65: Chapter 65 Starfield War

After giving instructions to the two, Lin Xiao immersed his Divine Thought into his Divine Kingdom.

In the center of the Divine Kingdom, he had raised a tall mountain; currently, atop its peak, a six-meter-tall small tree with withered yellow leaves stood.

Looking at the malnourished Life God Tree, the ten translucent emerald-green Leaves of Life from the settlement appeared.

A dense aura of life instantly spread, and some spiritual plants scattered around grew slightly taller.

He crushed the ten leaves in front of the Divine Tree, and a large burst of emerald-green life-force Spiritual Qi erupted instantly. The Divine Tree shuddered, rapidly absorbing the energy.

Even after absorbing so much life-force Spiritual Qi, it only caused three or four of the tree's withered leaves to turn half-yellow and half-green.

Looking at the Divine Tree with most of its leaves still withered, Lin Xiao shook his head. No wonder it was so cheap. At this recovery rate, it wouldn't be impossible to sink millions of divine power points into it.

Long after Lin Xiao's Divine Thought had dissipated, the quietly standing Divine Tree began to sway, as if a person were peering out at this unfamiliar world.

Over the next day, Lin Xiao spent 3 million to win a miniature mineral vein containing the Law of Earth and 4 million for a piece of Profound Ice containing the Law of Ice at auction.

He specifically opened up a large new area within his Divine Kingdom and buried the miniature mineral vein of the Law of Earth underground.

The Profound Ice was placed into a massive pit he had excavated. The moment it was put in, the surrounding ground froze rapidly, with the frost faintly spreading outward.

Fortunately, a flash of earthy yellow light appeared, halting the outward spread of the Profound Ice's cold.

For the next two days, Lin Xiao remained cooped up in his room. He spent his free time browsing livestreams and checking for any Divine Artifacts when auctions started.

His 21.63 million divine power points were transformed into six Divine Artifacts of different Laws: a Divine Tree of the Law of Metal, a Divine Tree of the Law of Wood, and a volcano of the Law of Fire.

A rocky hill of the Law of Strength, a shadow tree of the Law of Speed, and a deep pool of the Law of Life.

Aside from the Water of Life and Leaves of Life from the Law of Life, which were used to heal the Life God Tree...

Currently, in the System space, there were still a few fragments produced by the other Divine Artifacts.

During these two days, Lin Xiao also learned about university courses from his employees.

Not just at Star Academy and Taichu Academy, but at other university academies as well, the curriculum was basically the same: combat! Combat, and more combat!

Battles on the academy's internal network, battles against alien gods raised by the academy, battles against students from other academies, or stepping onto the divine battlefield to fight.

For instance, Star Academy would issue a large number of tasks such as suppression and annihilation.

In short, there are no theoretical classes in university. It's all various kinds of combat. While simulations are fine, there's also actual fighting against alien races, going to the divine battlefield, or academy missions.

These missions often involve casualties; some suppression or interception tasks are even baits deliberately exposed by alien races.

Their purpose is to lure and kill the top students from Star Academy and Taichu Academy.

Those who can successfully graduate after four years are either gods who hide inside the academy and never leave, or those with outstanding combat abilities or an extremely strong sense of danger.

People like those Lin Xiao currently employed had participated in several actual battles and witnessed the tragic deaths of their companions firsthand.

Consequently, they gave up the path of a combat-oriented Divine Kingdom and switched to a support-oriented one.

Naturally, Star Academy doesn't allow students to avoid combat indefinitely, so they are forced to participate in a mission or complete a battle once a week.

Being able to endure for four years shows that these employees do indeed have some skill.

After learning this, Lin Xiao's face darkened. He hadn't expected university to be so dangerous. What happened to the federal Laws supposedly providing key protection for students?

"We're actually quite lucky. I heard that two and a half classes of seniors before us had bad luck. They encountered a Star Domain War that lasted for ten whole years, and the academy wouldn't even allow them to drop out."

"High-rank Gods slaughtered each other, and countless Intermediate Gods died. More than seventy percent of those two and a half classes of seniors perished."

"Most of the survivors were effectively crippled; their core Believers were wiped out, and their lower-tier Believers were slaughtered to the point of extinction across generations. They held the titles of Demigods or Gods, but their strength had regressed to the level of a Divine Being."

"Precisely because of the heavy casualties, the academy stopped forcing them to fight. I heard... well, it's just a rumor..."

"...that some seniors, in order to avoid combat, took the initiative to slaughter their own Believers after the war ended, forcibly leaving their Divine Kingdoms half-destroyed and their Believers almost completely exterminated."

Pavilion Master Yan Yao spoke with a sigh at the end. To drive seniors to such an extreme, one could only imagine how brutal the fighting must have been.

"There's such a thing as a Star Domain War? High-rank Gods fighting and Intermediate Gods falling? Isn't sending students who haven't even graduated yet just sending them to their deaths?"

Hearing this question from the side, Meng Ning couldn't help but shake his head.

"While that's true, danger often represents opportunity. Even Intermediate Gods fell in large numbers; if one is lucky..."

"...and participates in a battle where a hostile Intermediate God falls, even a tiny bit of the remains would be enough for a low-tier god to achieve a qualitative leap in power."

"However, you don't need to worry too much, My Lord. A Star Domain War rarely happens, often only once in thousands of years. They usually only occur when something goes wrong with the Domain Lord of that Star Domain."

"This gives the alien races an opportunity, and they then boldly launch a Star Domain War."

"Domain Lord?"

Although he had only been with these employees for two or three days, Lin Xiao realized more than once how shallow his knowledge was.

In just this short time, several terms and events he had never heard of had come out of their mouths.

"Once one reaches the level of a High-rank God, they have the qualifications and capital to manage a domain, which is why they are called Domain Lords."

"Depending on the Domain Lord's strength, Star Domains are divided into three tiers. In super-first-tier Star Domains like the Qingxu Star Region, the Domain Lord is an existence that transcends the High-rank God level."

Saying this, Meng Ning revealed a mysterious smile.

"The whole world knows that the celestial phenomena of super-first-tier Star Domains are different from ordinary ones. The Qingxu Star Region is even illuminated by Nine Suns and Nine Moons, making the Spiritual Qi within the Star Domain abundant."

"Do you know what these Nine Suns and Nine Moons actually are, My Lord?"

Hearing this question, Lin Xiao was stunned. He had actually seen this mentioned while browsing information online before.

For instance, the Xuanyuan Star Domain has Three Suns and Three Moons. He had always thought this was a special celestial phenomenon of super-first-tier Star Domains, but from the sound of it, that might not be the case?

The other employees nearby also looked full of interest; evidently, this was the first time they had heard about it as well.

Meng Ning looked around, shaking his head with a face full of envy.

"Rank Eight! Whether it's a Blazing Sun or a Great Yin Moon, each one is refined from a complete Rank Eight deity."

"Every wisp of spiritual radiance they emit is the foundation of their own Divine Kingdom! They are hung in the sky as a warning from the Nine Great Domain Lords to any provocateurs."

"However, there are also rumors that these Blazing Suns and Great Yin Moons are a special method used by the Nine Great Domain Lords to stabilize their own Star Domains."

"Hiss!~"

"Rank Eight High-rank Gods—existences like that are actually hung in the sky as Blazing Suns and Great Yin Moons?"

"Domain Lords of second-tier Star Domains are being used as lightbulbs by the Nine Great Domain Lords? While feeling shocked, an odd thought suddenly surfaced in Lin Xiao's mind."

"The Nine Great Domain Lords really know how to have a good time."