Chapter 383 - 264: Refining the Sun Divine Position; Advancing to Eighth Transformation Demigod
Chapter 383: Chapter 264: Refining the Sun Divine Position; Advancing to Eighth Transformation Demigod
The moment the [Sun Ancient Tree] began to change,
the Fire Elves from the nearby Fire Elf City immediately rushed out.
"What is going on?"
Gazing at the scene, the Elf City Lord of this Fire Elf City couldn’t help but feel bewildered.
Immediately after, the Fire Elf Mages from within the city also rushed out.
The sudden, massive fluctuation of Magic Power within the Divine Realm naturally attracted the attention of the other Clans.
Mage Captain Joy Pala and Elf High Priest Shamiel were also on their way.
Just as the City Lord of the Elf City closest to the [Sun Ancient Tree] and the garrison of Fire Elf Mages were reeling in shock and confusion, and after Elf Mage Captain Joy Pala and Elf High Priest Shamiel had arrived via Teleportation Magic, an Oracle from Zhang Yi spread among the small gathering of Clan members.
"Do not be alarmed!"
"The [Sun Ancient Tree] has guarded the Divine Realm for nearly a hundred years, diligently and conscientiously."
"Therefore, today, I shall bestow the Sun Divine Position upon it!"
"This is a normal reaction as the [Sun Ancient Tree] assimilates the Sun Divine Position."
"All Clan members are to fall back to a safe distance. Observe, but do not interfere."
When the God of Nature, the deity these Clan members worshipped, delivered the Oracle, the restless hearts of the Fire Elves and Sun Elves—who had been anxious about the strange transformation of their clan’s Elf Ancient Tree—were instantly put at ease.
They immediately retreated to a distance, watching with devout gazes the transformation occurring to the [Sun Ancient Tree].
The effects of assimilating the Sun Divine Position were immense.
The [Sun Ancient Tree], in its attempt to assimilate the Sun Divine Position, appeared to be struggling for a moment.
’Focus! Concentrate your Spirit!’
The Oracle from the God of Nature echoed in the [Sun Ancient Tree]’s mind.
At the same time, Zhang Yi mobilized the ambient Magic Power within the Divine Realm, converting it into pure Life Force that the [Sun Ancient Tree] could directly absorb.
Also seeing that the [Sun Ancient Tree] was not in a good state,
the experienced Mage Captain Joy Pala stepped forward with a group of Fire Elf Mages.
They prepared to modify the Magic Array currently enveloping the [Sun Ancient Tree].
The Magic Array currently enveloping the [Sun Ancient Tree]
was originally designed for defense against external enemies.
It absorbed stray Magic Power in the Divine Realm, as well as the Magic Power contained within the [Sun Ancient Tree] itself,
to maintain its operation and enhance its strength.
But the Magic Array defended against the outside, not the inside.
Therefore, upon seeing the temperature inside the Magic Array continuously rising and flames burning unabated, Mage Captain Joy Pala—who had long been at the Ninth Level and had become a Magic Array Master—immediately prepared to swap out the original Magic Array for one with an internal circulation system.
This would capture the Life Force and Magic Power dissipating from the [Sun Ancient Tree],
preserve it as much as possible,
confine it within the Magic Array,
and allow the [Sun Ancient Tree] to reabsorb it.
At the same time, since this wasn’t a task a single Elf could accomplish,
Mage Captain Joy Pala called upon the Elf Mages she trusted to come forward with her.
「A day passed within the Divine Realm.」
The team of Elf Mages, led by Mage Captain Joy Pala, successfully modified the function of the Magic Array surrounding the [Sun Ancient Tree],
turning it into a formation suitable for its current needs.
And with the help of Zhang Yi, the Lord of the Divine Realm, as well as the Sun Elves,
the [Sun Ancient Tree] gradually adapted to the process of assimilating the Sun Divine Position.
Although it was still at a disadvantage,
a stalemate was not far off.
And once it reached a stalemate, completely assimilating the Sun Divine Position would not be far behind.
However, from this point forward, Zhang Yi and the Elf Clan could no longer provide much help. The rest was up to the [Sun Ancient Tree] itself.
So, after finishing this task and confirming that the [Sun Ancient Tree]’s condition had stabilized and wouldn’t change unexpectedly, Zhang Yi’s consciousness returned to the Main World.
「During the last ten days of May,」
whenever Zhang Yi logged into the Divine Domain Connection Pod, besides his routine check on the [Sun Ancient Tree]’s condition,
he would also study the Heroic Spirits in the Hall of Heroic Spirits.
However, he had a plan to advance to Eighth Transformation Demigod before the internal team assessment at the end of May,
so the amount of Faith Value he supplied to the Heroic Spirits in the Hall of Heroic Spirits each day was carefully calculated,
and he never exceeded the budget.
「Thus, when May 30th arrived,」
the Faith Value accumulated in the Zhang Yi Divine Realm reached 8,000,000, enough for Zhang Yi to advance to Eighth Transformation Demigod.
And since he had accumulated enough Faith Value in his Divine Realm
and the time had come for his planned advancement to Eighth Transformation Demigod,
Zhang Yi didn’t hesitate for a moment, dumping all 8,000,000 Faith Value in one go!
"8,000,000... 5,000,000... 2,000,000..."
"0... 30... 60..."
As Zhang Yi’s Faith Value plummeted, the Divinity he condensed steadily rose!
When Zhang Yi’s stored 8,000,000 Faith Value was completely depleted, he had gathered the 80 points of Divinity required to advance from a Seventh Transformation Demigod to an Eighth Transformation Demigod!
’Advance!’
With a thought from Zhang Yi, his Divine Realm began its eighth expansion!
[DING!]
[Host detected to be advancing to Eighth Transformation Demigod. Divine Realm is expanding. Three options are provided for the host to choose from!]
[Option 1]: Open a new plane within the Divine Realm. The total area growth remains unchanged, still one-tenth of the original, but you can choose to convert the area that would have grown in the Main Divine Realm into area for an attached plane.
[Option 2]: Increase the High Magic area of the Main Divine Realm. The Divine Realm’s area will increase by two-tenths of its original size. This new area in the Main Divine Realm will be exceptionally rich in Magic Resources.
[Option 3]: Increase the Low Magic area of the Main Divine Realm. The Divine Realm’s area will increase by three-tenths of its original size. This new area in the Main Divine Realm will contain Magic Resources equivalent to those found in a Low Magic Plane.
"Oh?"
’A new change has appeared!’
Zhang Yi remarked to himself as he looked at the three options provided by his Golden Finger.
Last time, the third option was also in this slot.
Back then, although the area growth offered by [Option 3] was large,
it could increase the Main Divine Realm’s area by four-tenths of its original size.
But because it was all ordinary land, containing no Magic Resources whatsoever, Zhang Yi had dismissed that option immediately.
But now, as Zhang Yi advanced to Eighth Transformation Demigod, with only the final step of Ninth Transformation Demigod separating him from becoming a True God,
the [Option 3] slot had unexpectedly changed again!
However, even though the [Option 3] slot had changed,
Zhang Yi still eliminated it first.
The reason was the same as before: compared to the number of Clan members in his Divine Realm,
the land area was still more than sufficient.
Therefore, [Option 3] was the very first to be eliminated by Zhang Yi.
Looking at [Option 1] and [Option 2],
Zhang Yi thought for a moment and decided to save the opportunity to build an Elemental Plane for his advancement to Ninth Transformation Demigod.
After all, as long as he allocated enough of the total growth area and divided it into small enough portions,
it would be no problem for Zhang Yi to create all four elemental planes—wind, earth, water, and fire—at once within his Divine Realm.
Besides, Zhang Yi also planned to prepare the corresponding Divine Domain Cards to assist him before his advancement to Ninth Transformation Demigod.
According to Zhang Yi’s plan,
by the time he advanced to Ninth Transformation Demigod, he should have already finished the second round of the Yanhuang Federation’s assessment for the University Alliance Training Camp
and entered the training camp itself to face the assessment from the entire Blue Star Alliance.
By then, using the rewards he had accumulated, securing several Divine Domain Cards that would be highly beneficial for constructing Elemental Planes should not be a problem!
’If I’m going to build attached Elemental Planes in my Divine Realm,
I should make them as complete as possible all at once,
so that they have combat power from the moment they are born!’
This was Zhang Yi’s line of thought.
Therefore, [Option 1] was also eliminated by Zhang Yi.
That left only one choice: [Option 2]!
Zhang Yi chose [Option 2]!