4: Chapter 4 Divine Arts

The Chen Clan!

One of the few deity families in Lanshi City.

The Chen family took great care of those descendants born with divinity who could walk the divine path.

For instance, in the clan's few psionic cultivation rooms, while other clansmen on the transcendent path to godhood had fixed usage times, no one could kick Chen Mo out as long as he wanted to use them.

"Damn, why hasn't Brother Mo come out yet? He didn't die in there, did he!"

A Little Fatty with a bowl cut and a magic staff in hand looked indignantly at the cultivation room's entrance, grumbling incessantly.

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*Kacha!*

A soft click came from the cultivation room. Before anyone else could react, the Little Fatty transformed instantly, rushing eagerly toward the door.

"Brother Mo, you're out! I was so worried about you earlier."

The Little Fatty was about to step forward, but he froze in his tracks the next second.

Not just him—all the younger generation members in line looked at that figure in shock at this moment.

"Why is everyone staring? Do I have something on my face?"

Chen Mo chuckled as he looked at his younger cousins, his right hand habitually reaching for the Little Fatty's chubby cheek.

"Ah!"

A pig-slaughtering wail echoed through the air. Startled, Chen Mo quickly let go and looked apologetically at Chen Xiaoshan, who was clutching his cheek and retreating frantically.

"Sorry, I just broke through and haven't adapted to my surging physical stats yet."

These words completely confirmed everyone's suspicions.

In fact, Chen Mo didn't even need to admit it; the boundary between a demigod and a transcendent was like a vast chasm.

If nothing else, Chen Mo simply standing there gave off a sense of pressure.

Of course, this was also because he had just broken through. In a couple of days, once Chen Mo adapted, he would be indistinguishable from an ordinary person.

"Wuwuwu..."

With tears in his eyes, Chen Xiaoshan clutched his right cheek and looked at Chen Mo resentfully, yet he still gritted his teeth and forced a smile.

"Congratulations, Brother Mo."

"You should probably stop talking. Doesn't it hurt?"

Chen Mo glanced teasingly at Chen Xiaoshan and raised his right hand, pointing at the cheek that had already swollen like a steamed bun.

A wisp of golden light bloomed, and his horribly swollen right cheek instantly returned to normal.

Seeing this, all the clansmen on the transcendent path, including Chen Xiaoshan, looked at Chen Mo with envy.

Why the divine path was hailed as the strongest cultivation system was not just because of the core factor of the Divine Realm, but also because the omnipotent divine power was far superior.

But what Chen Mo had just used wasn't just divine power; it also involved a slight application of the Law of Life.

...

"Third Uncle!"

Inside the study of the Chen clan head, Chen Mo looked respectfully at the middle-aged man before him.

"Sit down!"

Chen Xueli wore a gentle smile, clearly in a good mood.

It wasn't hard to understand. Although the Chen clan was a deity family, descendants born with divinity didn't appear every year, let alone one from the direct line like Chen Mo.

"Not bad. Although it's a bit later than expected, being able to promote is a good thing."

"I've made you worry."

Chen Mo felt slightly embarrassed.

Deity families provided extra resource support for every member with divinity, so the first semester of the third year of high school was usually when demigod Students emerged in clusters.

And Chen Mo? It was already the second semester of his third year, with only three months left until the College Entrance Examination.

"Don't put too much pressure on yourself. If you can't get into the top-tier Divine High Academy, a slightly lower one is fine too. If you're really not confident, I'll send you to the spring recruitment. I happen to know the admissions teacher there, and the timing is perfect."

"Ah!" Chen Mo looked at his third uncle in shock.

What was spring recruitment? It was for those who weren't confident in passing the entrance exams for a Divine High Academy. While one could still enter a High Academy, in Chen Mo's past Life, it was like the difference between a bachelor's degree and a vocational diploma—one would be considered inferior after graduation.

"Hahaha..." Chen Xueli suddenly burst into laughter. "Alright, I'm just teasing you. But seriously, compared to the mainstream group of third-year Students, you are indeed quite far behind. The clan will definitely help you, but you must work hard yourself."

Saying this, Chen Xueli took out something he had prepared long ago and raised his hand to send it to Chen Mo.

"This is..."

Chen Mo looked at the three cards floating before him. He recognized two of them: a Four-Star Divine Power Card and an Initial Race Card. But the third one...

"The Fourth-Tier Divine Power Card is the basic supply the clan gives to every demigod, once a month. The Initial Race Card is extra support for you juniors. As for the last one..."

Chen Xueli paused and pointed to the card in front of Chen Mo.

"This is a divine art card. The Fourth-Tier Divine Art contained within is perhaps what you need most right now."

As he spoke, Chen Xueli tapped the divine art card lightly, and Chen Mo finally saw its specific appearance.

In the center of the square card, a massive divine tree connecting heaven and earth stood tall, as if propping up the entire world.

"Fourth-Tier Divine Art: [Tree Realm of Life]!"

Chen Xueli's voice drifted over, finally pulling Chen Mo out of the illusion created by the card.

Divine Art!

A powerful technique that required the power of laws combined with divine power to perform.

A divine art card not only allowed for the unconditional release of a divine art but also served as a medium for comprehending it.

But because of this, divine art cards were always in high demand but short supply. Generally, only deities nearing death would disregard the loss of laws to create a few for their descendants.

As for why it was said that Chen Mo needed this thing...

It was simple. The [Tree Realm of Life] was not just a combat-oriented divine art; it was also a rare one that could help a Divine Realm grow faster.

Now that Chen Mo had just condensed his Divine Realm, many things were incomplete, such as the ecosystem.

Although the Parasitic Species was doing fine in the Divine Realm for now, in reality, his Divine Realm lacked the oxygen or food sources required to support most Life.

The reason they could survive in the Divine Realm was actually that he was using divine power to maintain the basic needs of the Parasitic Species.

This could be done when there were few followers, but once the numbers increased, it would become a massive burden.

Therefore, the first thing most Divine Realms needed to consider was quickly building an ecosystem.

Chen Mo naturally thought so too and was already planning to buy some useful Divine Realm resource cards after leaving.

Mountains, rivers, and even forests and oceans—all of these could be purchased.

Even so, building a complete Divine Realm ecosystem would take time, and time was exactly what Chen Mo lacked most right now.

But with this Fourth-Tier Divine Art card, everything would be different.

"This is also what the clan gave..."

"Third Uncle!" Chen Mo suddenly interrupted Chen Xueli. "Do you think I'm that easy to fool?"

Although the clan took good care of divine path practitioners, Chen Mo wasn't the only new-generation deity.

Before him, two older male cousins and one older female cousin had already entered a Divine High Academy. Chen Mo would never believe that the clan would be so generous to everyone.

So the answer was obvious: this was Chen Xueli's own possession.

"You little rascal!" Chen Xueli shook his head, his expression slightly awkward.

But before Chen Mo could return the Fourth-Tier Divine Art card to Chen Xueli, a surge of majestic divine power that he couldn't resist suddenly struck.

And then... there was no more "then"!

By the time he regained his senses, he was back in his own residence.

This was a somewhat dim room with a large area, clearly the master bedroom of this detached courtyard house.

But on the nightstand of the master bedroom, there was no photo of Chen Mo. Instead, there was a picture of a young couple.

In a small corner of the photo, Chen Xueli stood quietly, only half of his body visible.

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