Emperor Body Realm!
After completing the transaction with Urdia, Gu Ding took out 1,000 Violet Blood Crystal from his Crystal Card, exchanged them for Crimson Blood Crystal at the money exchange, and returned to the inn to check out.
These small hotels are fine for a rest, but not safe enough for cultivation. The hotel's shielding only protects against detection, not from people coming and going. Being disturbed while cultivating would be a greater loss than gain.
Only large hotels have dedicated cultivation rooms with powerful protective barriers to block all kinds of external interference.
For Gu Ding, a clean living environment is sufficient. However, for cultivation purposes, he still needs to find a large hotel to stay in a cultivation room.
Previously, he was reluctant to stay in large hotels because he worried that his size would attract unnecessary attention. Now, with the Transformation Technique, even Urdia couldn't see through his disguise. Ultia is a true god of the Eighth Sequence, and the two of them were even communicating face-to-face. Now he has absolutely no need to worry about his identity being exposed.
At the Sea Emperor's suggestion, Gu Ding checked into a hotel called Oak.
Although this hotel isn't the most upscale in Shatas City, according to the Sea Emperor's inspection, its security measures are the best in the entire city.
After registering for the meditation room at the front desk, Gu Ding quickly checked in.
The meditation room was simply furnished, with only a bed, a table, a chair, and a futon. There was no decoration whatsoever; the walls were all white, extremely simple.
But Gu Ding was very satisfied, because this simplicity showed that the hotel owner understood what the cultivation room truly needed.
A week later, he will be going to the Abyss Blood Pool. Although he still doesn't understand what the Abyss Blood Pool is like, Gu Ding also wants to take advantage of this free time to break through the Myriad Manifestations Emperor Body to the Emperor Body Realm.
He took out the Time Acceleration Cabin. Gu Ding immediately crawled inside.
After sitting cross-legged, a handful of Crimson Blood Crystal appeared in his palm. At the same time, black Devouring Flame erupted from his palm, engulfing the Crimson Blood Crystal completely.
There were more than ten Crimson Blood Crystal in total. Under the scorching heat of the divine fire, they quickly softened and shrank in size. At the same time, a stream of pure blood energy was also transmitted into Gu Ding's body through the divine fire. Under Gu Ding's control, this blood energy quickly joined the cultivation cycle of the Myriad Manifestations Emperor Body, making that cycle stronger.
Meanwhile, the amplification level of the Myriad Manifestations Emperor Body also began to increase at an extremely slow pace.
As time went by, Gu Ding no longer absorbed the Crimson Blood Crystal by the handful, but instead took out a small mountain-sized pile and devoured it each time.
The permanent amplification of the Devil Elephant Realm increased from 7,300 times to 7,400, 7,500, 7,600...
The temporary boost from the Physical Body Realm also increased from 70,000 to 75,000, 80,000, 85,000...
More than 500 days have passed. Hundreds of millions of Crimson Blood Crystal have been consumed, and the permanent amplification effect of the Devil Elephant Realm has only been increased to 10,000, while the temporary amplification effect of the Physical Body Realm has been increased to 100,000.
At this point, Gu Ding had finally cultivated the Devil Elephant Realm of the Myriad Manifestations Emperor Body to its Great Perfection, just one step away from the legendary Emperor Body Realm.
"Gu Ding, use three Violet Blood Crystal to break through to the Emperor Body Realm!" The Sea Emperor's voice rang out immediately. He hoped to strike while the iron was hot and complete the breakthrough in one fell swoop.
"Hmm." Gu Ding responded, and three Violet Blood Crystal appeared in his palm. The divine fire surged again, and the three Violet Blood Crystal began to slowly shrink in size. The purple blood energy was continuously absorbed by the Devouring Flame and fed back into his body.
Gu Ding used this energy to begin building a new energy cycle.
One day, two days, three days...
As time passed, the three Violet Blood Crystal in Gu Ding's palm were reduced to less than one-tenth of their original size.
And on this day, Gu Ding suddenly opened his eyes.
"The new cycle has finally been fully connected with the original cycle. Emerge, my first imperial body!"
As Gu Ding's voice faded, Gu Ding's body began to grow at a visible rate, with his muscles, bones, and even every cell undergoing dramatic changes.
Originally 1.8 meters tall, his height rapidly increased to 10 meters, 20 meters, 50 meters... until it finally stopped at over 100 meters.
In less than half a minute, Gu Ding transformed from an ordinary person into a muscular giant, with a layer of silver-white armor automatically appearing around him, resembling a colossal war god.
The space of the originally small Time Acceleration Cabin automatically and rapidly expanded as Gu Ding's body size changed. However, from the outside, the shape of the Time Acceleration Cabin did not actually change at all.
"Wow!" Gu Ding stared at his hands for a long time, speechless. Of course he knew what had happened, but he just couldn't quite believe it.
From this enormous, brand-new body, Gu Ding could clearly sense an incomparably powerful energy. "Is this the Emperor's Body?"
"That's right. In Emperor Body state, the physical body will experience extreme enlargement and enhancement, and will also become armored. Therefore, in addition to absorbing blood and qi energy to raise the level of Emperor Body, you also need to fuse with this new body. After all, your previous physical strength was only at the level of One-Star Half-Step True God, which is completely different from the First Sequence True God of this body. To perfectly control the new body, you must go through a long period of adjustment and training."
"After you absorb the remaining three Violet Blood Crystal and consolidate your Imperial Body, you can leave seclusion. Six days have already passed in the outside world," the Sea Emperor reminded him.
Gu Ding's body returned to normal. He glanced at the three Violet Blood Crystal in his palm; their original thumb-sized size had shrunk to the size of sesame seeds. The Divine Fire Devouring Flame erupted once more, enveloping the three "sesame seeds." Streams of purple blood energy surged into Gu Ding's body, which he controlled and channeled into the energy cycle of his Myriad Manifestations Emperor Body.
Time Acceleration Cabin, about ten more days passed before the three Violet Blood Crystal were finally fully absorbed, and Gu Ding was able to break through the barrier and emerge.
"Sea Emperor, can you tell me more about that Abyss Blood Pool now?"
"Okay, actually I also investigated that blood pool. Essentially, it's something created by a special type of microorganism in a special environment. You can think of it like dairy products turning into yogurt through yeast fermentation, or tofu turning into stinky tofu through mold. The formation of that blood pool follows a similar principle. Those special bacteria transform ordinary blood energy into special blood energy, bringing some positive additional effects to those who soak in it. Anyway, there's no harm in soaking in it, and the blood pool is very deep; the deeper you go, the more benefits you gain. If you reach the bottom of the blood pool, there will be unexpected surprises. However, it's said that no one can go deep into the bottom of the pool."
"Really? Even a true god of the Ninth Sequence can't do that?" Gu Ding asked in surprise.
"That Abyss Blood Pool is isolated by special spatial energy, and only those below the level of a true god can enter it," the Sea Emperor added.
"I see, then I must rush to the bottom of the pool and take a look!" Gu Ding said confidently.
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[Uh, speechless, still a few minutes late~~] (To be continued~^~)