109: Chapter 109 Chi Dragon

"There must be conditions!" Chen Mo was not carried away by joy.

"Mm, naturally there are conditions." He Fan smiled. "There is no such thing as a free lunch in this world. If it were truly completely free, would you even dare to take it?"

"I wouldn't dare," Chen Mo said truthfully.

Whether in his past life or this one, he kept one principle engraved in his mind.

Free things are always the most expensive!

"It's good that you understand that concept." He Fan nodded with satisfaction. "Have you heard of Contribution Points?"

"Contribution Points?" Chen Mo shook his head.

In his past life, he hadn't joined the Pantheon—not because he didn't want to, but because the Pantheon didn't care for players at all.

"Yes, Contribution Points! This is a special currency that only circulates within the Pantheon. To give you a simple example..."

He Fan suddenly raised his right hand, and a glimmer of Divine Art radiance flashed.

At that moment, Chen Mo instinctively wanted to retreat.

Even Chen Xueli, an Eighth-Revolution Demigod, couldn't help but take two steps back.

"Don't be nervous, it's just a demonstration."

He Fan smiled, and the strand of divine light in his hand instantly saturated his entire right hand.

A vertical pupil immediately appeared in his palm, blinking continuously like a living thing.

"This..." Chen Mo's expression turned strange.

It was for no other reason than he had just seen this thing not long ago in the Virtual Universe.

"Recognize it? That's right, the inspiration for this Divine Art comes from the Abyss Pillar God, the Hundred-Eyed Demon Venerable." A flash of pride crossed He Fan's eyes as he continued.

"The Hundred-Eyed Demon Venerable has one pupil with a hundred layers. Currently, I have only researched up to the fifth layer, barely reaching the threshold of a Fourth-Tier Divine Art."

Before his voice had even faded, the vertical pupil in He Fan's palm suddenly began to 'bloom'.

Yes, it bloomed just like a flower.

There were vertical pupils within vertical pupils, repeating in a cycle; it was very eerie.

"Impressive."

Chen Mo couldn't help but speak up.

To be able to 'replicate' the innate Divine Art of an Abyss Pillar God meant He Fan's attainments in Divine Art research were definitely not low.

"It's alright, not as strong as you think. However, if I were to offer this original Divine Art to the Pantheon, it should be worth about eight hundred to a thousand Contribution Points."

"Contributing Divine Arts can be exchanged for Contribution Points?" Chen Mo's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Mm, but it must be a Divine Art that isn't already in the Pantheon's inventory. To put it plainly, it basically has to be a self-created Divine Art, because almost any Divine Art you can find is already in the Pantheon's library."

"Is that so?" Chen Mo's eyes grew even brighter.

"Alright, I've said about all I need to say. Now, tell me your choice."

With a gentle shake of his right hand, He Fan dissipated the terrifying spell capable of slaying a True God, looking at Chen Mo with a smile.

"I'll join," Chen Mo said without hesitation.

"Good!"

The smile in He Fan's eyes deepened, and he immediately pulled an object from his storage bracelet and handed it to Chen Mo.

"This is the token of the Pantheon; we call it 'Divine Revelation'."

Chen Mo raised his hand to take the square crystal shimmering with golden light. Before he could ask, He Fan already provided an explanation.

"It is itself a type of divine artifact that can be directly integrated into the divine soul. Its effect is comparable to a slightly weaker Fourth-Tier Divine Soul Defense Art, but that isn't its main use. As for how to use it exactly..."

He Fan pointed at his own virtual wristwatch.

"You'll understand once you enter the Virtual Universe."

"The Pantheon... so this is the Pantheon."

After seeing He Fan off, Chen Mo immediately returned home and connected to the Virtual Universe.

"Identity verification in progress... Verification passed. Do you wish to enter the Pantheon?"

The prompt from the Virtual Universe sounded, and Chen Mo immediately clicked confirm.

He could feel that the moment he logged into the Virtual Universe, the 'Divine Revelation Stone' that had integrated into his soul also reacted.

For the Virtual Universe, the Divine Revelation Stone was like a built-in local area network beacon.

Only users possessing this beacon could be transferred to the so-called 'Pantheon'.

"Welcome, new member of the Pantheon."

Just as Chen Mo finished logging in, a towering, illusory divine temple appeared before him.

"Given your current identity level, you cannot travel to the core area of the Pantheon. Do you wish to enter your exclusive island?"

"Yes."

Chen Mo nodded, and in the next second, he arrived on a floating island that was completely empty.

Looking down, he could faintly see countless floating islands similar to his, as well as that towering, massive divine temple in the distance.

"This place..."

Chen Mo was stunned for a moment, then raised his right hand in disbelief.

With a slight thought, a glimmer of Divine Art radiance bloomed.

"A free combat simulation space?"

Chen Mo couldn't help but murmur under his breath.

In the Virtual Universe, if one wanted to perform a combat simulation, it cost a hundred thousand points per hour, but here it was completely free.

"Yu Mo, come out."

"What is it, Master? Eh... where is this?"

Yu Mo appeared on Chen Mo's shoulder, looking dazed.

"Can you still feel the Virtual Universe?" Chen Mo asked with a frown.

"Mm..." Yu Mo's delicate brows also furrowed. "I can feel it, but it's very faint."

"Is that so?" Chen Mo raised an eyebrow.

Actually, the moment Yu Mo appeared, he knew that this place was not completely disconnected from the Virtual Universe.

Before becoming a true Intelligent Life, Yu Mo strictly speaking still had to rely on the Virtual Universe to exist.

"Master, there's a very terrifying fellow here."

Yu Mo suddenly trembled all over and instinctively hid behind Chen Mo, while not forgetting to point toward the towering divine temple deep within the clouds.

"A terrifying fellow?" Chen Mo frowned immediately. "Is it as terrifying as Tianshu?"

"Much more terrifying than Tianshu. I feel like if he even glances at me, I'll explode on the spot." Yu Mo opened her small mouth as wide as possible, speaking very exaggeratedly.

But Chen Mo knew that Yu Mo was not actually exaggerating.

Because among the Federation's three top intelligences, one belonged to the Pantheon.

Of course, the reason Yu Mo felt this 'fellow' was more terrifying than Tianshu wasn't because Tianshu was weak, but because the one in the Twin Star Plane was only Tianshu's intelligent clone, whereas now...

"Horned Dragon!"

Chen Mo suddenly spoke.

"If you have something to say, say it. If not, don't bother your Grandpa Dragon."

A coarse voice rang out.

"Uh..." Chen Mo couldn't help but be stunned.

He had seen quite a few Intelligent Lives, but this was the first time he'd met one with such a big temper.

However, Chen Mo didn't dare say anything. After all, this was a top intelligence personally cultivated by 'Xuan'.

It was said that in terms of pure combat power, this one's strength was even above Tianshu and the other top intelligence.

As for how an Intelligent Life fought, it was actually similar to the Mechanical God System; they both required a suitable vessel to exert their true strength.

Of course, even with the same vessel, the combat power the Horned Dragon could unleash was several or even dozens of times that of an ordinary Intelligent Life.

Because an Intelligent Life of this level had certainly mastered the source of the Virtual Laws.

"Senior, I just wanted to see the resource exchange catalog."

Chen Mo also spoke much more carefully. After all, this one's status and combat power were enough to rival a top-tier Main God.