Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint

Celia didn't need the orbs of Holy Light Strike, but the Diligent Tower contained items that could help improve magic refinement. She wouldn't let such a good opportunity to get something for free pass by, so even though she didn't need to sense the magic of nature, she still came.

In the past two weeks, in addition to studying, Celia has also been using potions to help improve her magic refinement level. With the help of the diligent tower and the potions prepared by Ross, her magic refinement level has reached 119%, which is the level that Black said she can complete the Ascension Trial with her eyes closed.

"I'll reach 120% today. If I can't finish it with my eyes closed, I'll come back and say the principal lied to me," Celia muttered to herself, entering a meditative state.

Inside the tower, no one disturbed anyone else; everyone was lost in their own contemplation. Occasionally, someone would feel something and pull their friend aside to whisper to each other.

She thought the day would pass smoothly, but before half of the class was over, Celia suddenly heard strange noises coming from outside.

She opened her eyes and looked outside. Through the window of the tower, she saw a large group of people flying noisily toward her in the distance.

Others saw it too; some were puzzled, while others looked enlightened.

Celia too.

The girl looked nostalgic: "It was actually a flying competition."

When she was in first grade, she was 'lured' by Ross into participating in the competition and secretly won the championship once. After that, she had no contact with these people.

Surprisingly, the flying competition is still going on.

Many students ran to the windows to look outside, watching the various complicated maneuvers taken to vie for first place, including blocking, rotating, and even sabotaging.

Thinking back to the flying competition she had participated in, Celia looked at him strangely.

"So this is the style of flight competitions."

That's true. If the art style of each edition were to be caught by the enforcement team, it would be impossible for it to continue.

It was because, for some unknown reason, they all fell into the hands of the school's enforcement team and were wiped out, which prevented her from seeing the spectacle of the flight competition.

"These people are really making a fuss, they're disturbing us," Doris's voice came through, clearly annoyed by the noise coming from outside.

Celia chuckled, "You can go tell your mentor, she's on the first floor, or..."

As she spoke, she whispered in Doris's ear, "We can use magic to destroy all their flying machines."

"I...I would never do such a silly thing." Doris said, flustered, her ears turning red.

Celia noticed this and couldn't help but roll her eyes.

Are you trying to cause trouble?

Celia fell into deep thought.

Finally shook his head.

Oh well, I miss it. I'll just enjoy watching the show.

The people outside quickly rushed to the top of the tower, took the items, and flew towards the award-giving area. From there, the conflict intensified, with everyone vying for the prizes and making a ruckus as they slowly departed.

Celia looked away, about to return to her meditation, when she suddenly saw Ross open his hand beside her, holding a slip of paper.

Celia recognized what the note was.

Ross smiled slightly: "Why not switch their addresses and give the reward to the last place winner? That would be much more interesting."

Celia: "..."

Lord Ross has quite the twisted sense of humor.

Last place...

Celia looked outside and suddenly saw Aurora slowly riding over on her magic broom.

Chapter 530 Ascending Trial

How did Aurora know about the flying competition?

Celia's expression was strange.

Is she really as naive and easily fooled as Benovia claims?

Celia glanced at Ross, then suddenly realized something and her expression changed.

It turned out to be the case.

It turns out that Lord Ross wanted to give the prize to Aurora.

Celia felt a strange emotion welling up inside her.

It's like eating a lemon.

Strangely, she had absolutely no idea what it was.

Ross flicked his finger, and the note disappeared. Aurora flew to the top of the tower, and her voice could be faintly heard.

"Huh? A note? The students from the Holy Magic Academy are so kind."

Taking the note, Aurora left happily.

……

Somewhere in the Forbidden Forest of Sacred Beasts, Fred, a fifth-grader, looked at the time on his bracelet with a puzzled expression.

"Strange, why are they taking so long this time? The main force should have arrived long ago."

Just then, he saw a slow-moving person appear in the distance, fly over slowly, and land in front of him with a curious expression.

"Hello, I'm a participant in the flight competition. Are you Fred, the senior student from the organizer?"

Fred nodded: "You're the winner this year? What about the other contestants?"

Aurora blinked: "I don't know, haven't they all arrived?"

"No, you're the first one here."

"Oh, oh... did I go to the wrong place?"

Fred remained silent. "No, perhaps they went to the wrong place. This is your reward, thank you for participating."

Looking at the junior schoolgirl standing alone in front of him, Fred was momentarily reminded of a contestant he had met long ago when he was in third grade; that contestant had also come alone.

The difference is that everyone else was arrested back then, but this time no one was arrested and no one knows where they went.

Another difference is that Aurora made no attempt to hide it.

"Thank you!" Aurora happily took the gold coin.

Although there aren't many, they're incredibly fun.

"I didn't expect there would be a reward for coming in last place."

Fred: "..."

……

The interruption of the flight competition did not affect the people inside the tower.

Soon, calm returned to the tower.

Celia composed herself and returned to meditation.

As time passed, the magic refinement level slowly increased from 119% to 120%, reaching the level that Blake had mentioned, where one could pass the Ascension Trial with their eyes closed.

Celia opened her eyes.

As she reached the required level of refinement, she faintly sensed the call from the Ascension to Godhood.

"almost."

By this time, it was almost time for get out of class to end. The students who had sensed the orbs of light had already left in twos and threes. Celia greeted Benovia and the others and followed them out, taking the application form to the principal's office and handing it to Black.

"You've felt the call to ascend the divine ladder? Are you planning to advance tonight?" Blake looked at the application form, pondered for a moment, and said, "How about preparing for two more days?"

"I don't think it's necessary. My magic refinement level has already reached 120%. Didn't the headmaster say that this level of refinement is so high that you can pass it with your eyes closed?"

The call to ascend the divine steps is so compelling that it evokes an irresistible sense of urgency.

"Well, that's generally true, but it might not be the case if you enter the deeper realms of the gods like you did last time."

As he spoke, Blake smiled and shook his head: "However, the Deep God Realm is not so easy to enter. It is true that you can pass through with your eyes closed. You... I'll ask a few mentors to help you keep an eye on things."

Celia did not refuse, and nodded her thanks: "Okay, thank you, Principal Black."

No application was rejected; after all, it was just a notification.

Back in her dormitory, Elena and two female mentors, having received a notification from the principal, came to Celia's dormitory to 'protect' her.

Although they can't help much with the ascent trial, they can take care of you when you come out if you fail or are too exhausted, which is better than having no one to take care of you.

"Celia, keep it up!" Elena encouraged Celia.

Celia checked her belongings, put them in her backpack, and nodded: "Thank you, mentor."

Spatial rings cannot be used in the realm of gods because both are subspace. In the realm of gods, apart from spatial sorcerers, other sorcerers cannot activate spatial spells and items.

So Celia picked up her large backpack, which she hadn't used in a long time, and packed everything into it.

Most of them are potions and runes, as well as some portable magic array setup tools, emergency food, etc.

After preparing, Celia waved her hand, touched the summoned Ascension Staircase, and entered the realm of the gods.

Ross manipulated the divine realm, guiding Celia into its deepest depths.

Various dazzling streams of light appeared before my eyes, and after a moment, they gradually stabilized.

When her vision cleared, Celia found herself in a desert, surrounded by endless desert.

The blazing sun shines overhead, baking the earth and bringing wave after wave of heat.

In the distance, a different scene unfolded. To the left, right, and behind, a large amount of sand and dust obscured the earth and sky, preventing Celia from seeing anything beyond.

Only at the very front, the sky was clear and free of sand and dust.

Celia gazed into the distance and saw the faint light of the ascending divine staircase emanating from afar.

In the distance, the Star Spirit Tree can be faintly seen.

Celia hesitated for a moment, then walked forward.

With the combination of Swiftness and Lightness of Body, the speed is incredibly fast.

Soon, Celia saw a small village appear before her, and in the sky above the other side of the village, the next step of the Ascendant Staircase appeared.

The staircase appears and disappears, like a mirage.

Celia glanced at it, unable to think of a way to get up, so she turned her attention to the small town that had suddenly appeared in the desert.

"The town... there seem to be people still here... it really is the deep realm of gods."

Celia wasn't surprised at all.

It would be surprising if Ross hadn't entered the deeper realms of the gods.

After the fourth-order ascension trial, the shallow and deep layers of the divine realm become easily distinguishable.

The shallow realm of gods is like a simulation of the divine realm, with only simple scenes and trials. In such a place, 120% magic refinement is enough to cope with all the trials and successfully ascend to the next level—of course, even with 120% magic refinement, it is still difficult to enter the shallow realm of gods.

The environment of the deeper divine realm is even clearer and more detailed. Just like now, a small town is directly simulated, with many people in it, each with their own life.

Another very important point is that the existence of the Ascension Staircase blends in with the environment to a certain extent. For example, right now, the Ascension Staircase is like a mirage appearing next to the village. It looks abrupt, but it is not actually abrupt in the desert.

Encountering a mirage in the desert is quite normal.

Flying is forbidden in the realm of the gods. Celia looked at the long stairway to godhood in the sky, which had no steps for passage, took a deep breath, and walked towards the village.

"Since there's a village, the way to climb the steps must be inside the village. Let's go in and see what's inside."

Chapter 531 Desert Town, Strange Villagers

Celia slowly approached the village.

From the outside, the village appears very quiet and peaceful.

The village is surrounded by yellow walls, seemingly made from building materials extracted from sand.

At this moment, the wind and water were calm, and two shirtless burly men were guarding the entrance to the wall.

As Celia approached, she vaguely heard them talking, but before she could listen closely, they stopped and looked at her, this 'traveler' who was completely different from the village.

One of the darker-skinned men shouted warily, "Halt! Who are you? Why have you come to our Misha Town?"

"Misha Town?" Celia tilted her head, blinked, and said, "Hello, I'm a traveler passing through. I haven't had any water for three days. May I come in and get some?"