Shattering the Core

Zhang Bin was startled.

No matter how he had bullied Han Wu in the past, Han Wu had always suffered in silence. Why was he being so tough today?!

Could it be that he had something to rely on?

He turned to look at Qin Shuang. He had heard that Qin Shuang had once approached Han Wu and asked him to become her slave.

But Qin Shuang was not paying attention to this side at all, and the great weight in Zhang Bin's heart finally fell away.

He thought, Han Wu has neither power nor influence, and the core kin of his Divine Realm are locusts. Would Qin Shuang really be so blind as to back him up?

Having thought it through, Zhang Bin immediately grew angry.

A piece of trash dared speak to him like this? He was simply courting death.

"I think you don't want to live anymore. Do you believe that I can lead my Dwarf Legion to breach your Divine Realm and shatter your Divine Realm Core?" Zhang Bin threatened.

"Hmph, then come on." Han Wu accepted the challenge directly.

That answer left Zhang Bin somewhat confused.

Why had Han Wu suddenly changed his nature today?

The surrounding students also began to egg them on. "Fight! Fight! We've never seen what a shattered core looks like."

"The Locust Retinue is simply dragging down our class's average strength. Hurry up and deal with him so he can drop out."

"I heard Brother Zhang Bin's Dwarf Legion can squeeze into the school's top sixty. I really want to see it for myself."

Amid the cheers, Zhang Bin also wanted to display the strength of his kin.

"Han Wu, since you're seeking death, don't blame me for not giving you a chance." As Zhang Bin spoke, he pulled out a card from his pocket.

An Invasion Card, worth 10 points of divine power.

After locking onto a target, it would generate a spatial portal within the target's Divine Realm, allowing an invasion between Divine Realms.

"Using 10 points of divine power on trash like you is already showing you respect." Zhang Bin sneered as he activated the Invasion Card.

The Invasion Card turned into a beam of light that shone onto Han Wu.

Immediately afterward, Han Wu's consciousness was forcibly pulled into his own Divine Realm.

He could see a massive portal, one hundred meters wide and ten meters high, appearing in the desert region of his Divine Realm.

A Dwarf Legion emerged from the portal.

This Dwarf Legion numbered five thousand, male and female alike. Every dwarf wore or carried an iron piece of armor or weapon.

Zhang Bin's Divine Incarnation hovered high above the Dwarf Legion and roared, "In the name of the God of Dwarves, I command you, my Dwarf Legion, to destroy those weak locusts and smash this Divine Realm's core!"

Inspired by Zhang Bin, the Dwarf Legion raised their arms and shouted in unison. Their momentum soared like a rainbow, and their morale reached its peak.

The students in the classroom entered spectator mode through the Divine Being Login Auxiliary Devices on their desks.

"Zhang Bin's Dwarf Legion has increased by at least another thousand dwarves. With this strength, they should be able to enter the grade's top fifty, right?"

"Top fifty? What nonsense are you talking about? Can't you see that every dwarf in the Dwarf Legion is equipped with an iron weapon? With this strength, they're at least in the grade's top thirty!"

"Look! At the very front of the Dwarf Legion is an Elite Creature."

"He's actually already produced an Elite Lifeform. Han Wu is definitely finished this time."

The students' opinions were almost entirely one-sided. No one thought highly of Han Wu.

Han Wu's Divine Incarnation hovered high in the sky.

Below him, an ocean of locusts swirled through the air.

After four months of breeding, the locusts had reproduced for two generations, and their numbers had once again exceeded one hundred million.

Of those hundred million-plus locusts, more than 99.8 million were ordinary locusts.

There were only a little over two hundred thousand Explosive Locusts, the Elite Lifeforms.

Seeing the Dwarf Legion charging toward them, Han Wu gave his command as well.

Explosive Locusts, attack!

Crimson Explosive Locusts flew out from the mass of ordinary locusts, gathering into a crimson cloud.

The watching students cried out in alarm.

"Quick, look! What are those red flying insects?"

After students with detection abilities received the detailed information, they exclaimed, "Explosive Locusts! Elite Lifeforms! Aren't Han Wu's core kin ordinary locusts? How does he have Elite Lifeform Explosive Locusts, and so many of them too?"

One student said disdainfully, "So what if they're Elite Lifeforms? Even if locusts become Elite Lifeforms, they still can't match the combat power of ordinary dwarves. Trash is trash. No matter how many there are, it's useless."

Amid the students' discussion, the Explosive Locusts had already made contact with the Dwarf Legion.

Before Zhang Bin could issue an order, he saw the Explosive Locusts dive down like rain.

In an instant, explosions rang out without end, and smoke rose in all directions.

Once the smoke cleared, the sight on the battlefield made the watching students shudder.

More than half of the five thousand dwarves had been blown to death on the spot, while the surviving dwarves had all suffered serious injuries.

The leading Elite Lifeform dwarf still had the strength to fight.

But there were still fifty thousand Explosive Locusts circling in the air, while the reserve force of ordinary locusts numbered an enormous 99.8 million.

The victor had been decided at a glance.

Zhang Bin hurriedly issued a Divine Decree, calling for the surviving dwarves to return to their Divine Realm at once.

But how could Han Wu let Zhang Bin off?

Relying on the locusts' instinctive ability to fly, Han Wu directly ordered the locusts in his Divine Realm to pass through the portal and launch a counter-invasion into Zhang Bin's Divine Realm.

The enormous swarm of 99.8 million ordinary locusts rushed into the portal like a black storm, destroying everything they could see in Zhang Bin's Divine Realm.

Watching this, Zhang Bin's heart bled.

Although his Divine Realm had only been opened recently, he had already invested quite a few resources into it.

The moment the locusts entered, his Divine Realm's environment suffered a Devastating Strike.

Wherever the locusts passed, not a blade of grass remained.

It was only because locusts did not eat dirt. Otherwise, they would have scraped away three layers of the ground.

Zhang Bin hurriedly roared at Han Wu, "Order your kin to get the hell out of my Divine Realm!"

Han Wu completely ignored Zhang Bin's furious roar. Instead, he controlled the Explosive Locusts to finish off the dwarves that were not quite dead.

As for the retreating Elite Lifeform dwarf, it received Han Wu's special attention. Explosive Locusts detonated one after another, blasting the Elite Lifeform dwarf until it was covered in wounds and its vitality drained severely.

Zhang Bin grew even more anxious. "I surrender! Withdraw your locusts from my Divine Realm and let my kin return!"

Han Wu sneered at this. "Didn't you want to shatter my Divine Realm Core? In that case, it's only natural for me to shatter yours in return."

Zhang Bin raged, "You wouldn't dare! If you really do it, my parents will never let you go. My father is a demigod, and my mother is about to become one too. You are absolutely no match for them..."

The sneer on Han Wu's face deepened. "You make it sound as though they would spare me if I let you go."

The next second, Han Wu's eyes lit up.

The ordinary locusts that had invaded Zhang Bin's Divine Realm had already found Han Wu's Divine Realm Core.

"Regardless of the cost, smash his core for me!" Han Wu issued a Divine Decree to his locust kin.

The locusts had no intelligence. They only obeyed their god's commands.

Thus, an enormous swarm of locusts launched a fearless attack on the Divine Realm Core, willing to die even if they had to smash themselves against it.

That action terrified Zhang Bin.

If the Divine Realm Core shattered and the Divine Realm collapsed, he would never be able to advance to demigodhood, never be able to cultivate kin again, and could only remain a Divine Being for the rest of his life, with no chance of rising again.

"Stop, stop now! I surrender! I promise I'll never bully you again. Name any condition you want, and I'll absolutely satisfy it. Just stop!"

"I don't want anything from you. I only want you dead," Han Wu said coldly.

The enormous swarm of locusts continued to crash forward with all their strength, and a crack had already appeared on Zhang Bin's Divine Realm Core.

"Mad dog! You're nothing but a mad dog!" Zhang Bin cursed furiously.

At that moment, he felt nothing but regret.

He had originally possessed a bright future. As long as he steadily cultivated his dwarf kin, he had every confidence that he could advance to demigodhood before the age of thirty.

But there was no medicine for regret in this world. Zhang Bin could only watch helplessly as the core was destroyed bit by bit, powerless to turn the tide.

Just then, a demigod incarnation appeared above the Divine Realm.

It was Liu Letian, the homeroom teacher of Han Wu's class.

Liu Letian's imposing voice rang out. "Student Han Wu, stop. You have already won, so why must you kill them all?"

A trace of hope immediately appeared on Zhang Bin's face.

As long as his Divine Realm Core did not break, he could restore his Divine Realm, rise from the ashes, and take revenge!

Han Wu, just you wait. If I do not avenge this hatred, I, Zhang Bin, swear I am not human. Zhang Bin silently swore.

But when he looked back at Han Wu, Han Wu's locust kin were still crashing into Zhang Bin's Divine Realm Core.

"Student Han Wu, didn't you hear what I said?!" A hint of anger entered homeroom teacher Liu Letian's voice.

He hated students who did not obey his commands.

Han Wu finally responded. "Teacher Liu, let me ask you a question. Why did you appear here?"

Homeroom teacher Liu Letian replied, "As the homeroom teacher, I can naturally sense everything happening in the class."

"Fine, then let me ask you another question. When Zhang Bin was beating me, extorting me, and bullying me, where were you? Why didn't you appear?" Han Wu demanded.

When asked that question, Liu Letian's face darkened.

Naturally, he knew about Han Wu being bullied, but he had not wanted to interfere.

Han Wu had no parents, no family, and no background. What benefit could helping him possibly bring?

Meanwhile, Zhang Bin's father was a demigod, and his mother was about to advance to demigodhood. Liu Letian had no reason to offend a family that would soon have two demigods for a Han Wu with no background.

"Stop first, and I will explain this matter to you properly," Liu Letian said.

"I have one final question. If I were the one whose Divine Realm Core was being attacked today, would you have stepped forward to stop it?" Han Wu asked coldly.

Liu Letian had no answer.

"Fine. I already know the answer," Han Wu said indifferently.

At that very second, the locusts delivered the final blow that shattered the core.

With a sharp crack, Zhang Bin's Divine Realm Core shattered. The Divine Realm immediately collapsed and broke into several fragments.

Han Wu swiftly collected those fragments, then coldly ordered his guest to leave.

"Teacher Liu, please leave my Divine Realm!"