6: Chapter 6 Stud

"I have to say, you gave me quite a surprise."

In the Senior Three Academic Affairs Office, Duan Fei looked at the application for leave of absence handed over by Chen Mo, his eyes filled with no small amount of surprise and complexity.

The Divine Path Class was the only key class in the academy, and Duan Fei was one of the few True God-level teachers in the school; naturally, his standards were much higher.

For certain Students who had long been unable to condense their Divine Domain, Duan Fei actually suggested they transfer to the Transcendent Class.

The advantage of possessing divinity could also be manifested in the transcendental field; if nothing else, the probability of promoting to a Demigod before the College Entrance Examination would be greater.

"Thank you for your guidance."

Chen Mo did not feel any resentment because of Duan Fei's previous attitude, because if he were in his shoes, he would have advised Students the same way.

It was the same saying: in this world, if one does not become a god, everything ultimately comes to naught!

For the various High Academies of the gods, whether one took the Divine Path route or the Transcendent route, the minimum score threshold was Demigod.

Some top-tier High Academies even required a cultivation of Third-Turn or even Fourth-Turn or above, which converted to character levels of 130-140.

"No need to thank me. To be honest, there is still some gap between you and the current mainstream Students; you need to be clear about this."

"I understand."

Chen Mo nodded. The earliest Students in the class to promote to Demigod had already done so half a year ago.

With the terrifying time flow of the Void Realm, those six months were enough to create a quite staggering gap.

"It's good that you understand."

Duan Fei nodded and handed another form to Chen Mo.

"This is the schedule for the Divine Kingdom open classes. Take a look."

Chen Mo took the form and browsed it carefully, while Duan Fei's voice sounded alongside.

"There are no classes tomorrow, but the day after tomorrow there is a small test targeting followers. Don't feel pressured, take it slow," Duan Fei said earnestly.

For a newcomer who had just condensed their Divine Domain, a steady and sure approach was the right path.

Chen Mo also understood Duan Fei's underlying meaning.

There were indeed some Divine Path rarities on the market that could quickly increase the strength of followers, but without exception, these would severely overdraw the followers' potential.

Duan Fei was also worried that Chen Mo would sacrifice the long-term for short-term gains; such examples appeared once or twice almost every year.

Especially for a Student like Chen Mo who promoted at the end of Senior Three, it was easiest to make this kind of mistake out of impatience.

But clearly, Duan Fei's concern was unnecessary.

"If I had the money to buy that stuff, I'd rather buy a few more blood beast cards."

Chen Mo thought this to himself, but on the surface, he was very solemn: "Rest assured, Teacher, I know what's important."

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"Welcome back. This interval was 15 Void Days. Divine Domain area +27 square kilometers, Power Of Faith +29,000, Follower units +0."

Having returned home from school and re-entered his Divine Kingdom, Chen Mo glanced at the information popping up on the panel and nodded secretly.

Although more than half of the panel's functions were stripped after his transmigration due to version issues, many basic functions remained.

For example, the most basic panel detection function and this [Divine Domain Log], which was similar to an idle game's resource collection.

"Open Divine Domain panel."

With a slight thought from Chen Mo, the character panel immediately changed to the independent Divine Domain panel, and many details became clear at this moment.

Divine Domain Name: Source of Plague

Rank: Tier 1

Area: ≈119,452 square kilometers

Population Units: 1,001

Daily Faith Output: 100,000

Daily Experience (Plane Power) Output: 5% (Current Level)

Special Resource: [divine wood of life]

Special Status: [nurgles blessing]

In fact, from the moment the Divine Domain was born, the fate of a Divine Path practitioner was completely tied to it, especially the promotion of their realm.

Other transcendents relied on absorbing psionic energy to strengthen their cultivation and break through realms, while Divine Path practitioners relied on the Plane Power fed back by the Divine Domain to grow continuously.

The deity helped the Divine Domain grow, and the Divine Domain would naturally feed back more Plane Power—that is, 'experience'—to him, the God Lord.

Of course, if one wanted to level up quickly, they didn't have to rely solely on the Divine Domain.

Given that Plane Power equals experience, plundering other Divine Domains or even the civilization planes of the physical world was the fastest and most heaven-defying way for a Divine Path practitioner to improve.

But it was precisely because of this special cultivation method that the Federation was universally loathed in the Outer Domains.

To be honest, if the Federation's own fists weren't hard enough, those victims whose homes had been stolen would have come knocking on their door long ago.

However, these things had nothing to do with Chen Mo for the time being. To get a piece of the pie in the Outer Domains, one had to be at least a top-tier Demigod or even a True God to be sure, otherwise, one would just be delivering their head on a platter.

"Too slow. According to the current Plane Power output, it will take me 20 days to level up once, and the College Entrance Examination is only three months away!"

Chen Mo frowned deeply. After hesitating for a few seconds, he looked at the giant sky-reaching tree in the very center of the Divine Domain.

To increase leveling efficiency, the most stable way was to raise the rank of the Divine Domain itself, and a complete ecosystem was the key to the Divine Domain promoting to Tier 2.

Fortunately, because of the Tree Realm of Life, this process had already been accelerated several times over, but even so, Chen Mo still felt it wasn't enough.

"It looks like I still have to whale!"

With a sigh, a thick stack of cards appeared in Chen Mo's hand, all of them divine power cards.

But except for that Tier 4 divine power card given by his family yesterday, the levels of the rest were not high, and some were even Tier 1.

And these were all the assets Chen Mo had saved since his transmigration: 8 Tier 3 divine power cards, 15 Tier 2 cards, and 57 Tier 1 cards.

It looked like a lot, but combined, they only provided seven more points than that Tier 4 divine power card.

"2007 points of Divine Power plus the remaining 52 points in my body makes..."

Chen Mo wished he could count them on his fingers, but this obviously wouldn't increase his Divine Power by even a single point.

"Leave the 59 points of change, and for the rest... all in!"

Chen Mo finally made up his mind. In the next second, that thick stack of divine power cards flew up one after another, shattering one by one.

Streaks of golden Divine Power rose into the air and surged into his divine soul like swifts returning to their nest.

"Dead tree, listen up. If this doesn't promote the Divine Domain to Tier 2, I'll pull you out by the roots."

Chen Mo's eyes burst with intense golden light as he stared fixedly at the giant tree formed by the Fourth-Tier Divine Art beneath his feet.

That's right, this giant tree formed by the Tree Realm of Life was not a mere tool; it was also a living being with its own self-will.

And after a whole 'night' of Chen Mo's training yesterday, the giant tree already possessed faith in him, although it was only at the level of a low-tier casual believer.

*Rustle rustle...*

Branches much thicker than ordinary trees shook vigorously, as if making some kind of promise to Chen Mo.

"Good to know."

Chen Mo nodded with satisfaction and raised his right hand. Those 'savings' that had just entered his divine soul and hadn't even warmed up yet surged out like a dam bursting, targeting the divine wood of life that was still shaking its branches below!

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