Transcending Godhood: I Extract Keywords and Crush the Gods

Xiao Lie was not surprised to see that Lin Yuan reacted indifferently to the two divine fragments, [Flesh and Blood] and [Wasteland].

It's just that young people haven't broadened their horizons yet.

He led Lin Yuan further inside, stopping in front of the other two force field spheres.

"If you don't like those two, take a look at these two." Xiao Lie pointed to a prismatic crystal with a metallic luster on the left.

"【Mechanical Ascension】Divine Fragment. From a high-ranking warlord of the Mechanical Race."

"Your divine realm has the foundation of living metal. By fusing with it, your kin can directly achieve a semi-mechanical leap, becoming immune to most mind control and conventional physical attacks."

Then, he pointed to a cluster of eerie green flames sealed within a force field on his right: "Fragment of [Abyssal Poison Flame]".

"Not only is it poisonous, but it also inflicts soul-burning effects. A divine skill for clearing large areas."

Xiao Lie turned around, his expression turning serious, adopting the posture of a commander instructing new recruits:

"Lin Yuan, don't think that you can get away with using the number of troops and mutations at the demigod stage. You can do it at the true god stage too."

"The fragment of divinity is the only key for demigods to cross the barrier of true godhood, and its function is mainly reflected in the later stages of demigodhood."

He pointed to the void with his finger: "Take that little girl from the Su family, Su Yueying, as an example."

"Her performance in the big exam was indeed not as good as yours, and she was even completely overshadowed by you."

"But she fused with the divine fragments of the six-winged angel ahead of time, and the more she progressed to the late stage of demigodhood, the easier it became for her to break through realms."

"The boost that divine fragments provide to the divine realm environment and troop types is a continuous, exponential burst."

"That's the confidence of scions of powerful families." Xiao Lie looked directly into Lin Yuan's eyes. "Your foundation is weak, and the environment in the Divine Realm is extremely poor."

"You should choose the most secure and suitable fragment to solidify the foundation for your future impact on the true God. Avoid trying to do too much at once."

Xiao Lie spoke at length.

The core message is simple: stay calm and don't be reckless.

Lin Yuan stood still and nodded obediently.

He knew very well that Xiao Lie was giving him a warning, afraid that he would go astray due to his youthful arrogance.

But looking at these fragments of divine essence that others would dream of obtaining, Lin Yuan felt only boredom.

The Barren Divine Office? It can cause enemies entering the divine realm to lose ten times their life force and divine power.

Flesh and Blood Cleric? A rudimentary rule that allows one's kin to be reborn from a drop of blood.

These two attributes seem to fit the wasteland perfectly.

The problem is that the liquid gold blood-devouring demon tree at the center of his divine realm has a similar function.

Not to mention, he had just inserted two god-level terms extracted from the core fragment of the demon god into the demon tree.

Once the Demon Tree has passed its dormant and transformative period, the rules it controls will be far more domineering than this incomplete wasteland and flesh-and-blood divine authority.

The divine realm can nourish the gods.

Having the transformed demonic tree, it would be a waste for him to then fuse with these slightly overlapping divine essences.

This was a complete waste of the opportunity to select top-tier resources that the military was willing to pay for.

As for the two that are introduced later, they don't sound like anything special.

It is a pity that it is tasteless.

Lin Yuan's gaze swept past Xiao Lie and landed on the force field spheres deep within the treasure vault.

Suddenly, his gaze fixed on a transparent sphere in the most secluded corner.

My heart skipped a beat for no reason.

The hidden talent [Creation Extraction] deep within the soul trembled like never before.

The feeling was like a madman who had been starving for ten or fifteen days suddenly smelling an unparalleled delicacy.

Temptation.

A deadly temptation!

Back in the [Ember-07] dimension, when facing the core of the Abyss Demon God.

Lin Yuan was simply excited, thinking he could make a fortune.

But now, facing this inconspicuous fragment in the corner.

He had an instinctive urge to devour it at all costs.

Its allure is ten times greater than that of the Demon God's core!

Lin Yuan suppressed his wildly beating heart, stepped past Xiao Lie, and walked straight to the force field ball in the corner.

Inside the force field sphere, a gray-black irregular polyhedron is suspended.

It had no luster and did not emit the slightest fluctuation of laws.

It's like a broken stone picked up randomly from the roadside.

"Commander Xiao, what is this?" Lin Yuan asked, pointing to the gray-black polyhedron.

Xiao Lie stepped forward, glanced at it, and frowned.

"Your eye for things is always so weird," Xiao Lie shook his head. "This thing's origin is unknown."

"Three years ago, the Starfire Legion unearthed it from the ruins of an ancient alien race on the outskirts of the Star Defense Line."

"A few old guys at the military research institute spent a whole year studying it, using true god-level laws to analyze it, but they couldn't figure it out at all."

"It's like a black hole; it neither rejects nor absorbs any laws."

"Because it was taken from the very core of the ruined altar, it can be reluctantly classified as a fragment of an unknown deity."

Xiao Lie looked at Lin Yuan: "There's no reference data for this thing. Fusing with it could be an incredible opportunity, or it could extinguish your divine fire and turn you into a cripple. I don't recommend you choose it."

"This is it." Lin Yuan said without any hesitation, his tone resolute.

Xiao Lie paused for a moment, then gave Lin Yuan a deep look.

He didn't try to persuade him any further.

Back when the underground abyss storage facility was sealed, Lin Yuan selected three extremely dangerous sources of pollution, and he didn't stop him.

As it turns out, this kid not only survived, but also crushed all the elite families in Tianhai Province during the major exam.

"Alright, it's your own path, you choose it yourself." Xiao Lie entered the highest-level password for the military region commander.

The force field slowly activated.

Lin Yuan reached out and grabbed the gray-black polyhedron.

The polyhedron felt cool to the touch and showed no abnormalities.

Lin Yuan quickly put it into a specially made lead box.

Xiao Lie watched him pack his things away and then suddenly chuckled.

"You've been making quite a splash lately," Xiao Lie said jokingly, arms crossed. "The military intelligence network has been pushing news about you to me every day these past few days."

"What 'Popularity', 'Jiangcheng Comeback Myth', 'Stopper of Powerful Families'?"

"Those people at the Tianhai Provincial Department of Education are practically worshipping you as a mascot on a shrine."

Thinking about those outrageously exaggerated media reports outside.

Looking at the ruthless and vicious boy in front of him who only targets dangerous items, Xiao Lie found it all quite comical.

Lin Yuan also said helplessly, "It was all arranged by the Education Department. I was only responsible for collecting the bonus."

The two turned and walked out of the vault.

As Lin Yuan approached the spatial rift, he suddenly stopped.

He recalled Bai Ye's mysterious and suspenseful expression when the big exam ended.

"Commander Xiao, there's something I've never understood," Lin Yuan said, looking at Xiao Lie. "Do I still need to take the provincial college entrance examination later?"

Xiao Lie was taken aback by his question.

Then he slapped his forehead: "My bad. I've been so caught up in the fighting on the front lines these past few days that I completely forgot about this."

Xiao Lie turned around, his expression becoming serious.

"The so-called 'diversion exam' is essentially the college entrance examination for early admission batches."

Its purpose is to screen out the mediocre and the geniuses from among 300,000 candidates in advance.

"Mediocre talents will be relegated to logistics, while ordinary talents will stay and continue to prepare for the formal college entrance examination a few months later, to prevent them from making mistakes due to bad luck."

"As for you, Bai Ye, a monster at the very top of the pyramid."

"Your abilities far surpass those of your peers. Taking the regular college entrance examination is a waste of time and an insult to ordinary students."

"You don't need to play this childish game anymore."

Xiao Lie patted Lin Yuan on the shoulder: "This world is far more vast than you imagine. Tianhai Province is just a small part of it."

"Deep in the starry sky, there is a true battlefield of all races, countless abyssal planes, and the most prestigious starry sky academy in the entire Federation."

"If the time is about right, wait until you've finished fusing this fragment of divinity."

"The admissions office of Starry Sky University should be coming to poach our students."

Lin Yuan stroked his chin.

really.

It was pretty much as he guessed.

The pond in Jiangcheng is indeed no longer large enough to contain the current scale of his divine domain.

It's time for a change of scenery and to access higher-level resources.

Xiao Lie watched Lin Yuan deep in thought, his gaze gradually becoming profound.

He raised his hand, and the soundproofing array patterns lit up on the surrounding walls.

"Lin Yuan, why do you think I gave you the special approval for the S-level Dark Night Sequence in the first place?"

Lin Yuan raised his head, waiting for what was to come.

"The infiltration mission into the Red Fog Contaminated Zone is just the first test for you." Xiao Lie's tone was chillingly murderous.

"The situation on the front lines of the Abyss is far more dire than what's being reported in the news; the alien races of the stars are also stirring."

"Those powerful families and wealthy clans in Tianhai Province, on the surface, shout about the greater good of humanity, but in reality, they are all fighting each other to preserve their family's power."

Xiao Lie pointed at Lin Yuan's chest.

"The military needs a knife. A hidden knife that doesn't belong to any aristocratic family, isn't bound by family interests, and is absolutely sharp and greedy enough."

"The ultimate mission of the Dark Night Sequence is to target the thrones at the bottom of the abyss and the malignant tumors within the starry sky."

Xiao Lie looked into Lin Yuan's eyes and said, "I'll give you resources and privileges."

"I want you to go to the highest academy and crush those monsters carefully cultivated by those aristocratic families, one by one."

Lin Yuan remained silent for a moment.

"As long as the resources are in place, the blade will always be pointed outwards," Lin Yuan replied.

Xiao Lie released his grip and nodded in satisfaction.

"Alright, you've confessed everything you needed to." Xiao Lie raised his hand, his index finger drawing a spatial rift in mid-air.

"There's a whole mess waiting for me to clean up at the front."

"I rushed back this time specifically to prevent anyone from tampering with your divine reward, so I personally took you through this back door."

"Go back and properly fuse this fragment. Don't let me down."

Xiao Lie didn't linger. He stepped into the spatial rift and disappeared into the treasure vault.

The crack slowly closed.

Lin Yuan stood still, his palm resting on the storage box containing the gray-black polyhedron.

He did not leave the treasure vault immediately, but closed his eyes and felt the waves of thirst coming from the [Creation Extraction] within his body.

Starry Sky University, Red Fog Pollution Zone, Alien Battlefield.

The road ahead is getting more and more interesting.

......

The next second, Lin Yuan stepped onto the carpet in the living room on the first floor.

He had just steadied himself when he saw Old Lin standing by the coffee table.

Old Lin's face was flushed, his hands were constantly rubbing his trouser legs, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

That expression was just like that of a fanatical fan.

Suddenly being invited to my home for tea by a top-tier celebrity, I was so excited that I didn't know what to do with my hands and feet.

They saw Lin Yuan emerge from the spatial rift.

Old Lin quickly moved closer, lowering his voice, his tone full of excitement.

"Yuanzi! What does Commander Xiao want with you? This is the supreme commander of our Starfire Legion! Alive!"

Lin Yuan found it somewhat amusing to look at Old Lin's appearance.

"Nothing much, just took me to the military region's treasury for a look around and let me pick out some resources for cultivation," Lin Yuan explained casually.

He glanced at the clock on the wall; from the time he left with Xiao Lie to the time he returned, less than half an hour had passed.

Old Lin had no doubt about Lin Yuan's words.

For someone of Xiao Lie's stature, being able to spare a few minutes to meet him is already an immense honor.

Taking him along to select resources naturally shows that they value Yuanzi to the extreme!

"Great! Great!" Old Lin slapped his thigh and spun around twice in excitement.

He grabbed the coat hanging on the coat rack and haphazardly put it on.

"Yuanzi, I won't be back for lunch today! You'll have to fend for yourself!"

Old Lin strode toward the villa gate, straightening his collar as he went.

"Dad, where are you going?" Lin Yuan asked.

Old Lin pushed open the door and shouted without turning his head, "I'm going to the sanatorium! Old Zhao, Old Li, and those old fogies don't know that Commander Xiao is personally visiting our house today!"

"I need to go and tell them all about what happened!"

boom.

The door closed.

Old Lin's footsteps faded into the distance, carrying with them a sense of triumph.

Lin Yuan stood in the empty living room, looking at the closed door, and couldn't help but chuckle softly.

Since arriving here, the old man has been feeling more and more like he did back in the day.

This is what life should be like.