99: Chapter 99 Could it be me?

Teacher Qin Lin looked somewhat melancholy as she reached out to rub her brow. "It is precisely because the prize has become divine source that I am even more worried."

Teacher Qin Lin sighed. "You brat, do not get too complacent. This grand championship is truly not easy to win."

"What? Are you afraid I will lose and have to pay out fifteen transcendent crystal?"

Teacher Qin Lin glared at him. "With the Tang Family pulling this stunt, the competition format has completely changed. Originally, each grade had its own corresponding championship prize, but now, they have changed the grade challenges into a single grand championship!"

Gu Han leaned back against the chair thoughtfully. It seemed that this descendant of the Tang Family truly had a promising future, which was why they placed such importance on it.

"Your strength is not bad; you might not fear the top students of the second or third years," Teacher Qin Lin said with a heavier tone. "But a small portion of the fourth years have already stepped into Level 3 Divine Lord, and Divine Lord skills are bizarre and unpredictable! This prize is simply too exaggerated—ten thousand square kilometers of divine source! Some geniuses who originally did not intend to participate have all signed up. In such an environment, I would not be surprised if a Level 4 Divine Lord genius suddenly emerged."

"Just set your heart at ease," Gu Han said as he stood up and straightened his clothes. "I am determined to take this championship; it does not matter who comes."

Watching Gu Han walk away with his hands in his pockets, Teacher Qin Lin shook her head helplessly. He was always this confident and stubborn; she hoped he could truly handle it.

Walking out of the office building, Gu Han strolled along the campus tree-lined path, mentally calculating the upcoming professional league.

If it were an underground match in the Abyss Arena, he would have a screen name for cover online and would definitely go all out. But the professional league was different; it was a live offline broadcast, so it seemed he would have to precisely control his score.

He could not be too ruthless. If he gave those geniuses raised in greenhouses psychological trauma, his days ahead would not be peaceful.

Returning home, Gu Han dove into his room, locked the door, sank his consciousness, and entered the Divine Kingdom directly.

Calculating the time, those Spirit Root Mushroom should have matured, so Gu Han went directly to the cultivation area at the edge of the battle pit. A large green expanse greeted him, with about ten thousand Spirit Root Mushroom having successfully survived.

Gu Han thought for a moment and searched around the Divine Kingdom.

In the underground nest, inside the room that used to belong to the priest, he found Qu Nimade lying flat.

This Level 4 Sapiens, who had been captured for Reproduction, had completely let go of everything since experiencing one round of electrotherapy. Here, he had good food and lodging, as well as precious treasures like battle-mark grass, spirit root network, and dragon scale fruit.

But what kind of person was Gu Han? He was the type who could squeeze urine out of a toad if he caught one, yet he still arranged a 'work three days, rest four days' blessed life for him.

Qu Nimade did not resist this. Compared to his previous Divine Kingdom, where he had to train crazily from a commoner, cultivate his physique, and struggle to reach transcendence, while also being forced into intense internal competition by fellow soldiers and forced to do extra training, he was long tired of that life.

He had completely integrated into Gu Han's Divine Kingdom. He actively participated in improvements, taught combat experience, and was deeply loved by the Ant-men; he even found the Ant Queen to be quite attractive during work hours.

Qu Nimade only felt his body lighten as he was thrown directly into the cultivation area by an invisible force.

He twisted his body in mid-air to stabilize himself, but before he could figure out the situation, the ten thousand Spirit Root Mushroom around him suddenly seemed to sense some kind of stimulus.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Amidst a series of muffled sounds, ten thousand Spirit Root Mushroom burst open in unison, and dense green spores, like smoke bombs, instantly engulfed the vicinity.

A breeze blew by, and the spores dispersed.

Qu Nimade retreated to observe; those Spirit Root Mushroom were slowly changing. Before long, ten thousand green people who looked exactly like him were standing neatly before him.

He swallowed hard and tentatively raised his left hand.

Ten thousand green people raised their left hands at the same time.

He tried taking a step back.

Ten thousand green people also took a step back at the same time.

He discovered that these green people were like his shadows, completely mimicking his movements, even imitating the expressions on his face with great vividness.

Qu Nimade quickly accepted all of this; in any case, this Divine Kingdom had all sorts of strange occurrences, and he was already used to it.

"Perfect." Gu Han watched this scene, very satisfied. It seemed the Spirit Root Mushroom also inherited the characteristics of the Mushroom Person.

However, another thick layer of green spores had fallen on the ground, and it looked like a new batch of small Spirit Root Mushroom would soon sprout. At this rate of Reproduction, if left uncontrolled, the entire Divine Kingdom would be filled with Spirit Root Mushroom within a hundred years.

"Zhangsheng, take the clansmen and eat all the newly sprouted small Spirit Root Mushroom."

Zhangsheng received the divine oracle and immediately commanded the Ant-men to start. These small mushrooms, which contained S-grade divine plant, were a great tonic for the Ant-men.

During this period, the Divine Kingdom believers had consumed a large amount of spirit root network. After testing with the spirit-sensing stone, this generation already possessed the rudiments of spirit roots, so Gu Han proceeded to issue a second divine oracle.

"Zhangsheng, teach the Spirit Sensing Chapter and your cultivation insights from this period to the Ant-man Race and those green people. Qu Nimade will assist from the side; lead these troops well."

From then on, the era of Spirit Sensing in the Divine Kingdom officially began.

The current Divine Kingdom had a concentration of spiritual energy that had multiplied countless times compared to before. The low-level spirit mineral seeds buried underground previously had now grown into scaled, small-scale spirit stone veins.

But as Gu Han looked down at the one million square meters of the Divine Kingdom before him, his brows gradually furrowed.

It had become crowded again.

Exiting the Divine Kingdom, Gu Han opened his handheld device and habitually browsed the Divine Lord forum.

The news of the Tang Family sponsoring the Divine Kingdom source had indeed dominated the rankings, with many posts discussing the professional league.

But Gu Han's gaze was caught by a post pinned in an advertising slot.

[Codename: Jiangcheng Loan King]

[Total debt: 10.3 billion credit points.]

[Bounty amount: 5 billion credit points! (Requirement: Break through their Divine Kingdom, preserve the Divine Kingdom Core to complete the mission)]

[Note: Target identity unknown; the bounty provider only provides the approximate coordinate range of the Divine Kingdom. All else is not guaranteed, and participants are responsible for their own lives. Estimated strength: Suspected to be above Demigod, impervious to poison and electricity.]

Gu Han looked at the post, his expression turning strange.

"Hmm... This Jiangcheng Loan King? It couldn't be me, could it? When did I owe 10 billion? How come I don't know about it? They are just spouting nonsense."

If this were before, Gu Han would certainly have found it amusing, but now his mindset was a bit more cautious; perhaps it was a coincidence.

He searched the forum, but could not find any posts selling Divine Kingdom source. The divine source in the black market was priced with high and low variations, making it difficult to choose.

Gu Han finally opened the dialog box for the exclusive customer service of the "Abyss Arena".

"Are you there? Help me buy Divine Kingdom source."

The customer service representative replied quickly: "Respected VIP, hello. Divine Kingdom source is an extremely scarce strategic resource, with a market price of approximately 100 million credit points per square kilometer. Moreover, because it is so scarce, there is usually a 200% premium; it is rare and hard to come by."

100 million per square kilometer, a 200% premium would be 300 million. His current one million square meters was actually only one square kilometer. If this matter could be solved with money, that would be for the best.

Gu Han took a look at his account; with the winnings from the underground matches and the sales commission, he already had over 5.3 billion in hand. And every day, he had tens of millions coming in. Sometimes, if the battle-mark grass matured, he was guaranteed 100 million a day.

He had never been this rich in his previous life; Gu Han's spine had never been straighter. Moreover, as the area of the Divine Kingdom expanded, he could manipulate more divine plant, and his income would increase exponentially, so there was no need to worry at all.

"Just ensure you help me complete the transaction successfully. If there is any, buy it directly; buy as much as there is. The premium is negotiable."