Chapter 408

In the Central Tower, there were ten portals. There was only one real door, and the other nine were fake. Each fake door led to two different directions. Most of the portals were above the eleventh floor of the Central Tower.

In other words, the probability of finding the real door on each floor was one in ten, and the probability of finding the real door twice in a row was one in a hundred. To reach the tenth floor, one had to pass through the real door nine times. The probability was one in a hundred million. Therefore, in the Central Tower, the probability of stepping into the fake door was extremely high, and stepping into the fake door usually meant death.

Most people who stepped into the Central Tower had great confidence in themselves. They would never stay on the first floor and wait for the ruins to close. In the Tower, everyone's detection radius was only one kilometer, which was far lower than the detection radius of the monsters in the tower. Once sent into the eleventh floor by the fake door, it was basically death.

That was why no one had ever walked out of the Central Tower alive.

In the central Yao-Sealing Tower, the number of beasts was no less than the sum of the other five Yao-Sealing Towers, perhaps even more. However, the area of each floor was larger, about twice the size of the other towers. Therefore, the density of the monsters was much higher than the other five towers.

Gu Ding encountered a total of six monster hordes on his way to the entrance of the second floor, and this was the route Neptune had calculated. In the Tower, each monster horde occupied a territory hundreds or even thousands of kilometers in diameter. If he wanted to go around them, he would have to walk thousands or even tens of thousands of kilometers. Therefore, there was no way to avoid some monster hordes. It was better to kill them all and walk in a straight line to save time.

Gu Ding naturally did not let go of the monster carcasses. His Emperor Body of Nature needed a lot of Vitality. Although the one-star monsters did not have high Vitality, mosquito legs were still meat. Moreover, there were quite a lot of them.

Under Neptune's instructions, Gu Ding killed his way to the fifth floor of the Central Tower and collected more than ten million monster carcasses.

"Don't rush to find the exit on this floor. There's something good!" Neptune said in Gu Ding's ear.

"What is it?" Gu Ding was a little excited.

"A hundred-thousand-year-old Dragon Herb."

Gu Ding had heard of the Dragon Grass before. It was a special plant that originated from ancient times. It bore fruit once every thousand years, and each time it bore nine fruits. This fruit could strengthen the atavism effect in the bloodline factor. Not only was it effective on all kinds of demon beasts, but it was also effective on humans. The older it was, the stronger the strengthening effect. This 100,000-year-old Dragon Transformation Grass was comparable to a Five-Star Divine Item. Any one of these fruits would be worth at least a Four-Star Divine Item if auctioned.

Gu Ding's eyes lit up when he heard that the treasure was the Dragon Herb.

"This Dragon Herb is guarded by a Purple-scaled Scarlet Striped Python. That python is the undisputed overlord of the fifth level. Its cultivation base is that of a Five-star Lesser Deity, and its battle prowess is comparable to that of a One-star Intermediate Deity. I'm afraid that after eating the Dragonification Herb's fruit this time, it will evolve into a Flood Dragon, and its cultivation will rise to the level of an intermediate deity. "

"I must have this Dragon Herb!" Gu Ding did not intend to be modest at a time like this.

Under Neptune's guidance, Gu Ding soon found the Purple-scaled Scarlet Striped Python's territory. It was a giant purple python with strange red stripes on its body. Gu Ding estimated that it was more than two hundred meters long, and it was indeed a giant beast. However, the strength of one's battle prowess was never determined by its size. In front of Gu Ding, this big fellow was nothing.

What surprised Gu Ding was not the python's size, but the number of demon beasts it had. There were more than three million of them.

"The fruits of this Dragon Herb should ripen in the next two days. Based on the current situation, there's a high chance that they'll ripen by noon tomorrow." Neptune continued, "Before you harvest the Dragon Herb, remember to pluck the fruits first. The fruits will wither once the Dragon Herb leaves the soil."

"Got it." Gu Ding grinned. "Before that, there's one more thing I need to do — harvest the beast horde!"

As Gu Ding spoke, he charged toward the beast horde …

Not long after, more than three million demon beasts' carcasses were all stored in Gu Ding's Inventory, including the Purple-scaled Scarlet Striped Python.

Gu Ding squatted at the same spot for an entire day, and the nine fruits finally ripened. He reached out and plucked all nine fruits, then stored them in the Inventory. Only then did he carefully dig out the roots of the Dragon Herb that were buried in the ground. He used a jade box to store it, afraid that it would damage anything. Then, he carefully placed the jade box back into his Inventory.

After doing all that, he followed Neptune's instructions and ran toward the entrance to the sixth level.

"From the sixth level onward, there are many valuable items on each level." After Gu Ding stepped into the sixth level, Neptune reminded him, "I'm guessing that the Army Marshal set this up on purpose. After all, the highest cultivation level that can enter the ruins is only a five-star Medium Deity."

"So, where should we go now?" Gu Ding also knew that if it were not for Neptune's directions, he would not have been able to accurately locate the real door five times in a row. Coupled with the limitless detection range of the Sea Emperor's Land, he was like a fish in water in the Central Devil-Subduing Tower, which was feared by countless people. If it were someone else, perhaps every step they took would be like walking on thin ice.

"About eight hundred kilometers in the direction of two o 'clock, there's a flower field with about twenty Origin-gathering Flowers. They're all over a hundred thousand years old." Neptune immediately gave instructions. "Along the way, you'll encounter two groups of demon beasts. There's also a group of demon beasts guarding the Origin-gathering Flowers. You can slaughter them while you're at it."

The Origin-gathering Flower was a plant with a white flower disc. The flower disc would always face in the direction of the light and absorb the energy of the light. The flower disc of a hundred thousand years old Origin-gathering Flower contained a large amount of energy, which could be used to break through the cultivation level.

Gu Ding followed Neptune's instructions and quickly slaughtered the three groups of demon beasts. He stored the millions of demon beasts' carcasses in his Inventory and kept the Origin-gathering Flowers.

"About six hundred kilometers in the direction of nine o 'clock, there's a Meteorite Fruit. Along the way, you'll encounter a group of demon beasts. There's also a group of demon beasts guarding the fruit …"

"About one thousand six hundred kilometers in the direction of eleven o 'clock, there's a Moonlight Tree. Along the way, you'll encounter five groups of demon beasts …"

…

With Neptune's help, Gu Ding managed to obtain seven types of precious spirit medicine and millions of demon beasts' carcasses on the sixth level alone.

Then, he went all the way up to the tenth level. The harvest on each level was more abundant, and Gu Ding was so happy that he could not close his mouth.

After entering the tenth level, Gu Ding could not help but ask, "Neptune, are we staying on the tenth level until the ruins close or what?"

"Do you want to stay here, or do you want to keep going up?" Neptune asked.

"Of course I want to continue upward, but with my current strength, even if I activate my territory, I can only fight an ordinary 1-star higher deity. The three-star demon beasts on the eleventh level and above gather in groups. I can't even get close to the portal. " Although Gu Ding wanted to continue upward, he knew his own strength very well. After activating his territory, he could handle a few three-star demon beasts, but he would not be able to handle more.

"There's a fake door on the tenth level. The destination of the teleportation leads to the sixteenth and twenty-first levels. If you're willing, we can try our luck. The odds are fifty-fifty anyway. If you're teleported to the sixteenth level, then find a place to hide and wait until the ruins close. There are no demon beasts on the twenty-first level. If you're teleported to the twenty-first level, you can get Helen's complete inheritance. Do you want to risk it? "

"Of course!" Gu Ding nodded vigorously. "Let's search the tenth level clean first."

"Ten o 'clock, three hundred kilometers …"

"Two o 'clock, five hundred kilometers …"

…

On the sixteenth level of the Devil Subduing Tower where the dense forest was, Liliath and the others were hiding in a cave. Neptune had found this location for them, and it was actually a safe spot in the Devil Subduing Tower. There were a few safe spots like this on every level above the eleventh level of the Devil Subduing Tower. They were there for those who were not strong enough to hide. There were no demon beasts near the safe spot, so Liliath and the others were safe.

"It's been two or three days, but Aurora hasn't caught up. She was probably killed by the demon beasts on the sixteenth level. I just don't know how Gu Ding is doing, "Liliath suddenly said. For the past few days, Neptune had only told them that Gu Ding was not dead, but he had not told them the specifics. They were also quite anxious.

"Don't worry, Sister Lili. He'll definitely stay on the sixth level without anyone leading the way. He won't go any higher." Luo Luoli thought that leading the way in the tower was Liliath's specialty, so she comforted her.

"We'll know when the ruins close. This is the sixteenth level. We can't move an inch, so we can only wait." Clark also spoke up, but he was still thinking about the terrifying aura that suddenly appeared on the sixth level a few days ago.

…

Gu Ding stayed on the tenth level for three whole days. In fact, it only took him a little more than a day to search for the treasures. He used the rest of the time to slaughter the large beast herds.

After three days, Gu Ding had collected hundreds of millions of beast carcasses into his Inventory. The demon beasts on this level were all peak two-star demon beasts, and some were even close to three-star demon beasts. If Gu Ding's cultivation had not advanced to demigod, he would not have been able to do it so easily.

"You've slaughtered over a million beast herds. It's almost time to go. The ruins will be open in less than ten days," Neptune suggested.

"Okay." Gu Ding nodded. He knew that even if he was sent to the twenty-first level, Helen's inheritance would not be so easy to obtain. He had to leave some time to prepare for some unknown situations.

Under Neptune's instructions, Gu Ding soon arrived at the fake door. After slaughtering the beast herds guarding the door, he stepped through the door …