Chapter 1173

After Neptune evolved into a human, he was one of the best in terms of physical and soul strength, cultivation talent, and innate aptitude.

To some extent, he was not inferior to Gu Ding.

The reason he did not break through to Holy King was that he was different from the other members of the Gu Ding Pirate Crew. He spent most of his time and energy on things other than cultivation. Although he could have chosen to multitask, he chose to let nature take its course.

For the Gu Ding Pirate Crew, their overall combat effectiveness was strong enough. Since ancient times until now, there had never been a pirate crew that had three Saint Kings and eight Saint Lords. Neptune felt that one less person was not a big deal in terms of combat effectiveness. Instead, he would have more time to gather information, do research, discuss the production of new weapons with Robert, plan the future of the pirate crew with Mi Ke, and so on.

He felt that he had lived a fulfilling life and did not need to learn from Gu Ding and become a cultivation maniac.

However, not becoming a Holy Lord did not mean that Neptune was weak.

With the variety and number of divine powers that Neptune had mastered, a Holy Lord like him could be considered an invincible super powerhouse below the Holy Lord level.

Under the same combat effectiveness, Neptune had terrifying close combat abilities similar to Gu Ding's. He was no weaker than Biggie's saber skills, no weaker than Phaser's sword skills, no weaker than Liliath's illusion abilities, and no weaker than Mi Ke's calculation and planning abilities … Other than the taboo moves that required special Blood Energy to activate, he was proficient in everything that the other members of the Gu Ding Pirate Crew were proficient in, and he was no weaker than the others.

Neptune could be considered an all-rounder with no weaknesses.

Although Neptune had lost his detection ability in the Demon Tree Forest, the probe robots that he carried with him came in handy again.

Although the forest was vast, he could not find Gu Ding and his companions in a short time.

However, the probe robots brought him news of the Demon Tree Blood Fruit's existence. He also knew that Gu Ding would definitely snatch the Demon Tree Blood Fruit. He also hurried toward the area where the Demon Tree Blood Fruit was.

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Dockett had been in a good mood ever since he had advanced to Holy Lord level combat effectiveness.

For a long time, the combat effectiveness of a battle maniac like him had been at the bottom of the Gu Ding Pirate Crew. Although his main profession was a doctor, he had a fanatical fighting spirit.

However, ever since he joined the Gu Ding Pirate Crew, he had never been the main combatant. He only had the chance to fight when there was a group battle.

In this assessment, everyone dispersed, and he finally had a chance to display his abilities.

When he sensed that the Plant Spiritual Monsters here had Law Fragments in their bodies, Dockett was stunned at first, but then he became wild with joy.

"As long as I kill enough plant spiritual monsters here and devour those Nomological Fragments, I might be able to break through to the level of a Holy King before Biggie and the rest. If that's the case, I'll be the main fighting force of the pirate crew in the future! "What Dockett did not know was that Biggie had just broken through to Holy King Level not too long ago.

Just thinking about how he could become a Saint Ruler, Dockett's mood became even more joyous. Hundreds of flying daggers shot out from his sleeves and began to slaughter the plant daemons in a frenzy.

His wanton massacre quickly attracted the attention of a small team from a nearby tribe.

The team immediately surrounded him, but they were all slaughtered by him. However, before the team was annihilated, they sent out a distress signal.

When Dockett saw the signal flare explode in the sky, he cursed in embarrassment. His throwing knife pierced through the throat of the last person before he turned around and fled.

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As the chief financial officer of the Gu Ding Pirate Crew, Faust's talent in financial management was almost unrivaled.

In terms of combat, he was considered a monster compared to ordinary people, but compared to Gu Ding and the rest, he was only average.

Ever since he joined the Gu Ding Pirate Crew, Faust had always been the weakest.

Naturally, Gu Ding and the rest did not care because they already had enough main fighting force members. Moreover, when Gu Ding first asked Fatty Faust to join the crew, it was only because of his financial management ability. Even if Faust was a cripple who could not cultivate, it did not matter to Gu Ding.

Although Gu Ding and the rest of the Gu Ding Pirate Crew thought so, Faust did not share the same opinion. He had never been a battle maniac, and he had never thought about achieving anything in cultivation. Ever since he joined the Gu Ding Pirate Crew, he only had one simple thought — I don't want to be the one holding everyone back!

This time, he had advanced to Holy Lord level, while most of the crew members were only Holy Lord level. Only Erza and Gu Ding had broken through to Holy King level (Faust did not know that Biggie had broken through). Although he knew that Biggie, Phaser, Hark, and the others all had extraordinary strength that allowed them to fight above their level, Faust was very happy. Even so, his combat effectiveness was on par with theirs, and that made Faust very happy.

In the forest, Faust swung his long staff at the trees that surrounded him as he muttered in a low voice, "Afu, I've become a Holy Lord. This time, I won't be a burden to everyone. I believe that one day, I'll inherit your last wish and become a true staff cultivator powerhouse. "

Faust's battle caused a huge commotion, and the sound of his bombardment of the tree gremlins could be heard hundreds of kilometers away. As a result, he was quickly discovered by a native tribe and began to be hunted down.

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As a Holy King level powerhouse, Erza had a main quota of her own. Therefore, from the start of the Path of Kings assessment, she was not with Gu Ding and the rest.

After killing their way to the fourth stage, only six of the ten Vikings she led were left. Even though her personal combat effectiveness was amazing, she was only one person. Moreover, the Vikings she brought in only had the combat effectiveness of a Holy Disciple. Basically, other than holding them back, they would not be of much use. It was not easy for them to make it to this stage.

Fortunately, she could finally move freely in this stage, which was a great relief to her.

Erza did not go on a killing spree in the few days she had been in the forest. The Sigil fragment no longer attracted her.

After learning about the existence of the Demon Tree Blood Fruit, she hurried toward the location of the Demon Tree.

It was already the seventh day since everyone had entered the fourth stage. Erza, who was rushing forward, suddenly became alert.

"There's killing intent! This killing intent feels very tyrannical. It doesn't seem to be emitted by a human … "Erza suddenly stopped in her tracks and looked around. After a moment, her gaze locked onto a certain direction.

"Come out, there's no need to hide!" Elsa shouted towards that direction with a smile.

"Hahaha, as expected of a Holy King level powerhouse. You've sensed my presence so quickly?" A huge creature slowly emerged and looked at Erza with eyes full of disdain.

"This is … a dragon?" Erza raised her eyebrows slightly and raised her head to look at the creature.