Chapter 355: Chapter 354: The Power of the Ancient God!
Just as Du Gang and the others were preparing to leave the communication space and return to their own team space, the sleazy man they had traded with earlier approached them.
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The sleazy man gave a sly smile, glanced left and right to make sure no one was paying attention, and covertly said, âI have a Recording Stone showing Wu Yang in action. Are you guys interested?!â
âBoom!â
Immediately, Du Gangâs eyes turned sharp. An invisible aura began to form and rolled toward the sleazy man.
However, the sleazy man wasnât the least bit intimidated, completely ignoring Du Gangâs aura. âYoung man, donât flare up so easily. I have seen it allâŠâ
Respected elderâŠ
Looking at his indifferent demeanor and his nickname filled with the spirit of a wanderer, Du Gang slowly retracted his aura and revealed a slight smile.
âRespected elder, how much do you want for that recording stone?â
Upon hearing the question, the manâs face turned sleazy again, and he stretched out two fingers, âTwenty merits!â
With a slightly furrowed brow, Du Gang squinted at him.
After a series of enhancements, Du Gang was left with 18 merits. The other three had 2 merits each which totaled to 22 merits. And this elder demanded 20 merits straight away.
Was it a coincidence, or did he know how many merits they had left?!
Du Gang wasnât sure.
On the other hand, he wasnât bothered to ask because even if he did, it wouldnât matter.
âDeal!â
After agreeing, Du Gang added, âGive us some information we donât know for two additional merits.â
In his mind, whether it was 20 or 22 merits did not make a difference.
However, he wanted to figure out if this respected elder had certain channels unknown to him according to how the elder would react toward these two extra merits.
âHehe!â
The sleazy man revealed a brilliant smile, âNo problem, young man, you are quite overbearing!â
He quickly handed over the stone while gesturing with his hand that it was a straightforward cash-and-carry deal.
Seeing this, Du Gang stepped forward to make the transaction and received the Recording Stone.
Without any hesitation, he opened the Recording Stone silently at the center of the four people and started to play it.
The recording showed a hidden shot with a man, who resembled Wu Long, standing arrogantly. Opposite him were dozens of True God Level powerhouses, and among them, there were also powerhouses of the True God Apex level.
âA bunch of losers!â
Wu Yang spat out four words disdainfully, which triggered the anger of the dozen strong men facing him. As a swarm, they charged at him.
âSword swallows the world!â
At the moment when everyone launched their attacks, Wu Yang made a sword move that was impossible to see clearly.
At that moment, the entire Recording Stone was as if enveloped in sword shadows. By the time everyone could see clearly, the scene had been wiped clean.
A dozen True God Apex powerhouses had disappeared. What replaced them was a flying sword hovering in mid-air and a fog-like bloody rain scattering around.
âThis isâŠâ
The four of them widened their eyes instantly, staring at the scene in disbelief.
âIn just one move, he killed dozens of True God Apex powerhousesâŠâ
âThat powerâŠis no weaker than Sun Wukongâs!â
âHe is at the Celestial God level! Or even stronger!â
All their faces turned serious. Sun Wukong, initially, did not show such a powerful strength and clearly, from Wu Yangâs performance, it was evident that he had not used his full power yet.
âHehe!â
The old pervert chuckled again, âSince you gave me extra, I will give you an extra piece of information!â
Upon hearing his words, everyone quickly composed themselves, reoriented their minds, and looked over at him.
The respected elder was quite satisfied with their attitudes. Looking mysterious, he stroked his beard before casually saying:
âDo you all think that Wu Yangâs power is only at the half-step Celestial God level?â
Their eyebrows furrowed, not understanding what he meant. Wasnât Wu Yang just that powerful?
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If he were of the Celestial God Level, he wouldnât be able to stay in the True God spaceâŠ
The respected elder smirked with satisfaction: âWu Yang could have easily advanced to the Celestial God level but he chose to suppress it, primarily because of his brother, Wu LongâŠâ
âNow that his brother is dead, he naturally doesnât need to suppress himselfâŠâ
âFrom what I know, not all mission worlds have an upper limit of strength equal to ours!â
The corner of his mouth curved slightly upwards: âThere are many Mission Worlds with a higher level of strength limitation.â
âAnd most importantly, in the advancement mission world of True God level, the encountered mission world will inevitably be of the Celestial God level. This means that Wu Yang can quickly advance to become a Celestial God once he enters the mission world!â
Celestial God!
This caused Du Gang and the others to jolt.
Simultaneously, they all broke out in a cold sweat.
If they were to encounter Wu Yang and others in the mission world, at their current strength, they would probably be killed in seconds.
It would be a case of delivering themselves for execution, a situation beneficial for the enemies and terrible for the friends.
LuckilyâŠ
Seeing this, Du Gang took a deep breath, slowly bent over, and bowed, âThank you for your guidance, respected elder!â
âHey, donât mention it!â
The respected elder waved his hand dismissively and said, âI always do fair business. You pay, I provide the information. We help each other out. Letâs leave it at that for this time, till we meet againâŠâ
After speaking, he left, just as sleazy as he was before.
Once he had left, Du Gang turned to the others and said, âLetâs return to the team space first, then we can discuss!â
Very soon, the four of them returned to their team space.
âDu Gang, what should we do now? Iâm afraid Wu Yang will advance to the Celestial God level as soon as he enters the mission world!â
Kou Yingwu was extremely worried, his brow furrowed like walnuts.
Du Gang shook his head, âI believe itâs not only Wu Yang. There might be other half-step Celestial Gods in their team. Worst case scenario, we might have to face several Celestial God enemiesâŠâ
He didnât say everything in his mind.
Given that Wu Yang was a core member of the third-level guild, he must hold a high degree of interpersonal relation and guild authority.
If it were him, for the sake of safety, he would probably invite more teams. Even if they didnât do anything else, just putting a bounty would be enough to cause trouble for the enemy.
âWhat should we do? Even if we wanted to ascend to Celestial God, it would be pretty hardâŠâ
Tao Xuan Zhu was confused at this point because, after all, they were facing an opponent who was one or even many Celestial Gods. And their strongest member, Du Gang, was only at the half-step Celestial God level.
Although she hadnât seen a Celestial God at work, she knew that at such a level, it would be almost impossible to reverse their positions.
âHuh!â
Du Gang exhaled deeply and sighed, âNow, we can only take advantage of the mission world!â
âGiven our strength, we canât go head-to-head with them. The only way to stand a chance is to leverage the strength of the plot tasks.â
âItâs a pity we donât know what kind of world we will enter next, otherwise we could start preparing in advanceâŠâ
He quickly came to his senses and turned to Tao Xuanzhu and Kou Yingwu.
âWhen you two return, ask your elders for treasures that can hide your presence, preferably something that can evade the tracking of Celestial GodsâŠâ
âAs for other items, gather as much as you canâŠâ
âUnderstood!â
The two understood the importance of leveraging their clanâs resources in the circumstances.
âFirst, return to reality. The next time we come in, Iâll arrange it; remember to prepare more supporting tools!â
âGot it!â
And with that, the four of them quickly returned to reality.
As soon as Du Gang returned to reality, he immediately reached out to Xiang Xinjian.
There was no time to hide his imperfections, and he directly asked about the status of the Ancient Godâs body.
The answer he got was as he expected.
âThe Ancient God, purely relying on physique, can achieve the status of Celestial God or even a God King âŠâ
âYou are more special, due to the inheritance of Pangu. Just relying on physique, you have the potential to become a Saint!â
âHowever, if you practice divine power, divine soul, in addition to the divine body, you may have a higher breakthroughâŠâ
He didnât hide anything from Du Gang this time, clearly informing him of the power of the Ancient Godâs body and the path heâs currently on.
In fact, Du Gang had long discovered that his journey seemed to be filled with his own opportunities, but in reality, everything was arranged by others.
This meant that these people were aware of his path and understood it clearly.
Without any ambiguity, he said: âThis time, Iâve encountered trouble. Against a half-step Celestial God strength opponent, I may face one or even several Celestial God level powerhouses. Can you provide any assistance?!â
Relying on leveraging the plot tasks was too uncertain. In comparison, his only option was to seek help from the Ancient City.
Xiang Xinjian was taken aback, he hadnât expected Du Gang to be so direct.
âWait a moment, Iâll look for something in the books and get back to youâŠâ
With those words, he ended the communication.
Du Gang knew that this guy had gone to consult with the eighteen old ancestors.
Thatâs for the better, heâll also know if these eighteen old ancestors hold secret techniques of the Ancient God he does not know about.
After about a pot of time, Xiang Xinjian finally rejoined the conversation.
âIâve checked the ancient books and found something that suits your current situationâŠâ
As he spoke, he slowly unfolded a jade slip that looked very ancient.
âAncient Godâs Powerâ
âThis is a book that will allow you to use your power betterâŠâ
Xiang Xinjian paused, then said, âBefore I give this to you, let me explain the divisions of power at the True God level!â
âTrue Gods, based on the Original Way as the standard for ranking, one hundred meters of the Original Way is equivalent to level one True God. Everything else, whether itâs the progress of cultivation or secret arts, are simply additional increases in combat power and canât last. What one truly relies on is the length of the Original WayâŠâ
âYou probably canât understand; at the God Spirit Level, there are secret arts that can multiply oneâs power two, five, eight, even ten times. Yet at the True God Level, although you can exhibit these secret arts, you canât simply annihilate a True God with themâŠâ
âThe main reason for this is that, at the True God Stage, the True Spirit is sustained by the Heavenly Dao, and the Original Way is actually within another space, immune to ordinary powerâŠâ
âYou might not understand this, so let me translate it for you!â
âAt the True God Level, one meter of the Original Way can be converted to one hundred thousand combat power!â
Du Gang was stunned, âA hundred thousand combat power?!â
He, at the God Spirit Level, can only just reach over seven hundred thousand combat power after a mad increase. But at the True God level, it was this absurd?
If one meter of the Original Way equates to a hundred thousand combat power, then doesnât that mean with the initial one hundred meters of the Original Way when you first ascend, your combat power would reach ten million?
Xiang Xinjian chuckled, âThatâs right, you must think a hundred meters of the Original Way equals ten million combat power?â
âYes and no!â
He shook his head, âOnce you become a True God, itâs simply not on the same level as the God Spirit Level!â
âThese two cultivation levels are more like two species, two insurpassable species!â
âA God Spirit Level, no matter how against the heavens a person is, cannot defeat a True God. But a True God, even at the weakest, can easily slaughter a God Spirit Level!â
âMoreover, at this stage, one canât kill a peer simply relying on combat power!â
âJust like I said before, at this level, the Original Way is what truly matters. Real strength still depends on the length of each personâs Original Way. Even if you have ten times the combat power, but canât maintain it for long enough to completely break the Original WayâŠâ
âYour opponent can simply wait for your secret art to run out of time!â
Du Gang roughly understood; secret arts multiply combat power, but combat power canât inflict lethal wounds on True Gods and above, which meansâŠ
âTo kill a True God and above, you still have to crush them with the Original Way?!â
âCorrect!â
Xiang Xinjian nodded, âUnder normal circumstances, thatâs the case, but there is one abnormal situation!â
At first, Du Gang frowned, but quickly realized and thought of his bout with Sun Wukong.
âYou mean⊠physique?!â
âExactly!â
Xiang Xinjian laughed, âYou must have wondered why all the great clans, despite caring so much about physique, seem to utilize so little of it at the God Spirit Level!â
âThe main reason is that the God Spirit Level cannot utilize the potential of physique. Only when one becomes a True God or higher, does the full potential of physique slowly came into playâŠâ
âMoreover, secret arts have become outdatedâŠâ
Xiang Xinjian shook his head and sighed, âThis world⊠isnât the same as it was a million years agoâŠâ
His face was filled with melancholy, âA million years ago, secret arts were the trump cards. But now, theyâre nothing more than tools for the God Spirit Level!â
âAs for the Nine MysteriesâŠâ
âHehe!â
Xiang Xinjian chuckled, âI know you possess the Nine Mysteries, but this, already been phased out by the times, doesnât belong to this era!â
Du Gang fell silent.
This was the first time he had heard of this rumor.
After a while, he lifted his head and asked, âDoes the change in the world have to do with the things resisting the Heavenly Dao?â
Xiang Xinjian nodded, âPretty much. The Heavenly Dao has always been changing, otherwise, it couldnât possibly have lasted until nowâŠâ
âIn any case, you need to remember this â the strength of the Ancient God is something that breaks laws with strength. It will push your physique to its limit, and itâs significantly more effective than those Nine Mysteries left from the last era!â
As he said this, he seemed hesitant as if something he had said was questionable.
âProving oneself with strength, indeed powerful, but the Ancient City wants you to simultaneously cultivate the divine body, divine power and divine soulâŠâ
Du Gang recalled what Tao Xuanzhu said, he could establish himself as the Supreme by proving himself with strength.
If he didnât just prove himself with strength, but instead cultivated all three aspects, would he achieve even greater success? Could he solve the crisis of this universe?!
These questions seemed too distant for him, but no matter what, at the very least, his strength was about to become even more formidable!