The Era of Gods - Chapter 123

Chapter 123: Chapter 123 The Ancient Arena and the Advanced Slarda (Weekend Additional Release)

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Setting aside the matter of his true name for the moment, Lin Xiao excitedly rubbed his hands together and took out a card that was emanating a rich crystalline glow from the Creation Rubik’s Cube.

Yes, after fusing numerous cards and the combined Creation Energy from the dissolution of seven relic shards, he obtained the first Ancient Quality Five Star Card of his life that surpassed the Golden Mythical Quality.

Five Star Environmental Card—Divine Domain Heaven (Ancient): Merge within Divine Realm and transform the realm into heaven.

Effect One: Gain different effects based on the varying terrains of the Divine Realm.

Effect Two: Reproduction speed of all creatures inside Divine Realm +100%, survival rate +100%, lifespan +20.

Effect Three: Energy intensity within Divine Realm +1, capable of birthing transcendent creatures.

Effect Four: Naturally nurture one Nature Spirit every year.

Note: Divine Domain Heaven can perfectly merge into the Divine Realm regardless of stability levels, without occupying a Divine Realm Card slot.

Evaluation: This is the paradise that all creatures dream of, an ideal location for the survival of life anywhere.

Just at the sight of this new card, Lin Xiao knew that the effects of this Ancient Quality Card were stronger than those of the few ancient cards he had seen on the trading platform; he could also confirm that the upper limit of a Five Star Card is indeed Ancient Quality.

There might be higher grade cards, but those belong to even higher levels; the upper limit of a level five card is Ancient Quality.

This card clearly had a higher quality than the previous four cards he had seen; if there were higher quality cards, they would certainly reach that level.

No matter what, the emergence of this card indeed confirmed his speculation; the Creation Energy derived from the dissolution in the Creation Rubik’s Cube truly had two types, with distinct effects.

Ordinary cards or items dissolved into common Creative Power, while dissolving Ancient Treasure resulted in Creation Energy with the power of miracles.

Holding this card, Lin Xiao naturally understood its specific effects.

Effect One, gain different effects based on the varying terrains of the Divine Realm, means that if it’s a plain, it will naturally form fertile and abundant land; if it’s mountainous terrain, it will be a lush primeval forest with random veins of various minerals and metals, an outrageous feature.

If it’s a body of water, it will naturally become a premium marine environment rich in nutrients, lush aquatic plants, and abundant microorganisms.

Effect One could be said to encapsulate the best environments for any terrain. With this, Lin Xiao would no longer need to fuse any other environmental cards in the future; as the Divine Realm expands, the newly included lands will automatically gain this effect after a certain period.

The second effect is an enhanced version of the amalgamated Breeding Card.

The reproduction effect was reduced, but it came with an additional twenty years of lifespan, and what’s more, it’s permanently effective—an actual enhancement.

Effect Three is even more outrageous; it means that the energy intensity of the Divine Realm increases, raising the strength ceiling for the creatures within, allowing for the birth of transcendent creatures, which usually only university students or above could achieve, with it being extremely rare during the high school stage.

Effect Four stems from that Rank 3 Legendary Quality Flower Fairy Card, naturally nurturing one Nature Spirit each year.

A Nature Spirit is a general term that includes Flower Fairies, Little Fairies, Elemental Sprites, Little Pixies, and other naturally nurtured spirits with miraculous abilities.

Spending 700 million faith points for this Heaven Card, Lin Xiao felt it was well worth it.

Without a moment’s hesitation, he simply tossed the crystal card between his fingers and silently commanded in his mind:

“Merge!”

Now, let it merge into the Divine Realm immediately.

The special effect of the Divine Domain Heaven Card allows for a perfect merge into the Divine Realm, disregarding the Divine Realm’s stability and card slot restrictions; it’s as if you could merge an extra card.

As the Heaven Card shattered into a sky full of crystalline light and dissipated, Lin Xiao, who was inside God Country, immediately sensed the entire Divine Realm transforming.

A ceaseless flow of mysterious energy spread out, and a strand of pure energy spontaneously appeared within the whole Divine Realm, growing rapidly. The land and sea territories of the Divine Realm also underwent colossal changes.

The already fertile land became even more fertile under the influence of the mysterious energy, almost oozing black oil when squeezed. Grass for grazing grew wildly, becoming tender and appetizing; trees appeared to grow at a visible rate, leaves turning a vibrant green teeming with life, and variously colored flowers blossomed. The insects became more active.

In the ocean, microorganisms proliferate wildly, with various types of underwater grass and corals spreading crazily in all directions until covering every inch of the ocean floor within Divine Realm.

In the center of the ocean, amidst a dense thicket of luxuriant seaweed and coral where numerous dark currents of energy converged, fine sand stirred and a small turtle with a green back broke out of its egg and staggered forth. As it took its first breath, an unending stream of energy converged towards it.

The Fishmen and Nagas were stunned by this sudden change within the Divine Realm. After a brief moment of shock, they all knelt down and called out the name of the Creator, while Lin Xiao could clearly feel the fluctuation of faith within the Divine Realm.

For now, the Fishmen and Nagas remained unchanged, but it was foreseeable that as the energy intensity within the Divine Realm increased, they too would gradually benefit from the boon of Divine Domain Heaven.

The greatest benefit was the increase in lifespan.

Considering the natural lifespan of a Fishman was only twenty years, and that their advancement was limited, now it doubled. This meant every devotee could provide at least two hundred percent more faith value for him.

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As the strength of the divine power increased, it became easier for them to enhance their abilities and advance in rank, not just in professional level but also in life level, allowing ordinary fishmen to more easily become fishman warriors.

Merging with this Ancient Godly Card might not immediately increase Lin Xiao’s strength, but it was foreseeable that from then on, the development speed of his divine realm would skyrocket, becoming stronger year by year.

And…

Lin Xiao stretched out his right hand, and countless stars converged in his palm, slowly condensing into a gold balance covered in cracks.

His gaze flickered as he looked at the shattered Top-tier Heirloom ‘Fate Judgment Balance,’ his initial hesitation gradually turning into firmness.

The real creation energy obtained from the disassembly of relic shards, with its miraculous power, broadened his horizons and also inspired certain ambitions in him that he had never considered before.

Seven shards of relics, now devoid of any power, could create an Ancient Miracle Card; what about disassembling a Rank 3 high-grade relic?

These seven fragments were most likely from an Ancient Treasure of Rank 1, and the power contained within a Rank 3 high-grade relic was more than ten times that of Rank 1. Should it be disassembled, he would obtain a vast amount of creation energy, equivalent to at least ten times, if not more than twenty times the creation energy from just now—one could forge a Divine Domain Heaven Card, and ten could create ten cards, or a few even more powerful Ancient Cards. This was far more valuable to him now than a relic he might not use before achieving true godhood.

It’s better to have a bird in hand than a hundred in the forest.

Storing something that might not be used for a long time in a warehouse to collect dust—well, before it was fine to let it collect dust since it couldn’t be sold, but now that there was a better way to use it, it would be better to quickly increase his own strength.

At this point, Lin Xiao made up his mind and threw the long-neglected Top-tier Heirloom ‘Fate Judgment Balance’ from the warehouse into the Creation Rubik’s Cube.

With a thought, the Magic Cube quivered slightly, and a surge of creation energy, much more potent than that from the seven relic shards disassembled earlier, flowed out, while the Fate Judgment Balance faded somewhat in its golden light and shrank a little.

As the Magic Cube slowly rotated, wisps of gold mist drifted away from the Gold Balance, which continued to shrink, smaller and smaller, while the creation energy increased more and more, quickly surpassing ten times the amount he had anticipated.

As the palm-sized miniature Fate Judgment Balance completely disappeared, two entangled golden points of light appeared in the spot where the Balance had been.

“Destiny, Judgement!”

This was the manifestation of the two rules contained within the Fate Judgment Balance—Fate and Judgement. Lin Xiao pondered for a moment and decided not to disassemble the two points of light; instead, he kept them with that thread of Power of Fate he’d previously acquired, storing them inside the Creation Rubik’s Cube.

Currently not being a demigod and lacking divine power, these could only be preserved within the Magic Cube, as they would disappear into the environment in minutes if taken out.

In the future, once he became a demigod, he might use divine power to attempt to comprehend these two powerful aspects of godhood through these materialized rules.

He couldn’t be certain of complete understanding, but he had the opportunity.

Judgement was manageable, but this Fate Godhood…

No explanation needed—the word “destiny” itself could convey everything.

First, storing these two entities deep within the Magic Cube, Lin Xiao turned his attention to the sum of creation energy in the Cube space, now a full thirty-four times stronger than before, and his lips couldn’t help but curl into a smile.

If the creation energy from the disassembly of those seven relic shards was set as one unit, the Fate Judgment Balance had yielded thirty-four units of creation energy.

So much creation energy…

He was a bit troubled because he had no cards to fuse with.

A Bloody Gladiator Arena card was pretty good, and he could use it to enhance and evolve, but right now, he had no cards to infuse it with, which seemed a bit of a waste just to enhance this card alone.

So, a fortunate dilemma now plagued him: having ample evolution energy but lacking base materials for enhancement.

“Wait a minute!”

Lin Xiao cocked his head as he looked at a large display showing a fishman from within his divine realm alone killing a Lobster Man and then praying in front of the Lobster Man’s corpse before the meal; an idea quickly surfaced in his mind.

If there were no suitable base materials for synthesis and enhancement, might he consider using his own Clan?

Like fishmen, or maybe the Naga.

Could the miracles produced by the creation energy be applied to the members of his Clan?

If so, what miraculous transformations might occur?

The thought had barely formed when he couldn’t contain his intense curiosity any longer. With a wave of his hand, an ethereal card emerged, quickly solidifying into reality, with the image of a fishman swiftly taking shape on it.

For the first experiment, he’d play it safe and start with the Gray Fog Fishman as the test subject; if successful, he’d attempt to upgrade the Black Scale Naga.

Reaching out, the Gray Fog Fishman Card, which had already been integrated into the divine realm, appeared in his hand.

Though it was just a small card, it was fundamental to all the Grey Mist Fish People within the divine realm. If this card were destroyed, all the fishmen in the realm wouldn’t be affected, but…