Five Great Armies

The battle between humanity and the demonic beasts lasted a full two years. Nearly fifty thousand adult Bodhi Treasure Snakes were hunted and transported back to the major main cities in batches.

Yang Fan's heart naturally pounded when he learned of this. That was two hundred and fifty thousand Faith Points.

After several centuries of development, the Bodhi Treasure Snakes had spread from Snake Valley throughout the entire mountain range, numbering well over a hundred thousand.

But this unorganized fighting force was still utterly vulnerable before the human race, which had already mastered the Myriad Spirits Return-to-Origin Array.

Perhaps because he had once issued a divine decree, his believers stopped their hunt and returned to the cities after killing nearly half the Bodhi Treasure Snakes.

Yang Fan did not stop them. The third-year final assessment would soon arrive, and he needed to raise his believers' strength as quickly as possible, strive to stand out, and secure investment through it.

Even without these Bodhi Treasure Snakes, Yang Fan would have found other meat resources to invest in.

"As my believers grow stronger, their resource consumption really is terrifying. No wonder everyone lives so tightly," Yang Fan sighed.

Although Yang Fan's Evolution Talent allowed him to earn resources ten times more efficiently than others, if his Divine Kingdom could not sustain itself and required external resource investments, its consumption would likewise be ten times greater.

Another thirty years passed within the Divine Kingdom, and his believers grew increasingly powerful.

Yang Fan could no longer offer them much guidance regarding the Myriad Spirits Return-to-Origin Array. In fact, simply watching his believers drill the formation gave him quite a few insights.

After all, it was merely an F-rank formation. After more than two hundred years of exploration, several generations of soldiers had already been replaced, but the knowledge had been passed down.

Now, when his believers deployed the Myriad Spirits Return-to-Origin Array, they not only captured its form, but also grasped a trace of its essence.

Yang Fan knew this meant his believers had cultivated the formation to minor mastery.

That day, Yang Fan had just finished class. Before he could exit the virtual world, he felt changes occur within his body.

An invisible energy traveled through his entire body. His cells, flesh, blood, and bones all began to transform.

Cracking sounds came from every part of his body.

Yang Fan forcibly exited the virtual world. Before he even had time to remove his helmet, pain drenched his entire body in cold sweat.

A First-Order Lifeform had been born within the Divine Kingdom.

As a Divine Lifeform, he was highly capable of accepting bodily transformations. Within only several dozen breaths, the pain disappeared.

Yang Fan stood up and raised his right hand, throwing a punch into the air before him.

With a tearing sound, the air let out an unusual shriek.

"Just the birth of a First-Order Lifeform has strengthened my body this much. How powerful must the physical bodies of Demigods and even Gods be?" Yang Fan swallowed.

His consciousness entered the Divine Kingdom, and he immediately found that First-Order Lifeform. It was the emperor of Divine Revelation City.

By crossing into the First Order and leaving the Mortal level behind, his lifespan would increase by two hundred years.

The increased lifespan was secondary. More importantly, the breakthrough in life level had the effect of cleansing his marrow and remaking his body. This emperor would produce more outstanding descendants in the future.

Divine Lord: Yang Fan

Divine Kingdom Area: One million square kilometers

Talents: F-rank Resource Talent (all resources within the Divine Kingdom grow 10% faster)

SSS-Rank Evolution Talent (unique talent; can accelerate the evolution of the Divine Kingdom; hidden)

Believers: First-Order Lifeform (1), Mortals (150,000)

Methods: Federation Body-Tempering Art, Myriad Spirits Return-to-Origin Array (minor mastery)

Faith Points: (provides 2.6 Faith Points daily)

Buildings: Moonwell x7, Sun Spring x7

Assets: Bodhi Treasure Snake (x First-Order Demonic Beast), Night Vulture (x First-Order Demonic Beast), Spirit Fish Doll (x First-Order Demonic Beast), Roc (x First-Order Demonic Beast), Falcon (x First-Order Demonic Beast), Tai Sui x1, Water Lotus (x F-rank spiritual plant), Soul-Nourishing Wood (hundred-year) (x C-rank spiritual plant), Hundred-Spirit Peach (x C-rank spiritual plant)

Looking at the current state of his Divine Kingdom, Yang Fan decided to intervene personally once.

He sold twenty thousand each of the Night Vultures, Falcons, and Rocs, then used the proceeds to purchase a full hundred thousand adult Bodhi Treasure Snakes, which he released around the five major cities.

The ecosystem within the Divine Kingdom was currently nowhere near enough to support the development of his believers. Many people had begun hunting antelope-like herbivores to fill their stomachs.

It was precisely the time for a last-minute push before the exam, so resources naturally had to be supplied in abundance.

The reason he sold those flying demonic beasts was mainly because his believers currently had no anti-air measures.

Weapons within the Divine Kingdom were still in the Stone Age. Their only ranged weapons were wooden bows and arrows. They could kill antelopes and the like, but using them to hunt First-Order flying demonic beasts was nothing but a fantasy.

This also meant those flying demonic beasts had no natural enemies. When it came to hunting Bodhi Treasure Snakes, they were competitors of the human race.

The Divine Kingdom had enough rivers and lakes, and his believers had too few fishing methods, so the Spirit Fish Dolls were likewise reproducing wildly.

"There are still many details in the Divine Kingdom that need resolving, but for now, I must focus on developing the army's strength. If I want to grow strong quickly, I must obtain investment from the great families," Yang Fan muttered.

After coming into contact with Li Shuhao, Yang Fan's way of thinking had already changed. Relying entirely on his SSS-Rank Evolution Talent and quietly making a fortune would not work.

Divine Lifeforms had only five hundred years of lifespan, while his starting point was too low. Compared to the wealth of those great families, calling his initial capital infinitely close to zero would not be an exaggeration.

People needed to be cautious and steady, keeping their feet on the ground. But if a tremendous opportunity stood before them, they also had to seize that hope with all their strength.

Sometimes, choices mattered more than talent, and platforms mattered more than effort. Staying shut away was merely another name for cowardice.

As the hundred thousand Bodhi Treasure Snakes were released into the Divine Kingdom, the supply of meat became abundant. The cities began an arms race, each striving to fight for their God in the coming war against other races.

Seven days passed in the blink of an eye. Six First-Order Lifeforms had now been born in Yang Fan's Divine Kingdom.

The five major cities each selected their strongest adult men and formed five armies.

The Divine Revelation Army was commanded by two First-Order Lifeforms and consisted of ten thousand elite soldiers.

White Tiger, Azure Dragon, Black Tortoise, and Vermilion Bird each named their armies after their respective cities. Every army of ten thousand was led by one First-Order Lifeform.

Watching the armies drill, Yang Fan could feel a murderous, bloody aura rushing toward him.

Because Yang Fan had invested those hundred thousand Bodhi Treasure Snakes, his believers had spent these years cultivating while also participating in actual combat against demonic beasts.

Those were First-Order Demonic Beasts. Even First-Order Lifeform believers fighting barehanded might not necessarily be their match.

Every encirclement and hunt of Bodhi Treasure Snakes claimed lives, after which new recruits filled the army's ranks.

Through such high-intensity training in real combat, they had become a battle-hardened army.

In one month, the overall combat strength of his Divine Kingdom had increased by more than tenfold. Yang Fan was extremely satisfied.

"Faith Points."

Due to his recent resource investments, Yang Fan's liquid funds had fallen below five hundred thousand.

Yang Fan took out a blank card and collected all the Moonlight Dew, Solar Essence, and Water Lotus Seeds from the warehouse.

After selling them through the marketplace and paying taxes, he earned roughly eight hundred thousand Faith Points. His total funds returned to 1.2 million.