Space-Time Disordered Land

More than 800 days have passed in the Time Acceleration Cabin.

Gu Ding sat cross-legged in the same spot, seemingly without ever moving, and his swollen body was visibly shrinking day by day.

This is the fourth time this has happened.

When his body returned to normal, Gu Ding's aura surged once again, and he finally opened his eyes again. "I've finally reached the level of Five-Star Mid-rank God!"

During those eight hundred days, he swallowed four Explosion Bodhi in succession and broke through his current minor level four times. Only he himself knew the pain he endured every day.

"Sea Emperor, what are my current physical data?" Gu Ding was eager to see his physical data.

"The data is not bad." The Sea Emperor smiled and projected Gu Ding's body data again.

Name: Gu Ding

Gender: Male

Age: 16

[Cultivation Level: Five-Star Mid-rank God]

Physical Strength: Seven-Star Extreme Level

[Soul Strength: One-Star Half-Step True God]

[Divine Source Strength: Seven-Star Extreme Level]

[Forbidden Power: Absolute Seal (Level 3 Taboo Power)]

[Derived Forbidden Power: Weakening Shackles (Level 1 Taboo Power)]

[Divine Flames: Destruction Flame, Devouring Flame, Starfire, Nirvana Flame, Purple Lightning Divine Fire]

[Fated Divine Power: Devouring the Heavens and Swallowing the Earth]

[Divine Power 1: Myriad Manifestations Emperor Body (Devil Elephant Realm)]

[Supernatural Power 2: Darkness Immunity]

[Superpower 3: Berserk]

[God Skill 1: Asura World Extinction]

[God Skill 2: Burning Heaven]

[Miniature World: One-Star Miniature World]

[Martial Dao Intent: Initial Stage of the Enlightenment Realm]

"Your Combat Strength has improved by a significant amount compared to when you were Low-rank God. The strength of your physical body, soul, and divine source has also increased by a significant amount. When you were Five-Star Low-rank God, your combat power had already reached the peak level of Six-Star Half-Step True God. Now, your Combat Strength is barely at the level of Nine-and-a-Half Star Half-Step True God."

"If one unleashes their full power, coupled with the effects of the Miniature World, they can basically overpower about 90% of the Nine-and-a-Half Star Half-Step True God Combat Strength experts. The remaining 10% are those Old Monsters who have cultivated for millions of years, and some Half-Step True God prodigies whose Combat Strength has reached the true god level."

After projecting the data, Sea Emperor made a general analysis and expressed his appreciation for Gu Ding's current strength.

"Only 90%?" Gu Ding was not very satisfied with this result.

"You should be content. In terms of Combat Strength, the Combat Strength between Ninth Star Half-Step True God and First Sequence True God is the same as the Combat Strength between the sequences of True Gods, which is four minor ranks. That is, a difference of ten thousand times. Your Combat Strength is only at the initial level of the Ninth Star. It is already very difficult to suppress 90% of the Nine-and-a-Half Star Half-Step True God Combat Strength." The Sea Emperor knew the difficulty involved.

"It seems that to defeat a true god, simply breaking through to the High-rank God isn't enough. I estimate I'll need to break through another major rank to have a chance." Gu Ding's goal is the Eighth Level of the Gate of Purgatory, and within that Eighth Level, a true god exists, so he will use a true god as a comparison.

"Although the Combat Strength of a first-tier True God is only ten thousand times that of Nine-and-a-Half Star Half-Step True God, their actual strength is far greater. This is because those who reach the True God realm possess additional abilities. These include transforming their domain into Miniature World, having their divine powers recorded into their bloodline factors and passed down to their descendants, and experiencing a significant increase in the power of their God Skill. These abilities can become crucial in influencing the outcome of battles. And also..."

"Therefore, those who have reached the level of True God in terms of Combat Strength are far inferior to True Gods in terms of strength. Not to mention, everyone in the Gate of Purgatory is a powerful and monstrous existence. Although the Eighth Level of the Gate of Purgatory can only accommodate those with the cultivation level of First Sequence True God, I estimate that there will be terrifying existences with Combat Strength reaching the Fourth Sequence True God. Enemies of that level are definitely not something you can provoke at your current level."

The Sea Emperor spoke these words with great seriousness. It was precisely because he knew the power of a True God-level expert that he was so wary of them.

"According to what you're saying, even if I enter the Seventh Layer, I'll still be at the bottom. The only way to get past the Seventh Layer is to improve my cultivation level again." Gu Ding then realized that the reality was much crueler than he had imagined.

" On the Seventh Layer, the strongest cultivators can be a Nine-and-a-Half Star Half-Step True God. I estimate that the strongest Combat Strength are at least those who have reached the Second Sequence True God level, and there may even be those who have reached the Third Sequence Combat Strength. Even if your cultivation level increases by another major order, you may not become the strongest on the Seventh Layer."

Although the Sea Emperor couldn't discern the specifics of the other levels, having followed Gu Ding from the First Level to the Sixth Layer, he had analyzed the Combat Strength composition of each level, and the results were roughly the same. Therefore, he guessed that the Seventh Layer shouldn't be too different from the previous levels.

"They finally made it to the top, can't you say something nice?" Gu Ding said, puffing out his cheeks in frustration.

"Nothing good to hear? I have some bad news for you. Do you want to hear it?" Sea Emperor continued to rub salt into the wound.

"Uh... bad news? Could it be that Carothers is dead?" Gu Ding asked somewhat uneasily. After thinking about it, he realized that this was the only bad news that could possibly be coming.

"You guessed right, that guy Carothers is indeed dead, but that's not exactly bad news, because that guy wasn't a good person either." Sea Emperor paused here, "The bad news I have to say is that because of Carothers' death, you will face a certain amount of points deduction and confinement."

"Let them punish me with points; I can earn them back anyway. As for solitary confinement, I can just go into seclusion for cultivation." Gu Ding didn't think this kind of punishment was a big deal.

"Based on the information I've gathered, that Confinement Space is quite peculiar. According to the descriptions of those who were once imprisoned there, I initially judge that the place might be related to Space-Time Disordered Land," the Sea Emperor offered his speculation.

"Just hearing this name gives me a bad feeling..." When Gu Ding heard this name from the Sea Emperor, he felt that the Confinement Space was probably not as simple as he had imagined.

"The Space-Time Disordered Land is a very special place where the rules of time and space are chaotic. In that place, everything is changeable, and the dangers are unpredictable."

"It's possible that with one step you'll find yourself in the future, dying instantly from the exhaustion of your lifespan. Or perhaps, the tiny ant you crushed a moment ago will be resurrected the next due to the spacetime distortion, evolving into a god who can crush you with a single claw. Still others might see a perfectly calm void before you, only to be swept away by the Big Bang and annihilated in an instant... In short, anything is possible." To illustrate this Space-Time Disordered Land more clearly, the Sea Emperor gave several examples.

"Why did all three examples you gave end with me being killed?" Gu Ding was somewhat speechless. "Also, if it were really as terrifying as you say, then probably very few people who enter the Confinement Space would survive, right?"

"I'm giving you these examples to raise your awareness," the Sea Emperor explained. "I said this Confinement Space is related to the Space-Time Disordered Land, but I didn't say it is the Space-Time Disordered Land. I suspect that this Confinement Space is a controllable space that a powerful being with great supernatural abilities forcibly cut out from the Space-Time Disordered Land."

"According to the data in the Local Area Network, this Confinement Space is an independent space with adjustable internal time. Moreover, cultivation is not allowed inside."

"No matter how long the warden sentences someone to solitary confinement, each time someone is put in Confinement Space, they only stay for an hour before coming out completely broken."

"Those who have been imprisoned say that in the Confinement Space, one hour outside is equivalent to hundreds or thousands of years inside. This change is not a sensory experience brought about by consciousness, but a real flow of time, because the lifespan of all those who are imprisoned will be correspondingly reduced."

"Something with this kind of time acceleration effect could also be a true divine object," Gu Ding said somewhat dismissively. "It's not necessarily related to the Space-Time Disordered Land."

"If it's a true divine object, then cultivation can take place inside. The reason why cultivation is impossible in Space-Time Disordered Land is because the rules of spacetime are disordered and have a strong repulsive effect on other rules," the Sea Emperor explained his reasoning. "Moreover, artifacts can only carry a limited number of rules, so it's impossible for them to be able to adjust the time ratio at will. This Confinement Space, however, can adjust the time ratio at will."

"For murder, the minimum imprisonment time in the Gate of Purgatory is one hundred years. For others, one hundred years may not mean much. But for you, if you waste this one hundred years, it will very likely affect your future." The Sea Emperor said, sounding a little worried for Gu Ding.

"You're only sixteen years old, yet you've already reached such a level. Calling you Epoch Monster wouldn't be an exaggeration. You're currently in your prime, experiencing a period of rapid growth in both strength and other aspects. If you're imprisoned for a hundred years, not only will this rapid growth be interrupted, but you'll also miss your prime. This will directly affect the heights you can reach in the future."

"Never mind, things will work themselves out. I'll first see what's behind that bronze door when I broke through to the Mid-rank God." Gu Ding shook his head, no longer thinking about it, and instead calmed his mind to return his consciousness to his Soul Space.

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[Whenever it comes to anything sci-fi, my typing speed drops drastically, damn it! I thought I could manage two chapters in six hours, but I was so naive. Just this one chapter alone took me to the point of near-death, tears welling up, and an insatiable urge to stop. And now... uh, I seem to have gone off-topic. Let's get back to the point: the third chapter will be tomorrow! (Takes off my shoes and sneaks away on tiptoe, you can't see me, you can't see me!)] (To be continued~^~)