Chapter 62: Check Information

After Huohuo consumed the gem, Gu Ning had her continue practicing her Scorching Body skill. At the same time, he instructed Xia Rui to train her Gengjin Body, thinking that he might one day turn her into a hero as well.

Training her Gengjin Body now might help awaken her potential and increase the chances of evolution later on!

Ever since Gu Ning obtained Xia Rui, the metal-elemental spirit, he had an idea—to collect other types of elemental spirits and cultivate them to evolve.

He had a hunch that doing so could lead to unexpected and significant rewards.

Of course, he knew this wouldn't be easy, but there was no rush. He could keep an eye out in the future and do his best.

The rest of his time was spent at the stern, watching the two little spirits train—until the Mother of Heaven issued a broadcast.

[Global Announcement: The Duel of Two Domains is about to begin. All participants, please prepare!]

[Global Announcement: The duel will follow a formation battle format. Your position will be assigned based on your ranking—higher rankings go to the front.]

[Global Announcement: During the duel, killing a Demon Domain rookie lord will also reward merit points.]

[Global Announcement: The duel ends once the total number of participants drops below 40%.]

[Global Announcement: The event begins in 5 minutes. Good luck to all participants!]

After reading the announcements, Gu Ning began analyzing the information hidden within.

The first one wasn't very useful, but the second had implications.

It implied that he would likely be positioned toward the back. That might be a good thing for others—since the rear is relatively safer.

However, being in the back also meant fewer rewards. And that was something Gu Ning didn't want—he was hoping to gather more ship cores, which would be crucial for building his future naval fleet.

Now he could only hope that his bond with Licoelle prioritized her ranking, so he could be placed in the front.

There's always a trade-off. He hadn't fought hard for Arena Points lately because he was focused on Bai Shi, and now he had lost his place in the rankings.

Sigh… Guess I'll just have to play it by ear.

The third announcement confirmed that merit points would be rewarded again—just like the last Demon Domain mission. But after speaking with the Mountain Turtle of Negative Gods, Gu Ning understood that merit points were even more valuable than White Stones in the Mother of Heaven City.

So this time, he was determined to go all out—killing Demon Domain lords to earn both ship cores and merit points.

The fourth announcement was much more chilling—it revealed that the battle would only end once 60% of participants were dead.

Gu Ning estimated that this announcement would scare many people into backing out.

After all, the Mother of Heaven didn't force qualified individuals to participate.

Gu Ning opened the chat channel.

"Brothers, looks like this will be a real bloodbath! Brutal stuff!"

"No kidding, I thought it would be like last time—hunt the enemy down. Didn't expect a straight-up battlefield!"

"Yeah, it ends when only 40% remain. That means 6 out of 10 people are gonna die! That's rough!"

"I'm already planning to give up. It's too dangerous in there!"

"Hahaha, cowards! Fortune favors the bold! If you survive, you'll strike it rich!"

Some were willing to risk it all, while others lacked the strength or luck and were already considering retreat.

But most of the top 10,000 were ambitious, bold, and ready to fight.

Gu Ning took out the bracelet Licoelle had given him and tied it to his wrist, waiting calmly for the teleportation.

While waiting, he checked the status of his team—something he hadn't done in a few days.

Windsor (Legendary)Level: 7Strength: 60 (+18+6)Agility: 67 (+5)Defense: 67Intelligence: 60Mana: 600 (+180)Class: Hero, LightbringerSkills: Heal, Light Arrow, Light Shield, Entangle (Blue), Confuse (Blue)Equipment: Right of Light (Purple), Hairpin (Green)Loyalty: 100Affinity: 98 (Admiration)

Thanks to recent hunting missions, Windsor had reached level 7. What caught Gu Ning's attention was that her attributes had increased by 10 points instead of the usual 5!

He quickly realized the implication—low-quality units would fall further behind high-quality ones as attribute growth started to double.

What if growth doubles again in the third phase? That would be insane.

Next, he checked on Darkmoon.

Darkmoon (Legendary)Level: 5Strength: 50 (+5)Agility: 52 (+5)Defense: 50Intelligence: 49Mana: 490Class: Hero, Night HunterSkills: Shadow Blade, Dark Corrosion, Moonlight, Shadow Stealth (Blue), Flying Sword Technique (Blue)Equipment: Shadow Blade (Green)Loyalty: 100Affinity: 75 (Close)

Darkmoon had also leveled up to 5. After consuming some rare treasures, her attributes were now roughly equivalent to a level 6 legendary hero.

At this stage, such treasures still made a big difference—but later on, the same gains would be negligible compared to naturally high stats.

Finally, Gu Ning checked on Xiaolan.

Xiaolan / Deep Sea Giant Whale (Purple) — Length: 30 metersLevel: 7Strength: 50Agility: 45Defense: 46Skills: Ram, Bite, Thunder Sword, Tidal Wave

Xiaolan had also reached level 7 and had awakened a new skill. It seemed pets could awaken new abilities on their own.

Whether Huohuo could do the same after becoming a hero remained to be seen—but since she was still evolving, Gu Ning was optimistic.

Only after she leveled up again would they truly know.

He also checked on the commoners and saw that most of them had reached level 5—thanks to fishing every day.

After a little while, Gu Ning's ship changed appearance: its hull turned white with blue patterns.

Up ahead, a spatial gate appeared.

Without hesitation, Gu Ning gave the order to enter.

Xiaolan led the way, followed closely by the tower ship.

His vision dimmed, then brightened again, and he felt a wave of disorientation.

When his senses cleared, Gu Ning found himself in the battlefield of the Two Domains.

Directly ahead, he saw a transparent barrier. Beyond it stood countless black-hulled, red-patterned warships, densely packed and stretching out of sight.

The ship at the very front was a level-6 wooden warship.

"Whoa, Gu Ning, you're insane!"

Just then, a startled voice rang out.