88: Chapter 88 Shattering the Divine Core, Grade A Sequence

The Black-scaled Swamp Lizard demigod was forced beneath its Divine Core, its massive body slowly rising from the rotten water nest.

Its scales were several times thicker than an ordinary Black-scaled Swamp Lizard, its back covered in black bone spurs, and its tail hook dragged across the mud, leaving corrosive trenches.

After an eighteen-year tug-of-war, its Divine Kingdom's periphery had been nailed down inch by inch by Wang Pingan.

The toxic swamp was useless, the Black Tide was suppressed, its subjects were slaughtered until less than one in ten remained, and even the Divine Kingdom environment it prided itself on was being reverse-analyzed.

The Black-scaled Swamp Lizard demigod finally stopped thinking about dragging its opponent to death.

It wanted to die together.

A sharp screech echoed through the core area, and the remaining Black-scaled Swamp Lizards went mad simultaneously, actually crashing headlong into the rotten water sacrificial pits around the Divine Core.

Flesh exploded, scales melted, and the lives of the remaining subjects were devoured by the Origin of the Divine Kingdom.

Wang Mu's gaze sank, and he gripped his command flag tightly: "It is sacrificing its subjects to detonate the Divine Kingdom's Origin!"

Wang Shan tightened his grip on his battle blade, anger surging: "This beast even eats its own kind!"

The Black Swamp core area began to tremble, all the Black Tide suppressed by the flow-suppression piles surged backward simultaneously, and a black mud sea covering the battlefield rose in the core nest.

The World-Ending Black Tide had formed.

This Black Tide was far more terrifying than before; it was mixed not only with poison and rotten water, but also carried the burning Origin of the dying demigod.

The flow-suppression piles vibrated one after another, and the outer layer's formation patterns quickly dimmed.

If this Black Tide were allowed to press down, all positions in the core area would be swallowed, and the Divine Kingdom passageway would also suffer a backlash.

Outside the transmission area, the light screen images shook violently, and all the watching freshmen stood up.

"Sacrificing the entire clan, the Black-scaled Swamp Lizard demigod has gone mad!"

"This absolutely cannot be blocked. The core area is full of Origin Black Tide; even if he retreats now, it might be too late!"

"To fight to this point with zero casualties, if he gets wiped out by the last wave, it would be a huge loss!"

Lu Ming stared fixedly at the light screen, his face stiff, his breathing stalled.

He should have been hoping for Wang Pingan's failure, but the moment he actually saw the World-Ending Black Tide pressing down, he felt only a sense of absurdity, as if he were being crushed.

Wang Pingan had already fought the Black Swamp Scale Nest to the very end.

If he could win even this, then Lu Ming wouldn't even have the qualifications to be jealous anymore.

Inside the Black Swamp Scale Nest, Wang Pingan's true will descended onto the battlefield.

The demigod's Divine Might fell from the firmament, suppressing the army's formation and the restlessness in everyone's hearts.

He did not order a retreat.

Nor did he let the legion disperse to avoid it.

Wang Pingan stared at the Origin nodes flickering within the World-Ending Black Tide, his Divine Thought sweeping over all the Black Tide flow records from the past eighteen days.

No matter how wild it was, it had to flow.

As long as it flowed, there were nodes.

"Artillery Battalion, load the flow-suppression piles."

Wang Mu's eyes lit up, immediately understanding the Lord's intention.

Wang Shan realized and laughed aloud: "Using the piles as cannonballs to shoot them in, ruthless enough!"

Wang Pingan issued a divine decree: "Open the Xinghuo Liancheng Formation completely. Fire all flow-suppression piles into the Black Tide according to the node coordinates. Three volleys, no deviation allowed."

The old veterans of the Artillery Battalion did not hesitate, directly stuffing the flow-suppression piles into the specially made cannon chambers.

The Formation Maintenance Team locked the cannon bodies high, the three-stage firepower chain was fully connected, and the silver-white light patterns of the Xinghuo Liancheng Formation lit up all the way to the front line.

Wang Mu personally took command.

"First volley, thirty-seven zhang to the front left, mud wave depression point, fire!"

The roar echoed, and dozens of flow-suppression piles shot into the World-Ending Black Tide with cannon light, nailing into the Origin flow nodes without error.

The forefront of the Black Tide stopped abruptly.

The Black-scaled Swamp Lizard demigod roared, forcibly driving the Origin, trying to break the flow-suppression piles.

Wang Mu's second command flag fell.

"Second volley, return flow point on the right, fire!"

Another batch of flow-suppression piles shot into the Black Tide, and the counter-flow patterns and sinking-pressure formation cores lit up simultaneously.

The flow within the World-Ending Black Tide began to become chaotic, and the mud waves that had originally converged into one were torn into several segments.

Wang Pingan raised his hand, his Divine Thought locking onto the last few core nodes.

"Third volley, in front of the Divine Core, Origin confluence point."

Wang Mu raised his command flag and ordered loudly.

"Third volley, all cannons fire!"

Fifty Psionic Heavy Cannons roared simultaneously, the flow-suppression piles passing through the black mist and nailing into the thickest part of the Black Tide in front of the Divine Core.

With a boom, half of the entire World-Ending Black Tide collapsed on the spot.

The mud waves lost the support of the fluid Law, large patches of rotten water slammed onto the mud surface, and toxic mist exploded in all directions, but it could no longer form a wave that swallowed the legion.

Wang Pingan did not give the alien demigod a chance to breathe.

"Xianwu Meat Grinder Array, advance."

Wang Shan swung his heavy shield and stepped into the residual tide with the Black-scaled specialized heavy armored army.

"Brothers, hack this old mud loach!"

Three thousand main forces pressed forward in unison, the Xuanjia Zhenyue Formation opened a dark gold shield wall, and the residual Black Tide hit the shield surface, leaving only a harsh corrosive sound.

Wang Mu took over the Xinghuo Liancheng Formation, and the firepower of the Artillery Battalion, Sword Qi Battalion, and Formation Hall locked onto the true body of the Black-scaled Swamp Lizard demigod simultaneously.

The Black-scaled Swamp Lizard demigod rushed out, dragging its massive body, its tail hook stirring up rotten water, whipping directly at the shield wall in front.

Wang Shan met it head-on.

The Black-scaled battle armor on his body lit up with anti-corrosion formation patterns, and he used the Xuanjia Zhenyue Formation to carry the Qi and blood from the rear, forcibly carrying the demigod's dying strike.

The tail hook smashed onto the heavy shield, the shield surface dented, and three floating plates beneath Wang Shan's feet broke.

His arms trembled, but he did not retreat.

"Just this?"

Wang Shan shouted, pushed the shield forward, and with the Qi and blood of the heavy armored army behind him pouring in, he actually pushed that tail hook back by half a zhang.

Wang Mu's voice followed immediately.

"Xinghuo Liancheng Formation, concentrate fire on the crack in the carapace."

The Artillery Battalion had long since switched to armor-piercing Psionic shells, and the Sword Qi Battalion's scale-breaking spirit-conducting blades slashed out simultaneously.

Silver-white cannon light and sheets of Sword Qi bombarded the crack on the chest of the Black-scaled Swamp Lizard demigod.

First volley, the carapace cracked.

Second volley, black blood sprayed out.

Third volley, the defensive carapace completely shattered, revealing the beating demigod core flesh inside.

The Black-scaled Swamp Lizard demigod rolled violently in pain, opening its mouth to spray Origin venom at Wang Shan.

Wang Shan raised his shield to block it, the Black-scaled coating was burned through in large areas, and his shoulder armor shattered on the spot.

The rescue team's traction cable locked onto his waist, but Wang Shan raised his hand to signal not to pull.

He stepped forward, stomped on the exposed top of a flow-suppression pile, and leaped up with the force.

"Count the debt of those brothers from Blood Moon as yours today too!"

His battle blade fell, slashing into the opened chest of the Black-scaled Swamp Lizard demigod.

Wang Mu did not waste this window, the Xinghuo Liancheng Formation concentrated fire again, and all the cannon light bombarded into the body along the crack Wang Shan had split open.

The screech of the Black-scaled Swamp Lizard demigod stopped abruptly, and its massive body crashed into the rotten water nest.

It still wanted to mobilize the Divine Core to self-destruct, but Wang Pingan's Divine Thought giant hand had already pressed down.

The demigod power condensed into a giant hand that covered the sky, passing through the residual Black Tide, and directly grabbed the dark green Divine Core.

The will of the Black-scaled Swamp Lizard demigod struggled desperately, and the remaining Origin turned into poisonous thorns, wanting to pierce Wang Pingan's Divine Thought.

Wang Pingan's eyes were calm as an ancient well.

"I'll take this Divine Kingdom of yours."

The giant hand closed.

The dark green Divine Core first cracked a seam, and then cracks quickly spread over the entire Divine Core.

On the nineteenth day, Wang Shan leaped onto the head of the Black-scaled Swamp Lizard demigod and slashed down with his blade.

At the same time, Wang Pingan's Divine Thought giant hand completely crushed the Black Swamp Scale Nest Divine Core.

The roar spread throughout the entire alien Divine Kingdom, the Black Tide collapsed, the toxic mist dissipated, and the rotten water nest collapsed in large areas.

The System battlefield notification sounded.

[The Black-scaled Swamp Lizard demigod has fallen.]

[The Black Swamp Scale Nest Divine Core has been shattered.]

[Task objective completed.]

Wang Pingan's Divine Kingdom passageway opened completely, beginning to devour the Origin of this complete demigod Divine Kingdom.

Large areas of toxic swamp, rotten water Laws, high-grade scale materials, Black Tide residue, and demigod Origin were rolled into the border of the Divine Kingdom.

His Divine Kingdom area began to soar, the edge continent expanded outward, and the new swamp Law was also refined into controllable resources by the Divine Core.

Wang Mu counted the battle losses for the first time, his voice rarely carrying excitement.

"Lord, the main army has zero casualties, the auxiliary army has zero casualties, thirty-seven are seriously injured, all have been saved."

Wang Shan stood on the demigod's head, his battle armor in tatters, but he laughed happily.

"Zero deaths, damn it, zero deaths!"

The Battle Intent of the five thousand combat-ready troops, suppressed for nineteen days, finally erupted, and cheers shook the Black Swamp core area.

Outside the transmission area, the golden notification lit up with a bang, instantly overwhelming all the watching light screens.

[All-School Notification.]

[Freshman Wang Pingan has completed the Grade A Sequence review mission, Black Swamp Scale Nest.]

[Time taken: nineteen days, successfully shattered the enemy Divine Core, killed the Black-scaled Swamp Lizard demigod.]

[Comprehensive evaluation: A.]

[Battle loss statistics: Zero casualties.]

[Grade A Sequence qualification officially confirmed.]

The entire transmission area was silent.

No one spoke.

Even the freshmen holding recording Magical Artifacts forgot to adjust their angles.

The Black Swamp Scale Nest had buried five Galaxy students, yet Wang Pingan had fought through it in nineteen days and achieved zero casualties.

Lu Ming stood behind the crowd, his figure stiff, his whole person frozen in place.

He had thought about Wang Pingan failing, thought about Wang Pingan winning a pyrrhic victory, thought about Wang Pingan dragging it out to the last day to barely pass.

But he hadn't thought that Wang Pingan would crush the Black Swamp Scale Nest in this way.

All previous mockery now turned into revolving slaps.

Someone finally came back to their senses, their voice dry.

"Grade A evaluation, zero casualties, is this still a freshman review?"

Another freshman muttered to himself: "Lu Ming just said he wouldn't last three days."

The surrounding gazes fell on Lu Ming.

Lu Ming's lips moved, but he couldn't say a word.

The Family resources behind him, his Central Star Domain background, and the B-grade first battle evaluation he had just received all lost their weight in front of this golden notification.

The teleportation array light shone.

Wang Pingan walked out of the array, not disheveled, but carrying the heavy divinity fluctuation after just annexing a high-risk Divine Kingdom.

The Grey-Robed Deacon personally greeted him, his usually serious face showing a bit of emotion.

"Wang Pingan, the Black Swamp Scale Nest review has passed, and the Grade A Sequence qualification is officially effective."

Wang Pingan nodded slightly, not looking at Lu Ming.

"I beg my foster fathers and foster mothers to give a five-star review, there have been too many bad reviews recently. This foster son kowtows in thanks. Also, using love to generate electricity is free."

This was more ruthless than any counterattack.

Lu Ming stood in the crowd, watching Wang Pingan walk past his line of sight, but didn't even have the courage to speak.

High above the transmission area, several gazes from top families fell quietly.

What Wang Pingan brought back was not just massive high-grade resources and complete demigod Origin, but also an A-plus combat record capable of changing the freshman landscape.

The Grey-Robed Deacon took out a badge with flowing starlight and handed it to Wang Pingan with both hands.

"This is the exclusive badge for the Grade A Sequence."

The Grey-Robed Deacon held the starlight badge with both hands and sent it to Wang Pingan, and all eyes in the transmission area followed.

The badge was only half a palm wide, with Galaxy patterns engraved on the edge, and a clear "A" character floating in the center.

Wang Pingan reached out and took it, the badge was slightly cool to the touch, and then a breath of Xinghe University's Law certification poured into his palm.

The Grey-Robed Deacon said: "Wang Pingan, from now on, you are a member of the Galaxy Deity University Grade A Sequence."

When this sentence fell, the breathing of the surrounding freshmen became chaotic.

Wang Pingan did not rush to speak, but followed the deacon's instructions and put the badge into his Divine Core space.

As soon as the badge approached the Divine Core, the starlight spread suddenly, and an exclusive permission interface popped up before his eyes.

[Grade A Sequence Member: Wang Pingan.]

[Sequence Number: 97th Grade A Freshman.]

[Training File: Opened.]

[Resource Subsidy: Opened.]

[Alien Divine Kingdom Coordinate Permission: Opened.]

[Grade A Mall Priority Exchange Rights: Opened.]

[High-level Mentor Connection Rights: Opened.]

Lines of text fell into Wang Pingan's eyes, and the blood and fire of the Black Swamp Scale Nest battle finally turned into solid status and authority.

Outside the transmission area, a freshman stared at the projection logo, saying with a tight voice: "The Grade A Sequence really landed."

Another person replied: "There are no more than one hundred people in each Grade A Sequence. Those who can enter during the freshman stage are basically monsters with a guaranteed fourth rank and hope for the sixth rank."

After these words spread, the crowd was completely silent for a moment.

Before, many people only knew that Wang Pingan had made it into the top one hundred freshmen, but they didn't really understand the weight of the four words "Grade A Sequence".

The top one hundred freshman list can be rushed into with one battle record, but the Grade A Sequence represents that the school has already poured resources into his future.

Lu Ming stood behind the crowd, his face turning pale.

He had always relied on his Central Star Domain background to support that bit of superiority, and had always felt that Wang Pingan was just a ruthless person who had killed his way out of a remote Star Domain.

But now, Xinghe University had personally sent Wang Pingan into the Grade A Sequence, which was equivalent to telling everyone that background is worthless in front of battle records.

The Grey-Robed Deacon did not lower his voice, directly introducing the Grade A Sequence treatment in front of everyone.

"The Grade A Sequence has a fixed subsidy of one hundred Divine Power values per month, issued monthly, and credited directly to the school resource account."

The crowd exploded.

"One hundred Divine Power values a month?"

"I fought half to death in my first battle, and the team only divided two points!"

"Lu Ming led the team to a B-grade evaluation, and the official reward was only six Divine Power values, right?"

Many freshmen subconsciously looked at Lu Ming, their eyes no longer holding the flattery from before.

"I beg my foster fathers and foster mothers to give a five-star review, there have been too many bad reviews recently. This foster son kowtows in thanks. Also, using love to generate electricity is free."