Transcending Godhood: I Extract Keywords and Crush the Gods

Starry Sky University, in a remote and secluded corner.

The dormitory building for new students.

This is a dormitory building converted from an abandoned starship. The lights in the corridors flicker, and the air circulation system works intermittently.

The door to room 302 was kicked open.

A freshman with short, dark red hair strode in and casually threw his bag onto the bed.

"Is this even a place for humans to live?" The red-haired freshman ripped open his collar, his face full of rage.

"I'm a top contender in the Tianxuan Star Region, and this lousy school just crammed us into this junkbox?"

The long-haired young man in the next bunk sneered, took out a short blade from his storage ring, and played with it in his hand.

"Be content. I just inquired and found out that our high-risk third shift is actually quite well-off. The regular shift next door lives in an underground air-raid shelter."

"What a load of crap!" The red-haired freshman pulled over a chair and sat down.

"I heard that those students who were admitted early were assigned to large, independent villas as soon as they arrived, and they were even exempted from military training."

"Why should they? Just because they arrived two months earlier?"

The third burly young man, who was tidying up his armor, stopped what he was doing and said in a rough voice:

"I've heard about it too. And the instructors in charge of our military training this time are from the group that started early."

The room fell silent for a second after those words were spoken.

Then, the red-haired freshman chuckled.

"Our peers are our instructors? What kind of interstellar joke is this?"

He leaned back in his chair, his eyes full of disdain. "We've all just come out of the college entrance exam hall, who's worse than whom?"

"I sensed it just now. There are at least twenty people in this building who are at the initial stage of the fifth level of demigod."

The long-haired youth sheathed his short blade, his eyes filled with arrogance.

"I broke through to the fifth level of the demigod realm before the college entrance exam. Even if those students admitted early have better resources, how could they possibly change everything in two months?"

"They'd better see if they have the ability to bully us and lord it over us."

The burly young man twisted his neck and sneered.

"Tomorrow is military training. I want to see just how capable these so-called instructors are."

"If you can't even beat me, you should give up the villa and come back to live in this lousy dormitory."

The three of them became more and more excited as they talked.

As top geniuses from their respective star regions, their inherent pride prevents them from bowing down to their peers.

In their view, the early approval process was merely a step ahead. In a real-world scenario, the outcome remains uncertain.

In the corner of the dormitory.

On the lower bunk by the window, a fair-skinned boy sat on the edge of the bed.

Wearing oval glasses, he exuded a timid and honest aura, making him seem easily bullied.

He didn't participate in the three's heated discussion; he just looked down at the Star Key in his hand, his eyes vacant.

He felt that his life was full of dark humor.

His original plan was perfect: apply to a mid-ranking key university and choose a major in the field of Divine Realm that leans towards logistics or research.

To graduate peacefully and then be hired by a conglomerate or family.

Become a senior consultant, earn a high salary, and live a stable life.

He had even filled out his college application.

When the acceptance letter arrived, he was completely dumbfounded.

Starry Sky University, High-Risk Class 3.

He didn't even apply to this school!

He later learned that it was because of the director of the admissions office in his star region.

In order to meet the school's quota, they transferred him, a promising student whose overall score met the requirements.

What kind of place is Starry Sky University?

The most prestigious university in the entire universe has a casualty rate that is no lower than that of military academies.

The students here are either scions of powerful families with influential backgrounds or ruthless killers who don't blink an eye when it comes to murder.

He was merely a demigod of the plant-based divine realm.

Looking at his three roommates, who were itching to confront the instructors during military training the next day, he felt a headache coming on.

These idiots.

Can those who get into the early admission program be ordinary people? Can those who are assigned to be instructors by the school not be capable?

"Those three idiots are definitely going to get a beating tomorrow," he thought to himself with a sigh.

"I just hope that when they get beaten up, their blood doesn't splatter on me. I just want to live to get my diploma."

He rolled over and lay down, pulling the blanket over his head.

The same idea wasn't limited to dormitory 302.

In this dormitory building, more than 40% of the nearly 1,000 new students share similar thoughts.

They were all top performers in their respective star systems, and were proud and arrogant.

Upon learning that their instructors were the same age as them, resentment quickly spread among the new students.

A "reverse intimidation" operation targeting the instructors is being secretly planned.

……

The next morning, at the main campus of Starry Sky University

The light from the artificial star pierced through the atmosphere of the Death Star and shone on the square.

Lin Yuan appeared in the center of the square right on time.

He did not deliberately release his divine power, nor did he adopt any imposing posture.

Just standing there quietly, the surrounding light was subtly distorted by some invisible force field.

A sixth-level demigod, with the laws contained within.

A few minutes later, several figures swept in from different directions and landed on the square.

On the right side of the square, Yan Lie was circling around Lin Yuan.

"Class monitor! When we're welcoming the new students, should I release a couple of lava meteors to liven things up?"

Yan Lie, beaming with excitement, waved his fist. "Just say the word, and I'll raze their dorm building to the ground!"

Lin Yuan glanced at him, wondering if these freshmen could really survive with all this stuff around.

"Shut up and stand still."

"Alright!" Yan Lie immediately put his legs together and stood behind Lin Yuan.

Cheng E emerged from the shadows, his hands in his pockets.

Upon seeing Lin Yuanyi, Cheng E paused in his tracks.

He quickly changed direction and walked to the stone pillar furthest from Lin Yuan, then leaned against it.

Cheng E's gaze wandered, always avoiding direct eye contact with Lin Yuan.

In the Rubik's Cube world, he was grabbed by the neck with one hand by the evil spirit that Lin Yuan had transformed into.

The scene of having his life force completely drained has become a nightmare he can never shake off.

That absolute sense of overwhelming power makes him break out in a cold sweat whenever he gets within ten meters of Lin Yuan.

Shen Yubai walked on the water and landed not far from Cheng E. He glanced at Lin Yuan and nodded slightly as a greeting.

Shen Yubai's mindset was relatively stable.

He was killed by Chu Xiaoxiao's mechanical gods in the Rubik's Cube world, without directly facing Lin Yuan's terror.

He knew Lin Yuan was very strong, but he didn't feel that deep-seated fear.

"Bang!"

With a loud bang, Tuoba Lie landed on the square.

He was still shirtless, and the totems on his bronze skin shimmered.

Tuoba Lie stood up and looked directly at Lin Yuan.

His breathing became slightly heavier, and a hint of apprehension flashed deep in his eyes.

In the Rubik's Cube world, his sternum was crushed by Lin Yuan's foot. The pain of that double collapse of his body and laws is still fresh in his memory.

However, while Tuoba Lie respected the strong, he would not lose his pride because of it.

Chu Xiaoxiao walked down the steps of the teaching building.

Lin Yuan turned to look at her, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

Chu Xiaoxiao has changed so much.

The vice class monitor, who always wore black-rimmed glasses and had a calm, studious demeanor, disappeared.

Now, her long hair is casually draped over her shoulders, and her eyes are indifferent.

After her mechanical death in the Rubik's Cube world, her physical body returned to normal.

But that experience of completely erasing emotions and transforming into an absolutely rational machine brought about a dramatic change in her state of mind.

She was no longer troubled by greed, and her spiritual consciousness became incredibly pure.

The divine power fluctuations were contained, but Lin Yuan could still sense them.

The divine power within her body has undergone a profound reconstruction, making her strength significantly greater than it was a month ago.

Chu Xiaoxiao stopped three meters in front of Lin Yuan.

She looked at Lin Yuan with a complicated expression.

There was an instinctive admiration for the strong, gratitude for Lin Yuan for forcing her to the brink of death, and a thirst for knowledge to uncover Lin Yuan's secrets.

There was no resentment.

"Class monitor," Chu Xiaoxiao said calmly, her voice devoid of much emotion.

"A significant improvement," Lin Yuan offered an objective assessment.

"A blessing in disguise." Chu Xiaoxiao nodded, stood behind Lin Yuan, and said nothing more.

Time passed by, second by second.

Ten minutes have passed since the agreed meeting time.

Six instructors are needed, but one more is missing.

Tuoba Lie frowned and impatiently kicked a pebble on the ground:

"What has that bastard Bai Ye been doing? He's late for the first day of training, does he really think he's the boss?"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a whooshing sound came from the sky.

A skeletal dragon of the dead swooped down from the clouds.

The bone dragon hovered above the plaza, its bone wings whipping up a gust of wind that caused everyone's clothes to flutter.

A figure leaped off the dragon's back and landed steadily in front of the crowd.

Upon seeing the newcomer's attire, the people in the square were stunned.

Bai Ye was wearing an exaggerated, dark-colored floor-length robe with a high collar that almost covered half of her neck.

He wore a pale, bony half-face mask, revealing only his eyes.

He was also holding a white bone staff inlaid with a huge soul gem.

He deliberately lowered his voice, speaking in a hoarse yet magnetic tone:

"Gentlemen, I apologize for the wait. The awakening of the dead always takes some time."

Tuoba Lie stared wide-eyed at Bai Ye's attire, his lips twitching.

"Are you out of your mind?" Tuoba Lie snapped without hesitation. "Being late is one thing, but dressed like a shaman. Do you think we're going to an interstellar theater for a grand opera?"

In Tuoba Lie's eyes, Bai Ye was nothing more than a freeloader who clung to Lin Yuan's coattails in the Rubik's Cube world.

He climbed to the position of vice class monitor by flattering and currying favor, and now he dares to act all mysterious and deceitful here.

Bai Ye straightened up and slammed his staff heavily on the ground with one hand.

"Do you even know what oppression is? You muscle-bound idiot with your head full of sand."

Through his mask, Bai Ye looked at Tuoba Lie with disdain. "We're here today to be instructors. What do instructors need?"

"It needs mystery, it needs authority, it needs to make those freshmen feel it's unfathomable at first glance!"

Bai Ye pointed at Tuoba Lie's bare upper body: "Look at you, shirtless, you look like a bandit."

"If freshmen see you like that, they'll just think you're a muscle-bound, simple-minded brute with no class whatsoever."

"Who are you calling a brute!" Tuoba Lie laughed angrily, with yellow sand swirling around him.

"I'm talking to you." Bai Ye was not afraid at all, his words coming out like a machine gun.

"What, you want to fight? Don't forget, I'm the vice class monitor now, you're just a clerk at best. Watch your manner when you talk to your superior."

"You're asking for death!" Tuoba Lie was completely enraged by the word "leader".

He feared Lin Yuan, but he absolutely feared Bai Ye, that "scoundrel".

Yellow sand gathered in Tuoba Lie's palm, and the surrounding air became dry and scorching.

Not to be outdone, Bai Ye's soul gem at the top of his staff glowed with a ghastly green light, and white frost began to form on the ground beneath his feet.

It looked like the two were about to start fighting in the square.

"Alright."

Lin Yuan raised his eyelids and glanced at the two of them.

There was no burst of divine power, nor any suppression of a domain. Just a simple glance.

The yellow sand in Tuoba Lie's palm instantly dissipated.

He gritted his teeth and swallowed the anger that was rising in his throat.

She glared coldly at Bai Ye, then turned and returned to her original position.

Bai Ye quickly put away his staff, moved closer to Lin Yuan, and echoed:

"Brother Lin Yuan is right, business is more important. I won't stoop to the level of this idiot."