The Era of Gods

by Cui Shi yi

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Chapter 195: Teacher's Attention

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Normally, even the second or last seats at a Super Academy would be more attractive than the top seat at a general higher education college.

At least for Lin Xiao, if the War Throne were to offer a special recruitment spot, the third and final seat would still be better for him than the top seat at any other higher education college.

But now, having already committed to Ether's special recruitment, the War Throne, which Wu Zhonglin had already chosen, lost its priority; even if they offered him a special recruitment spot now, he couldn't accept it unless Ether voluntarily gave it up.

In the past, they might have been able to use the method of benefit exchange to secure the spot, but under these circumstances, Ether definitely wouldn't give it up unless they offered Wu Zhonglin in exchange.

However, the observer from Ether was feeling quite unhappy at the moment. Although the War Throne no longer had a chance, several of the top five Super Academies still retained the priority for the first special recruitment spot. There was no need for "ifs" since Radiance and Wrath of God had already publicly expressed interest in him.

That is to say, although Lin Xiao was nominally still under Ether, it was foreseeable that once Wrath of God and Radiance reached a conclusion, he would no longer belong to them.

The Main World boasts twelve Super Academies, with five located in the HuaXia District.

They are ranked as follows: Radiance in first place.

The War Throne in third place.

Inferno in seventh place.

Wrath of God in tenth place.

And Holy Crystal in twelfth place; each one a colossal entity with expansive ruling territories and terrifying strength.

The minimum standard to establish a higher education college is to possess a powerful divine power, as well as an extensive and complete divine system, in addition to having unified a substantial space dominated by a super-large plane capable of giving birth to powerful divine powers within a Different Domain.

That's just the minimum standard; in reality, establishing a higher education college requires many more conditions.

After all, every few hundred or thousand years in the Main World, a great divine power emerges, but it has been several tens of thousands of years since a new higher education college was founded.

As for Super Academies, the conditions for their establishment are extra stringent. First and foremost, one must be based on a higher education college—that's a prerequisite, and one cannot simply decide to create a Super Academy if a powerful god system wished it, even if the Main God of a powerful divine system suddenly advanced to great divine power, one could not skip this step.

Of course, should there really be a sudden emergence of a great divine power, upgrading to a Super Academy would just be a matter of time.

A Super Academy must have at least one God Level entity at Level 19, and dozens or even more powerful divine powers to support it, and it must unify a significant group of realms centered around the Primary Material Plane within a Different Domain.

The conditions are rather demanding, because within the Exotic Crystal Wall, the Primary Material Plane is generally the center of the Crystal Wall, connecting many powers throughout the Crystal Wall System, and the areas where the gods commonly dwell and tumble about are on the Primary Material Plane.

Unifying a group of Primary Material Planes is difficult…

To put it this way, among the current twelve Super Academies, besides the top-ranked ones, the Primary Material Planes unified by the others are those without great divine power or those unnoticed by supreme beings.

This is because some powerful Crystal Wall Systems have multiple Primary Material Planes, forming several centers within the Crystal Wall Universe, and what they unify are those places overlooked by supreme beings.

Being coveted by such behemoths, Lin Xiao naturally would not refuse, nor could he refuse.

"Which one will contact me first?"

Sitting on the Golden Throne, looking down, he saw each seat arranged such that from his perspective, it seemed as if subordinates were clustering around him in a fawning manner – a very pleasant feeling of being high above, with stars holding up the moon.

Sitting at this level, he was essentially at the top. What he now needed to consider was, if several Super Academies were to choose him at the same time, how should he decide?

The assumption here does not include Radiance. If the top Super Academy took interest, there would be no need for consideration.

Aside from Radiance and the War Throne, although the remaining Super Academies had different rankings, there was no substantial difference in strength, and that would be the real dilemma.

The youth, with his hand propped under his chin, was daydreaming without paying attention to the strange glances frequently cast by the other contestants on the Golden Thrones.

Curiosity mixed with a trace of defiance.

Well, mostly defiance.

This was mainly because Lin Xiao initially occupied a stone seat, so distant from them that he was a minor character whose name was hardly remembered.

Yet, after two rounds, he had surreptitiously climbed to a Silver Seat, and not only ascended to the Gold Tier, he also overtook Wu Zhonglin in the final phase to grab the first place, on top of inheriting the legacy of ancient ancestors, which was simply…

If Wu Zhonglin had come first, they would have accepted it.

If Lin Xiao had achieved first place on merit, they would have accepted it too.

But he didn't; he had gotten the first place by luck, and they were very dissatisfied with that result, quite unhappy indeed.

Yet, there was nothing they could do. The outcome had already been determined; they could only express their dissatisfaction through their gazes.

Of course, just feeling dissatisfied didn't mean they would do anything about it. Setting aside the firmness of the result, even overturning Lin Xiao right now wouldn't change the outcome; they were simply really unhappy with it.

Lin Xiao noticed their gazes but didn't mind; it was quite normal. Any outstanding talent who admits no peers would have their pride.

Whether they were satisfied or not was their business, and he had no control over that.

At the moment, he had no time to bother about it either because he had just received a message from Ether's observer to terminate the contract. The observer spoke with a tone of regret:

"We had hoped you would join Ether, but unfortunately, due to the rules of the Summer Camp, you are going to be selected by one of the Super Academies."

Lin Xiao felt a secret delight, but his facial expression remained unchanged. He placed his hand over his chest in a salute and said in a deep voice:

"I regret that I am unable to go to Ether."

The Ether Observer paused for a moment before responding:

"With your talent, you are bound to stand out in the future. I hope to hear good news from you, goodbye."

"Thank you!"

The communication was cut, and Lin Xiao sat down calmly.

That communication from the Ether Observer almost certainly represented that a Super Academy had taken an interest in him, but it was not clear which one or how many.

In a certain space, three figures surrounded by twisted voids stood in the air. Opposite them was another figure covered by distortions. The four were engaged in a heated argument, and the one facing the three did not fall behind in the slightest.

The one in the middle of the three said:

"We have had our eye on this contestant for a long time."

The person opposite crossed their arms and replied indifferently:

"You gave up on your own."

The figure on the right of the three continued:

"We have already made arrangements with his alma mater; he will join our Holy Crystal."

"The alma mater is the alma mater; it has no power to make decisions for him."

The figure on the left of the three immediately said:

"We have decided to offer him the top spot."

"We have also decided to offer him the top spot."

"Old man, are you determined to compete with us?"

The Observer from the Wrath of God said with a calm and collected tone:

"It is you who are competing with me."

"Not even a bit of face to give?"

"No."

…The three Observers from Holy Crystal felt a sense of suffocation. This person was already tough to deal with, and the rank of Wrath of God was higher than that of Holy Crystal. Furthermore, they had given up on Lin Xiao once before, so they did not have much confidence in this contest.

They hadn't expected this young man to be so formidable. Only Old Li had seen him as a promising seedling, but even he had only regarded him as such. Who would have thought that in the end, they would be so pleasantly surprised? Now, in their eyes, Lin Xiao's potential was second only to Wu Zhonglin, even stronger than the other Golden Contestants who were just below Wu.

If given another year or so of nurturing, reaching the deputy list of remarkable figures or even higher by the end of sophomore year would not be an issue for him. They certainly didn't want to give up on such an outstanding contestant.

But there was still the same problem: If they could see the young man's strengths, so could others. Snatching him away would be a big problem.

According to the rules, if both sides could not resolve their dispute and neither would yield, the result would still have to be decided by the young man himself. In that case, Holy Crystal, which had once given up on the young man, would have no advantage.

"This is really a headache!"

The three Observers from Holy Crystal thought hard but realized there was no way out. Whether persuading the young man or deterring the opponent was completely impossible, since they not only lacked any compelling advantages but were also slightly inferior to their opponent.

The three fell silent, and the Observer from Wrath of God laughed out loud: "Feeling troubled, aren't you? That's right, you gave up on Lin Xiao during the team distribution before, and your Holy Crystal's ranking can't compare to our Wrath of God. We share the same level of acquaintances, so I wonder how you'll compete with me."

"Oh yes, Inferno has already decided to give up on Lin Xiao. Now, it's just between us and Radiance. But Radiance usually only makes a move once every dozen years or so—last time was two years ago—so they probably haven't sent anyone this year, which means…"

The three were speechless; the leader, Old Guo, opened his mouth, but another voice was heard.

"Really?"

All four suddenly looked up in surprise. They didn't know when an extra voice had entered the space.

A ripple spread where a speck of starlight flickered, and a strikingly handsome young man in white emerged from it. At first glance, he seemed like an ordinary person without any anomalies, but the four reacted as if they had seen something terrifying upon seeing him, especially the Observer from Wrath of God who instinctively took a step back before quickly regaining composure, knowing where he was.

The three Observers from Holy Crystal exchanged glances and then bowed to the young man in white, asking:

"What brings you here, sir?"

The young man in white glanced at them and said indifferently:

"To take away two people."

All four sensed something amiss and asked:

"Sir, who do you wish to take away?"

Inside the hall, Lin Xiao was having a casual chat with Lin Xu. He had just received information from Lin Xu that he had been specially recruited by 'Dark Moon,' ranked forty-first among higher education institutions. Although it wasn't as the top candidate but as the last, it was already quite favorable for him.

At this moment, they had left the original group. Since the end of the exchange competition, Ancient City hadn't communicated with them at all, and they couldn't care less, preferring not to engage with someone they had nothing in common with.

"After the Summer Camp ends and we return, Grandfather will surely be overjoyed.."

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Chapter 196: Tense Course

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Just a cursory glance revealed five cards within, two purple epics, one orange legend, one golden mythical, and also a glistening ancient godly card. For Grandpa, as a demigod, this was indeed a super jackpot.

He didn't decline, taking them with a sweet smile and saying,

"Thank you, Grandpa!"

"Good boy, this is what you deserve."

The next morning, Lin Xiao was woken up early by his mother, got ready, and went to have breakfast at his grandpa's house, where he heard that his grandma had cooked it herself. After eating, his grandpa took him and his father to the castle where his great-grandfather lived.

On the way, they sometimes encountered clan relatives, and he distinctly felt a warmth from everyone that was different from before.

At the castle gates, they met his great-uncle, along with Lin Xu, and his grandpa, who rarely smiled, stepped forward with a cupped-fist salute:

"Is big brother also here to see Father?"

In Lin Xiao's usual impression, his great-uncle, who always kept a straight face, now showed a rare smile as he nodded:

"Today, I brought Xu to see Father."

He then looked towards Lin Xiao and waved him over, and Lin Xiao quickly stepped forward to pay his respects:

"Xiao pays his respects to Great-Uncle."

"Very good!"

His great-uncle nodded approvingly and said:

"The two of you are the most outstanding in our clan. You must support each other moving forward."

As he spoke, he flipped his hand, and three cards shining with golden light appeared in his palm, which he handed over:

"Don't refuse, this is a congratulatory gift from your great-uncle. Although it's not as much as what you gave to Xu, this is my sentiment."

"Then your grandson will not be polite."

Obviously, his great-uncle knew about the demi-god statue and Divine Realm card he had given Lin Xu; this was a return gift.

It had to be said that reality could be very realistic; once he showed great potential, even a true god like his great-uncle couldn't avoid being common.

But that was reality, everyone was worldly, and were Lin Xiao in the same position, he probably would have done the same.

Before long, inside the castle, they met their great-grandfather, a true god who looked seven or eight parts like his great-uncle and grandpa but had the appearance of an elderly man with white hair, which was the fifth time Lin Xiao had seen his great-grandfather since growing up. Previously, he'd only seen him at major family gatherings.

A true god has an immortal lifespan, and it's rare to see one looking old.

For instance, Major General Keri looked old, but that was because his true body had fallen.

The reason his great-grandfather looked so old was that he felt old in spirit. If he wished, he could revert to his youthful appearance at any time.

Like his grandpa, his great-grandfather was in a good mood today, he encouraged both him and Lin Xu, and produced exquisite gift boxes for each of them, which clearly contained a pile of cards.

Lin Xu humbly accepted his, but Lin Xiao pondered before accepting and said:

"Please forgive me, Great-Grandfather, but if possible, I would like to exchange these for some fragments of broken ancient treasures."

His great-grandfather's long white eyebrows raised as he inquired curiously:

"Fragments of broken ancient treasures?"

"Yes, any pieces will do, even if they are completely useless."

"Hm!"

His great-grandfather pondered for a moment and didn't ask what he needed them for but only said:

"I do have some fragments that I've collected before. Well, I'll give them all to you."

At this moment, his great-uncle said:

"I also have some collected fragments; I'll give them to you as well."

Lin Xiao was delighted inside and promptly said:

"Your grandson thanks you, Great-Grandfather, and Great-Uncle."

So, a total of eight ancient treasure fragments were acquired, each belonging to different treasures, among them two pieces clearly contained more powerful energy and were probably not just rank 1 treasure fragments.

"If you want more, wait a few days, and your great-grandfather will look for some for you."

Coming back from his great-grandfather's place, Lin Xiao plunged into the Divine Realm.

If complete ancient treasures were definitely out of his reach, and pristine ones were good items not even the powerful divine powers would earn much from, the mere broken fragments without any use other than for collecting were a different matter.

His great-grandfather had said he would look for some in a few days, probably going to a platform where true gods exchanged. Lin Xiao didn't know how much he could bring back.

In this matter, Lin Xiao really wanted to say he would take as much as possible, but these items weren't cheap. Even as collectibles, they cost around a hundred million Power of Faith each, and it wasn't likely his great-grandfather would actually spend tens of billions to collect a bunch.

The key was, he couldn't easily explain why he needed so many fragments of ancient treasures, only claiming he wanted them for collection and a bit of research. Without a good excuse, it wasn't possible to get too many.

In the Divine Palace within the Divine Realm, nearly two years had passed in the Divine Sanctuary while two days went by in the main world. The Divine Sanctuary had already merged a considerable amount of Divine Kingdom fragments, expanding by a large margin.

The expanded areas of the Divine Sanctuary were wastelands, but under the influence of the Divine Domain Heaven Card, the perfect paradise ecosystem of the existing Divine Sanctuary was slowly covering and expanding into the new lands, turning the barren earth into fertile new soil.

The type of new territory obtained with a Divine Realm Card generally depends on the type of the card: if the card designates a water area, it becomes a water area; if it designates wasteland, it becomes wasteland; if it specifies Fertile Black Soil, then that's what it becomes.

If the new land is obtained through the fusion of a Sanctuary or a God Country, its type is normally determined by the fused entities and is generally wasteland, requiring one's own efforts to transform.

Under Lin Xiao's intentional control, the newly spawned terrain of the entire Divine Realm on the right side paralleled the ocean's floor, and whenever a new part was spawned, the seawater spread, forming a new sea area.

The section on the right grew normally, all becoming plains.

He did want to create mountain ranges and the like, and it was technically feasible to achieve this, but in reality, the spawned mountains were only mound-shaped lands, not actual mountains made of rock—essentially dirt hills.

Of course, even if they were dirt hills, over time and under various geological activities, they might eventually turn into rock, but that would take much too long, far beyond the early stages where he couldn't afford to wait.

Currently, the area of the Divine Realm had more than tripled compared to two years ago, but only about one percent of the Divine Kingdom fragments in the God's Tomb had disappeared. This meant that once all the Divine Kingdom fragments were fully integrated into the Divine Realm, the total area of his domain was feared to increase by more than three hundred times the original size.

"That's really exaggerated!"

Lin Xiao's mouth spread into an almost ear-to-ear grin.

He rubbed his hands together and summoned, with a gesture, twinkling stars that sketched out the Creation Rubik's Cube before him.

Lin Xiao restrained his excitement, deciding the Divine Realm didn't need attention for now. At less than one percent integration, full fusion was still three or four months away—plenty of time.

Stretching out his right hand, he scattered a handful of Relic Shards that floated in the void; with a light tap, eight Relic Shards successively fell into the Magic Cube. The massive cube began to slowly rotate, disseminating a mysterious ripple.

From the last batch, the Relic Shards had yielded just over one unit of Creation Energy. This time, two shards clearly came from higher-rank Ancient Treasures, and he expected a bit more.

Before long, ripples sprayed out from a seam in the Creation Rubik's Cube as it ceased to rotate, and a smile emerged on his face as he felt the infusion:

"Not bad!"

Approximately four units plus a bit of Creation Energy, enough to synthesize some nice things.

First, he took stock of his cards. Lin Xiao currently held five Ancient Quality Cards—three from Summer Camp, one from his grandfather, and one from his great-grandfather.

He also had a total of twenty-four Mythical Quality Five Star cards, one Legendary Quality Five Star card, and two Epic Quality Five Star cards. Of these, the Mythical Quality Five Star cards were fifteen from Summer Camp, one from his grandfather, three from his grand-uncle, and five from his great-grandfather.

Beyond these, he also had seven Mythical Quality cards left from the first two phases of Summer Camp, as well as a motley assortment of loot.

All things considered, the Summer Camp haul was indeed spectacular; with so many resources, he had exceeded what many ordinary True God descendants had and instantly narrowed the gap to those True God descendants.

Lin Xiao currently had six additional card slots: one from the gains of Summer Camp and the rest from his monthly quota, allowing him to fuse six cards, which was an opportunity for significant reinforcement.

First, he laid out the five Ancient Quality Cards. Speaking of which, it was surprising that his grandfather could offer an Ancient Quality card, which even for Demigods, is considered quite valuable.

However when he saw the attribute of the Ancient Quality card his grandfather gave, Lin Xiao fell into thought.

Five Star Resource Card — Large Red Iron Ore Vein Card: When loaded into the Divine Realm, a regenerating large Red Iron Ore vein is formed at a specified location along with a small number of random types of accompanying minerals.

This…

It's not to say it's bad; on the contrary, his grandfather was very considerate since such large veins are generally needed by everyone.

Moreover, his grandfather didn't know he already had an Ore Vein Card, so it just shows they were thinking along the same lines.

With a bit of a bemused smile, he set the vein card aside for now. He didn't feel disappointed, after all, it was a gift from his grandfather—an unexpected bonus, so no reason to feel disappointed.

Then, checking the second card from his great-grandfather, his eyes brightened—

Five Star Summoning Card — Storm Giant (Ancient): Summons an immature Storm Giant.

"Goodness, my great-grandfather has things like this!"

An adult Storm Giant could rival a Dragon, a powerful existence capable of controlling storms and a natural Legendary Creature.

This immature Storm Giant had a strength of at least Rank 6 and could continue growing up to the Transcendent Level of Rank 8.

Of course, that's provided the God Domain Strength can accommodate Legendary Creatures of Rank 8.

Lin Xiao's Divine Realm could currently accommodate creatures of High Transcendent Level at Rank 7, so this giant could continue to grow to the peak of Rank 7.

But Lin Xiao's considerations obviously extended beyond simply summoning a Transcendent Creature. In that instant, a new idea popped into his mind.

Could the Storm Giant match his own Supreme Naga?

It was an intriguing thought, and Lin Xiao was quite interested.

Yet, to attempt this idea, a large amount of Creation Energy would be required for implementation, which his current four units certainly would not suffice.

After some thought, he decided to keep the Storm Giant Card and the Fire Giant Essence Blood, these two Ancient Cards, tucked away until enough Creation Energy was accumulated.

Then, looking at the remaining three Ancient Cards laid out before him, Lin Xiao stroked his chin in contemplation.

He certainly had thoughts about these three cards, but upon reflection, he decided against proceeding with his initial idea.

His idea was to fuse these three Ancient Cards—integrating the two Large Ore Vein Cards into the Mountain Range Card, and maybe adding some Creation Energy to see if he could merge a special Ore Card, such as a mountain composed entirely of Red Iron Ore.

But upon further consideration, he thought better of it because it felt a bit pointless.

At this stage, two large iron mines were fully sufficient for the Divine Realm's needs, and another mine mountain was redundant.

There was no need to waste Creation Energy just to save a couple of card slots..

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Chapter 197: The Wise Goblin Hero – Alemente

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Through the shuttle's window, Lin Xiao saw mountains below that were exceedingly massive, stretching tens to hundreds of kilometers high; the peaks were so vast, they seemed endless at first glance.

Ahead of the shuttle's flight path stood a colossal peak reaching between heaven and earth, with the surrounding mountains, towering dozens to hundreds of kilometers high, appearing like mere specks in front of it. Numerous streams of light shuttled above this mountain range, converging into a gateway at the summit of these billions of peaks -a gateway as incomprehensibly vast as a whirlpool resembling a star system, with rolling clouds forming a swirl as vast as a galaxy.

Their shuttle, like the other streams of light, flew towards the immense vortex, and as they approached, they felt increasingly minuscule.

This giant whirlpool-like nebula was, in fact, the gateway to the Brilliant Super College, with Radiance situated within the space just beyond this gate.

The shuttle passed through a vast gateway, so high that it seemed endless; crossing it felt like penetrating a thin layer of light film. Lin Xiao could distinctly feel the changes in the rules much weaker than those of the Main World.

As for the changes manifesting on them, he saw that Shen Yuexin emitted a faint purple light with strands of luminosity barely visible, whereas the space above his own head seemed to be collapsing inward like a black hole, drawing in his gaze, yet he couldn't see the Magic Cube.

But none of that caught their attention at the moment; they were captivated by the spectacle outside.

Behind the immense whirlpool was not the sort of space Lin Xiao had imagined but a vast starry world. They were in the midst of a grand star system, with the vast portal behind them, but far beyond this gateway vortex in the distant void, a massive star burnt, releasing terrifying energy.

Throughout the orbital path of this star system, enormous stars slowly revolved around the constant star according to their designated trajectories.

This was a colossal star system.

But it wasn't a star system like those found in space; it was… a simulated star system.

Meaning, this space as vast as a star system wasn't actually outer space but a colossal Divine Realm, transformed.

Yes, a Divine Realm. As Divine Beings, upon entering this space, they could clearly tell that this was a Divine Realm, just an incredibly vast one.

The shuttle halted in front of the light gate, and seconds later, a beam of light from an indeterminably distant vast star struck the shuttle. Lin Xiao heard a gentle voice by his ear:

"Don't move, and don't resist."

Then, guided by the beam of light, the shuttle sped across the billions of miles of void and arrived near another slightly smaller planet hovering above the blue planet.

Looking out the window, Lin Xiao was amazed to discover that these two planets had a relationship identical to that of the Earth and the Moon.

No, when he saw the shape of the landmasses on the surface of the larger planet below, he realized that they were simulated versions of the Earth and the Moon—or to say, this colossal Divine Realm simulated the Solar System as it was three hundred thousand years ago.

The shuttle was guided to a huge spaceport on the Moon, and as the two disembarked, they were greeted by a young woman standing at the door. She was dressed in a uniform, with her hair tied back in a ponytail, looking crisp and energetic. She smiled slightly at the sight of them and asked cheerfully: "Are you students Lin Xiao and Shen Yuexin?"

Lin Xiao nodded:

"We are."

The woman replied:

"My name is Yang Yue, and I'm from Class 5, Level 2 at Shining High School Department; 1 am also an assistant there. You can call me Xiao Yang. I'm here to guide you two through the registration process."

Lin Xiao inquired:

"If it's possible, could we see your ID?"

The woman paused briefly, then handed over the badge hanging from her chest. After Lin Xiao confirmed it was legitimate, he smiled and said:

"Then we'll be troubling you, senior."

"No trouble at all. Please follow me."

It was unlikely someone would impersonate a staff member from Radiance, but nothing was absolutely impossible. It was always better to be cautious.

"By the way, the rules here are more relaxed than in the Main World, you can fly."

With those words, the young woman rose into the air and headed towards a large cluster of shadows hanging in the distance. Lin Xiao and Shen Yuexin quickly followed her.

At first, Lin Xiao thought they were approaching a cluster of high-tech modern buildings suspended in the sky, considering the high content of mythological technology within this Divine Realm. But as they drew closer and the view became clearer, he realized that instead of a modern aerial city, it was a vast array of Floating Cities of various sizes, floating in the air. Towering spires filled the skyline with a distinctly exotic design, and the architecture was imbued with a fantastical magic, giving off the impression they had arrived in an arcane empire from another realm.

Yang Yue led them into one of the Floating Cities. It felt larger than an average city, and as they flew, she explained:

"This Floating City is designated as No. 02 Floating City. It serves as a general office for the Shining High School Department, and it's where most students come to check in."

Along the way, they saw figures occasionally flying from a distance into the Floating City or departing from it mostly young people. Yang Yue continued: "These days are the enrollment period, so it's a bit crowded. Of course, since you're special enrollees, you don't have to queue up. Someone will handle your registration personally."

Then, she led Lin Xiao and Shen Yuexin past a tall tower with long queues and toward another tower with very few people in front of it.

This tower was truly akin to the legendary Mage Towers of the Main World, albeit a modified version. It looked more advanced than those of the Aboriginals of the exotic world, with a surface that shimmered like crystals. Two tall Diamond Golems stood guard at the entrance, a type of mighty Golem comparable to the Legendary Level, boasting incredibly high defense and immunity to almost all spells, capable of going toe-to-toe with Dragons in close combat—an ideal guardian.

As they approached the entrance, Xiao Yang snapped her fingers, and a beam of light emitted from a huge crystal embedded in the doorway of the Mage Tower, shining on the three of them. Seconds later, a mechanical voice echoed:

"Standby for verification."

"Identity verification passed, please enter!"

The door opened silently, and Lin Xiao entered the tower, feeling as if he were passing through a spatial membrane, similar to his previous entry into this star system. This Mage Tower actually contained its own separate space.

From the outside, it looked merely like a tower with a diameter of five to six meters and a height of approximately forty to fifty meters, but the interior of just the First Level had an area of several tens of thousands of square meters— a size comparable to a modern large office building.

Dozens of staff members paid no attention to them as Yang Yue led them to the office labeled 'Director of Instruction' and gently knocked. Through the glass door, they could see a bald middle-aged man browsing the internet. Upon their arrival, he quickly turned off the small screen in front of the large one, straightened his demeanor, and called out:

"Come in."

"Director Zhang, these are two special recruits from this year's Super Newcomer Summer Camp."

Yang Yue placed a file on the desk and retreated to the side. The bald man surnamed Zhang rubbed his head, flipped through the documents, tossed them aside casually, and then his indifferent gaze swept over the two newcomers. His pupils narrowed upon seeing Shen Yuexin, his expression turning serious as he acknowledged with a hint of surprise. After tapping a few times on his personal terminal, he assumed a more solemn tone and said:

"Before we proceed with the enrollment, as a routine procedure, please both of you show your special recruitment marks."

Lin Xiao rolled up his left sleeve, revealing his wrist shimmering with wisps of crystalline light that outlined the mark from Radiance. On the other side, Shen Yuexin only showed the back of her hand where her mark was located.

"Very good, no mistakes!"

Director Zhang suddenly became enthusiastic, manipulated his terminal a few times, looked up with a sly smile, and said:

"Indeed, you two are among the ten special recruits of our school this year. According to the documents, student Lin Xiao will be assigned to the Level 2, Grade 11, Elite Class 1, and student Shen Yuexin…"

He paused, his smile growing wider:

"Will be assigned to the First Level, Grade 11, Elite Class 1."

As soon as he finished, Zhang Yue's face next to them showed an astonished expression as she examined Shen Yuexin.

Lin Xiao and Shen Yuexin were equally surprised and taken aback. If they understood correctly, it seemed like First Level was only for the direct descendants of Radiance. Considering his aunt's well-known background, she should have been assigned to Level 2, just like him.

She pointed to herself with great surprise and asked:

"Is there some mistake? Am I really assigned to First Level?

"No, there's no mistake. The document indeed assigns you as such!"

Director Zhang explained patiently with a smile.

Shen Yuexin….

Lin Xiao….

Yang Yue….

Leaving the tower, Lin Xiao and Shen Yuexin stood silently beside its grand doors.

The school's decision had caught him off guard. He had hoped the two of them would be in the same class relatives and acquaintances—spending both day and night together; perhaps he could win her over during their second year of high school.

He never anticipated she would be sent to First Level, which was quite awkward.

Seeing their reaction, Yang Yue off to the side realized their relationship was out of the ordinary. He didn't rush them and instead deliberately stood further away, waiting quietly.

It was beyond remedy. If it had been different classes, there might be room for negotiation, but since it involved different branches, there was no solution. He couldn't go to First Level, and she couldn't be expected to transfer over.

"This is really…"

He sighed inwardly and looked up, only to catch her gaze as well. As their eyes met, Lin Xiao, who had instinctively prepared to look away, suddenly mustered the courage to hold her gaze.

A faint blush appeared on Shen Yuexin's face, and she turned her head away, revealing a charming chin as she bit her red lip.

He stepped forward, drawing close to examine her delicate and tempting visage, and said:

"I'll send you a message once I've completed the formalities. Let's talk."

Turning her head back to face him, her eyes held a complex look. After a while, she gave a slight nod in agreement.

A smile appeared on Lin Xiao's face as he gently said:

"Then you should go ahead."

She nodded, and Yang Yue came over. The two of them sat on the magic carpet, rising into the air and flying towards the distance.

Lin Xiao, on the other hand, took off alone, tapping his bracelet to unfold a holographic screen that displayed a map of the school. He followed the directions on the map and flew towards a certain destination.

After officially enrolling, both he and Shen Yuexin received a certain level of permissions within the vast Radiance, which included both the college and high school zones, akin to a star system within the God Country—such as point-to-point teleportation and the right to fly.

Every official high school student of Radiance held First Level permissions in the God Country, including the right to fly freely. Regular college students and elite high school class members held Level 2 permissions..

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Chapter 198: Growth After the Digestion of the Inheritance

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But there was no choice.

Since it was a standard course, they had to complete it all, and it was for their own good.

After all, there was a significant gap between Deity who knew spells and those who didn't.

Placed in a Different Domain's Crystal Wall, it was equivalent to the gap between a wise Deity with wisdom and a wild beast with only instinct when it came to Divine Enthronement.

Moreover, if they knew spells, they wouldn't need to use Divine Power for everything upon entering a Foreign Dimension; some simple enemies could be completely dealt with using spells.

Additionally, the power system of spells was very strong; with sufficient preparation, some exceptionally powerful legendary Mages could even slay gods.

Dr. Sun's distributed materials were rich in content and even came with video tutorials that explained the principles of each spell clearly. Mortals might still be confused after listening, but for Divine Beings, it was much easier to understand, at least for the lower-level principles.

After distributing the materials, Dr. Sun tapped the table to remind them to return to the Divine Realm for self-study, then transformed into a beam of light soaring into the sky, and left.

The classroom quieted down for a moment before students began to return to the Divine Realm to study as quickly as possible.

Lin Xiao was also preparing to go back to the Divine Realm when suddenly he received a message. Upon opening it, he saw a stranger had added him to a group chat.

After a moment's thought, he accepted and immediately entered a chat group which, including him, only had five people. No one was chatting, just a few people asking what this group was. Just then, the one who had invited him, named Red Frost, spoke up in the group:

"Now that everyone is here, this is a special recruitment group. The five of us are the specially recruited students of Radiance Second High. I pulled everyone in hoping we could band together to avoid being bullied by the locals."

"This…"

Lin Xiao was pondering the necessity of such a group when he heard someone with the nickname Tiger Slayer speak in an extremely contemptuous tone, "Specially recruited and still needs to stick together, shameful!"

Having said that, Tiger Slayer left the group.

"Damn, that's hurtful as hell!"

The utter contempt in the tone was infuriating at first listen, and even if it was unrelated to him, Lin Xiao felt a rush of nameless anger to the brain. That was not the way to speak at all.

Within just a few seconds, the others began to leave the group one after another, and soon it was just Lin Xiao and Red Frost left.

Awkward!

He spread his hands and messaged:

"Well, if everyone's left, then I'm leaving too."

"Sure!"

A single word popped up in the group chat, and then it suddenly disbanded before Lin Xiao had the chance to exit himself.

"This really is."

He shrugged his shoulders, gaining a preliminary understanding of the personalities of the other four specially recruited students.

Apart from Red Frost, the others were all very prideful and seemed difficult to get along with.

But such a character was normal for those who were specially recruited by Radiance; they must be extremely outstanding, the best of the local best, so pride was expected.

Luckily, they were not his teammates but rather his competitors.

He laughed to himself and returned to the Divine Realm.

After briefly checking that the state of the Divine Realm was normal, he refocused and opened a book on the principles of beginner-level spells to start his studies.

There wouldn't be enough time in the Main World, but in the Divine Realm, there was no issue.

A day in the Main World was a year in the Divine Realm, leaving plenty of time.

What followed was years of meticulous, ample study. For the most part of a week in the Main World, he stayed in the Divine Realm to learn these magical knowledge, while occasionally ensuring that the Divine Realm developed as he had envisioned.

Meanwhile, every day he expended the Power of Faith to use the Divine Extraordinary Ability 'Reproduction' to speed up the breeding rate of the Supreme Naga.

At this time, the number of Small Fishman in the Divine Realm had long surpassed twenty thousand, but there were just over two thousand Supreme Naga—still far from enough.

To catch up with the other specially recruited students, Lin Xiao estimated that the Supreme Naga would need to number at least three thousand given their combat strength. To stand out in a superpower school like Radiance Second High, three thousand would not be enough; a minimum of four thousand was needed, the more, the better.

Fortunately, the start of the school term was uneventful. For two consecutive weeks, the main content of the two big classes was self-study of the magic system. Dr. Sun's second class primarily answered their questions without introducing new theoretical content.

After half a month like this, translating to a full fifteen years in the Divine Realm, he sternly plowed through several hundred books. Whether he understood or not was secondary; for now, he had forcefully memorized them.

He did this mainly because he had discovered a secret of the Tower of Truth.

It's not exactly a secret, but a function of the Tower of Truth that was discovered by chance.

After he had memorized all of the content, he found that everything he had committed to memory was projected into the Tower of Truth. With each book he remembered, a corresponding book would form inside the Tower of Truth.

This was the main reason he relied on rote memorization. Leaving other considerations aside for the moment, the first step was to memorize this entire body of content, and then…

… he would have his Clan of Wise Goblins study these magic books. Then, through the feedback from the Tower of Truth, he could master any knowledge that his followers researched and understood from the Tower.

That is to say, he could have his Clan help him understand and study this magical knowledge.

With this ability discovered by chance, under his deliberate push, the Wise Goblins began to study these basic magical knowledge crazily, enabling his understanding of the magic system to advance by leaps and bounds. He had long become a formal Mage capable of casting spells on his own.

And with his Divinity Level as high as Level 3, after getting through the hardest phase, his spellcasting ability began to grow rapidly. He was now capable of casting spells up to Rank 7.

Looking at this trend, it wouldn't be long before he could cast Rank 9 spells.

As for Legendary Spells, it's a bit more problematic—this involves the application of rules. Without becoming a Demigod, one cannot touch upon the rules, which means that no matter how they study at this stage, they can't cast Legendary Spells. At most, they can only become more skillful on top of the existing Rank 9 spells they know.

Specifically, as his understanding of the magic system deepens, his casting speed becomes faster, the cost of casting spells becomes lower, and he gradually masters various super-magical techniques.

At this stage, even among Grand Magicians capable of casting Rank 9 spells, the difference between them can be vast. Some weaker Mages are just ordinary firing platforms, using only fixed spellcasting, while some Mages with a large number of super-magical techniques or even some perverted ones can fight beyond their level, easily crushing some non-magic-based Legends.

Lin Xiao derived great benefits from the Tower of Truth through the Wise Goblins, and these Wise Goblins also gained a lot from the Tower of Truth. Although there hasn't been a Wise Goblin who has become a Mage on their own without a Profession Card, the trend is apparent.

Moreover, with the whole Clan studying these magical knowledge together, several Wise Goblins have emerged as the most intelligent of their kind.

Lin Xiao had high expectations for these few Wise Goblins and specifically marked these three to indicate his emphasis. Once any Wise Goblin manages to become a formal Mage without a Profession Card, he will grant Divinity and focus on nurturing them.

"Hmm?"

One day, while sitting in the Divine Palace's throne observing the Tower of Truth, Lin Xiao suddenly had an epiphany, an idea suddenly surfaced in his mind.

After pondering for a moment, his eyes shone brighter, and with a snap of his fingers, he declared,

"Just like this!"

He reached out his hand and grabbed the head of a Semi-god Vampire, pulling it out and throwing it into the Creation Rubik's Cube. With a thought, the Creation Rubik's Cube slowly turned, and a sharp scream followed as the remaining will of the Semi-god Vampire was erased—along with it, the Godhood of Vampire and Bloodsucking was also wiped out.

Godhood is a manifestation of rules, something ethereal. Without Divinity to bear the Godhood, it can only exist reliant on the will of the god's soul. When the self-will is erased, the Godhood naturally disappears.

So, don't think about killing a Demigod to gain Godhood. That's impossible. You can only gain Divinity.

Wiping the will of the Vampire…

Well, after extracting and cleansing the will from the Soul of God, the pure god-soul is no longer vampiric. At this time, there's no concept of race; it's just a pure spirit.

He took out this pure spirit and erased the will and spiritual Branding still lingering in those five points of Divinity. After fusing it into the pure spirit, he formed a pure divine spirit, then introduced it into the Divine Realm to reincarnate as a Wise Goblin.

That's right, if he couldn't wait for a subordinate to inherit those five points of Divinity, why not start from scratch and cultivate one himself?

Born with five points of Divinity, and inherently a Divine Being, the potential is immense from the start; reaching adulthood would mean reaching a Rank 7 High Transcendent Level, and with a bit more encouragement, easily become a powerful Hero. How wonderful.

Lin Xiao was quite pleased with this idea and was now just waiting for its birth to train it properly.

However, he had to wait for the right birth date because the first big class of the semester was about to start, and the head teacher's early message indicated that the first big class would be about defending against invasions, meaning sending enemies to invade the Divine Realm.

At this time, he dare not let the spirit reincarnate; if it accidentally died in the fierce battle, that would be a disaster.

In half a month's time, which was fifteen years within the Divine Realm, the Divine Realm had expanded dozens of times compared to the beginning. The population of Small Fishmen had grown to over 25,000, a vast base number with a reproduction rate that was accelerating.

The Wise Goblins had surged from the initial 2,000 to nearly three thousand over the past twenty years, and their number was also rapidly rising, having now surpassed 3,000.

As for the Supreme Naga, under his continuous casting of the Reproductive Divine Extraordinary Ability 'Speed Up,' there were now more than 2,600, although over two hundred were still children. Deducting the thirty-eight Rank 6 Supreme Naga Whale Knights, there were around 1,500 Rank 5 Supreme Naga Warriors left.

The number of Supreme Naga had increased by about a thousand compared to the Summer Camp, and more than ten had reached the Rank 6 Transcendent Level. Adding Slarda, who had stepped into Rank 7, the overall strength of the Divine Realm had nearly doubled from the beginning.

With preparations complete, he returned from the Divine Realm.

Seeing the time was about right, he tidied up a bit, stepped out the door, and rode on the Crystal Disc. With a point of his finger, a very faint colorless light membrane shielded his entire body as he rose into the air and flew directly to the classroom. This object had now become his mode of transportation.

This extremely faint invisible light membrane is a Rank 1 Shield Spell, forming an invisible force field to withstand certain damages. It doesn't offer high protection, but it's quite useful against the wind.

In the radiance of the first battle…

After studying magical knowledge for over a decade in the Divine Realm, with nearly three thousand Wise Goblins painstakingly researching and feeding back to him, Lin Xiao had reached a very high level in his theoretical studies.

He had begun to master some super-magical techniques and was confident that, among his classmates, his progress was likely the fastest.

The Crystal Disc was strikingly fast….

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Chapter 199: School Sister Xiong Chumo

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"After reaching five points, getting from six to ten points is a hurdle: during this phase, merging two points of Divinity is required to enhance a single point of one's own Divinity. This stage is known as Level 2 Divine Beings,"

"As for Level 3 Divine Beings, they range from eleven to twenty points, where four points of Divinity must be merged to enhance a single point of one's own Divinity."

"Moving on, between twenty-one and forty points of Divinity lie the Level 4 Divine Beings, where a full ten points of Divinity are needed to enhance a single point."

"After Level 4, those with more than forty points up to one hundred points of

Divinity are called Fifth Level Divine Beings.

"With each rise in Divinity Level, one can add a Divine Extraordinary Ability or upgrade an existing one. The higher the Divinity Level, the stronger the new Divine Extraordinary Abilities obtained."

"The gap between Divinity Levels increases geometrically, meaning a Level 2 Divine Being with ten points of Divinity is much more than twice as powerful as a First Level Divine Being with only five points of Divinity."

"Oh! So that's how it is."

Lin Xiao understood; no wonder those who didn't worry about resources didn't have extremely high Divinity. Even Wu Zhonglin only had a Godness value in the low twenties. Aside from the fact that grinding down the residual will of Divinity was overly troublesome and time-consuming, this was the other reason.

If it weren't for this hassle, those from resource-rich clans could easily rely on their families' constant supply of Divinity to accumulate several hundred or even a thousand points of Divinity in one go, which would be absurd.

Having figured this out, Lin Xiao knew exactly what to do.

But before hanging up the communication, he suddenly said,

"I like you. Think it over carefully!"

After waiting a moment and, as expected, receiving no response, he hung up first.

There was no need to rush her. Giving her time to think would avoid pressuring her, which could have adverse effects.

He planned to contact her again after a day, by which time she should have made up her mind. It was neither too long nor too short a wait.

Upon returning to the Divine Realm, Lin Xiao put aside his emotions and threw the tiny bit of Divinity extracted from the Demi-God Statue into the Creation Rubik's Cube. Of the twenty-one remaining points of usable Divinity, he invested sixteen, leaving five to be slowly eradicated by his own abilities, as a means to train the strength of his will.

There was no immediate rush.

The Divinity that had its residual will erased was pure and crystal-clear, and he began to merge it into himself bit by bit, slowly enhancing his own Divinity. It's worth mentioning that although he previously had only four points of Divinity plus two points not yet fully formed, when merging Divinity, the unconsolidated two points were counted as if they were already solidified. This meant that the point of Divinity he just merged counted as his seventh, requiring two points to increase his own Divinity by one point.

This meant that his Divinity began counting from six points; combined with the previously merged point, he had spent a full eight points of Divinity to strengthen himself to ten points in one go, barely reaching the pinnacle of Level 2 Divine Beings.

Moving forward, this put him on par with the strongest competitors from the Summer Camp, except for Wu Zhonglin.

This needed a full four points of Divinity to increase by one point, and he just happened to have eight points of Divinity left, precisely enough to increase two points.

This means he now possesses 102 points of Divinity, as well as one point that

is being eroded.

Apart from this, he still had the skull of a Semi-god Vampire with five points of

Divinity, and three points of Divinity yet to be bestowed.

When his Divinity exceeded ten points, reaching Rank 3, Lin Xiao immediately

felt a tremendous change.

Firstly, as his Divinity strength surged, the speed at which he could eradicate Divinity increased by a significant margin. Previously, it was expected to take almost a year to erase the residual will and spiritual Branding of this bit of Divinity; now, it seemed it would only take about half a year, cutting down more than one-third of the expected time.

Moreover, the expansion speed of his Divine Realm was also accelerating.

In professional terms, as his Divinity grew stronger, his control over the Divine Realm also enhanced, boosting the speed at which he could integrate Divine Kingdom fragments.

Beyond that, a series of good things followed. For example, when casting down Divine incarnations, the Incarnation gained a stronger Strength bonus, allowing him to project even more powerful Incarnations.

By current standards, Lin Xiao could project a Divine Incarnation with Strength approaching Rank 7, just below the Rank 8 legends, as long as he was willing to consume enough Divine Power.

The enhancement of Divinity had shored up one of his weaknesses. Even if he wasn't as overwhelmingly powerful as his classmate Wu Zhonglin, he was still outstanding among his peers, respectable enough not to be like before, when he had only four points of Divinity, which everyone in the entire school would have found hard to accept. One can imagine how much trouble would arise in the future.

Having resolved the trouble with divinity, Lin Xiao felt good and finally had the time to cast his gaze into the Divine Realm for a scan.

But this scan left him astonished. In just a few years, he discovered that there had been significant changes within the Divine Realm. The Wise Goblins had relocated, abandoning their original city to build a new one elsewhere.

After careful investigation into the cause and effect, he believed he understood the reason.

A few years earlier, he had bestowed the Tower of Truth. Curious Wise Goblins entered the Tower of Truth and discovered the various knowledge stored within it, which was like opening the door to a new world for them. I he knowledge in the Tower of Truth captivated them so much that many Wise Goblins spent days and nights inside, absorbed in learning, to the point where they didn't even return home.

Later, the Wise Goblins felt this situation was inconvenient. Moreover, by that time, they had come to regard the Tower of Truth as a holy site of knowledge. After discussion, they simply abandoned their old city and, taking the knowledge they learned from the Tower of Truth, they built a new city centered around it.

The new Tower of Truth is located at the very center of the Divine Realm and is revered as the holy land of truth. The structure of the entire city is clearly more rational than the previous one and carries a style reminiscent of the Main World.

Lin Xiao projected a fragment of his will onto the new City of Truth, taking the form of an ordinary goblin walking on the central street of the city. Most of those around him were goblins, with a few Fishmen and the occasional Supreme Naga passing by.

Now, the three species of the Divine Realm lived together, with the Supreme Naga at the head. However, as the Wise Goblins gradually gained new knowledge from the Tower of Truth and invented all sorts of strange things to improve life, many of these small inventions turned out to be convenient and practical, much to the liking of the Fishmen and the Supreme Naga, and the status of the Wise Goblins was raised imperceptibly.

Like the ancient colosseum, the Tower of Truth is also a miracle building, meaning it's a building that can produce miracles. It isn't too far from the ancient colosseum and is now one of the two cores of the Divine Realm.

It looks like an ordinary tower, with simple stone walls, complicated patterns, and bizarre reliefs filling the entire building.

It was Lin Xiao's first time walking into the tower, and he immediately felt the presence of a weak spirit inside. This Tower Spirit naturally formed after the creation of the Tower of Truth. It's a being similar to Flower Fairies and Elemental Sprites, but weaker and unable to leave the Tower of Truth.

However, as time passes and more and more Wise Goblins gain knowledge from the Tower of Truth and spread it, the power of the Tower Spirit will grow stronger.

But there's a limit to how strong it can get. After all, the reach of the Tower of Truth is fixed unless…

Maybe if Lin Xiao's Divine Realm grows to a certain limit and the Tower of Truth evolves to a certain point, it could break through the limits and ascend to be a True God.

But that is very difficult, incredibly difficult, and he currently sees no possibility of it happening.

He decided to let it be for now and follow the natural course. At the moment, he's quite interested in the various foundational knowledge the Wise Goblins have obtained from the Tower of Truth.

The Tower of Truth now encompasses eight or nine basic disciplines. The Wise Goblins obtain this foundational knowledge from it, and, based on it, they slowly research and develop advanced knowledge unique to the Wise Goblins, using it as a foundation to develop a civilization of their own.

It's still in its infancy and not even a full form can be seen yet, but Lin Xiao can see the potential for the development of a new civilization from the current progress of the Wise Goblins.

Besides the Wise Goblins, the Naga and the Fishmen haven't changed much, except for birthing some new offspring over the past few years.

Fortunately, the Divine Realm is undergoing rapid expansion. The enlarged area can sustain more clans, and they've already allowed the Fishmen to freely reproduce.

Most areas on the periphery of the sixfold expanded Divine Realm are still wasteland. Between the lush vegetation of the original Divine Realm and the wasteland lies a transitional area where a few weeds stubbornly grow on the barren land.

Similarly, the expanded sea area has also grown sixfold. With the expansion of the sea, the sea level has significantly dropped, revealing many islands, but close to the coast, Slarda is gathering all Fishman Magicians to summon a large quantity of Water Elements and create a channel to the Water Elemental Plane. This brings a continuous influx of pure water from the Water Elemental Plane into the God Realm Sea, barely sustaining it from drying out.

It's a pity that the Fishman Magicians are of too low a level, opening a channel to the Water Elemental Plane that is too small and unable to last very long. The flow will stop after not running for long, requiring a day of rest before it can continue.

Given his current level of divinity, the speed at which these Fishman Magicians summon water probably can t keep up with the growth rate of the Divine Realm.

Lin Xiao feels that he needs to create a few high-level summoning Water Element cards and integrate them into a single card similar to the Ancient Quality Card of the Flame Melting Sea. Of course, it won't reach the supermodel level of the Flame Melting Sea, but just creating about fifteen Rank 6 Super Large Water Elements in combination with the Fishman Magicians would suffice.

Moreover, he's already prepared to open up six new Divine Domain Spaces in the Void outside the Main Divine Realm. Not to mention others, the water and fire Divine Realms with Elemental Planes can be established first.

Without hesitation, he then withdrew from the Divine Realm and connected to the internal network of Glorious Middle School through his privileges.

Also known as the Education Intranet, it's exclusive to students of Glorious Middle School's First and Second Levels for communicating and trading cards, with no connection to the external network.

Students place cards they don't need on the internal trading platform, either to exchange for specified needed cards or to directly sell for the Power of Faith. However, since school has just started, there aren't many students yet, and while there are quite a few exchanging on the platform, there isn't much on offer for trade..

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Chapter 200: You're pretty good, I'll go all out later

Translator: 549690339

In the days that followed, Lin Xiao spent almost all his time within the Divine Realm, staying there nearly every day.

He studied spells and various magical theoretical knowledge. Through the Tower of Truth, he involved all Wise Goblins in the process. The feedback from more than three thousand Wise Goblins caused him to make rapid progress in magical theory. He could confidently say that no one in his class could match him, and probably only a few could in the entire high school stage.

With solid magical theoretical knowledge, the Tower of Truth gradually filled with increasingly profound magical theory books for the Wise Goblins to study. He brought knowledge into the Tower of Truth for the Wise Goblins to learn, and the Wise Goblins' research feedback deepened Lin Xiao's theoretical knowledge. This cycle continued, with theoretical knowledge about spells in the Tower of Truth growing rapidly.

Meanwhile, as the Divine Realm expanded, Lin Xiao felt it was too sparsely populated, and the Wise Goblins were too obsessed with learning, unwilling to reproduce, leading to a slow rate of procreation. The initial population of two thousand Wise Goblins had only increased by a thousand after twenty years, which was too slow.

He began to consciously adjust and issued a Divine-mandate to Slarda, instructing him to guide the Wise Goblins to reproduce more. He also added limitations to the Tower of Truth, encouraging Wise Goblins to do something interesting other than staying at home all the time.

It's worth mentioning that the compulsory adjustments had some effect; the Wise Goblins could no longer enter the Tower of Truth at will, like before, and could only engage in other activities after completing a research project.

Some with strong practical abilities researched other things derived from magical theory; the rest, lacking strong practical skills, followed Slarda's instructions to participate in activities beneficial for their bodies and minds, contributing a bit to the prosperity of the Wise Goblin race.

Worth noting is that the pure Divine Spirit, which cost him five points of Divinity, had already reincarnated and succeeded in being born as a Divine Wisdom Gnome, exhibiting extraordinary wisdom and ability from a young age.

Having reached maturity in just ten years within the Divine Realm, this individual had already become a well-known young prodigy among the Wise Goblin race.

On his birthday, Lin Xiao personally descended to bestow the name Alemonte Lin, with the family name following the given name, hoping he could become the wisest being in the Divine Realm in the distant future.

And now, it seemed he had not disappointed Lin Xiao's expectations, being the most intelligent among the Wise Goblins while still at a young age, and demonstrating a very strong talent for spells from the beginning.

Finally, after the second week of the first major class, the first Wise Goblin Hero, Alemonte, successfully cast his first spell without a Profession Card and was officially inducted as a Mage.

This was a true Mage, not a pseudo-Mage inducted through a Profession Card.

Mages inducted through Profession Cards originated from a powerful Crystal Wall System called Toriel, relying on the existence of the Magic Net. Not only were their spells limited, but they were also restricted by the Magic Net's spell slot limitations.

However, Alemonte, having self-taught the Mage profession, was more like the mages in a pseudo-DnD game, casting spells with Blue Bar Mana instead of relying on the Magic Net. Thus, as long as his mana was sufficient, he could cast spells without restrictions, naturally making him much more powerful.

After his Mage profession was inducted, Alemonte's inherent Divinity was stimulated, turning him into a Mage Hero with an Epic template.

Lin Xiao checked Alemonte's hero panel and assessed that his potential was no less than Slarda's.

Hero: Alemonte (Divine Creature)

Race: Wise Goblin.

Level: Epic.

Hero Aura: Magic Aura — Within the aura's range, all spellcasting ally classes have their mana and spiritual power consumption reduced by 25%, casting speed increased by 25%, casting range increased by 25%, and spell power increased by 25%.

Hero General Talent: Epic Hero's Vitality — Immune to instant death damage, high-end life regeneration, physical damage reduction by 25%, all resistance 25%.

Divine Creature Talent: Divine Creature — All attributes 20%, all resistance 20%, acquire high-end life regeneration.

Unique Hero Talent: Goblin's Brilliance — Inherits the last glimmer of the Ancient Goblins, possessing extraordinary talent in Magic Creation.

Hero Skills: None.

Constitution: 194 points. (Omitted…)

Strength: 163 points. (Omitted…)

Agility: 214 points. (Omitted…)

Spirit: 6012 points. (Your spirit outshines the common man, your wisdom is exceptional, you are a born spell master.)

Evaluation: A legendary Goblin Hero inheriting the afterglow of the Ancient Goblins.

His talents indicate that Alemonte is not the kind of Mage Hero adept at combat, but his talent in Magic Creation is exceptionally high, which is very exciting to Lin Xiao.

Now, Alemonte lacks Hero Skills, but his spellcasting ability soared after becoming a hero. Within a few years, he rose to the rank of Rank 6 Grand Magician, becoming a very powerful Leader Mage.

Yes, starting from when Alemente became an official Mage, other Wise Goblins seemed to have an epiphany. One after another, senior Wise Goblins who had studied spells for many years succeeded in casting spells and became genuine Mages.

It's worth mentioning that only Wise Goblins who hadn't taken up the profession of Frost Magician could become real Mages. Once they became Frost Magicians, they would never be able to become real Mages.

However, this does not mean that there is no path forward for the Frost Magicians. They can still continue to study the theoretical knowledge of spells and teach themselves various magical techniques and surpassing magical skills to become a senior Frost Magician stronger than those in conventional professions.

Lin Xiao was very satisfied with the changes in the Wise Goblins. He promoted Alemente as the Clan Leader of the Wise Goblins and selected twenty outstanding Wise Goblin Mages to become his own Priests. He ordered them to establish a subordinate institution of the Church— the Hall of Truth, responsible for managing and protecting the Tower of Truth as well as the manufacturing of the Church's magical machinery and weapon armor.

At this point, apart from its headquarters, the Church of Truth only had one subordinate branch, the Hall of Truth, but the second branch, the Arbitration Court, was in preparation.

The duty of the Arbitration Court generally is to specifically monitor the internals of the Church and arrest defectors and rebels within the Church, akin to the role of the Eastern Factory Guards, holding considerable power.

Lin Xiao did not currently have any Clan qualified to take up this position, so he had to leave it vacant for the time being.

Time passed quickly with the rapid development of the Divine Realm. Lin Xiao would return from the Divine Realm every week, and the first thing he would do was send a message to Shen Yuexin.

They had agreed a month ago to contact each other at the same time every week, and this was now their fourth time doing so.

The content of their chat was mostly about some interesting events they encountered in the development of their respective Divine Realms, or funny incidents during class, including the curriculum and content of their respective classes. By now, Lin Xiao had a quite good understanding of the curriculum of the elite class at Radiance High School No. 1.

In general, it wasn't much different from No. 2 Middle School, but there were slight differences in teaching methods. The most crucial was that the treatments of different students by the two teachers and the counselor of the elite class in high school No. 1 were distinctly different.

To summarize in one sentence: The good students were treated gently and with care, while the poor students were left to fend for themselves.

Fortunately, his little aunt was performing well and belonged to the group of good students.

Then they chatted for a while longer, reluctantly ending the call only when it was almost time to enter the classroom.

Although they didn't chat much, their relationship hadn't grown cold from the lack of conversation. On the contrary, it had even progressed. She no longer resisted his occasional flirty remarks online.

This was a significant step forward. When a girl does not mind a man flirting with her, it shows that she has a good impression of him, and with a little more effort, he could soon win her over.

Lin Xiao was even considering finding an opportunity to ask her out to solidify their relationship.

Thinking all the way to the classroom door, he saw his classmates arriving with serious expressions on their faces, prompting Lin Xiao to quickly adjust his mindset, for today was the second major class of the semester.

According to what the homeroom teacher had said during the last major class, the teacher wouldn't go easy this time, and everyone was a bit nervous.

Of course, that didn't include him. With the development of a month in the Main World equating to thirty years in the Divine Realm, his strength in the Divine Realm had made huge progress compared to last time. He was much stronger and had ample confidence to face any seniors from previous cohorts.

Entering the classroom, he stopped at his seat as the Crystal Disc landed. More students arrived, but there were not many sounds within the room.

For the past month, most students had been like this, seeming not so much like attending school as like the disciples in a sect from novels, where everyone is a competitor.

Once all the students had arrived, the class bell rang, and the homeroom teacher and the counselor arrived on time. Dr. Sun, the theory class teacher, generally wouldn't attend these practical combat classes.

As always, Jin Sisi, whose full-body armor obscured even her figure, scanned all the students with her pupils constantly flashing golden light, and spoke in a voice devoid of emotion as always:

"The second major class will follow the same format as one month ago, but this time the projection of the graduates from previous cohorts will be simulated at one hundred percent accuracy. Those who failed the last major class should be aware, if you fail this major class again, you will be advised to transfer to class two."

The classroom went silent, but Lin Xiao knew everyone must be feeling uneasy.

"Tsk tsk, two months into the school year, and a batch of students are about to be eliminated. This competitive pressure…"

Fortunately, he had grown rapidly during this period.

Not to mention the Wise Goblins that had already begun to develop, relying solely on the Supreme Naga and Fishmen, he was confident in facing any opponent. As long as he didn't come up against the very top seniors from past cohorts, he might not even need to summon the Flame Lord.

In the past thirty years, he continuously used the Breeding Card with Extraordinary Ability to increase the reproduction speed of the Supreme Naga, and he also traded for nine five-star rare quality Breeding Cards online using three Mythical Quality Cards. Combining three into one, he made three Mythical Quality Breeding Cards.

This was the upper limit for Breeding Cards, and even if more were fused, there would not be an Ancient Quality Breeding Card. Hence, combining three into one was the most economical.

The duration remained unchanged at ten years, but the reproduction speed increased from three hundred percent to five hundred percent. During these thirty years in the Divine Realm, he used three cards, occupying three card slots in total.

With a five hundred percent reproduction speed bonus over thirty years, plus the Extraordinary Ability for reproduction, even the low reproductive abilities of the Supreme Naga were forcibly boosted. At this point, the number of Supreme Naga in the Divine Realm had increased by over one hundred percent compared to half a year ago. The total number increased from less than three thousand a month ago to nearly seven thousand now..

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Chapter 201: – Equal in Strength and Power

Translator: 549690339 I

"After reaching five points, the transition from six to ten points marks a threshold: at this stage, two points of Divinity are needed to enhance one's own Divinity by one point. This stage is known as being a Level 2 Divine Being,"

"As for the Third Level Divine Beings, naturally, that would be between eleven to twenty points of Divinity, requiring the fusion of four points of Divinity to enhance one's own Divinity by one point,"

"Moving forward, between twenty-one to forty points lie the Level 4 Divine Beings, needing a full ten points of Divinity to strengthen one's own Divinity by one point,"

"After Level 4, from forty points of Divinity up to one hundred points, one would be called a Fifth Level Divine Being,"

"With each increase in Divinity Level, one can gain a new Divine Extraordinary Ability or upgrade an existing one. The higher the Divinity Level, the stronger the new Divine Extraordinary Abilities one can obtain,"

"The gap between Divinity Levels increases exponentially, which means that a Level 2 Divine Being with ten points of Divinity is far more than twice as strong as a First Level Divine Being with only five points,"

"Oh! So that's how it is,"

Lin Xiao understood. No wonder he rarely saw those players who were not short of resources with too high Divinity. Even Wu Zhonglin only had slightly over twenty points of Godness value. Apart from the issue that eroding the residual will of Divinity is too troublesome and time-consuming, there was also this reason.

If it weren't for this difficulty, the wealthy clan heirs, who have no worries about resources, could completely leverage their family's constant supply of Divinity to accumulate several hundred or even a thousand points at a time, which would be ridiculous.

Having understood all this, Lin Xiao clearly knew what he had to do.

But before he terminated the communication, he suddenly said,

"I like you. Think it over!"

He waited a moment, and as expected, there was no response, so he hung up first.

There was no need to rush her; giving her time to think it over was essential. Persisting in waiting for her response might give her the impression that he was pressuring her, which could backfire.

He planned to contact her again in a day. By then, she should have had enough time to think it over. Not too long, not too short.

Back in the Divine Realm, Lin Xiao put aside his feelings and tossed the bit of Divinity he extracted from the Demi-God Statue into the Creation Rubik's Cube. Of the twenty-one available points of Divinity he had left, he invested sixteen points, keeping the remaining five to slowly erode on his own to strengthen his willpower.

There was no rush for this.

The Divinity rid of residual will was pure beyond compare. He integrated it into himself gradually, slowly reinforcing his own Divinity.

It should be noted that although he previously had only four points of Divinity and two points that had not yet taken shape, during the fusion of Divinity, the unconsolidated two points were counted as if they were consolidated. That is, the point of Divinity he just fused was considered the seventh point, requiring two points to enhance his own Divinity by one point.

In other words, he was now starting with six points of Divinity. Adding the previous point, he used eight whole points of Divinity to instantly strengthen himself to ten points, barely reaching the peak of Level 2 Divine Beings.

Going forward, his level would be comparable to the strongest batch of contenders from the Summer Camp, aside from Wu Zhonglin.

This would require a full four points of Divinity to add just one point, and he happened to have eight points of Divinity left, just enough to increase by two points.

Meaning, he now possessed 102 points of Divinity as well as one point that was in the process of being eroded.

Besides, he had the skull of a Semi-god Vampire with five points of Divinity, and three points of Divinity that had not yet been granted.

When his Divinity surpassed ten points and reached a Rank 3 Divinity Level, Lin Xiao immediately felt a significant change.

Firstly, after his Divinity strength surged, the speed at which he could erode Divinity increased by a large margin. Previously, he estimated that it would take nearly a year to erode the lingering will and spiritual branding within this point of Divinity, but now he felt that it could be done in just over half a year, saving a third of the time or more.

In addition, the expansion speed of his Divine Domain was growing.

To speak in professional terms, his strengthened Divinity resulted in enhanced control over the Divine Domain, and the speed of integrating Divine Kingdom fragments increased as well.

Beyond that, there were a plethora of benefits, such as stronger power boosts when descending Divine Incarnations and the ability to project even more powerful incarnations.

By current standards, Lin Xiao could project a Divine Incarnation with the strength of a Rank 7, just beneath the legendary Rank 8 powerhouses, provided he was willing to expend enough Divine Power.

Enhanced Divinity addressed a weakness of his. Even if he couldn't dominate his era like his classmate Wu Zhonglin, this made him a standout among his peers and barely passable; it wasn't like before when he only had four points of Divinity, which would have likely ignited dissent across the entire school, leading to immeasurable trouble in the future.

Having resolved the troubles with divinity, Lin Xiao felt quite good and finally had the time to cast his gaze into the Divine Realm and scan it.

However, this scan shocked him. In just a few years, he noticed that there had been huge changes within his Divine Realm. The Wise Goblins had moved; they abandoned their original city and built a new one elsewhere.

Looking into the cause and effect, he finally understood the reason.

It turned out that a few years ago, he had bestowed the Tower of Truth, and the curious Wise Goblins who entered the Tower of Truth discovered the various pieces of knowledge stored inside. It was like opening the gates to a new world for them. The myriad of knowledge in the Tower of Truth deeply captivated them, so much so that they spent days and nights inside the tower, immersing themselves in this knowledge to the point of neglecting to return home.

Later on, feeling that this was inconvenient, and considering that they had come to regard the Tower of Truth as a holy land of knowledge, they decided after a discussion to abandon their original city. Moving en masse, they combined the knowledge they had learned from the Tower of Truth to rebuild a new city centered around it.

The new Tower of Truth was located in the very center of the Divine Realm and was revered as the holy land of Truth. The structure of the entire city was clearly more logical than the original one and carried a style reminiscent of the Main World.

Lin Xiao projected a sliver of his will into the new City of Truth, taking the form of an ordinary goblin as he walked down the central street of the city. The majority of those around him were goblins, but there was a small number of Fishmen and occasionally a Supreme Naga passing by.

At this time, the three races of the Divine Realm lived together, still led by the Supreme Naga. However, as the Wise Goblins gradually obtained new knowledge from the Tower of Truth and invented various strange things to improve their lives, many small inventions proved to be very convenient and practical. They were greatly appreciated by the Fishmen and the Supreme Naga, which subtly raised the status of the Wise Goblins.

Just like the Ancient Arena, the Tower of Truth was another miracle building, that is, a building capable of producing miracles. It was not too far from the Ancient Arena and had become one of the two cores of the Divine Realm.

At first glance, it looked like an ordinary tower with its simple stone walls, complex patterns, and strange reliefs covering the entire structure.

When Lin Xiao first entered the tower, he immediately sensed a weak spirit inside. This was the Tower Spirit that had naturally formed after the birth of the Tower of Truth, similar to Flower Fairies and Elemental Sprites, but weaker and unable to leave the Tower of Truth.

However, as time went on and more and more Wise Goblins spread the knowledge they had acquired from the Tower of Truth, the strength of the Tower Spirit would grow stronger.

But there was a limit to this strength. After all, the Tower of Truth was confined here unless…

In the future, if Lin Xiao's Divine Realm could grow to a certain limit and the Tower of Truth could likewise reach a certain level, then perhaps it could break through the limits and ascend to become a True God.

But this was very difficult, extremely so, and for now, he saw no possibility of it.

He decided not to worry about this for the time being and just go with the flow. At the moment, he was quite interested in the various foundational knowledge that the Wise Goblins were obtaining from the Tower of Truth.

The Tower of Truth now contained eight or nine fundamental disciplines. The Wise Goblins were acquiring these basics and then, building on them, slowly researching and developing advanced knowledge unique to their race, thus laying the foundation for a civilization of their own.

It was still in its infancy, not even fully formed, but Lin Xiao could see from the current development of the Wise Goblins that there was potential for a new civilization to emerge.

Beyond the Wise Goblins, there wasn't much change with the Supreme Naga and the Fishmen, except for the new offspring they had produced over the past few years.

Fortunately, the Divine Realm was expanding crazily. With the increased area, it was able to sustain more of his Clans. The Fishmen had long been allowed to freely reproduce.

Most of the territory at the edge of the now-six-times larger Divine Realm was still wasteland. Between the lush vegetation of the original Divine Realm and the wasteland was a transition area where scattered weeds stubbornly grew on the barren land.

The sea territory, also expanded sixfold, had seen a significant drop in sea level due to the expansion of the ocean, revealing numerous islands. Near the sea, Slarda was gathering all the Fishmen Magicians to summon a large number of Water Elements, connecting to the Water Elemental Plane and opening a channel to continuously pour pure water from the Water Elemental Plane into the sea of the God Realm, barely managing to prevent the seabed from drying up.

Pity that the Fishmen Magicians were of too low a rank, making the channel to the Water Elemental Plane too small and short-lived; it would cease flow after not too long, needing a day's rest before they could continue.

By his current Divine strength, it seemed that the Fishmen Magicians' water summoning pace couldn't keep up with the growth rate of the Divine Realm. Lin Xiao felt that he needed to merge a few high-level cards for summoning Water Elements into a single Ancient Quality Card similar to the Flame Melting Sea. Of course, it was not possible to reach the ultra-model level of the Flame Melting Sea but having ten or more Rank 6 Super Large Water Elements, paired with the Fishmen Magicians, should suffice.

Moreover, he was already planning to carve out six new Divine Domain Spaces in the Void outside the Main Divine Realm. Water and fire elemental planes could be established first among these new Divine Domains.

No sooner said than done, he immediately exited from the Divine Realm and connected to the internal network of the Glorious Middle School Department through his privileges.

Also known as the education department's intranet, it was limited to the students of Glorious Middle School First Level and Level 2 for exchanging and trading Cards, with no access to the external network.

Students would list their unneeded Cards on the internal trading platform, either to exchange for specific Cards they needed or to sell directly for the Power of Faith.

However, since the school term had just started and not many students were around yet, the internal platform had plenty of students interacting, but the trading platform was bereft of much substance..

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Chapter 202: Senior Sister's Reminder

Translator: 549690339

This can be explained by luck. Destiny includes the mighty subordinate deities of Luck and Misfortune, and divining for oneself is definitely on the lucky side. "Oh, I'm so envious!"

Luck and Misfortune, just the subordinate deities of Fate are potent deities, and they are of the kind that are so powerful that no one dares to provoke them. It truly is enviable.

If possible, Lin Xiao really wanted to choose both super deities, but reason told him that choosing even one right now would be difficult. He must collect Divinity crazily within these two years, and must condense enough Divinity to carry the Truth Divine Position before the college entrance exam; otherwise, it would be a disaster.

Fortunately, choosing a Godhood does not mean it is fixed now, as Divinity will continue to increase after becoming a Demigod in the future. When enough Divinity is condensed at some point, other Godhoods can also be chosen.

Gathering his emotions, Lin Xiao closed the panel for Divine Extraordinary Abilities.

With his current Divinity Level 3, he can theoretically choose three Extraordinary Abilities, but Lin Xiao feels that choosing so many is pointless. It would be better to upgrade his existing Extraordinary Abilities to Level 3, making them stronger.

Among them, the Divine Extraordinary Ability of Reproduction comes from the Creation Law and cannot be upgraded; only Prophetic Art can be upgraded.

The upgrade method is simple. Direct promotion on the existing basis is sufficient, as long as the Divinity Level meets the requirement.

Lin Xiao's Divinity Level being Level 3, he upgraded his Prophetic Art to Lv3 in one go. The resulting Divine Extraordinary Predictive Art Lv3 has a far stronger effect than the basic Prophetic Art, not only is the divination clearer, but it also comes with two passive abilities, adding one with each level increased.

Second Level passive ability: Omen.

When divining events related to oneself, it is often easier to obtain more detailed information.

Prophetic Art is an active ability; it can divine for oneself or others, and the effect is better when divining for oneself.

Third Level passive ability: Trajectory.

All things in the world leave traces when they operate, and when divining, one can see the traces left by the divination subject within one day.

The effect of Level 1 Prophetic Art is mediocre, but when it's raised to Level 3, the effect is extremely dominating. As long as you have general information or even a name of the target, you can find where the person was last.

For example, during the previous summer camp exchange competition, if he had Level 3 Prophetic Art, just by the unique divine name of Semi-god Vampire in the current plane, he would have been able to find where the opponent disappeared.

After resetting the Divine Extraordinary Ability, next is the reselection of Divine Arts.

As a Level 3 Divine Being, Lin Xiao can theoretically choose up to Level 3 Divine Arts to grant to Priest followers, meaning, he can choose the standard universal Divine Arts or he can choose his own unique Divine Arts by expending Divine Power to research.

Universal Divine Arts refer to a set of standard Divine Arts that the deities of the Main World have researched over 300,000 years, ranging from the lowest Level 1 to the highest Level 9. There are no universal standards for Legendary Divine Arts, but there are standard templates that Divine Territory Players will use as a basis to create their unique Legendary Divine Arts after their Divine Enthronement.

Generally speaking, at the stage of being a Divine Being, the level of Divine Arts that Divine Territory Players can possess is determined by their own Divinity Level, which sets the maximum level.

However, once a Godhood is condensed and one becomes a Demigod, regardless of the Divinity Level, one can have up to Level 6 Divine Arts to grant to Priest followers, even with a mere five points of Divinity.

I he Demigod Stage is known to be divided into two segments, Normal Demigods and High-Level Demigods; the situation of Supreme Demigods is very special, generally not included in these categories.

High-Level Demigods can have Level 7 Divine Arts, but cannot have higher Divine Arts. No Demigod can have Level 8 Divine Arts, not even Supreme Demigods.

But once Divine Territory Players become a Deity, not only do they immediately gain access to Level 8 and 9 Divine Arts, they can also grant Level 10 Legendary Divine Arts to Legendary Priests followers.

Of course, these are all too far away from Lin Xiao. Right now, he is just a weak Divine Being who can only choose nine Level 1 Divine Arts, six Level 2 Divine Arts, and three Level 3 Divine Arts.

His current choice is naturally standard Divine Arts, as creating one's own Divine Arts requires a lot of Divine Power, and he does not have excess Divine Power right now.

After browsing through the extensive Divine Art Library, he quickly made his decisions.

Nine Level 1 Divine Arts:

The 'Misfortune Art,' which causes enemies to feel fear and hesitation.

I he 'Blessing Art,' which fills allies with courage and grants additional damage to their attacks.

The Priest's most important 'Cure Minor Injuries'.

The 'Grace Spell,' which slightly increases an ally's Constitution and Strength.

the Holy Light Art,' which inflicts holy damage on a target.

I he Protect Evil,' which has extremely high defense against evil damage.

The 'Remove Fear,' which allows allies to no longer feel fear.

The 'Shield of Belief,' which creates a flash barrier to protect allies.

The 'Summon Monster Level 1,' capable of summoning a heavenly dog.

Six Level 2 Divine Arts:

The 'Bear's Endurance,' which increases any ally's Constitution by four points.

The 'Bull Strength,' which increases any ally's Strength by four points.

The 'Owl Wisdom,' which increases any ally's Intelligence by four points.

The 'Eagle Glamour,' which increases any ally's Charisma by four points. The 'Cure Medium Wound,' which heals allies or causes damage to Undead. I he 'Regeneration Barrier,' which creates a shield that prevents allies from being affected by Undead spells.

Three Level 3 Divine Arts:

The 'Cure Serious Wound,' which heals allies or causes a great amount of damage to the Undead.

The 'Dispel Magic,' which removes magical effects from a designated target.

The 'Remove Curse,' which lifts a curse effect from a target.

A total of eighteen Divine Arts, which Lin Xiao believes to be one of the most effective at this stage, included both offense and defense, as well as healing and status enhancement.

"Perfect!"

Having chosen the Divine Arts, the next step was naturally to bestow them upon the priest followers, but before that, he needed to select the followers and grant them their priestly status.

The priest is a profession unique to The Church of Divinity. However, there is no such thing as a Priest Profession Card; instead, it must be directly granted by a Deity. Every Divine Territory Player can grant this profession, and usually the number is not too large because to become a priest, one must have a devout faith and also expend Divine Power.

Moreover, the expenditure of Divine Power isn't a one-time thing; it is determined by the priest's level.

In other words, a certain amount of Divine Power is needed initially to grant the profession, and more Divine Power is required when the priest levels up. To level up to a Ninth Level Priest requires Divine Power to be expended nine times. Fortunately, bestowing the Priest's Divine Arts does not consume Divine Power.

For initial profession granting, it takes a mere point of Divine Power, which equates to one million Power of Faith, and it must be in its purest form.

This…

Lin Xiao now has sufficient Power of Faith to be converted into one hundred and forty-six points of Divine Power. That is, one hundred and forty-six million pure Power of Faith, accumulated over this period.

Without hesitation, he communicated with Slarda and summoned his modest Church to gather in the Creator Temple at the center of Naga City.

He expended twenty-one points of Divine Power and granted both Slarda and the original twenty part-time priests the status of true priests.

Then he used another sixty-six points of Divine Power to upgrade them to

Level 3 Priests and bestowed upon them all the Divine Arts.

With the priests chosen and the Divine Arts selected, Lin Xiao then reconfirmed the name of his church The Church of Creation and Truth.

Once decided, it was permanently set; the name could not be casually changed thereafter.

The method of worship in the Church also changed accordingly, from the previous combination of ancestor worship and primitive religion to a complete religious faith-based system. Once settled, Lin Xiao opened the sect interface-

Sect Interface:

Sect: The Church of Creation and Truth

Holy Emblem: Supreme Naga with a glowing aura, holding a bookin one hand and a sword in the other

Belief: Religious faith.

Chosen People: Not selected, (requires too Divine Power to select)

Divine Arts: Nine First Level Divine Arts, six Second Level Divine Arts, three Third Level Divine Arts.

Priests: 21.

For now, it looks quite decent. Twenty-one priests are enough for the time being, and more can be added as the Clan grows in the future.

He closed the panel, as the restructuring of the Divine Realm had basically come to a conclusion. The next goal was to rapidly develop the Divine Realm and, by the way, formulate a simple set of church tenets.

Creation doesn't need deliberate propagation; wide dissemination does not add much value. The most effective way to increase his understanding of this fundamental Rule is to study and master the Rules concerning Creation for himself. No matter how widely spread it is, it won't increase his insight into this foundational Rule.

Through Divine-mandate, Lin Xiao instructed Slarda to find ways to expand the spread of the Tower of Truth and set the core tenet of the church as Truth, with the goal of spreading this concept as much as possible.

Acquiring true Truth is a different matter, not so easily achieved, but before that, it's better to obtain the Divine Position first.

Exiting the Divine Realm, he found many classmates had already finished, while some were still inside.

Dr. Sun, the teacher, was still there, answering questions from some students.

During the second-year phase, there was one theory class per week, which was basically a full day.

The morning was mostly consumed by this activity, and since Dr. Sun seemed to have nothing else on his schedule, Lin Xiao headed back into the Divine Realm.

Months later, within the Divine Realm, he heard a familiar bell sound and returned to the classroom to discover it was already afternoon. Dr. Sun was ringing a bell to wake everyone up.

Once everyone had awakened from the Divine Realm, Dr. Sun leisurely tapped in front of him, and a screen popped up before Lin Xiao, displaying a list of book titles—

"The Principles of Magic."

"Dissecting Spells in Detail."

"The Relationships Between Spells."

"Ten Thousand Variations of Level Zero Tricks."

"Complete Collection of Level Zero Tricks."

"Detailed Introduction to Level 1 Spell Basics."

"How to Become a Mage Apprentice."

"Detailed Introduction to Basic Alchemy."

"The Hundred Thousand Whys of Magic…"

Lin Xiao opened his mouth wide as he scrolled from top to bottom, a page of a hundred, seven pages in total, all filled with various kinds of spell-related and disciplinary catalogs.

Dr. Sun then spoke:

"This includes all the standard spells from Level Zero to Level Nine and their corresponding expanded disciplines, including Alchemy, Scroll Transcription, Magic Items Crafting, and other extra disciplines related to spells. Your task for the second-year theory class is to completely master all the standard spells studied by the deities of the Main World over thirty thousand years and to take up one of the expanded disciplines as an elective."

"All…"

This seemed quite daunting.

Lin Xiao casually clicked on a catalog and was frightened by the sheer volume of material it contained. Altogether, there must be tens of millions of words. To finish all this content within a year seemed like a colossal amount of work..

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Chapter 203: Struggle and Opportunity

Translator: 549690339 3

As time passed, students gradually returned to the classroom after passing the tests set by their senior peers.

Some were happy, others were naturally worried. Most students had made significant progress after a month of effort. They might still fall short of the senior students, but as long as they sweet-talked the seniors or flattered the senior sisters, they could usually pass.

However, there was still a small group whose abilities fell too short to gain the seniors' approval.

After all, every student's performance was under the watchful eye of the homeroom teacher. Minor shortcuts might be overlooked by the teacher, but the seniors couldn't let too much slide right under the teacher's nose.

So……..

"Ji An, Zu Ding, Shang Keluo…."

With each name called by the counselor Zhu Hong, the already dejected students raised their heads, revealing even uglier expressions. "Unfortunately, you failed the assessment in the two major classes. According to regulations, you will be demoted to the Elite Class 2."

Even with anticipation, the reality of hearing it from the teacher's mouth still brought visible sorrow to these dozen or so students.

Falling from Elite Class 1 to Elite Class 2 may seem like they're still in an elite class, but in reality, the disparity in status, treatment, and how the school's upper echelons viewed them was as vast as the gap between heaven and earth. There are ten classes in the second year with each class having too to 150 students. Among them, there are two elite classes, but in reality, only Class 1 is considered the true elite. Class 2 is just a reserve for Class 1, and in terms of attention and resources, it cannot compare to Class 1 at all.

To the ear, it's still an elite class, but in actuality, many of the top resources are not available to Class 2; they are reserved for Class 1.

Thus, being demoted from Elite Class 1 to Elite Class 2 meant being ousted from the school's core circle, with both resources and status plummeting drastically.

I he other students had mixed reactions to their peers' demotion. Those who ranked lower felt uneasy, aware that there was always a quota to be eliminated during each major class, and they too stood a chance of being cut.

Those ranked at the top appeared more relaxed. No matter how the eliminations occurred, it would never affect them, especially the dozen or so students like Lin Xiao who sat atop the Crystal Disc. These elites among elites faced no risk of elimination, so their moods were naturally different.

With a wave of the counselor's hand, the figures of these students disappeared from the classroom, leaving 88 students behind.

"As you've seen, staying in Elite Class 1 means more attention and resources, but also fiercer competition. If you can't keep up, you can only fall behind." When Zhu Hong said this, the homeroom teacher Jin Sisi's tone softened as she spoke:

"Of course, being eliminated now doesn't mean there's no future ahead. Each year during the midterms and finals, outstanding students from Elite Class 2 and other classes will be selected to move up to Elite Class 1. Those who are eliminated now can still return if they meet the growth requirements in the future."

Lin Xiao

He scoffed, knowing that if he couldn't keep pace and got demoted to Class 2, he wouldn't have access to the same level of attention and resources as Class 1, making it exceptionally hard to come back.

"All right, now let's move on to the rewards."

The homeroom teacher gestured, and a light screen popped up in front of everyone, displaying three cards that shimmered with golden light.

"Among these, the ten students with the highest evaluations will receive a standard blueprint for building the Lightning Spire. Additionally, two students who received an exceptionally good review from Senior Xiong Chumo and Cao Yichen will obtain two already constructed Lightning Spires." After the teacher finished speaking, a boy with lightning coiling behind him, forming a pair of wings like those of Thor, quickly scanned his dozen or so ' rivals, then looked at the homeroom teacher with anticipation in his eyes. The other dozen or so students seated on the Crystal Disc mostly lifted their heads to gauge the others, appearing quite concerned.

Jin Sisi ignored all this and scanned the central row of students, then called out two names:

"Gu Xiaoming and Lin Xiao, please stay behind. The rest of you may leave." As the words fell, all eyes turned to Lin Xiao and the other boy; Ning Shaoyun's expression began to twist in annoyance upon hearing the teacher mention the names.

He didn't dare to object to Gu Xiaoming, as this baby-faced, seemingly amiable young man came from a much higher background and was stronger than him, so it was inevitable for him to take one spot.

But this kid named Lin Xiao….

He remembered him as a special admissions student from the Super Newcomer Summer Camp, supposedly from the countryside. What sort of background could he have? Ning Shaoyun stepped forward and raised his hand, saying loudly:

"Teacher, I have a question!"

Jin Sisi glanced at him, knowing what he meant, and nodded:

"Ning Shaoyun, go ahead."

Ning Shaoyun spoke up:

"I want to know if Lin Xiao received an exceptionally good review?"

Jin Sisi noticed the other students' interest in this question and replied with a nod:

"Yes, that's Senior sister Xiong Chu Mo's evaluation, and there's no mistake."

This response deflated most of the students, including several who ranked near the top, since Senior sister Xiong Chu Mo was highly regarded in their eyes.

But Ning Shaoyun was not convinced, or rather, he was unwilling to concede the spot.

It might seem just an exceptionally good rating, but it was actually tied to a few top resources and very important opportunities in the teacher's hands.

This was no secret to those who had managed to get into the elite Class 1 at Glorious Middle School; each one's background was extraordinary, mostly direct descendants of True Gods, and they all knew about these opportunities. However, most students also understood that with similar backgrounds, their own abilities weren't enough to compete for these chances.

But Ning Shaoyun believed he had a chance. His strength was within the top five of the class, and since no one could overpower the others decisively, everyone had a shot.

If another acquaintance had taken the spot, and they were all from similar backgrounds, he wouldn't be concerned.

But if it was Lin Xiao against another special recruit, he had some ideas of his own.

Gathering his courage, he said:

I don t accept this, I want to have a one-on-one battle with him!"

Having said that, he looked at Lin Xiao with a defiant look in his eyes and added:

"I'm not convinced, if you have the guts, let's have a one-on-one battle."

All the students looked on with interest, and the homeroom teacher didn't stop them, also looking on with great interest. In the school, teachers never interfered with challenges and duels; on the contrary, they were keen to witness various challenges and competitions.

Of course, that excluded malicious bullying.

Under dozens of watchful eyes, Lin Xiao smiled slightly and asked the homeroom teacher:

"Teacher, is this one-on-one battle mandatory? If I refuse, will it affect my grade in this major class?"

Ning Shaoyun's expression changed slightly.

The homeroom teacher, Jin Sisi, shook her head and said:

"No, you can refuse, and it will not affect your grade in this major class, but it might influence how your classmates perceive you."

"Oh!"

Understanding, Lin Xiao, with a smile, said to Ning Shaoyun:

"Then I decline your challenge."

Amidst his anger and frustration, Lin Xiao added:

"But don't be in a hurry. After I claim the reward, if you're still interested, we can have a one-on-one battle then."

While speaking, his face was the picture of sincerity but internally he thought: "Idiot, you think you can just call for a duel, who do you think you are!"

Since the duel wasn't compulsory, Lin Xiao surely wouldn't accept it. He wasn't stupid—accepting the challenge would mean giving up the acknowledgement from the teacher and Senior Chumo and fighting for the spot all over again. Although he has always kept a low profile, he was also humble and refined as per the traditional Ancient HuaXia culture, as well as intelligent, and he disliked showing off.

But he wasn't foolish, nor unreasonably modest. When he needed to compete, he wouldn't hesitate.

The moment Ning Shaoyun started arguing for the spot, the perceptive Lin Xiao quickly realized there must be more to it than just an additional two Lightning Spires. While valuable, they wouldn't be worth the risk Ning Shaoyun was taking by meandering from the diagrams and offending Senior Chumo especially considering the reminders from Senior Chumo herself. Lin Xiao was sure there was more to this opportunity than met the eye.

So…

He decisively refused.

The homeroom teacher Jin Sisi looked at him appreciatively. She wouldn't scorn his supposed cowardice like the other students might; instead, she admired his adaptability and intelligence. She nodded and said:

'Since Lin Xiao has chosen not to duel, let's drop this matter. Gu Xiaoming and

Lin Xiao, please stay behind; the rest of you are dismissed."

As she spoke, her voice carried a faint but mesmerizing pressure. Ning Shaoyun's face paled, understanding it as a warning from the homeroom teacher.

He dared not object to the teacher, but…

Glaring fiercely at Lin Xiao, he flashed away and disappeared.

This threat…

Lin Xiao didn't take it to heart at all.

Within Radiant Academy, except for the truly high-ranking individuals of the super-faction Radiance, no one else could overtly manipulate things from the shadows.

And why would any authentic high-level individual bother with such trivial matters just to trouble him?

Without even needing to know the specifics, Lin Xiao was certain that for a hundred and eight generations back, Ning Shaoyun had no such high-ranking individual among his ancestors.

If he had such a tie, he would be in First Middle School, not Second Middle School.

With no spectacle to watch, the other students gradually left, leaving Lin Xiao with the other boy who had a babyface.

The homeroom teacher started by distributing the rewards: two already-constructed Lightning Spires sealed within a silver scroll embedded with vast space, ready to be taken out and placed at any time.

Unfortunately, the space scroll that could accommodate two Lightning Spires was single-use. Once the items were removed, it would be destroyed, which was somewhat regrettable to him.

After handing out the rewards, the homeroom teacher addressed them:

"I'm sure you're both aware that these two spots entail more than just two Magic Towers. Gu Xiaoming, you should already know. Lin Xiao, you might not have been informed, so let me explain."

Lin Xiao perked up, knowing the crux was coming. He listened attentively.

Jin Sisi began explaining to him:

"In Glorious Middle School's high school section, starting from the sophomore year, there are elite classes. As the homeroom teacher of an elite class, I hold many resources distributed by the school as well as most of the top resources and opportunities for the sophomore stage of Glorious Middle School. In addition, I have personal resources, including several unique and significant opportunities.."

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Chapter 204: Major Changes in the Divine Realm

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The homeroom teacher spoke earnestly, and even Gu Xiaoming, who already knew what she was saying, listened attentively:

"Common resources or opportunities are for all, but there's a limited number of top resources and opportunities that I can only offer to what I think are the most outstanding students. Each major lesson, I note down the most outstanding students, and over several major lessons, students who accumulate the highest number of outstanding evaluations will naturally have the opportunity."

She paused here, and Lin Xiao clearly perceived a change in her gaze:

"In a few months comes the midterm exam. There are three major lessons before that, plus the previous two, making a total of five major lessons. I will reward the top three students who have received the most outstanding evaluations, granting them rewards according to their ranking. The top-ranked student will receive a top resource, and all students who have earned outstanding evaluations will have the chance to compete for a great opportunity in my possession."

Back in his dormitory, Lin Xiao still had the homeroom teacher's words lingering in his mind.

Before the midterm exams, the top three students with the most outstanding evaluations from five major lessons could obtain a rare high-level resource, with the top-ranked student receiving a top resource.

This reward greatly excited him.

He could hardly imagine what so-called top resources would be, having neither seen nor heard about them before. But coming from the mouth of the Radiance elite class' homeroom teacher, such a resource must be truly exceptional, and he was very interested.

He had already obtained two highly outstanding evaluations. Although the teacher hadn't announced a specific evaluation in the last major lesson, he had just learned from her that he had received highly outstanding evaluations in both lessons.

As long as he obtained highly outstanding evaluations in the next three major lessons, securing a top-three spot was assured.

Back in the Divine Realm, Lin Xiao first merged two Divine Realm Cards into one. Its grade remained a golden myth, but the area was equivalent to the fusion of the two cards, although not loaded yet.

Presently, he had no immediate use for the Divine Realm Card, so he decided to save it, planning to amalgamate more cards into an even larger Divine Realm Card later.

He then took out the Standard Lightning Tower Construction Drawing, his fingers lightly tracing in the air to conjure a three-dimensional model of a Lightning Spire, examining it carefully.

Before long, he had committed the entire drawing to memory, and a copy of the blueprint appeared on a shelf within the Tower of Truth.

However, he temporarily hid the Lightning Spire blueprints from the Wise Goblins. The Tower of Truth already contained blueprints for the construction of Magic High Towers, which the Wise Goblins had yet to begin studying, let alone the more advanced Lightning Spire equivalent.

He set a condition that the blueprint would unlock only after the Wise Goblins constructed their first Magic High Tower.

Not just this, Lin Xiao also divided the Tower of Truth into several levels. He organized different knowledge according to learning prerequisites and complexity, with all Wise Goblins starting with the basics of being a Mage before gaining access to other knowledge.

Having sorted these matters, Lin Xiao then turned his attention back to the realm within.

Main Divine Realm, Naga City.

With the machinations of the Wise Goblins and the push from Pope Slarda, not just the Tower of Truth but also Naga City itself had undergone tremendous transformations, slowly evolving from rough to refined.

Or it could be said that the Wise Goblins acquired more knowledge from the Tower of Truth, which in turn propelled the evolution and development of the entire civilization within the Divine Realm.

Knowledge has always been the driving force behind the advancement of civilization; in any world, cultural and scholarly breakthroughs mark the beginning of progress.

South of Naga City, by the huge gates, a large convoy was halted. Several Supreme Nagas, a number of Wise Goblins, and a considerable group of Small Fishmen were busy loading goods onto the convoy, which then proceeded south along the cobblestone-paved road.

Lin Xiao's gaze followed the winding road south for about twenty kilometers, to the southernmost edge of the Main Divine Realm where the mainland met the sea, and spotted a newly built settlement, half on land and half submerged in water.

As the Divine Realm expanded, the population of the God Realm Kin surged, especially the Fishman population which exceeded eighty thousand. The original Naga City was nearly unable to accommodate so many, and diversification was inevitable.

Just as with the emergence and growth of civilizations around the world, further advancement required branching out and establishing new settlements.

Likewise, the Ancient HuaXia civilization began in the Yellow River Basin, later expanding and migrating before finally evolving into an immense dynasty.

Currently, the Divine Realm had three new settlements branching out, mostly populated by Small Fishmen and a few Supreme Nagas, all concentrated near the sea, with one even penetrating into a small archipelago.

The Wise Goblins, however, did not live among them but were centralized in the City of Truth.

The City of Truth, constructed around the Tower of Truth, initially lacked planning, but as the city continually expanded, especially after the emergence of the Goblin Hero Alemente, the entire race was rallied by this powerful individual, and the City of Truth began moving from disorder towards Order.

The very center of the city was the core ring of the Tower of Truth. If the city were divided into a three-by-three grid, the core ring would be at the center square.

This area, apart from housing the upper echelons of the Wise Goblin Race and city administration buildings, was also home to two schools.

One was the primary school attended by the new generation of Wise Goblins, and the other was the advanced school where they pursued further studies after graduating from the primary institution.

Then, on the eastern side of the city, the two corners were designated as residential areas, differentiated by status. Those of high status lived in the upper corner, while those of lower status lived in the lower corner.

In contrast, the western corners housed the experimental and workshop zones, where a large number of workshops, factories, and laboratories were built.

As for the areas directly opposite the city gates to the east, south, west, and north, they were naturally various commercial districts.

At this time, the Divine Realm had already seen the birth of rudimentary commercial ventures.

The Wise Goblins, having mastered a variety of knowledge, were forging all sorts of weapons and armor, tailor-made for the Fishmen and the Supreme Naga, which were very popular with everyone.

However, due to limitations in conditions and scale, mass production of weapons and armor was not yet feasible. But under the watchful eyes of Pope Slarda of the Church of Creation and Truth, the Wise Goblins were researching how to forge standardized Fishman armor and weapons on a large scale.

Perhaps it was their nature, or maybe it was a limitation of their physical size and strength, but Lin Xiao felt that the Wise Goblins didn't enjoy forging equipment piece by piece. Instead, they preferred to figure out a way to do it effortlessly and on a large scale, akin to a factory assembly line.

Lin Xiao was very fond of this model.

If he had to choose between a tribe of Dwarves that could forge legendary weapons and armor and a Goblin Race that could only craft high-quality equipment but mass-produce it, he would definitely choose the Goblin tribe.

Of course, if possible, it would be best to choose both.

The Wise Goblins mass-produced high-quality standard equipment for the soldiers, while the Dwarves custom-made powerful equipment for the elites of the Divine Realm. It was perfect.

Lin Xiao thought that in the future, it would indeed be worth considering introducing a group of Dwarves into the Divine Realm.

The nature and talents of the Wise Goblin Race precluded them from making top-tier equipment like the Dwarves, but there would be plenty of space in the future-expanded Divine Realm to accommodate more races.

His gaze swept over the vast expanse of the Divine Realm, beyond the lush vegetation on the land to inspect the sea that made up half the area of the Divine Realm. Day and night, the Fishman Magicians and the Water Elemental Divine Realm worked tirelessly, drawing vast amounts of sea water from the unknown Water Elemental Plane to fill the sea. At this moment, the sea level of the God Realm Sea had not dropped significantly.

With the increased sea area and the paradise-like ecosystem, the marine life enjoyed a more abundant environment for reproduction. Even if the sea area expanded hundreds of times, the marine ecosystem didn't suffer much compared to its original state.

On the ocean floor, he saw Little DingDang, an Elemental Sprite of the Water Element who seemed to have grown very little over the decades. Although the little creature's size hadn't increased much, its strength had surged dramatically, and it now contained more energy than the Rank 6 Super Large Water Elements, even though it was barely larger than a palm in size.

After merging with that bit of Divinity, her growth had been much more rapid than natural growth.

It was foreseeable that in not too long, her strength would grow to the limit that the Divine Realm could accommodate—a Rank 7 Water Elemental Sprite.

"Hmm, maybe we can do it this way!"

With a thought, an invisible force suddenly manifested at the deepest part of the sea in the very center of the God Realm Sea, causing the waters to swirl rapidly and form a huge vortex.

Then, Lin Xiao's figure appeared out of thin air deep in the sea.

"Brother!"

The little sprite was startled by the vortex and, seeing him, joyfully flew over. Little DingDang, radiating faint blue starlight, traced a streak of light through the sea and landed in his hand, joyfully revolving around him.

In the distance, the water surged, and an undercurrent emerged, pushing aside the lush water grass. Accompanied by the undercurrent, a massive shadow slowly approached him.

It was a thirty-meter long Dragon Turtle, not yet mature, but it had grown a bit over the years. Its strength hovered between Rank 6 and Rank 7, but with exceptional defensive capabilities. Once it retracted into its shell, it could resist even Rank 7 creatures.

The spiritually aware Dragon Turtle recognized Lin Xiao and, drawing near, slowly settled down, emitting a dull sound akin to a dragon's chant.

Lin Xiao landed on the Dragon Turtle's back and, after a moment's thought, took out a bit of Divinity to bestow upon it.

The creature had grown to its adolescent stage and was ready to merge with Divinity.

Upon merging with Divinity, the Dragon Turtle immediately retracted its limbs into its shell and fell into a deep sleep.

Lin Xiao then lifted the Little Spirit and left, confident in the turtle's defense—within the entire Divine Realm, there were few who could breach it, and those who could wouldn't come here to bother it.

He carried the chattering little creature to the center of the sea where a great vortex had formed, and with a pointer finger, he caused the space at the very bottom of the vortex to tear open. Sea water, finding the vent, gushed down immediately.

At the same time, in the center of the Water Elemental Divine Realm, a hole about a hundred meters in diameter formed suddenly, unleashing a column of nutrient-rich seawater that shot into the sky.

Lin Xiao, holding the palm-sized Little DingDang before his eyes, spoke to the utterly translucent and delicate girl-like sprite:

"Little DingDang, would you like to help brother with a favor?"

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Chapter 205: Tolerating a Sister, But Not a Brother-in-law

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The little guy stood in his palm, struggling to wrap his arms frantically around one of his fingers, finding it cool to the touch and quite soothing. Looking up with a delicate little face, he nodded repeatedly:

"Brother, what do you need Little DingDang to do?"

He flicked his finger, swinging Little DingDang's tiny body from side to side, and smiled:

"Brother is going to make another world into another heaven filled with water, and let you be the queen of that world. Would you like that?"

The little guy asked curiously:

"What is a queen?"

"It's someone very, very powerful, someone who everyone listens to, and wants to play with."

The little guy immediately nodded his little head:

"Really? Little DingDang will go."

He reached out his finger to gently touch her raised, delicate, and adorable little face, a look of affection on his own.

His idea was simple: to connect the Water Elemental Divine Realm with the Main Divine Realm, allowing the ecological effects of the Heaven Divine Sanctuary from the Main Divine Realm to spread through this channel to the Water Elemental Divine Realm, transforming it into a haven dominated by water, not just a simple Water Element ecology.

To have Little DingDang become the queen of the Water Elemental Divine Realm, ruling over everything within the Divine Realm, including the Water Element and its many creatures.

Not only the Water Elemental Divine Realm, but in the future, he also planned to open a channel in the space above the Main Divine Realm and the Heaven Divine Realm, extending the ecology of Heaven Divine Sanctuary there as well.

The four primary Elemental Divine Realms, plus the Heaven above and the Netherworld below, totaled six Divine Realms. Special transformations were only needed for the Water Elemental Divine Realm and the Heaven Divine Realm. Because of the presence of a large number of extreme elements, the other Divine Realm spaces didn't need to be transformed into Heaven ecologies; average environments would suffice since elemental creatures are not particularly demanding. All that was needed was to specifically purchase a batch of Ecology Cards that suited the remaining four Divine Realm environments to integrate into them.

Of course, it was all just preparatory at this stage. Little DingDang didn't need to go there yet. Lin Xiao estimated that it would take a few decades in Divine Realm time before the Water Elemental Divine Realm would be preliminarily transformed.

In the meantime, he would purchase a large number of powerful and fierce sea creatures and release them into the Water Elemental Divine Realm to propagate.

Unlike the Main Divine Realm, there was no need to nourish ordinary sea creatures in the Water Elemental Divine Realm; instead, they would breed a large number of fierce oceanic beasts.

Having toured his own Divine Realm, including the currently empty spaces of the Heaven Divine Realm and the Netherworld below, which were all barren lands without even an ant in sight and nothing interesting to see, he was pleased with his planning.

These were just his early plans; he didn't currently have the means to develop these two Divine Realm spaces.

The Divine Realm was developing well, and Lin Xiao was overjoyed.

Withdrawing his consciousness from the God Country, he was about to return to the Main World when a thought struck him. He once again projected his will precisely to the City of Truth, appearing above a massive building.

This was the laboratory and workshop of the Wise Goblins Alemente. Upon entering, a wave of heat hit him, and at a glance he saw the vast workshop filled with various metal machines—winding goblins, mechanical fighting dogs, goblin bombs, goblin cannons, and other early mechanical constructs. They were early works with little utility.

His gaze was quickly drawn to a gigantic golem standing in the middle of the workshop, a four-meter-tall figure made entirely of metal.

It looked like a heavy infantry soldier with a four-meter-tall shield in its left hand and a door-sized Dual Hand Greatsword in its right, draped in thick metal armor with aggressive angles.

The Armored Golem — Alemente had actually researched and built a working model now.

Lin Xiao, using the privileges of the Divine Realm Master, scanned this Armored Golem from all 360 degrees and instantly spotted many problems; it wasn't ready for real combat yet.

However, now that the first prototype had been researched and built, the subsequent adjustments would be easier.

With a little more time spent experimenting and adjusting, all the issues could be identified and fixed, making it battle-ready.

At that moment, Alemente, who was dressed more like a craftsman than a Mage, was climbing over the bottom of the golem, disassembling what seemed to be a four-to-five-centimeter-thick metal plate to inspect something.

He was very pleased with this, promptly bestowing Divine-mandate praise on Alemente, and granting him ten points of Divine Power to boost Alemente's strength to Rank 7.

No material rewards were needed; for a devoted believer, recognition and praise from a deity are better than any reward.

Returning from the Divine Realm, Lin Xiao was in an exceptionally good mood. Now that the Armored Golem had been created, with a one-day-to-one-year time conversion between reality and the Divine Realm, there would be thirty years until his next major lecture. He was confident that not only would the Armored Golem be perfected by then, but there would also likely be various models adapted to different situations and mass-produced.

He connected to the network first and purchased a batch of rare resources necessary for creating golems and Magic High Towers on the campus network, spending a large amount of Power of Faith.

But it was all worth it; the invention had incredibly thick armor and was unafraid of death, perfect for breaching operations. As long as there were enough of them, they could display a level of power beyond what most could imagine.

As they moved into their junior and senior years, the troops of the Divine Territory Players began to become more elite, no longer swarming out all at once at the start of a battle like before. Now, they valued quality over quantity.

He had intentionally conveyed this concept whenever Slarda prayed to him occasionally. After several times, Slarda had started to attempt to establish a stable full-time army, with the first experiment involving the Supreme Naga and a few Small Fishmen whose strength had reached Level 2 and above.

Now, the population of the God Realm Kin was still not large enough. It would be easier if there were millions of them.

The Divine Territory was developing rapidly, and Lin Xiao was in high spirits. He sent a message to Shen Yuexin:

"We haven't seen each other for two months. I heard there's a beautiful place called Moonlight Lake just outside the campus. Shall we go and see it?"

But there was no response for a long time.

By the time he finished a meal, during which he sent a few more messages without any reply, Lin Xiao tapped his forehead, thought for a while, packed up and left. He was ready to go out for a stroll and visit Glorious Middle School on the way.

Just as he stepped out of the school gate, he received a reply from Shen Yuexin:

"I was busy just now."

"No problem, I don't have classes today."

After a while, she responded again:

"I might be busy today. Let's go tomorrow."

After sending the messages, Shen Yuexin heard a gentle male voice from across:

"Is it that little boy?"

Her lips tinted with red, she bit them gently and nodded slightly.

In front of her stood a strikingly handsome young man in white, looking at her with a gentle face. His eyes shifted to a certain direction, and he smiled, saying:

"Hmm, let me see. He's come to visit Glorious Middle School. Should we go and meet him?"

Shen Yuexin showed a hint of hesitation. Before she could speak, the handsome young man in white flung his large sleeves over his back and said:

"Come on, let's see if he's worthy of being my sister Xia Yu's boyfriend."

As soon as his words fell, the two vanished simultaneously.

Lin Xiao traveled across two towering Floating Cities on a Crystal Disc to reach the Floating City where Glorious Middle School was located. From a distance, he could see the impressive school gates, with two colossi, hundreds of meters high and seemingly cast in gold, exuding a soft divine glow, standing tall on either side of the gate.

These were not real statues, but two mythological constructs comparable to High-Level Demigods—the Titan Colossi.

When he arrived in front of the Titan Colossi, he immediately sensed two gaze-like presences sweep over him, then disappear.

It meant he could enter Glorious Middle School grounds without being hindered.

This was because both Glorious Middle School and its neighboring school were part of the Glorious Middle School Department, and students from both schools could enter each other's campuses.

The Crystal Disc descended slightly and headed towards the gate. Just about to enter the school, Lin Xiao suddenly stopped and quickly looked down towards the vast gate, where a familiar figure stood at the entrance, with a handsome young man in white standing very close in front of her.

In that moment, Lin Xiao felt as if his brain had been smacked by something, and he flashed down from the sky.

The young man in white didn't look up but gently said to Shen Yuexin:

"Let's guess, what will your little boyfriend say first…"

"Don't!"

Her exquisite face suddenly lost its color as she saw a fist descending from the sky and striking the young man in white's face.

Then, she stood there, mouth slightly agape, stunned.

The young man in white was unmoved, not even a muscle on his face twitched as if the punch had landed on stone, yet his expression was quite something.

Shock, wrath, surprise, amusement, and so on, all these expressions flickered across his face in a flash.

He slowly turned around to face the young man looking at Shen Yuexin with grief and anger. All expressions vanished from his face as he touched his face and suddenly laughed:

"How many years has it been? Aside from my father, this is the first time someone has struck my face."

The face he lifted showed a nostalgic expression.

However, neither Lin Xiao nor Shen Yuexin paid any attention to him. Shen Yuexin at the moment was covering her mouth, her eyes revealing shock and joy, while Lin Xiao looked at her with a mix of sadness and anger, clearly waiting for her explanation.

For quite a while, no one spoke until the boy in white finally sighed:

"Kid, you dare hit me, you're finished."

Lin Xiao suddenly turned his head and glared fiercely at the boy in white. For a moment he felt a sense of familiarity, but after thinking carefully, he had no recollection at all. Shaking his head to cast away the jumbled thoughts, he reached out to grab her hand and pulled her into his embrace to declare ownership, saying each word distinctly and seriously:

"She is my girlfriend!"

The boy in white looked expressionless towards Shen Yuexin. Her face was flushed with red, but she did not struggle.

The boy immediately burst out in anger:

"Who says she's your girlfriend, I want to challenge you to a duel!"

Lin Xiao was equally defiant in accepting the challenge:

"Come on, who's afraid of whom!"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than he felt Shen Yuexin pinching his waist, something he couldn't stand anymore. He comforted her loudly:

"Don't worry, even if he's the top student in the elite class of Grade One, I'm not scared, just wait."

The boy in white displayed a face of anger that looked completely fake, yet Lin Xiao couldn't see through it. The boy shouted loudly:

"Good kid, you've got guts, follow me."

As he spoke, he secretly sent a message to Shen Yuexin:

"Little sister, don't get in the way. He dares to hit me the first time we meet, I can't let this slide. I will beat him so his mother won't recognize him."

The little aunt watched the two young men, who were acting like fighting cocks, with a helpless look. She found herself being pulled by Lin Xiao to stand on the same crystal disc, wanting to shake his grip off shyly, but he held on tightly, giving the other party a provocative look from time to time.

The boy in white was very familiar with the Grade One surroundings, and soon led them in front of a tall tower where they landed.

Many students from Grade One passed by, but no one paid any attention to them.

"Kid, it's still not too late to regret it now!" the boy in white said, standing with his hands on his hips in the empty classroom, an expression so irritating on his face that Lin Xiao was incensed but undeterred in his response:

"What a joke, I've never been afraid of anyone my age!"

"Good, I hope you won't regret it later!" the boy in white said. With a wave of his hand, Lin Xiao saw the world before him collapse, his will swiftly plunging into the abyss.

In that instantaneous darkness, he sensed the presence of a shadow outside the abyss, one that sent shivers down his soul, causing him to shudder instinctively.

But before he could ponder it further, his will had already arrived at a vast virtual plane. The boy in white glanced at him with an indiscernible expression, saying:

"Summon all the projections of your Divine Territory Kin; hold nothing back, or you will be defeated miserably!"

Lin Xiao snorted coldly:

"That's what I was going to say to you."

"Hehe!"

The strange laughter gave him a bad feeling. As the moment of confrontation approached, he suddenly realized something was wrong.

But now, the arrow was on the bow; he felt there would be trouble if he backed down.

Fortunately, this was just Projection Descending, which wouldn't affect the Divine Territory itself; that's why he dared to stay. If it were a real battle in the Divine Territory, he would definitely not be so impulsive.

With a thought, he connected to the Divine Territory, feeling its growing strength and gaining some confidence.

This young man in white looked somewhat familiar, as if I had seen him before, yet when I thought carefully, I had no impression of him. However, the fact that he was always around my little aunt clearly meant he was from the Glorious Middle School. Since my little aunt is now a student in the elite class, I guessed he probably was as well.

In terms of ability, the elite class of Glorious Middle School is generally a bit stronger than Level 2, but not by much. I myself am one of the top five students in my class at Level 2, and the other elites are on par with me. There's no superstar like Wu Zhonglin among us, so the difference between us shouldn't be too significant. If I were placed in Glorious Middle School, I'd still rank near the top.

No need to be afraid.

Lin Xiao's heart steadied as he summoned all his clan members for a Projection Descending.

In an instant, a sea of white light descended from the sky into the plane, revealing more than ninety thousand various clan members.

As the Pope, Slarda was the first to loudly call out, organizing the troops and arranging formations.

On the other end of the plane, the young man in white was taking an interested look at Lin Xiao's clan members, pointing and commenting:

"Not bad. It looks like they have grown quite a bit during the summer camp. The potential of the core races has been somewhat realized. However, if you think that's enough to marry my sister, you're still far from qualified."

"These few heroes aren't bad. They have potential. If they're well trained, they could have a future."

"Eh, this cannon fodder…"

"Still a low-grade race, but the potential… there's some substance there!"

Xia Yu, stroking his chin, observed Lin Xiao's numerous clan members and found more surprises the more he looked.

At first glance, there seemed to be three races among these clan members: Fishmen, Naga, and Goblins. But upon closer inspection, he saw that they weren't the common varieties of these races; they were all mutated species, which piqued his interest.

Tilting his head in thought, he 'snap' his fingers, and a beam of light descended onto the plane, revealing an old man standing on a magnificent flying carpet, draped in a lavish magic robe, wielding a crystal wand.

"Then, let's begin!"

The young man in white, Xia Yu, took a step back into the void and snapped his fingers again, bringing the projection of his little sister into view beside him.

His little sister cast her gaze into the virtual plane and took a quick look around before saying:

"Brother, don't bully him."

The young man in white raised an eyelid and replied sullenly:

"Already turning your elbows out? Besides, I'm not bullying him. I haven't sent any of my divine creatures. I only sent one Legendary believer."

Shen Yuexin bit her pale red lips lightly, speechless with exasperation.

On the other side of the plane, Lin Xiao looked at the old mage standing on the flying carpet and did not see a second projection descending. He called out loudly:

"That's it?"

The young man in white waved his hand and turned to his sister, spreading his hands as he said:

"You see, he doesn't even take this one seriously."

With another 'snap' of his fingers, an old man wearing a washed-out linen garment and holding a rusty sword descended from the heavens onto the earth.

Lin Xiao frowned slightly, squinting at the sword-wielding old man, who seemed unstable even walking. Instantly, Lin Xiao recalled the low-profile masters from the Xuanhuan novels he had read in his previous life.

"Damn, something feels off here!"

This appearance, this outfit, it all screamed of the legendary Concealed sword saints, the super-powerful masters from the stories.

But at the normal Rank 2 stage, who would have such a super clan member?

Normally, at the Rank 2 stage, the strongest clan members are at Rank 7, and they are special heroes. Clan members reaching Rank 7 is unheard of.

But-

Lin Xiao still felt that something was off, it just seemed too incongruent.

PS: I went to my mother-in-law's house today and didn't have enough time, so I could only write a bit over four thousand words..

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Chapter 206: The Origins of My Little Aunt

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Returning to the Divine Realm, Lin Xiao sat on the divine throne at the heart of the Divine Core Palace, his hand to his forehead in deep thought.

Although he had already decided, he still hesitated before the final choice. How should he choose? Which path should he take?

Now, there were actually quite a few paths laid out before him. In addition to the Divine Positions of the Supreme Naga and the Fishmen, he could also choose the powerful Divine Positions of Creation and the Ocean, and it was these two that he was hesitating over.

It wasn't a matter of which one to choose, but whether to choose them both, and moreover, whether to select the other three potential Divine Positions with a low chance of actualization—Judgement, Truth, and Destiny.

Yes, that's Judgement, a powerful Divine Position, as well as Truth and Destiny, two extremely powerful Divine Positions.

The Truth Divine Position originated from the Tower of Truth. Given the relationship between the Wise Goblins and the Tower of Truth, there was a good chance that he would eventually develop a rudimentary form of the Truth Divine Position.

As for the Divine Position of Judgement, he had obtained it from analyzing the broken Scales of Judgement of Fate, and the Divine Position of Destiny was gained in the same way.

Creation, Ocean, Judgement, Truth, Destiny—there were five potential Divine Positions he could achieve. In theory, he could aim for all of them.

But theory is just theory. In reality, aside from Creation and Ocean, the chances for the others were slim.

The Divine Position of Creation had already been destined to manifest; he only needed to become a Demigod and he would automatically receive it.

The Ocean Divine Position was already budding. If he chose that path next, whether it be the Fishmen or the Supreme Naga, both born of the ocean and part of his Clan, would provide him with an affinity in this aspect.

However, for Judgement, Destiny, and Truth, he only had a lead. Whether he could condense a Divine Position was very uncertain.

The most critical issue was that these three Divine Positions were too powerful. Leaving Judgement aside, which is a potent Divine Position comparable to those of Ocean, War, Life, Death, etc., Truth and Destiny surpassed these powerful Divine Positions and each could support a great divine power.

Sustaining such extremely powerful Divine Positions, not to mention their complexity to condense, the key was that the Divinity requirements were too high, so high that he was unsure how much Divinity would be necessary to sustain them.

According to the experience of his predecessors, lower-level Divine Positions typically required less than five points of Divinity.

Mid-level Divine Positions have an extremely wide range, starting from a little over five points—which is to say, from Level 2 Divine Beings—and could go as high as dozens of points.

And for the powerful upper-level Divine Positions, the requirement is at least forty points, meaning that only beings with at least Fifth Level Divinity can condense them.

Super Divine Positions are of course beyond forty points.

Therefore, most Divine Territory Players, including students from institutions like the Super Academy Affiliate Middle School, choose mid-level Divine Positions when they become Demigods, with only a few exceptionally outstanding individuals choosing powerful higher-level Divine Positions at the start.

Even for a cheat player like Lin Xiao, there's no guarantee that he could condense a second powerful Divine Position after choosing one.

In other words, aside from the Divine Positions of Creator, Naga, and Fishmen, he could only choose one other powerful or super Divine Position—there was no possibility of choosing a second powerful Divine Position.

So now the question arises, Truth or Destiny—which should he choose?

If he could only choose one, then he definitely could only choose one of these two strongest ones. The rest would have to wait until he became more powerful in the future.

The Truth Divine Position isn't easy to describe—it's something that can be interpreted in many ways. But speaking from a philosophical concept—

Truth, that which is eternally immutable and the only real rightness.

Truth represents the principles that correspond to reality, immutable and correct, which are objective matters and their rules.

Truth can also be divided into absolute and relative truths, where absolute truth refers to the unrestricted general principles; relative truth refers to the principles that hold true under specific conditions and with limitations.

It sounds complicated. And indeed, it is.

In terms of Divine Positions, this means the holder will possess the absolute correctness of the world, which sounds very prestigious and naturally is extremely powerful.

Destiny, on the other hand, refers to fate and luck, which means a pattern that proceeds from a combination of constants and variables.

Fate and luck are two distinct concepts: fate being the constant, referring to a specific object, and luck being the variable, referring to the transformation of time and space. When luck comes, fate changes accordingly.

In terms of Eastern philosophy, fate has a dual meaning.

One is 'life', signifying the inherent nature granted at birth.

The other is 'fortune,' which refers to the changes in fortune throughout different stages of life.

Fate discusses a whole lifetime, while fortune is transient.

It sounds mysterious, and indeed it is. To hold the super Divine Position of Destiny is to master all fates within a Crystal Wall Universe, encompassing both Deities and realms.

So…

Lin Xiao felt very conflicted. Both Truth and Destiny were incredibly powerful Divine Positions, and either one would enable him to thoroughly grasp its rules and ascend to great divine power, making the choice exceedingly difficult.

Having sat in silence on the divine throne for a long time, he carefully and seriously considered the powers of the Truth and Destiny Divine Positions and the impacts choosing either path would have. After weighing various factors and deliberating for several days, Lin Xiao finally made his choice.

Truth!

He chose Truth.

The reason that prompted this decision was simple: Truth is much more low-key compared to Destiny.

Had he chosen the Destiny Divine Position, as soon as he coalesced it in the future, it would immediately have an impact on the fate of the Main World and would likely be discovered by those powerful beings there. As a mere demigod, he would have no chance of concealing his Godhood.

The consequences of such an impact were unknown, as were the consequences of being discovered.

In addition, as soon as a demigod possessing the Destiny Divine Position entered any Crystal Wall System, his insufficient strength to restrain himself would immediately cause a certain impact, making him immediately detectable by the source will of the Crystal Wall System, which would be extremely disadvantageous for him.

In contrast, the Truth Divine Position is much more inconspicuous. Even after coalescing the Truth Divine Position, it would not affect the Main World in any way and would naturally not be easily discovered.

It's not because of the saying that "Truth is held by very few," but rather because Truth indeed does not affect others; it's like if someone discovers some truth, as long as they don't divulge it, at most it affects the person psychologically, without causing any material impact on anyone else before it comes out.

Thus, Lin Xiao formally decided to set his Godhood goal as Truth.

Therefore, during his sophomore and junior stages, all his actions would be aimed at coalescing this Godhood.

Given his current situation, as long as he works hard to expand the influence of the Tower of Truth, once it reaches a certain level, the rudimentary form of the Godhood will naturally coalesce. By then, as long as he has enough Divinity to carry the Truth Divine Position and accumulates enough Divine Power, he will naturally be able to coalesce the Truth Divine Position.

"Hmm! I wonder what it will be like to have mastered Truth!"

Lin Xiao was very much looking forward to this.

Having made his choice, the card shattered and dissipated within the Divine Realm. He immediately felt that the two fixed Divine Extraordinary Abilities he owned were now open for re-selection, and his three original basic Divine Arts could also be reselected.

The two Divine Extraordinary Abilities he currently owned were Mockery and Reproduction; one was his initial choice, and the other a derivative of the Creation Rule.

Of these, the Reproduction ability could be retained, but Mockery was no longer necessary. That Divine Extraordinary Ability was now useless; its applicability was limited, its power insufficient, and even after leveling up, it wouldn't be very strong. Most importantly, he would not choose the Ocean Divine Position now, so there was no need to keep it.

He needed to reselect one according to his current capabilities and conditions from the available Divine Extraordinary Ability pool.

With a thought, a screen of light popped up, displaying a series of Divine Extraordinary Abilities in front of him.

Extraordinary Strength, Extraordinary Speed, Extraordinary Constitution, Extraordinary Rebirth, Extraordinary Will, Extraordinary Spirit, Extraordinary Charm, and so on—basic Extraordinary Abilities.

Choosing one, that area would rocket up in a doubling fashion.

For example, if he chose Extraordinary Strength, his True Body's strength would double on its current basis, with an additional doubling each time he leveled up, an extremely exaggerated enhancement.

However, for Divine Territory Players, this ability was rather redundant; once becoming a deity, isn't it all about Divine Power or Legendary Spells clashing? Who would actually enter the fray personally? How low that would be.

If it really came down to the True Body needing to fight, it would generally mean that one is in a desperate situation; in such a scenario, wouldn't it be better to choose something like Extraordinary Teleportation for a quick escape?

Then there's Extraordinary Fear Technique, Extraordinary Human Immobilization Technique, Extraordinary Monster Immobilization Technique, Transcendent Belittling Technique, Extraordinary Beast Summoning, Extraordinary Undead Awakening, Extraordinary Teleportation… and so on—spell class Extraordinary Abilities.

These are enhanced versions of spells; for example, the Extraordinary Human Immobilization Technique could immobilize any humanoid creature that isn't stronger than oneself, including BUG-like humanoid creatures like Giants.

There was also Extraordinary Resurrection Technique, Extraordinary Light Technique, Extraordinary Slaughter Technique, Extraordinary Tsunami Technique, Extraordinary Catastrophe Technique, Extraordinary Predictive- Techniques…

"Wait, Prophetic Technique? No, it's Prophetic Art."

Lin Xiao glanced at the introduction of this Extraordinary Ability and waved it away:

"Never mind then."

He had thought it was the Prophetic Technique.

All the abilities in this Divine Extraordinary Ability pool were related to his current abilities; besides basic Extraordinary Abilities like Strength, Constitution, Speed, each person's other Divine Extraordinary Abilities would differ.

For example, the Extraordinary Tsunami Technique is an advanced version of Mockery and typically appears only for those with a divine position related to the sea.

Extraordinary Catastrophe Technique usually appears for divine positions associated with causing various natural disasters, such as earthquakes, storms, lightning, and so on.

Extraordinary Light Technique and Extraordinary Slaughter Technique are associated with Judgement Divine Position.

Resurrection Technique is linked with Creator Divine Position, and life-related divine positions can obtain Resurrection Technique as well.

Prophetic Art is related to both Truth and Destiny.

Therefore, the choice was clear—it must be Extraordinary Predictive.

This Divine Extraordinary Ability was very straightforward: when he needed to do something, he could use this ability to predict whether the outcome would be good or bad. Moreover, following the path of Truth that Lin Xiao took, the principle of Truth Predictive Art was to compile the intelligence he possessed to make predictions,

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Chapter 207: The New Course – Invading the Plane

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The Fishman population simply tripled in size, with the total number increasing from over 27,000 to a staggering 84,000-plus.

And as the base number of Small Fishmen grows increasingly large, even without using Breeding Cards, their population growth rate will continue to accelerate.

In addition to that, the number of Wise Goblins has also seen a substantial increase due to his forceful intervention. Although they can't reproduce as quickly as the Fishmen, with all kinds of breeding enhancements applied, their total number has reached around 8,000, surpassing that of the Supreme Naga. Taking everything together, excluding the Fire Elements from the Flame Divine Region and the Water Elements from the Water Divine Region, and the not-so-numerous Wind and Earth Elements from the Wind Elemental Divine Region and Earth Elemental Divine Region, the total number of Clan members in Lin Xiao's God's realm has now broken through the hundred-thousand mark.

Yes, the bonuses from Breeding Cards do not affect elemental creatures.

Not only are elements not truly alive, but the birth of elements isn't a result of reproduction. They are formed from the convergence of elemental energies or split from other elements, and thus have nothing to do with reproduction.

Furthermore, Lin Xiao has traded a total of forty-three Divine Realm Cards of elements other than Fire, ranging from plain to Golden Mythical Quality, on the school's internal trading platform, at the cost of eleven Mythical Quality cards.

He then combined these three types of Elemental Cards into three Ancient Quality Summoning Cards, each loaded into the three subsidiary Divine Realms surrounding the Main Divine Realm, namely the Water Element Domain, Air Element Domain, and Earth Element Domain.

All three cards are inferior to the Flame Melt Sea Card in quality and do not contain Elemental Lords, but each possesses a considerable number of tri-elemental creatures. There are even several Rank 6 super-large elements, with thousands of large, medium, and small elements that could barely support the structure of the three Elemental Divine Realms.

Moreover, owning the territories of the three Elemental Divine Realms, as their elemental populations increase to a certain level, Divine Autorities capable of birthing Lords will naturally form.

In other words, it won't be long before the environments in these three Divine Realms are completely transformed by the elements into something akin to that of Elemental Planes, and their own Lords will emerge naturally. Unless Lin Xiao intervenes, the most likely contenders are the strongest of the super-large elements vying for supremacy.

Lin Xiao did not interfere in this process, allowing them to compete amongst themselves. The victor will receive a bit of his bestowed Divinity.

Well, the main reason was that he now only had two points of Divinity left. Over the past thirty years, he'd used up the rest, not employing the Creation Rubik's Cube, but purely relying on his own power to erase their residual will and spiritual branding, completely refining these points of Divinity.

Moreover, not long ago, Lin Xiao spent two billion Faith values to fully condense those two uncoalesced points of Divinity. At this point, Lin Xiao had a total of fifteen points of Divinity, catapulting him to the top of the first year's hierarchy.

"Hmm, I still need thirty more points of Divinity to catch up with that person!"

The higher his Divinity, the more Lin Xiao realized just how formidable Wu was during Summer Camp, managing to accumulate more than twenty points of Divinity in his first year—impressively strong.

The key is that Wu did not have a Creation Rubik's Cube to cheat with, and had ground away each point of Divinity personally, which is quite frightening.

If it weren't for his ability to cheat using the Creation Rubik's Cube, Lin Xiao wouldn't have the confidence to catch up.

By now, Lin Xiao had only two points of Divinity left to bestow upon his subordinates, one card slot remaining, and two five-star Mythical Quality cards. The resources he gained from Summer Camp were nearly depleted. Even the fragments of the Divine Kingdom from the God's Tomb, which he acquired almost two months earlier, have been mostly merged. As the merging process accelerates, the size of his Main Divine Realm has grown from the initial eight kilometers in length and five kilometers in width to a vast rectangle of one hundred kilometers east to west and fifty kilometers north to south.

Beyond his Divine Realm, six subsidiary Divine Realms exist.

Initially, the Flame Divine Realm and Water Divine Realm were the largest, but now that all four elemental Realms have come into place, the sizes of the other Divine Realms have caught up. They all measure about ten kilometers square, each now larger than the Main Divine Realm was before he inherited Major General Keri's legacy.

Lin Xiao predicts that after merging all remaining Divine Kingdom fragments, the entire Divine Realm's size can increase by about a third more.

This additional space, he plans to allocate entirely to the two subsidiary Divine Realms above and below.

The Main Divine Realm and the four Elemental Divine Realms currently have sufficient space. One could say that no one in high school could match the size of his Divine Realm, with the exception of a few top elites in their third year. For the majority of third-year students, their Divine Realm's size at this stage isn't as large as his, so his is adequately sufficient.

He intends to expand the space above, which he has named Heaven, and the space below, which he has named the Netherworld.

The Main Divine Realm will be where all his Clan members live, the upper realm of Heaven will house his Church to govern the entire Divine Realm.

The lower Netherworld will accommodate entities not suited for other Divine Realm spaces, such as captured enemies, Demons, and Undead subordinates, serving as the domain for exile and a collective of the tainted and sullied.

Such immense power filled Lin Xiao with confidence for the upcoming battle.

However…

"You're in luck, this time you're up against projections of seniors from the previous session, that is, the projections of the elite seniors when they were in their second year. You'll receive personal guidance from these seniors, so take the opportunity to seek their advice!"

The words of the counselor Zhu Hong left everyone dumbfounded.

"What the hell, projections of the senior year coming down personally?"

Indeed, that was the literal interpretation, and Lin Xiao looked up as a classmate beside him raised a hand to ask:

"Teacher, does this mean that this time, we are facing a virtual projection of our seniors from the elite class when they were in their junior year?"

The counselor turned their head to reveal a smile that seemed somewhat frightening to them:

"That's right; your homeroom teacher has already spoken with the homeroom teacher of the elite senior class. For this joint event between the two grades, you will be able to witness the grace of your predecessors, and…"

She displayed an odd expression on her face:

"There's even a surprise this time. Lucky ones will receive personal mentorship from two seniors who are among the top ten on the prestigious list for the high school division. An opportunity like this is rare!"

"I honestly don't want to experience the seniors' grace!"

Lin Xiao curled his lips and casually opened the campus network to check the information of the elite senior class, especially those two top ten seniors mentioned by the counselor. His mouth agape, he showed a look of shock. Xiong Chumo: Female, class president of the elite senior class at Radiance Second Middle School, second-in-command on the Talent Leaderboard.

Cao Yichen: Male, vice-class president of the elite senior class at Radiance Second Middle School, second-in-command on the Exceptional Leaderboard. "Wow, two great gods indeed!"

Whether it was the Talent Leaderboard or the Exceptional Leaderboard, to students like them who couldn't even make it onto the Outstanding Leaderboard, these opponents were invincible. This sort of luck…

"Can we opt out…"

At this moment, the counselor added:

"Considering the difficulty of this major class and the strength of the two seniors, this session will be conducted in the form of a simulation battle. Your Divine Realms will be projected onto a virtual plane, where you will be provided basic points to set up defenses, and then you will clash with the seniors' projected Divine Realms. The seniors will only demonstrate between fifty to eighty percent of their strength. Any students who match with the two seniors will pass if they receive approval from them."

Lin Xiao could feel that the students around him who might match with the two seniors all breathed a sigh of relief. If that was the case, then it was okay. Going all out in a real fight could lead to significant damage to one's Divine Realm, especially since it was said that the seniors from the previous year were very strong, even at their junior stage. If the losses were too substantial, it would be painful even with ample time to recover.

Addressing this worrisome issue seemed secondary to the chance of interacting with the two super-seniors.

If defeating two candidates on the Talent and Exceptional Leaderboards was out of the question, merely earning their approval seemed much more feasible. Moreover, if the strength disparity was too great, by speaking kindly with the seniors and asking for mercy, maybe one could muddle through.

"For this main class, all who pass will receive a Divinity Card and two Divine Realm Cards. The ten with the highest evaluations will each receive a Standard Lightning Spire Construction Drawing. Additionally, those who earn an excellent evaluation from the two seniors will gain four completed Lightning Spires, in addition to the existing rewards."

"Now, you can go prepare. The invasion begins in five days."

The students all entered their Divine Realms with astonishment, soon leaving only the homeroom teacher and the counselor's figures in the classroom.

Jin Sisi extended her hand, and a screen of light popped open before her, displaying the virtual avatars of all the students in the class. Each avatar was surrounded by a ring of light in different colors: Black Iron, Bronze, Silver, and Gold.

Her gaze swept over the avatars encircled by gold in the center, finally settling on two and tapping them lightly.

The counselor Zhu Hong, who was as large as a small giant, looked at the avatar representing Lin Xiao and asked:

"Is it okay to put such a heavy burden on him…"

She stopped mid-sentence, her face taking on a bizarre look as Jin Sisi, without expression, lit up each of the dozen or so gold-tier students' avatars in the center. She then pulled over the avatar of a beautiful young girl with a cold temperament, wearing a half-made jade mask.

Zhu Hong's mouth twitched. She wanted to say something but held back.

Jin Sisi, as if explaining to herself, said:

"I said that lucky ones would receive guidance from the two seniors, but I didn't say there would only be two lucky ones."

Zhu Hong internally offered a second of silence for these dozen or so students who were rated as gold-tier, then raised a finger as thick as a child's arm:

"You're the boss; you decide."

Inside the Divine Realm, Lin Xiao first reviewed the principles of the so-called simulated invasion and quickly gathered all the Clan members ready for combat, including the Wise Goblins.

This was a simulated projection battle, meaning that he would dispatch the selected Clan members to a plane. Each person would have a certain number of creation points to alter the plane's terrain or build various structures for defense, clashing with the plane owned by the matched senior's projection..

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Chapter 208: The Magical Plane Group

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As time passed, students gradually returned to the classroom after passing the tests set by the senior students.

There are always those who celebrate and those who worry. The vast majority of students saw significant improvement in their abilities after a month of hard work. Perhaps some still fell short of the previous cohort of seniors, but as long as you sweet-talk the seniors a bit, you generally could pass.

However, there was still a small group of students whose abilities were far from satisfactory, and they simply could not gain the seniors' approval.

After all, the performance of each student was under the watchful eye of the homeroom teacher. A slight bluff might go unnoticed by the teacher, but if the difference was too great, the seniors couldn't let too much slide right under the

teacher's nose.

So

"Ji An, Zu Ding, Shang Keluo…."

With each name that instructor Zhu Hong called out, the already dejected students looked up with even more dismay on their faces.

"Regrettably, you failed to meet the passing score in two major assessments. As per the regulations, you will be demoted to Elite Class 2.

Even if they had anticipated this outcome, when the teacher officially announced it, the dozen or so students still showed faces filled with sorrow.

To be demoted from Elite Class 1 to Elite Class 2 might seem like a small drop since both are elite classes, but in reality, whether in status or treatment, not to mention the perception of the school's upper echelon, the difference was like night and day.

Senior Year 2 had ten classes, each with too to 150 students. Among them, two were elite classes, but in reality, only Class 1 was the genuine elite class. Class 2 merely served as a reserve, unable to compare with Class 1 in terms of attention or resources.

It might sound good to be in an elite class, but in reality, many top resources were exclusive to Class 1 and inaccessible to Class 2, which were all prepared with Class 1 in mind.

Thus, being demoted from Elite Class 1 to Elite Class 2 meant being expelled from the school's core circle, resulting in a drastic fall in both resources and status.

The remaining students had mixed reactions to those making the melancholic exit. The ones ranked lower were filled with anxiety, knowing that each major class assessment came with the risk of elimination for those at the bottom of the list.

On the other hand, those ranked higher were much more relaxed, as they were far from the reach of elimination, especially the dozen or so students like Lin Xiao who sat atop the Crystal Disc -they were the elites among elites, with no risk of elimination and naturally in high spirits.

As instructor Zhu Hong waved her hand, the figures of the demoted students vanished from the classroom, leaving 88 students remaining.

"You see, students, remaining in Elite Class 1 means not only receiving more attention and resources but also facing fiercer competition. If you can't keep up, the only option is to fall behind," she said.

Just as Zhu Hong finished speaking, homeroom teacher Jin Sisi spoke in a more soothing tone:

"Of course, being eliminated now doesn't mean there's no future. During the mid-year and final exams, we will select outstanding students from Elite Class 2 and other classes to be promoted to Elite Class 1. Those who are eliminated can still return if they meet the growth requirements in the next stage.

Lin Xiao

He made a face. Already lagging behind, being demoted to Class 2 meant less attention and fewer resources than Class 1, making a return quite difficult.

"Alright, now let's proceed to the awarding of prizes.

The homeroom teacher waved her hand, and a screen popped up in front of everyone, revealing three cards that gleamed with golden light.

"Among these, the top ten students in evaluation will receive a blueprint for a standard Lightning Spire. In addition, two of the students who received exceptional evaluations from Senior sister Xiong Chu Mo and Cao Yichen will receive two already constructed Lightning Spires."

After the teacher finished speaking, behind her, a young man with lightning surrounding him, forming a pair of lightning wings, looking much like Thor, Ning Shaoyun, swiftly glanced at his dozen or so competitors and looked expectantly at the homeroom teacher.

Most of the other dozen or so students seated on the Crystal Disc raised their heads to survey the rest, evidently very concerned.

Jin Sisi ignored these students, her gaze passing over the central group, and called out two names:

"Gu Xiaoming and Lin Xiao, please stay behind. The rest may leave."

As the words fell, all eyes turned to Lin Xiao and the other boy. Ning Shaoyun's face began to show irritation as the teacher read out the names.

He had no complaints about Gu Xiaoming, a baby-faced boy who seemed very amicable but came from a far more distinguished background and was stronger than himself, which left him with no grounds to argue.

But this boy named Lin Xiao….

He remembered him as a specially recruited student from the Super Newcomer Summer Camp, a countryside kid with no background to speak of. He immediately stepped forward, raised his hand, and spoke out loud:

"Teacher, I have a question!"

Jin Sisi glanced at him, understanding his intent, and nodded:

"Ning Shaoyun, please speak."

Ning Shaoyun said loudly:

"I want to know if Lin Xiao received an exceptional evaluation?"

Noticing the other students' interest in the question, Jin Sisi nodded and replied:

"That's correct. That's the evaluation by Senior sister Xiong Chu Mo. There's no mistake."

At this, most students sighed in resignation, including several of the top-ranked ones, evidently holding Senior sister Xiong Chu Mo in high regard.

But Ning Shaoyun was not convinced, or rather, he was not willing to give up his spot.

What may seem like just an excellent evaluation actually related to a few top-tier resources and very important opportunities in the homeroom teacher's hands.

This was no secret. Everyone who managed to enter Glorious Middle School Elite Class 1 came from extraordinary backgrounds, at least descendants of True Gods, and most were aware of this. The majority were clear that they were unable to compete for these opportunities without sufficient strength under the same family conditions.

Ning Shaoyun, however, believed he had a chance. His own strength was among the top five in the class, and the difference among the top five was negligible; no one could completely outclass the others. In such a situation, everyone had a chance to compete.

If it were another classmate he knew who nabbed the spot, he might not have any recourse, given the similarity in family backgrounds.

But if it were Lin Xiao or another specially recruited student, he had other ideas.

He mustered his courage and said:

"I'm not convinced. I want a one-on-one challenge!

After speaking, he glanced at Lin Xiao with an unconvinced expression and said:

"I'm not satisfied. If you dare, let's have a one-on-one fight."

All the students looked on with interest. The teacher in charge did not stop the challenge, instead watching with intrigue. In the school, teachers would not interfere with one-on-one challenges; they actually enjoyed witnessing various challenges and competitions.

Of course, as long as they weren't mean-spirited bullying.

Under the gaze of dozens of pairs of eyes, Lin Xiao smiled slightly and asked the teacher:

"Teacher, do I have to accept this challenge? Will it affect my grade for this major class if I refuse?"

Ning Shaoyun's face changed slightly.

The teacher, Jin Sisi, shook her head and said:

"No, you can refuse, and it will not affect the grade of this major class, but it will influence how other students perceive you."

"Oh!"

Now that Lin Xiao understood, he smiled at Ning Shaoyun and said:

"In that case, I won't accept your challenge."

With a mix of anger and frustration, he added:

"But don't be impatient. After I get that reward, if you're still interested, we can have a one-on-one fight then."

When speaking, his face was full of sincerity, but internally he thought:

"Idiot, you think I'll just accept a challenge because you say so? Who do you think you are!"

Since the one-on-one fight wasn't mandatory, Lin Xiao would not accept it. 1 le wasn't foolish; accepting would mean giving up the teacher's and Senior Chumo's recognition and letting go of his spot to compete again.

Although he was usually low-key, his character was one of traditional humility and elegance from Ancient HuaXia. He was also very intelligent and did not like to stand out.

But he wasn't stupid, nor was he modest to a fault. When he needed to fight for something, he wouldn't hesitate.

The moment Ning Shaoyun aggressively contested for the spot, the astute Lin Xiao quickly sensed that there must be something special about this opportunity—it was more than just obtaining two Lightning Spires. Although valuable, they certainly weren't worth the risk of offending Senior Chumo, especially after Ning Shaoyun already had the blueprints. Coupled with Senior Chumo's reminder, he was sure there was more to this opportunity.

So…

He firmly refused.

Jin Sisi, the teacher, gave him an approving glance. She wouldn't look down on him for cowardice like other students might. Instead, she appreciated his flexibility and intelligence, nodding as she said:

"Since Lin Xiao does not wish to accept the challenge, let's drop the matter. Gu Xiaoming and Lin Xiao, please stay after class. The rest of you may leave." As she said this, her voice contained a hint of a compelling authority that made Ning Shaoyun's face pale slightly, realizing it was a warning from the teacher.

He dared not criticize the teacher, but…

He glared fiercely at Lin Xiao before vanishing in a flash.

This threat…

Lin Xiao didn't take it to heart at all.

In Radiant Academy, aside from the true high-ranking officials of the superpower Radiance, nobody could manipulate situations openly within the academy.

And as for the real high-ranking figures, why would they bother to trouble him over such trivial matters?

Without any need to investigate, he was certain that Ning Shaoyun's ancestry for a hundred and eight generations had no such influential figures.

If there were such high-ranking officials, he would likely be in the top school instead of the second-rate one.

With no drama to watch, the other students gradually left, soon leaving just him and the other baby-faced youth.

The teacher then distributed the rewards. Two completed Lightning Spires, sealed within a silver scroll with a vast internal space, ready to be taken out and placed whenever necessary.

Unfortunately, this space scroll that could contain two Lightning Spires was single-use. Once the items were removed, the scroll would be destroyed, much to his regret.

After distributing the rewards, the teacher addressed the two of them.

"I believe you both know that these two spots offer more than just the benefit of having two Magic Towers. Student Gu Xiaoming should already know this, but Lin Xiao might not. Let me explain."

Lin Xiao's spirits lifted, knowing the crucial part was coming, and he listened very attentively.

Jin Sisi explained to him:

"In Glorious Middle School, elite classes are formed from the second year. As the teacher of an elite class, I hold many resources distributed by the school, as well as most of the top-tier resources and opportunities for the second year in Glorious. In addition, I also possess personal resources, including a few unique, major opportunities."

The teacher narrated slowly, and even Gu Xiaoming, who already knew, listened diligently:

"Ordinary resources and opportunities aside, since most students have a share, but some top-tier resources and opportunities are limited in number and can only be given to the few students 1 consider the most outstanding. In every major class, I take note of the exceptional students, and over time, the students who consistently earn outstanding evaluations will naturally get their opportunities."

She paused for a moment, and Lin Xiao distinctly felt a shift in her gaze:

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Chapter 209: Magical Tricks

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This can be explained as a matter of luck, where destiny includes both luck and misfortune as two powerful subordinate godhoods, and foreseeing one's own future certainly aligns with the lucky aspect.

"Woo, I'm so envious!"

Luck and misfortune, just the roles of these two subordinate godhoods are immensely powerful, and they are the kind that nobody dares to mess with. It really is enviable.

If possible, Lin Xiao would really want to choose both supreme godhoods, but reason tells him that even choosing one right now is quite a challenge. He must madly collect divinity in these two years and must condense enough divinity to carry the Truth Divine Position before college entrance exam. Otherwise, he would be in big trouble.

Fortunately, choosing a godhood doesn't mean it's fixed at that moment. In the future, when one becomes a demigod and gains more divinity, they can still select other godhoods when they've gathered enough divinity.

Having composed himself, Lin Xiao closed the Divine Extraordinary Ability panel.

At his current Divinity Level 3, theoretically, he could choose three extraordinary abilities. However, Lin Xiao felt that selecting too many was useless; it was better to enhance the existing ones to Level 3 to make them stronger.

Among them, the Reproduction Divine Extraordinary Ability, which comes from the law of creation, cannot be upgraded. The only ability that can be upgraded is the predictive art.

The upgrade method is simple, advancing on the existing basis as long as the divinity level meets the requirements.

With Lin Xiao's Divinity Level 3, he upgraded his predictive art to Lv3 in one breath. The resulting Extraordinary Predictive Art Lv3 had far more potent effects than the basic version, predicting events more clearly and coming with two passive abilities, adding one with each level increase.

Level 2 passive ability: Omen.

When predicting events related to oneself, it is often easier to obtain more detailed information.

Predictive art is an active ability, capable of foreseeing both oneself and others, performing better when foreseeing one's own situation.

Level 3 passive ability: Trajectory.

All things leave traces as they move through time, and during the prediction, it's possible to see the traces left by the subject within a day.

Level 1 predictive art is passable, but at Level 3, the effects are formidable. Simply knowing the target s general information or even a name can be enough to track their last known location, being very useful in different worlds.

l or instance, during the previous Summer Camp exchange, if he had Level 3 predictive art, the unique title of Semi-god Vampire in the current plane would have been enough to locate where the opponent disappeared to in the last instance.

After resetting the Divine Extraordinary Abilities, the next step is to select Divine Arts anew.

As a Level 3 Divine Being, Lin Xiao could theoretically bestow upon his priest followers up to Level 3 Divine Arts, meaning he could choose either standard Divine Arts common to all, or spend Divine Power to research unique Divine Arts of his own.

Standard Divine Arts refer to a set system of Divine Arts developed by the gods of the Main World over thirty thousand years, ranging from the lowest First Level to the highest Ninth Level. There are no standard legendary Divine Arts, but there are templates. Divine Territory Players, after achieving deification, ' can apply these templates to create their own unique Legendary Divine Arts based on their positions.

Generally speaking, during the Divine Being stage, the Divine Arts a Divine lerritory Player can possess are limited to their Divinity Level. The higher one's Divinity Level, the higher the cap.

However, once one's divinity coalesces into a godhood to become a demigod, regardless of the Divinity Level, one can possess up to Sixth Level Divine Arts to bestow upon priesthood followers, even if they become a demigod with a mere five points of divinity.

It's well-known that the Demigod Stage is divided into two classifications: Normal Demigod and High-Level Demigod. The situation with Supreme Demigods is very special and is generally not included in this consideration.

A High-Level Demigod can possess Seventh Level Divine Arts, but cannot possess higher levels. No Demigod can have Eighth Level Divine Arts, not even a Supreme Demigod.

Yet, once a Divine Territory Player achieves divine enthronement, they can immediately gain access to Eighth and Ninth Level Divine Arts and can bestow Tenth Level Legendary Divine Arts upon Legendary Priest followers.

Of course, this is far removed from Lin Xiao's current position, being merely a slight Divine Being capable of choosing nine First Level Divine Arts, six Second Level Divine Arts, and three Third Level Divine Arts.

His current selection naturally consists of standard Divine Arts, as creating one's own Divine Arts demands a high quantity of Divine Power, something he doesn't have an excess of right now.

After browsing the extensive Divine Art Library, he quickly made his choices.

Nine First Level Divine Arts:

The 'Misfortune Art', which induces fear and hesitation in enemies.

The Blessing Art', which fills allies with courage and causes their attacks to inflict additional damage.

The essential Cure Minor Injuries' for priests.

The Grace Spell', which adds a small amount of constitution and strength to allies.

The Holy Light Art', which inflicts holy damage on the target.

'Protect Evil', which offers high defense against evil damage.

'Remove Fear', which ensures allies are not afraid.

The 'Shield of Belief, creating a flash of light to protect allies.

The 'Summon Monster Level T, which can summon a heavenly realm dog.

Six Second Level Divine Arts:

The 'Bear's Endurance', adding four points of constitution to any ally.

The 'Bull Strength', adding four points of strength to any ally.

The 'Owl Wisdom', bestowing four points of intelligence to any ally.

The 'Eagle Glamour', granting four points of charisma to any ally.

The 'Cure Medium Wound', capable of healing allies or causing damage to the undead.

The 'Regeneration Barrier', creating a shield that protects allies from undead spells.

Three Third Level Divine Arts:

The 'Cure Serious Wound', healing allies or dealing significant damage to undead beings.

The 'Dispel Magic, which removes magical effects from a designated target.

'Remove Curse', lifting one curse effect from a target.

A total of eighteen divine arts, Lin Xiao considered them to be some of the most effective at this stage, incorporating attack, defense, healing, and status enhancement.

"Perfect!"

Having chosen the divine arts, the next natural step was to bestow followers with the priestly rank, but before that, he needed to select the believers and confer upon them the priestly status.

The Priest is a unique profession within The Church of Divinity, yet there is no so-called Priest Profession Card. Instead, a deity must choose and confer this profession upon someone. Every Divine Territory Player can do this, though typically not in great numbers, since becoming a Priest requires devout faith and the expenditure of Divine Power.

Moreover, the consumption of Divine Power is not a one-time affair; it is determined by the level of the Priest.

Which means that initial conferment requires a certain amount of Divine Power, and the Priest needs additional Divine Power to rise each level. Ascending to a level nine Priest requires Divine Power to be expended nine times. Fortunately, bestowal of the Priest's Divine Arts does not consume Divine Power.

The initial conferment of the Priest profession requires a bit of Divine Power, namely one million Power of Faith, and it must be pure.

This…

Lin Xiao currently has enough Power of Faith to convert into one hundred and forty-six points of Divine Power, which is one hundred forty-six million pure Power of Faith, accumulated over this period of time.

Without hesitation, he communicated with Slarda and summoned the makeshift Church to gather at the Creator's Temple in the center of Naga City.

He consumed twenty-one points of Divine Power to confer upon Slarda and the initial twenty part-time priests the true rank of Priest.

Then, he expended another sixty-six points of Divine Power to promote them all to Level 3 Priests and individually bestowed upon them all the divine arts.

With the Priests selected and the divine arts chosen, Lin Xiao then reaffirmed the name of his Church The Church of Creation and Truth.

Once this was decided, it was final; it could not be changed on a whim afterward.

The method of worship within the Church also changed accordingly, transforming from a combination of ancestor worship and primitive religion to a pure religious form. Having made this decision, Lin Xiao opened the sect interface-

Sect Interface:

Sect: The Church of Creation and Truth

Holy Emblem: A Supreme Naga holding a book in one hand and a sword in the other, surrounded by a divine aura

Worship: Religious faith.

Chosen People: Not selected, (requires 100 Divine Power)

Divine Arts: Nine Level 1 Divine Arts, six Level 2 Divine Arts, three Level 3 Divine Arts.

Priests: 21 in total.

For a start, the setup looked quite professional. Twenty-one Priests were enough for now, and as the Clan grew, more could be added as necessary.

Closing the panel, the restructuring of the Divine Realm was essentially complete. The next goal was the swift development of the Divine Realm, while simultaneously creating a set of simple church doctrines.

Creation did not need deliberate dissemination; wider spread of this knowledge wouldn't be particularly meaningful since the most effective way to increase his understanding of this fundamental law was his own research and mastery over the rules of Creation. No amount of spread would enhance his understanding of this foundational law.

Ihrough a divine-mandate, Lin Xiao instructed Slarda to find ways to increase the dissemination of the Tower of Truth, and set the core ideology of the Church to be Truth, looking to spread this concept as much as possible.

Gaining the actual Truth was a different matter, not so easily achieved, but before that, securing a divine position came first.

Stepping out of the Divine Realm, he saw that many classmates had finished, while some remained inside.

Doctor Sun, the teacher, was still present, answering questions from some students.

At the Rank 2 high school stage, there was one lecture each week, which effectively spanned an entire day.

1 he morning was mostly spent on this matter, and since it seemed Doctor Sun had nothing else of urgency, Lin Xiao returned to his Divine Realm.

It wasn't until months later in the Divine Realm that he heard a familiar bell ring, and upon returning to the classroom, he realized it was already afternoon. Doctor Sun was ringing a bell to wake everyone up.

Once everyone had awakened from their Divine Realms, Doctor Sun leisurely pointed at the front, and a series of book titles appeared on the screen before Lin Xiao—

"Principles of Magic."

"Dissection and Detailing of Magic."

"Relationships Between Various Spells."

"Ten Thousand Variations on Level Zero Tricks."

"Complete Collection of Level Zero Tricks."

"Detailed Introduction to Basic Level 1 Magic."

"How to Become an Apprentice Mage."

"Detailed Introduction to Basic Alchemy."

"A Hundred Thousand Whys of Magic…"

Lin Xiao gaped as he scrolled from top to bottom, each page containing a hundred titles, making up seven altogether, filled with various magic-related disciplines and their catalogues.

That's when Doctor Sun's voice sounded:

'Included here are all the standard spells from Level Zero to Level Nine, as well as their corresponding extended disciplines, including Alchemy, scroll transcription, magic item crafting and other additional magic-related disciplines. Your task for Grade 11 theory classes is to master all the standard spells researched by the gods of the Main World over thirty thousand years and to choose an elective from the extended disciplines."

"Ah…"

This was somewhat terrifying.

Lm Xiao randomly opened one of the catalogues, and the sheer volume of content inside was frightening millions of words in total to be learned in one year. The content was overwhelming..

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Chapter 210: Single-handedly Overpowering the Base

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Tlie Fishmen's numbers needn't even be mentioned, for they directly tripled, increasing from over twenty-seven thousand to a staggering eighty-four thousand plus.

Furthermore, with the constantly growing base number of Small Fishmen, their rate of increase would grow faster and faster, even without the use of the Breeding Card.

Besides that, the number of Wise Goblins also saw a significant increase due to his forceful intervention. Although Wise Goblins couldn't match the Fishmen in terms of reclusiveness and breeding capabilities, the total numbers still reached around eight thousand with all the reproduction bonuses added, surpassing the Supreme Naga.

Putting it all together, aside from the Fire Elementals of the Flame Divine Region and the Water Elementals of the Water Divine Region, and the few Wind and Earth Elementals of the Wind Elemental Divine Region and the Earth Elemental Divine Region, the total number of Clan members within Lin Xiao's Divine Realm had now broken through the one hundred thousand mark.

Yes, the bonus from the Breeding Card does not work on elemental creatures. Elements aren't truly living beings, and their birth is not through reproduction, but rather from the congregating of elemental energies forming spontaneously, or through elemental division, which is unrelated to reproduction.

Additionally, Lin Xiao used eleven Mythical Quality cards on the school's internal trading platform, trading for a total of forty-three Elemental cards of the other three types, aside from Fire, the grades of which ranged from whiteboard to Golden Mythical Quality.

He then fused these three types of Elemental cards into three Ancient Quality Summoning Cards, each installed in one of the three subordinate divine domains surrounding his Main Divine Realm, namely the Water Elemental Divine Realm, the Air Elemental Divine Realm, and the Earth Elemental Divine Realm.

These three cards, although inferior to the Flame Melt Sea Card which contained no Elemental Lords, each had a considerable number of tri- elementals within, including several super large Elementals of Rank 6 strength, and thousands of other large, medium, and small Elementals, which can barely support the framework of the three Elemental Divine Realms.

Moreover, with the territories of the three Elemental Divine Realms in place, as long as the number of Elementals within each realm increases to a certain extent, authority sufficient to birth a Lord will naturally coalesce.

In other words, as the environment within the three Divine Realms is completely transformed by the Elementals into something similar to their Elemental Planes, Lords will automatically be born. As for which specific individuals they will be unless Lin Xiao intervenes, under normal circumstances, it will be the strongest of the super large Elementals that will emerge from competition.

Lm Xiao didn't interfere with this process, letting them compete among themselves, with the victor receiving a small gift of his Divinity.

Well, the main reason was that he had only two points of Divinity left. Over the course of these thirty years, he had used up his Divinity, not resorting to the Creation Rubik's Cube but rather relying on grinding away their residual wills and spiritual Brandings completely by himself, refining these few points of Divinity.

Moreover, not long ago, Lin Xiao expended two hundred million Faith Value to fully condense those two unformed points of Divinity, and Lin Xiao now possessed a full fifteen points of Divinity, catching up to the first tier of his class.

"Hmm, I still need thirty more points of Divinity to catch up to that person!" The greater his Divinity, the more Lin Xiao realized the formidable nature of Wu someone whom he had encountered at Summer Camp. To have accumulated over twenty points of Divinity in just the first year of high school was too strong.

The key point was that the person didn't have the Creation Rubik's Cube as a cheat, and had eradicated each point of divinity on their own, which was quite terrifying.

If it weren't for the use of the Creation Rubik's Cube as a cheat, he truly wouldn't have the confidence to catch up.

As a result, Lin Xiao now had only two points of divinity left to bestow upon his subordinates, one slot remaining, and two Mythical Quality Five-Star cards left. The resources acquired from Summer Camp were nearly exhausted.

Even the Divine Kingdom fragments from the God's Tomb, which he had obtained almost two months ago, had been mostly integrated. The rate of fusion accelerated as time went on. By now, his Main Divine Realm had grown from its original size of eight kilometers long east to west and five kilometers wide north to south, to an immense rectangular realm one hundred kilometers long and fifty kilometers wide.

Beyond that, his realm had an additional six subordinate divine domains.

Originally, the Fire Elemental and Water Elemental Divine Realms were the largest, but now with all four Elements in place, the size of the rest of the realms has caught up, each now about ten kilometers square, a large Divine Domain Space, larger even than his Main Divine Realm before acquiring Major General Keri's legacy.

Lm Xiao anticipated that after fusing all remaining Divine Kingdom fragments, the overall Divine Realm's space could increase by about one-third more.

He planned to use this additional space exclusively to expand the two subordinate Divine Realms above and below.

The Mam Divine Realm and the four Elemental Divine Realms have sufficient space now. Lin Xiao's Divine Realm size is unsurpassed at the high school tier, except by a few top-tier seniors. The size of the Divine Realm of the vast majority of third-year students cannot match his at the current stage; it's more than sufficient.

He plans to expand the upper Realm which he named Heaven Divine Realm Space and the lower one named Netherworld. The upper Heavenly Divine Realm Space was meant to accommodate his Church, ruling over the entire Divine Realm.

The Netherworld would house beings unsuitable for other realms, like captured enemies, Demons, Undead subordinates, etc.-effectively a place of exile, a gathering place for all that was tainted within the Divine Realm.

With such formidable power, Lin Xiao felt highly confident about the upcoming battles.

However…

You re in luck, this time you'll be facing the projections of your seniors from the previous session, the current elite Class of third-year students and their second-year selves. During this event, you'll receive personal guidance right from the seniors themselves. Students, seize this opportunity to consult with your seniors!" Instructor Zhu Hong's announcement left everyone dumbfounded.

"What the heck, projections of the seniors coming personally?"

Literally interpreted, that seemed to be the case. Lin Xiao raised his head, and a classmate next to him raised a hand to ask:

"Teacher, do you mean that this time we need to face the true projections of the senior elite class when they were juniors?"

The counselor turned around with a smile that seemed somewhat terrifying to them:

"That's right, your homeroom teacher has already spoken with the senior elite class homeroom teacher. This time, by linking the two grades, you'll get to witness the elegances of the previous cohort's seniors. Plus…"

She revealed a strange expression on her face:

"There's a surprise egg this time. Lucky ones will get personal guidance from two seniors in the top ten of the high school senior rankings. Opportunities like this don't come often!"

"I don't actually want to see the seniors' elegances!"

Lin Xiao curled his lip and casually opened the campus network to check the information of the senior elite class, especially those two seniors in the top ten of the rankings mentioned by the counselor. He quickly opened his mouth in shock.

Xiong Chumo: Female, class president of the senior elite class at Radiance Second High, ranked on the Sublist of Geniuses.

Cao Yichen: Male, vice president of the senior elite class at Radiance Second High, ranked on the Sublist of Peerless.

"Wow, two big gods!"

Whether it's the Sublist of Geniuses or the Sublist of Peerless, to them, who couldn't even make it onto the List of Outstanding Students, it was an unmatched opposition. This kind of luck…

"Can I not have it…"

At this moment, the counselor added:

"Considering the difficulty of this major class and the strength of the two seniors, this time the class will take the form of a simulation battle. You'll project your Divine Realms into a virtual plane, set up defenses with basic points, and engage in battle with the projected Divine Realms of the seniors. Meanwhile, the two seniors will only display between fifty to eighty percent of their strength, and any student who matches with them will be considered to pass if they gain the seniors' recognition."

Lin Xiao could feel that the classmates around him who might match with the two seniors all breathed a sigh of relief. If that was the case, then it was okay. A real battle would cause enormous damage to the Divine Realm, especially since the seniors of the previous cohort were said to be very strong—even during their junior phase, they were quite formidable. If the damage were too great, even with ample recovery time, it wouldn't be pleasant.

After addressing this worrisome issue, the presence of the two super seniors seemed like a minor problem.

Defeating the students ranked on the Sublist of Geniuses and Peerless seemed like an impossible tall tale, but just getting their recognition seemed much more manageable.

Besides, if the difference in strength were really too great, they could talk to the seniors and ask for leniency. Maybe they could muddle through.

"For this class, all who pass will receive one Divinity Card and two Divine Realm Cards; the top ten with the highest evaluations will each receive a Standard Lightning Tower Construction Drawing. The lucky individuals who pass the evaluation by the two seniors will gain, in addition to the existing rewards, four already constructed Lightning Towers."

Alright, you can now go prepare. The invasion starts in five days."

Everyone licked their tongues and entered their Divine Realms, and soon the classroom was left with only the figures of the homeroom teacher and the counselor.

Jin Sisi stretched her hand, and a screen automatically popped up in front of her, displaying the virtual avatars of all the students in the class. Each avatar was bordered by a light ring of different colors: Black Iron, Bronze, Silver, and Gold.

Her eyes swept over the central ring of Gold avatars, finally resting on two of them, and she pointed virtually.

The counselor Zhu Hong, who was like a little giant, saw the avatar

representing Lin Xiao and asked:

"Are you sure about placing such a heavy burden on him…"

But before she could finish, she stopped and stared at Jin Sisi with a peculiar look. Jin Sisi's expressionless face lit up the Gold light rings around the avatars of a dozen or so students, and then she pulled over the avatar of a beautiful girl wearing a half jade mask and exuding a stern aura.

Zhu Hong's mouth twitched. She wanted to say something but held back.

Jin Sisi seemed to notice and muttered as if explaining:

"I said there would be lucky ones who would get guidance from two seniors, but

I didn't say there would only be two lucky ones."

Zhu Hong mourned for the dozen students rated as Gold Tier for a second and raised her arm, as thick as a child's, giving a thumbs-up:

"You're the boss, so it's your call."

In his Divine Realm, Lin Xiao first reviewed the principles of the so-called simulation invasion and quickly gathered all possible combat Clan members, including the Wise Goblins.

This time was a simulated projection battle, meaning that he would project the Clan members chosen for battle onto a plane, and then each person would have a certain number of creation points to alter the terrain of the plane or build various defensive structures. They would engage with the projecting plane owned by the senior, and the victory condition was not only to kill all of the senior's forces but also to break through the core at the center of the senior's plane.

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Chapter 211: The Seniors' Bet

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Then, there was no "then"—Zhuo Jun directly surrendered and scurried off in defeat.

With a core wipeout in a single strike, there was no point in continuing the fight.

Emerging from the challenge domain, Lin Xiao noticed the gaze of many students on him had changed; several even nodded in acknowledgment when he looked their way.

Clearly, he had left a profound impression on them with just one battle, and his formidable strength had earned their respect.

He wasn't surprised by this; he could beat silver-tier players even during the summer camp phase, let alone now, after the camp.

He wouldn't say he was invincible, but out of the entire elite class of over a hundred students, at most five could be considered his equals in a broad sense.

Being on par with him was one thing, but whether they could beat him was another.

Perhaps any given one of them linked to a larger Clan could be stronger than him, but he believed that none could match his individual strength—an Rank 7 Legend-tier hero, capable of unleashing a single strike so powerful it wholly bridged the gap to the Legendary Level. There were very few at this stage who could withstand a full-force strike from Slarda.

The battle between Tiger Slayer and Red Frost was still ongoing, and after some consideration, Lin Xiao decided to request a view of their match.

The scenery flashed before his eyes, and a vast dimension appeared in front of him, with both parties' Clans now engaged in a fervent battle, clashing intensely.

Unlike Lin Xiao, who had dispatched his opponent with a crushing victory, Tiger Slayer and Red Frost were special invitees with comparable strengths. Assessing their current forces and the corpses on the ground, Lin Xiao gauged that these two were veritable contenders against him at this stage.

Although neither had a powerful hero, the main forces of their Clans were vast in scale, numbering in the high thousands or nearly ten thousand. Even if Slarda could instantly kill their cores with a critical hit, the remaining forces still retained the strength to battle.

Most crucially, both of them possessed a trump card beyond their main Clans. Tiger Slayer even had a fourth Clan, an Advanced Race of Zorel Elves. Although small in number, their enormous potential was evident; as their numbers grew, their combat power would surge.

Of course, Lin Xiao believed he could ultimately defeat both, but it wouldn't be easy.

Next, he exited the viewing, continuing to observe other battling pairs and making an interesting discovery.

He found that after entering their second year, particularly those students from Radiance had Clans that didn't differ significantly in number from those of non-Radiance students, but there was much greater diversification in species.

That is to say, within the same Clan, they had several types of soldiers—a variety in troop types, no longer like in their first year when a Clan consisted solely of melee infantry or ranged Shooters.

The Advanced Races had basically begun to develop, starting to create their own weapons and equipment. Essentially, their Clans were self-sufficient in terms of arms crafted by their subsidiary races.

In this regard, Lin Xiao had some catching up to do, but the gap wasn't extensive. The Wise Goblins had accumulated enough knowledge to start attempting to establish a comprehensive system.

By then, students gradually returned from their challenges—some joyous, others despondent. The fight between Tiger Slayer and Red Frost turned out to be the longest, with their equal and formidable strengths making victory elusive for a time.

The class teacher was in no hurry, simply waiting.

Finally, after over four hours, both came back to their senses. Tiger Slayer showed a glimmer of joy, while Red Frost's face betrayed frustration, implying Tiger Slayer had won by a slight margin but Red Frost's expression suggested the victory was not by much, hence the disappointment.

Regardless of disappointment, a win was a win. Surprisingly, after his victory, Tiger Slayer refrained from any offensive talk, perhaps cautious due to the narrow win.

The class teacher, arms crossed, watched them coldly for a while before speaking in a chilly tone,

"Is there anyone else who wants to continue challenging?"

No one spoke.

The class teacher asked once more,

"The teacher is very interested in this. Is there anyone else who wants to continue challenging?"

Again, no one spoke.

"If that's the case, let it be. We will now begin the first tactical class of the new semester. Let me first announce the rules."

With a flick of her finger, a screen popped up in front of Lin Xiao, displaying:

"This class will be an invasion exercise. Your opponents will be projections of senior students from past years, who were also in the elite class. Each of you has been assigned a universal tier number based on your initial ranking. The invaders of your Divine Domain will be the projections of seniors from the same tier. This all depends on your initial rankings."

Lin Xiao lightly tapped on the screen, and the newly popped-up interface displayed an introduction to the so-called universal stratification system.

It meant the homeroom teacher ranked the 105 elite class students according to their final exam results at the end of the junior year, combined with the teachers' evaluations, dividing them into several different tiers—quite simply Black Iron, Bronze, Silver, and Gold—these four tiers can also be considered as lower, middle, upper, and top level. It's the same meaning, and it's always been divided this way.

If a student is assessed at the Black Iron tier, then the invading seniors' projections were also from the Black Iron tier at the time.

If one is assessed at the Gold tier, the invading seniors' projections will certainly also be at the Gold tier.

This is about both strength and luck since there are also differences within the same tier.

Especially at the Gold tier, after all, anyone who meets a certain standard is at the Gold tier, just like Lin Xiao who finally took the Golden Throne at the summer camp, and so did classmate Wu Zhonglin. The gap between them is hard to articulate. If matched against such an opponent, hehe…

"In this grand class, there are no rankings, any student who defeats their invading opponent will receive a standard armored golem blueprint," announced the homeroom teacher Jin Sisi, as she pointed with her right hand and a giant mechanical projection appeared before everyone, slowly rotating.

This was a roughly four-meter tall warrior, made entirely of metal, resembling a mech suit, equipped with a five-meter-long serrated greatsword and a shield as tall as a house, with enchantments that could deflect certain spells.

The Armored Golem, also known as a Heavy Armor Golem, is a type of golem, modeled after the Steel Golem. It is more agile than the Steel Golem but both its strength and defense are lower than the Steel Golem's, and it is classified as Rank 5 in terms of power.

This was undoubtedly a valuable item. Although it was just a blueprint, its actual value was comparable to an Ancient Card.

With a blueprint, as long as there are sufficient materials and a qualified Clan, one could continuously produce Armored Golems. The blueprint is permanent.

Next, the homeroom teacher went on to explain the subsequent rules, stretching her hand to extinguish the screens in front of everyone, and said:

"Real invasions carry risks. If you feel outmatched or cause significant damage to the Divine Realm, you are allowed to yield, but accordingly, there will be no rewards."

"You can now return to prepare in your Divine Realms. The invasion will begin in five Divine Realm days!"

As her voice fell, everyone hurriedly returned to their Divine Realms. Lin Xiao also quickly returned to his Divine Realm and immediately issued a Divine-mandate, ordering his Clans to prepare. The entire city immediately went into a state of readiness for battle.

He looked down at his increasingly vast Divine Realm. After pondering for a while, his will left the Main Divine Realm, passed through the Crystal Wall, and crossed the Void to arrive at a Divine Realm space with a diameter of about five kilometers, one of the two largest among the six subsidiary Divine Realm spaces he had established.

Since it was separated from the Main Divine Realm and obstructed by the chaotic Void, the effects of the Divine Domain Heaven Card from the Main Divine Realm couldn't extend over. If he wanted to change the environment, he would need a large number of Cards to manage this Divine Realm space.

However, Lin Xiao didn't need to do so. Without needing anything, he simply took out the Flame Melting Sea, an ultra-modified Ancient Five Star Card, and a card that appeared in his hand like an orb of dense crystalline light. With a thought, he activated it, and a huge vortex of flame appeared in the center of the Divine Realm. A gigantic Fire Element with a crown on its head slowly emerged from the vortex of flame, riding atop rolling waves of magma. The giant's arms of magma slowly spread apart as it lifted its head and roared:

"I am Kurbert, Lord of Flames!"

As It declared Its existence to the world, the vortex of flame suddenly expanded explosively. Countless small and large Fire Elements, riding the waves of molten lava torrents, burst out from the vortex, quickly spreading over the entire Divine Realm space.

Flame Melting Sea Card, loaded.

This card, which had merged with many including Ancient-tier ultra-modified Divine Cards during the exchange competition, finally saw the light of day again within his Divine Realm.

From this point on, this subsidiary Divine Realm space named the Flame Divine Region by Lin Xiao is the territory of the Flame Lord Kurbert, who will exist permanently within this Divine Realm space.

From then on, Lin Xiao could summon the Flame Lord Kurbert to the Main Divine Realm or a Foreign Dimension to battle at any time, just as Mages from the Foreign Domain summon Fire Elements from the Crystal Wall Fire Elemental Plane in the Different Domain. As long as Its origin will wasn't destroyed, even if summoned out for battle and killed, It could return to the Flame Divine Region to draw upon the strength of flames and be reborn.

The Flame Lord Kurbert, newly summoned, excitedly threw up surging waves of fiery molten lava, melting the earth of the entire Divine Realm space into more lava, its roaring bellow filled with oppressive force resounding through the plane.

Lin Xiao watched calmly as the excited Kurbert, and with a thought, an unimaginably powerful presence descended, immediately calming the tumultuous molten lava waves. The Flame Lord, standing atop the peak of the lava waves, plunged into the magma like a stone.

A huge face that covered the entire Vault of Heaven of the plane slowly emerged, its cold and merciless pupils focusing on the now disheveled Lord of Flames. Kurbert's raging blaze was extinguished in an instant, and It slowly bowed Its head, kneeling on the calm sea of magma, while the other Fire Elements had already prostrated themselves, daring not to move.

Lin Xiao nodded, extended a finger, and granted a spark of Divinity to Kurbert.

As a Lord of Flames, Kurbert's potential was without question. As long as the Divine Realm was strong enough, It could become infinitely powerful. Even without Divine Enthronement, It could have power akin to that of a Deity within Its own territory. Bestowing a spark of Divinity was very much worth it.

"Now we're set!"

His will returned from the Flame Divine Region, and he felt very confident about the upcoming invasion.

After assimilating that spark of Divinity, the already Rank 6 Fire Lord Kurbert would naturally step into the Rank 7 tier.. The Flame Lord Template could grant It strength far surpassing Its kin,

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Chapter 212: The Pierced Underground World

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Jin Sisi pondered for a moment, then shook her head:

"Chu Mo will win."

She added:

"Although his Supreme Naga is slightly stronger than the Mutated Bearman, the advantage is limited. A head-to-head duel at the same rank is likely to split 30-70, and in the short term, it's impossible to determine a clear winner. Even if there is a victory, it would be a Pyrrhic one. However, the situation is different now that both sides are fighting with all their might across three battlefields. Since the main forces on both sides are evenly matched and a short-term victory between the Storm Eagle and the Fire Element is also unlikely, the outcome of the secondary battlefields becomes more apparent." As she pointed her finger towards the battlefield between the Small Fishman and the Minotaur, she said:

"His Small Fishman obviously has undergone mutation, displaying combat strength far exceeding that of a normal Fishman. But it's still only a mutation, not an evolution, so there's no way it can defeat Chu Mo's thirty thousand Minotaurs. In the end, it's doomed to fail."

"They can't hold them back, they really can't!"

What class teacher Jin Sisi described was exactly what Lin Xiao was seeing. If onlookers could see it, he himself could see it even more clearly.

Although the Small Fishman was very powerful and was supported by a large group of Elements and Mages, it couldn't withstand the savage onslaught of the Minotaurs due to its individual strength being insufficient.

The absolute disparity in strength—using a low-tier race to stand against a superior race of Beastmen—was indeed an insurmountable challenge.

While the Supreme Naga and the Mutated Bearman were still engaged in a blood bath, and despite having an advantage on the magic-based front with neither side gaining ground due to the opposition's staunch defense, the Storm Eagle leveraging its aerial superiority to grapple with the remaining Fire Element, the original battlefield endured several hours of carnage with no reinforcements in sight. Finally, the central formation of the Fishmen was breached by the Minotaur's main force.

Piles of bodies accumulated; it took about five or six Small Fishmen plus a few Elements to fatally wound a fully armed Minotaur.

"I need better weapons and armor, as well as a new regular main force species!" Lin Xiao wasn't just spectating the entire battle for entertainment—he observed closely from beginning to end how the Small Fishmen fell into disadvantage, even with numerous Elements and the support of Fishmen Magicians and Wise Goblin Mages. But the other side had their unique Orc Shamans, whether among the Rabbits or Minotaurs.

A straightforward confrontation; the four Magic High Towers available for central plane exchange were of no use here.

In terms of core forces, heroes, and Mages, Lin Xiao was not inferior to Senior Chu Mo—in fact, if the battle dragged on a little longer, he might gain an advantage on one or two battlefields.

However, lacking a regular main force, Lin Xiao knew he needed a regular main battle race that lies somewhere between the Small Fishman and the core Supreme Naga, like the Minotaurs.

No matter how much he modulated it, there was only so much potential for growth in a Fishman due to its fundamental nature; they were doomed to be mere servants and cannon fodder.

The Supreme Naga was already an absolute core main force. As he kept modulating it, especially after undergoing another transformation as he planned, it would undoubtedly become even stronger. Then, its reproduction ability would certainly decrease dramatically, making it unsuitable as a regular main force.

Therefore, he needed to modulate a new race that would be between the Small Fishman and the Supreme Naga.

Or rather…

Lin Xiao already had a vague idea in his mind, planning to start once he had accumulated more Creation Energy.

The collapse of the regular battlefield did not affect the other battlefields. Adhering to her intention to test him, Senior Chu Mo's Minotaurs, after crushing the Small Fishmen, did not proceed to attack and support the other battlefields. Instead, they continued the matching of soldier to soldier, general to general without interfering with the other battlefields, and the battle raged on.

An hour later, at the Mage battlefield, victory was decided. Led by the hero Alemente, a Wise Goblin, the Mage team with a numerical advantage finally defeated Senior Chu Mo's smaller magic-based team.

Two hours later, the battle between the Storm Eagle and the Flame Lord Kurbert was still at a deadlock, while the main force battlefield with the cores began to show changes.

After several hours of fierce combat between the Mutated Bearman and the Supreme Naga, a significant shift occurred. Relying on its powerful, almost bug-like Dominator's Body talent and Bloodsucking recovery, the Supreme Naga held on until the end, lasting longer than the Mutated Bearman. Both sides continued to spill blood until the last, with the Mutated Bearman suffering the most casualties.

Yes, the difference between them wasn't significant—they nearly both sustained heavy losses, with the Supreme Naga gaining only a minimal advantage.

The mutated race's physical constitution was far stronger than that of normal Bearmen, but it still couldn't exhaust the Dominator's Body of the Supreme Naga.

Lin Xiao saw that every Supreme Naga and Mutated Bearman were covered in wounds. Each Supreme Naga was riddled with claw marks and bloodied holes, with many of their scales shattered and broken.

Although the Mutated Bearman had fewer wounds than the Supreme Naga, each one was alarmingly deep. Wielding specially made Horse Chopping Knives, they inflicted severe damage, easily ripping open gaping wounds several feet long, deep into muscle and bone, causing substantial harm to the Mutated Bearman.

When the main battlefield's Slarda took action and killed the last Mutated Bearman hero, fewer than a thousand Supreme Naga remained standing, each bloodied and on the brink of collapse, with little combat strength left.

With that, Senior Chu Mo ended the battle, not waiting to see the outcome of the final clash between the Storm Eagle and the Fire Element.

The two—one capable of flight, the other altering the terrain to create a vast Lava Lake—were at a standoff. The ones on the ground couldn't take to the sky, and the one in the sky dared not come down. Neither side could do anything to the other.

The battle ended, and the slender high school senior, who ranked among the prodigies on the secondary list, looked at Lin Xiao with a trace of recognition and said:

"You, a variant race similar to the Naga, have incredibly high potential. You can fully treat them as your core Clan members and cultivate them with great effort. Don't be stingy with card slots. You can buy a large number of Breeding Cards and use one each month. Keep it up for a year, and by the time you're a senior, if you can gather thirty to forty thousand core Clan members, and maintain this growth rate with other races, there's a great possibility you'll rank in the top three thousand talents," Xiong Chumo said, taking a pause before speaking to her junior with great optimism.

"I've heard you were specially recruited this year. You might not know this, but our school, as one of the two affiliated schools of Glory, has resources beyond your imagination, including opportunities that can skyrocket one's status. The elite class you're in is one of the showcase classes of the second school, with the chance to grasp those big opportunities."

"Your current strength already places you in the top three of your class. You have enough potential; what you lack are resources and opportunities to explosively increase your potential. As your senior, I'll give you a tip: make a good impression in front of your homeroom teacher. Show off your abilities and potential, don't keep them hidden, or you might miss your chance," Senior Chumo's tone was sincere. Lin Xiao mulled over her words and earnestly bowed in gratitude.

"Thank you for the advice, Senior. I understand."

"Just remember my last words: if you are lucky, you might grab an opportunity, and potentially rank in the list of prodigies during your senior year, just like me." She stopped there, smiled, and said,

"I rate your performance in this test as exceptional. Keep it up!"

"Thank you, Senior!" Lin Xiao felt that the senior's praise was purely because of his excellence, without any other motives.

This kind of pure thought was rare now, and it counted as bringing him some resources. After all, being rated as exceptional could earn him the extra rewards mentioned by the teacher before class—a Lightning spire blueprint and two built Lightning Spires.

The Lightning Spire is a type of war construction, an advanced version of Magic High Towers.

Normally, Magic High Towers require a Mage to preside over them. Through an Array, the power of many Mages is converged and magnified into powerful Spell spells.

The Lightning Tower, as one of the advanced versions of Magic High Towers, to which the Flame Tower and Frost Tower are also comparable, implies an Array etched with Lightning spells. It can directly transform stored magic energy into a set release of Lightning spells, casting them faster and further than the Magic High Tower.

Most crucially, being advanced, the Lightning Towers' Array comes with a storage feature for Lightning energy, allowing it to store a certain amount of Lightning energy beforehand to be instantaneously activated in war, catching enemies off guard with a severe blow.

Among the more powerful and costly Mage Towers, Magic High Towers stand as the most potent conventional war constructions.

Lin Xiao returned happily from the virtual plane—as soon as the battle ended, he was free to return.

His will returned to his True Body, and upon opening his eyes, he saw only a few students chatting idly in the classroom. These were students who had finished the major class, regardless of whether they had passed or not.

But judging by their expressions, most seemed content, likely having passed.

It was a pity that he had no friends in class. Having traveled countless billions of kilometers from Yunmengxing Province to Glory to study, he only knew Shen Yuexin. He was unfamiliar with the others, and since they were all essentially competitors and related to the direct descendants of True Gods affiliated with Glory, he couldn't really mesh with them.

Across the two schools of the vast Glorious Middle School, tens of thousands of students are mostly descendants of True Gods, with the majority being direct descendants and many being first or second-generation progeny.

Just like back at Dongning City's N0.5 Middle School, he initially couldn't get along with the only two True God direct descendants in his class, Yan Renjie and Wan Ying; they barely spoke despite being classmates for a year.

The enormous disparity in lifestyle and family background made it hard for them to be friends.

After a quick glance around, he decided to summon his screen and, after contemplating, he input a certain keyword to search.

Seconds later, he muttered in surprise,

"There's nothing?"

He was looking for the so-called big opportunities mentioned by Senior Chumo, but no matter what keywords he entered, the campus network turned up nothing related to what he had anticipated, even the information about the senior midterm exams and college entrance exams seemed to be blocked. "Hmm, must be blocked!" He didn't fuss about needing to find it; unable to find it, he let it go. He had another way.

Senior Chumo's final reminder was clear enough; get on good terms with the homeroom teacher and showcase his strength and potential as much as possible.

As the homeroom teacher of one of second school's elite classes, she certainly had some resources and opportunities at her disposal. If she looked favorably upon him, resources and opportunities would naturally come.

And showing his strength and potential was straightforward—simply perform the best in every major class so the teacher would naturally notice.

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Chapter 213: Yun Shaoning's Ambition

Translator: 549690339 I

"The so-called Divine Incarnation is a vessel bearing the will of the Deity, created with a small amount of Divinity as the base and fused with Divine Power. It must be endowed with will by its creator and cannot exist independently. Once the bestowed will disappears, the Divine Incarnation naturally collapses. It's impossible for it to develop self-awareness and become independent from the True Body after being separated for a long time, like in some novels."

He activated the light screen and carefully reviewed the detailed task flow for the big class once more, then selected ready.

The next second, an invisible force descended upon the Divine Realm. He chose confirm, and a pulling force came from beneath the feet of the forming Divine Incarnation. It quickly turned into a streak of golden light and was sucked into a whirlpool, vanishing from sight.

When it reappeared, it found itself aboard a Void Battleship that was identical to the Military Void Battleship they took to the Outland during Summer Camp, only a model smaller, but still extremely vast.

This was the Radiant School Administration's exclusive battleship, capable of carrying tens or hundreds of millions of warriors, used only for their elite class of over eighty people—a testament to Radiant's wealth and generosity.

Of course, there was also a Guard Team belonging to the battleship on board. Aside from taking them over, their mission was to protect them.

A bit of Divinity, ten points of Divine Power—Lin Xiao felt he had returned to his state when first Opening the Divine Realm.

No, even worse than that. Back then, although he only had a bit of Basic Divinity and a small amount of Divine Power, at least he had the blessing of the Divine Realm. Now, he was just a small Divine Incarnation and many abilities bestowed by the Divine Realm could not be wielded. All his Combat Power depended on these ten points of Divine Power.

Put it this way, with one point of Basic Divinity as the base, a full outburst of ten points of Divine Power could rival the full-strength strike of a Rank 8 Legendary Creature.

But after that one strike, there wouldn't be much Combat Power left because Divine Power is consumable once used, it's gone.

Of course, a Divine Incarnation is still the incarnation of a Deity. Even without Divine Power, it's not weak, roughly equivalent to a Rank 6 Transcendent warrior.

Not to mention, with such strength, it wouldn't amount to anything in the plane of the current big class. The key point is that he dares not unleash the Divine Power, as it's his last means of survival. Normally, he could only rely on his own knowledge of Spells. In the end, he would have to play it safe.

The vast Void Battleship was eerily empty, and Lin Xiao stood alone in front of a massive window, watching the colorful lights of different hues flowing outside in the Void.

Awhile later, he suddenly sensed unguarded footsteps behind him. Turning around, he saw someone approaching. It was Yun Shaoning.

Yun Shaoning walked up to Lin Xiao and stood beside him, also looking at the scenery outside the window.

After a while, he strangely turned his head to glance at Yun Shaoning and then turned away without speaking.

They stood that way for nearly an hour before Yun Shaoning's voice suddenly reached his ears:

"I want to make a transaction with you."

He neither moved nor made a sound.

Seconds later, the voice continued:

"A Divine Corpse, untouched and perfectly preserved, and a Godhood Level Zero containing Lizard and Swamp Divinity, in exchange for the two 'Excellent' grades you have, along with every Excellent' grade you might get in the big classes this year."

Before he could finish speaking, Lin Xiao turned his head, his face full of surprise.

"How about it? This is a very complete Divine Corpse, and apart from the God Country being shattered, everything else is intact. This is a rarity. Even if you can't use it now, giving it to your Clan would work. I heard your father is now a High-Level Demigod. With this Divine Corpse and Divinity, Divine Enthronement is within reach."

Lin Xiao…

was indeed surprised.

But not by Yun Shaoning's willingness to trade such valuable assets for merely two 'Excellent' grades, nor by the notion that such items could be traded. What surprised him was the condition of such an impeccably preserved True God Corpse.

From his understanding, True Gods, due to the existence of their God Countries, fought battles more fierce than one could imagine.

When fights became a matter of life and death at their most intense, they would resort to all sorts of desperate measures.

Just like the Demigods Burning Divinity, True Gods would also burn their Godhood. Each time they did, the God Level would decrease until it was all burnt out.

Therefore, battles between True Gods tended to be incredibly brutal. Even those with an advantage couldn't be sure of victory. In the end, even if there was a winner, it was very difficult to obtain a complete Divine Corpse and Divinity.

It was exceptionally rare.

This was also why many True God families, despite having several True Gods, couldn't gradually kill off solitary Indigenous Gods to obtain Divinity to bolster their Clans like a snowball effect, creating more True Gods.

For instance, the Lin Family had two True Gods. In theory, they could target those Native deities with low-level and Weak Divine Power. But despite the years, the Lin Family still had only two True Gods because complete Divinity was a rarity.

Of course, it's not that complete Divinity guarantees the creation of a True God—it depends on the user's strength.

But even so, one cannot deny the extraordinary value of a complete Divine Corpse and Divinity. It's so astonishing that Lin Xiao dared not respond, so astonishing that he was momentarily dazed, unclear about Yun Shaoning's intentions.

He didn't believe Yun Shaoning was serious, preferring instead to believe it was deception.

So, after he recovered, his first reaction was to send a message to his class teacher, recounting Yun Shaoning's words word for word.

Ten seconds later, the class teacher responded. He heard the terse reply of Jin Sisi, the class teacher, in his ears:

"Both parties agree to the transaction!"

"Uh? "

Lin Xiao was stunned for a moment; this was actually real, too surprising indeed.

At this time, Yun Shaoning seemed to know he had overstepped and, with his arms crossed, said:

"How about it, the price I'm offering is extremely high, you won't find anyone who will top me."

"Not impressed, I refuse."

Lin Xiao decisively refused.

Surprising as it was, he wasn't foolish; to pay such an extravagant price for a few evaluations could only mean the evaluations were more valuable than the goods traded.

This suggested that the so-called top resources and great opportunities in the teacher's hands were beyond his imagination.

Of course, it couldn't be said that the resources and opportunities that the teacher held were of higher value than a Divine Corpse and a piece of Divinity; that would be a false equivalence. For students at their current stage, a Divine Corpse and Divinity were somewhat redundant because of their inability to utilize them effectively; not everyone had treasures like the Creation Rubik's Cube that might capitalize on their value, which possibly wasn't even as substantial as an ancient-quality Miracle Card.

But it was certain that the teacher's resources were the most valuable and suitable for them at this stage, definitely more useful than a highly valuable Divine Corpse and piece of Divinity, which they couldn't fully utilize at the moment.

So his refusal was definite.

At this point, Lin Xiao was quite curious about the so-called top resources and great opportunities in the teacher's hands, wanting to ask the instructor, but doubting they would tell him, even less likely to reply to a message.

He didn't ponder too much; not knowing for now was fine. As long as he kept getting these excellent evaluations in each major class, he'd naturally find out in time.

Following this, Ning Shaoyun asked him several more times, and he refused outright each time, leaving Ning Shaoyun to depart in discontent.

Not sure if it was a coincidence, but shortly after Ning Shaoyun left, he received several messages from other elite class students inquiring about purchasing the two spots he held, all offering substantial sums, surprisingly with consistent content.

He firmly refused them all, but his surprise and curiosity deepened, wishing he could ask someone about it.

After searching the entire class and finding no one to ask, he finally thought of the instructor, and with a nervous heart, he sent a message.

After a while, just when he thought there would be no response, the instructor suddenly replied:

"If I were you, I wouldn't bother with those, do not trade."

Well, that was as good as no reply.

He gave up on the idea, pushed it aside, and stopped worrying about it.

However, it wasn't long before he received another short message from the instructor:

"If you can secure one of the top three highest evaluations from your senior in this big class again, I will tell you the reason."

Lin Xiao rubbed his chin and replied:

"I'll try my hardest!"

After that, he thought of nothing else and simply waited for the Void Battleship to shuttle through the void.

Time passed, and as the Void Battleship shuddered slightly and began to slow down, he knew they had arrived.

Through the huge portholes, he could see a gigantic Void Storm Whirlpool ahead, so large it was beyond description. Currents of Void Energy drawn by the whirlpool transformed into energy dragons, hundreds of kilometers in diameter and tens of thousands of kilometers long, plunging into the eye of the whirlpool.

Lin Xiao silently estimated that the whirlpool's diameter was probably tens to hundreds of millions of kilometers across. The massive Void Battleship flew toward the center of the whirlpool, tiny as dust in comparison.

The battleship slowed as it was pulled by the whirlpool's gravitational force, heading toward the center and eventually plunging into the darkness at the heart of the whirlpool.

An hour later the pitch-blackness faded, and they had already passed through the central channel of the whirlpool. They arrived in a pitch-black void, like a starry sky with rolling layers of energy far off in all directions, and at the center were several columns of light intertwined like… tentacles of an octopus, but segmented…

No, as the starship approached, Lin Xiao quickly realized that these were not columns of light but a special conglomeration of planes, formed by numerous overlapping piecemeal planes.

Not long after, as the battleship approached the planes, he noticed that these clusters of layered realms varied in size, color, and the intensity of light they emitted. In the vastness, these planes seemed to be alive.

The starship flew along the tentacle-like light columns towards one end, and after not knowing how long, they arrived at a huge spherical plane at the center of several intersecting light columns.

Overall, this peculiar cluster of planes resembled an octopus with numerous tentacles, with the central main realm resembling the giant head of an octopus, with several tentacles made of overlapping plane fragments extending layer by layer into unfathomable depths of space.

The closer the tentacles were to the central plane, the brighter they became; the farther towards the ends, the darker, and they emitted a presence utterly incongruent with the core.

The Void Battleship stopped in front of the massive spherical central plane, and then surging energy pulsed across the plane's crystal wall,

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Chapter 214: Bizarre Circumstances

Translator: 549690339 I

The head teacher spoke at length, and even the student Gu Xiaoming, who already knew, listened attentively:

"Ordinary resources or opportunities are distributed among most students, but some top-tier resources and opportunities are limited in number and can only be given to a few students who I consider the best. In every major class, I note down the names of the most outstanding students, and over several such classes, those who consistently receive excellent evaluations will naturally get the chance."

At this point, she paused, and Lin Xiao could clearly sense a change in her gaze:

"In a few months, we will have our mid-term exams. Before that, there are three more major classes, making it a total of five, including the previous two. I will reward the top three students who have received the most excellent evaluations, with each rank receiving different rewards. The student who ranks first will get a top-tier resource, and all students who have received excellent evaluations during the term will have a chance to compete for a great opportunity that I hold."

Back in the dormitory, Lin Xiao's mind still lingered on the head teacher's words.

Before the mid-term exams, the top three students who receive the most excellent evaluations in five major classes will get a rare high-level resource, with the first rank getting a top-tier resource.

He was very tempted by these rewards.

As for what a top-tier resource could be, he couldn't imagine. Having never seen or heard of it, how would he know? But coming from the elite class's head teacher of Radiance, a top-tier resource was undoubtedly something extraordinary, and he was very interested.

He had already received two excellent evaluations. Although the teacher did not specify the evaluations during the last major class, he had just learned from the teacher that he had received excellent evaluations in both classes.

As long as he could get excellent evaluations in the following three major classes, he was sure to be among the top three.

Back in the Divine Realm, Lin Xiao first merged two Divine Realm Cards into one. The quality was still a golden legend, but the combined area was equivalent to two merged cards, yet without any load.

He had no immediate need for the Divine Realm Cards and decided to save them, waiting to accumulate enough to merge into an even larger Divine Realm Card.

Then he took out the standard Lightning Spire blueprints and with a flick of his finger, a holographic three-dimensional model of a Lightning Spire materialized, which he scrutinized thoroughly.

Before long, he had completely memorized the blueprint, and a copy appeared on a shelf inside the Tower of Truth.

However, he temporarily blocked the Wise Goblins from seeing the Lightning Spire blueprints because, at that moment, blueprints for the Magic High Tower already existed in the Tower of Truth. The Wise Goblins hadn't even begun to study that; let alone the Lightning Spire, which was essentially an advanced version of the Magic High Tower.

He set a condition that the blueprint would only be unlocked once the Wise Goblins had constructed their first Magic High Tower.

Not just this, but Lin Xiao also divided the Tower of Truth into several levels, sorting different knowledge based on learning conditions and sophistication. All Wise Goblins must initially master the basics of being a Mage before other knowledge would be unlocked.

After arranging these matters, Lin Xiao finally had the time to cast his sights further into the Divine Realm.

Main Divine Realm, Naga City.

With the tinkering of the Wise Goblins and the promotion by Pope Slarda, not only the Tower of Truth but also Naga City had undergone tremendous changes, with the city style gradually shifting from rugged to refined.

Or it could be said that, as the Wise Goblins gleaned more knowledge from the Tower of Truth, they propelled the evolution and development of civilization within the entire Divine Realm.

Knowledge is the driving force of civilization's development. In any world, the advancement of civilization begins with an explosion of cultural knowledge.

To the south of Naga City, a giant convoy was stopped by the massive city gateway. Several Supreme Nagas, together with a few Wise Goblins and a large troop of Small Fishmen, were loading goods onto the convoy, heading south along the gravel-paved road.

Lin Xiao's vision followed the winding road southward for over twenty kilometers, to the southernmost edge of the Main Divine Realm, where the land met the sea, revealing a newly established settlement, half on land and half in the water.

As the Divine Realm expanded, the population of the God Realm Kin surged, especially the Fishmen, with their numbers exceeding eighty thousand. The original Naga City was soon unable to house such a burgeoning population, so segregation became inevitable.

Just as all the world's civilizations, after being born and growing strong, would divide and relocate to advance further.

For example, the Ancient Huaxia civilization was born in the Yellow River basin and gradually migrated outwards as it grew, eventually forming sizeable dynasties.

There are now three newly established settlements that have branched off within the Divine Realm, mostly populated by Small Fishmen with a few Supreme Nagas, all concentrated along the coast. One of them is even located near a small archipelago deep in the sea.

The Wise Goblins, however, did not mix with them and were concentrated in the City of Truth.

The City of Truth was constructed around the Tower of Truth. Initially, there was no plan, but as the city expanded, especially after the birth of the first Wise Goblin Hero Alemente, the whole race rallied around this powerful individual, and the City of Truth began its transition from disorder towards order.

The central area of the city is the core circle around the Tower of Truth. If the city is divided into a grid of three rows and three columns, the core circle would be at the center.

In this area, alongside the high-level buildings and city administration of the Wise Goblins, the most expansive facilities are two schools.

One is for the young new Wise Goblins, a primary school, while the other is an advanced college where they pursue higher learning after graduating from the primary institution.

Then, on the eastern side of the city's four corners, the upper and lower corners are residential areas, with living arrangements segregated by status: those of higher status live in the upper corner, and those of lower status live in the lower corner.

Whereas the western corners house the experimental and workshop areas, where a large number of workshops, factories, or laboratories are built.

As for the areas directly opposite the city's east, south, west, and north gates, these are naturally various commercial districts.

At this time in the Divine Realm, primitive forms of commerce had just begun to emerge.

The Wise Goblins had mastered various kinds of knowledge and would custom forge weapons and armor for Fishmen and Supreme Naga, which were very popular with everyone.

However, limited by conditions and scale, they were not yet able to forge on a large, regimented scale, but under the watchful eye of Pope Slarda of the Church of Truth and Creation, the Wise Goblins were researching how to mass-produce standardized Fishman armor and weapons.

Whether it was their natural inclination or a limitation of their physical form and strength, Lin Xiao felt the Wise Goblins did not like forging weapons and armor one by one; instead, they preferred researching methods that were both labor-saving and capable of mass production, which is the factory assembly line model.

Lin Xiao really liked this model.

If he had to choose between a clan of Dwarves capable of forging legendary weapons and armor and a Goblin Race that could only forge high-quality equipment but on a mass scale, he would definitely choose the Goblin tribe.

Of course, being able to choose both would be best.

The Wise Goblins mass-produced high-quality standard equipment for soldiers, while the Dwarves would craft powerful equipment tailored to the strong individuals in the Divine Realm, which was just perfect.

Lin Xiao felt that in the future, it was indeed worth considering introducing a clan of Dwarves into the Divine Realm.

Due to their racial talents, the Wise Goblin Race was destined to be unable to create top-tier equipment like the Dwarves, but the future expansion of the Divine Realm would provide enough space to accommodate more races.

His gaze swept across the immense expanse of the Divine Realm, passing over the lush vegetation on land and examining the sea area which occupied half of the Divine Realm. Under the tireless work of Fishman Magicians and the Water Elemental Divine Realm, a large amount of seawater was drawn from the unknown Water Elemental Plane to fill the sea, and the sea level of the God Realm Sea had not dropped significantly.

As the sea area expanded, the heavenly ecology provided an abundant breeding environment for marine life. Even if the sea area expanded hundreds of times, the marine ecosystem had not declined much compared to the beginning.

At the bottom of the sea, he saw Little DingDang, the Elemental Sprite who had not appeared to grow much in several decades. Although her physical size hadn't increased much, her strength was skyrocketing, and the energy contained within the palm-sized Sprite now exceeded that of Rank 6 Super Large Water Elementals.

After integrating a portion of Divinity, her growth was much faster than natural development.

It could be foreseen that in no time, her strength would grow to the limit that the Divine Realm could contain—a Rank 7 Elemental Sprite.

"Hmm, maybe this could work too!"

At the thought, an invisible force suddenly appeared at the deepest part of the central area in the God Realm Sea, rapidly churning the water into a gigantic whirlpool.

Then, Lin Xiao's figure appeared out of thin air in the depths of the sea.

"Brother!"

Startled by the whirlpool, the little Sprite joyfully flew over. Little DingDang, surrounded by a faint blue starlight, drew a trail of stars through the water as she flew into his hands, spinning around him in delight.

In the distance, the water surged, a powerful undercurrent pushed aside the lush aquatic plants, and a massive shadow slowly approached him with the flow.

It was a thirty-meter-long Dragon Turtle, not yet fully grown, but it had grown a bit over the years. Its strength was between Rank 6 and 7, but its defense was exceedingly strong; once it retracted into its shell, most creatures of Rank 7 could not break through its defenses.

The Dragon Turtle, full of spiritual intelligence, recognized Lin Xiao and approached him, then settled down emitting a muffled sound like a dragon's chant.

Lin Xiao landed on the Dragon Turtle's back and stroked its head, then decided to bestow a bit of his Divinity upon it.

The creature had grown into adolescence and was ready to integrate Divinity.

Upon integrating the Divinity, the Dragon Turtle immediately withdrew its limbs into its shell and fell into a deep sleep.

Lin Xiao left, holding the chattering little Sprite in his hand, confident in the Dragon Turtle's defense which was nearly unbreakable within the entire Divine Realm, and those who could break it would not come here to harm it.

Holding the chatterbox of a Sprite, he arrived in front of the tornado that had formed a huge whirlpool in the center of the sea. He pointed at the whirlpool, and suddenly the space at the bottom center of the whirlpool cracked open. The water, finding an outlet, gushed down explosively.

At the same time, in the center of the Water Elemental Divine Realm, a hollow with a diameter of around a hundred meters formed, with the nutrient-rich waters of the sea gushing out from it, rising as an immense column of water surging towards the sky.

Lin Xiao, holding the palm-sized Little DingDang in front of him, spoke to the crystal-clear girl with a youthful appearance:

"Little DingDang, would you be willing to help your brother with something?"

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Chapter 215: Countdown Begins

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Once back in the Divine Realm, Lin Xiao sat on the divine throne at the heart of the Divine Core Palace, his hand pressed to his forehead in deep contemplation.

Although he had already made up his mind before, he still hesitated when it came to the final choice. What should he choose? Which path should he take?

The paths laid before him were actually quite numerous. In addition to the racial Godhoods of Supreme Naga and Fishman, he could also choose between the powerful Godhoods of Creator and Ocean. It was these two Godhoods that made him hesitate.

It wasn't a matter of choosing which one but whether to choose both, and whether to consider selecting another three possible but highly unlikely Godhoods—Judgment, Truth, and Destiny.

Yes, Judgment—a powerful Godhood, as well as Truth and Destiny, two supremely powerful Godhoods.

The Truth Divine Position stemmed from the Tower of Truth. According to the relationship between the Wise Goblins and the Tower of Truth, there was a high probability that he would develop the nascent form of the Truth Divine Position in the future.

The Judgment Divine Position came from disassembling the broken Scales of Judgment of Fate, and he acquired the Destiny Divine Position in the same way.

Creator, Ocean, Judgment, Truth, Destiny—these five Godhoods were all potential goals for him.

But theory is just that—theory. In practice, apart from Creator and Ocean, the other probabilities were not high.

The Creator Godhood was already destined to form, just waiting for him to become a Demigod to automatically acquire it.

The Ocean Divine Position had already begun to sprout. As long as he chose this path next, whether it was the Fishman or the Supreme Naga race, both born of the great sea, could provide him the bias towards this aspect.

But for the three Godhoods of Judgment, Destiny, and Truth, he only had a lead; determining whether he could condense the Godhoods was highly uncertain.

Most crucially, these three Godhoods were too powerful. Putting Judgment aside for a moment, which was a powerful Godhood comparable to Ocean, War, Life, Death, and others, Truth and Destiny exceeded these powerful Godhoods, becoming Super Divine Positions. Each could support a great divine power when fully developed.

For such supremely powerful Godhoods, not to mention the difficulty of condensation, the key was that the Divinity required to support these two Godhoods was too high, so high that he wasn't even sure how much Divinity was needed.

According to the experience of elders, low-level Godhoods normally require less than five points of Divinity.

Mid-level Godhoods have an extremely high range, starting at a little more than five points, which corresponds to Level 2 Divine Beings, and can go as high as dozens of points.

As for powerful high-level Godhoods, they require at least forty points, meaning only Divine Beings of Fifth Level and above could condense them.

As for Super Divine Positions, needless to say, they definitely exceed forty points.

Therefore, the vast majority of Divine Territory Players, including those from affiliates to Super Academy like Radiance, choose a mid-level Godhood when they become Demigods. Only a few particularly outstanding ones choose powerful high-level Godhoods right from the start.

Even Lin Xiao, who had a cheat-like advantage, was not confident that after choosing one powerful Godhood, he would be able to condense a second powerful Godhood.

In other words, in addition to the three Godhoods of Creator, Naga, and Fishman, he could only choose one more powerful or super Godhood. It was almost impossible for him to choose a second powerful Godhood.

So, the question arises—Truth or Destiny, which one should be chosen?

If he could only pick one, he would definitely have to choose one of the strongest among the two. The others would have to wait until he was stronger in the future.

The Truth Divine Position is not easy to describe. It can be interpreted in many ways, but from a philosophical concept—

Truth is the permanently unchanging and genuinely correct principle.

Truth refers to the correct principles that are in accordance with the immutable reality of objective things and their laws.

Truth can also be divided into absolute truth and relative truth, where absolute truth refers to broad principles without any restrictions, while relative truth refers to principles that are limited and only valid under certain conditions.

This all sounds very complex.

Indeed, it is very complex.

In terms of Godhood, it implies that the holder of the Godhood will control the absolute correctness of the world. This sounds very prestigious and is naturally extremely powerful.

Destiny, on the other hand, refers to fate and luck, which is a pattern in which things are governed by a combination of a fixed number and variables.

'Ming' and 'Yun' are two different concepts, with 'ming' being the fixed number, which refers to a specific object, and 'yun' being the variable, representing the transformation of time and space. Combined together, they refer to the process of a specific object undergoing transformation over time and space, with luck changing destiny accordingly.

From the perspective of Eastern divination, destiny has a dual meaning.

First is 'ming', which refers to the innate nature given at birth.

Second comes 'yun', which refers to the changes in fortune during different stages of life.

'Ming' discusses a lifetime, while 'yun' concerns the present.

This sounds mystical and profound. In essence, that's exactly what it is. Holding the super Godhood of Destiny allows one to control the destiny of everything within a Crystal Wall Universe, encompassing deities as well as planes of existence.

So-

Lin Xiao was in a dilemma because both Truth and Destiny, these two super Godhoods, were extremely powerful. Choosing to master the rules of either one would allow him to ascend to great divine power, which made the decision particularly difficult for him.

Sitting silently on the divine throne for a long time, he carefully and earnestly considered the abilities associated with the Divine Positions of Truth and Destiny, as well as the effects of choosing either path. After several days of comprehensive consideration, Lin Xiao finally made his choice.

Truth!

He chose Truth.

The reason that drove him to make this choice was simple: Truth was much more low-profile compared to Destiny.

If he chose the Godhood of Destiny, the moment he solidified the Godhood of Destiny in the future, he would immediately influence the destiny of the Main World to a certain extent, and most likely be detected by the powerful beings of the Main World. As a mere Demigod, there was no way for him to conceal his Godhood.

The impact of this was unknown, and the consequences of being discovered were also unknown.

In addition, if this Demigod with the Godhood of Destiny entered any Crystal Wall System, his insufficient strength would not allow him to restrain himself, and he would immediately affect any Crystal Wall System, immediately being perceived by the will of the Crystal Wall System's origin. This would have very adverse effects on him.

Compared to the Godhood of Destiny, Truth was much more low-key. Even if he solidified the Godhood of Truth, he would not cause any impact on the Main World and naturally would not be easily discovered.

It wasn't because of the saying that "truth is held by few," but rather because Truth truly did not affect others. It was just like someone discovering a truth: as long as they did not divulge it, it would at most cause psychological effects on the person involved, without causing any substantial impact on anyone before it was revealed.

So, Lin Xiao officially decided to set his goal for Godhood as Truth.

Then, during his Rank 3 and Rank 2 stages, all his actions would be aimed at solidifying this Godhood.

With his current situation, as long as he strived to expand the influence of the Tower of Truth, once it reached a certain extent, he would naturally be able to form the embryonic form of a Godhood. When the time came, as long as the Divinity carried by the Godhood of Truth was sufficient and he accumulated enough Divine Power, he would naturally be able to solidify the Godhood of Truth.

"Hmm! I wonder what it would be like to possess Truth!"

Lin Xiao looked forward to this very much.

Having made his choice, the disintegrated card residue dissipated within the Divine Realm. He immediately felt that his two fixed Divine Extraordinary Abilities could be reselected, and his original three basic Divine Arts could also be chosen again.

His current two Divine Extraordinary Abilities were Mockery and Reproduction, one being an initial choice, the other a derivative of the Creation Rule.

Among these, the Extraordinary Ability of Reproduction could continue to be retained, but Mockery was no longer necessary. This Divine Extraordinary Ability was now useless, inherently limited in use, and its power was not up to par. Even an upgrade wouldn't make it much stronger. Most importantly, he was now not going to choose the Ocean Divine Position, so there was no need to keep it.

He needed to select a new one, choosing from the available Divine Extraordinary Ability bank according to his current abilities and conditions.

With a thought, a screen of light popped up before him, displaying a string of Divine Extraordinary Abilities.

Extraordinary Strength, Extraordinary Speed, Extraordinary Constitution, Extraordinary Rebirth, Extraordinary Will, Extraordinary Spirit, Extraordinary Charm, and other basic Extraordinary Abilities.

Choosing one, that aspect of oneself would exponentially increase.

For example, if one chooses Extraordinary Strength, their True Body's strength would double on the existing basis, with each upgrade adding another doubling, incredibly exaggerated.

But for Divine Territory Players, this ability was quite redundant; after becoming deities, it's all about the clash of Divine Power or Legendary Spells, isn't it? Who would actually engage in close combat personally? How low would that be?

If it really came down to the True Body engaging in close combat, it would generally mean being in a desperate situation, and at that time, choosing a capability like Extraordinary Teleportation for escaping would be better, wouldn't it?

There were also Transcendent Fear Technique, Extraordinary Human Immobilization Technique, Extraordinary Monster Immobilization Technique, Transcendent Belittling Technique, Extraordinary Beast Summoning, Extraordinary Undead Awakening, Extraordinary Teleportation… and other class spell-like Extraordinary Abilities.

These were strengthened versions of spells. For example, the Extraordinary Human Immobilization Technique could immobilize any humanoid being not stronger than oneself, including Giant-sized BUG humanoids.

Then there were Extraordinary Resurrection Technique, Extraordinary Light Technique, Extraordinary Slaughter Technique, Extraordinary Tsunami Technique, Extraordinary Catastrophe Technique, Prophetic Art… Technique…

"Wait, a Prophetic Technique? No, it's a Prophetic Art."

Lin Xiao glanced at the introduction of this Extraordinary Ability and waved it off:

"Never mind then."

He thought it was Prophetic Technique.

All the abilities in this Divine Extraordinary Ability bank were related to the abilities he currently possessed. Apart from basic Extraordinary Abilities like Strength, Constitution, and Speed, the other Divine Extraordinary Abilities varied from person to person.

For example, the Extraordinary Tsunami Technique was an advanced version of Mockery, generally appearing only for those with ocean-related Divine Positions.

And the Extraordinary Catastrophe Technique was generally available to those with Divine Positions that could cause various natural disasters, such as earthquakes, storms, lightning, and so on.

Extraordinary Light Technique and Extraordinary Slaughter Technique were related to the Divine Position of Judgement.

Resurrection Technique was related to the Creationist, and Divine Positions related to life could also acquire Resurrection Techniques.

Prophetic Art, on the other hand, was related to both Truth and Destiny.

So the choice was clear; it would definitely be the Extraordinary Predictive Art.

This Divine Extraordinary Ability was straightforward; when he needed to do something, he could use this ability to predict whether the result would be good or bad. Meanwhile, following the path of Truth that Lin Xiao chose, the principle of the Prophetic Art of Truth…

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Chapter 216: Black Dragon

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After a strangely welcoming greeting from his classmates, they met an incarnation of Senior Su.

Senior Su's true body was within this plane, but they could not see him, as his true body needed to be stationed at the core of this group of planes to suppress an enemy divine system.

This group of planes, mysterious like countless piecemeal planes and small planes layered upon each other like an octopus, was not Senior Su's Divine Realm but a group of planes that Senior Su was attempting to conquer. It was occupied by a divine system formed by several native deities, and Senior Su was contending with this small divine system for control of the group of planes.

With absolute strength, Senior Su had seized the central core of the group of planes, and the indigenous deities were driven out of the main plane and fled deep into the tentacle-like group of planes.

Relying on who knows how many tiny planes, they resisted Senior Su's Divine Realm. Up until now, the two sides were still at a stalemate.

Of course, by now, Senior Su already had the upper hand, occupying more than half of the layered planes both large and small, and nearly half of the remaining were under conquest.

And the location where they needed to descend was within that approximate quarter of the planes that were still being conquered.

Within these planes, a part of them had already been visited by incarnations sent by Senior Su to ensure that there were no demigods or higher existences, not to mention those few indigenous deities. Therefore, they would generally not encounter anything stronger than legendary creatures.

Of course, this was still very dangerous for a Divine Incarnation with only ten points of Divine Power and a hint of Divinity, but since it was a test, danger was expected. It was precisely the time to test them.

Senior Su gave them a simple table with several hundred plane numbers, only plane numbers without any other data. No one knew which plane each number represented. They were to randomly pick a number, which would be the plane where they would descend.

In terms of fairness, Radiance did well. It cannot be claimed to be absolutely fair, but it was relatively fair.

Except for those specially recruited, everyone who got into the elite class had ties with Radiance. You have connections, and so does he. In such a case, if everyone tried to exploit their connections, no one could outdo the others, so nobody was allowed to exercise influence, a teaching personally left by the old principal. While the old principal was still alive, no one dared to defy it.

So someone like Lin Xiao, who came from a less privileged background, could grow within Radiance without having every minor advantage snatched away by others.

There was nothing remarkable about the numbers, and Lin Xiao didn't think too hard about it. He picked a number at random, eighty-eight, confirmed, and then heard the teacher's voice in his ear:

"Descent will commence in three seconds, do not resist!"

He relaxed his mind, and after three seconds, a familiar sensation of teleportation came, enveloping him in a twisting space that disappeared aboard the Void Battleship.

A meteor streaked across the sky, followed by a 'boom' as a massive crater appeared on the ground.

The meteor fell on a vast plain, lush with vegetation, primitive yet desolate.

Stretching to the south was a huge wetland mostly consisting of large shallow lakes rather than marshes. It looked more like extensive lake groups than swamps, and unlike normal swamps filled with black mud and poisonous insects, these waters were clear and teeming with a variety of aquatic life.

The loud boom startled many birds and beasts in the plains and jungles, creating a series of rustling sounds scattered around.

Meanwhile, strange noises came from the wetland in the distance. A few large lakes near the plain rippled in circles as a giant shadow arched up before diving back into the water, along with a faint, odd, deep roar. The wetland area became eerily quiet, as if nothing had happened.

Time passed slowly.

About an hour later, from the deep pit formed by the meteor crash in the lush jungle of the plains, there came a strange noise. An attractive young man, naked with his privates exposed, climbed awkwardly out of the crater, glanced around the edge, and then retreated back into it.

The surroundings of the crater were scorched black with ash, and the body of an unidentifiable wild beast was charred, probably killed by the impact of his arrival.

"Crap, so this is how I descend."

Initially, Lin Xiao thought that descent' meant they would be stealthily transported inside the plane after all, previous lectures had discussed how to sneak in unnoticed by the plane will. In his mind, they should have entered the village quietly.

But unexpectedly…

He was thrown into this plane so brutally like a meteor falling from the sky, without subtlety…

Fortunately, after lying at the bottom of the crater for so long without feeling anything amiss and not being detected by the plane will, he should be safe.

After a while, he climbed out of the crater again and surveyed his surroundings. The crater, only four or five meters in diameter, was surrounded by scorch marks extending over ten meters. A little further away were unidentified shrubs and bushes half the height of a person, and beyond that laid a boundless wasteland with trees rising tens or even dozens of meters high occasionally visible.

He took a deep breath, and a passage of text quickly flashed across his mind:

"Air humidity 75%, air temperature 22.5 degrees Celsius, oxygen levels extremely high…"

He also tried jumping, finding that the gravity coefficient was not much different from that of the Main World.

"This plane isn't too bad!"

The conditions of this plane were quite favorable for the survival of intelligent species. Indeed, this could be inferred from the thriving vegetation and the faint sounds that he could hear but not see, indicating that there were numerous creatures populating this plane. It was unknown, however, if any civilization existed.

Luckily, the place where he descended was quite remote, judging from the surroundings; it didn't seem like it was inhabited by any wise species. Surviving here for a decade should pose no problem.

Of course, the first order of business was to find a place to establish a base.

Half an hour later, a handsome young man was sprinting across the desolate wilderness, completely naked. With every run and leap, his outrageously large manhood swayed to and fro, forging a sense of freedom, wildness, and unrestraint in this primal landscape.

Young people are just so full of confidence and vitality.

Before long, he traversed what must have been over ten kilometers and stopped in front of a dense and primordial jungle.

It was a very lush primeval forest with unknown species of trees that grew exceptionally tall. Just the periphery of the forest had trees over ten meters high, and they got even taller toward the center. The tallest trees inside the forest must have reached hundreds of meters.

"What a huge forest!"

Lin Xiao's first impulse was to move such a large forest into the Divine Realm.

Although his Divine Realm contained the ecosystems of Divine Sanctuary, complete with numerous trees, it lacked an ancient forest of this scale.

As the Divine Realm expanded, the Divine Kingdom fragment that he had inherited was almost completely integrated. Now, the Divine Realm was quite vast, easily rivaling small-sized planes and was more than capable of supporting the lives of hundreds of thousands of Clan members.

A complete ecosystem requires everything, and it would be great if this large forest could be transplanted there in its entirety.

Unfortunately, he couldn't open the Divine Realm just yet. Doing so would immediately alert the Plane Will to his presence.

If he were to be discovered immediately upon arrival, his first-phase evaluation would definitely be zero points.

Moreover, the ten points of Divine Power that he had could not be expended. This power was currently sealed within his body, and he could only use it in the most critical moments. If he were to use it, he would also be discovered right away by the Plane Will.

The Plane Will was extremely sensitive to Divine Power and the opening of Divine Realms. Other than that, it hardly reacted to anything else his grand entrance from the sky crashing into the Earth didn't even elicit a response, which was telling.

This meant that as long as he refrained from using Divine Power or opening the Divine Realm and avoided causing any major disturbances, he would generally go unnoticed in the early stages.

Yes, in the early stages.

After all, he was a foreign being from a Different Domain, a non-native to this plane. He might be undiscovered early on, but as time passed, his influence on the plane would increase. Even if he did nothing, his very presence was an anomaly. The Plane Origin might not detect him at first, but like an immune system running a self-check, the Plane Will would scan the plane periodically. And he was like a hidden pest, with each scan adding to his accumulated weight.

Once this weight reached a certain threshold, no amount of hiding would conceal him.

So even if nothing seems to be happening now, and it might seem that he could go undetected no matter what he does in the early stages, it would be a grave mistake to think he could just carelessly enjoy himself. In a few years, he could be discovered.

Thus, it was better to keep a low profile.

Approaching the forest, he faintly sensed a hint of danger lurking within, hinting at the presence of fierce beasts.

He dared not enter, simply walking around the periphery to come to a stop in front of a tree with a diameter of over a meter.

He stretched out his hand to touch the tree, then curled his fingers to gently knock on it, bending his ear as if to listen closely.

"Dong dong!"

Of course, this wasn't to actually hear anything, rather to carefully perceive the subtle feedback vibrating from the tree as he knocked on it.

Then, through the sensation of that feedback, he applied a special spell to the body of the tree.

As his fist lightly tapped the trunk, an imperceptible strange fluctuation appeared on his knuckles, spreading from his strikes into the tree.

After about a dozen taps, the large tree in front of him suddenly made a loud 'crack' sound as a fissure formed at the point of impact. He pushed with force, and the tree crashed to the ground, its breakage adorned with uneven cracks, as if it had been shattered with brute force.

"How magical!"

This ability was gifted to him as follower feedback from the Tower of Truth. Some Wise Goblin believer had mastered a special technique in their daily life that didn't require any tools. Just using their own spiritual power combined with mana, they originated a unique technique, capable of knocking on wood or rock with their hands. The feedback from the knocks, whether sound waves or something else, utilizing this special technique, they created various degrees of impact applied directly to the internal structure of the material, splitting it from the inside according to the imagined angle.

After acquiring this technique from the Tower of Truth as a feedback from a believer, Lin Xiao found it extremely valuable and had made a point to learn it earnestly..

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Chapter 217: Decrees and Confinement

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As time passed, students began to return to the classroom after passing the tests set by older students.

For some it was joy; for others, sorrow. The vast majority of students had significantly improved their abilities after a month of hard work. Even if some still couldn't match the older students, they usually passed as long as they flattered the older brothers and sisters with sweet words.

Still, there was a small fraction of students whose abilities fell too short to gain the recognition of the seniors.

After all, the teachers were watching everyone closely. Mild slackers might slip through without raising eyebrows, but the seniors couldn't be too lenient without the teacher noticing if the gap was too large.

So…

"Ji An, ancestor, Shang Keluo…"

With each name that instructor Zhu Hong read, those students with already dejected expressions lifted their heads, revealing an even uglier look of distress.

"Unfortunately, you have failed to meet the grade requirements twice in a row and, according to the regulations, will be demoted to Elite Class 2."

Even though they had anticipated this, when it was officially announced by the teacher, these dozen or so students still wore looks of utter sadness.

Being demoted from Elite Class 1 to Elite Class 2 might seem insignificant since both are elite classes, but the reality couldn't be more different in terms of status, treatment, and how the school's top echelons viewed them.

With ten classes in total for the second-year students, each class holding between one hundred to one hundred and fifty students, including two elite classes, only the first class embodied true elitism. The second class was merely a reserve for the first, and in terms of attention and resources, it couldn't hold a candle to the first.

Although they both sounded like elite classes, the vast majority of top resources were reserved for the first class and completely out of reach for the second class.

Thus, demotion from Elite Class 1 to Elite Class 2 meant being expelled from the core circle of the school, and your status and access to resources plummet. The remaining students reacted differently to their departing classmates. Those with lower rankings were anxious, knowing that based on past major class evaluations, their position was always at risk of elimination.

However, those with higher rankings were much more relaxed. No matter how the cuts were made, it wouldn't be their turn, especially the dozen or so who, like Lin Xiao, sat upon the Crystal Disc – these elites among elites had no fear of elimination and felt naturally different.

With a wave of the instructor's hand, these dozen students vanished from the classroom. Now only eighty-eight students remained.

"This serves as a reminder. Staying in Elite Class 1 means greater attention and resources but also steeper competition. Fall behind, and you'll be left out." As Zhu Hong spoke these words, class teacher Jin Sisi suddenly softened her tone and said:

Of course, being eliminated now doesn't mean you're without a future. Each year, during the mid-term and final exams, outstanding students from Elite Class 2 and other classes will be selected to advance to Elite Class 1. These eliminated students can return if they meet the growth requirements in the future."

Lin Xiao…

He snorted. Already struggling to keep up, being demoted to the second class would mean even fewer resources and less attention than the first class – making a comeback would be extremely difficult.

"Alright, now let's hand out the rewards."

The class teacher waved her hand and a holographic screen popped up in front of everyone, displaying three glittering gold Cards.

"The top ten students with the highest evaluations will receive a standard blueprint for the construction of a Lightning Spire. Additionally, two students who have received exceptional evaluations from Senior sister Xiong Chu Mo and Cao Yichen will receive two fully constructed Lightning Spires." After the teacher finished speaking, a youth with lightning twining around him to form a pair of lightning wings, resembling Thor, Yun Shaoning quickly scanned his dozen or so rivals and looked expectantly at the class teacher with eager eyes.

Most of the other students sitting on the Crystal Disc lifted their heads to size up their peers, seeming very interested in the announcement.

Jin Sisi ignored them and scanned the students in the central circle before calling out two names:

"Gu Xiaoming and Lin Xiao, please stay back. The rest of you are dismissed." As her words fell, everyone's gaze turned to Lin Xiao and the other boy. Yun Shaoning's face began to show signs of irritation after the names were called, clearly annoyed.

He had no qualms about Gu Xiaoming, as the innocently faced, mild-tempered boy came from a far more prestigious background than his own and was stronger than him; there was nothing he could do about Gu getting one of the spots.

But this Lin Xiao…

He remembered the boy as a special admissions student from the Super Newcomer Summer Camp, someone from the countryside without any significant background. Yun Shaoning stepped forward and raised his hand to speak up:

"Teacher, I have a question!"

Jin Sisi glanced at him, understanding his intentions, and nodded:

"Please, Ning Shaoyun, go ahead."

Ning Shaoyun said loudly:

"I would like to know if Lin Xiao received an exceptionally outstanding evaluation?"

As Jm Sisi saw that the rest of the class also took an interest in the question, she nodded and replied:

"That's correct. This is Senior sister Xiong Chu Mo's evaluation; there's no mistake in it."

At this, the majority of students sighed in resignation, including several top- ranked students, as it seemed that Senior sister Xiong Chu Mo held a high level of credibility among them.

But Ning Shaoyun was not satisfied, or rather, he was unwilling to relinquish the spot.

It may have seemed like just a highly outstanding evaluation, but in reality, it involved access to the rare top-tier resources and very important opportunities held by the class teacher.

This was no secret; anyone enrolled in Glorious Middle School Elite Class 1 had an extraordinary background—at least descendants of a True God lineage—and most were aware of these stakes. However, most students understood that with similar family backgrounds, they lacked the strength to compete for such opportunities.

Ning Shaoyun, however, believed he had a chance. His own strength was top five in the class, and there wasn't a significant gap between the top five. No one could overpower the others decisively, which meant everyone had a shot.

Had it been another acquaintance who grabbed the spot, he wouldn't have been able to object given the similar family backgrounds. But Lin Xiao…

But if it were Lin Xiao and another specially recruited contestant, he had an idea.

He mustered his courage and said:

I won t accept it, I want to challenge him one-on-one!"

After finishing, he looked at Lin Xiao with an unconvinced expression and added:

"I won't accept it. If you dare, let's fight one-on-one."

All the classmates looked on with interest, and the homeroom teacher did not stop him, also looking on with great interest. In the school, teachers would never stop all kinds of one-on-one challenges but instead were keen on seeing various challenges and competitions.

Of course, the premise is not the malicious bullying type.

Under the stare of dozens of gazes, Lin Xiao smiled slightly, looked up at the homeroom teacher, and asked:

"Teacher, do I have to accept this challenge? If I refuse, will it affect my grade for this major class?"

Ning Shaoyun's face slightly changed.

The homeroom teacher, Jin Sisi, shook her head and said:

"No, you can refuse, and it won't affect your grade for this major class, but it

will affect other students' opinions of you."

"Oh!"

Lin Xiao understood and, smiling at Ning Shaoyun, said:

"In that case, I won't accept your challenge."

In his mixture of anger and depression, Lin Xiao added:

"But don't hurry; after I get that reward, if you're still interested, we can have a one-on-one challenge then."

He looked sincere as he spoke, but in his heart, he was thinking:

"Idiot, you think I'll just accept a challenge because you said so? Who do you think you are!"

Since the challenge wasn't mandatory, Lin Xiao certainly wouldn't accept it; he wasn't a fool. Accepting the challenge would mean giving up the approval of the teacher and Senior Chumo, and fighting again for the opportunity.

Although he was always low-profile, with a character traditionally humble and refined in the Ancient HuaXia style, and very clever, not liking to show off, He wasn't foolish, nor was he modest without reason; when it was time to compete, he wouldn't hesitate.

From the moment Ning Shaoyun suddenly stood up to contest for the opportunity, Lin Xiao, with his sharp wit, quickly sensed that there was something special about it. It wasn't just about getting two more Lightning Spires; those, despite their value, wouldn't make Ning Shaoyun take the risk of offending Senior Chumo, especially after obtaining the blueprints. Coupling this with the reminder from Senior Chumo, he was sure there was more to this opportunity than meets the eye.

So…

He decisively refused.

The homeroom teacher, Jin Sisi, looked at him approvingly. She wouldn't look down on his cowardice like the other students; she appreciated his flexibility and cleverness, nodding and saying:

"Since Lin Xiao doesn't wish to fight one-on-one, let this matter rest. Gu Xiaoming and Lin Xiao, stay back. The rest of the class is dismissed."

Her voice carried a touch of influential pressure that made the still resentful Ning Shaoyun's face turn pale; he knew it was a warning from the teacher.

He didn't dare to object to the teacher, but…

He glared fiercely at Lin Xiao before vanishing with a flash.

This threat…

Lin Xiao took no notice of it at all.

Within Radiant Academy, apart from the superpower Radiance's true top-level figures, no one could tamper openly within the academy.

And the real top-level figures certainly wouldn't trouble themselves over such a trivial matter with him.

Without needing to investigate, he was certain that none of Ning Shaoyun's ancestors, going back a hundred and eight generations, included such a powerful figure.

If there had been such a high-level person, he would be at First Middle School, not Second Middle School.

With no spectacle to watch, the other students gradually left, soon leaving him with another teenager who had a baby face.

The homeroom teacher first issued the reward: two Lightning Spires sealed inside a silver scroll with a vast internal space, ready to be taken out and placed at any time.

Unfortunately, the spatial scroll that could accommodate two Lightning Spires was one-time use, and it would be destroyed once the items were taken out, which he found quite regrettable.

After handing out the reward, the homeroom teacher then spoke to both of them:

"I believe you're aware that these two spots offer more than just the advantage of two Magic Towers. Gu Xiaoming should already know, and Lin Xiao, you may not be aware, so let me explain to you."

Lin Xiao perked up, knowing the important part was coming, and listened attentively.

Jin Sisi then told him:

"In Glorious Middle School Department, starting from the second year of high school, there are divisions for elite classes. As the homeroom teacher of an elite class, I hold many resources allocated by the school, as well as most of the top resources and opportunities at Radiance's high school stage. Additionally, I have resources of my own, which include several unique and significant opportunities."

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Chapter 218: Capture the Black Dragon Alive

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Having studied the knowledge of Divine Arts in the Divine Realm for over a decade, and with nearly three thousand Wise Goblins tirelessly feeding him this knowledge every day, Lin Xiao had reached a very high level in his theoretical studies. He had even begun to master some advanced magical techniques, and he was confident that he was the fastest progressing student in his class.

The Crystal Disc moved incredibly fast, and soon he saw the tower that housed the classroom in the distance, spotting a large group of students' flying discs gathered at the entrance. While he was wondering what was happening, he heard someone in the crowd speaking in a casual tone:

"Whoever I'm talking about knows it. I won't say it a second time, move aside, you're blocking my way."

Quickly arriving above the crowd, Lin Xiao saw two men with extraordinary demeanors standing in confrontation. He noticed that they were both standing on Crystal Discs just like his own, which made it clear to him that they were among the top students in his class, though he was not sure if they were part of those specially recruited.

But the exchange of insults that followed made it clear that not only were the two men specially recruited students, but also the reason behind their confrontation.

"Spouting nothing but filth, totally uncultured."

"So what? Being a Radiance special recruit and still needing to stick together, what a waste!"

"Waste or not, do you dare accept my challenge?"

"Why wouldn't I dare? Bring it on."

Then, the two men glaring at each other with anger both entered the classroom. The onlooking students from their college, looking eager for some excitement, followed them in.

"Tiger Slayer and Red Frost!"

Realizing the identities of the two, Lin Xiao was about to return to his classroom when he hesitated for a moment, his gaze shifting towards a gathering of students from his school not far away. Within earshot, he faintly heard their conversation:

"Country bumpkin will always be a country bumpkin, just no class."

"Who knows how they got admitted, must be through connections, huh? I've heard every special recruitment brings in a few to pad the numbers through connections. Wonder if our class has any.

"Who cares, here in Elite Class One, we value strength above all. Any fillers won't last long and will be beaten back to their original form, slinking off to

Class Two."

"Exactly. The upcoming big class is an examination, it'll be clear who's worthy and who's not."

Sensing something, the group simultaneously looked in his direction, but Lin

Xiao had already averted his gaze and entered the tower.

"It really is so competitive everywhere!"

The whispered conversations of those students revealed the competitive nature within Brilliant Super College was no different than anywhere else; yet, since the school year had just started, everyone had been cautious, not daring to make a move. The first big class was an opportunity for probing.

"It seems I have to score well in the first big class."

With that thought, he entered the classroom, immediately seeing his homeroom teacher Jin Sisi standing tall in the center like a small Giant. Her pupils, surging with dark golden Divine light, were fixed on Tiger Slayer and Red Frost, who dared not quarrel any longer under her immense pressure.

Everyone else was silent as well.

Lin Xiao silently returned to his seat, which was close to the center of the classroom.

As per the established rules, seats in the classroom were assigned based on academic performance; the better the grades, the closer to the teacher. Since the school year had just begun and no results were out yet, the seats closest to the teacher belonged to those with Crystal Discs, and Lin Xiao was among them.

Jin Sisi looked emotionless as she watched the two students for a long while before speaking in a deep voice:

"Since you two are so eager, then good, fight it out before the class starts.

With a gesture of her hand, two beams of light descended from above, enveloping both students, rendering them immobile.

The homeroom teacher then turned to address the entire class.

"If any of you have unresolved issues with another, you can also request a challenge now."

The class looked at each other, some expressionless, others eager to try. Lin Xiao scanned the room and his heart skipped a beat when he noticed several eager eyes turning towards him.

"Damnit!"

"Do I look that easy to bully?"

He glared back fiercely, challenging their stares.

"Well, bring it on!"

At the same time, he received two challenges. The homeroom teacher s imposing gaze turned his way, and with a point of her finger said:

"You two, go first!"

Then, with a flash before his eyes, he felt the space beneath his feet collapse, his consciousness plunging into a vast Void space, appearing in a familiar virtual plane, with a blurry figure radiating blue light at the far end.

"Come on, let's see what level the members of the elite class from the affiliated Secondary School of Brilliant Super College really are!"

Lin Xiao, devoid of fear and full of confidence, summoned the projections of all the Clans in the Divine Realm besides the Wise Goblins.

Two thousand four hundred Supreme Nagas, twenty thousand Small Fishmen, and while there was a certain number of Wise Goblins, they haven't started training in the ancient arena and their strength was average, so he didn't summon them.

As for his opponent, there were exactly five thousand Werewolves, fourteen thousand plus Jackalmen, and more than three thousand Underground Grey

Dwarves.

In terms of overall strength, they weren't much different from the Silver Contestants of the Super Newcomer Summer Camp from a month ago. Yes, not much different from the Silver Contestants from a month ago, but definitely not a match for those who had grown over nearly a month at the Summer

Camp.

What caught Lin Xiao's attention was that although his opponent's Clan only had three types, they were divided into seven or eight types of troops.

Werewolves were also divided into heavily armored heavy infantry, a portion of cavalry riding giant wolves three to four meters long, and a small number of black Werewolves wearing only Leather Armour but physically stronger than their kin. In the center was a powerful Werewolf with silver fur, not much different in stature from the surrounding black Werewolves. This was his Hero.

The Jackalmen were divided into two kinds: the most numerous were the charging infantry, likely around ten thousand in total, and the other kind was the Jackalmen Crossbowmen, about three thousand strong. There was also a small group of Jackalmen Shamans guarded by numerous Jackalmen and a troop of Werewolves.

This was a very rare Jackalmen caster profession, capable of casting spells like Blood Howl and Lightning Chain.

The Underground Grey Dwarves were all gathered in the rear, protecting a large pile of un-assembled War Machinery, the details of which were indiscernible from the surface.

Zhuo Jun quickly finished deploying his troops and looked up seriously at the other end of the plane.

In terms of mindset, he didn't hold the specially recruited contestants in high regard, not expecting someone from a small place with potential to compare with students like him, born into excellence and early system education in key middle schools.

But tactically, he was not careless at all, knowing that to be specially recruited meant having some skills, so he couldn't underestimate them.

Being able to defeat a specially recruited contestant was crucial for his ranking on the Storm List a month later.

According to college regulations, the Storm List is settled every three months to calculate ranking rewards. At the start of school, the list is nameless, and only after a month does it refresh. Before that, all students have an initial ranking, making fluctuations based on their performance in class, with direct challenges being the most influential factor.

Special recruits have a very high initial ranking, and being able to defeat one, even if later defeated by another, could still put one in the top hundred. This is the correct conclusion drawn by senior students after trials.

Seconds later, as beams of light descended from the sky, Zhuo Jun saw the projection of his opponent's Clan arriving.

At a glance, he was startled by the quantity, which was not far off from his own. But when he saw that most were Fishmen, he relaxed. Even if these Fishmen were larger than those he remembered, even the robust Nagas behind them didn't concern him.

Outside the virtual plane, silhouettes enveloped in divine light descended from the sky, signaling the arrival of students to watch the battle.

Above the plane, two immensely powerful wills bathed the entire plane in their radiant presence, belonging to the class teacher Jin Sisi and the instructor.

"Go, my little treasures!"

Zhuo Jun waved grandly, issuing a Divine-mandate, and the Werewolf Hero brandished his greatsword and roared:

"Great Wolfman God above, slay these heretics to please the almighty Wolfman God."

Thousands of Werewolf cavalries quickly broke away from the ranks, the massive Jackalmen Infantry began to march, those taller black Werewolves were casting various Divine Arts, these were Zhuo Jun's Priests. Meanwhile, the Grey Dwarves in the rear were anxiously assembling War Machinery.

While the opponent slowly spread out their formations, Slarda swiftly swam to the front of the army, raised the anchor, and slammed it into the ground, roaring loudly:

"Kill!"

Twenty thousand Small Fishmen quickly formed into squads of a thousand each and started advancing.

More than two thousand Supreme Nagas passed through the formations, charging to the forefront to strike the Jackalmen Infantry ranks.

"Crossbowmen, get ready!"

Arrows fell like rain from the sky, covering an area of more than a kilometer.

Standing at the front, Slarda, with his thirty-five meters long massive body, slowly reared up, surrounded by an invisible twisting force, faint blue and red lights converged on him, growing brighter and quickly attracting Zhuo Jun's gaze.

"A Divinity-level Hero?"

His expression changed slightly and as he was about to order his troops to be cautious, he heard a roar and saw that the concentrated red and blue light at the peak of the massive figure suddenly disappeared, leaving behind a circle of white sonic boom.

In the next instant, a circle of blood exploded like a torrent in the middle of the Werewolf ranks a kilometer away, clearing the dense formation as if erased by this Legendary-level blow, turning them into powder.

The LV4 Hero Salted Fish Charge and the LV4 Hero Thunder Shatter, propelled by Slarda's Legendary-level Strength, exploded with such power that Zhuo Jun's Werewolf command core was erased in one hit. Hundreds of Elite Werewolves, dozens of Wolfman Priests, including an Elite Werewolf Hero, were all instantly killed.

"Wow!"

Above the plane, the audience erupted in exclamations, shocked by the terrifying blow. Even the powerful wills at the pinnacle of the plane rippled with surprise.

Then, the enemy's command collapsed, and morale disintegrated in that instant.

Zhuo Jun immediately took over command himself, furious, he ordered half of the Jackalmen Crossbowmen to focus fire on Slarda. Three waves of nearly four thousand arrows descended, and amidst a chorus of clinking, Slarda remained unharmed, not a single scale broken.

One minute later, the first batch of assembled Ballistae loaded with Fine Steel Crossbow Arrows fired. Arrows as thick as an arm and three meters long shot out at lightning speed, hitting the charging Slarda who bulldozed into the ranks of Ballistae. Another chaotic uproar followed.

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Chapter 219: On the Utilization of the Black Dragon

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After a series of eerily welcoming gestures from their fellow classmates, they met an incarnation of Senior Su.

Senior Su's true body was within this plane, but they could not see it, for Senior Su's true body needed to stay at the core of this group of planes, suppressing the hostile Divine System here.

This bizarre group of planes, resembling an octopus with its numerous piecemeal and small planes stacked upon one another, was not the senior's Divine Realm but an area of planes that the senior was in the midst of conquering. A Divine System formed by several Native Deities had occupied this group, and the senior was contending with this minor Divine System for control over the group.

Using his absolute strength, Senior Su had occupied the central core plane of the group, driving the Native Deities from the main plane to take refuge in the depths of this tentacle-like group of planes.

With the help of countless minor planes, they resisted against Senior Su's Divine Realm, and the two sides were still at a deadlock until now.

Of course, by now, Senior Su had gained the upper hand, completely dominating over half of the stacked planes of various sizes, with nearly half of the remainder in the process of being conquered.

And the place where they needed to descend was within that approximately one quarter of the group of planes currently being conquered.

In these planes, Senior Su had already sent incarnations to inspect and confirm the absence of Demigods or higher beings, let alone those few Native Deities, so the opponents they would generally face would not be of Demigod level or above, at most Legendary Creatures.

Of course, it was still quite dangerous for a Divine Incarnation with only ten points of Divine Power and a speck of Divinity, but since it was a trial, it wouldn't be a trial without danger; this was precisely the time to test them.

The senior gave them a simple form with several hundred plane codes, just a list of plane numbers without any other information, leaving them clueless as to which plane each code represented. They had to randomly draw a code, and that would be the plane where they needed to descend.

In terms of fairness, Radiance had done a decent job. It dared not claim absolute fairness but relative fairness.

To enroll in the elite class, besides special admissions, the rest were related to families associated with Radiance; if you had a connection, so did someone else. In such a scenario, if everyone tried to pull strings, no one could outdo the other, so it was decided that no one should attempt it at all. This rule was a part of the admonition personally left by the former headmaster, and now that the former headmaster was still alive, no one dared defy it.

Thus, students like Lin Xiao, who came from a less privileged background as a specially recruited candidate, could grow in Radiance without having every little advantage snatched away by others.

The codes were unremarkable, and Lin Xiao didn't think too much about it; he casually chose the number eighty-eight and confirmed it, then heard the teacher's voice in his ear:

"Descent will begin in three seconds, do not resist!"

He relaxed his mind, and three seconds later, a familiar transmission fluctuation came, enveloping and whisking him away into the Void Battleship.

A meteor streaked across the sky, accompanied by a thunderous 'boom', a huge crater appeared on the ground.

The meteor's landing site was a vast plain, rich in vegetation, primal yet desolate.

Stretching southward was a massive marsh area, mostly comprised of large shallow Lake formations, looking more like a series of lakes than a marsh, with clear water, and no black muck or poisonous insects like normal marshes, teeming with various aquatic life forms.

This thunderous boom startled many birds and beasts in the plains and jungles. For a time, various rustling and scuttling noises could be heard.

Simultaneously, strange sounds emanated from the distant marshes. Near the plains, the surface of several gigantic lakes rippled in widening circles as an enormous shadow arched and then submerged back into the water, a faint and peculiar deep growl vaguely carried over, and everything in the direction of the marsh stilled as if nothing had happened.

Time ticked by slowly.

About an hour later, in the crater left by the meteor in the dense jungle of the plain, a strange noise emerged. An attractive young man, naked and with his privates exposed, clambered out from the pit in a sorry state, surveyed his surroundings as he lay on the edge of the crater, and then retreated back in.

Around the crater was a large patch of charred ash, along with the burnt carcass of an unidentified wild animal, likely crushed upon his arrival.

"Damn it, I didn't expect to descend like this."

At the beginning, Lin Xiao thought that so-called descent referred to being covertly transported into the plane, especially since the theoretical lessons discussed how to infiltrate a plane without attracting the Plane Will's attention. He had the impression that it was supposed to be a silent arrival.

But unexpectedly…

He was thrown into this plane so crudely, falling like a meteor, causing such commotion…

Luckily, having lain at the bottom of the pit for so long without feeling anything unusual and not sensing detection by the Plane Will, he deemed it safe.

After a good while, he climbed out of the pit again, scanning his surroundings. The crater, with a diameter of four to five meters, was surrounded by scorch marks spanning over ten meters, with unknown weeds and shrubs half a man's height a little further out, then an endless wasteland with occasional trees towering tens or even dozens of meters.

He took a deep breath, and a passage of text quickly popped into his mind:

"Humidity 75%, temperature 22.5 degrees Celsius, extremely high oxygen content…"

He also tried jumping once, finding the gravity not too different from the Main World's coefficients.

"This plane isn't too bad!"

The conditions of this plane are quite suitable for the survival of intelligent species, and indeed, deducing from the lush vegetation and the faint but audible sounds of life surrounding them, there is no shortage of creatures here. It remains uncertain whether a civilization exists.

Luckily, the location of his descent was quite remote, and judging by the surroundings, it didn't look like a place where intelligent species would reside. Laying low here for ten years shouldn't pose a problem.

Of course, the priority now is to find a place to establish a base.

Half an hour later, a handsome young man dashed across the barren wasteland at high speed—with not a stitch of clothing on him. As he sprinted and leaped, his embarrassingly large member swung wildly, injecting an unbridled sense of freedom, exuberance, and wildness into the primitive and desolate landscape.

Youth is all about confidence and vitality.

It wasn't long before he had crossed what must have been a distance of over ten kilometers and came to a halt in front of a lush, primitive jungle.

This was an extremely lush primeval forest with trees of unknown species. They grew extraordinarily sturdy. Just the outskirts were already over ten meters tall, and the height increased steadily as one looked further in, with the tallest trees in the heart of the forest possibly reaching hundreds of meters.

"What a vast forest!"

Lin Xiao's first impulse was to transplant such a huge forest into the Divine Realm.

Though there were trees in the Divine Sanctuary within his Divine Realm, none were ancient woods of this scale.

As the Divine Realm expanded, the Divine Kingdom fragment he originally inherited was almost completely merged. His Divine Realm had now grown massive, certainly not inferior to smaller planes, capable of sustaining millions of his Clan.

A complete ecosystem requires diversity, and if he could relocate the entire stretch of forest, that would be fantastic.

Unfortunately, he couldn't open the Divine Realm just yet, as doing so would immediately alert the Plane Will.

Being discovered right after descending would certainly result in a zero score for the first phase.

Besides, he mustn't use any of the ten points of Divine Power he carried within him. This power was currently sealed inside his body, reserved for use only in the most critical moments. Any use would also immediately catch the attention of the Plane Will.

The Plane Will is highly sensitive to both Divine Power and the Divine Realm. Other disturbances usually provoke no reaction at all, evident by the lack of response to his crashing fall to Earth, which made quite the commotion.

In other words, as long as he doesn't use Divine Power or open the Divine Realm, and avoids making significant commotion, he shouldn't be discovered early on.

Yes, that's in the early stages.

After all, being a Different Domain entity and not a native deity, he won't be detected early on. But as time passes, his influence on the plane will grow steadily. Even if he doesn't actively do anything, his mere existence is an anomaly. The Plane Origin might not notice him initially, but like a body's immune system, the Plane Will periodically scans the entire plane, and he is like a pest hidden within, with each scan accumulating a level of detection.

Once the accumulated detection reaches a certain threshold, no amount of hiding will help.

So it may seem like all is quiet now, and that he won't be found out no matter what he does in the early phases, but thinking that means you can be reckless is a grave mistake. It might not take a few years before discovery happens.

So, it's better to keep a low profile.

Approaching the forest, he faintly sensed a dangerous aura hidden within, a sure sign that fierce beasts lurked there.

Not daring to venture in, he just surveyed the area around the forest and came to a stop in front of a tree with a diameter spanning over one meter.

He touched the tree and curled his fingers to knock lightly against it, tilting his head as if listening closely.

"Thump, thump!"

This wasn't actually about listening to anything, but rather about closely feeling the subtle feedback that came with each knock on the tree.

Then, through this feedback, he would sense a peculiar rhythm and apply a special spell to the tree trunk.

As his fist knocked lightly against the trunk, an imperceptibly odd fluctuation appeared on his fist and spread into the tree with each knock.

After about a dozen knocks, the tree in front of him suddenly emitted a loud 'crack,' and a fissure appeared where he had been striking. He pushed hard, and the tree thunderously fell. Its broken section was jagged, as if it had been bashed apart brutally.

"Amazing!"

This ability was feedback from a follower he received from the Tower of Truth. It was a special trick that a Wise Goblin believer had mastered during their daily life. Without needing tools, but merely by combining spiritual power and mana, they had developed a unique technique enabling them to crack open trees or stones by hand. They would produce various resonances through hitting that could break the object from the inside along a desired angle.

After receiving this technique from the feedback of his followers in the Tower of Truth, Lin Xiao found it highly valuable and intentionally took the time to learn it seriously.

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Chapter 220: Many Fairy Dragons

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The Fishmen population didn't even need mentioning, it tripled directly, the total number skyrocketing from over twenty-seven thousand to now over eighty-four thousand.

And with the base number of small Fishmen becoming increasingly large, their growth rate would continue to increase even without the use of Breeding Cards. Besides that, the number of Wise Goblins also saw a significant increase under his forceful intervention. Although Wise Goblins' abilities in housekeeping and reproduction couldn't compare to the Fishmen, with all sorts of breeding enhancements factored in, the total number reached around eight thousand, surpassing the Supreme Naga.

Overall, subtracting the Fire Elements from the Flame Divine Region and Water Elements from the Water Divine Region, and the not-so-abundant Wind and Earth Elements from the Wind Elemental Divine Region and Earth Element Domain, the total number of the Clan within Lin Xiao's God's realm had now broken through the hundred thousand milestone.

Indeed, the enhancements from Breeding Cards were ineffective on elemental creatures.

Not only are elements not actual creatures, but the birth of an element isn't about breeding at all; it happens naturally through the convergence of elemental energies or by elemental fission-unrelated to reproduction.

In addition to this, Lin Xiao used eleven Mythical Quality Cards on the school's internal trading platform to trade for a total of forty-three Elemental Cards, excluding the Fire Element, with qualities ranging between Whiteboard and Golden Mythical Quality.

He then fused these three types of Elemental Cards into three Ancient Quality Summoning Cards, each loaded into one of the three subsidiary Divine Domains surrounding the Main Divine Realm, specifically the Water Element Domain, the Air Element Domain, and the Earth Element Domain.

Although the quality of these three cards couldn't compare with the Flame Melt Sea Card, inside were generous numbers of the three types of elements, including several super-sized elements that had reached Rank 6, and thousands of large, medium, and small elements. They could barely support the structure of the three Elemental Divine Domains.

Moreover, the territories of the three Elemental Divine Domains were established. As the numbers of elements within these Domains increased to a certain level, it would naturally lead to the crystallization of enough authority to give birth to Lords.

In other words, before long, as the environment inside the three Divine Domains was completely transformed by the elements into something akin to the Elemental Plane, Lords would be born naturally. As for who would emerge, unless Lin Xiao interfered, it would typically be the competition among the strongest few super-sized elements to decide.

Lin Xiao didn't interfere in this matter, letting them compete amongst themselves, and the winner would receive a bit of Divinity from him.

Alright, the main reason was that he now only had two points of Divinity left in his hands. All other Divinity had been exhausted over these thirty years—used up without the help of the Creation Rubik's Cube. He refined those few points of Divinity by forcefully eradicating the remnants of will and spiritual Branding, purely through his own efforts.

Besides that, not long ago Lin Xiao spent two hundred million Faith value to fully crystalize those two unformed points of Divinity. At this stage, Lin Xiao had a full fifteen points of Divinity, catching up to the first tier in the class.

Hmm, I'm still thirty points of Divinity short of catching up to that person!"

As his Divinity increased, Lin Xiao felt more acutely the impressive nature of that Wu someone he encountered at Summer Camp, who had amassed over twenty points of Divinity while just in the first year of high school, truly formidable.

The key point was that this individual didn't use the Creation Rubik's Cube's cheat; every point of Divinity was ground out on their own, which was quite terrifying.

If it weren't for using the Creation Rubik's Cube cheat, he wouldn't have had the confidence to catch up.

As of now, Lin Xiao only had two points of Divinity left to bestow upon his subordinates, one card slot remaining, and two Mythical Quality five-star cards. The resources obtained from the Summer Camp were almost depleted.

Even the fragments of the Divine Kingdom from the God's Tomb had fused more than half after almost two months. As the process advanced, the speed of fusion accelerated, and now the area of his Main Divine Realm had expanded from the initial eight kilometers in length and five kilometers in width to a colossal rectangle with one hundred kilometers in length and fifty in width. In addition to this, there were six subsidiary Divine Domains outside his own. Initially, the Fire Element Domain and the Water Element Domain were the largest, but after the four Elemental Domains were established, the sizes of the other Domains drew close, now all approximately ten kilometers in length and width of large Divine Domain spaces, bigger even than the Main Divine Realm before Lin Xiao inherited Major General Keri's legacy.

Lin Xiao anticipated that after fusing all the remaining Divine Kingdom fragments, the overall area of the Divine Domain could increase by about a third more.

This added area, he planned to allocate entirely to the two subsidiary Divine Domains above and below.

Now the Main Divine Realm and the four Elemental Divine Domains were large enough. His Divine Domain area was unmatched at the high school stage, except for a few top-tier seniors. The area of most senior students' Divine Domains wasn't comparable to his at this stage, totally sufficient.

He planned to enlarge the Divine Domain space named Heaven above and the one named Netherworld below.

In the future, the Main Divine Realm would be where all members of his Clan lived, while the upper layer, Heaven Divine Domain space, would be reserved for his Church's placement to govern the entire Divine Domain.

The lower layer, the Netherworld, would be for accommodating beings unsuitable for other Divine Domain spaces, such as captives, Demons, and Undead subordinates, effectively a place of exile and collection of impurities within the entire Divine Domain.

With such formidable strength, Lin Xiao was full of confidence for the upcoming battles.

However…

You are lucky. This time, you will be facing the projections of the former students, meaning the current senior elite class when they were in their sophomore year. You will receive personal guidance from them, and I hope you seize the opportunity to learn from these seniors!"

The words of the instructor Zhu Hong left everyone dumbfounded.

"What the heck, the seniors' own projections have descended?"

Indeed, that's what it sounded like, and Lin Xiao looked up as a classmate beside him raised a hand and asked:

"Teacher, do you mean this time we need to face the real projections of the senior students from the elite class when they were juniors?"

The counselor turned around with a smile that they found somewhat terrifying: "Yes, your homeroom teacher has already spoken with the homeroom teacher of the senior elite class. This time we're having an inter-grade collaboration. You'll have a chance to witness the prowess of the previous seniors, and also…" She made a strange expression:

There's a surprise this time, oh! Some lucky ones will receive personal guidance from the top ten seniors on the prestigious list of the senior section of the high school. An opportunity like this doesn't come often!"

"I actually don't want to witness the senior's elegance!"

Lin Xiao scoffed and casually opened the school network to check the information of the seniors in the elite class from their junior year, especially the data of those two seniors in the top ten mentioned by the counselor. Soon, he was gaping in surprise.

Xiong Chumo: Female, class president of the elite class in her senior year at Radiance Second High, listed on the subsidiary of the Prodigy Ranking.

Cao Yichen: Male, vice president of the elite class in his senior year at Radiance Second High, listed on the subsidiary of the Unparalleled Ranking.

"Goodness, two major deities indeed!"

Whether it's the subsidiary of the Prodigy Ranking or the Unparalleled Ranking, both are insurmountable for students like them, who can't even make it onto the Outstanding Talent Ranking. This kind of luck…

"Can I pass this up…"

At this moment, the counselor added:

Considering the difficulty of this major class and the strength of the two seniors, this time the course will take place in a simulated battle format. Your Divine Realms will be projected onto a virtual plane where you'll establish defenses with basic points and engage in combat against the projected Divine Realms of the seniors. Meanwhile, the two seniors will only demonstrate 50 to 80 percent of their strength. Any student who matches with the seniors and gains their approval will pass."

Lin Xiao could feel the relief among his peers who might be matched with the two seniors. If that was the case, it would be manageable.

Fighting for real would cause significant damage to their Divine Realms, especially since the previous seniors were known to be very strong, even during their junior year. If the damage was too extensive, even ample time for recovery would feel terrible.

However, the concern over possible damage seemed trivial compared to the opportunity to interact with the two super seniors.

If defeating two individuals from the subsidiary rankings is out of the question, just earning their recognition would be much easier.

Moreover, if the difference in strength was too great, they could try flattering the seniors and perhaps charm their way through the challenge.

"For this major class, all who pass will receive one Divinity Card, two Divine Realm Cards, and the top ten with the highest evaluations will each receive a Standard Lightning Tower Construction Drawing. The lucky ones who receive an outstanding assessment from the two seniors will get four completed Lightning Spires in addition to the existing rewards."

"Alright, now you can go prepare. The invasion will begin in five days."

The students began entering their Divine Realms as their tongues wagged about the situation, leaving only the homeroom teacher and the counselor behind in the classroom.

Jin Sisi stretched out her hand, and a screen automatically popped open in front of her, displaying virtual avatars of all the students in the class. Each avatar was encircled by a ring of light in different colors: Black Iron, Bronze, Silver, and Gold.

Her gaze swept over the virtual avatars surrounded by a ring of Gold in the center, her finger lightly tapping on two of them.

The counselor, Zhu Hong, looking like a small giant beside her, asked after seeing the avatar that represented Lin Xiao:

"Is it fair to put such a heavy burden on him…"

She stopped mid-sentence, her expression becoming odd as Jin Sisi emotionlessly tapped each of the dozen or so Gold-tier student avatars in the center, illuminating them all. Then she pulled over the avatar of a beautiful girl wearing a half jade mask, exuding a fierce temperament.

Zhu Hong twitched the corner of her mouth, wanting to say something but held back.

Jin Sisi, sensing the reaction, muttered as if to explain:

"I said there would be lucky individuals guided by two seniors, but I didn't say there would be only two lucky individuals."

Zhu Hong silently mourned for the dozen students rated at the Gold tier for a second, raising her thick, child-sized arm and giving a thumbs-up:

"You're the boss, you call the shots."

Inside the Divine Realm, Lin Xiao first reviewed the principle of the so-called simulation invasion and quickly gathered all the Clan members who could fight, including the Wise Goblins.

This time, it's a simulated projection battle, meaning that he will choose Clan members to be projected onto a plane, and then each person will have a certain number of Creation points with which to alter the plane

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Chapter 221: The Big Lesson Ends, Ranked Number 1

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The so-called Divine Incarnation is a carrier of the deity's will formed by fusing a bit of Divinity with Divine Power as its foundation. It requires the creator to impart a will and cannot exist independently. Once the imparted will vanishes, the Divine Incarnation naturally collapses. It will not, like some avatars in novels, develop its own consciousness after leaving the True Body for a long period and become independent. That is impossible.

He opened the light screen, carefully reviewed the detailed workflow of the main class again, and selected ready.

The next second, an invisible force descended upon the Divine Realm, and as he made his selection and confirmed, a pulling force emerged beneath the feet of the developing Divine Incarnation. Quickly turning into a golden stream of light, it was sucked into a vortex and disappeared.

When it appeared again, it found itself aboard a Void Battleship identical to the one they had used to travel to the Outland at Summer Camp, but a slightly smaller model. However, it was still massive.

This was a Radiant School Administration's exclusive ship that could carry tens to hundreds of millions of warriors. Yet, this battleship was provided solely for the use of their elite class of just over eighty individuals—an undeniable display of Radiant's deep pockets.

Of course, there was also a Guard Team on the battleship that belonged to it. Aside from taking them there, they were also there for their protection.

A bit of Divinity, ten points of Divine Power, Lin Xiao felt as if he had returned to the state he was in when he first opened the Divine Realm.

No, it was even worse than that. Back then, he also had only a bit of Basic Divinity and a small amount of Divine Power. But at least he had the enhancement of the Divine Realm, while now he was just a small Divine Incarnation. Many of the abilities granted by the Divine Realm couldn't be used, and all his combat power relied on these ten points of Divine Power.

Put it this way, with one point of Divinity as the foundation, ten points of Divine Power could fully burst forth, comparable to a full-force strike from a Rank 8 Legendary Creature.

But after that one strike, there's not much combat power left because Divine Power is a consumable, gone once it's used up.

Of course, even without Divine Power, a Divine Incarnation—coming from a Deity—wouldn't be weak, roughly equivalent to a Rank 6 Transcendent warrior.

That being said, such strength would mean virtually nothing in the plane where this main class was held. The key point was that he dared not unleash the Divine Power, as it was his last lifeline for survival, and on a daily basis, he could only rely on his own knowledge of spells. In the end, he needed to lay low.

The vast Void Battleship was eerily quiet with Lin Xiao standing alone in front of a massive window looking out at the varied colored lights streaming through the Void.

A while later, he suddenly felt undisguised footsteps from behind and turned to see someone approaching. It was Yun Shaoning.

He walked over and stood next to Lin Xiao, also looking out the window.

After a while, Lin Xiao turned his head, puzzled, and glanced at Yun Shaoning, then turned away without speaking.

Standing there for almost an hour, Yun Shaoning's voice suddenly reached his ears:

"I'd like to make a trade with you."

He neither moved nor made a sound.

Seconds later, the voice continued:

"A true and untouched Divine Corpse, along with a God Level Zero Divinity that contains both Lizard and Swamp Godhood. I will trade them for those two very excellent evaluations you have, as well as any very excellent evaluations you might receive in the main classes throughout the year."

Before he had finished speaking, Lin Xiao turned around, his face full of surprise.

"What do you think? This is a very intact Divine Corpse, with only the God Country shattered. Everything else is preserved, and that is very rare. Even if you don't need it now, it could be of great value to your Clan. I've heard that your father is a High-Level Demigod now; if he could acquire this Divine Corpse and Divinity, Divine Enthronement would be within reach."

Lin Xiao….

Was indeed quite surprised.

But not because Yun Shaoning was willing to exchange such precious items for mere excellent evaluations, nor was he surprised that such items could be traded. He was surprised by the perfectly preserved True God Corpse.

From what he understood, due to the existence of a God Country, the battles among True Gods were unimaginably intense.

When the fight for survival became most fierce, all kinds of desperate measures would be unleashed.

Just like a Demigod burning their own Divinity, True Gods would also burn their Divinity. Each time they did, the God Level would decrease, burning until the end.

Therefore, most true godly battles are incredibly brutal. Even if one holds an advantage, victory is not guaranteed. In the end, even if a victor emerged, obtaining a complete Divine Corpse and Divinity would be very difficult.

It's quite a rarity.

This is also why many True God families, despite having several True Gods, should ostensibly be able to slowly kill solitary Native deities to acquire Divinity and grow their Clan like a snowball, creating more True Gods.

For example, the Lin Family had two True Gods, and in theory, they could go after those with weak divine power and lower God Levels. But in reality, after so many years, the Lin Family still only had two True Gods, because complete Divinity was rare to come by.

Of course, that's not to say having complete Divinity automatically leads to creating a True God, as it depends on the strength of the user.

But even so, one cannot deny the tremendous value of a complete Divine Corpse and Divinity, its significance so exaggerated that Lin Xiao didn't dare respond and was left momentarily dumbfounded, unable to understand Yun Shaoning's intent.

In any case, he didn't believe Yun Shaoning was serious, preferring to believe it was a bluff.

So after coming to his senses, his first reaction was to send a message to the class instructor, repeating exactly what Yun Shaoning had just said.

A dozen seconds later, the instructor replied. The brief response from the instructor, Jin Sisi, reached his ears:

"Both parties agree to the transaction!"

"Uh…"

Lin Xiao was stunned for a moment. It was actually real, and far too surprising.

At that time, Yun Shaoning seemed to know that he had asked, and with arms folded, he said:

"So, what do you think? The price is absolutely high; you won't find anyone offering more than me."

"Not interested, I refuse."

Lin Xiao decisively refused.

It was surprising, indeed, and astonishing, but he was no fool. To spend such an exaggerated price on just a few evaluations could only mean that the evaluations were more valuable than the transaction items themselves.

It was clear that the so-called top resources and great opportunities in the teacher's hands had to be far beyond his imagination.

Of course, this didn't mean that the teacher's top resources and great opportunities were more valuable than a Divine Corpse and a Godhood Level. The comparison wasn't equal. For students at the current second rank, a Divine Corpse and Godhood Level were somewhat redundant, as they were not yet strong enough to utilize them properly. Not everyone had treasures like the Creation Rubik's Cube that might be able to use them, and the potential value might not even be as great as an ancient-quality miracle card.

But it was certain that the resources in the teacher's hands were the most valuable and the best for them at the current stage, definitely more useful than a high-value Divine Corpse and Godhood Level that they could not fully utilize at the moment.

So, his refusal was definite.

At this point, Lin Xiao was extremely curious about the so-called top resources and great opportunities in the teacher's hands, and he was tempted to ask the class teacher, but he figured it was unlikely he would be told. More likely, he wouldn't even get a response to his message.

He didn't think too much about it; not knowing now didn't matter. As long as he kept receiving exceptionally good evaluations in each major class, he would naturally find out when the time came.

Afterward, Ning Shaoyun asked several times, and he rejected every single offer decisively, which left Ning with no choice but to leave, frustrated.

Not sure if it was agreed upon, but soon after Ning left, he received several purchase inquiries from other elite class students, all surprisingly willing to pay a high price for the two spots he held.

He certainly refused them all, but his surprise and curiosity grew stronger, and he really wanted to find someone to ask.

After searching the entire class, he realized there was no one to ask but ended up thinking of the class teacher anyway. With a nervous heart, he sent a message.

After a long while, when he thought there would be no response, the class teacher suddenly replied:

"If I were you, I would not bother with these. Do not trade."

Well, that was just like not replying at all.

He gave up any hope, pushing the thought aside for now.

But not long after, he received another short message from the class teacher:

"If you can get one of the three highest evaluations from the seniors in this class, I will tell you the reason."

Lin Xiao, stroking his chin, replied:

"I'll try my best!"

After that, he thought nothing more and just quietly waited for the Void Battleship to shuttle through the void.

Time passed until, with a slight jolt of the Void Battleship beginning to slow down, he knew they had arrived.

Through the vast porthole, he could see a colossal Void Storm Whirlpool indescribable in size ahead, with roaring torrents of Void Energy being drawn into the eye of the whirlpool, transformed into energy dragons hundreds of kilometers in diameter and tens of thousands of kilometers long.

In his heart, Lin Xiao estimated that the diameter of the whirlpool was in the tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of kilometers, a magnitude that rendered the enormous Void Battleship as insignificant as dust.

The speed of the battleship slowed, drawn by the pull of the whirlpool toward its center, and finally darkness enveloped the view as they plummeted into the whirlpool.

An hour later, the pitch black vanished, and they had crossed the central channel of the whirlpool, arriving in a dark void that looked like a starry sky— all around in the far distance, both above and below, were swirling layers of energy, but in the center, there were several—like… octopus tentacles that were segmented, crossing…

No, as the starship approached, Lin Xiao quickly realized that these were not light pillars but a special group of planes formed by countless overlapping planes of various sizes.

As the battleship drew nearer to the planes, he noticed that these overlapping planes varied in size and color, emanating light of varying strengths, and from within, it almost felt as if these planes were alive.

The starship traveled along one end of the tentacle-like light beams toward a huge spherical plane at the center. After a seemingly endless journey, they arrived at an intersection of several crossing light beams, stopping in front of a colossal spherical plane.

Overall, this peculiar group of planes resembled an octopus with numerous tentacles, with the central main plane acting as the giant octopus's head and tentacles made of countless overlapping plane fragments extending into indiscernible depths of space.

The tentacles grew brighter the closer they were to the central plane and darker towards the tips, emitting an aura incongruous with the center.

The Void Battleship stopped in front of the massive spherical plane at the heart of the plane group; then, the surging energy on the colossal Plane Crystal Wall began fluctuating, gradually twisting into a huge human face,

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Chapter 222: The Deal with the Homeroom Teacher

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If this were a game, the only ways to improve skill proficiency besides skill points would be through relentless practice.

Ever since his descent, Lin Xiao had been working nonstop, constantly digging and chiseling earth and stone. The technique he acquired from the Tower of Truth had become even more refined. He could now skillfully knock out clearly edged, square stones from the overall underground rock layer.

At first, the stones were very rough, their edges jagged and uneven as if haphazardly chiseled, and overall, they weren't squared.

Now, the edges of the stones had become somewhat smooth; though they still had minor bumps, at least they no longer cut the hand, as there were no sharp edges. Even the shapes had become distinct cubes, with the angles within a few degrees of perfect right angles, sitting steadily on the edge of the excavated tunnel, unlikely to topple.

When a person is completely focused on a task, time flies by, and efficiency is at its highest.

By the time he had dug another hundred meters or so into this seemingly endless layer of rock, it was already the second month, and he felt a slightly stronger scan from the Plane Will than last month brush past him.

Luckily, he was too far from the surface, and the Earth still blocked some of it, making it much fainter by the time it reached him.

It wasn't until then that Lin Xiao stopped and began to dig laterally, taking another dozen days to carve out an underground base larger than the previous one.

This time was different from the last; there were no living facilities, replaced instead by a huge workshop.

"The world is dangerous. I need to make some self-defense items," he said.

Standing in front of the workbench at the center of the vast workshop, Lin Xiao, with hands on hips, recalled all kinds of knowledge related to the Mage system within the Tower of Truth. Given his current situation, the best and easiest way to enhance his strength was to create Construct Puppets.

That is, Golems. Puppets are a type of Golem; in some places, Puppets are also called Golems, with no significant difference other than the terminology.

Taking into account the materials he had, the only Golems he could opt for were Wood Golems, Clay Golems, and Stone Golems.

Unfortunately, after digging so deep and forcefully through the rock layer for hundreds of meters, he had not found any veins of ore, so he was speechless.

Although the Spell of Matter Transformation allowed him to transform other matters into those he needed, with his current abilities, he could only convert small amounts of key magic materials, such as the Mithril Quicksilver necessary for setting up the core array for a Golem, while others like steel, despite being less draining than Mithril, required too much to be feasibly converted on a large scale.

No sooner had he spoken than he made his first attempt with a Wood Golem, as it had the lowest requirements and the materials were the cheapest.

He first went up to the surface to gather another batch of wood, carrying it back to the base and picking a log with a diameter of 1.5 meters and a length of about 10 meters to place on the workbench.

He ran his hands over the log, exploring it back and forth, then cupped his hands around a particular section and tapped it lightly.

"Thud, thud, thud…"

Just six knocks were enough to split the log, thick as a round table, its break smooth and even, seemingly cut by a knife at first glance.

"Good enough!"

Although far from perfect, it was already quite miraculous that he could split it with his hands like this.

Then, he adjusted the shape of the log section to match the body size he had envisioned for the Wood Golem.

The size could remain the same, with a diameter of 1.5 meters and a height of two meters, suitable enough. He just needed to smooth the surface to facilitate the drawing of the array later, and the places where limbs would be attached required some refining to ensure the limbs could rotate without hindering each other once assembled.

Next, he split another log and carved out two thick pieces of wood, each with a diameter of 30 centimeters and a length of 1.5 meters, and used a Shape Spell to fashion them into leg shapes.

He also used the Shape Spell on the remaining two pieces of thick wood, but instead of hands, the tops, where palms would be, were directly fashioned into sockets to accommodate a large axe and a Thick Wooden Shield.

Given the Wood Golem's pitiful flexibility, expecting them to wield a variety of weapons in battle was asking too much. It was better to transform their hands into weapons from the start.

In his mind, this contraption was a disposable commodity.

Lin Xiao didn't even intend to use them for long; they were just to practice for now, to create a few as cannon fodder. Only after he had mastered the process would he start making more powerful Stone Golems.

Indeed, he had no interest in making Clay Golems. They weren't much different in Combat power from Wood Golems, their only advantage being easier to shape and more flexible since their limbs could be directly molded from clay.

Once all the basic limbs like arms and legs were prepared, Lin Xiao enchanted each Golem, only imbuing them with Sturdiness 1, while the Wooden Axe received an additional Sharpness 1, and that was it.

He wanted to enchant more, but the wood material limited him to only Rank 1 enchantments.

Afterward, it was time to draw the arrays on the Golems, which required a small quantity of Mithril, a certain amount of Magic Mercury, and a few gemstones.

He lacked all of these and would have to rely on slow Matter Transformation to procure them.

Fortunately, he had been contemplating making Golems for a long time and was well prepared; every night before sleep during the past month, he had used the remainder of his spiritual power and Mana to convert these materials, and he had accumulated some by now.

Benefiting from his mastery of decent Creation Laws, he had a great advantage in this regard, not only did it consume less spiritual power and mana to transform, but the efficiency of the transformation was also higher.

In fact, Lin Xiao would have preferred to directly use the Creation Rubik's Cube for transformation, which at most would consume some Creative Power and would easily convert a large amount of resources.

But he didn't dare, and he wasn't sure whether using the Creation Rubik's Cube to suddenly transform a large stockpile of rare resources would be detected.

The Creation Rubik's Cube would definitely not be discovered; even powerful True Gods couldn't detect it, so how could the Plane Will of a mere minor plane possibly do so? The main concern was whether the sudden appearance of a large amount of rare resources in this world would be noticed.

He dared not do something uncertain for the time being and could only wait until the completion of the First-Level phase, or perhaps try it out if it was discovered prematurely.

Anyway, the current demand was not high, and his own transformations were sufficient.

First, he transformed mercury in a special way into Magic Mercury, then crushed and ground the gemstones into powder, melted the Mithril, and mixed the three to make a special batch of Magic Ink, starting to etch golem-specific arrays on the Wood Golem's body.

This wasn't difficult; not to mention his previous attempts in his own Divine Realm, the Wise Goblins there had long begun trying to create Golems, especially since Alemente had even created Armored Golems. These experiences were recorded in the Tower of Truth, and as the master of the Tower of Truth, Lin Xiao naturally could obtain these experiences and techniques.

It took him a full two hours to meticulously craft a complex Golem Array, painting a complex pattern with black-blue magic ink on the crude Wood Golem.

The thing was super complex and extremely draining, but it was also the most important part. Just crafting this array took longer than all the prior preparations combined.

Finally, he flipped his right hand over, and a tiny point of light emerged in his palm, which was the Spirit Core he had casually collected from a beast he killed two months ago, perfect for use as the core of a Golem.

First, he erased its innate spirit will, and then he executed the Golem Enchantment.

This Golem Enchantment varied in different ranks and types, each corresponding to different Golems. For example, a cumbersome Wood Golem like this one used the simplest warrior-type Golem Enchantment. Once enchanted, the Spirit Core would carry a standard set of Wood Golem behaviors and Combat Systems.

Once enchanted, it was fixed; if a Diamond Golem used a Wood Golem core, after success, the Diamond Golem's fighting style and behavioral protocols would be those of the most basic Wood Golem.

The final step was to insert the tiny Spirit Core into the body of the Wood Golem. He reached out and pressed his hand on the top of the Golem's head. Invisible ripples flew out from his palm, quickly spreading throughout the body, and the black-blue magic ink drawn array lit up with a faint magical glow, slowly fusing into the Golem.

As a peculiar sensation arose, and a sense of presence spread from the Wood Golem, Lin Xiao knew that this Wood Golem had been successfully formed.

"Yes!"

He breathed a sigh of relief.

A successful formation meant a good start.

He then tried to control the Wood Golem according to the instruction manual, ordering it to perform various actions including patrol and combat.

The Wood Golem he created was quite large, standing over three and a half meters tall; the main body stood two meters high with a diameter of one and a half meters, one hand holding a Thick Wooden Shield and the other wielding a large axe, an imposing figure indeed. As for actual combat power, Well-

Being made of wood, its temporary combat power was acceptable, but it couldn't last long; it would have to suffice for now.

Casually commanding it to guard the entrance, Lin Xiao took a short rest before starting on the second Wood Golem.

The following week, he spent more than eighteen hours a day in his workshop, averaging one Golem every three hours. Accounting for accidental damage and increased speed as he became more proficient, he produced a total of forty-one Wood Golems that week.

Most of them were cannon fodder, but he modified ten by replacing their weapons with hammers and shovels.

With cannon fodder at hand, he finally felt somewhat at ease. If he encountered a powerful Giant Beast again, even if he couldn't defeat it, he could use them to buy time to escape.

That day, he sat at the workbench, resting while pondering his next plan.

With enough cannon fodder, he needed to produce the stronger Stone Golems next. This was more difficult than the Wood Golems, and the required resources were also greater.

However, space in the underground base was becoming scarce with so many large figures around. Although the ten Wood Golems with hammers and shovels were expanding the base on the other side, their efficiency was…

Take it slow!

There was no rush.

Time passed as he pondered, experimented, and hammered away daily.

Initially, the noise of Wood Golems smashing and shoveling stone was alarming, but over time he grew accustomed to it.

One day, as he stood in front of a giant stone nearly three meters high, shaping it into a vaguely humanoid form, he suddenly heard a shrill, strange scream. He quickly raised his head in surprise, his first reaction was that they had been robbed.

Then, it immediately dawned on him that this was an underground base with all exits sealed; they couldn't have been robbed.

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Chapter 223: Actually, I Don't Mind Being a Kept Man

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In the following days, Lin Xiao almost always stayed within the Divine Realm, practically spending every day there.

He studied spells and various magical theories, letting all the Wise Goblins participate through the Tower of Truth. Feedback from over three thousand Wise Goblins enabled rapid progress in his understanding of magical theory. He was confident that no one in his class could match him, and perhaps not even a few throughout the entire high school stage.

With a solid foundation in magic theory, he could then provide feedback to the Tower of Truth, which gradually started to fill with deeper and more profound magical theory books for the study of the Wise Goblins.

He introduced knowledge into the Tower of Truth for the Wise Goblins to learn, and they would research and send back their findings to Lin Xiao, which provided him with even deeper theoretical knowledge. This cycle of continuous give and take ensured a rapid growth in various theories of magic within the Tower of Truth.

Meanwhile, as the Divine Realm continued to expand, Lin Xiao felt that the realm was too vast and that there were too few members of his Clan, while the Wise Goblins were too engrossed in learning to consider procreation, resulting in a slow propagation rate. The original two thousand Wise Goblins had only increased by a thousand in twenty years, which was exceedingly slow.

He began consciously adjusting this, issuing Divine-mandates to Slarda to encourage the Wise Goblins to reproduce more. Additionally, he introduced limitations in the Tower of Truth to encourage the Wise Goblins to engage in other interesting activities rather than staying cooped up at home.

It must be said that the forced adjustment was somewhat effective. Under his restrictions, Wise Goblins could no longer enter the Tower of Truth whenever they wished but only after they had finished a research project, freeing up time for other things.

Some with stronger practical abilities started to research items derived from magical theory, while the rest, with less skill, followed Slarda's arrangements to engage in beneficial activities for the body and mind, contributing a bit to the prosperity of the Wise Goblins' race.

It's worth mentioning that the pure Divine Spirit, which cost him five points of Divinity, had already been reincarnated and successfully became a Divine Wisdom Gnome, displaying extraordinary intelligence and ability from a young age.

Within just ten years in the Divine Realm, it had matured and already stood out as a renowned young genius among the Wise Goblins.

This individual, bestowed the name Alemonte Lin by Lin Xiao himself on the day of his birth, with his surname after the given name, carried the hope of one day becoming the wisest being within the Divine Realm.

And now, it seemed that Alemonte had not disappointed his expectations, already being among the most intelligent of the Wise Goblins at such a young age, displaying a very strong talent for spells since childhood.

Finally, after two weeks of the first major class, the first Wise Goblin hero Alemonte successfully cast the first spell without the aid of a Profession Card, officially becoming a Mage.

This was a true Mage, not a phony Mage appointed through a Profession Card.

The Mage appointed through a Profession Card stemmed from a very strong Crystal Wall System called Toriel, and it relied on the existence of the Magic Net. Not only were there limitations on using spells, but there was also a restriction on available spell slots due to the Magic Net.

On the other hand, Alemonte's self-taught Mage position was more like that of the pseudo-DD game Mages, casting spells through Blue Bar Mana rather than the Magic Net, so as long as there was sufficient Mana, casting could be done freely without any restrictions, naturally making him much more powerful.

After taking up the Mage occupation, Alemonte's inherent Divinity was fully activated, making him a Mage Hero with an Epic template.

Lin Xiao reviewed Alemonte's hero panel and gave an evaluation that his potential was on par with Slarda's.

Hero: Alemonte (Divine Creature)

Race: Wise Goblins.

Rank: Epic.

Hero Aura: Magic Aura—All spellcasting-friendly allied professions within the Aura's range consume 25% less Mana and spiritual power while casting, cast spells 25% faster, have a 25% increase in casting distance, and their spell power is increased by 25%.

Hero General Talent: Epic Hero's Vitality—Immunity to instant death damage, High-End Life Regeneration, physical damage reduction by 25%, All resistance 25%.

Divine Creature Talent: Divine Creature—All attributes 20%, All resistance 20%, gains High-End Life Regeneration.

Hero Unique Talent: Goblin's Brilliance—Inheriting the last brilliance of Ancient Goblins, he has an extraordinary talent for Magical Creations.

Hero Skills: None.

Constitution: 194 points. (…)

Strength: 163 points. (…)

Agility: 214 points. (…)

Spirit: 6012 points. (Your spirit is unapproachable by mortals, your intelligence is exceptional, and you are a natural master of spells.)

Evaluation: A legendary Goblin Hero inheriting the remnants of ancient Goblin glory.

From his talents, one can tell that Alemonte isn't the kind of Mage Hero adept at combat, but his potential for Magical Creations is extraordinarily high, which stirs Lin Xiao's anticipation.

Now, Alemonte doesn't yet have Hero Skills, but his spellcasting ability has rapidly improved since becoming a Hero, and it took him only a few years to advance to the level of a Rank 6 Grand Mage, becoming a very powerful Goblin Leader.

Indeed, since Alemente became an official Mage, otherwise Goblins seemed to have an epiphany, and successive senior Wise Goblins who had been researching spells for many years successfully cast them, becoming true Mages.

It's worth mentioning that only the Wise Goblins who had not taken the position of Frost Sorcerer could become true Mages. Once they became Frost Sorcerers, they would never be able to become true Mages.

However, this doesn't mean that there's no way out for those who become Frost Sorcerers. They can still continue to study spell theories and self-learn various spell techniques, and super-magic skills, becoming a more powerful senior Frost Sorcerer than the conventional professions.

Lin Xiao was very pleased with the changes in the Wise Goblins and promoted Alemente as the Clan Leader of the Wise Goblins. He also selected twenty outstanding Wise Goblin Mages to become his Priests, tasked with establishing a subsidiary organization of the Church—the Hall of Truth, responsible for managing and protecting the Tower of Truth, as well as the manufacturing of church magic machinery and weapon armor.

At this point, apart from the headquarters, the Church of Truth had only one branch, the Hall of Truth, but the second branch, the Arbitration Court, was in the works.

The duties of the Arbitration Court generally involved monitoring the church internally, capturing and judging the church's defectors and traitors, akin to the powers held by the Eastern Factory Guards, which were quite significant.

Lin Xiao did not have any Clan at hand that was qualified to take up this position, so it had to be put on hold for the time being.

Time passed swiftly with the rapid development of the Divine Realm, and every week when Lin Xiao returned from the Divine Realm, the first thing he did was send a message to Shen Yuexin.

A month ago, they had agreed to contact each other weekly at the same time, and now it was their fourth time.

The content of their chats was mostly about some interesting things they encountered in the development of their respective Divine Realms, or some amusing occurrences during class, including the courses and content of their respective classes. By now, Lin Xiao had a rather thorough understanding of the curriculum of the elite class at Radiance No. 1 Middle School.

Overall, it wasn't much different from the curriculum at No. 2 Middle School, but there were slight differences in teaching methods. Most importantly, the treatment of different students by the two teachers and counselor of the elite class of No. 1 Middle School's second year was starkly different.

In one sentence: Honor students are spoken to gently, while failing students are left to their own devices.

Fortunately, his little aunt was doing well and belonged to the honor students.

Afterward, they chatted for a while, and only reluctantly hung up as it was nearly time for class.

Although they didn't chat much, their relationship didn't become distant due to the limited conversation. Instead, it had improved. She no longer repelled his occasional verbal flirtation online.

This was a significant progress. When a girl doesn't reject a boy's flirty words, it indicates she has a good impression of him, and with a bit more effort, he could likely win her over soon.

Lin Xiao was even considering picking a day to ask her out and make their relationship official.

Lost in thought, he arrived at the classroom door, where he saw his classmates arriving one after another with serious expressions, and Lin Xiao quickly adjusted his mood because today was the second major class of the semester.

As the homeroom teacher mentioned during the last major class, the teacher wouldn't go easy this time, and everyone was slightly anxious.

Of course, this didn't include him. With one month in the Main World translating to thirty years of development in the Divine Realm, his Divine Realm had seen significant advancement. Compared to the last time, he was much stronger and had ample confidence to face any senior student.

Entering the classroom, the Crystal Disc stopped at his spot. More students arrived, but there wasn't much noise in the classroom.

Over the past month, most students had been like this, feeling not like they were attending school but rather like disciples in a sect from novels, with everyone being competitors.

Once all the students had assembled and the class bell rang, the homeroom teacher and counselor arrived on time. Dr. Sun, the theory class teacher, generally wouldn't attend this kind of practical combat class.

Dressed as always in full-body armor that obscured even her figure, Jin Sisi's divine pupils continually flickered as they scanned over all the students, and as always, her voice was emotionless:

"The second major class will follow the same format as one month ago. However, this time it will simulate a hundred percent projection of past seniors. Students who failed during the last major class should take note, if you fail again in this class, you will be advised to move down to the second class."

There was no sound in the classroom, but Lin Xiao knew that everybody's mind must be far from calm.

"Tsk, tsk, eliminating people just two months after school starts, this competitive pressure…"

Fortunately, he had grown a lot during this period.

Not to mention the newly developed Wise Goblins, with just the Supreme Naga and the Fishman, he was confident in facing any opponent, and he might not even need to summon the Flame Lord unless he encountered the most topnotch seniors from the previous years.

After thirty years of development, he not only continuously used Breeding Extraordinary Abilities to speed up the reproduction of the Supreme Naga but also specifically traded for nine five-star rare-quality Breeding Cards online with three Mythical Quality cards, merging three of them to create three Mythical Quality Breeding Cards.

That's the limit for Breeding Cards; merging any more wouldn't result in Ancient Quality Breeding Cards, so merging three was the most efficient.

The duration remained the same at ten years, but the reproduction speed increased from three hundred percent to five hundred percent. He used up three card slots in the Divine Realm for thirty years, employing three of these cards.

With the boost of five hundred percent reproduction speed over thirty years, plus the Breeding Extraordinary Ability, even the low reproduction capability of the Supreme Naga was forcibly elevated. By this time, the number of Supreme Naga in the Divine Realm had increased considerably compared to half a year ago.

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Chapter 224: Mixing the Supreme Naga

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The power ceiling of this plane was not high, but after all, it had several beings at the Transcendent Level who were aware that there were other planes beyond this one. In fact, there were spatial rifts within this plane that led to other planes, but they were too dangerous for ordinary people to pass through.

Yun Shaoning was preparing to stabilize these planar rifts and reinforce them, using them as natural doors to extra-dimensional planes to springboard an attack and conquer other planes.

But before that, he needed to gather the kingdom's skilled craftspeople to establish an inter-world transfer array first.

According to the rules, the teleportation array was to be built within a year, that is, at the end of the First Level stage, but that was just a criterion for an excellent assessment at the First Level. In reality, many students took longer, and he didn't care about the First Level results at all; his focus was on the Second Level.

Like him, Lin Xiao didn't rush to build the teleportation array within a year. After conquering that small Zorel Elves city, he immediately moved his base there and began expanding from the underground space beneath the city.

These Zorel Elves had enslaved tens of thousands, and together with those previously conquered, Lin Xiao now controlled nearly twenty thousand people.

In the War game, the population is a resource, and he picked some from these twenty thousand individuals, representing over a dozen races, to form a professional army. The remaining humans farmed, while the Grey Dwarves led a portion specifically for mining.

As a civilization capable of building cities, the Zorel Elves were one of the rulers of the Underground World on any plane, this one being no exception. Lin Xiao obtained detailed information about this vast underground world from them.

Yes, 'vast' is the word to describe it.

After obtaining information about the Underground World known to the Zorel Elves, Lin Xiao realized that this plane was not the small-scale type he had imagined—it was much larger in area.

He remembered, upon his arrival to this strange cluster of planes, those overlapping plane clusters, resembling tentacle-like strands, with many jointlike nodes in between that were much larger in volume than the planes on the sides that formed the tentacles; he guessed that the plane he had descended upon was one of those larger joint node planes.

Of course, 'larger' here is relative to the other smaller planes in the cluster. By the standard measure of the Chaotic Void Sea, this would be considered just a mid-sized plane.

Although a bit surprised, Lin Xiao was actually more pleased.

The larger the plane, the more it meant that if he could successfully conquer this plane, even if only half of it, the evaluation would definitely be very high when the time came.

It was for this reason that he slightly altered his plan.

Originally, he had planned to summon his clan immediately to steamroll the plane once the inter-world transfer array was established. If it was really a small plane, it would not be difficult to do so.

But now, finding out that it was a mid-sized plane, and considering the previous encounter suggesting the presence of dragons, conquering this plane would not be easy, especially since the plane's will could detect him at any moment. Once discovered, it would be everyone against him.

It's not as if the entire world would become enemies, but under the plane's will influence, all creatures he encountered would involuntarily view him as an enemy, and fierce monsters would confront him more frequently.

For instance, if there were dragons in this Underground World, under the plane's will guidance, a dragon that was asleep might suddenly wake up due to hunger or an earthquake and go hunting. It could seem like random flying, but unintentionally, it might fly towards him. If he were discovered, he would surely be hunted as prey, regardless of whether a single human's flesh was enough to fill the gap in its teeth.

Normally dragons seldom regard humans as food, as they are too small to bother. However, under the plane's will influence, this would not be a problem.

Even if he were as small as an ant, he might still get burned to death by a casual burst of dragon breath.

More than a year had passed now, and perhaps because he was hidden in the Under World, the plane's will scanned for him more than a dozen times without detection, which Lin Xiao found both surprising and fortunate.

It was good that he had not been discovered, as he had already gathered enough resources and constructed an inter-world transfer array, just waiting to be activated and opened.

But Lin Xiao did not immediately activate it. Instead, he temporarily sealed it away, continuing to command his current subjugated followers to expand outward and conquer the nearby underground creatures and tribes of the Underground World.

The reason was that once activated, the plane's will would immediately discover him and plunge him into an adverse environment where everyone was an enemy, and even his conquered followers could potentially rebel or flee.

So, before being detected, he had to conquer as many underground creatures as possible, establishing a vast power to provide himself with resources, and to even use his clan as cannon fodder.

In the following time, as other students activated their inter-world transfer arrays one after another and immediately summoned large numbers of their clans upon unlocking permissions to begin the conquest of the current plane,

Yun Shaoning was no exception. As soon as the transfer array was completed, he immediately summoned a large number of his clan members, who together with the empire he ruled, crushed two other kingdoms on the plane, unifying the entire plane.

Then he began to stabilize the few spatial rifts within the plane and search for the next conquest target.

By the time he found a plane, determined through exploration to be dozens of times larger than his initial plane and ready to be conquered, it was already the third year after their descent.

Outside the void, the enormous void battleship remained silently anchored in space, with many senior students and teachers still there.

These were but one of the many incarnations of the seniors, doing whatever they were meant to do with their true bodies and other incarnations. The most recent task for these incarnations was to stay here… and play around.

Every True God possesses a variable number of incarnations. Generally, a newly enthroned god with weak divine power has a number of incarnations corresponding to their divine positions, usually possessing as many incarnations as they have positions. These incarnations wield power linked to their respective divine positions.

For instance, if Lin Xiao would become a god with Truth, Creation, Supreme Naga, and Fishman as his divine positions, he would then have Truth, Creation, Naga, and Fishman as his separate divine position incarnations right after his divine enthronement, each with power corresponding to those positions and possessing half the strength of his true body's god level.

For example, if the true body's divinity was Rank 2, the incarnations would only be Ranki.

However, once promoted to Weak Divine Power, a god will consistently have five incarnations of God.

These five incarnations combine the powers of Truth, Creation, Naga, and Fishman in one, having still only half the god level of the true body, but their powers are much more formidable than those of the earlier divine position incarnations.

The divine position incarnations sent by the senior students indicated that they were still at the stage of weak divine power. The sixteen senior students, along with the class teacher, only had three incarnations of gods.

Three years was almost like a snap of the fingers for true gods who had ascended and possessed immortal life. None of them showed impatience due to the lengthy time. Instead, they were all excited to observe how the juniors performed as they entered the second phase.

At this moment, the light screen had already been removed, and each senior student had a large light screen in front of them, each displaying the junior they were rooting for. One senior was observing the screen with great interest —he was rooting for Lin Xiao.

This senior suddenly slapped the table and pointed at the scene on the screen, saying to the other seniors,

"This kid is good!"

He looked up and asked Jin Sisi,

"Sisi, come and see this student. Is he one of the few that you have high hopes for?"

Several people around looked over, and Jin Sisi glanced at the screen and nodded,

"He is one of them."

"Then it's settled. This time he's likely to snag one of the top spots."

At this, other seniors all craned their necks to take a look and nodded in agreement. One of the seniors even exclaimed in a surprisingly astounded tone, "This is awesome. How did he manage that? It's been three years, and the plane will hasn't even scanned him?"

He looked toward the other seniors and said,

"It seems like out of the eighty or so people, he's the only one who hasn't been discovered yet. The one who lasted the longest before him was found after just thirteen months."

The group of seniors surrounded the screen and observed for a while but couldn't figure it out. Senior Su rubbed his chin while staring at the screen, showing the increasingly massive underground city, and muttered,

"It doesn't make sense. With the domain he has conquered and the servants he has enslaved, he is a significant force in this node of the plane. It's impossible that the plane will hasn't found him yet. It's not like he can't be discovered just because he's in the Underground World; the interference there isn't as high as one might think."

Just then, a senior pointed at the screen and shouted,

"Look quickly, he's about to activate the inter-world transfer array to summon his clan."

All eyes turned to the screen to see a huge array in the center of that massive underground city light up. White magic brilliance spread quickly along the array, finally converging in the middle and transforming into a thick beam of light, filled with terrifying power, shooting up into the sky and…

"What!"

All the seniors leaned forward simultaneously, their eyes wide as they watched the screen. The energy beam, brimming with a surging aura, disappeared silently after not even reaching a hundred meters up, as if it were erased. But all the seniors knew that the cross-world portal had been activated, yet…

"Why isn't there a reaction from the plane will?"

This was something not only the seniors couldn't understand; even Lin Xiao himself was utterly confused. He had prepared himself to be discovered by the plane will and become an enemy of the entire world, but unexpectedly…

"This is not normal, this is absolutely not normal!"

There wasn't a hint of joy on Lin Xiao's face.

Normally, this would be a good thing. If he wasn't discovered, he could continue enriching himself in silence.

But the situation was too damn strange. He would not be able to sleep peacefully without figuring it out.

The first thing that came to his mind was the Creation Magic Cube he had, but after pondering, he realized the Magic Cube didn't have this function. His Golden Finger could only perform simple functions like disassembling, refining, and merging. Even the great divine power probably couldn't compare with it in these aspects, definitely not the function he was experiencing now.

Beyond that…

He methodically ruled out the treasures he possessed that could potentially have such an effect, quickly considering two possibilities.

One was the Truth Divine Position, and the other was the shell of the Crystal Wall System's Core.

Among all the good things he had, these were the only two that seemed possible.

Hmm, after a brief reflection, he dismissed the Truth Divine Position.

The real Truth Divine Position indeed had the ability to hide oneself, but the problem was that he hadn't yet formed it; he was just beginning to pursue that path.

Having ruled that out, the answer seemed imminent.

His consciousness returned to the Divine Realm to communicate with his true body. When he returned, joy was written all over his face, impossible to hide.

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Chapter 225: Supreme Naga's Second Transformation

Translator: 549690339

An indescribable force crashed down, the Black Dragon's massive form fell like a meteor, its thick limbs pressing against the ground, and with a 'boom', a circle of invisible aura burst open, sweeping the rubble on the ground away. The ground within a fifty-meter diameter around the Black Dragon collapsed suddenly, and a cloud of dust billowed into the sky.

The outpost base fell silent, leaving only the heavy breathing of the people remaining.

After waiting for several seconds, Lin Xiao's mind stirred, and the closest dozen Stone Golems and Armored Golems began to move slowly towards it with heavy steps.

"Good gracious, does this junior actually intend to capture a Dragon alive?" At this moment inside the Void Battleship, many upperclassmen gathered in front of the screen before Senior Kang, including the class head Jin Sisi and the counselor Zhu Hong. Eighteen pairs of eyes were all focused here, everyone full of anticipation, very curious as to whether Lin Xiao's plan would succeed.

The dust in the collapsed pit slowly dissipated, and inside there was a silence without any sound, with only the heavy footsteps of the Golems around it.

But there wasn't a trace of joy on Lin Xiao's face, rather it was extremely solemn.

In his perception, although the pit was silent, there was a palpitation-inducing aura that was slowly gathering, as if something was building up power.

The first Stone Golem reached the edge of the pit, raised its axe in a chopping posture, and without hesitation, jumped down; with a 'bang', a crisp sound was heard, and sparks faintly flew.

The second Stone Golem also jumped down in the same posture.

The third one was an Armored Golem, wielding a steel battle axe and fiercely leapt down.

Just at that moment…

"Roar!"

A soul-shaking roar erupted from the pit, and in an instant, the dust within the pit shrank before violently exploding out. A black flame that could warp the very Void gushed out like a flood, submerging the surrounding Golems, and Lin Xiao instantly lost contact with these Golems.

The endless black flame, filled with intense corrosive power, erupted from the pit. A massive dragon silhouette pushed through the air currents, maintaining a wing-spread posture as if it was about to take flight but its wings rigid and motionless like a stone statue, it eerily rose into the air.

"Dragon Language Magic!"

Besides physical combat and Dragon Breath, Black Dragons did not possess such form and might; only the renowned Dragon Language Magic could result in such effects.

The Black Dragon, maintaining that state, ignored the Forbidden Sky Formation and rose quickly to an altitude of over a thousand meters, its pupils billowing black fumes slowly revolving, and though its dragon jaws did not move, one could hear the cadenced chant of a dragon's hum.

This Black Dragon has quite pure bloodlines, able to consecutively invoke Dragon Language Magic!"

At this point, the upperclassmen were extremely curious, all wanting to know how Lin Xiao would handle the situation.

Right then, Lin Xiao quickly activated his Divine Extraordinary Ability- Prophetic Art LV3, foreseeing the threat of the Dragon Language Magic invoked by this Black Dragon called Nejelanmu.

In an instant, he saw countless images flash before his eyes, quickly, several pictures fixed in front of him. These were the different outcomes based on his possible reactions. He immediately saw one that was the best for him, reached out his hand for a snatch, quickly taking over the spiritual power connected to the 'Gold' from the remaining Wise Goblin Mages and transferring it to himself. Gathering the spiritual power of many Goblin Mages and activating a full ten points of Divinity transformed into Mana, he slowly extended his finger, warping the Void:

"Ordinance. High Immunity to Energy Damage…."

A layer of light membrane that immediately suggested toughness and solidity expanded from him, covering the entire base within it.

"Ordinance. High Deviation Field…."

A layer of energy field not much different from the previous high-level energy protection barrier covered it next.

lhe so-called Ordinance Divine Technique is a special Divine Arts system that normal Priests cannot use. It is available only to the Chosen and powerful Priests of Rank 7 or above who are permitted by the Deity, or those Priests who are themselves of Legendary level, because this ability involves the utilization of rules; normal Priests cannot touch it without borrowing the power of a Deity.

Correspondingly, this Divine Arts system is extremely powerful, far more so than the average Divine Arts.

lhe Ordinance Divine Technique system does not have standard Divine Arts; its core lies in the use of rules, so it can be implemented freely, easily mimicking any Divine Arts or Spells, including rare Wizard and Druid Spellcaster Spells.

At the current stage, besides Lin Xiao himself, only Slarda among all the favored Ones was qualified to borrow his power to cast this Divine Arts system. "Ordinance. Group Vajra Invincible Body…."

Adding Devil Resistance, adding physical resistance, adding evasion-under the power of the Divinity and the spiritual power of All Favored Ones, the power of each Spell exceeded Rank 9 but had not reached the Legendary Spells level, situated between the two.

After he had enhanced himself with three spells, the Dragon's curse that the Black Dragon in the sky had been chanting was completed. Its body swelled with dark flames, turning into a black sun, and streaks of slender black fumes separated and fell straight from the sky like rain, scattering towards the base.

Lin Xiao sensed an immense horror from the black smoke. The seemingly inconspicuous black fumes fell like fine rain on the High Immunity to Energy Damage Magic Barrier, creating ripples that made his heart leap.

Theoretically, the barrier could completely immunize against any non-Legendary spell, but it was violently trembling on an invisible level, sending waves that made his spirit jump.

With each ripple spreading, he could feel a layer of the energy-immune membrane being dissolved, and in less than five seconds, this High Immunity to Energy Damage Magic Barrier was perforated with countless small holes.

Then, they landed within the base.

from the perspective of the senior mages' screens, the entire base seemed to be experiencing a downpour of black rain. The rain of black flames penetrated the membrane and spread on the ground with ripples of black, melting the stone and broken weapons upon contact and rapidly forming overlapping craters.

Falling on the Wise Goblins and Golems, many were deflected by a shimmer of light that hit the ground and corroded into large pits, but some could not be repelled by the High Deviation Fields and penetrated the fields to hit their bodies, causing the Golems to dissolve and collapse into holes.

The Wise Goblins, however, had been endowed with the Group Vajra Invincible Body, and when the black fumes landed on them, their magic robes brightened with a spiritual light, indicating the repellent reaction between the defensive spells of the robes and the dark fumes.

Every earnest Mage had a host of passive defensive spells, the more powerful the mage, the harder they were to kill.

But the might of this Dragon Language Magic was just too great, all sorts of defensive spells failed one after another, and the robes were quickly rendered useless and dissolved. One after another, the Wise Goblins activated their pre-arranged spell sequences, gleaming with their final light as they were transported away, though some of the mages had prepared an Any Door spell in their sequence instead of a teleportation spell.

Any Door, compared to a teleportation spell, affords more flexibility in use, as it can be offensive or defensive. However, after casting, one needs to consider the landing point and the action of entering the door, so it is not an instantaneous transportation.

Under normal circumstances, the mages could easily make decisions, but at this moment, as the Wise Goblins were all providing Mana and spiritual power to Lin Xiao, their reaction was slightly delayed, leading to their death.

Droplets of black rain fell on the Wise Goblins, and even though the temporary Vajra Invincible Body gave them resilience akin to the Calabash Brothers, they could only withstand a brief moment before being breached by the terrifying Dragon Language Magic, and their bodies dissolved away.

Lin Xiao watched as one precious mage after another from his Clan died and felt great sorrow in his heart, but there was no alternative, as this was the method with the least losses foreseen by his Prophetic Art.

They couldn't escape; they were locked on, and even if they teleported away as a group from here, Black Dragon Nejelanmu would follow through the teleportation. Every Dragon had certain magical abilities; it's just that the Dragon's physical strength was so overpowering that it was often overlooked.

Unfortunately, the Divine Incarnation was limited in how much Divine Power it could burst forth at once, unlike his True Body, which could unleash hundreds of points of Divine Power in one go-the limit for the Incarnation was ten points of Divine Power.

Luckily, Black Dragon Nejelanmu's Dragon Language Magic spell did not last long, and after ten seconds, the black rain ceased to fall, and the invisible twisting black smoke slowly dissipated, revealing the somewhat exhausted Black Dragon. Noticing that so many enemies below had not perished, the Black Dragon opened its mouth and swept down a stream of Dragon Breath, noticeably smaller than before, killing a dozen Wise Goblins and incidentally destroying some of the defenseless pillars of the Forbidden Sky Formation.

Of course, by then the base had already been thoroughly destroyed, and the Forbidden Sky Formation had been dissolved beyond functionality.

Out of thousands of Golems, only a few hundred remained; two-thirds of a thousand Wise Goblins were dead in an instant, the losses were so great that they pained Lin Xiao deeply.

But this was not the time for sorrow. The Black Dragon, having used two Dragon Language spells comparable to Legendary Spells, had exhausted its mental and Magic Powers. After all, it was not a Rank 8 Legendary Dragon, but for a Rank 7 Dragon to cast two spells at the Legendary Level in succession, it must be said that the Dragon race was incredibly powerful.

Take advantage of his illness to claim his life, seeing how the Black Dragon circled in the air with hesitation and began flapping its wings to flee, Lin Xiao would not allow it. He burned another ten points of Divine Power and pointed at the Black Dragon in the air:

"Ordinance. Shackles!"

The Divine Arts, fueled by the expanding Divine Power, formed a massive white energy shackle that appeared above the Black Dragon and dropped down, rapidly crisscrossing and tightening. The front claws and wings were snuggly ' trapped, and it spun as it fell, crashing heavily on the rugged terrain below, sending a boom' and a cascade of flying debris.

"Child of my lord, lend me your strength!"

Lin Xiao soared into the sky and roared, and the surviving Wise Goblins, along with those who were teleported to a distance, began converging towards him. Remnants of spiritual power and Mana surged into his body from the heavens. Feeling the immense spiritual power and temporarily gathered Mana within him, Lin Xiao did not hesitate to burn another ten points of Divine Power, reaching towards the sky with an empty grasp:

"Ordinance. Seal!"

Countless beams of white light converged towards him as the center, rapidly contracting to the point that even the surrounding light dimmed. As his hand slowly pressed towards the Black Dragon, a trace of panic was visible in the Dragon's large pupils for the first time, and it cried out loudly:

"Dragon God Above, you cannot treat Nejelanmu like this!"

He pressed down with his palm, seemingly empty-handed, yet the essence of the Black Dragon weakened at a visibly rapid pace.

This was a seal from the layer of the rules, ordinary seals could not restrain a Black Dragon.

"Actually captured it."

The senior mages were quite surprised; in their view, it was not difficult for Lin Xiao, with his Incarnation and a few Clan members, to kill the Black Dragon, but capturing it alive was not easy, almost incredibly challenging. The seniors were not very optimistic about his chances, but he had managed to do it..

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Chapter 226: New Species – Asura Naga

Translator: 549690339 I

The power of Fire Legendary Spells is terrifying; just one could easily annihilate an entire army.

Of course, it's impossible to use a Legendary Spell like "Skyfall Meteor" to bombard within one's own Divine Realm. No matter how large the Divine Realm has grown, it still couldn't withstand the destructive force of such a terrifying Legendary Spell.

Five days passed in the blink of an eye. On this day, Lin Xiao was playing with a Little Elemental Fairy in the depths of the God Realm Sea, which had expanded dozens of times over. He was cultivating a relationship when he suddenly received a notification from his homeroom teacher that the invasion was about to begin.

He slowly rose to his feet and looked towards the southwest direction of the Divine Realm. As the Divine Realm Master, he could clearly sense that somewhere in the void of the Main Divine Realm's southwest, an invisible force was twisting space, and a portal was about to take shape.

Also sensing this anomaly was Slarda, who had become a Divine-mandate Hero. The towering hero swam out from the grand temple in the center of Naga City, grabbed the anchor that was placed by the door, slammed it onto the ground, and his thunderous voice spread throughout the city:

"My Lord warns that an evil is about to descend upon our world. In the name of the Supreme Truth and the Creator, we must defend our Lord's glory and eradicate all that is evil!"

With an oppressive aura, Slarda's enormous form slowly rose to its full height, lifting the massive anchor towards a direction, and bellowed:

"My Lord tells me, evil will appear there!"

The anchor smashed to the ground:

"Brave warriors, march forth!"

The morale-boosted Supreme Nagas below raised their weapons and roared in unison, their loud cries spreading in all directions. The gathered Small Fishmen outside the city also shouted loudly, as one, who sat atop a unicorn, led the charge to the southwest.

Under Slarda's guidance, a group of Small Fishmen were already attempting to tame the unicorns, forming a unit of Fishman knights.

However, the Fishmen had no Talent in this area at all—the formation of Fishman knights was utterly useless, except for the fact that as mounts, they could run faster. They could not achieve a unity of fish and horse to become Fishman cavalry capable of fighting on horseback.

This was due to racial Talent limitations; no amount of training could help.

Lin Xiao had considered, for the next genetic modification of the Fishmen, whether he could increase the proportion of terrestrial species, enhancing certain attributes in the Small Fishman and Supreme Naga genes to make them more adapted to land combat.

Although water was initially the main area of the Divine Realm, as he slowly developed, both his Divine Realm and his Clan, as well as various enemies, were all primarily land-based. In future invasions into Different Domains, the majority of planes would be land-dominant, and his main Clan would need to be more adapted to land.

Or perhaps, on the basis of the Small Fishmen, he should create a completely land-adapted branch?

But he quickly dismissed the idea.

It was too time-consuming, too labor-intensive, and too wasteful of Creation Energy.

"We'll talk about that later!"

Actually, he hadn't even started thinking about the next genetic modification of the Small Fishmen. However, he had a vague idea for the next phase of modification for the Supreme Nagas: the Storm Giant Card and the Dragon Blood Card he held. The racial Talents of both dragons and giants were exceedingly powerful. If he could extract their strengths and integrate them into the Supreme Naga genes, they would undoubtedly become incredibly powerful.

But it was foreseeable that if he were to integrate these two extraordinary racial genes into the Supreme Nagas, the amount of Creation Energy needed would be far from ordinary. The adjustments couldn't be done without preparing at least fifty units of Creation Energy.

He didn't dare to proceed, as running out of Creation Energy mid-modification would be disastrous.

With Slarda at the lead, over two thousand Supreme Nagas clustered alongside, flanked by more than twenty thousand Small Fishmen on both sides. The massive army marched towards the southwest of the Divine Realm following the road that led to the ancient battlefield.

Along the way, the wild grass was trampled flat, and vast open areas were created on the otherwise barren wilderness.

As the army drew closer, they could see a huge invisible distortion in the open wasteland in the southwest of the Main Divine Realm from several kilometers away; rings of invisible distortion waves were slowly spreading. The surrounding weeds and shrubs, affected by the spatial distortion, withered away and turned to ash, forming a massive expanse of dead wasteland.

"Is this due to spatial influence or?"

"Boom!"

The distorted space suddenly swelled violently and, accompanied by a thunderous noise, the expanded space shattered, revealing a hole several hundred meters in diameter. Through the vast hole, Lin Xiao could see another Divine Realm on the other side, where a huge army of Other Races readied themselves for battle on the ground just outside the hole.

"Is this a projection?"

Lin Xiao was quite surprised; whether by sense or sight, the space on the other side of the breach felt like a real Divine Realm, not like the projected invasion the homeroom teacher had mentioned.

Just as he pondered, the shattered space suddenly rippled, like the calm surface of water disturbed by a droplet, immediately shattering the previous sense of reality. The enormous army seemed to flow out from a real painting.

Yes, flowed out.

The other side of the Divine Realm appeared as a vivid sand painting, and as the invasion commenced, the entire painting and sand table seemed to tip over through the breach, squeezing together and becoming distorted beyond recognition.

Yet, after passing through the hole, it miraculously returned to its original form, as if a crumpled painting had been pushed through a small opening into this side and then rapidly unfolded again that was the sensation.

An army of thirteen thousand Centaurs, regardless of Rank and all clad in thick, spiked armor, fully equipped with a Horse Chopping Knife, a long spear, a bow, two quivers, and a satchel of javelins, composed of nothing but heavy cavalry.

There were no weak vassal troops nor auxiliary forces in sight, only pure Centaurs.

Over ten thousand soldiers were endless to the eye. Thirteen thousand Centaur heavy cavalry with strength ranging from Level 3 to Fifth Level deployed over five kilometers long, forming an incredibly long charge line and launched an attack towards them, and that might…

"Is this the power of the top elites from The Affiliated School of Huiyao's elite class!"

Just with this cavalry unit capable of both offense and defense, adept at close and ranged combat, there would be no need for any secondary or supportive troops. With this mounted archery unit, they could easily suppress nearly half of the Silver Contestants at the Summer Camp.

Luckily, Slarda and the others were some distance from the portal, the three to four kilometers was enough for them to make preparations.

The few Priests quickly blessed them with various statuses, while the Fishman Magicians swiftly summoned Water Elements to gather.

Lin Xiao wasn't idle either; he immediately summoned the Flame Lord Kurbert. A vast whirlwind of flame unfolded in the center of the battlefield, and from within the whirlwind, a roar filled with oppressive might, like a rumbling thunder, sounded:

"Great Creator, Kurbert heeds the call!"

Before his arrival, flames and lava erupted from the flame whirlwind, rapidly spreading out to form a vast expanse of molten land.

As the massive body of Kurbert slowly materialized, a faint red light burst forth from the flame whirlwind like lightning, signaling his promotion to Hero.

Rank Legend!

As a living Flame Lord with Divinity among Fire Elements, having transformed an entire Divine Domain Space into his territory, Kurbert's power had risen. He was officially promoted to a true Flame Lord, with the strength of a Rank 7 Legendary Hero.

In truth, this was just the beginning. As the area of the Flame Divine Region continued to expand, once his power transitions from a Flame Lord to a ruler of the entire Flame Divine Region—a Flame Monarch—he would naturally ascend to a Mythical Hero.

But that was for the future. For now, he had to serve the great being in his heart and first crush the enemies before him.

Unnoticed by Lin Xiao, within the Divine Realm Void, two powerful wills emerged from nowhere outside the Main Divine Realm's Crystal Wall, taking the form of the class teacher Jin Sisi and the counselor Zhu Hong.

The two True Gods, intending to observe the battleground of the Main Divine Realm, immediately noticed the anomalies within this Divine Realm. Their robust wills quickly scanned the entire realm and its subsidiaries. The robust Zhu Hong said in surprise:

"This student's Divine Realm… is extraordinary!"

Standing beside her, the class teacher Jin Sisi, her pupils radiating divine light as she observed the surroundings, spoke indifferently:

"Not bad."

Zhu Hong's gaze pierced through the Divine Realm's Crystal Wall and fell on Lin Xiao, nodding as she said:

"Indeed, not bad. This student is called Lin Xiao; he seems to have been brought over by Lord Xia Yu from the Super Newcomer Summer Camp, quite unexpectedly outstanding."

"Incidentally?"

"Yes, I've heard he was helping that esteemed sovereign with a pickup."

The two fell silent for a moment, tacitly avoiding the subject as Jin Sisi sized up the vast Divine Realm and said solemnly:

"It seems it was not merely incidental."

Zhu Hong nodded and added:

"Of course, Xia Yu's character does not allow just anyone to call on him. I heard that this student Lin Xiao received a great fortune during the last phase of exchanges at the Super Newcomer Summer Camp; he has big luck and considerable potential."

Jin Sisi, who previously hadn't paid attention to the Super Newcomer Summer Camp, asked:

"Let's hear it."

"He inherited a Divine Kingdom fragment left by a pioneer of the Earth United Nations era, along with an extremely rare treasure. It is said that the pioneer once possessed Powerful Divine Power."

She did not elaborate further, but Jin Sisi scanned the Divine Realm once more and nodded:

"His Divine Domain Space is strong enough to accommodate Rank 7 lifeforms, and its energy level can also give birth to Rank 7 creatures. He's a promising seedling."

While they were exchanging these words, within the Divine Realm, Lin Xiao had already issued his Divine-mandate to Kurbert.

Thirteen thousand Centaur heavy cavalry, their strength ranging from Level 3 to Fifth Level and fully armed, posed a significant threat to any second-year high school student of any school at this stage, even Lin Xiao felt somewhat daunted.

It was not a matter of not being able to defeat them, but even if they could be defeated, the losses would certainly be significant—it was a direct invasion into the Divine Realm.

Thankfully, the Flame Divine Region had already been developed. The moment Kurbert was summoned, he immediately ordered his underlings to call forth their minions, and a never-ending stream of fire creatures burst forth from the Flame Divine Region, wantonly spreading fire, turning a large expanse of land in front of the battle line into molten territory, forcing the Centaur heavy cavalry to forcibly stop. They pulled javelins from their backs and hurled them toward the fire elements amid the lava flames.

No matter how formidable they were, they dared not charge into the molten land; even a Rank 6 Supreme Naga would face death if they jumped into the molten lava.

Their halt allowed countless fire elements to disregard the javelins raining from the sky and begin to converge.. With each Large Fire Elemental or Transcendent Level Super Large Fire Elemental at the core,

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