Chapter 170

Yarrow's injury was not Gu Ding's judgment. He was just a pharmacologist, not a doctor. Moreover, Yarrow had disguised himself very well. At least he had managed to fool more than forty of his men. Those forty men had been with him day and night, and none of them had seen through him. Naturally, Gu Ding could not either.

It was Neptune who made this judgment.

Within Neptune's detection range, he could determine a person's physical condition through the changes in the magnetic field around a person's body. The magnetic field outside Yarrow's body was obviously a little messy, and it was not as strong as a real Rank-11 Gene Body. Coupled with the video of Yarrow's battle with Kohld Blood, Neptune determined that there was more than a ninety-six percent chance that Yarrow had suffered an internal injury in that battle and had yet to recover.

Neptune was happy to share this information with Gu Ding because Gu Ding basically had no chance of winning against a real Rank-11 Gene Body. However, his current opponent was a Rank-11 Gene Body who had suffered an internal injury and whose strength had dropped to near the peak of a Rank-10 Gene Body. This gave Gu Ding a slight chance of winning.

Yarrow's expression changed slightly when he heard Gu Ding say that he had not recovered from his injury, but he quickly returned to normal.

"I don't know how you came up with such a strange judgment, but even if I'm really injured, I'm still a Rank-11 Gene Body. As for you, your most glorious battle record was only a Rank-7 Gene Body, right? Do you really think you can stop me? "

"Do you really think that I, who has an eighty million Universe Credits bounty, only have the combat effectiveness of a Rank-7 Gene Body?" Gu Ding laughed when he heard this. He took a step forward and fully activated Ultimate Arts Level 8. He also summoned his Bronze Grade Combat Armor and used Rage Attack Level 3 without holding back.

With a four-hundred-fold increase, his basic attack power of three thousand and sixty points skyrocketed to one million two hundred and twenty thousand points in an instant. This was the combat effectiveness of a Rank-10 Gene Body. With a twenty-fold increase from Advanced Iron Block, Gu Ding's defense had reached nearly twenty-five million points.

After completing these preparations, a faint golden elemental force rose from his palm. Clenching his fingers into a fist, Gu Ding's legs suddenly exerted force and his body rushed forward. In an instant, he was in front of Yarrow and launched an attack.

Yarrow did not dare to be negligent. Judging from Gu Ding's speed earlier, it was no less than a Rank-10 Gene Body. Yarrow was slightly shocked. It was only now that he realized how much false information the videos had brought him. Everyone in the outside world thought that Gu Ding only had Rank-7 combat effectiveness, but he actually had combat effectiveness no weaker than Rank-10!

However, Yarrow quickly came back to his senses. He did not panic. He was a Rank-11 Gene Body. Although he was a little surprised by Gu Ding's true combat effectiveness, he did not think that Gu Ding could pose a threat to him. Like Gu Ding, he was an expert in close combat. His physical skills also had the effect of doubling, which was something he had always been proud of.

When he saw Gu Ding rushing over, he waved his fist to meet him. His fist was wrapped in a thick layer of silver luster.

In a flash, the two of them had already collided with each other. Gold and silver colored fist force instantly erupted. A powerful energy collision set off a strong wind on the battlefield, attracting everyone's attention. At the same time, Gu Ding's figure was sent flying backward. His golden fist force instantly collapsed. The primary power that he had transformed from absorbing Light Energy in a day was naturally incomparable to the Righteous Force that Yarrow had cultivated for many years. It was normal for it to collapse.

When they saw Gu Ding fly backward, everyone guessed that Gu Ding would at least lose his combat effectiveness after taking Yarrow's punch. However, they did not expect Gu Ding to stabilize himself as if nothing had happened and rush toward Yarrow again.

Yarrow's attack earlier had indeed carried a huge force that no one could withstand. That was why Gu Ding's body had been sent flying. However, under the effect of Advanced Iron Block, Gu Ding's body was not too affected. Only his arm was slightly numb.

After Yarrow's punch, he also noticed that something was wrong. Although his opponent's strength was far inferior to his, when their fists collided, he felt as if he had bombarded the outer shell of the Golden Eagle. He also knew that his punch had not caused any damage to his opponent.

As expected, Gu Ding had just steadied himself when he rushed toward him again.

Outside the battlefield, many busybodies were recording the scene. They felt that this time, they should be able to make a more sensational video. The newcomer Gu Ding and the Rank-11 Gene Body Yarrow had collided head-on, but they were not injured.

Ayesha took the time to watch Gu Ding's battle and was slightly surprised by the result. She had always thought that Gu Ding was not very strong. However, when she saw that Gu Ding was still unscathed after that level of attack, she suddenly realized that she might have been wrong.

What she did not know was that Gu Ding was indeed very weak at that time. If he had not improved over the past few days, he would not have been able to take a single blow from her.

Gu Ding and Yarrow's figures flashed again. The collision of their fists shook the air like a cannonball. It also set off a shockwave of energy that radiated in all directions like a strong wind. For a moment, Gene Bodies below Rank-8 were blown all over the place.

Gu Ding's figure flew backward again, drawing a small parabola in the air.

After landing on both feet and sliding a few meters, he steadied himself again. It was obvious that Gu Ding was not injured this time.

Yarrow, on the other hand, was slightly surprised. He could clearly feel that Gu Ding's strength had increased a lot this time. Although it was not enough to hurt him, if Gu Ding's increase in strength was a special ability, it would be more terrifying. It meant that as long as he kept attacking, his strength would continue to increase. The most depressing thing was that his attacks seemed to be unable to break through Gu Ding's defense.

When he thought of this, he decided to change his tactics.

He had originally collided head-on with Gu Ding to completely overwhelm Gu Ding in terms of strength, to show Gu Ding that he was stronger than him. That was why he did not pursue Gu Ding when he was sent flying twice. However, it seemed that Gu Ding's defense was terrifyingly strong. If he wanted to completely defeat Gu Ding, he would have to destroy his opponent's defense in a storm-like manner.

This time, he took the initiative to attack.

As soon as Gu Ding steadied himself, Yarrow moved. He took a step forward and appeared in front of Gu Ding. A Rank-11 Gene Body could suppress a Rank-10 Gene Body in terms of speed, so Gu Ding did not have time to react.

In an instant, Yarrow's body was wrapped in a layer of silver Righteous Force. This time, he did not hold back and attacked Gu Ding fiercely like a storm. Every punch and every kick was madly bombarded on Gu Ding's body with full force.

Every time his attack collided with Gu Ding's body, there was a loud roar like a cannon. It felt like armor-piercing bullets bombarding a rock mass. Under the explosion of Righteous Force, there were bursts of silver flames, which shocked everyone.

Ayesha looked at Gu Ding, who was completely engulfed by the silver flames not far away. She was slightly worried. Even with her physical strength, she would be seriously injured by the bombardment of that intensity.

Robert also uncharacteristically stared at Gu Ding's position. He was hesitant to use that item. However, there had been no news from Neptune, which should mean that Gu Ding was not in danger yet. When he thought of this, he finally calmed down and looked at Lilliath, who had her eyes closed.

The continuous bombardment went on for an unknown amount of time. Everyone watching thought that Gu Ding had been completely blasted to smithereens, but Yarrow knew that was not the case. The feeling of hitting special metal had not disappeared. Furthermore, every time he attacked, there would be a strong rebounding force. If he had succeeded in breaking through his opponent's defense, the feeling from his fist would not have been like this. He even began to wonder if Gu Ding was human because this strange defense was more like a robot made of special metal.

On the other hand, Gu Ding was a little depressed. Although his opponent's attacks could not break through his defense, they still hurt a little when they landed on his body. Moreover, he was constantly being attacked and could not fight back. This made him feel a little frustrated. It was the first time he had encountered such a situation. The most important thing was that the Advanced Iron Body ability could only last for an hour. After an hour, not only would his twenty-fold defense be gone, but his defense would also be reduced to one-third of its original defense. When that happened, Yarrow's attacks would become a devastating blow to him.

"This can't go on!" Gu Ding calculated the time. The battle with his opponent had gone on for more than ten minutes. His advantage would last for another forty minutes, so he had to win the battle within this time. Otherwise, the consequences would be dire.

Ultimate Arts Level 8 had increased Gu Ding's combat effectiveness to 1,224,000 points. Even with the damage bonus, after three stacks, his combat effectiveness was only 4,896 points, which was not enough to break through his opponent's defense. Even if he used Ultimate Arts Level 9 to double his combat effectiveness again, his strongest attack would only be 9,792,000 points, which was not enough to break through his opponent's defense. If he used Ultimate Arts Level 10 … to double his combat effectiveness again, his attack would be able to stack up to 19,584,000 points.

Gu Ding calculated in his mind. He knew that only by using Ultimate Arts Level 10 would he be able to cause enough damage to his opponent. Only then would he have a chance of winning this battle.

As he thought of this, his aura began to rise rapidly. Ultimate Arts Level 8 was quickly upgraded to Ultimate Arts Level 9. However, this was not the end. Level 9 continued to rise until it reached Ultimate Arts Level 10 …

Unexpectedly, Neptune did not object. Based on Gu Ding's current physical condition, he could overdraft his Ultimate Arts Level 10 in a short period of time. He only said calmly, "You have twenty minutes to finish the battle."

Gu Ding grinned and clamped down on Yarrow's fist with one hand. "Are you done?!"