Chapter 1102

On the third day after entering the Awakening Pool, Erza broke through to the combat effectiveness of a Holy Lord. At that time, her bloodline concentration was less than 12%.

In the first few days after becoming a Holy Lord, Erza felt a little more relaxed because of the sudden increase in combat effectiveness. However, as time passed, the pain brought about by the Awakening Pool increased exponentially.

In addition to the burning sensation at the beginning, Erza began to feel the numbness of the cold, the stinging and intense itching of the nerves caused by poisonous insect bites, and the feeling of various weapons piercing and tearing through her …

Moreover, the various excruciating sensations did not only travel on the surface of her body, but also penetrated her pores and penetrated deep into Erza's flesh, bones, organs, and even her brain and soul …

This feeling of living a life worse than death caused Erza to rely on screaming and crying every day to vent her emotions. After more than ten days, her voice had long become hoarse, and she did not know how many tears she had shed. However, this kind of screaming and crying could indeed slightly relieve the pain in her body. If she had not listened to Gu Ding's advice and forcibly suppressed her emotions, Erza would have collapsed long ago.

Fortunately, Gu Ding and the others were far away from Erza's Awakening Pool and could not hear her cries and roars. Otherwise, Gu Ding and the others would have been unable to resist persuading Erza to give up.

Time flew by, and it was already the sixteenth day. Erza's mind began to become a little chaotic, and her thoughts began to slow down.

Her bloodline strength had increased to 24.7%, and her combat effectiveness had increased to the limit of a Holy Lord, but she still could not feel the slightest hint of breaking through to Holy King level.

The severe physical pain brought about by the Awakening Pool and the mental exhaustion made Erza extremely tired.

She had always been a person who slept whenever she felt like it, but this time, she forced herself to hold on and did not dare to sleep.

Before entering the Awakening Pool, Barryn had explained some of the rules of the Awakening Pool.

One of the rules was that once one lost consciousness in the Awakening Pool, such as fainting, faking death, or falling asleep, etc. The Awakening Pool would automatically kick out those who had lost their dominant consciousness.

"I can't sleep … I must become a Holy King … Only by becoming a Holy King can I ensure the safety of the pirates … I can't sleep …" Erza repeated these words over and over again, like a machine.

Now, she was completely relying on her willpower to hold on.

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"It's already the sixteenth day … Lily seems to still be in a state of cultivation. I just don't know how long she can persevere, and whether she can become a Holy King …"

Gu Ding woke up from his cultivation once again. His cultivation had completed its second breakthrough, and he was now an eighth-rank Heavenly God.

"You've finally broken through to eighth-rank," Neptune's voice came from afar.

"Neptune, how's everyone doing now? How's Ayesha?" Gu Ding could not help but ask.

"Elsa's situation isn't optimistic. Half a month of torture in the Awakening Pool has exhausted her consciousness to the limit. She's only relying on her willpower now." The Sea Emperor sighed. "In this state, it is almost impossible to break through to the Holy King Realm."

"That bad?!" Gu Ding frowned slightly after hearing about Elsa's condition.

After a moment of silence, Gu Ding asked again, "What about the others? Is everything alright? "

"It's alright. Everyone's strength has increased. I just broke through to Holy Lord-level two days ago, and Liliath was one day earlier than me. Huck and Becca are already on the verge of breaking through. I don't know if they'll succeed this time. "

"Miko took Faust and Dockett to set up a formation and barrier above a blood-colored lake, allowing all three of them to successfully advance from Three-Star Shura to Holy Disciple level."

"Although Biggie and Phaser's combat effectiveness did not increase, they used other methods to increase their combat effectiveness. The results should be pretty good."

The Sea Emperor briefly explained everyone's situation.

"It seems like the others are fine. The key is Ayesha …" Gu Ding frowned slightly. "The energy contained in the Awakening Pool is really overbearing. Just some impurities are discharged, and it's able to form such a body of water filled with energy. Moreover, this blue body of water alone is enough to corrode my body and cause me immense pain. Ayesha is soaking in the liquid. You can imagine how intense the pain she's experiencing is. "

"Can I go see her now?" Gu Ding could not help but ask.

"You can't go now. She's relying on her willpower now. If you go, her willpower might loosen. A few days ago, Lili was also clamoring to go see her, but I stopped her. "The Sea Emperor rejected Gu Ding's suggestion. "I won't talk about the others, but you still have a certain chance of breaking through to ninth-rank Heavenly God. Don't waste time. I'm afraid you won't have the chance to come to a place like this in the future. "

"Sea Emperor, if you don't want me to see Ayesha, can you at least help me project her? I'm still worried, and I want to see how she's doing. "

After a moment of silence, Gu Ding made another request.

"I refuse!" The Sea Emperor directly rejected Gu Ding's request. "Ayesha's current state can be said to be very bad. There's no benefit in letting you see her. It'll only add to your worries. Moreover, with your personality, who knows what impulsive things you'll do if you see her in her current state. Just obediently cultivate. If Ayesha can't break through to Holy Ruler level, we'll have to rely on ourselves to fight our way out. The stronger you are, the higher our chances of successfully breaking out of the encirclement. "

After listening to the Sea Emperor's words, Gu Ding sighed softly and calmed himself down a little. Naturally, he knew that the Sea Emperor had given the best suggestion.

"I understand. Help me look after Ayesha. If it doesn't work, it's better to persuade her to give up. You should also know very well that it's not that easy to become a Holy Ruler. "

"I know, but her current physical strength can still withstand it. I won't say anything for now. When her physical body can't take it anymore, I'll dissuade her. "The Sea Emperor's tone was also full of helplessness.

If it had been in the past, the emotionless Sea Emperor would definitely not hesitate to support Ayesha to fight to the death and not give up until she became a Holy Ruler. This was because whether Ayesha could become a Holy Ruler or not was related to the survival of the rest of the Gu Ding Pirate Crew.

Now, however, Sea Emperor was no longer the Sea Emperor of the past. He had human emotions and could no longer make the kind of choice he used to. Although the choice he made in the past was indeed the best choice.

After hanging up the call, Gu Ding once again entered cultivation mode, trying to make the next step of the breakthrough.

On the other hand, Sea Emperor cast his gaze at Ayesha in the distance. He saw that Ayesha's body was covered in wounds. Although they were healing, it was still an unusually shocking sight.

"Ayesha, you have to hold on … It doesn't matter whether you can become a Holy Ruler or not. Once your physical body starts to disintegrate, don't try to be brave …" Sea Emperor muttered in a low voice. He knew that based on the current situation, Ayesha would not be able to hold on for long. Her physical body would start to disintegrate.