Chapter 308

Although Gu Ding had not become a deity, he already had the combat effectiveness of a deity. Therefore, Neptune usually did not hide any information about deities. Gu Ding also knew that every time a deity advanced, there would be a Heaven's Retribution.

Every level of deity had five cultivation stars, and every time they advanced, there would be a Minor Heaven's Retribution. Every major level of deity would be followed by a Major Heaven's Retribution.

When a demigod advanced to a Lower Rank deity, there would be a Major Heaven's Retribution. After that, when a 1-star Lower Rank deity advanced to a 5-star Lower Rank deity, there would be a Minor Heaven's Retribution. When a Lower Rank deity advanced to a Middle Rank deity, there would be a Major Heaven's Retribution, and so on.

Looking at the dense black clouds in the sky, Gu Ding finally understood why the Three-headed Demon Snake had not reacted for more than forty minutes after receiving the news of its subordinates' deaths. It was because it was at a critical juncture of advancing to a 4-star Middle Rank deity and could not react at all. Now, there was thunder in the sky. It was the Minor Heaven's Retribution that it had to go through to advance to a 4-star. Only through the Thunder of Retribution could the Three-headed Demon Snake completely advance to a 4-star Middle Rank deity.

The Heavenly Retribution was not actually lightning. It was just a God Source attack in the form of lightning. If it was real lightning, it would not have any effect on deities.

Gu Ding looked at the rapidly condensing tribulation clouds in the sky that covered the entire sea. He was obviously a little depressed. "Once he passes the Heavenly Retribution, his strength will increase again …"

"Gu Ding, his Retribution isn't bad news for us. It's good news!" Gu Ding could not understand what Neptune was saying.

"How can it be good news? It's unlikely that a mutated beast like him will die during the Retribution, right? "

"Under normal circumstances, the chances of him dying are not high. However, as long as you enter the Retribution's range, the chances of him dying will increase to almost a hundred percent. "Neptune sounded very confident.

"Can outsiders enter the Retribution's range?" Gu Ding asked curiously.

"Of course, but if you want to come out, you'll have to wait until the Retribution is over. The reason I said that is because when there are many people in the Retribution's range, the Retribution's power and duration will multiply according to the number of people. "Also, if it's a group of people, the Heavenly Tribulation will automatically choose the person with the highest cultivation as the standard. Then, we'll multiply the effect and duration based on the number of people. "

"The extension of the Heavenly Tribulation isn't as simple as that." The Sea King continued to explain, "This is because the lightning tribulation is stronger than the previous one. Once the time is extended, the power of the lightning tribulation will only continue to increase."

"For example, if ten lesser deities and one higher deity stand together to undergo a tribulation, the power of the heavenly tribulation will automatically become eleven times that of the higher deity's corresponding strength. Furthermore, the duration of the Heavenly Tribulation was eleven times longer than before. Originally, if it was ten tribulation lightning bolts, it would become 110 tribulation lightning bolts. The next hundred bolts of tribulation lightning will be stronger than the last. "

After the Sea Emperor finished explaining, he said his idea, "My idea is that you slip into the range of the tribulation lightning and then activate the Immortal Golden Body's spiritual power. In that case, you won't even have to do anything. When the tribulation lightning is over, even if the Three-headed Demon Snake isn't dead, it'll be half-dead. In your current flame form, your combat effectiveness is comparable to a peak seven-star lesser deity. With the Immortal Golden Body's support, your defense will directly increase by a grade, which is comparable to a peak seven-star medium deity. Being able to withstand a seven-star powerhouse's full-force attack, your defense should be able to withstand a four-star medium deity powerhouse's thousands of full-force attacks. Of course, this idea is a little risky. "

"Sounds good!" Gu Ding's eyes lit up when he heard this. Back in Rose Tavern, he would occasionally play pranks. Although this prank would kill someone, he would be in danger even if the other party did not die. A three-star medium deity was already difficult enough to deal with. Once he successfully advanced to four-star, Gu Ding's already slim chance of winning would become even smaller. Gu Ding did not want that to happen.

The tribulation cloud covered the sky and the earth, shrouding the entire foggy sea. However, the real area where the tribulation was happening was only in the center. It did not mean that the area shrouded by the tribulation cloud was the area where the tribulation lightning would strike.

The creatures in the sea felt the aura of the tribulation cloud in the sky and the pressure of the Three-headed Demon Snake, so they quickly fled the nearby area.

Gu Ding watched as the tribulation cloud formed in the sky. Lightning flashed in the clouds, and a beam of light poured down from the sky, covering an area of the sea.

When the light shone down, Gu Ding felt that the entire foggy sea seemed to be trembling. This was the majesty of the Heavenly Path. It was an absolute will that no one, no matter what, and no matter in any time or space, could defy.

Under Gu Ding's feet, the slight tremors quickly turned into rolling waves, and the amplitude of the rolling became greater and greater. The sound of water breaking apart was like the roar of a giant beast, and it was getting closer. Looking at the dark shadow that quickly rose from the water, Gu Ding knew that the Three-headed Demon Snake had finally been forced out of the sea by the tribulation lightning.

Half of the Three-headed Demon Snake's body emerged from the water's surface. At first glance, Gu Ding knew that the length of its body was definitely more than ten thousand meters. Only then did he take a closer look. The giant beast's entire body was blue-black. Other than the color being slightly different from a normal Three-headed Demon Snake's ink-black color, there seemed to be no other difference. They also had three gigantic heads, but they didn't have an extra eye or anything like that. This was Gu Ding's second time seeing a Parasitic Virus Beast that had not mutated. The first time he saw it was Cooper, who had completely retained the form he had before being parasitized.

While Gu Ding was observing the Three-headed Demon Snake, the Demon Snake was also observing him, and there was an obvious murderous intent in its eyes.

Other than the Three-headed Demon Snake itself, there was only a human and a Mechanical Tribe member on the surface of the sea. The human's aura was obviously not weaker than its eighteen subordinates. Since its eighteen subordinates had been beheaded, the human's appearance here made him the most suspicious.

"Robert, go look for Lili and the others first." Gu Ding took a small step forward imperceptibly, drawing the attention of the Three-headed Demon Snake, which was looking at him and Robert, to himself. He knew that under such circumstances, the Three-headed Demon Snake was unlikely to cause trouble. No matter where he appeared, the Heavenly Retribution would follow him until the Heavenly Retribution was completed. If the Three-headed Demon Snake attacked him now, it would drag him into the Heavenly Retribution's area, which would make the Heavenly Retribution much more difficult.

Robert did not say much, and with a few big strides, he disappeared on the spot.

Gu Ding looked up at the Sky Thunder that was about to fall from the sky, then gave the Three-headed Demon Snake a meaningful smile. Before the Three-headed Demon Snake could react, he appeared outside the Heavenly Retribution's halo in a flash.

The Three-headed Demon Snake was shocked. "What are you trying to do?"

"It's my first time seeing someone go through a Heavenly Retribution, even though it's only a minor one." Gu Ding grinned.

"Don't come any closer!" Not only did the Three-headed Demon Snake not attack, but it also retreated slightly, afraid that it would accidentally pull Gu Ding into the Heavenly Retribution's area of effect. Although in terms of size, Gu Ding was simply an ant in its eyes, the Three-headed Demon Snake did not want to lose its life because of an ant.

"You look like you really need help. Do you want me to go in and help you?" Gu Ding asked enthusiastically.

"Get lost! Do you think I don't know that you killed my eighteen subordinates? "The Three-headed Demon Snake shed all pretense of cordiality.

"Unfortunately, what you don't know is that I'm not only going to kill them, but I'm also going to kill you!" Gu Ding fearlessly stood on the water surface not far from the Three-headed Demon Snake.

"You? Are you dreaming? " The Three-headed Demon Snake's three heads laughed at almost the same time, but it still did not dare to attack Gu Ding.

"Is that so? What if I step on it? " As Gu Ding spoke, he lifted his left foot. If he took half a step forward, he would step into the Heavenly Retribution's area of effect.

"Are you threatening me?" The Three-headed Demon Snake naturally knew that if Gu Ding's foot stepped on it, it would probably lose a layer of skin even if it did not die.

"You can think of it that way." Gu Ding did not flinch at all in front of the enraged Three-headed Demon Snake.

"Tell me, what do you want?" Although the Three-headed Demon Snake was angry, it had no choice but to give in at this time.

"I want your three heads and all the treasures in the deity ruins." Gu Ding grinned, revealing his pearly white teeth as if it was a reasonable request.

"You're courting death!" The Three-headed Demon Snake was completely enraged, but it did not dare to divert too much attention to deal with Gu Ding, much less attack him.

"If you're not willing to give it to me, then I'll have to take it myself," Gu Ding said as he prepared to step on it. However, the Three-headed Demon Snake stopped him once again.

"Human, do you know? What will happen if you take this step? " The Three-headed Demon Snake suppressed its temper and tried to dissuade Gu Ding again. "Of course, I'll be implicated, and my chances of surviving the Heavenly Retribution are slim. However, do you think you can survive the Heavenly Thunder that can even kill me with your strength? Even if you have a terrifying divine power that makes you immune to the Heavenly Thunder, I'll definitely be able to kill you and bury you with me when I'm exhausted. You better think about what you're going to do. Do you want to step into the Heavenly Retribution's area of effect, or do you want to leave quickly? My Heavenly Retribution won't be completed in a short period of time. If you retreat, I won't hold you accountable for killing my subordinates … "

"I've already made up my mind." As soon as Gu Ding finished speaking, he took a step forward and firmly stepped into the Heavenly Retribution's area of effect.

The Three-headed Demon Snake was stunned for a moment. After a while, its three huge heads roared at the same time. "Are you crazy?! I already said that I won't hunt you down. Why are you still doing this?! "

The three heads of the Demon Snake danced wildly in the air and let out angry roars. Gu Ding's actions were driving him crazy.

"I'm not crazy. I just have a reason to kill you." Gu Ding's Immortal Golden Body divine power was finally activated …