37: Chapter 37 Complete Defeat and Settlement

Facing this question from the main brain, Wang Tao simply shouted a command to his Believers.

"Defend!"

Before the words had even faded, the hundred Believers had already skillfully shifted their positions, instantly forming the [Nine-Bend Linked Formation].

The Third-Tier Believer, having had its restrictions lifted, had no such qualms. It let out an angry roar and charged toward the Believers.

With a dull thud, *bang!*

General Zhan Yi, who had been struck, held his long blade horizontally before him, letting out only a slight grunt. He was otherwise unharmed.

Seeing that the enemy's momentum had spent itself, he naturally would not let this opportunity pass. Flipping the long blade in his hand, he roared at the enemy opposite him: "Kill!"

As he spoke, his Believers rapidly shifted their positions. It looked chaotic and disorderly, but they were moving according to a specific pattern.

In an instant, the original defensive formation transformed into the Ten-Direction Strangling Formation.

Once the formation took shape, a peculiar connection formed between the hundred Believers. General Zhan Yi swung his long blade, and by leveraging the formation's power, this strike unleashed several times his own strength.

*Pfft!*

The long blade easily pierced the Third-Tier Believer's tough hide, burying itself straight into its spine.

The Third-Tier Believer, however, seemed not to feel it at all; it turned its head and rammed its fangs fiercely toward General Zhan Yi.

With the blade embedded in flesh, General Zhan Yi could not pull it out in time. Seeing the enemy's attack arriving, he could only cross his hands in front of his chest.

Next, Lin Xiao witnessed for himself the power of a divine Third-Tier Believer.

No matter how General Zhan Yi's hundred-man squad attacked or surrounded it, they only managed to leave small, shallow wounds on the Third-Tier Believer's skin.

These injuries meant nothing to the pig-like alien creature, which stood over three meters tall. It continued to rampage through the hundred-man formation, full of vigor.

Those Believers whose strength was inferior to General Zhan Yi were often sent flying far away by the alien Believer.

And this was even with their current strength far exceeding that of ordinary Second-Tier Believers. If it had been ordinary Second-Tier Believers, the situation might have been many times more tragic.

"Alright, stop."

A large number of Believers were forced to withdraw due to injuries. Looking at the squad of less than thirty Believers remaining in the arena, Lin Xiao ended this lopsided battle.

As he spoke, a stream of data flashed in the main brain's eyes. A blue barrier rose around the Third-Tier alien Believer, and with a flash of light, it vanished from the spot.

Wang Tao bowed to Lin Xiao, his face full of shame.

"I have failed to live up to your expectations, my Lord. Please punish me."

"I told you before, the Third-Tier Believer is far too powerful. Your Believers haven't even reached the peak of the First-Tier yet; this result is already quite good."

"My Believers might not have done as well as yours, so should I punish myself? What about you, Su Xue? Do you want to try as well?"

Hearing his question, Su Xue bowed to him and chose to give it a try.

This time, the main brain did not bring out the previously injured Believer, but instead swapped in a Third-Tier Believer that was completely uninjured.

Having watched Wang Tao's entire battle, Su Xue did not rush her Believers into attacking after summoning them.

Instead, she chose a trapping formation, constantly wearing down the strength of the Third-Tier Believer within the formation.

Unfortunately, because the gap in strength was too great, while the final result was slightly better than Wang Tao's, she still suffered a total defeat against the alien Believer.

"Alright, there's no need to look so glum. After all, the opponent is Third-Tier and a divine-level existence."

"Once your Believers reach their limit, you will definitely be able to win. Consider this sparring session a regular activity from now on."

"Through these battles, you will also be able to better understand the strength of your Believers."

After the two left, Lin Xiao began contacting the divine merchant from before. This time, he needed a star destroyer.

[Yesterday's settlement complete]

[Divine Kingdom Believers: First-Tier (1000), Unranked (37,254). Reward: 137,254 faith points]

[Divine Kingdom Resources: 180,000 bottles of top-grade mortal pills, 250,000 low-grade spirit stones. marrow cleansing pill ***]

[Subordinate Deity Rewards: Wang Tao (124,567 faith points), Su Xue (135,447 faith points)]

[Rewards have been distributed to the system space; host may access them at any time]

[Today's settlement: Not yet performed]

He skillfully exchanged the marrow cleansing pills for divine power points; today, his divine power points surged to 2.24 million. He transferred one million divine power points to the merchant.

The star destroyer that had been sitting in his inbox since yesterday was finally unlocked. He loaded it into his Divine Kingdom.

Then, a massive black shadow appeared in the originally azure sky. Its streamlined appearance made it look like an enlarged flying sword from a distance.

The first to discover the warship were the children who were playing. Following their exclamations, the Believers who were working or resting looked toward the warship on the horizon with eyes full of shock and curiosity.

They speculated one after another about what this thing was for.

At this moment, Lin Xiao focused his consciousness into the Divine Kingdom and entered the warship to take a look around. As he arrived, the warship's main brain immediately projected itself.

[Greetings, my Lord. I am the intelligent main brain of the star destroyer. Would you like me to introduce the ship's functional parameters?]

"Go ahead and introduce it. Let me see what this thing worth 1,000,000 divine power points is really like."

[Understood, Master. This starship's kinetic energy comes from divine power points. The starship's core energy source, the [Divine Condensation Hub], can store a massive amount of divine power points to supply the entire starship.]

[The starship is equipped with a Void Curvature main propulsion system and plasma auxiliary thrusters. It can perform interstellar warp jumps and superluminal cruising.]

[The [Star Destruction Cannon] mounted on the bow is the starship's core attack weapon; each firing requires 100,000 divine power points as energy.]

[A single shot can pierce the Divine Kingdom defenses of a demigod-level creature and destroy non-counter-type buildings and formation protections below A-rank. It is the ultimate weapon for sieges.]

[[Global Void Force Field Shield] is a multi-layered overlapping shield that can withstand continuous bombardment from Star Destruction Cannons; it requires a large amount of divine power points to maintain.]

[This starship is built to the specifications of a space fortress and carries complete combat units internally, including starfighter jets, bombers, and heavy star mecha formations.]

[Of course, these are complimentary gifts and are only D-rank. If the Master is well-off, you can purchase higher-grade combat clusters in the shopping section.]

After listening to the main brain's narration, Lin Xiao couldn't help but sigh to himself: These companies really know how to make money, selling weapons on one side and shields on the other.

"I have a question. Without considering the strength of the Believers in my Divine Kingdom, if the Divine Kingdom were invaded, could this starship alone withstand the enemy?"

[Based on your hypothesis, Master, if the hostile target is a demigod, provided you have sufficient divine power points, you can not only defend your own Divine Kingdom...]

[...but you would also have the ability to counter-invade the opponent's Divine Kingdom. Without considering the final gains and plunder, a mere 10 shots can completely destroy everything within an ordinary demigod's Divine Kingdom.]

[If the hostile target is a True God, then the main brain suggests surrendering as soon as possible, which can greatly reduce unnecessary losses within your Divine Kingdom for you, Master.]

Lin Xiao was already very satisfied that 1,000,000 divine power points could achieve this effect, even though it still couldn't compare to a god.