How Lonely It Is to Be Invincible

Seeing Wang Zhenyu brimming with fighting spirit, Li Shuhao looked embarrassed.

Had I been showing off too much lately? Would I end up provoking him later? Li Shuhao felt somewhat regretful.

The former Li Shuhao had been a distant relative of the Li Family, so distant that he did not even receive a living allowance. His parents were merely Divine Lifeforms, and his family circumstances had not been much better than Yang Fan's.

In such an environment, he had kept an extremely low profile at school. But ever since awakening the C-rank talent Steel Body, he had been formally acknowledged by the Li Family.

Resources had been poured into his Divine Kingdom without restraint, and the Class One geniuses he had once only been able to watch from afar had begun taking the initiative to greet him.

Li Shuhao was just a young man under twenty. Such a massive change in status naturally made him feel somewhat giddy, and showing off before his classmates had become his greatest joy during this period.

After showing off too much, Li Shuhao had begun to find it boring. He had even spent this time reflecting on himself.

People do not fear having little; they fear unfairness. Had I gone too far before these former friends?

Li Shuhao coughed and said, "It is indeed impressive, but I do have my family's investment. I was bound to be a step ahead in the early development of my Divine Kingdom."

The test was about to begin. Before the Federation Artificial Lifeform, his Divine Kingdom would hold no secrets, so he gave Wang Zhenyu a heads-up in advance to keep him from losing his composure.

His recognition by the Li Family was no secret. With the Li Family's resources as an explanation, even if he passed the assessment, it would not be too humiliating for Wang Zhenyu.

It was not that he was stronger than me; he was simply luckier. People often comforted themselves this way.

"Li Shuhao, next." Li Qingying announced.

Li Qingying had originally intended to save Li Shuhao for last. In her mind, his Divine Kingdom's Prosperity should have been the undisputed highest.

But according to the Ministry of Education's ranking of awakened evaluations, Li Shuhao was behind Yang Fan, so she could not alter the order.

Once the Artificial Lifeform entered his Divine Kingdom, the detailed data appeared before everyone.

Divine Kingdom Lord: Li Shuhao

Follower Population

Follower Identity: Ancient Humans

Strength: Federation Body-Tempering Art, C-rank cultivation technique Muscle-Tendon Cleansing Art, C-rank cultivation technique Muscle-Tendon Scripture, D-rank martial technique Tiger Roar Fist Technique, D-rank martial technique Light Body Formula

Buildings: C-Rank Building Wine Pool and Meat Forest ×50, C-Rank Building Training Room ×5, C-Rank Building Moonwell ×2, C-Rank Building Sun Spring ×2, B-rank building Hundred Spirits Blood Pool ×1

Assets: Bodhi Treasure Snake (×100,000, First-Order Demonic Beast), Flesh Ganoderma (×C-rank spirit plant), Soul-Nourishing Wood (×C-rank spirit plant), Moteng (×1,000,000, E-rank spirit plant)

Overall Evaluation: The Divine Kingdom's ecosystem is at the threshold of stability. Even with a wildly proliferating plant like Moteng, it still cannot provide fodder for several million herbivores.

Recommendation: There are too many Bodhi Treasure Snakes. Under high-density communal living conditions, they have even begun traveling in groups. Followers suffer casualties every time they hunt them. It is recommended that their numbers be reduced to 50,000 and that other First-Order Demonic Beasts be acquired. Mixing the blood of different demonic beasts will improve the effects of the Hundred Spirits Blood Pool.

Prosperity Evaluation: 12.3

The scene fell silent for a moment before cheers erupted.

"Brother Li is awesome! He even has a B-rank building. As expected of a genius from a major family."

"While you guys were spacing out, I looked it up. This Hundred Spirits Blood Pool can extract the blood and flesh from demonic beast corpses and condense them into Blood Pills. Not only can they be given to followers to boost their strength, they can also be listed directly in the marketplace. Big data estimates its annualized return rate at a whopping 54.6%."

"No wonder Brother Li raised so many Bodhi Treasure Snakes."

"In less than a month, his followers had already become Ancient Humans. Last year, even among Yang County No. 1 High School's graduates, some students still had followers with Barbarian identities."

"Brother Li, are you still accepting Subordinate Gods? How about giving your brother here a hand?"

The scene instantly became lively, since the things displayed on the big screen were simply too extravagant.

Li Shuhao took a deep breath and maintained his expression, trying his best not to look too proud.

He knew very well that his achievements in such a short time were all thanks to the B-rank building, the Hundred Spirits Blood Pool.

It had been bestowed upon him by an elder of the Li Family when he had been formally acknowledged. It was precisely because of those massive quantities of Blood Pills that his followers' strength had risen so quickly.

How lonely it is to be invincible, Li Shuhao sighed inwardly.

In another half year, the classes would be reassigned. By then, he would have to compete with those monsters in Senior Year Class One, and his days of showing off were growing fewer and fewer.

Below the stage, Wang Zhenyu clenched his fists, then loosened them. The conflict disappeared from his face.

Having too great a gap had its benefits as well—it made people unable to muster the desire to resist.

Li Shuhao was right. He has the Li Family's investment. No matter how hard I work, I can never catch up to him. It is not that I am inferior to him; he is just luckier, Wang Zhenyu thought with a sigh. His jealousy vanished, leaving only envy.

Yang Fan was not as fervent as the others, but he too envied the B-rank building.

The higher a building's rank, the more exponentially its effects and earning potential multiplied.

"Brother Yang, Li Shuhao might not compare to those monsters in Class One's top ten, but he is definitely still a genius-level figure. It would not be a loss to become his Subordinate God. If you get the chance, could you recommend me too?" Zhang Pang said, rubbing his hands together eagerly.

Before Yang Fan could reply, Li Qingying called out.

"Do not put too much pressure on yourself. In the early development of a Divine Kingdom, resources have the greatest influence. Even a genius with an A-rank talent, if born into a commoner family, cannot surpass the trash of a major family. Keep an even mind. The development of a Divine Kingdom is a long-term battle," Li Qingying said, comforting Yang Fan as he stood before her.

Even many weak Demigods did not possess a B-rank building. No wonder it could create such a huge gap.

Yang Fan nodded lightly, then removed the restrictions and allowed the Artificial Lifeform to inspect his Divine Kingdom's data.

Before this, Yang Fan had already stopped the tenfold Evolution.

Although he had never heard of an Artificial Lifeform leaking Divine Kingdom secrets, Yang Fan would not take such a risk.

Aside from his SSS-rank talent, the development of his Divine Kingdom might shock others, but it would definitely not exceed the bounds of comprehension. There was no need to hide it for now.

Divine Kingdom Lord: Yang Fan

Follower Population: 110,000

Follower Identity: Ancient Humans

Strength: Some followers had already entered the beginner stage of Federation Body-Tempering Art cultivation.

Buildings: Moonwell ×5, Sun Spring ×5

Assets: Bodhi Treasure Snake (× First-Order Demonic Beast), Night Vulture (× First-Order Demonic Beast), Water Lotus (×F-rank spirit plant), Soul-Nourishing Wood (hundred years old) (×C-rank spirit plant)

Overall Evaluation: Food is abundant and the ecosystem is stable. For the initial stage of a Divine Kingdom, its development is exceptionally outstanding.

Recommendation: None

Prosperity Evaluation: 22.4

"Am I seeing things? Yang Fan's follower population is 110,000? More than ten times mine?"

"What is going on? There must be a mistake."

"Why are his followers Ancient Humans? Forget the population—his strength is so high too."

"How did he support a population of 110,000? He even received an evaluation of abundant food and a stable ecosystem. That means his Divine Kingdom can sustain itself."

The students below looked at one another, their faces full of question marks.

Zhang Pang's eyes widened like bronze bells. He only felt that the display screen was far too bright and glaring, making his eyeballs ache.