Chapter 198

The eight hunters, led by the Rank-12 Noami and King Kong, surrounded Gu Ding in a circle.

Ayesha was slightly worried. She could feel that Gu Ding had become stronger, but she did not know how much his combat effectiveness had increased. She only knew that Gu Ding's previous combat effectiveness was equivalent to Peak Rank-11, but he was still a distance away from Rank-12.

What she was most worried about was what Liliath had said before they got off the spaceship. The Hunters and Gu Ding cultivated similar combat effectiveness enhancement techniques, which could increase their combat effectiveness by up to four times.

However, Tagore was leisurely wagging his tail as if he was not worried about the outcome of the battle. However, ever since he got on the spaceship, he did not care about anything other than eating and fighting.

Even though he was surrounded, Gu Ding still chose to remain still. Noami could not figure out if it was because he was confident in himself or because he did not have enough combat experience. Usually, when one was outnumbered, the wisest choice was to strike first and get rid of the weakest member of the opponent's team. An experienced martial artist would not make the same mistake as Gu Ding.

In fact, it was not that Gu Ding did not have enough experience. He just wanted to see the difference between the Ultimate Arts taught by the Hunters and his own. He knew that if he attacked, the Rank-11 Gene Bodies would not even be able to take one hit from him.

With a base attack of 80,000 points, coupled with the 160 times increase from Ultimate Arts Level 11, the 4 times increase from Rage Attack, and the 5 times increase from Combat Armor, Gu Ding's attack could reach 256 million combat effectiveness. Coupled with the doubled combat effectiveness effect of the martial arts forcefield, it was not an exaggeration to say that he could kill a Rank-11 Gene Body in one hit. A beginner Rank-12 martial artist's combat effectiveness was only 100 million points. Gu Ding's defense was even more terrifying. Advanced Iron Block could increase his defense by twenty times. A Peak Rank-12 martial artist's combat effectiveness was only one billion points, so there was no way he could break through Gu Ding's defense.

Although his defense would not be broken even if he was surrounded by a group of people, he still felt pain when their attacks landed on him. Therefore, Gu Ding chose to dodge.

The attacks from the eight were as dense as mercury, not giving Gu Ding a chance to catch his breath. However, Gu Ding's Silent Step was much more exquisite than the eight's.

None of the Steel Fist, Phantom Kick, Lightning Elbow, Flaming Knee, and Terminating Finger from the eight of them managed to hit Gu Ding. They were all easily dodged. Gu Ding even felt that it was easier than fighting the others.

"Your Ultimate Arts originates from the same source as theirs, so you can easily see the flaws in their moves. This makes this set of powerful martial arts much easier to deal with than their other moves." Neptune's explanation made Gu Ding realize that it was not because he had become stronger, but because Neptune had also cultivated Ultimate Arts.

Seeing Gu Ding's exquisite Silent Step weaving through the crowd, Noami also noticed that something was amiss. Gu Ding's footwork was too similar to the Silent Step that she had cultivated. However, it was much more exquisite.

Lilliath and the others on the spaceship had been paying attention to the situation. When Gu Ding stood up alone to face the eight opponents, Lilliath was so anxious that she almost rushed out but was held back by Biggie. When she saw Gu Ding strolling leisurely through the storm of attacks, she knew that Gu Ding had really become stronger. Moreover, he was not just a little stronger, but a lot stronger.

After four to five waves of attacks, Gu Ding was almost done looking at the incomplete version of Ultimate Arts. He felt that there was no need to waste time and continue. Many of his abilities had a time limit. He had to end the battle before the time limit ran out.

Gu Ding quickly locked onto his first target. It was a golden-haired young man. He took a Silent Step and suddenly appeared in front of his opponent. A standard Steel Fist blasted out with irresistible force and landed on his opponent's chest.

"Boom!" There was a sound like a cannon being fired the moment Gu Ding's fist collided with his opponent's chest. The golden-haired young man's figure was immediately sent flying. The others did not know the extent of his injury, but Gu Ding knew it very well. He could clearly feel the sound of his opponent's sternum breaking through his fist. However, it was not the kind that could destroy everything. This was because his opponent had used his Righteous Body in time to resist part of the attack. However, Gu Ding also knew that after this impact, the kid had lost the ability to fight because his internal organs had been displaced by the shock. It was estimated that he would not be able to endure the pain and get up, let alone fight.

After finishing off his first opponent with the first blow, Gu Ding moved on to his second target.

It was a skinny guy. Previously, when he attacked him, this guy had been using his Ghostly Kick. Gu Ding put his hands in his trouser pockets and appeared in front of his opponent without warning. He leaped high and kicked out with his right foot, landing hard on the left side of his opponent's neck.

Gu Ding heard a slight crack and knew that he had achieved his goal. His opponent's cervical vertebrae had been fractured. If it were an ordinary person, this kind of fracture would usually be fatal. However, for a Rank-11 Gene Body, it was only a temporary loss of mobility.

Gu Ding's attack did not stop at all. He quickly killed the third, fourth, fifth, sixth person …

In less than a minute after Gu Ding began his counterattack, the team of eight was left with only two team leaders.

Lilliath was dumbfounded by the scene that unfolded before her. Even Ayesha, who was watching the battle from the sidelines, looked surprised. She clearly remembered that less than a month ago, she had said that Gu Ding was not strong enough. However, Gu Ding's combat effectiveness had completely surpassed hers.

Noami finally realized that the current Gu Ding was no longer the Gu Ding in the video that she had studied before. This Gu Ding was much stronger.

King Kong had never been a passive person. Therefore, he chose to attack.

As a Rank-12 Gene Body, his basic combat effectiveness was eight hundred million. With the addition of Ultimate Arts Level 7, which was four times his combat effectiveness, his combat effectiveness could reach a terrifying level of 3.2 billion. His figure suddenly flashed in front of Gu Ding, clenched his fist, and swung out a Steel Fist.

The moment his fist was thrown, King Kong noticed that something was wrong. His attack speed and strength seemed to have been weakened. However, as soon as this thought came to his mind, he was shocked by something else …

Gu Ding had no intention of dodging this punch. For a person like King Kong, he would only be convinced if he was defeated head-on. Therefore, Gu Ding stretched out his left hand and blocked King Kong's ferocious punch.

Noami was stunned when she took the punch head-on. She knew very well how terrifying King Kong's punch was. Even she would be defeated if she took it head-on. However, Gu Ding did it, and he did it so casually.

King Kong's punch was like a sledgehammer hitting a giant bell. It was not the sound of a cannon, but the sound of metal hitting metal. The sound reverberated and was somewhat intoxicating.

However, Gu Ding did not just defend. As he blocked King Kong's punch with his left hand, Gu Ding struck King Kong's chest three times in a row with Terminating Fingers at lightning speed. This time, the three consecutive strikes were not only based on the martial arts forcefield, but Gu Ding had also activated the Damage Stacking ability.

512 million! 1,024 million! 2,048 million! Three consecutive terrifying forces shot out from Gu Ding's finger force and hit King Kong's chest. At that moment, King Kong felt pain in his chest as if someone had hit him repeatedly with a heavy hammer. His Righteous Body activated in an instant and absorbed some of the force, but he still fell to his knees. He panted heavily as he tried to adjust the rhythm of his heartbeat. He had not completely lost his combat effectiveness. This was something that Gu Ding had not expected.

"Every time you appear, you're much stronger than the last time. This time, your combat power has indeed exceeded our expectations. "Noami did not attack immediately." However, you won't be able to win against me. "

"Didn't you say that this hairstyle doesn't look good? Now, let me tell you why I have this hairstyle, "Noami said as she pressed one hand on her forehead. As Noami spoke, she placed a hand on her forehead and slowly lifted her hair to reveal her forehead.

Looking at the strange tattoo mark on her forehead, Gu Ding vaguely recalled that it was related to an ancient civilization.

"This mark is called Spirit Tattoo Inheritance. It's a method of inheritance from the ancient civilization," Neptune explained. "Transforming an ability into a spiritual inscription and then transferring it to someone else. This is the so-called spiritual inscription inheritance. Therefore, the inheritances are usually more powerful abilities. Since the transformation of Spirit Tattoos is very complicated, there's no need to use this method of inheritance for ordinary abilities. "

"This ability that I've inherited is very special. It's called Mirror Doppelganger …" As Noami spoke, she took out a mirror from her Inventory. Then, she pointed the mirror at her own face and placed a finger on the surface of the mirror.

"Crack …" Soon, the sound of glass shattering was heard.

The entire mirror had shattered into twelve pieces.

At that moment, Gu Ding saw an incredible scene. Another Noami appeared out of thin air behind Noami. However, this was not the end. A second Noami and a third Noami kept appearing behind the real Noami.

All the Noamis were wearing the same clothes. There were thirteen of them, including the real Noami. Under such circumstances, Gu Ding could not tell which was the real Noami and which was the fake Noami.

"This ability of mine allows me to create a doppelganger that looks exactly like me to participate in a battle. Moreover, the doppelganger's combat effectiveness is exactly the same as the real Noami." The corners of the thirteen Noamis' lips curled up slightly. Their expressions and mannerisms were exactly the same.

"Actually, the easiest way to break this ability is to find the real Noami. As long as you kill the real Noami, the doppelganger will collapse on its own. If someone else were to use this ability, they would definitely be in trouble. They wouldn't know which one is the real Noami, but this little girl has encountered me … "