Chapter 440

There were three Bluestone Battle Rings in Trading Area No. 2. In fact, the other two trading areas were the same. These Bluestone Battle Rings were said to have been built by True God-level powerhouses in ancient times. The restrictions above the Battle Rings could isolate the aftermath of a battle between nine-star Half-Step True God-Level powerhouses. Of course, this was only hearsay because no one had ever seen a Half-Step True God-Level powerhouse fight in these Battle Rings.

The existence of the Battle Rings in these trading areas was for the purpose of resolving disputes. During the process of trading, it was inevitable that disputes would occasionally arise. When disputes could not be mediated, the Battle Ring was the simplest and most brutal way to resolve them. The winner would have the final say.

Ordinary trading disputes would not be life-or-death battles. All that was needed was to determine the winner. However, Gu Ding's match was a life-or-death battle. Gu Ding chose a life-or-death battle because he liked to solve all problems in one go and eliminate all future troubles. If he left someone alive, the other party would most likely come back to cause trouble.

Near the Bluestone Battle Rings, there were officials from several major forces stationed there. There were three officials in each trading area, each in charge of a Battle Ring. The officials stationed there were all Extreme Deities. They were treated very well and had a relatively leisurely life.

"Are you two going to have a life-or-death battle?"

Below the Battle Ring, Gu Ding and Sinister found one of the Battle Ring managers. The manager was short and stout. He had a small gourd hanging from his waist and a large gourd on his back. His breath reeked of alcohol, and his voice was slightly muffled.

"That's right!"

It was not very reliable for such a manager to be a referee. However, since it was a life-or-death battle, whoever killed their opponent would be the winner. It did not matter whether there was a referee or not.

The two quickly signed the life-or-death contract under the witness of the manager and jumped into the Battle Ring. The Battle Ring's restrictions were immediately activated.

"Come, place your bets, place your bets!" The manager immediately set up a table below the Battle Ring and shouted at the people around him.

A group of people immediately gathered around, and the other two managers of the ring were no exception. They all looked excited.

"The winning rate for a demigod is 1: 5. The winning rate for a Higher Deity is 1: 1.1." The manager picked up the gourd at his waist and took a gulp of alcohol, then burped. "If you want to buy it, hurry up. There's a thirty-second protection period on the stage. If you miss the protection period, I won't accept it."

Gu Ding and Sinister looked down the ring speechlessly. The ring was not soundproof, and they could clearly hear the administrator's shouts.

"I bet a million Origin Stones on that Highgod!"

"I bet on the Highgod to win. Three million Origin Stones!"

"The Highgod wins, eight million Origin stones …"

For a moment, everyone was betting on Sinister to win. No one was betting on Gu Ding.

"Everyone is betting on the Higher God to win, so I'll bet on that Demigod brat to win. A hundred million Origin Stones!" the manager said drunkenly.

"Pigg, are you drunk? Don't tell me you're going to go back on your word like last time? "The other two administrators looked at him with disdain.

"Nonsense, when did I go back on my word?!" The fat manager glared at the two of them before looking up at the arena. "Alright, I'm not taking any more orders. Thirty seconds of protection time is up. The match officially begins! "

Sinister dashed out almost as soon as the protection period was up. After all, he was a Higher Deity, and his body movement technique was quite extraordinary. His body swayed like a white phantom, making it hard for people to figure out what was going on. After traveling the Cosmic Sea for so many years, he knew that even a lion would go all out against a rabbit. Even if he did not believe that Gu Ding was a match for him, he did not dare to be careless. After all, Gu Ding was the strongest powerhouse on the Demigod Monster Leaderboard.

"Imperial Body of Nature!"

Gu Ding growled, and the forty thousand-fold increase in combat effectiveness of the Physical Body Level was immediately activated. His four-star Lower Deity's basic physical strength, after the four thousand-fold increase of the Magic Elephant Level and the forty thousand-fold increase of the Physical Body Level, had been directly raised to the strength of a five-star Medium Deity.

As the white phantom approached, Gu Ding suddenly exerted force.

Shura Armageddon!

As soon as he used this divine skill, his entire person suddenly looked like a bloodthirsty Shura, and his aura skyrocketed to the level of a five-star Higher Deity. Other than a few Extreme Deities, almost everyone in the arena was suppressed by this powerful aura.

Although the defense of the bluestone arena could isolate the escape caused by the attack, in order to let the people outside the arena better experience the battle in the arena, the aura was not shielded. Therefore, Gu Ding's aura could be easily sensed by the people outside the arena.

Sinister naturally felt it more clearly. He did not expect Gu Ding's outburst to be this powerful. He was only a One-star Higher Deity, and his highest combat effectiveness was only that of a Three-star Higher Deity. Gu Ding's aura had completely overshadowed his, and a look of horror flashed in his eyes. However, he did not choose to retreat because he knew that if he retreated now, he would only lose more miserably.

This divine skill instantly raised Gu Ding's physical strength, soul strength, God Source strength, and speed to the level of a five-star Higher Deity. Sinister, who was originally just a white phantom in Gu Ding's eyes, was immediately captured by Gu Ding's line of sight. In a flash, Gu Ding dashed out at a speed faster than Sinister and rushed toward Sinister head-on.

"You shall be defeated!" Gu Ding extended his five fingers, and as his God Source filled the air, he drew black threads in the void. Even the space around him trembled faintly. It was obvious that Gu Ding's powerful attack was extremely powerful.

Sinister's expression was ferocious. As he closed in on Gu Ding, a short knife suddenly appeared in his clenched fist. It was a four-star God Item, and he slashed at Gu Ding's neck in a frenzy. He was not as fast as Gu Ding, so he could only hope that the energy blade was faster than Gu Ding and that he would be able to reach Gu Ding first.

Gu Ding did not retreat at all. His feet touched the ground again, and he suddenly exerted force. His charging speed was several times faster than before, and he pressed his palm against Sinister's chest even more violently.

Ka-chak!

There was a cracking sound, and Sinister's chest was like tempered glass that had been hit. Cracks appeared like a spider web, and the dozens of cracks spread out in all directions at a terrifying speed.

Sinister felt the God Source in his body continuously gathering toward his chest, trying to heal the wound. However, it was like trying to put out a burning cart of firewood with a cup of water. He hurriedly took out dozens of vials of medicine from his Inventory and gulped them down in a frenzy. He only hoped that the speed at which the cracks in his chest were spreading would slow down, but it was nothing more than wishful thinking.

A wave of black energy continued to expand in his body like a black hole that swallowed everything, turning all the energy of the medicine he had consumed into nourishment for the black hole.

In less than three seconds, Sinister's body completely disintegrated into pieces in front of everyone's eyes.

Gu Ding casually took the short knife and intelligent wristwatch from Sinister and put them into his Inventory. Only then did the terrifying aura around him gradually dissipate.

There were quite a number of onlookers below the ring. Since they had heard that it was a battle between a demigod and a Higher Deity, they were rather looking forward to witnessing such a strange battle with their own eyes, even though they did not think that Gu Ding would win. However, the scene before them had subverted their understanding, and it caused the onlookers to start discussing it.

"That was the aura of a 5-star Higher Deity!" Some of the Supreme Deities had seen it very clearly.

"Who the hell is this kid? A demigod has the combat effectiveness of a 5-star Higher Deity! I've lived for millions of years, and I've never heard of such a thing! "an administrator asked in surprise.

Seeing this, Pigg completely sobered up. Only then did he pick up the life and death contract and look at Gu Ding's signature. "Gu Ding …"

"Gu Ding? The Gu Ding who's number one on the Demigod Monster Leaderboard? "another administrator immediately asked.

"I don't think it's someone else with the same name. One such monster is scary enough." Although Pigg was not too sure, he did not think that there was another guy named Gu Ding who was so strong.

The administrator next to him ejected an image of a bounty. When they saw the face on the bounty, they were certain. "It's him! Pigg, did you know his identity in advance? That's why you deliberately set up this bet. "

"I admit that I've done a lot of things to trick you guys in the past, but I really didn't know this time." Pigg smiled helplessly. "I just felt that his aura was a little hard to see through, so I took a gamble."

After getting off the ring, Gu Ding did not linger. His figure immediately darted out and rushed toward the stall that sold White Moon Jadeite.

In reality, this arena battle did not take too long. From the signing of the life and death contract to the end of the battle, the entire process took less than three minutes. However, Gu Ding did not want to waste even a second because he was afraid that it would affect Robert's advancement. Some rare materials might be available now, but they would be bought by someone else a minute later.

Gu Ding continued to purchase materials. What he did not know was that the video of his battle had been recorded nearly twenty times, and it was going viral on Skynet. One of the most popular videos was called "Watch How a Demigod Kills a Higher Deity in One Hit!". In just a few hours, the video had been viewed more than a billion times and shared hundreds of thousands of times.

In the Cosmic Sea, many people who did not pay much attention to the Interstellar Pirates were asking who the demigod in the video was. Gu Ding's name was soon revealed. This video was not only circulated in the shallow and deep sea zones, but it was also seen by many people in the restricted seabed zone. In an instant, Gu Ding's name became known to more people.

"This Gu Ding guy is getting stronger and stronger. I'll have to work harder." In an apartment at the headquarters of the Federal Government, a blonde young man smiled faintly after watching the video. However, his smile soon turned into worry. "But after this video is seen by the people of the Federal Government, I'm afraid that they'll increase the bounty on him again and proceed to the next stage of the hunt. It's very likely that the ones who will take action will be the regular members of the TOP2. Two of those guys also have combat effectiveness of a 5-star Higher Deity, and one of them has combat effectiveness close to an Extreme Deity … "