Myriad Spirits Return-to-Origin Array

Under Li Shuhao's lead, the boys of Class 7, Senior Year 3 had formed a small circle. Aside from exchanging information, they also traded resources privately.

There was nothing shameful about legally avoiding taxes. After all, the government could hardly tax transfers between friends.

"You could actually buy an adult Tai Sui," Li Shuhao reminded him.

"A Tai Sui? That thing costs two million Faith Points!" Wang Zhenyu exclaimed.

"One Tai Sui would be enough to support your development for a long time. Besides, eating Tai Sui meat over a long period could slowly improve aptitude. Its value for money was far better than a pool of wine and forest of meat."

"Since Brother Hao said so, I'll go back and ask my dad for more funding. Not having enough meat has seriously limited my Divine Kingdom's development." Wang Zhenyu clapped his hands, making up his mind.

Seeing this, Zhang Pang began promoting his own goods. "My dad recently harvested ten tons of Spirit Rice. The price is definitely lower than the marketplace's. If any brothers need some, just call me."

"I raise quite a few fish-type demonic beasts. Everything is sold at a five percent discount off marketplace prices."

"I have Flesh Ganoderma..."

Everyone had grown familiar with one another during this period. Private trades were mutually beneficial, so naturally, they spoke freely.

Wang Zhenyu turned to Yang Fan. "Old Yang, do you still have Bodhi Treasure Snakes for sale?"

"I can give you another twenty thousand adult Bodhi Treasure Snakes. Two thousand Credit Points, fair price," Yang Fan said bluntly.

Private transactions were indeed cheaper than the marketplace. Since he had the chance, Yang Fan did not mind selling some.

"Damn, how are you even more impressive than Wang Mazi, that snake-selling specialist? Another twenty thousand? Anyone who didn't know better would think you were the one running a breeding business. Save them all for me. I'll take every one of them." Wang Zhenyu waved a hand grandly.

He could not help it. He had been terrified of running short of meat lately.

Buying from Yang Fan saved him five thousand Faith Points outright. That was no small sum.

"After this batch, I won't have any left either. I won't be able to sell more for a while," Yang Fan added.

Although the Bodhi Treasure Snakes did not lack food, they reproduced slowly. With predators like the Night Vulture around, if he sold too many, the Bodhi Treasure Snakes in his Divine Kingdom might become an endangered species.

"Come find me whenever you have more. Ever since I started cultivating the Muscle-Tendon Cleansing Art, I've been consuming meat several times faster than before. I have no idea when these hard days will end." Wang Zhenyu wore a bitter expression. At that moment, he rather envied Divine Kingdoms like Yang Fan's that could sustain themselves.

Although his believers' strength did not grow as quickly, at least the God of his own Divine Kingdom did not need to worry about such things.

Wang Zhenyu felt like a housewife now, with tens of thousands of sons waiting for him to feed. If not for his family's support, his Divine Kingdom's ecosystem would have fucking collapsed long ago.

Li Shuhao suddenly changed the subject. "You've been working so hard lately. Is it for the school tournament a month from now?"

Everyone looked at Li Shuhao curiously. After interacting with him for some time, they had realized that his information always arrived ahead of everyone else's.

"That's right. My dad took out loans to support me with everything he had so I could make a name for myself in the tournament." Wang Zhenyu nodded.

"Brother Wang, do you have any inside information?" someone hurriedly asked.

"It isn't classified information. The teachers will probably announce it within the next few days. Every year, during the first quarter after Divine Kingdom awakening, all Senior Year 3 students have to take part in the Divine Kingdom Battle."

"The Divine Kingdom Battle! Really? We can take part so soon?"

Quite a few people had heard the term before. There had been plenty of discussions on the Gods' Forum, but experiencing it personally was another matter.

Li Shuhao explained, "It isn't a real Divine Kingdom war. It just lets believers fight other living beings in another space. At that time, not only will the school leadership attend, but major Yang County families like our Li Family and the Luo Family will also come to watch. If you perform well enough, someone might invest in you."

At the word "investment," Yang Fan, who had been quietly listening at the side, immediately lit up. Right now, he desperately needed resources.

"That's exactly what my dad is thinking. My family is fairly well-off, but only compared to ordinary people. If I can stand out in the tournament and catch the attention of a major family, even a little that slips through their fingers could change my fate." Wang Zhenyu took a deep breath, his expression turning solemn.

"Brother Wang will definitely make it."

"That's right. We'll cheer you on together when the time comes."

Other than Li Shuhao and Wang Zhenyu, who had chosen the combat path, and Yang Fan, that sly bastard, all the other students present had chosen support-type Divine Kingdoms.

Everyone would take part in the assessment, but eighty percent of the students would merely be going through the motions.

Therefore, after hearing the assessment content, the others simply treated it as gossip.

Li Shuhao gave Yang Fan a meaningful look, but said nothing.

Li Shuhao was the only one present who knew that Yang Fan wanted to pursue a war-type Divine Kingdom.

Without talent in combat and without the support of a major family, it was simply impossible in outsiders' eyes for an ordinary person to pursue a war-type Divine Kingdom.

However, this involved Yang Fan's privacy, so Li Shuhao did not speak out of turn.

After becoming a second-rank genius of the Li Family, Li Shuhao had experienced much during this period, and his temperament had become far steadier than before.

After eating and drinking his fill, Yang Fan left the private room. Seeing no one around, he hurried to another room, locked the door behind him, and contacted his old friend, "Liu Ruyan."

Yang Fan now had a modest amount of assets. Spending ten thousand Faith Points was nothing to him, and he often rewarded himself.

Yang Fan did not know whether the other party's tragic family background was true, but once, Liu Ruyan had actually answered a call, and the voice on the other end belonged to a man in his twenties.

Several more days passed, and Yang Fan attended class as usual.

At the podium, Li Qingying suddenly announced, "One month from now, the entire Senior Year 3 will take part in a major examination. The assessment will be held within our school principal's Divine Kingdom, and your opponents will be all kinds of demonic beasts. Your believers will be transferred in their physical bodies to the Divine Kingdom battlefield. This will be the first real war you encounter in your lives."

The boys in the class had already heard this news during their last visit to Heavenly Fragrance Haven, so they were not particularly surprised. The girls, however, immediately became much more animated.

"Is it the Divine Kingdom Battle? We're taking part so soon?"

"I'm a little excited, but also a little scared. What's going on?"

"It isn't a real Divine Kingdom war. The enemies you will face are various demonic beasts specially bred by the Federal Government. Individually, these demonic beasts may be stronger than your believers, but they do not understand cooperation, much less formations, so they are not very dangerous. If you are worried that your believers will suffer too many losses, you may withdraw at any time," Li Qingying explained.

"Next, please open your inboxes."

"Myriad Spirits Return-to-Origin Array." Yang Fan discovered that there was actually a skill card in his inbox.

"This is an F-rank formation card provided free of charge by the Federal Government to every Senior Year 3 student. The Myriad Spirits Return-to-Origin Array has a market value as high as one hundred thousand Faith Points."