Life Leap

After selling the divinity to Qin Shuang, he had 150 million Divine Power in hand.

Han Wu could finally be considered rich.

It was like an ordinary person suddenly winning the lottery and coming into five million.

Rich overnight.

Perhaps, in the eyes of most people, Han Wu's choice was like throwing away a watermelon to pick up a sesame seed.

But Han Wu did not regret it.

With this Divine Power, he could vigorously develop his divine realm and cultivate his kin.

Then, with a single sacrifice—

Wouldn't that little bit of divinity come back?

After school, Han Wu rushed into his divine realm the moment he got home.

He intended to use every resource he had gained from today's unified exam and turn it all into his own strength.

The twenty square kilometers of Dense Forest Terrain were loaded into the divine realm, connecting with the woods already there.

The Level 1 temple was established at a chosen site not far from the Ember Dwarf camp.

He found a patch of barren land and placed the Life Fountain there. Given time, the barren ground would be nourished by the Life Fountain into fertile soil.

Besides that, Han Wu used the Reproduction Card on the locusts, causing the numbers of these already highly prolific creatures to skyrocket.

Once he had finished handling these matters, Han Wu picked up the Divine Power Weapon, the Purgatory War Hammer, along with the Extraordinary Seed, and headed over to the Ember Dwarves.

After this period of rest and recuperation, the Ember Dwarves' numbers had increased slightly, reaching fifty-nine.

Whenever there was no war, they mined and forged, living plain yet exceptionally fulfilling lives.

Han Wu's arrival stirred the Ember Dwarves into excitement. They fell to their knees one after another, shouting of the god's greatness and singing his praises.

Looking at the Ember Dwarves kneeling on the ground, Han Wu once again sighed inwardly. How wonderful would it be if they were my Core Kin?

He first delivered a few customary declarations, then bestowed the Divine Power Weapon, the Purgatory War Hammer.

Afterward, he selected the strongest young Ember Dwarf among them and bestowed the Extraordinary Seed upon him. He named him God Hammer, encouraging him to grow stronger, become a hero as soon as possible, and wield the Purgatory War Hammer.

Having received two blessings at once, the Ember Dwarves were ecstatic, and their faith in Han Wu became even purer.

All of them became Pious Believers. God Hammer, the Ember Dwarf who had received the Extraordinary Seed, leaped straight into becoming a Fanatical Believer.

Han Wu nodded in satisfaction, offered a few more words of encouragement, and only then left.

At this point, among the rewards he had obtained from the unified exam, only the Level 1 holy relic, the Poison Mist Orb, remained unused.

Back then, Han Wu had chosen this holy relic after following Homeroom Teacher Tian Wen's suggestion.

But what exactly was it for?

Just as Han Wu was puzzling over it, a video call request came through.

It was Homeroom Teacher Tian Wen.

Han Wu quickly accepted it.

Tian Wen's figure appeared before him.

"Teacher, what do you need from me so late?" Han Wu asked.

Tian Wen did not beat around the bush, saying directly, "In today's unified exam, Liu Letian and I wagered five points of divinity on the question of whether you or Liu Mo was the more outstanding student. In the end, I won a sweeping victory."

Han Wu hurriedly congratulated him. "Congratulations, Teacher."

But what did Tian Wen gaining five points of divinity have to do with Han Wu?

Was there really a need to specifically send him a video call just to show off?

Tian Wen smiled. "You deserve some credit for this wager as well, so I intend to give you a share."

As he spoke, Tian Wen spread his hands, and two items appeared.

One was a Divinity Card familiar to Han Wu, worth a full 150 million Divine Power.

The other was an egg wreathed in black demonic aura. It was even pulsing, as though it were alive.

"There's no need for me to explain the Divinity Card. Let me focus on this Demon Embryo Egg." Tian Wen patiently explained, "This is spoils I obtained while fighting in the outer realm. It was an egg personally laid by a Heavenly Demon Insect King, refined into a dead embryo through a special secret technique."

"Though it is a dead embryo, it can produce ten liters of Demon Embryo Essence every day. Low-level insectoids can consume the Demon Embryo Essence and be assimilated into the lowest-grade Heavenly Demon Insects."

"When you first entered my class, I said I would help you complete your Core Kin's Life Leap. This is one path of Life Leap for locusts that I possess."

After hearing Tian Wen's explanation, Han Wu's gaze upon the Demon Embryo Egg became blazing hot.

The main reason the school's teachers did not think highly of him was that his Core Kin, the locusts, were simply too worthless.

If he grasped a path for Life Leap and had the locusts assimilated into Heavenly Demon Insects, then while their potential would not rival Qin Shuang's Thunder Sparrows, which were born Elite Lifeforms, they could at least reach the level of Normal Lifeforms such as goblins and dwarves.

"If you think this book is good, remember to add it to your bookshelf so you won't have trouble finding it next time."

"Choose one of these two. Consider it your share of the wager I won," Tian Wen said.

Without hesitation, Han Wu chose the Demon Embryo Egg.

He had to get a firm grasp on the Life Leap path of his core kin, the locusts.

Seeing Han Wu choose the Demon Embryo Egg, Tian Wen nodded in satisfaction and added, "Heavenly Demon Insects have a high affinity with the poison attribute. You can load the Level 1 holy relic, the Poison Mist Orb, into your core. The results will definitely satisfy you."

Han Wu's eyes immediately lit up. "Thank you, Teacher. I definitely won't let down your expectations."

Tian Wen gave Han Wu a gratified look and prepared to end the call.

But Han Wu suddenly stopped him and continued, "Teacher, please wait a moment. I'd like to ask—do you have any channels for obtaining large quantities of meat? Poorer-quality meat is fine too. The meat sold in the marketplace is simply too expensive."

Tian Wen was puzzled at first, then quickly understood.

During the elimination assessment of the unified exam, Han Wu had once commanded locusts to devour Flesh Puppets.

"If you want to use meat to feed the locusts, I advise you not to buy it from the marketplace. The cost is too high, while the returns are too low," Tian Wen advised. "Recently, the principal has been raiding a Demon Abyss Plane. There will certainly be a large number of Flesh Puppet corpses. I can ask for you."

"Then thank you very much, Teacher," Han Wu hurriedly said gratefully.

Han Wu had no choice but to do this.

The Level 2 holy relic, the Law of Gluttony, was simply too powerful.

Under its effects, the locusts in the divine realm had turned into bottomless pits, wolfing down food at a frantic pace.

With their numbers exploding, the divine realm's own output could no longer satisfy the locusts' appetites.

Finding a source of food as soon as possible was the best course of action.

Tian Wen nodded before finally leaving.

Han Wu hurriedly found a place to settle the Demon Embryo Egg.

The placed Demon Embryo Egg soon produced its first drop of Demon Embryo Essence.

Han Wu caught a locust and had it consume the Demon Embryo Essence. Immediately, waves of demonic energy rose from its body.

The demonic energy quickly formed into a cocoon, wrapping the locust's entire body.

Han Wu waited beside the demonic cocoon for two days before finally seeing it crack open.

An insect that looked somewhat similar to a locust appeared before him. It was ten centimeters long, with sharper jaws and a five-centimeter horn growing from its head.

He checked its information.

Core Kin: Heavenly Demon Insect.

Kin Level: Common Creature.

Kin Talent: Brutality.

Faith Level: Fanatical Believer.

Faith Power: 1/day.

Life Cycle: 200 days (larval stage: 30 days, adult stage: 150 days, aging stage: 20 days).

Although it was still a Common Creature, its strength was actually a hundred times greater than that of a locust.

That could be judged from the Faith Power it provided.

At the same time, Han Wu noticed that the Heavenly Demon Insect's information did not include reproduction.

In other words, Heavenly Demon Insects assimilated from locusts were incapable of reproducing.

Every Heavenly Demon Insect had to be assimilated using Demon Embryo Essence.

One drop of Demon Embryo Essence could assimilate one locust. One milliliter contained twenty drops of Demon Embryo Essence, while ten liters contained two hundred thousand drops.

If all went smoothly, Han Wu could obtain two hundred thousand Heavenly Demon Insects each day.

Over time, he could accumulate quite a force.

Moreover, newborn Heavenly Demon Insects were likewise affected by the holy relic, the Law of Gluttony. The moment they were born, they began stuffing themselves wildly.

After consuming a thousand times their own energy requirements, the Heavenly Demon Insects grew ten times larger and advanced into Elite Lifeforms.

Han Wu then tried loading the Level 1 holy relic, the Poison Mist Orb, into the Divine Realm Core.

In an instant, one thousandth of the vast swarm of locusts was affected, mutating into Normal Lifeform Poison Mist Locusts. They could release trace amounts of poisonous mist, but its effects were insignificant.

The newborn Heavenly Demon Insects, however, were affected by the Poison Mist Orb, and more than ninety percent of them mutated into Elite Lifeform Poison Mist Heavenly Demon Insects, their strength surging dramatically.

Han Wu could not help but sigh. Teacher Tian Wen had indeed been right—Heavenly Demon Insects truly had a strong affinity with the poison attribute.

If you think this book is good, remember to add it to your bookshelf so you won't lose it next time.