Conflict

"If higher-level Orks could be cultivated, the Power of Faith they provided could also increase."

Chen Changhe noticed that some Snotlings were clearly larger and stronger than the other Snotling Orks.

It was apparent that they were evolving toward becoming Gretchin Orks.

The reason for this was that they had lived longer than the other Snotling Orks.

They had experienced more battles and gained more combat experience.

That made them stronger.

"It seems battle can continuously strengthen the Orks."

Chen Changhe's destination was the school library.

He planned to find books on divine spells related to the War domain and study them.

Since he bore the title of God of War,

he naturally could not remain utterly ignorant of divine spells in that field.

Moreover, some divine spells related to the War domain were quite practical.

They were also highly suited to the Ork race.

When Chen Changhe passed the classroom, he had no intention of going inside.

He could tell that Zhu Caigou bore him ill will now.

Although his strength had improved,

he still had no desire to provoke Zhu Caigou, a Demigod.

Yet three male students came walking toward him.

Chen Changhe frowned and prepared to avoid them.

All three were in his class. The one leading them, Bian Jianqiang, was a second-generation god.

Both his father and mother were Demigods.

The other two were his lackeys. Though their parents were merely Divine Beings and had never managed to advance to Demigods in their entire lives,

their family circumstances were still far better than Chen Changhe's.

These guys had been his classmates for three years.

Their relationship was not exactly one of irreconcilable hatred.

But they could not stand the sight of each other.

Especially Bian Jianqiang.

As a second-generation god, Bian Jianqiang had always looked down on classmates from ordinary families.

He believed their bloodlines were less noble than his own.

In truth, this was a common failing of the Blue Star Federation.

God inheritance families looked down on gods from ordinary backgrounds.

They believed such people had merely stumbled into the same opportunity through temporary good fortune.

Those gods from ordinary backgrounds had impure bloodlines and no real talent.

Giving resources to such people was nothing but a waste.

In fact, there was some theoretical basis for this belief.

The vast majority of gods from ordinary backgrounds never achieved much in the end.

"These people are nothing but mud. Their lives are cheaper than ants!"

Many gods from godly families disdainfully called gods from ordinary backgrounds "Mudbloods."

Gods born as Mudbloods faced discrimination in every respect.

Over the long years since entering Divine Civilization, Blue Star Civilization had long since entered an era of rigid class stratification.

Bian Jianqiang's family was an old god inheritance family.

Though his parents were only Demigods,

his family had no shortage of true gods.

It was simply that most of them did not live in Yellow Mountain City.

Bian Jianqiang had always considered himself a genius.

Until he met Chen Changhe in high school.

Every exam in his first and second years, he had fallen short of Chen Changhe.

What was even more infuriating was that the goddess of his dreams had rejected his request to date her because she admired Chen Changhe.

Even when Chen Changhe performed poorly in his third year and his awakened core race was nothing more than combat-incapable mushrooms,

she still had not abandoned her intention to pursue Chen Changhe.

Bian Jianqiang had long wanted to deal with Chen Changhe.

His only concern had been the school's reaction.

Unexpectedly, yesterday his homeroom teacher, Zhu Caigou, had approached him.

Though Zhu Caigou had not said it outright, he had hinted that Bian Jianqiang should make a move against Chen Changhe.

He had even given him something useful.

Today, he had brought his two lackeys to block Chen Changhe.

"Hey, hey, hey, don't leave, classmate Chen Changhe! What's the meaning of running when you see me?"

Bian Jianqiang strode over and blocked Chen Changhe's path.

"Yeah, yeah! Why are you running? Are you looking down on us brothers?"

His two lackeys chimed in as well.

They followed Bian Jianqiang in order to scrounge resources from him.

And it was precisely through sucking up to him

that their Divine Domains had developed better than those of most of their classmates.

"What do you want?"

Chen Changhe could only stop.

"I've recently added quite a few followers, all races with huge appetites.

I'm running a little short on supplies. Aren't your followers mushrooms? I also heard you're selling Mushroom Resource Divine Cards.

Here's what I'm thinking—you have mushroom resources to sell, and I'm short on food.

Let's just sign a contract. You'll provide me with mushrooms as military rations.

In return, I'll give you some Divine Power Points. Of course, I'm a little strapped for cash right now, so I can't give you too much.

But we need to look to the future. We can't focus solely on such petty gains.

One Divine Power Point. I'll buy out ten years of your mushroom resource supply.

If I become a god in the future, I'll be responsible for turning you into a Hero Unit."

Bian Jianqiang looked at Chen Changhe mockingly.

If he wanted to make a move against Chen Changhe, he needed an excuse.

If Chen Changhe chickened out and accepted his terms,

that would naturally be good for him.

One Divine Power Point for ten years of Chen Changhe's Divine Domain resource supply.

How was that any different from getting it for free?

As for the agreement to turn Chen Changhe into a Hero Unit—

who knew how many hundreds or thousands of years it would take for him to become a god.

By then, Chen Changhe, who was only an ordinary Divine Being, would probably have grass growing tall over his grave.

If Chen Changhe refused, he could attack with a clear conscience.

Who told you to refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit?

"Exactly! Just agree obediently. Don't refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit and force us to act.

Being able to work for Brother Bian is a blessing you've cultivated for several lifetimes!"

"Agree now, or we'll smash your Divine Domain Core and make sure you never rise again!"

His two lackeys also grinned smugly, glaring fiercely at Chen Changhe.

So what if you're first in the god studies department?

So what if you're handsome?

Your core followers are nothing but garbage mushrooms. You're a piece of shit!

Chen Changhe raised his head and looked at the three of them.

"I'm afraid I can't appreciate classmate Bian's kindness. You should keep that one Divine Power Point and use it to buy yourself some lollipops!

Sorry, I'm going to the library. Please move aside."

Chen Changhe knew these guys had come to pick a fight.

But now, he was not afraid of them.

"Hmph, a piece of trash like you dares speak to me like that? You're asking to die.

Let me tell you, if you obediently sign the contract today, we can let this go.

Sign the contract, withdraw from school on your own, and I won't trouble you again. I'll even find you a job in one of my family's businesses.

But if you dare say no, I'll beat you to death, breach your Divine Domain, smash your Divine Domain Core, and make sure you can't even remain a Divine Being!"

Bian Jianqiang finally showed his hand, turning hostile and threatening him viciously.

"Then come on! I'll be waiting!"

Chen Changhe accepted the challenge directly. Then he shoved Bian Jianqiang aside and left without looking back.

As he watched Chen Changhe's retreating figure, a cruel expression appeared on Bian Jianqiang's face.

"Chen Changhe, since you're courting death, don't blame me for not giving you a chance."

In his hand was an empty bottle.

It had originally contained a special liquid: Divine Realm Tracking Water.

This liquid could track Divine Beings.

As long as a Divine Being logged into their Divine Domain, it could lock onto the Divine Domain's coordinates.

Once the target was locked, a spatial portal would form between one's own Divine Domain and the target's Divine Domain, allowing an invasion between Divine Domains.