Ordinary Pill

"Open the Mysterious Gift Pack!"

"Ding! The system thinks the host has opened the Mysterious Gift Pack. Contents: one Ordinary Pill (it looks ordinary, but conceals a mystery)."

Seeing the system's message, Lin Yi was utterly dumbfounded. He had gone through countless hardships to obtain the Mysterious Gift Pack, and all it contained was this lousy pill?

"Damn! Is this some kind of joke?"

Fortunately, the Sea God Hall had excellent soundproofing. Otherwise, Lin Yi's furious roar would definitely have drawn Tang San and Xiao Wu over.

Lin Yi looked at the pill in his hand, wishing he could throw it away. Just as he was about to, he suddenly stopped.

"The system may not be very reliable right now, but its rewards have never been as useless as they seemed. Could this lousy pill really have some hidden mystery?"

Lin Yi hesitated for a long time, unsure whether his guess was right. Looking at the pill, which was so ordinary it could hardly be more ordinary, he gritted his teeth, popped it into his mouth, and refined it with his Soul Power.

"That's it?"

After refining the pill, Lin Yi waited for some kind of effect. But after a long while, there was not the slightest change in either his body or his Soul Power.

"Damn! This junk isn't even as good as one of Oscar's meals!" Lin Yi cursed.

Just then, someone knocked on his door. Lin Yi calmed himself and went to answer it.

"Third Brother? What brings you here?"

"Heh, I came to check on you. I was worried you might not be used to the Divine Realm yet. How are you finding your stay in the Sea God Hall?"

Lin Yi smiled faintly. He had only just arrived in the Divine Realm and had nowhere else to stay. Tang San had already done him a great favor by letting him stay in the Sea God Hall. How could he possibly complain?

"I'm very comfortable here. By the way, Third Brother, could you tell me about the Soul Power levels in the Divine Realm?"

"Gladly." Tang San nodded, entered Lin Yi's room, and sat down.

"In the Divine Realm, Soul Power levels are actually the same as in the lower realm. Levels 1–9 are called Soul Scholars; 10–19, Soul Masters; 20–29, Soul Grandmasters; 30–39, Soul Elders; 40–49, Soul Ancestors; 50–59, Soul Kings; 60–69, Soul Emperors; 70–79, Soul Saints; 80–89, Soul Douluos; and 90–99, Titled Douluos. Titled Douluos are further divided into ordinary Titled Douluos, from levels 91–94; Super Douluos, from 95–98; and Limit Douluos, at level 99. Of course, the word 'God' is added before each of these titles."

Lin Yi nodded. It seemed the Soul Power rankings in the Divine Realm were no different from those in the lower realm. But one thing puzzled him: if someone broke through level 100 in the Divine Realm, what kind of being would they become? Breaking through level 100 in the lower realm made one a god, but what happened in the Divine Realm?

"What is it? Do you still have questions?"

"Third Brother, if someone breaks through level 100 in the Divine Realm, what kind of being would they become?"

"Well..."

Tang San did not know how to answer. When he had first entered the Divine Realm, he had also wanted to find out. But hundreds of years had passed, and he had never encountered a god above level 60 anywhere in the Divine Realm. Even the former Asura God had only been at the Divine Soul Ancestor level.

"I can't explain that. Right now, Oscar is the highest-ranked god in the Divine Realm, at level 60, a Divine Soul Emperor. As for anyone above him, none have appeared in my knowledge."

"Oscar is the highest-ranked god in the entire Divine Realm?"

Tang San did not deny it; it was simply a fact. Even he had not surpassed Oscar. But he was never in a hurry, since life in the Divine Realm was nowhere near as fraught with troubles as it had been in the lower realm.

"Do you have any other questions?"

"I do! I want to know my current Soul Power level!"

"That's easy. Let me check for you!"

As Tang San spoke, he summoned his Clear Sky Hammer. Lin Yi was rather surprised to see that Tang San's Soul Ring Configuration was exactly the same as his own.

"Put your hand on the Clear Sky Hammer!"

Lin Yi nodded and did as Tang San said without hesitation, placing his right hand on the black Clear Sky Hammer.

A moment later, Tang San's face was filled with astonishment. He checked Lin Yi's Soul Power again and again, then finally gave up.

"What's wrong?" Seeing the helpless look on Tang San's face, Lin Yi thought there might be something wrong with his Soul Power.

Tang San sighed and said helplessly, "How are you even more outrageous than me, kid?"

"Huh?"

Lin Yi did not understand what Tang San meant. The latter merely chuckled and drew the Clear Sky Hammer back into his body.

"When I first entered the Divine Realm, my Soul Power was only at the Divine Soul Grandmaster level when it was first tested. That shocked the entire Divine Realm. But you're even more terrifying than I was."

"Even more terrifying than you?"

Tang San nodded and said slowly, "Your Soul Power is at level 135 now. You've already reached the strength of a Divine Soul Venerable."

"Only a Divine Soul Venerable?"

Lin Yi felt a little disappointed. It seemed the pill from the Mysterious Gift Pack had done nothing at all. But he had no idea that without that seemingly ordinary pill, he could never have reached level 135.

"What? You look pretty disappointed!"

"Yeah! Only level 135. It's a lot lower than I expected."

Hearing this, Tang San almost wanted to slap him. How many people entered the Divine Realm at the Divine Soul Scholar level? They had no idea how many centuries of cultivation it would take them to reach Lin Yi's current level.

"Lin Yi, cultivation in the Divine Realm isn't as simple as you think. Crossing thirty-five levels might take only a few years in the lower realm, but in the Divine Realm, some people might need hundreds of years. You've only just entered the Divine Realm and you've already reached your current level. Even if people don't call you a genius, they'll call you a monster."

"Fine."

Lin Yi gave a halfhearted response. After all, Tang San knew nothing about the system. If he knew it existed, he would understand why Lin Yi was so disappointed.

"Get some rest. You've just entered the Divine Realm, and there are many things you'll have to explore for yourself. If you hit a bottleneck, you can ask me anytime. I'll help you. But remember, don't rush your Soul Power cultivation. Even in the Divine Realm, you could still suffer cultivation deviation."

"I know. Thanks for the reminder, Third Brother."

Tang San gave a quiet "Mm" and left Lin Yi's room. On the way back, he kept sighing. Lin Yi could have become the new Sea God, but now...

"Forget it. We'll take it one step at a time!"

Lin Yi lay down on the bed and soon fell asleep again. While he slept, the Soul Power in his body surged, though he had no idea.

Early the next morning, when Lin Yi opened his eyes, he felt nothing unusual. He walked out of his room and into the hall, where Tang San and Xiao Wu were waiting for him.