First Steps into the Mist Zone

As Gu Ding stepped out of Ice Fire Mansion, he discovered that Miko and Sea Emperor had already emerged from seclusion.

"Ninth Sequence True God. Sea Emperor, you've improved quite a bit this time. You actually rose straight to the Ninth Sequence." Gu Ding gave Sea Emperor a thumbs-up.

"If you hadn't had Ice Fire send me those Substandard God Crystals, I probably wouldn't even have been able to break through to the Seventh Sequence True God." Sea Emperor shook his head with a smile.

After obtaining the Substandard God Crystals, Gu Ding had Ice Fire transmit some to Miko and Sea Emperor while they were in seclusion for their cultivation.

This allowed Sea Emperor to break through the Seventh Sequence bottleneck in one stroke and rise directly to the Ninth Sequence.

"Miko's done well too. He broke through to the Sixth Sequence True God. That's quite an improvement!" Gu Ding had also noticed Miko's changes.

"Gu Ding, your Martial Dao Intent..." After looking him over, Sea Emperor quickly realized that Gu Ding's cultivation and Combat Strength were not the only things that had improved.

"I had an enlightenment while I was in seclusion. My Martial Dao Intent improved greatly, and it has now reached perfection in the Void Shattering Realm." Gu Ding did not hide it.

"An enlightenment! You really got lucky!" Sea Emperor could not help saying. "Using these Substandard God Crystals does carry a certain chance of triggering enlightenment, but that chance is many times lower than winning the grand prize in an interstellar lottery."

"Your Combat Strength should have reached the Tenth Sequence Heavenly God level by now, right?" Sea Emperor asked.

"Early Tenth Sequence Heavenly God." Gu Ding nodded.

"Early Tenth Sequence... In these ruins, you might not be able to swagger around unchecked, but