First Entering the Outer Domain Battlefield
It only took Gu Ding a little over ten minutes to travel from the arena to the teleportation point in the Outer Domain Battlefield, but in that short time, the challenge notification sound on his wristwatch had gone off more than a hundred times. Annoyed by the constant noise, Gu Ding simply had Sea Emperor mute the notifications.
Before the teleportation point of the Outer Domain Battlefield, a Silver-Armored Man stood proudly. Seeing Gu Ding approach, he spoke up, "Registration is required before entering the Outer Domain Battlefield."
"Oh," Gu Ding responded, stopped in front of him, and connected his wristwatch with the other's wristwatch screen, projecting a picture in front of him.
"Choose the number of days you wish to stay; the minimum is ten days," the Silver-Armored Man said again.
Gu Ding nodded, selected ten days, and then clicked the OK button on the screen.
"Applicant Gu Ding, the requested entry period is ten days, and the entry time is today. You have one chance to make changes. Do you want to confirm or do you need to make changes?" the Silver-Armored Man asked, staring at Gu Ding.
"Confirmed." Gu Ding nodded.
After a moment, the Silver-Armored Man nodded to Gu Ding. "The information has been confirmed. You must enter the teleportation array before midnight today, or you will be punished. Also, you chose a ten-day entry period, so you cannot teleport back before the designated ten days. However, exceeding the requested entry period is fine. As long as you stay for the full ten days, you can teleport back at any time afterward. Do you have any other questions?"
"There is one." Gu Ding grinned, revealing his white teeth. "I want to know why the reserve members of the Order Keeper wear armor of two different colors. Is there a rank distinction among the reserve members?"
Upon hearing the question, the other party was visibly taken aback. However, they still explained, "The armor of the Order Keeper is all standard, originally only in two colors: silver and gold. Gold is worn by regular Order Keeper, and silver is worn by us prospective members."
"Later, the previous warden felt that two colors were too monotonous, so he dyed the armor in various ways, resulting in armor of all colors appearing for a period of time. As a result, the Three Commanders found out about this and forced the colors to be changed back. Later, at everyone's request, a Black Armor was added in addition to gold and silver. So now, we prospective members have two colors of armor to choose from, but regular Order Keeper can only wear gold armor."
"So that's the story," Gu Ding thought, finding it amusing. The thought of everyone walking around in brightly colored armor through the Gate of Purgatory made him chuckle. Gu Ding also knew, of Gu Ding, that the so-called former warden was the little old man who had clashed with Liliath at the Federal Government Headquarters. It seemed that old man really did have a wicked sense of humor.
"Do you have any other questions?" the prospective member of the Order Keeper asked again.
"Gone." Gu Ding said, taking a step forward and darting into the teleportation array. A moment later, his figure completely disappeared from the Gate of Purgatory.
When Gu Ding reappeared, he was already in a dense forest.
"Come over and register!" a voice came from not far away.
Gu Ding looked down and saw a Black-Armored Man looking up in his direction not far below.
"He's actually an Order Keeper?" Gu Ding was also somewhat surprised.
It landed gently. Gu Ding completed the registration on his end.
"Don't even think about leaving for the next ten days. After that, you can come back and teleport away at any time. As for the rules of this Outer Domain Battlefield, there are no rules. Just try to kill as few Alien Race as possible." The Black-Armored Man explained the rules simply.
"Murder? Within the same camp, there are instances of infighting?" Gu Ding was also somewhat surprised to hear this.
"Of course. This is a special area, and there's no one to supervise it. Stealing other people's spoils usually yields a considerable reward. So this kind of thing happens every day, and there's no way to stop it." The man in black armor didn't hide anything. "I see you're quite strong, so be careful and don't get scammed by others."
"Thanks for the reminder." Gu Ding nodded, then vanished from the spot in a flash.
"There are enemies about twenty kilometers ahead," Sea Emperor told Gu Ding.
In the dense forest, Gu Ding occasionally tapped his feet on tree branches, adjusting his direction as he sped towards the direction the Sea Emperor had indicated.
Twenty kilometers is a distance that Gu Ding can cover in an instant. After a few leaps, his gaze was locked onto the target that the Sea Emperor had mentioned earlier.
It was a Two-Headed Monster nearly three meters tall, with its left hand shaped like a shield and its right hand wielding a thick, thorny whip.
The other party also heard the sound of Gu Ding rushing towards him. Instead of running away, he roared at Gu Ding and then swung out his right hand. The thorny whip actually extended and swept towards Gu Ding.
Gu Ding swiftly chopped the whip with his hand, a black blade slicing through it and severing the long whip, spurting out dark blood. But Gu Ding also saw that the severed area was visibly regrowth.
Gu Ding darted forward with lightning speed, unleashing a black blade of light with a hand chop that instantly pierced the neck of the Two-Headed Monster. Gu Ding then appeared behind the Two-Headed Monster.
After a roar, the Two-Headed Monster tossed its two heads high into the air, spurting two streams of black blood from its neck like two black fountains. At the same time, all the trees within a radius of tens of kilometers were cut down.
A "ding" sounded, indicating a successful kill on the wristwatch.
After turning off the notification sound, Gu Ding walked over to the two-headed monster, his brow furrowed slightly. "What kind of monster is this?"
"They are Two-Headed Demon Race, a branch of the Abyss Demon Race. In the Great Universe Sea, they are also a first-rate race, only slightly weaker than the Dark Race," the Sea Emperor explained. "Two-Headed Demon Race are all violent creatures with extreme tendencies towards violence. They possess immense strength and incredible vitality. Their hands can mimic any type of weapon, making them masters of close combat. You were able to kill him just now because of your absolute overwhelming Combat Strength; otherwise, you wouldn't have been able to kill him so easily."
"This race seems to have a very strong innate fighting instinct," Gu Ding nodded. After their exchange, he had also noticed some things about the Two-Headed Demon Race. "Next target!"
"At three o'clock, about 130 kilometers away, there's a small squad of twelve Two-Headed Demon Race. They shouldn't pose any threat to you." The Sea Emperor quickly scanned for a new target. "However, it seems other humans are also eyeing them..."
"Let's go over and take a look first."
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