Chapter 615

After leaving Ural City, Gu Ding spent more than three months in the nearby Sa Er Mountains. In the past three months, he had been living like a savage, hunting down True God-level monsters in the Sa Er Mountain Range every day to train his combat abilities. He was determined not to use soul attacks unless he had no other choice.

This caused him to fall into desperate situations where he was on the brink of death many times.

In particular, there was one time when a fourth-rank true god-level Howling Lunar Wolf chased Gu Ding for more than thirty thousand kilometers. Gu Ding used all his skills, fighting and escaping at the same time, even using his Emperor Body, but the beast tore him apart with one swipe of its claws. In the end, the beast caught up to him and bit off half of his body. Gu Ding had no choice but to use his soul attack to kill it.

However, after more than three months of training and cultivation, Gu Ding had not only improved his combat ability, but his White Jade Emperor Body had also broken through to the strength of a fourth-rank true god-level.

It turned out that things like the Emperor Body would improve greatly every time it was broken and repaired. In addition, Gu Ding had no shortage of Crimson Blood Crystals rich in vitality energy, so the breakthrough was expected.

During these three months, Gu Ding also released Bartholomew in his Flame Demon Tree form. In this new form, he would not be noticed by Celestine. During these three months, Bartholomew had also given Gu Ding several pointers. With his Heavenly God-Level cultivation level and vision, many of the suggestions he gave were very practical and valuable. Most of the time, Bartholomew was deep in the Sa Er Mountains, using the Flame Demon Tree's branches to tease the eighth-rank and even ninth-rank true god-level beasts. Therefore, for the past three months, the demonic beasts in the Sa Er Mountain Range had been living a miserable life.

"The Martial Arts Convention should be starting soon. With your strength, you'll definitely be first in the half-step true god-level," Bartholomew said with absolute certainty. "However, before you go back, we have one more thing to do."

"What is it?" Gu Ding was slightly surprised to hear this.

"I'm going to shield your cultivation level, God Source, and the Divine Fire in your body," Bartholomew said as he twisted the branch. "Because of your cultivation base, there's nothing you can hide from a Heavenly God. If I can see through it at a glance, that means that Celestine can see through it as well. Also, there are no God Source Cultivators in this world. As long as he sees the God Source in your body, Celestine will definitely know that you are not from this world. "

"However, the people in this world generally have very weak soul cultivation. How can they disguise this?" Gu Ding suddenly thought of this.

"You don't have to worry about that. You don't have to hide the strength of your soul. If Celestine asks, tell him that you once bought a black stone from a street stall, and after swallowing it, the strength of your soul increased sharply. " As Bartholomew spoke, an illusory image condensed in the void. It was a black crystal that looked like an obsidian. "This is an Abyssal Soul Crystal that can directly increase the strength of one's soul. Celestine is definitely no stranger to such things. Given the Abyssal Plane's omnipresent nature, it's not impossible for them to have explored this world and left behind some traces. Celestine definitely wouldn't suspect anything. "

Gu Ding could only nod when he heard this. Although he was reluctant to lie, he had no other choice.

"Are you ready?" Bartholomew stretched out two branches.

Gu Ding nodded. "Yes."

The two branches wrapped around Gu Ding's arms, and then a strange energy flowed into Gu Ding's body. A moment later, several formations appeared in Gu Ding's body, shielding Gu Ding's cultivation base, the God Source in his body, and the Divine Fire in his soul space.

"I'm just using a shield, not a seal, so you have to be careful not to use God Source in battle. Fight in this mountain range for another three days. Familiarize yourself with fighting without God Source and fight with pure physical strength. After three days, we'll return to Ural City to register. "Bartholomew arranged the last three days of training for Gu Ding.

In the next three days, Gu Ding quickly adapted to fighting without God Source. Only then did he put Bartholomew back into the Inventory and left the Sal Mountains.

Back in Ural City, Gu Ding went straight to the registration point for the martial arts contest.

It was the first day of registration, and the registration point was crowded. It made Gu Ding wonder if everyone in the city had signed up for it.

Gu Ding helplessly stood at the end of a line. Looking at the long line in front of him, he could only chat with Neptune to pass the time.

"Seven months have passed. In five months, I can leave this world and return to Purgatory Gate. With my current strength, if I activate Emperor Body, I should be able to enter the eighth level of Purgatory Gate and get the thing that can help me break out of prison, right? "

The prisoners on the eighth level of Purgatory Gate were all first-rank True God powerhouses. However, based on the prisoners' cross-rank combat effectiveness in Purgatory Gate, it was not impossible for fourth-rank True God prisoners to appear.

"That's not necessarily true. The eighth level of Purgatory Gate doesn't exclude the existence of fourth-rank True God combat effectiveness. Moreover, it's not like you don't know the people locked up there. They're all truly vicious existences. Their actual combat experience won't be weaker than yours. According to my estimation, if your strength reaches fifth-rank True God, you should be able to get that thing. "

"However, this way, you only need one year and three months to leave Purgatory Gate. The three-year deadline is too early." Neptune then gave a somewhat strange suggestion. "I suggest that you don't leave Purgatory Gate immediately after you get that thing. Instead, continue cultivating in Purgatory Gate and wait until the three-year deadline is up before leaving Purgatory Gate. To be honest, I personally think that Purgatory Gate is a pretty good place to cultivate. There are many very good opponents. "

"I've thought about this too, but after thinking about it, I'll let nature take its course. I'll make a decision after I get that thing." Gu Ding had not made up his mind yet because he had previously told everyone about the three-year deadline. Therefore, the cultivation plan that Liliath and the others had formulated should also be based on this three-year deadline. If someone was in closed-door cultivation during this period, even if he was released from prison, he would not be able to gather everyone in a short time.

"There's one more thing that I think I should tell you." Neptune was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "I have a feeling that it won't be easy to kill that guy named Celestine this time. Of course, I don't have any basis for saying this. It's just a hunch. I think you should be careful when the time comes and try to escape the scene of the battle as soon as possible. If Bartholomew's move doesn't work and Celestine doesn't die, as long as you change your face and hide, you can still be teleported away when the one-year deadline is up … "

Gu Ding and Neptune chatted for more than four hours, and Gu Ding finally reached the front of the line.

"Name, age, cultivation level. Fill in all these things yourself. Don't leave anything out!" The registrar's attitude was obviously a little impatient. However, he had been sitting there for so long and had to say the same thing to everyone. It was impossible for him to maintain a positive attitude all the time.

Gu Ding did not mind. He directly filled out the form and handed it back.

The registrar took the registration form and glanced at it. "Age 1600?"

This 1600 was changed by Neptune. At first, Gu Ding had filled in 16, but Neptune said that it was too eye-catching, so he added two zeros at the end. Even so, the registrar was still very surprised.

When they heard the voice of the registrar, many people looked at Gu Ding with a surprised look in their eyes.

That was because the Vitality that Gu Ding had displayed so far was the strength of a seven-star half-step True God. In this world, people who had reached this level of cultivation were basically above ten thousand years old. To have such a level of cultivation at the age of 1600 was already a very impressive genius.

Gu Ding nodded and turned to ask, "Is there a problem?"

"No … No problem." The registrar's attitude immediately changed, and he put on a smiling face. "This is your challenge card. Please keep it well and don't lose it. The number on it is your challenge number. Please check the notice board in front of you for the specific rules. "

Gu Ding took the green sign that was half the size of a palm and looked down at it. The number on the sign was 9527. He was a little surprised. He had come to line up early in the morning, but his number was already close to ten thousand.

After taking a few steps forward, Gu Ding saw the notice board that the registrar was talking about. He looked up at it.

There were not many rules on the notice board.

Gu Ding only glanced at it and knew the general situation. "It turns out that every city has a first round of screening. Only those who pass the preliminary screening can participate in the preliminary round of the Martial Arts Conference."

"Every main city has three thousand slots for each division, and every subsidiary city has a hundred slots for each division. It looks like the competition is quite fierce. "Neptune's voice suddenly came, and there was a hint of schadenfreude in his tone.

"That's not very fair. There are differences in the strength of people in each city. Being able to enter the top hundred in one subsidiary city might not be able to enter another." Gu Ding felt that the rules were not very fair.

"If there are too many powerhouses in a city, contestants can go to other cities to register. There are no restrictions. The only requirement is that one person can only register at one registration point. Moreover, this thing can't be absolutely fair. "Neptune gave a different opinion. "Actually, no matter how the slots are allocated, it makes no difference to the real powerhouses."

Gu Ding agreed with Neptune's last sentence. The real powerhouses, no matter which city they register at, would definitely stand out in the end.

Walking away from the notice board, Gu Ding returned to his hotel and waited patiently for the screening in three days.