the level of gods.
Two or three hours later, the group arrived at the entrance where the remains' mouth was located. After observing it for a while, they didn't hesitate much and jumped down.
Not long after they jumped, a second and third group of people arrived.
Both groups were from Human Race, and some of them even included people that Gu Ding and his group knew.
Oldas, from the Gate of Purgatory, led the second wave of eighteen people, including Zebiya, who also came from the Gate of Purgatory. Oldas and Zebiya had both broken through to the level of gods, while the others were still only demigods.
Since everyone in the Human Race Camp had witnessed Oldas's power before entering the ruins, it wasn't surprising that they teamed up with him.
The third group, led by Karrot, consisted of fifteen people. Miniana, who had some connection with Miko, was also among them, though she remained extremely low-key. Both Karrot and Miniana had ascended to the Low-rank God, clearly indicating they had each gained something from the ruins.
The two groups arrived at the entrance to the mouth of the True God Remains, one after the other, within ten minutes of each other. They were aware of each other's presence, but no conflict arose.
Before long, more and more people arrived.
Na Luo and Shi Jia, the two disciples, also joined one of the teams, and both of them improved their cultivation to the level of gods.
There was also Hake, who exuded murderous intent. He had come as a lone traveler, and his blood-red divine energy was uncontrollably emanating from his body. His cultivation level was already that of Low-rank God, making him incredibly powerful.
Many other teams, without the assistance of divine members, were struggling to crawl toward the True God Remains, hoping to get a share of the spoils through luck.
About four hours later, Gu Ding and his group reached the stomach through the esophagus.
"Be careful. At the bottom of the stomach, there's a swamp, probably formed from residual gastric juices. There are many aggressive plants there, some corrosive, some highly poisonous, and of course, a few that can be used as cultivation resources. There are also some mutated insects and reptiles, all of which are highly poisonous. Those plants and animals can survive in this environment because they have evolved over countless years and developed resistance."
"That swamp itself also emits poisonous mist, and the toxin is strong enough to kill anyone who is not at the Half-Step True God level. The swamp surface is extremely corrosive, and any physical body below the Half-Step True God level will be directly turned into pus if it comes into contact with it. Even if the physical body has the strength of a two- or three-star Half-Step True God, it will definitely not last more than three minutes."
"This is the effect after being weakened over countless eras. If this were when the true god was alive, the intensity of this stomach acid would probably be enough to dissolve even the physical body of First Sequence true god."
The Sea Emperor's warning caused Gu Ding and the others, who were about to approach the swamp, to immediately stop.
"I can create protective barriers against poison and corrosion for everyone. As long as the strength of the toxins and their corrosive power do not exceed the range that a two-star Half-Step True God can withstand, there will be no problem," Miko what the Sea Emperor said.
Since Gu Ding Pirate Crew, Miko, having learned Barrier Art, has finally found a place where he can be of use. Although he had offered suggestions before, he wasn't satisfied. Because no matter how good his ideas were, he wasn't the one implementing them, and it didn't bring the same sense of accomplishment as directly helping others now.
"It seems that Barrier Master is quite a good profession!" Liliath teased from the side.
Gu Ding and his group were also surrounded by several layers of barriers added by Miko. However, the barriers he created weren't bubble-shaped; instead, they were more like bodysuits, fitting snugly against their bodies and not hindering their movements. In fact, after the barriers were added, no one could sense their presence; they could only detect a thin, membrane-like substance when scanning with their soul power. Although it felt very light and thin, everyone chose to trust Miko's abilities. The group flew towards the direction indicated by the Sea Emperor and began gathering usable plants from the swamp.
This swamp was much larger than the previous Saliva Lake, and it was densely covered with all kinds of plants. Even the Sea Emperor couldn't recognize all the species, but through scanning and data comparison, he could easily determine which plants could be used as cultivation resources.
"There's a Red Lotus over there, it's definitely a top-grade medicinal ingredient!" Sea Emperor suddenly shouted to Gu Ding. "However, you should also be careful, the soul fluctuation of that plant has reached the strength of Half-Step True God. It has at least one-star, or even two-star, Combat Strength."
Upon hearing this, Gu Ding immediately swooped down.
The lotus flower quickly spotted Gu Ding, transformed into a Scarlet Giant Serpent, and pounced on Gu Ding.
A foul-smelling black venom sprayed out, and Gu Ding quickly dodged. Then, the giant tail lashed out at Gu Ding. Gu Ding blocked the attack with a punch and grabbed the python's tail with his other hand. Then, with a forceful pull, he dragged the python closer and stomped on its head. The python's body crashed to the ground, creating a splash in the swamp before slowly dissipating and returning to its original lotus shape. Gu Ding reached out and plucked it, placing it back into his Storage Space.
In this Combat Strength, although Gu Ding held the upper hand, he also discovered that the giant python transformed from the lotus actually possessed the Combat Strength of a two-and- Half-Step True God. Of the two thousand humans and Dark Race had entered, probably fewer than twenty could suppress such power, and that was an optimistic estimate considering everyone's progress over the past period.
"You all need to be careful, these plants are incredibly Combat Strength! The one I just killed had the Combat Strength a two-star Half-Step True God." Gu Ding immediately activated his communicator and shouted to the others.
"Indeed, it's not weak. I just killed a One-Star Half-Step True God." The usually taciturn Scarlet also spoke up to reply.
Meanwhile, Elsa was rushing towards a target plant when she suddenly heard the Sea Emperor's voice, "Watch out!"
As soon as the Sea Emperor finished speaking, a thorny vine as thick as a bowl lashed out at Elsa. It turned out that another plant had launched a sneak attack on Elsa after Elsa entered its territory.
Caught off guard, Elsa was struck by the whip and fell into the swamp. She rolled around in the swamp several times before regaining her footing. Finding herself sinking rapidly, she quickly took off and escaped the swamp.
And the vine lashed out at Elsa again.
This time, Elsa was on guard. She swung her giant axe and cut the vine in two. But black venom spurted out from the broken vine. Elsa dodged quickly, but was still splashed with venom several times.
This battle caused the barrier around her to loosen somewhat, so she stopped fighting and flew directly towards where Miko was standing, asking him to set up several layers of barrier around her again.
She was also somewhat horrified. If it weren't for Miko's barrier, she probably would have died twice already. Her usually thick-skinned nerves became a little more cautious.
She also told Gu Ding and the others about her recent experience, telling them to be on alert for attacks from unexpected plants or strange beasts.
Subsequently, everyone gradually adapted to the environment and the attack rhythm of the monsters, and the harvest season arrived.
Under the Sea Emperor's scan, Gu Ding and his companions collected each plant brimming with energy.
More than six hours passed, and Gu Ding and his team had collected more than a thousand plants.
The Sea Emperor's voice rang out again, "Everyone, gather together now. In about an hour, other people will be coming in, and quite a few of them. Let's go to the edge first, and once there are more people in that area, we'll go around to meet the other teams. According to Miko's plan, this way no one will know we were in the first group." r1152