Gu Ding felt like his body was being sucked dry from the blow. His God Source was almost completely drained, but he was pleasantly surprised when he saw the Secret Rule Sigil wrapped around the giant arm.

There were thirty-one Secret Rule Sigil wrapped around the giant flame arm, one more than before.

If it was any other time, one more Secret Rule Sigil would not affect the power of the move much. However, after Gu Ding stepped into the Rule Domain, he knew that every complete Rule Order had three hundred and sixty Secret Rule Sigil. The number of Secret Rule Sigil was thirty for a small rank, and ninety for a big rank. Under normal circumstances, a Lesser Lord could only master ninety Secret Rule Sigil at most. Any more and they would be promoted to Intermediate Lord.

Gu Ding's opponent this time, the Deep-sea Giant, had mastered ninety Secret Rule Sigil, and its combat effectiveness was at the peak of a Lesser Lord, comparable to the ultimate strength of a Three-star Shura. Gu Ding, on the other hand, had only mastered thirty Secret Rule Sigil, and his combat effectiveness was only the ultimate strength of a One-star Shura. He relied on his Lord-level divine power to cross the combat effectiveness gap and was barely able to compete with a Three-star Shura.

However, now that his thirty Secret Rule Sigil had increased to thirty-one, Gu Ding's basic combat effectiveness from the original One-star Shura to the threshold of a Two-star Shura. The power of his Lord-level divine power naturally increased again.

To everyone's surprise, the Deep-sea Giant's fists automatically collapsed when Gu Ding's giant flame palm collided with the giant ice fist.

Gu Ding's arms shook, and his long arms directly penetrated the Deep-sea Giant's chest.

The Deep-sea Giant let out a long roar and turned into a mist that dissipated, finally revealing a fist-sized blue crystal inside.

The blue crystal did not wait for Gu Ding to react and directly entered Gu Ding's body.

Gu Ding was stunned for a moment, then immediately sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes, and entered cultivation mode.

"What was that blue crystal just now?! Will Gu Ding be okay? "Liliath asked worriedly.

"It's a Rule Fragment formed when a Lord's body disintegrates after his death," Biggie explained.

"D * mn it! The guardian was killed. That's the biggest Rule Fragment. I tried hundreds of times but failed! "Longjing could not help but roar.

"Guardian?!" Neptune seemed to have thought of something and asked Longjing. "That deep-sea giant just now was a soul nurtured by a Rule Fragment, right?!"

"I didn't expect a brat like you to have some knowledge. There were many Law Fragments in this world, but there was a certain level of difficulty in obtaining each Law Fragment. The Law Fragment that the kid had just swallowed was the largest one in the entire world. It had automatically given birth to a Spirit Soul, and that Spirit Soul was getting stronger and stronger as time passed. That Deep Sea Giant just now was that soul and also the guardian of the Law Fragment. "

"Then how did you manage to summon him?!" Neptune asked, puzzled.

"Since it's a soul, it naturally has a simple consciousness. For the sake of the Law fragment in his body, I often challenged him, but in his eyes, it was just a game. After a few times, he became familiar with me. He thinks of me as a friend, so when I asked for help, he naturally rushed over immediately! It's a pity that the soul's ability to protect the Rule Fragment has become instinctive. Otherwise, I would have gotten the Rule Fragment a long time ago. "Longjing still felt that it was a pity.

At that moment, Gu Ding's aura began to rise again. The number of Rule Sigils surrounding his body also increased rapidly, from the original thirty-one to thirty-two, thirty-three, thirty-four …

"He's having an epiphany!"

Lilliath and Biggie exclaimed almost at the same time.

"Damn you, human!" Longjing roared, and several of its whiskers turned into long whips that lashed at Gu Ding. It was obvious that it wanted to interrupt Gu Ding's epiphany.

When Biggie saw this, his eyes flashed coldly. He unsheathed his longsword and slashed it across the void.

The long whiskers that were lashing at Gu Ding were all broken.

"What?!"

Longjing did not expect that other than Gu Ding, the big guy in front of him was also so strong.

"I didn't plan to kill you, but now I've changed my mind."

Biggie was truly enraged. When he heard the Longjing Whale say that it had seen its parents being slaughtered by humans, he had felt some sympathy for them. However, Longjing's sneak attack on Gu Ding to interrupt Gu Ding's epiphany was something that he could not forgive.

He exerted force with both feet and plunged into the deep sea.

Neptune and Lilliath did not even have time to stop him.

In the next few minutes, the entire sea was filled with a sky-high countercurrent, and Longjing's screams echoed thousands of miles away.

In less than five minutes, the screams stopped, and the sky-high countercurrent slowly calmed down.

The sea under Neptune and Lilliath's feet was dyed red with blood.

A moment later, a figure emerged from the sea. It was Biggie.

Biggie sheathed his longsword and returned to Gu Ding's side silently.

"Biggie, when you killed that Longjing just now, was there no green energy in your body?" Neptune asked in surprise.

"There was. It's already in my body, and I've temporarily sealed it." Biggie nodded. "The monster army will attack later, and we still have the captain to protect, so we don't have time to go into closed-door cultivation. The same goes for you guys. When the green energy enters your body, don't refine it yet. I'll help you seal it and release it when we get out. "

"That's a good idea. Using the body as a container, we can store the green energy and slowly refine it. It doesn't violate the rules here. The key is that it won't delay things, and it can also save us time. "Neptune thought that Biggie's idea was pretty good.

Neptune and the others waited patiently as they watched Gu Ding's aura grow stronger.

Time ticked by. Fortunately, the battle between Gu Ding and the deep-sea giant had caused a great deal of turbulence in the sea, and many sea beasts had been affected. An entire day had passed, yet not many sea beasts had rushed over.

However, with Tagore's help, the members of the Gu Ding Pirate Crew were finally reunited.

Neptune explained the current situation to everyone. After listening, even Mi Ke Ke fell silent.

After a while, Mi Ke Ke said, "There are too many monsters. If it's really as you said, then even if we kill their leader, they will still attack us. In the face of hatred, our battle prowess won't be able to scare those demonic beasts. Unless … "

"Unless what?" Neptune quickly asked.

"Unless a king beast with a more powerful bloodline than the dragon whale appears and reigns over the beasts, they can only disperse …" Mi Ke shook her head and smiled bitterly. "But this solution has nothing to do with our current situation."

"Let me try!"

Tagore suddenly jumped onto Biggie's shoulder and said to Mikko and Neptune.