Chapter 442

In Robert's Domain, Gu Ding sat down cross-legged and took out a bottle of Level 2 Body Enhancer from his Inventory. He had bought it on Treasure Island earlier.

Under normal circumstances, a person's basic physical strength would be limited by their cultivation level. It would not exceed their cultivation level by too much, but the upper limit of this restriction would vary from person to person. For example, there were some special races with special talents in their bodies. Their bodies were stronger than their cultivation by two major levels, or even more.

The ancient Dragon Blood Warriors were one of these special races. After their bloodline awakened, their physical strength could exceed their cultivation level by three ranks. There were also the descendants of the Rock Emperor from the Middle Ages. After their bloodline awakened, their physical strength could exceed their cultivation level by more than two ranks …

Gu Ding did not know if his basic physical strength had reached the upper limit. Therefore, he planned to drink a bottle of Body Enhancer to test it out. If he had not reached the upper limit, he would drink the rest of the medicine and try to improve his physical strength as much as possible. If he had reached the upper limit, he would not have to waste any more medicine.

The Body Enhancer in the test tube was blood-red in color. Gu Ding took a deep breath and injected the red liquid into his body.

Almost at the same time that the potion spread, a strong burning sensation spread from the inside of his body. It felt like a ball of fire was running around in his body.

Gu Ding had long anticipated this feeling. Every time the body enhancer was used, it would bring extreme physical pain to the user. However, only feeling pain meant that the medicine was working. If there was no pain, it meant that the physical strength had reached the upper limit that could be improved, and he had to increase his cultivation level in order to improve it again.

Gu Ding's basic physical strength was only at the level of a four-star Lower Rank Deity. Even with the four thousand times increase of the Imperial Manifestation Body's physical realm, he could barely reach seven and a half stars. However, he had injected himself with a Level 2 Body Enhancer. Under normal circumstances, only a Middle Rank Deity could use it. Therefore, the pain he felt was worse than a Middle Rank Deity who had been injected with a Level 2 Body Enhancer.

The burning sensation grew stronger and stronger. Gu Ding's head felt like it was going to explode, and all the muscles in his body were trembling. However, he still took out the remaining nine tubes of medicine and injected them into his body with trembling hands.

With each injection, Gu Ding's pain became more and more intense. Finally, he could no longer sit still and began to roll around on the metal floor of Robert's Domain. Even the slightest bit of coldness from the metal made him feel better.

Cries of pain reverberated throughout the Metal Domain. Even Lilliath, who was hundreds of kilometers away, could hear them clearly. Liliath's eyebrows were knitted together. Of course, she knew the source of Gu Ding's pain. Gu Ding had warned her in advance and told her to ignore his reaction. Lilliath could only harden her heart and pretend not to hear, but she was no longer in the mood to cultivate.

Gu Ding's roar lasted for nearly three hours. Suddenly, he felt as if a crack had appeared in his body. As the crack appeared, his body began to disintegrate and reconstruct further. The speed of disintegration and reconstruction quickly reached a balance. After about 18 hours, the disintegration finally stopped, and the reconstruction was quickly completed. His basic body toughness had also finally leaped from the Four-Star Lesser Deity level to the Five-Star level. As the pain subsided, his roars also gradually died down. However, the effects of the physical enhancer were far from over.

On the third day, his body disintegrated and reconstructed again, and Gu Ding's physical strength improved again, from five-star Lower Rank Deity to six-star.

On the seventh day, the body of a six-star Lower Rank Deity was finally upgraded to seven-star.

On the twelfth day, Gu Ding's physical strength was very close to that of a Middle Rank Deity. However, he was still a little short of breaking through, and he was only at the peak of a seven-star Lower Rank Deity. The effects of the medicine continued, but his physical strength did not improve. Gu Ding knew that he should have reached the upper limit of his physical strength. If he wanted to improve his physical strength further, he would have to improve his cultivation.

However, this result was not bad. Coupled with the four thousand-fold increase of the Emperor Body of Nature, Gu Ding's physical strength was considered to have reached the strength of a four-star Middle Rank Deity.

On the eighteenth day, the effects of the medicine finally wore off completely. Feeling that the deadly burning sensation had finally faded, he let out a long breath and stepped out of Robert's domain.

When he walked to the small living room, Gu Ding was a little surprised to find everyone there. "What happened?"

"I gathered them before you finished cultivating. I have two pieces of good news and two pieces of bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?" Neptune said.

"Uh, whatever." Gu Ding did not expect so many things to happen in the outside world in just one day.

"First, let me tell you the first piece of good news." Neptune could not be bothered to keep everyone in suspense. Everyone would find out sooner or later anyway. "Gu Ding, your bounty has increased significantly."

Wanted Offender: Gu Ding

Gender: Male

Age: 16

Cultivation Level: Demigod

[Combat Prowess Assessment: Higher Deity]

Bounty: 30 million Origin Stones

Latest Criminal Incidents: None

Official Evaluation: Extremely good at close combat, with incredible combat skills and terrifying combat talent, excellent leadership and cohesiveness.

Danger Level: Five Stars

Neptune projected Gu Ding's latest bounty. It was still the same head picture of Gu Ding baring his white teeth, but the bounty was completely different. From the original 9.8 billion Universe Crystals, it had increased by more than thirty times.

"Next, let me tell you the first piece of bad news. It has to do with your bounty. Your bounty has already reached thirty million Origin Stones. This means that our pirate crew has gone from being a B + Wanted Pirate Crew to an A Wanted Pirate Crew. In the future, the Federation government will send out the top two members to hunt us down, or even the top three members. "

"If it's just a regular TOP2 member, everyone can still manage. If it's a TOP3 member, everyone except you will have a hard time dealing with it. This is because the TOP3 members, except for the new members from back then, basically all of them have combat effectiveness of an Ultimate Deity. "

Neptune's words made everyone, including Biggie, frown. Although everyone was becoming stronger, Neptune's words were not without purpose. He knew very well the general strength of the other members of the crew. Biggie also knew that his current strongest state was only the combat effectiveness of a 2-star Ultimate Deity. If he wanted to become stronger, he would have to break through his cultivation.

Moreover, Gu Ding's crew was different from before. There were two non-combat members, Mikko and Bru. If they were to encounter a strong enemy attack, someone would have to protect them. This would further weaken the overall combat effectiveness of the crew.

"Let's talk about the other two pieces of news." Gu Ding shook his head. He did not want to put too much pressure on everyone, so he changed the subject.

"Let's talk about the second piece of good news first. I just got news from Faust that the materials Robert wanted were all procured in one day. I impersonated Gu Ding's voice and made an appointment with him to deliver the goods on Reto. We should be there in about three days, and they should be around the same time. Anyway, the things will be in our hands in three days. Robert will have no problem advancing to a Higher Deity. "

"There's another piece of news. This is the second piece of bad news …" Neptune paused. "I accidentally found a rumor on the Skynet that Stephen Gates and his wife are suffering from an incurable disease and their lives are in danger. There are even rumors that they are already dead, but the Gates family has covered it up. I also found out that the Gates family has only sent Faust to attend the recent high-level meetings of the Fenance Financial Group. His explanation to the public is that his parents have caught a cold and are not feeling well, so it is not convenient for them to attend public events for the time being. However, I suspect that the rumor may very well be true. "

"What about the rest of the Gates family? Doesn't Faust have other elders? " Gu Ding frowned. This was indeed bad news because Gu Ding and the others already saw Faust as a member of the crew.

"No one else has shown up either. Currently, all the projects that the Gates family is discussing are being handled by Faust alone. These include two astronomical acquisition projects and a super financial investment project. There are also more than seventy projects that the Gates family is discussing, and the Gates family has only sent Faust alone for each of them. Logically speaking, even Faust's uncles are not qualified to touch those super projects. Those three projects are of the highest level, and only Faust's father has the authority to discuss them. "

"I understand. Neptune, call Faust's number!" Although Gu Ding did not know exactly what was going on, he knew that Faust's family must be facing a major crisis.

The communicator was quickly dialed, and the notification kept ringing. Gu Ding waited patiently.

On the other side of the communicator, Faust, who was sitting on the sofa, put down the documents in his hands. He looked at the number on the communicator, hesitated for a moment, and did not pick up in the end.

"He didn't pick up. Maybe he's busy. I'll call back later. "Neptune's last sentence was said to comfort Gu Ding.

"Alright, keep an eye on Skynet as well. See if you can find out what's going on." Gu Ding was more worried about Faust's current situation.

In the next few hours, Neptune tried to call Faust's number twice, but still no one picked up. Gu Ding and the others had no choice but to leave messages and text messages, but there was no reply.

Three days passed quickly, and Gu Ding and the others arrived at Hottop ahead of schedule.

Not long after they arrived at Hottop, a spaceship with a Chimera imprint on it also arrived at Hottop's star sector. The imprint was the Gates family's symbol. The spaceship had just slowed down when it was surrounded by more than ten mercenary groups' spaceships …