120: Chapter 120 Dissatisfaction with the Status Quo

The smart assistant popped up a notification; the sender was Teacher Qin Lin.

"The fifteen transcendent crystals that Li Jiaojiao lost have arrived; please accept them."

Gu Han casually replied: "Teacher Qin, thanks to you this time, let me share five with you, just as a fee for your hard work."

The message had barely been sent for two seconds before Teacher Qin Lin's reply popped up.

"Winning these fifteen transcendent crystals was your own ability; I said they are yours, so they are yours."

"Besides, thanks to you winning the championship, the school board is very happy, and my salary and teaching position have both been raised by one level."

Seeing that Teacher Qin Lin was firm, Gu Han didn't decline any further.

"Alright, then thank you, Teacher."

He sent the one-time coordinate for his Divine Kingdom directly.

Dozens of seconds later, Teacher Qin Lin sent another voice message.

"You kid are really a busy person; I haven't seen you for days since the competition ended."

"Oh right, that girl Chu Yue originally wanted to take you out for a meal to properly thank you for carrying her during the competition. But since you couldn't be reached these past two days, she was already picked up by a high-level institution for special admission yesterday."

"That's a good thing," Gu Han replied.

"There's another thing you might not know: that video of you two winning the finals by cross-level fighting a Level 4 Divine Lord while being a Level 2 Divine Lord has gone viral across the entire education circle."

"People from the Education Bureau Guidance Committee specifically made clips of it, and it's estimated that starting next month, that 'bladder-bursting match' of yours will be included in the compulsory teaching material for 'winning against stronger opponents' for War Gods nationwide."

Listening to Teacher Qin Lin's teasing tone in the voice message, Gu Han's heart skipped a beat.

Teaching video! Nationwide! Damn!

He put his handheld device on the table, reached out to rub his temples, and had an ominous premonition.

But fortunately, they should all be focused on Chu Yue's skills.

There was a slight movement within the Divine Kingdom; it was Teacher Qin Lin sending over the transcendent crystals.

Who should I feed these fifteen transcendent crystals to?

The Spirit Root Mushroom People have heaven-defying aptitude and shouldn't need to consume crystals to level up.

Then it has to be the Ant-man Race.

Gu Han scanned the entire ninety-thousand-plus square kilometer Divine Kingdom, wanting to find a robust Ant Queen to test.

But in a corner of the valley belonging to the Titan lineage, he accidentally caught a glimpse of a special existence.

"Wild King", the only Ant-Fist Shrimp-Man in the Ant-man Race that hadn't ascended to transcendence, was already somewhat out of place with its kin.

Gu Han carefully recalled.

"At the time when the upgrade wave broke out in the Divine Kingdom, this guy just happened to be sent by me to the Cataclysm Realm to search for Corrosive Silicon Fungus, missing that opportunity for mass evolution."

Initially, he had fed it four transcendent crystals, but none could make it transcend; it only increased its size and shell hardness, and made it live longer.

Gu Han, on a whim, summoned Wild King to his front; its aura was not at all inferior to the Level 4 Sapiens Qu Nimade.

Since four transcendent crystals couldn't make it level up, Gu Han instead wanted to be stubborn with it.

He took out all fifteen transcendent crystals, letting them float directly in front of Wild King.

"Eat them and see."

Wild King took the transcendent crystals with practiced ease, until they softened and were absorbed into its body.

One, two, five...

When it ate the tenth one, wisps of blood mist began to seep out from the gaps in Wild King's shell.

Its chest heaved violently, and its joints made cracking sounds of being overwhelmed, as if the energy accumulated within its body had reached a critical point, threatening to burst this shell completely open.

It wouldn't be about to burst from being overfilled, would it?

Just as Gu Han prepared to call a stop, an unexpected change occurred.

Boom!

There was no gore of a body bursting apart as imagined; instead, a blinding golden light shot straight into the sky from the ground beneath Wild King's feet.

This pillar of light not only enveloped Wild King itself but also spread a circle of golden ripples outward, sweeping across the entire Divine Kingdom in an instant.

Gu Han hurriedly clicked on the smart assistant to scan Wild King.

[Believer: Wild King (Ant-Fist Shrimp-Man)]

[Level: Tier 1 Transcendence (Body Refining)]

[Cultivation Technique: Swallowing Heaven Bloodline Method]

[Transcendence Trait: Born Transcendent (They do not need to pursue transcendence; they are born transcendent.)]

[Transcendence Trait: Dissatisfied with Status Quo (They are born for battle and change the status quo because they are dissatisfied with it.)]

"Dissatisfied with Status Quo? The Ant-man Race's second transcendence trait?"

Gu Han was stunned for a moment, sat up straight, and snatched up the remaining five transcendent crystals.

These transcendent crystals can also activate transcendence traits?

No wonder the authorities strictly control transcendent crystals; perhaps they already knew about this method, and even those big families might know.

But normal people buy transcendent crystals to give to believers who have already reached the transcendence level, to speed up their leveling.

And no one would be willing to waste over a dozen transcendent crystals on an ordinary creature without a level.

Very few people should know that this is the correct way to use transcendent crystals.

Gu Han hurriedly used the smart assistant to check several other Ant-men, only then confirming that the entire Ant-man Race possesses two transcendence traits!

Just looking at the literal meaning, he didn't know exactly what this transcendence trait was, but it seemed to be for battle; it happened that they had been quiet for too long, and he hadn't yet had time to set up natural enemies within the Divine Kingdom.

The massive number of Ant-men needed the baptism of battle.

Gu Han opened the Abyss Arena and glanced at the recent dark matches; only matches above the Demigod level had prizes that could attract him.

With the current size of the Ant-man Race, winning against a few weak Demigods was no problem, but Gu Han still had self-awareness; running into strong opponents would just be asking for abuse.

He shifted his gaze to the task area and first placed an order to acquire transcendent crystals.

The level of the existing Otherworld Rift is S; it's not something he can enter at his level.

Then that only leaves the Cataclysm Realm; clearing out Cataclysm monsters is just right to see if there are any powerful species he can capture to bring back for experiments.