Murder Charge

In a room on the First Level of the Cultivation Tower, a miniature house stands.

Although the Time Acceleration Cabin doesn't appear to have a large interior, its size can be adjusted, so it can be used almost anywhere. Placed in this small room, it's less than two meters tall, making it look particularly miniature.

The reason we didn't go directly to the Ninth Layer was also at the Sea Emperor's suggestion. According to him, we weren't in a hurry, so there was no need to waste these points.

One point is equivalent to 1000 Origin Stones. Cultivating on the Ninth Layer of the Cultivation Tower for a day will cost 500 points, which is 500,000 Origin Stones. Although the Ninth Layer has a 500x time acceleration effect, the time ratio for cultivation in the Time Acceleration Cabin is also 100x, so the cultivation speed is not slow.

Gu Ding sat cross-legged on the floor of the Time Acceleration Cabin, took out the box that Oliver had asked him to sign for, opened the lid, and inside were six Explosion Bodhi.

The six Explosion Bodhi were all about the size of a fist, entirely black except for the green stem at the top, which resembled a bomb fuse. This thing looked exactly like a bomb from a comic book from hundreds of years ago on Deep Sea Star.

Gu Ding picked one up, examined it carefully, and after a while asked, "How do you eat this?"

"Of course you should swallow it whole. You can't bite it open, or it will explode." The Sea Emperor's tone sounded a little mischievous.

"But it's so big..." Gu Ding frowned slightly. This was the first time he had ever worried about what to eat. From childhood, he had never been a picky eater. Basically, aside from his own disastrous cooking, he wouldn't be picky about anything anyone else made, as long as it was edible. But things that required specific cooking methods were a real headache for him.

He hesitated for a long time. Then he put the fruit to his lips, opened his mouth as wide as he could, and felt a fragrant, viscous liquid automatically enter his mouth, flowing down his throat and into his stomach. A moment later, the bomb-shaped Bodhi seed in his hand had disappeared.

"Hahaha..." Gu Ding heard the Sea Emperor's laughter. "You idiot, you actually believed it? With your mouth so wide open, there's no way you could fit it in. This Explosion Bodhi only needs to touch the enzymes in saliva to automatically melt and slide into the abdominal cavity."

"I knew it wouldn't be good..."

Gu Ding had initially suspected it might be a prank by Sea Emperor, since the guy's tone always turned strange before he played a prank. But he couldn't be sure if the fruit exploding was real or not, so he could only try it as Sea Emperor suggested.

After swallowing the fruit, Gu Ding immediately composed himself and asked seriously, "What should we do now?"

"After the Explosion Bodhi enters your stomach, it will reform and reshape itself in your lower abdomen. You must first unleash your full Combat Strength, and then guide the divine fire into your lower abdomen to ignite the green stem on the Explosion Bodhi. After igniting it, you must immediately dissipate the divine fire."

"The explosion will happen very quickly. If the divine fire doesn't dissipate in time, it's very likely that the aftershocks will affect other parts of your body, causing burns. Because under the impact of the explosion, your consciousness on the divine fire is highly likely to be erased. The divine fire, now ownerless, will attack all obstacles, including your body."

"After the explosion, do not activate your Devouring the Heavens and Swallowing the Earth Divine Power. Instead, use your body to withstand the explosion and then guide the energy to improve your cultivation. If Devouring the Heavens and Swallowing the Earth Divine Power, the violent energy will be devoured, and the gentle energy that returns will not be enough to complete the small-level breakthrough. So you must pay special attention to this."

The Sea Emperor's tone finally turned serious; this time, he was clearly no longer joking.

"I see!"

Gu Ding didn't want this seclusion to be ruined. If his cultivation could reach the level of Five-Star Mid-rank God, coupled with the corresponding improvement in other abilities, his strength would also reach a new level.

He calmed his mind, drew out a wisp of Nirvana Flame from his Soul Space, and slowly let it sink into his abdomen. Then, he carefully touched the fuse-like stem of the Explosion Bodhi.

The instant the contact was completed, Gu Ding immediately controlled that wisp of flame to enter a state of nirvana, transforming it into a spark of fire, and then completely extinguished it.

Almost simultaneously, the stem also burst into flames, burning into the interior of the black bodhi seed in just a moment.

"Thump! Thump! Thump!"

The black Bodhi seed, propelled by its internal energy, swelled and expanded, turning a fiery red color as if about to burst, with cracks constantly appearing on its surface. Like a heart riddled with cracks, it swelled and contracted, beating like this three times before finally exploding with a deafening roar...

At the moment of the explosion, Gu Ding's body trembled, and he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.

The black, violent energy raged through Gu Ding's body like a storm, tearing apart every organ, every muscle, and even every blood vessel...

If you were to look at Gu Ding from the outside at this moment, you would see that his whole body began to swell up, his clothes burst open, and he looked like a human-shaped balloon, constantly growing larger.

Despite the excruciating pain coursing through his body, Gu Ding guided this raging energy to penetrate his cells and even reach the genetic level for further modification.

In this energy-rich environment, Gu Ding's cells constantly die, regenerate, divide, and grow stronger. Meanwhile, the shackles binding the Gene Chain within his body break one by one under the impact of this energy, and new Gene Chain begin to form.

After an unknown amount of time, the series of shackles broke, new Gene Chain condensed and took shape, and Gu Ding's cells gradually stabilized, becoming filled with even greater power. Gu Ding's swollen body finally returned to its original state.

Opening his eyes, Gu Ding let out a long breath. "This method of advancement is too dangerous. One wrong move and my physical body could explode completely, leaving not even ashes behind."

"Don't worry, I wouldn't ask you to try something I wasn't sure about. Long before I proposed this plan, I simulated your body's data and the explosive intensity of the Explosion Bodhi. I built a model and conducted thousands of tests. The test results show that the success rate is 96.8%. Moreover, you also have the Devouring the Heavens and Swallowing the Earth Power within you. If you can't withstand it, you can only waste an Explosion Bodhi and use your divine power to absorb all the energy."

Gu Ding's success was entirely within the Sea Emperor's expectations. The reason he hadn't mentioned it before was that he feared Gu Ding might become complacent after hearing about the high success rate. He spoke of it now because Gu Ding had already experienced the power of the Explosion Bodhi and knew that internal and external explosions were completely different things. Gu Ding was now absolutely certain that if he didn't exert his full strength, the likely outcome would be the complete destruction of his physical body.

After adjusting his physical condition, Gu Ding took out a second Explosion Bodhi and swallowed it directly...

Unbeknownst to Gu Ding, during the time he entered the Cultivation Tower, some events concerning him also occurred within the Gate of Purgatory.

Carothers, who had fought Gu Ding in the arena, ultimately succumbed to his injuries after several days of intensive care.

His body was severely damaged by Gu Ding; almost all of his cells had collapsed. Due to repeated severe damage, his cells' regenerative abilities were completely extinguished. Even powerful Cellular Repair Agent could only prevent his injuries from worsening.

After being immersed in a powerful Cell Repair Pod of Pseudo Spiritual Object level for seven days, his injuries finally worsened, and his physical body completely disintegrated into a pile of blood and foam.

This was a sight so grand that even the Order Keeper on duty was seeing it for the first time.

Soon, the news of Carothers's demise was announced publicly by the warden.

Carothers' death also confirmed Gu Ding's murder conviction. What awaited Gu Ding was no longer the arena match, but a hefty fine and confinement.

The three Order Keeper Leader wanted to help, but there was nothing they could do.

Killing an opponent without a signed life-or-death contract is a violation of the rules of the Gate of Purgatory. Moreover, this matter has already been made public; everyone on the Sixth Layer of the Gate of Purgatory knows about it. If they were to protect Gu Ding at this point, it would be tantamount to openly disregarding the rules of the Gate of Purgatory. If the other prisoners found out, probably no one would follow the rules anymore. Besides, the three of them couldn't openly help Gu Ding, otherwise Gu Ding identity would be questioned.

"What do you two think we should do about what happened to Gu Ding this time?" Bygrave frowned. He was the leader of the three Order Keeper Leader, but he was at a loss for what to do.

"Boss, although we are outside the rules of many things, there are some rules that cannot be openly violated. If we let Guding off the Gu Ding this time, the Gate of Purgatory will really be difficult to manage in the future." Kachipul, the second-in-command of the Order Keeper Leader, still preferred to handle the matter according to the rules.

"The key issue is that people in the Confinement Space cannot cultivate, but their age will increase inside. With Gu Ding's aptitude, his strength is currently in a period of rapid growth. If he is imprisoned in the Confinement Space for several years, it will be equivalent to interrupting his growth period, which will affect his future achievements. If that senior finds out that we have imprisoned him in the Confinement Space, he may very well annihilate our entire Universe Sea."

Bygrave's headache wasn't whether Gu Ding could escape within three years, but rather his fear that Gu Ding's biological Old Dad, upon learning of this, might fly into a rage and massacre the entire human Universe Sea. After all, they had already witnessed that man wipe out the entire Dark Race overnight. And before their extermination, the Dark Race was dozens of times stronger than the Human Race Camp.

"Boss, if all else fails, let's activate that." After a moment of silence, the Third Brother Gabriel, suddenly spoke up.

"You mean the one in the Confinement Space? No, absolutely not. With Gu Ding's strength, he'll definitely perish." Bygrave quickly waved his hand.

"That's not necessarily true. Since he's that person's son, he must have left something on Gu Ding that could save his life. Besides, Epoch Monster like Gu Ding has terrifying luck, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to kill that Ye Mei from the Dark Race, who had such incredible luck." The second brother Kachipul, agreed with the Third Brother's suggestion.

"Boss, you've got one thing wrong. Gu Ding has fallen, and that man can resurrect him with his abilities. But if Gu Ding's achievements are affected, then it becomes something that can't be made up for." Gabriel's Third Brother made the other two look at him.

Bygrave lowered his head and remained silent for a moment, then slowly nodded. "Alright, it seems this is the only way now. It's a gamble. If Gu Ding really survives, his improvement will be countless times greater than if he were to train arduously in the Gate of Purgatory. It's a tremendous opportunity for him..."

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[Two more chapters today, I'll continue writing after I finish eating~] (To be continued~^~)