The Era of Gods

Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

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“Tide Call!”

Just as the Snake people were about to charge, Lin Xiao, situated above the battlefield, suddenly pointed a finger, and a whole hundred thousand faith value evaporated, unleashing the power of ‘Mockery’.

The next second, the shallow sea waters within a few hundred meters at the edge of the battlefield were bound by an invisible force, and a mighty wave nearly three hundred meters long and two meters high surged towards the Snake people and Fishman groups, who had just begun their charge.

The force of the wave wasn’t particularly strong, but it was enough to scatter the charging Snake people in disarray.

As for the amphibious Fishmen, although they too were thrown into chaos, they were naturally more adaptable to such changes than land creatures and quickly steadied themselves.

Lin Xiao, in his incarnated form, was the first to react, raising the Bone Knife in his hand and shouting aloud:

“Lord of the Grey Mist, King of the Endless Tide, supreme ruler of the seven seas, grant me the strength to slay my enemies!”

Activating the skill ‘Salty Fish Assault,’ he sliced through the water like a shark’s dorsal fin, striking with incredible speed in a straight line at the Snake Man Leader, who was momentarily unstable due to the tidal surge. His Bone Knife sliced through air, scale, and flesh, deeply plunging into the chest of the Snake Man Leader, the blade tip puncturing out his back.

As he withdrew and retreated, the other Fishmen began to howl, activating their skills and transforming into Fishman phantoms, slaughtering their way into the midst of the Snake people.

Over a hundred Fishmen surged forth one after another, crashing into over twenty Snake people, each enduring no fewer than five impacts, with more than half being forcibly torn apart by the quintuple attack force of the Salty Fish Assault, their blood spilling into the water and staining a large area of the beach red.

In the center of a wide canyon, within a six-kilometer square Divine Realm, a fierce battle was raging.

A large group of about four hundred Kobolds, clad in leather armour, holding hoe in their left and scythe in their right, were arranged in a single-line formation, engaged in a melee with a slightly larger group of Skeletons wielding rusty iron swords.

Standing on a protruding stone behind the Kobold Defense Line was an old red-haired, red-skinned Kobold with a wooden rod, surrounded by several Kobold guards.

The old Kobold lifted the wooden rod that he held, and a clump of red light ignited at the tip, quickly condensing into a basketball-sized fireball. With a swing of the old Kobold’s magic wand, the fireball flew past the Kobold Defense Line and dropped into the midst of the Skeletons.

“Boom!”

A thunderous explosion resounded as a ring of fire burst out, instantly covering an area of 5*5 meters. Skeletons caught within turned into Flame People and rapidly burned to ashes, falling and disappearing into the flames.

“Good!”

Outside the Divine Realm, observing the battle, the homeroom teacher Wu Hai clapped his hands and called out in approval, then turned to the guidance teacher Zheng WenZhuo beside him and said:

“Meng Hui has been improving recently, and it’s quite remarkable to have trained the Kobolds to this level. With the numerical advantage of the Kobolds, he’s within top five in class rankings.”

Zheng WenZhuo nodded and said:

“He also has a Kobold Magician who has begun to awaken his bloodline. If he can fully activate his bloodline and become a Kobold Dragonvein Magician before his lifespan expires, his achievements will definitely not be low.”

Zheng WenZhuo sighed and continued:

“It’s just that this step is very difficult.”

Wu Hai laughed and said:

“Not necessarily, this baseline test I…..

While speaking, Wu Hai suddenly furrowed his brows, revealing a look of surprise:

“What’s going on?”

Zheng WenZhuo asked in surprise:

“What’s wrong?”

Wu Hai expressed a mix of surprise and astonishment and said:

“Someone has already defeated all the invaders.”

“That fast?”

Zheng WenZhuo immediately perked up with interest and said:

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“Who is it, Yuan Hong or Wan Chuan? Or Zhao Erju or Yi Xiao’er?”

“None of them.”

With a sweep of his large sleeves, Wu Hai and his companion disappeared, reappearing at the edge of Lin Xiao’s Divine Realm, witnessing a large group of Fishmen carrying a dozen Snake People corpses, chattering all the way back to their tribe.

He pointed a finger, and a screen of light popped up before him, displaying the very scene they were observing.

“Rewind!”

As he softly voiced the command, the image on the screen began to reverse rapidly, returning to the moment the teleportation portal had first opened.

As time unraveled, both men’s faces showed shock, and after exchanging glances, Zheng WenZhuo said:

“This skill… its explosive power is so high!”

“At least of extremely rare quality or above.”

“It’s a pity to waste it on the Fishmen, the strength of this race is too low, hardly any potential for growth.”

After a moment of silence, the class teacher Wu Hai said:

“You can’t say that, the initial stage is basically the same for all. As long as this rare card can be used to obtain enough advantage in the early stage, it’s sufficient. If that doesn’t cut it, one can find a way to enhance the Clan’s bloodline after becoming a Demigod. Or even better, in the future, choosing another powerful primary battle race, and let the Fishmen serve as a secondary one. With the Fishmen’s reproductive ability and numbers, they’d make excellent cannon fodder.”

With that, he stopped the small talk and pointed a finger. Another screen popped open, displaying Lin Xiao’s profile.

“You have a new message, would you like to check it?”

Inside the Divine Realm, Lin Xiao suddenly received a message. Seeing it was from his class teacher, he promptly answered the call, and quite unexpectedly, heard the teacher’s laughter:

“Lin Xiao, you performed very well in this basic test, your teacher is very pleased!”

He was speechless and made a face. How mundane, he thought—he had never seen his teacher so pleased before.

Despite his complaints, he was still happy. As a student, garnering attention from the teacher was a good thing, especially for a student like him.

Many of the rare cards early on were only available through the school, even True Gods might not have them. Otherwise, why would such gods send their direct offspring to school? It was to lay a solid foundation. Resources from the school, combined with those from parents or elders, could take them much further.

Just like Lin Xiao’s parents could prepare resources for him until he became a Demigod, but his limit would stop there unless he had a Golden Finger, which made becoming a true True God nearly impossible.

At that moment, class teacher Wu Hai spoke again:

“So far, no other students have completed the test, so you are the first place in this basic test.”

Lin Xiao’s heart surged with joy, and a smile he could hardly suppress spread across his face.

Teacher Wu Hai continued:

“According to the rules I mentioned before, you will receive a random two-star card and a designated five-star card. Besides, you also have the opportunity for an extremely difficult additional challenge, which is available to every student who ranks first in the basic tests. You can choose to take it or not.”

He paused, then went on:

“The additional challenge is extremely difficult, even Yuan Hong, who ranks first in our class, has only succeeded once and failed twice, choosing to opt out twice.”

Uh!

Lin Xiao hesitated for a moment, silent as if contemplating.

To be honest, this was the first time he heard about an additional challenge following the basic tests. It must be a privilege reserved for the top students in the class. Having always hovered around the twenty-fifth rank, he certainly wasn’t eligible to be informed before.

Teacher Wu Hai had reiterated the difficulty and risk twice, which made Lin Xiao cautious. After a moment of thought, he said:

“Could you let me know the specific difficulty and the rewards if I were to successfully pass this additional challenge?”