Transcending Godhood: I Extract Keywords and Crush the Gods

Lin Yuan hovered above the divine realm.

His gaze pierced through the ashes and landed on the altar in the center of the basin.

Lin Yuan raised his hand, aiming it at the remains on the altar.

A dark golden light burst forth from his eyes as the chains pierced the cockroach king's corpse.

The insect's body disintegrates. Flesh, exoskeleton, and venom separate and scatter under the strangulation of the chains.

A moment later, a dark green fluorescent orb floated in mid-air.

[Note: Extraction successful. Obtained the black iron-level concept term: acid corrosion.]

[Affix Effect: Grants followers' bodily fluids a strong acidic property. Attacks inflict corrosive damage and can easily melt the armor of creatures of the same level.]

Lin Yuan exerted force with his fingertips, crushing the ball of light.

The Divine Realm panel automatically deducts 60 Faith Points.

The ball of light transformed into sixty green beams, which entered the body of the kneeling, petrified goblin below.

Roar.

The goblins let out a low growl.

A few drops of dark green sweat seeped from the cracks in their rocky armor.

Sweat dripped onto the scorched earth, making a hissing sound and etching small pits into it.

The bone blades in their hands were also covered with a pale green acid film.

All sixty goblins evolved into heavily armored warriors with poison.

Lin Yuan nodded in satisfaction, but did not immediately leave the Divine Realm.

His gaze was drawn to a few faint reflections at the edge of the battlefield.

Lin Yuan lowered his consciousness, which hovered ten meters above the ground.

Below are piles of decaying cockroach carcasses.

On this desolate, scorched earth, the unique laws of the wasteland environment are silently at work.

The 300,000 square kilometers of scorched earth is itself a natural oven.

The embers of fire falling from the sky, the high temperatures surging from the earth's veins, and the daily trampling and fighting of the goblins.

The neurotoxins in the dead cockroaches did not dissipate.

Instead, it was gradually boiled, settled, and purified by this harsh land.

Lin Yuan made a grabbing motion in the air.

A dozen or so dark green, irregularly shaped polyhedral crystals emerged from the thick ash and flew into his palm.

The crystals feel cold to the touch, and green mist flows inside.

He brought up the Divine Realm panel to scan.

[Wasteland Toxic Crystal]

[Quality: Top-grade Black Iron]

[Synopsis: The toxins within the Abyss Cockroaches, after three months of natural smelting under the extremely harsh temperatures and toxic gases of the wasteland, have had their rampant abyssal impurities removed, resulting in highly concentrated toxin crystals.]

A strange light flashed in Lin Yuan's eyes.

In the textbooks of conventional deities, anything poisonous is a threat to the divine realm.

If this thing appears in the divine realm of a deity of the nature or light element, they would have to spend a lot of money to have someone purify it.

But the universe is vast, and there are always some unconventional paths.

A wandering deity who cultivates the laws of poison, the laws of the dead, and even the laws of shadow.

What's most lacking is this kind of naturally purified, high-purity poison crystal without the abyssal frenzy attribute.

Lin Yuan decisively withdrew from the Divine Realm space.

He opened his eyes, raised his hand to open the divine terminal, and logged into the Pantheon Trading Network.

Switch identities and register an anonymous account: Scrap Recycling Station.

Lin Yuan uploaded all of the dozen or so [Wasteland Poison Crystals] along with several hundred relatively complete advanced mutated cockroach shells.

He showed no mercy when it came to pricing.

Poison Crystals are priced at 2000 Faith Points each. Carapaces are priced at 1200 Faith Points each.

It's 30% more expensive than regular toxic materials on the market.

They prey on untrained individuals who desperately need materials.

Unorthodox deities often operate on the black market and cannot purchase legitimate materials. When they encounter such pure poison crystals, they will sell everything they own to acquire them.

Confirmed for release.

Lin Yuan got up and went to the kitchen to get a glass of water.

I had just drunk half a glass when the terminal started vibrating wildly.

Ding!Ding!Ding!

The crisp notification sounds came one after another.

Your item has been sold!

Your item has been sold!

In less than an hour, the shelves were completely emptied.

The account balance fluctuated wildly. After deducting the outrageous black market fees of up to 20%, a huge sum of money arrived in the account.

Current Faith Points Balance: 28450

Lin Yuan looked at the numbers on the terminal and a smile appeared on his lips.

Exorbitant profits.

A cockroach egg case bought with several hundred faith points.

Not only did he serve as a free sparring partner for believers for three months, but the byproducts he produced also sold for nearly 30,000 yuan.

With the talent for extracting creations and this natural melting pot wasteland, I can completely mass-produce these custom-made poisons.

The Abyss Processing Plant truly lives up to its name.

With this money, Lin Yuan listed more than a dozen plans for expanding the army in his mind.

Just as he was about to enter other trading areas to buy up goods, the military communication device on his wrist lit up with a blinding red light.

[Urgent Notice: All students in Class 2, Grade 12, log in to the virtual campus immediately. Latecomers will be expelled!]

From: Class Teacher Lei Yan.

Lin Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly.

Military order.

He immediately went back to bed and put on the holographic access device.

A flash of white light.

Lin Yuan appeared in the virtual classroom of Class 2, Grade 12.

The students in the class had not yet recovered from the shock of the morning, and their faces were full of fatigue and fear.

Wang Pangzi squeezed into the crowd, saw Lin Yuan, and was about to greet him when the space above the stage distorted.

Lei Yan appeared out of thin air.

"Everyone's here." Lei Yan coldly surveyed the entire room.

The classroom was completely silent.

"I have something to inform you." Lei Yan tapped his fingers on the table, making a dull thud.

"Your newbie protection period ends completely at midnight tonight."

Upon hearing this, a collective gasp of astonishment rippled through the crowd below.

The new player protection period in the world of gods is only seven days.

For seven days, the divine realm was protected by the laws of the alliance, isolating it from all external invasions.

Once the protection period ends, the divine realm will be exposed to the astral plane.

"Next Monday, the Jiangcheng Education Bureau will join forces with the military to launch the first large-scale assessment for this year's senior high school students."

"Divine Realm Defense Simulation Battle"

Lei Yan turned around and used one hand to pull out a huge battle star map on the holographic blackboard.

"There are no theoretical exams, no assessment of how well your farmland grows, and no assessment of how beautiful your fairies are."

"The military will use large-scale formations to project the captured phantoms of abyssal demons directly into your divine realm."

"This is a real battle to defend the front line."

Lei Yan's voice echoed in the empty classroom, carrying a strong smell of blood.

"The rules are simple. The longer you last, the more monsters you kill, the higher your score, and the higher your ranking."

Several ordinary students turned pale.

"Teacher," a girl raised her hand tremblingly, "Will the monster projection... attack our followers?"

Lei Yan sneered: "Otherwise what? Although the projection doesn't have the full power of the demon's true form, its physical attacks and law-based damage are 100% real."

"The monsters will not only tear your believers apart, but also destroy the buildings you have painstakingly built. Once your believers are all dead, your divine realm will collapse."

The classroom fell into dead silence.

Just minutes before, this rich kid was showing off the beautiful scenery of his divine realm on the forum, but now he was sweating profusely.

This isn't an exam; it's putting their hard work to the test.

Lei Yan looked at the terrified faces below and changed the subject.

"Of course, the military won't let you shed blood for nothing."

"Top 100 in the whole school, reward 10,000 Faith Points."

"Top ten will be rewarded with 100,000 Faith Points, plus a Black Iron-level Environment Card."

Upon hearing this number, many people's breathing became rapid.

100,000 Faith Points are enough to buy a decent low-tier Clan Bloodline.

Lei Yan paused for a moment, then his single eye flashed with a sharp light.

"As for the top student in the whole school..."

"With special approval from the military, I am awarded a [Bronze-level Barracks Building Blueprint]."

Holy crap!

The classroom erupted in chaos.

Lin Yuan, who had been huddled in the back row, began to breathe more heavily.

Architectural drawings.

In the world of gods, there are resource cards, environment cards, and bloodline cards.

You can buy anything on trading websites as long as you have money.

The barracks blueprints, however, are strategic resources monopolized by the military and top conglomerates.

With just a blueprint for a military camp, and as long as there are enough materials, a real building can rise from the ground in the divine realm.

Believers who enter the barracks for training can gain systematic career bonuses and even be promoted to special troop types.

Unlimited enhancement, with no limit on the number of times.

Money can't buy it.

Fatty Wang was so excited that his fat jiggled. He lowered his voice and roared at Lin Yuan, "Yuanzi! The barracks blueprints! If we can get our hands on them, we can throw any kind of clan in and they'll come out as regular soldiers!"

Lin Yuan didn't speak, but his heart began to race.

His petrified goblin now evolves entirely through haphazard brawling and killing insects.

If you have barracks blueprints, extract them using your own keywords.

He can mass-produce an army of monsters that are immune to pain, impervious to blades and bullets, and possess strong acids.

We must win first place.

Lei Yan looked down at the students below, whose greed and excitement had reignited, and a cruel smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

Don't get too excited yet.

A bucket of cold water was poured over his head.

"The monster projections provided by the military have no upper limit to their strength. As long as your divine realm does not collapse, the projections will descend wave after wave."

"The consequence of insatiable greed is the annihilation of all believers and the shattering of divinity."

Lei Yan supported himself on the podium with one hand, leaning forward.

"In the simulated battle, you can press the surrender button on your terminal. The military will then cut off the projection connection."

"Only those who are alive are qualified to be gods. Those who are dead are just space junk in the astral plane."

"Do what you can."

Those four words struck a chord in everyone's hearts.