Arena Registration
After Oliver left, Gu Ding dripped blood and claimed the Smart Watch as its owner.
Within the 100-cubic-meter Storage Space were only ten Source Energy Crystal and ten bottles of God Source Replenishment Potions, though all were merely qualified one-star God-rank potions. Such potions would naturally be effective for someone whose divine source strength was only at the Low-rank God. However, Gu Ding's divine source strength was already at the level of a three-star High-rank God; drinking all ten bottles would be a drop in the ocean.
As for Source Energy Crystal, Gu Ding had plenty in his Storage Space; ten of them were indeed meager. However, Oliver had mentioned before leaving that the Gate of Purgatory did not provide free resources; all resources had to be acquired independently. The reason for distributing resources this time was because the turmoil caused by the Eighteenth Level had resulted in many injuries.
As the Storage Space was closed, the Sea Emperor's voice entered Gu Ding's mind. "The person who made this Smart Watch is truly a genius. They managed to simplify Smart Watch to this extent, making its functions less than one-tenth of those of a regular Civilian Smart Watch. The network it connects to is merely the Local Area Network within the Gate of Purgatory, and its communication functions are only built upon that Local Area Network."
"It's alright, anyway, this thing is just a decoy for me. I'm still using your functions." Gu Ding shook his head and smiled. "Could you find more detailed information about that news about the Dark Race's extermination?"
Under Gu Ding's questioning, the Sea Emperor projected various related news articles while providing explanations.
"I saw this information a while ago and was just about to tell you. On the other hand, there's a delay of about half an hour in receiving information from the Gate of Purgatory due to the Local Area Network's control."
"Anyway, the gist of the matter is that a powerful being suddenly appeared at the Darkness Clan's clan meeting the day before yesterday, and the high-ranking members like Night God were present. No one knows exactly what happened after that, only that the Abyss Demon Race sent a group of experts to the Dark Race yesterday, and not long after, the news broke. It only reached the Human Universe Sea today. It's said that everyone in the entire Dark Race is Death Ray, not a single survivor. However, not a single planet was damaged, and they all appear to have died of natural causes."
"There's also a rumor that the Darkness Clan's treasury has been emptied, and all the Smart Watch of the clan's high-ranking members have disappeared. There's also a message in universal script on the treasury walls: 'Dare to bully my son? I'll exterminate your entire clan!!!'"
"No one from the Abyss Demon Race has come out to deny the rumors, so it's probably true. The Darkness Clan is a branch of the Abyss Demon Race, so they are currently investigating this matter. The entire SkyNet is discussing this now. Originally, your capture and imprisonment in the Gate of Purgatory and the disbandment of the Gu Ding Pirate Crew were the headlines, but now they've been pushed down."
"That's good. Didn't you say we should learn to keep a low profile?" Gu Ding grinned, then asked, "Any news about Boyi?"
"No, only the top levels of the Federal Government know that he was sent to the Dark Race. The outside world has no idea that such a person exists. Even the Dark Race hasn't publicized the fall of Ye Mei, so it's very difficult to get information about Boyi," the Sea Emperor said truthfully.
"I hope he didn't perish because of that powerful being's wrath. Otherwise, I'll never be able to repay the favor of taking the blame for me," Gu Ding sighed, shaking his head.
Sea Emperor knew that Gu Ding was someone who didn't like owing favors. If Boyi were to perish, Gu Ding would probably hold onto that favor for the rest of his life.
After reviewing the news reports, Gu Ding found little agreement with what the Sea Emperor had said. He couldn't help but admire the power of that powerful being and asked, "Sea Emperor, what exactly is the strength of that powerful being? The Darkness Clan, after all, is one of the more powerful clans among the top-tier races; they must have quite a few True Gods, right?"
"It must be at least at the level of a celestial being. Even a true god of the Tenth Sequence certainly couldn't do something like this." The Sea Emperor gave his answer without hesitation. "Don't think too much about it. Just focus on your cultivation. Maybe one day you'll have that kind of ability too."
"This world is indeed much more vast than I imagined. I'm still too weak." Gu Ding felt increasingly insignificant. He had been thinking about how to escape from prison, but he temporarily put that idea aside. "Although the Gate of Purgatory is a prison, it's a good choice for secluded cultivation. Sea Emperor, open the official website. I want to see the details about obtaining and using points."
Sea Emperor immediately displayed a page.
" In the First Level of the Gate of Purgatory, you gain 1 point for each victory in the arena. Your points double for every 100 consecutive wins."
"The points awarded for each victory on the first to fourth floors are 1, 2, 3, and 4 points respectively."
"For the fifth to seventh floors, each victory earns 10, 20, and 30 points respectively."
" From the Eighth Level to the fifteenth floor, each victory starts with 100 points, and the points double with each floor you advance."
"The sixteenth and seventeenth floors have different rules, which will not be listed here."
"The First Level of the Outer Domain Battlefield at the Gate of Purgatory works similarly. Each kill of an outsider earns 1 point. The points double upon reaching 1000 kills, and then double again every additional 1000 kills. Other rules are similar to the Arena."
"For each kill count, the points awarded are 1, 2, 3, and 4 points, respectively, from the first to the fourth floor."
"For floors five through seven, the points awarded for each kill are 10, 20, and 30 points respectively."
" From the Eighth Level to the fifteenth floor, the points for each kill start at 100 points, and the points double for each floor you advance."
"The sixteenth and seventeenth floors have different rules, which will not be listed here."
"Besides the arena and Outer Domain Battlefield, you can also earn points by helping others complete tasks, or by exchanging your own cultivation resources for points..."
Gu Ding glanced at the methods for obtaining points and then asked, "Sea Emperor, what do you think is the fastest way to gain points?"
"Of course, the Outer Domain Battlefield is the fastest. Others can't explore very far there, but with my help, that's not a problem at all. Slaughtering hundreds of Alien Race Heaven Slaughter is possible. It's practically free points. Besides, the minimum entry period for the Outer Domain Battlefield is ten days. In ten days, slaughtering thousands of Alien Race won't be difficult for you," the Sea Emperor laughed.
"Alright, then let's go into the Outer Domain Battlefield." Gu Ding nodded.
"Don't rush. Before entering the Outer Domain Battlefield, register at the Arena first. By the time you come out of the Outer Domain Battlefield, there should be quite a few people challenging you. Although you'll get fewer points, they'll still be offering themselves up." The Sea Emperor gave his advice.
"Let's do as you say, we'll go to the arena first." Gu Ding said, and guided by the Sea Emperor, they arrived at the arena.
The arena inside the Gate of Purgatory is a tower-shaped structure with eighteen floors. Each floor corresponds to a level within the Gate of Purgatory. Gu Ding are on the First Level, and can only enter the First Level of the arena.
Stepping into the arena, a man clad entirely in black armor stood behind the registration desk. He was clearly not a prisoner but Order Keeper, and judging from his appearance, he was only a prospective member.
"So these tasks are also done by the Order Keeper..." Gu Ding couldn't help but sigh at the strictness of the Gate of Purgatory, and at the same time felt that these reserve Order Keeper had no status in the Gate of Purgatory, doing all sorts of odd jobs. Gu Ding had just walked along and even saw people cleaning up trash cans.
There were quite a few other people in the arena. Seeing Gu Ding enter, many looked at Gu Ding. They immediately recognized Gu Ding as a newcomer.
A murmur of discussion arose from the crowd.
"Is this the guy named Gu Ding who just came in a couple of days ago?"
"I've heard he's quite powerful. He has the Combat Strength of Half-Step True God, and the bounty is as high as 900 million Origin Stones."
"Judging from his appearance, he doesn't seem that strong. The Federal Government's assessment of his Combat Strength is probably inflated..."
"Is this the kid who swore he could escape from prison in three years? He's really arrogant!"
Although Gu Ding heard the surrounding chatter, he ignored it and went straight to the man in black armor, saying, "I want to register!"
"Use your wristwatch to scan the barcode on the table. Click 'Confirm' to register successfully, then enter the time you want to accept the challenge. Once the time is set, if you don't show up, it will be considered a forfeit, and you'll lose points. If your points are negative for more than 24 hours, you will be locked in the Confinement Space and receive different punishments according to your negative points," the Black-Armored Man said directly. Of course, he recognized Gu Ding. These Order Keeper were usually quite idle when they weren't on missions, and they knew all the gossip on the SkyNet. Naturally, they wouldn't be unaware of the famous Gu Ding.
Gu Ding nodded, scanned the barcode, and a projection appeared in front of him.
"Challenge time, choose eleven days from now..." After making his selection, Gu Ding pressed the confirm button.
"Challenges will begin in eleven days. There is no limit to the number of participants or the duration of the challenge. Is this information confirmed? If not, you will have one more opportunity to modify it." The Black-Armored Man quickly saw Gu Ding's registration information.
"Confirmed, no changes." Gu Ding nodded.
"You'd better think this through. There's something I need to tell you. The first seven levels of the Gate of Purgatory are all incredibly crowded. Our First Level has the most people, over a million, and more than two hundred thousand people are in the arena every day. If you set the number of challengers to be unlimited, there are still eleven days until the challenge begins. For a newcomer like you, there will probably be tens of thousands of people challenging you," the Black-Armored Man kindly reminded him.
"Thanks for reminding me, but I won't change it," Gu Ding insisted.
"Alright then..." Seeing that Gu Ding insisted, the Black-Armored Man didn't say anything more and immediately confirmed Gu Ding's registration information.
After registering, Gu Ding turned around and left the arena, heading towards the teleportation point for the Outer Domain Battlefield.
Meanwhile, many others in the arena immediately opened the challenge information and pressed the challenge button on the newly registered Gu Ding's avatar...
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[Today is Christmas Eve, don't forget to eat apples, and don't forget to give an apple to your loved one~~] (To be continued)