New Species: Locust Person

Living in the Divine Realm was simple and fulfilling.

Han Wu attended classes during the day and entered his Divine Realm at night, continuously using his Growth Acceleration ability.

After a few days, the number of Locusts in his Divine Realm surged to 14 billion.

One-tenth were ordinary lifeforms, three-tenths were Elite Lifeforms, and six-tenths were Extraordinary Lifeforms.

Such a high proportion of Extraordinary Lifeforms would surely shock countless gods if it got out.

Let alone Demigods, even True Gods might not be able to produce 8 billion Extraordinary Lifeforms.

However, raising so many Extraordinary Locusts also incurred significant daily expenses for Han Wu.

Just the Flesh Puppet corpses used as fodder daily cost at least 1 million Divine Power.

Furthermore, the supply of Flesh Puppet corpses from the Abyssal Realm had recently decreased, and prices had slightly increased.

This added to Han Wu's already tight budget, making his situation even more dire.

Having spent all his savings, Han Wu had no choice but to steel himself and perform a Life Sacrifice.

He kept 1 billion Extraordinary Lifeform Locusts aside for emergencies, sacrificing the remaining 13 billion.

A massive sacrifice array enveloped the entire Divine Realm.

Countless Locusts transformed into streams of Life Energy, flowing into the array.

Three options appeared before Han Wu's eyes.

Option 1: 10,000 Night Demon Hunters, Extraordinary Lifeforms.

Option 2: Three-star Divine Artifact: Overlord Steel Blade. Effect 1: It is both a Divine Artifact and a Holy Relic, usable as a Level 3 Holy Relic. Effect: Grants Core Kin the ability to summon steel blades as weapons. Effect 2: Increases damage against beasts by 15%. Effect 3: Comes with the divine art: Invincible Body.

Option 3: Level 2 Holy Relic: Enlightenment Stone. When loaded into the Divine Realm Core, Core Kin have a chance to be enlightened into a humanoid form. (Core Kin must be non-humanoid, non-subhumanoid races.)

Han Wu's gaze fell upon Option 3.

When he first saw the words "Level 2 Holy Relic," he thought he was mistaken.

After sacrificing 13 billion Locusts, how could the reward still be a Level 2 Holy Relic? He suspected a bug.

But after reviewing all the information on the Level 2 Holy Relic: Enlightenment Stone, Han Wu exclaimed that it was monstrously powerful.

The first two options had absolutely no competitive edge against the third.

The Enlightenment Stone could transform Core Kin into a humanoid form, which sounded rather ordinary.

This was because in Divine Realm Civilizations, humanoid races were common.

For example, Minotaurs, Lizardmen, and even Ratmen were all considered humanoid races.

But commonality did not mean humanoid forms were trash.

On the contrary, humanoid forms provided significant boosts to a race.

The most direct manifestation was that humanoid races could use weapons like humans.

If the Locusts could also use weapons, combined with their flying racial traits, they would be formidable aerial troops!

The more Han Wu thought about it, the more his heart itched with anticipation. Without hesitation, he directly confirmed Option 3.

The Level 2 Holy Relic: Enlightenment Stone fell into his hands.

Han Wu instantly appeared before the Divine Realm Core and pondered for a moment. He removed the Level 2 Holy Relic: Earth Fire Lava Orb and replaced it with the Enlightenment Stone.

The Earth Fire Lava Orb shattered into several pieces after being removed.

Han Wu paid it no mind.

His entire attention was now focused on the 1 billion Locusts in his Divine Realm.

He sensed that one in a thousand of the 1 billion Locusts, about 1 million, had been influenced by the Enlightenment Stone and had begun to transform into a humanoid form.

This would take time.

Han Wu's consciousness locked onto an Extraordinary Lifeform Locust undergoing transformation, observing its every change.

Within the Divine Realm, a month passed.

The transformation of 1 million Locusts was complete.

They had become a new species.

Kin Name: Locust Person Kin Level: Extraordinary Creature Kin Talent: Flight, Low-level Intelligence, Humanoid Body Faith Level: Fanatical Believer Faith Power: 50,000/day Reproduction Ability: 5/cycle (produces higher quality Locust eggs) Life Cycle: 10 years

Looking at the information on the Locust Person, only two words remained in Han Wu's mind.

Awesome!

After the locusts transformed into Locust People, they had actually leaped to become Extraordinary Lifeforms.

Not only did they possess humanoid bodies, but they also had low-level intelligence.

Low-level intelligence was probably only at the level of a three or four-year-old child, but for Han Wu, this was already a huge improvement.

To know that the locusts of the past had no intelligence, so stupid that they only had instincts.

Then he looked at the two key factors for judging racial quality: Faith Power and Life Cycle.

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After calculation, even without any other promotions, a Locust Person could provide Han Wu with nearly 180 million Faith Power within its limited lifespan. This translated to 1.8 Divine Power.

Han Wu had always cultivated his Locust Retinue in the tens of billions.

Even with a conversion rate of one in a thousand, that would still be ten million.

With tens of millions of Locust People, 1.8 million Divine Power could be generated in one real-world day, 18 million in ten days, and 1.8 Divinity in a hundred days...

Han Wu seemed to see Divinity beckoning to him.

"Not bad, not bad, life is getting more hopeful. Becoming a Demigod is just around the corner," Han Wu muttered.

At this moment, a video call request came through.

It was from his Homeroom Teacher, Tian Wen.

Homeroom Teacher Tian Wen informed Han Wu that Kyoto Academy had issued a notice for Han Wu to be re-evaluated.

A recruitment teacher would come to the school tomorrow to test Han Wu.

He asked Han Wu to prepare in advance.

Han Wu indicated that he understood and then continued to dedicate himself to the great cause of cultivating Locust People.

The next morning, Han Wu was teleported to the classroom on time for class.

Han Wu's arrival attracted the attention of several classmates.

After all, Han Wu had achieved the top spot in the grade twice, making him a figure like a "study god" in the eyes of other students.

Han Wu's gaze fell on Qin Shuang's seat and he found no one there.

He didn't know if Qin Shuang was at home cultivating her Lord Lifeform or if she had already gone to the preparatory class at Kyoto Academy.

"Classmate Han Wu, good morning," Xu Sun walked over and greeted Han Wu enthusiastically.

Ever since the last exam, after witnessing Han Wu's strength, Xu Sun had completely let go of the arrogance of a young master from a pseudo-True God family in front of Han Wu.

Han Wu nodded at Xu Sun.

"Classmate Han Wu, how has your Divine Realm been developing recently? If you lack resources, you can tell me. Some scarce resources can't be bought online, but my family has many Demigods, so we have some connections," Xu Sun offered proactively.

He had already determined that Han Wu was the type of prodigy who would definitely be admitted to a first-class or even top-tier university.

It would be beneficial for his future development to curry favor with him and establish a good relationship early on.

Han Wu was just about to get some more Divine Realm Core Fragments.

The Divine Realm Core Fragments he had won from the Bloody Arena had all been used to repair the core's cracks.

If he could get some more, it would be best if he could raise the Divine Realm Core's level to the limit for Divine Beings, level 10.

"Can your family get Divine Realm Core Fragments?" Han Wu asked tentatively.

Xu Sun had not expected Han Wu to ask for such scarce materials right from the start.

But then he thought about it, if the materials weren't scarce, Han Wu wouldn't have come to him to try his luck.

"We can get them, but the price of Divine Realm Core Fragments is a bit steep. Even at cost price, it's not a small sum," Xu Sun said.

"It's good that you can get them. I need the amount of Divine Realm Core Fragments to upgrade from level 7 to level 10. Have your family estimate how much Divine Power is needed," Han Wu asked for the price first.

Xu Sun communicated with his family and quoted a price: 400 million Divine Power.

This was the cost price.

Han Wu was a little troubled. 400 million Divine Power was not a small amount of money.

Even though he had now cultivated the Locust People as a money tree, he couldn't come up with so much Divine Power in a short period.

Xu Sun added, "My family said that if you can sell my family 1,000 Skeleton Knights of Extraordinary Lifeform, we can use that to offset this Divine Power."

In the last assessment, Xu Sun had personally experienced the monstrous nature of the Skeleton Race.

He believed that few people could withstand that kind of despair of fighting more and more enemies.

The family's desire to acquire Skeleton Knights was actually because they wanted to cultivate a batch of Skeleton Race for conquering the outer territories.

The ability of Skeleton Knights: Summon Skeletons, which had great strategic value.

"Skeleton Knights of Extraordinary Lifeform?!" Han Wu asked with a hint of surprise in his tone.

"That's right, it's an Extraordinary Lifeform Skeleton Knight. If you're willing to sell the Heroic Lifeform Bone Controller, I can discuss it with my family and offer you a better price for your Divine Realm Core Fragment," Xu Sun replied.

Compared to the Skeleton Knight, he preferred the Bone Controller.

The skeletal giant formed by the Bone Controller was recognized by Divine Realm Civilizations as the strongest combat power at the Heroic Lifeform level!

Even Demigods would salivate at the sight of it.

Unfortunately, the Skeleton Race had always been stubborn, and surrendering to become a subordinate was extremely rare.

The only reason Han Wu could gain the loyalty of the Skeleton Race was due to the bloodline suppression of the Skeleton Lord; otherwise, even if Han Wu had smashed the skeletons into powder, he wouldn't have gained their allegiance.

Seeing that the Kyoto Academy recruitment teachers hadn't arrived yet, Han Wu decided to complete the transaction for the Divine Realm Core Fragment first. "You can forget about the Bone Controller. I can sell some Extraordinary Lifeform Skeleton Knights, but I have a condition."

"What condition? Tell me," Xu Sun said excitedly. If he could successfully broker the deal for the Skeleton Knights, he would definitely receive a reward from his family.

"I need your family to provide the corpses of Extraordinary Lifeforms," Han Wu stated.

"Wait a moment, I'll contact my family." Xu Sun immediately initiated a video call with his family.

Soon, Xu Sun returned with a card sealed with 1000 corpses of Extraordinary Lifeforms.

Han Wu took the card, entered the Divine Realm through the Divine Realm Login Device on his desk, and handed the card to the Skeleton Lord.

Following Han Wu's command, the Skeleton Lord quickly converted the 1000 corpses of Extraordinary Lifeforms into Skeleton Knights of the same level.

Han Wu sealed these 1000 Skeleton Knights into a card and returned it to Xu Sun.

Soon, Han Wu obtained the Divine Realm Core Fragment he desired.

Just as Han Wu was preparing to upgrade the Divine Realm Core, his Homeroom Teacher, Tian Wen, walked into the classroom and called out to Han Wu, "Student Han Wu, come out for a moment."

Han Wu guessed that the recruitment teachers from Kyoto Academy had arrived.