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[Realm of Gods] (The World 57)
[World Background: The Realm of Gods, a place said to be inhabited only by gods, a realm countless mortals long for. For once a mortal steps into the Realm of Gods, they might undergo transformation and evolve into a god themselves. But the path to godhood is not so simple…]
[World Mission 1: Within the World 57, mortals must transform into gods.]
[World Mission 2: Within the World 57, elevate your rank to the peak-stage War God.]
After arriving in the World 57, the Realm of Gods, Zhang Yue immediately sent a message to Ouyang Ling'er, ["I've reached the Realm of Gods. Send me the strategy guide."]
A short while later, Ouyang Ling'er sent a document over.
Zhang Yue opened it and took a look.
He thought it would be an incredibly complex guide.
However, what Zhang Yue never imagined, no matter how hard he racked his brain, was that the so-called "guide" contained only one short sentence.
"Surpass the Lord God, reach the peak stage.]
"Uh… what the—", Looking at this so-called strategy that Ouyang Ling'er had supposedly spent several days carefully preparing, Zhang Yue couldn't help but message her back, ["This guide… is this seriously how rough it is?"]
["Rough? How can you call it rough?",] Ouyang Ling'er said in disbelief, ["This took me two full days and nights to prepare for you, okay?"]
Zhang Yue went silent for a full three seconds.
Then he replied, ["Did you send the wrong file?"]
["No, that's the one,"] Ouyang Ling'er said firmly, ["Surpass the Lord God, peak stage!"]
After a short pause, Ouyang Ling'er explained the reasoning, ["I looked it up. In the World 57, players receive a special identity layer. The ranks, from lowest to highest, are: Mortal, Monarch, Emperor, God, War God, Super God, Celestial God, Lord God, and Transcendent Lord God."]
["Among them, the six divine ranks, God, War God, Super God, Celestial God, Lord God, and Transcendent Lord God, are each further divided into four stages: early, mid, late, and peak."]
["As far as I know, once a player raises their identity to the top, the peak-stage Transcendent Lord God, that rank will unlock a Super Secret Realm. Everything you want is inside that Secret Realm. Once you enter it, your strength can increase by up to tenfold."]
Hearing Ouyang Ling'er's explanation, Zhang Yue immediately understood.
Well… that didn't sound complicated at all. In fact, it was surprisingly simple.
From the description of the Realm of Gods's world background, Zhang Yue learned that in this world, to increase one's identity rank, one must obtain "Divine Consciousness" by killing monsters.
Within the World 57, each time a player kills a monster, they randomly receive 0.1 to 0.3 points of Divine Consciousness.
To evolve from Mortal to Monarch requires 1,000 points of Divine Consciousness.
The higher the identity, the more Divine Consciousness needed for further advancement.
"Looks like it's another monster-grinding mission," Zhang Yue couldn't help but grin, "This mode, I like it!"
Without another word, Zhang Yue, bearing the [Mortal] title, set off together with Chen Zijin, leaving behind the Divine Temple where every street and alley was filled with [Gods].
As Zhang Yue unfolded his Angel Wings, and Chen Zijin rode upon her Thirty-Six-Winged Armageddon Black Dragon, the two had barely left the temple when, in the dark sky ahead, shrouded in black mist, the Eight Great Ferocious Beasts finally caught sight of Zhang Yue and Chen Zijin alone. They prepared to launch a stealth ambush.
But suddenly, they saw Wolong, Hidden Dragon, Xuanlan, and Yuehen, along with Seraph and the others, riding a giant Firebird, following closely behind Zhang Yue.
The Eight Beasts immediately stopped their actions.
"Why are those people haunting him everywhere? They follow that Necromancer no matter where he goes."
"Could it be… they know we're nearby, so they're intentionally guarding him?"
"Damn it! If this keeps up, we'll never get a chance."
"Let's keep watching. If there's no other way, we strike directly! The Necromancer's power right now can't withstand our combined assault. As long as we seize the chance, we can kill him instantly."
Thus, the Eight Beasts continued trailing Zhang Yue in stealth mode, silently following behind.
Before long, Zhang Yue descended from the heavens onto the ground.
As far as his eyes could see, countless [Demon Gods] clad in black armor filled every direction.
These beings were the rulers of the World 57, the Demon Gods.
Near the temple, the ones nearby were all lower-ranked Demon Gods, level 296–297.
Zhang Yue dismissed those low-level ones without a thought, flying past their territories in search of stronger Demon Gods deeper within.
After all, since reaching the World 56, players' level caps had risen from 290 to 295.
All the experience Zhang Yue had accumulated from slaying the God of Malevolence Motan in the World 55 had been released, shooting his level up to 294.
After clearing the World 56, he'd reached level 295.
Now, upon entering the World 57, he released all the stored EXP from his [Demon Contract], causing his level to soar straight to 297.
In the Realm of Gods, each time a player killed a Demon God, they would receive between 0.1–0.3 points of Divine Consciousness.
Although random, the exact amount depended on the level of the slain target.
If the Demon God's level was lower than one's own, only 0.1 points were gained.
If the level matched, 0.2 points.
And if the Demon God's level was higher, the full 0.3 points of Divine Consciousness.
Meaning the reward difference between the highest and lowest tiers was threefold.
If it were just about completing the world mission, it wouldn't matter.
Whether 0.1 or 0.3, Zhang Yue could easily reach the God or even peak War God ranks.
But now, he had a mission requiring him to become a Peak Transcendent Lord God, so he had to make sure every bit of Divine Consciousness he gained was the maximum possible.
After all, the higher one's identity, the more Divine Consciousness was required for advancement.
And don't think it's as easy as "just killing Demon Gods to gain Divine Consciousness."
According to Ouyang Ling'er, since the opening of the Death Territory several months ago, not a single player in the World 57 had managed to raise their identity beyond [Super God].
Keep in mind: beyond Super God, there are still Celestial God, Lord God, and Transcendent Lord God
It's said that since the very beginning of the Death Territory's opening, some players had been grinding in the World 57, killing Demon Gods to accumulate Divine Consciousness.
After several months, they'd only just reached mid-stage Super God, to reach Peak Transcendent Lord God, that was a massive undertaking.
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