Chapter 256

Generally speaking, advanced life forms were all energy life forms. For example, the Flame Beasts in stars were pure fire energy life forms, and there were also the Devouring Bugs that lived in black holes, as well as the Radium Birds that absorbed energy from the radiation of quasars. If they were made of flesh and blood, they probably wouldn't be able to withstand such an extreme environment for even a moment.

This was because a fleshly body was too fragile and had too many flaws. This was also why most lifeforms would evolve in the direction of energy bodies when they evolved to a higher level. It wasn't just humans, but most other species as well.

However, this did not mean that flesh and blood lifeforms had no advantages. Flesh and blood lifeforms could evolve further than energy lifeforms. This was because the plasticity, growth, and bearing capacity of gene chains were much higher than that of pure energy particles.

The strengthening of an energy lifeform was basically a simple accumulation of energy, which would then produce a qualitative change in energy. Therefore, the further one progressed, the harder it would be to advance. However, life forms with flesh and blood were different. Not only could cells carry energy, but they could also carry a lot of information passed down from genes. Moreover, the evolution of cells had limitless possibilities.

Therefore, when a small number of powerhouses with energy bodies cultivated to the extreme and were unable to break through, they would think of ways to transform themselves into flesh and blood lifeforms to achieve further breakthroughs. At that time, the price they would have to pay would be huge. Of course, after transforming themselves into flesh and blood lifeforms, there were some who successfully broke through, some who died, and some whose cultivation remained stagnant.

Neptune's original plan was to convert Gu Ding into an energy life form after he became a demigod. The information in his Databank was enough for Gu Ding to successfully advance to an Extreme Deity. Moreover, there were a lot of Divine Skills and Divine Powers that he could use. However, in Gu Ding's current state, once he cultivated the Divine Ability Forbidden Tome, he would only be able to retain his physical form.

"Unable to transform into energy? Does that mean I can't become a deity? " Gu Ding did not know if that was what Neptune meant. If that was the case, then he really needed to consider whether or not to cultivate.

"It's not that you can't become a deity. It's just that you can't transform into an energy body. You'll lose many of the characteristics of an energy body expert. For example, if your physical body was heavily injured, you would still die. But for energy bodies, as long as the energy was not exhausted, the injuries to the body would automatically recover. Also, deities could convert their bodies into particles and transfer their bodies at the speed of light in a vacuum, achieving short-distance interstellar teleportation. But for you, it won't work. "

"There has to be another solution, right? Has there not been a single person who has become a god physically? "Gu Ding did not believe that he was the only one who had encountered such a situation.

"There were many ancient and ancient civilizations in which the fleshly body became a god, but in the recent ancient era, there were very few. Although Physical Ascension cultivators would become very strong in the later stages and could go very far, they would basically be oppressed in the early stages. Energy-type lifeforms could advance very quickly in the early stages. As long as the soul of a Lesser Deity was strong enough, they could absorb an unlimited amount of energy to improve themselves from 1-star to 5-star. Flesh and blood life forms were different. Every level of advancement required a good foundation. By the time you become a Two-Star Deity, the others will have already reached Four-Star or Five-Star. By the time you advance to Four or Five Stars, the others would have already advanced to Intermediate Deity, "the Sovereign of the Sea explained.

"It doesn't matter if it's a little slow, as long as I can level up." Gu Ding did not feel upset after hearing the explanation. Instead, he grinned and said, "Neptune, teach me that divine power!"

"Alright, since you insist on cultivating it, I'll teach it to you," Neptune said as he transmitted the technique called Imperial Manifestation of Nature into Gu Ding's mind. "This cultivation technique is called 'Ten Thousand Imperial Phenomenon'. It is a body cultivation technique created by an extreme master in ancient times. He observed the Ancient Demon Elephant for eighty thousand years."

As soon as the divine power was imprinted in his mind, Gu Ding immediately flipped through it. After flipping through it, he found it a little difficult to put it down. This set of divine power was too mysterious. It enhanced the complementarity of the flesh and God Source to the extreme. Before he knew it, Gu Ding had finished reading the first chapter.

It was only the first chapter, but it had a tenfold increase in combat effectiveness. This made Gu Ding want to continue reading, but he found that he could not open the second chapter.

"With your current Cell Index, cultivating the first chapter is already the limit for your body. Don't bite off more than you can chew." Neptune deliberately sealed the contents of the second chapter because he was afraid that Gu Ding would not be able to resist reading and cultivating it, which would put a burden on his body.

"Alright, I'll cultivate the first chapter first. You should start sailing according to the planned route as soon as possible." Gu Ding stood up and turned to look at Dockett. "I'll bring you to choose a room first. I'll be going back to my room to cultivate."

"Who's that kid's voice?" Dockett asked as he followed behind Gu Ding.

Gu Ding did not intend to hide it. "It's one of our members, Neptune. He's in charge of collecting and processing information."

Dockett did not ask any more questions. It would take time to familiarize himself with the other members, so there was no need to ask too many questions. There was still a long way to go. "Gu Ding, why don't I accompany you to the Royal Capital Star Sector this time? It's too risky for you to go alone. I can help you if I go with you. Currently, no one else knows that I've joined your crew other than you and Malcolm. You can let me do the things that are inconvenient for you to show your face. "

"Are you sure you want to go with me? I'm like a lamb walking into a tiger's den. Whether I can escape or not depends on my luck. " Gu Ding felt that Dockett would be a good help, but he was worried that if he brought Dockett along, Dockett might die there if he was not careful. After all, his enemies this time were a large number of demigods and two deities. Moreover, it was very likely that he would be killed by the Army's technological weapons.

"I've always been lucky." Dockett was not intimidated and gave an affirmative answer.

"Then you should prepare yourself. I'll be in seclusion for a month to improve my abilities." Gu Ding walked to an empty room in the passenger cabin. "You can pick your own room. Once you're done, just stay there."

Having said that, Gu Ding walked straight to his room.

Back in his room, Gu Ding left a "in seclusion" sign on the door. Then, he closed the door and sat cross-legged on the floor. He took out a Power Stone from his Inventory, stuffed it into his mouth, and swallowed it. Then, he began to cultivate.

A Power Stone was a special kind of Energy Crystal. The energy contained in this kind of Energy Crystal could only be absorbed by people with God Source in their bodies. Otherwise, they would explode and die if they swallowed it. As powerhouses of demigod level and above often carried Power Stones with them, this thing had slowly changed from Energy Crystal to currency. A Power Stone was equivalent to one hundred million Universe Credits. Gu Ding had obtained more than a hundred of them from Potie, which was considered a huge fortune.

Once the Dawn Stone was in his stomach, Gu Ding began to urge the cultivation of Imperial Manifestation like crazy.

Waves of Origin Energy continuously circulated under the effect of the Ten Thousand Imperial Elephant Body, spreading to every corner of his body before being silently stored by his cells. As time passed, the Power Stone became smaller and smaller, and the energy stored in Gu Ding's cells increased. The first Power Stone was completely absorbed in about half a day.

Gu Ding took out a second one from his Inventory and threw it into his mouth.

While Gu Ding was cultivating, the others were not idling around either.

Lilliath and Ayesha also locked themselves in their rooms and began to cultivate hard, hoping that they would be able to help next time. Neptune also gave a lot of guidance for the two women's cultivation.

As for Dockett, after some pre-battle preparations, he also returned to his room and began to cultivate hard.

Thirty days passed by in the blink of an eye. During this period, Gu Ding had finally mastered the first level of Imperial Manifestation. Dockett had once again transferred damage to Biggie. Neptune docked the spaceship on a planet three sectors away from Royal Capital Star Sector. Gu Ding and Dockett then took Biggie on the Grey-faced Buzzard and entered Royal Capital Star Sector's jurisdiction.