Chapter 26: The Array Has Attained Its Spirit

"I… Holy crap, Godfather, what's going on? So many believers, and they're all equipped with weapons! Doesn't Godfather raise Bodhi Treasure Snakes?" Zhang Pang rubbed his eyes hard, his heart suffering another ten thousand points of critical damage.

"Who is this person? He's clearly from Class 7, but his score is almost squeezing into the top 100."

Although only a few hours had passed in reality, several months had already gone by within the Divine Kingdom.

A massive leaderboard stood right in the center of the playground.

"1st Place, Luo Bing, 1.63 million points

2nd Place, Li Tianheng, 420,000 points

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99th Place, Li Shuhao, 180,000 points

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105th Place, Yang Fan, 140,000 points

…"

The current rankings did not represent actual strength. After all, the Divine Kingdom area for this assessment was simply too large. Most of the believers' time was spent searching for demon beasts, with very few actual combat opportunities.

Some students who were clearly from Class 1 of the third year were currently ranked beyond eight hundredth place.

"This Yang Fan caused quite a stir when he first awakened. Even though he has the F-grade talent 'Resources', his initial Divine Kingdom area was as high as a million square kilometers."

"I remember now, this guy isn't simple. He actually has 6 Rank 1 beings. This level of Divine Kingdom development should be enough to qualify for Class 1."

"Looking at the believers' strength alone, it's still a bit of a stretch."

"This Li Shuhao is also from Class 7. How is he so fierce? Three hundred Rank 1 beings. With this kind of ability, why stay in Class 7?"

"He's different. After awakening a C-grade talent, he was recognized and brought back into the Li Family. He's bound to be promoted to Class 1 after the placement exam. Your news is outdated."

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On the high platform, Yang Fan's sudden surge to around 100th place naturally caught the attention of some important figures.

"This kid is not bad. Since he was assigned to Class 7, I assume he has no background. Being able to develop his believers to this stage in three months isn't easy," Wan Sanqian lamented.

"Indeed, his Myriad Spirits Return to Origin Array is also very proficient. After killing so many demon beasts, fewer than a hundred believers are injured, and not a single one has died." Tie Wuqing's eyes showed quite a bit of appreciation.

"Brother Tie, how about letting this person go to me?"

"That won't do. We'll see who offers higher terms when the time comes."

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Nearly a hundred demon wolves covered in green flames dived down from the mountaintop.

"Center army shield-bearers, hold the line! Left and right spearmen, outflank them! Archers in the rear, prepare!" Yang Fan raised his hand and commanded.

Booming sounds of impact echoed at the engagement point. The skulls of Rank 1 demon beasts were tougher than ordinary fine iron. With just one wave of impact, those shields were smashed to pieces. Dozens of believers behind them had their necks bitten through or chests crushed by the demon wolves, flesh and blood flying everywhere.

Facing this scene, Yang Fan's expression remained unchanged. Under the Evolution Talent, the believers within the Divine Kingdom reproduced extremely quickly; these dead soldiers could be replenished immediately.

In comparison, Yang Fan felt more distressed about the weapons.

He had only bought fifty thousand sets of Mortal Weapons; losing one meant one less available.

"If I had known these weapons were consumed so quickly, I would have purchased more as spares," Yang Fan sighed softly.

Participating in a Divine Kingdom war for the first time and without guidance from elders, there were indeed many things he hadn't considered thoroughly.

A hundred demon wolves were nothing to an army of over ten thousand. Aside from the first wave of impact that killed or injured dozens of believers, they were immediately surrounded by the thousands-strong force and hacked to death.

Yang Fan looked up toward the depths of the Divine Kingdom and murmured, "The density of demon beasts in this area is still too low. I must continue deeper."

The assessment only lasted ten days. If he just hovered around the edges, the efficiency of hunting demon beasts would be too low.

Yang Fan sent down a divine oracle, ordering the other four armies to close in on the Shenqi Army, narrowing the distance to twenty li, and continued to push forward.

The real-world large screen leaderboard showed:

"172nd Place, Yang Fan, 3.64 million points."

Since this was the Divine Kingdom of Hong Bing, a Rank 3 deity, Yang Fan's initial marching route was very cautious. In the five years within the Divine Kingdom, he had only encountered Rank 1 demon beasts, and the largest pack had only consisted of 300 wolves.

With such a steady style of conduct, his points were naturally overtaken by other students.

If Yang Fan knew this result, he would certainly be dissatisfied, but his best friend Zhang Pang was currently extremely excited.

"My brother is actually so fierce! I'm following you from now on." Zhang Pang held his lunch box, continuously shoveling food into his mouth.

During this time, Zhang Pang had not left the school. When hungry, he ordered takeout, fearing that when his brother came out of the nutrition pod, he wouldn't be the first person his brother saw.

After three months of Divine Kingdom awakening, the believers already possessed this kind of combat power. Breaking through to become a demigod in the future was practically a sure thing, and there might even be a chance to become a deity.

It didn't matter whose Subordinate God he became. Zhang Pang had already made up his mind; in the future, he would grow grain for Yang Fan. Since they were brothers, the price couldn't be squeezed too hard.

Prodigies like Luo Bing and Li Tianheng already had scores exceeding 50 million at this point and had begun hunting Rank 2 demon beasts.

However, the big bosses of Yang County on the high platform did not focus their gaze on them.

The main purpose of coming to Yang County No. 1 Middle School to observe the ceremony was to recruit young talents for their own companies. Naturally, prodigies from great families like Luo Bing could not be their targets.

"This little fellow Yang Fan is in trouble. He actually encountered a pack of Monitor Lizard Rabbits, nearly three thousand Rank 1 demon beasts. His army is likely to suffer significant losses," Wan Sanqian said while looking at the light screen in the sky.

"His luck is a bit poor. These fifty thousand believers should be the backbone of his Divine Kingdom. After experiencing this great battle, if there's no replenishment of troops, I'm afraid he won't be qualified to go deeper," Tie Wuqing said regretfully.

Within the Divine Kingdom, Yang Fan watched the groups of giant rabbits as tall as two people and instantly issued an order: "Set up defenses! The Azure Dragon and White Tiger armies, close in at full speed!"

Orders were strictly followed. The two Rank 1 beings of the Shenqi Army stood at the eye of the Myriad Spirits Return to Origin Array. All soldiers pressed their bodies close together, holding their weapons and standing firm.

Nearly three thousand Rank 1 demon beasts—this was the greatest challenge the Shenqi Army had ever faced.

Dust billowed as the massive bodies of the Monitor Lizard Rabbits pressed against the shield-bearers, their front claws smashing toward the soldiers' heads.

With a bang, the heads of hundreds of believers were smashed off, their bodies falling into pools of blood.

"First row, retreat! Second row, vanguard squad, step forward!"

"Archers, suppress them!"

"Soldiers on the left wing, hold the line for this General! Anyone who dares to take a single step back will be executed without mercy!"

"Fight for the God! Fight to the death, no retreat!"

With the support of the Myriad Spirits Return to Origin Array, even though they were just ten thousand mortals, they actually blocked the first wave of attack at the cost of only a few hundred sacrifices.

The battle situation within the Divine Kingdom was clearly visible as a projection to the outside world.

A hint of surprise and doubt appeared in Wan Sanqian's eyes: "The Myriad Spirits Return to Origin Array already has a trace of divine spirit. He has actually comprehended it to the Minor Accomplishment stage. This… this isn't right."

Not just him, even the two elders from the Luo and Li families became interested.

"Even if we count from the moment he awakened his Divine Kingdom, it's only been three months. It's not easy to practice an F-grade array to such a level." Luo Chengfeng stroked his beard, a hint of inquiry in his eyes.