Chapter 378

There was a hint of mockery in Tagore's eyes. Ever since he left the Ouer Sector, his cultivation resources had never stopped. It looked like he ate and slept every day, but his strength was constantly growing. It could even be said that his strength was growing at the fastest rate among Gu Ding's crew.

When he was in the Ouer Sector, his cultivation had just stepped into 1-star Lower Deity. Now, he had reached 4-star Lower Deity. However, the strange thing was that he did not summon any Heavenly Tribulations, so Gu Ding and the others did not know that his cultivation had improved so much. They only knew that he had become a lot stronger. Even the Neptune could not detect Tagore's specific cultivation level and could only judge from the intensity of his life aura. However, Tagore's life aura was very obscure, so the Neptune estimated that his cultivation level should be around that of a Three-star Lower Deity.

After his cultivation reached 4-star Lower Deity, Tagore's combat effectiveness was also raised to 4-star Medium Deity level without transforming. After transforming, he would become even stronger. He attacked while his opponent was in a daze with his claws. His opponent did not have time to defend himself. Tagore also knew that the short man's strength was not weaker than his.

The two strong men in front of Xiao Te had the same cultivation level as Xiao Te, which was 3-star Medium Deity level. They were the two strongest thugs in the mercenary group apart from the deputy leader.

Tagore was facing three Three-star Medium Deities alone, but he was not afraid at all. This surprised Faust, who saw the video projection. He could not help but ask a question that had been bothering him these days, "What kind of cat is Tagore?"

"I don't know what kind of cat he is." Liliath smiled and shook her head. "But one thing we know for sure is that he's definitely not a cat."

Neptune had previously searched through all the information in the database and could not find a creature similar to Tagore. Naturally, no one else would know about it.

Tagore still did not transform in the face of three powerful opponents. His figure quickly shuttled between the three of them and stretched out his claws from time to time. Each swipe of his claws carried powerful Space Energy slashes, forcing the three to dodge quickly.

"Deputy Captain, that cat seems to be a pet beast of a new pirate crew that has recently risen," a young man behind Thor recognized Tagore. As he spoke, he projected an image of Gu Ding's crew. On the projection, a tiger-skinned kitten sat on Gu Ding's shoulder. Beside Gu Ding, Liliath and the rest were all there, except for the little fatty Faust. "This new pirate crew is called the Gu Ding Pirate Crew. They're a powerhouse crew that just completed five eighty consecutive victories in the War God Arena a few days ago and advanced to the thousandth floor of the War God Arena. The cat and the big robot didn't participate. "

"Is it Gu Ding's crew?!" Thor was shocked when he heard that. The Gu Ding Pirate Crew had been in the limelight recently. They had been on both sides of the Dragon Rebel River for a long time, so it was hard not to know about them. As for the War God Arena, it was said that only those below the Deity Realm could participate. However, those who reached the 800th floor of the War God Arena and were qualified to enter the Cosmic Sea had risen at the speed of a comet in the few years they had been in the Cosmic Sea. Each of them was a five-star monster powerhouse or above, and they could be said to be the most talented group of people in the Cosmic Sea. There were only a handful of people who reached the 1000th floor and then entered the Cosmic Sea. However, Gu Ding's crew had increased their quota by five.

Thor was not afraid of the current Gu Ding's crew. What he was afraid of was the future Gu Ding's crew. If Gu Ding's crew did not fall in the Cosmic Sea, given enough time, they would grow into the overlords of the Cosmic Sea sooner or later.

"All spaceships, aim all cannons at the enemy spaceships!" Thor immediately made a decision. They had already offended Gu Ding's crew by intercepting them. If Gu Ding's crew was allowed to enter the Cosmic Sea and grow, the entire mercenary crew would definitely suffer. Therefore, the only way was to completely wipe out Gu Ding's crew and strangle them in the cradle. As for the mission targets, there was nothing they could do if they died. After all, everyone's lives were more important.

Gu Ding also noticed the change in them, and it only took him a moment to guess what Thor was thinking. He immediately contacted Tagore through the communicator. "Tagore, stop fooling around. Finish the battle as soon as possible and capture their leader alive!"

Gu Ding did not know that Tagore had become so strong at first. However, Tagore's performance just now confirmed Gu Ding's strength, so he immediately gave the order.

Tagore felt a little bored. A golden glow flashed in his eyes, and then his skinny body began to expand. In just a moment, he grew into a blood-red giant beast that was hundreds of meters long. His nine tails stretched wildly in the void, and his eyes spewed golden flames.

Inside the Titan Battleship, Faust saw Tagore's change and his eyes widened. After a long time, he muttered in a low voice, "This is the Divine Beast Nine-Tailed?! No, it doesn't look quite the same … "

Neptune had actually compared Tagore's and the Divine Beast Nine-Tailed's information a long time ago. Although they both had the form of nine tails, Tagore's transformation form was very different from the description of the Divine Beast Nine-Tailed. Other than the same number of tails, there was almost nothing in common. Moreover, the Divine Beast Nine-Tailed's usual form was that of a fox, not a cat. Moreover, the Divine Beast Nine-Tailed was one of the top ten most powerful clans. They were born with true god-level cultivation. When Tagore first joined Gu Ding's crew, he had already left the newborn stage and entered the juvenile stage. At that time, his cultivation had not even reached demigod level and was only around the level of a human Rank-10 Gene Body.

Liliath had read some information about the Divine Beast Nine-Tailed when she was young. After all, her family was the most well-informed in the entire universe, so she knew many things that outsiders did not know. Hearing Faust's judgment, she shook her head. "Tagore can't be the Divine Beast Nine-Tailed. The Divine Beast Nine-Tailed doesn't have to go through the God Barrier at all. It's a Rank-3 life form at birth."

"It's really different. I've also collected some information about the Divine Beast. I'm not sure about anything else, but the forehead of the Divine Beast Nine-Tailed definitely doesn't have the black crystal on Tagore's forehead. " Faust nodded. He also liked to read strange books like this when he was a child and had read a lot of related literature. Although he had never seen the legendary Divine Beast Nine-Tailed with his own eyes, all the literature did not mention the crystal on the forehead. If such a physical characteristic really existed, it would definitely be mentioned. Even if one or two books had missed it, it would definitely be mentioned in some books. All the literature's descriptions of the Divine Beast Nine-Tailed were almost the same, but there was no mention of this point. This meant that the Divine Beast Nine-Tailed did not actually have such a crystal on its forehead.

At this time, outside the spaceship, the three of them were a little shocked to see the kitten in front of them suddenly transform into a terrifying giant beast. However, the three of them were powerhouses after all, and they quickly regained their composure.

A strong man grabbed Short's wrist and threw him in the direction of the spaceship, wanting him to go back to the spaceship first. But unexpectedly, Tagore suddenly appeared, opened his bloody mouth, caught the other party, and swallowed him into his stomach.

Eden and Backman rushed toward Tagore like madmen. They wanted to rescue their captain as soon as possible, but as soon as they moved, two black chains appeared out of nowhere and bound the two of them. The two of them instantly felt that their combat effectiveness had dropped to about one-tenth of their original strength, and after being bound by the chains, their movements were greatly hindered.

"Oh no!" Thor's figure flickered and rushed out of the spaceship. At this time, he could not care less about the overall situation. Rescuing Short was the most important thing.

After rushing out of the spaceship, his figure flashed and appeared in front of Tagore. He held a three-star god-level staff in both hands, and a white frost gushed out wildly toward Tagore.

Gu Ding was a little surprised to see this scene. Thor turned out to have a Water Attribute mutant physique and an Ice Attribute ability user. This kind of ability user was generally a monster level powerhouse. Thor's cultivation level was that of a four-star Medium Deity, and he had at least the combat effectiveness of a seven-star Medium Deity, or even a one-star Upper Deity.

Tagore seemed to feel the strength of his opponent, and he did not continue fighting. His figure flashed, and after a few bursts of retreat, his body suddenly shrank back to its original kitten form, and he dashed back into the spaceship in a flash.

Thor's frost attack directly bombarded the spaceship's protective shield. The ripples on the protective shield shook for a long time before dissipating, but the spaceship was still unaffected. It was obvious that although Thor's attack was a little stronger than Short's earlier attack, it was not much stronger.

Thor tried to attack a few more times, but the result was the same. Only then did he turn around and pull the other two back into the spaceship.

"Gu Ding, you killed our leader. From today onwards, the Bronze Fist Mercenary Corps will fight the Gu Ding Pirate Crew to the death!" Thor shouted at Gu Ding through the communicator.

"You've got one thing wrong," Gu Ding corrected. "Your leader is not dead. We just captured him alive."

As Gu Ding spoke, he asked Neptune to project a video of the interior of the Titan battleship and had Tagore release Short from the special space. Before Short could react, Gu Ding pressed a hand on Short's body and sealed him completely.

"What did you do to me?" Short realized that he had become an ordinary person in an instant.

"Since you know who I am, it shouldn't be difficult to find out. I have a forbidden sealing ability," Gu Ding said calmly.

"Let go of our leader, and we'll leave immediately. We'll give up on this mission, and we'll never cause any trouble for your crew again." Seeing that Short was not dead, Thor finally calmed down and immediately made his conditions.

"Thor, don't you think that's a little naive?" Gu Ding did not intend to stop there. "Don't forget that we're Interstellar Pirates. It's impossible to escape unscathed after messing with us. Now that we have hostages in our hands, it's easy to get them back. According to the rules of Interstellar Pirates, you just have to pay a sufficient ransom! "