Chapter 232 - Upgrade To Rank 7 (1/2)

Gu Ding was not bothered at all by Ross Childe’s aim. To Gu Ding, Ross Childe had crossed the line when he kidnapped Lilliath.

Even though three of the four black-clothed bodyguards had been taken care of, and Lilliath had expressed that it was needless to pursue the matter, Gu Ding was not about to let it pass. That was the reason why he had called Ross Childe’s number to announce his visit. Ross Childe was the mastermind behind everything while the others had only followed his orders, which was why when Lilliath suggested to let Tricke and the others go, Gu Ding did not object.

Their spaceship left Probrand early the next morning.

Everyone began to cultivate to prepare for the upcoming battle. No one had any idea what kind of trap Ross Childe had set for them. All they could do was enhance their abilities and take down the schemer with pure brute force.

Gu Ding had not managed to achieve a breakthrough in his gene level. He could only cultivate his Righteous Force and await the restocking of Earth Core Crystals from Monster Paradise.

Neptune brought good news on the third day after the ship had left Probrand; the latest stock of Earth Core Crystals had finally arrived. However, there was also a piece of bad news. Each person was only allowed to purchase one crystal at a time, and they were allowed to make a bulk purchase only once a month. Each bulk purchase was limited to 100 pieces. If one missed the purchase period, they could only wait until the next month to buy them.

Nevertheless, there was no need to worry about missing out on the crystals with Neptune around. The moment it was restocked, Neptune could help Gu Ding place an order and leave an address for where the crystals should be sent to.

“We’ll make a stop at Borz in three days. It’ll take around three days for them to send the crystals there. It will be morning when we arrive at Borz, so we won’t miss out on the delivery nor wait too long for it.” Neptune had deducted the best place to collect the crystals and made the necessary arrangements.

Three days later, the Golden Eagle was seen docking at the harbor of Borz. They had made it to the planet before sunrise, just in time to watch it.

The Earth Core Crystal finally fell into Gu Ding’s hands after lunch.

After signing the package, the Golden Eagle left Borz.

When Gu Ding returned to his room, he took out the Earth Core Crystal which was encased in an exquisite box.

The Earth Core Crystal was fiery red. It was the size of a thumb and was shaped like a prism.

Gu Ding held the crystal between his fingers as he carefully examined it. “How do I use this thing? Do I swallow it?”

“Swallowing it would be the simplest way.”

Gu Ding did not hesitate after hearing Neptune’s confident reply. He immediately threw the rock into his mouth and gulped it down with force.

When the piece of Earth Core Crystal landed in his stomach, Gu Ding felt a hot current begin to rush from within his abdomen to each and every corner of his body.

Neptune, on the other hand, saw numerous black virus strains appear in every part of Gu Ding’s body. They went into a frenzy as they consumed the Earth Core Crystal.

The entire crystal was devoured in less than ten minutes. Under normal circumstances, a person would need at least three days to absorb an Earth Core Crystal. Those who consumed crystals a little slower sometimes needed up to five days to absorb it.

After the Earth Core Crystal had been absorbed, another gene shackle appeared in Gu Ding’s body. It was a shackle that was completely black in color with numerous ciphertext written in gold carved all over it. An unknown power tore at it and a fissure soon appeared on the shackle. The fissure, which could be seen clearly, continued to spread quickly. It was not long before the entire shackle broke apart. The color of the pieces that broke off gradually faded, and they eventually vanished.

At the same time, a minor portion of the third gene chain within Gu Ding experienced some change which took about five minutes for it to stabilize.

During this time, the cells in Gu Ding experienced raging mitosis as they evolved continuously. Gu Ding’s original Cell Index of a hundred and thousand points quickly enhanced to eight hundred thousand points.

Gu Ding slowly opened his eyes. He felt the huge change within his body this time. It was clearly the result of a breakthrough from his original gene level.

Neptune analyzed the latest stats of Gu Ding’s body and projected it.

‘Name: Gu Ding’

‘Gender: Male’

‘Age: 15’

‘Gene Level: Rank 7’

‘Cell Index: 800000’

‘Spirituality Index: 790000’

‘Special Ability 1: Level 3 Rage Ability (Able to Evolve)’

‘Special Ability 2: Level 1 High-Speed Regeneration (Able to Evolve)’

‘Special Ability 3: Level 3 Damage Stacking (cursing ability) (Able to Evolve)’