Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint

This 'apology' caused Doris's already barely contained pearls to fall out in a shower.

Celia tilted her head: "Huh? You're really crying?"

"Alright, alright, come down now. Don't forget what I said before class," Abros urged Celia from outside the training field.

"OK."

Celia regretted angering Doris.

We should dawdle and play until the end of the class.

It's only halfway through, and Doris has already been brought to tears. Next, Abros will assign her an opponent.

So, who is the opponent?

Celia quickly scanned all the training grounds.

Ok?

Where did Benovia go?

Could she be my opponent?

Just as this idea came to mind, Celia suddenly saw Abros stop, so she stopped as well.

"Your opponent is her. Go ahead, I'll be watching from below."

Celia looked at Benovia opposite her and fell silent.

Really?

Abros snorted coldly.

"One of you left early and the other skipped class. You two seem so confident that you think you have no rivals, right? Then let's have a good fight right under my nose. If you don't satisfy me, you two will go back and write a 10,000-word battle summary."

Celia looked at Benovia, and the two stared at each other, Benovia's expression completely innocent.

She looked at Abros: "Professor, it's almost time. Fighting now is just a warm-up. Why don't we wait until the next class to train?"

Abros chuckled: "We'll practice in the next class, and we'll practice in this class too. We'll practice until the end of get out of class. Let's begin. I'll be watching."

Benovia looked at Celia and blinked: "Sorry."

With that, her puppet charged forward.

Celia was on high alert, ordering her puppets to be on high alert and to remain calm in the face of any eventuality.

However, she quickly relaxed.

Benovia's puppet attacks look fast, fierce, and accurate, but they are all wide and sweeping, clearly indicating that she is using unorthodox hand-to-hand combat skills. Her moves are haphazard, relying entirely on her reactions to attack and dodge.

Celia sensed that Benovia's attention was focused on Abros; she was clearly watching to see what Abros would say.

Abros didn't say anything, he just looked at the two of them intently.

Seeing this, Benovia attacked even more boldly, using wide and sweeping moves, and without using magic, she simply clashed with Celia's puppet.

One-sided confrontation.

Apart from the puppet's heart and spine, the materials used in Celia's puppet are inferior to those in Benovia's puppet. Without using magic, hitting it is like tickling it; it's better to focus on dodging and getting used to the puppet's body.

Seemingly having discovered Celia's plan, Benovia's attacks became even faster, her punches and kicks moving at a speed that matched the wind-based acceleration activated by Doris's puppet.

And so it went until the end of get out of class.

Benovia nodded to Celia, said nothing, and left.

This is very much in line with her usual behavior in public.

Very low profile.

Celia watched the other person leave, still carefully analyzing the puppet's test results.

The spine from a fifth-order creature gives the Puppet Heart almost no reaction time.

Unfortunately, the other materials were not strong enough, so receiving commands was still a bit slow.

Celia doesn't plan to change it now; she intends to wait until she advances to the second tier before considering a change.

After all, no matter what material it is, the price is beyond her current affordability.

Celia is satisfied with the current test data.

To her surprise, Ross immediately poured cold water on her enthusiasm: "Are you satisfied now? You can only unleash 50% of this puppet's maximum power. You're still far from it."

"50%? Does Lord Ross know how much Benovia contributed?"

"Her? 30%."

"And what about Doris?"

"35%."

"Doris is actually taller than Benovia?"

"Because Doris's puppet quality is far inferior to Benovia's."

"Oh, I see. Hehe, then I'm quite satisfied."

Ross rolled his eyes.

Satisfaction comes from comparison, right?

That’s right.

I don't pursue the ultimate, I just want to be better than everyone else.

"Next, I need to prepare to absorb all the shark fins and break through to the second tier!"

Looking to the future, a month ago, Celia couldn't have imagined that she could reach Level 2 before the end of the semester.

Now, she felt that the second tier was nothing special.

For the next week, Celia returned to a busy schedule, but this time she was busy with her spiritual practice.

She has mastered sleep meditation, but that's not enough. Sleep meditation is just the foundation; it simply makes use of sleep time. In terms of meditation efficiency, it can't compare to any other meditation method.

After students successfully accumulate magical power within their bodies using basic meditation methods, the school will teach them advanced divine prayer meditation methods in meditation classes.

In Ross's view, this meditation method passed down by the Holy See is an outdated version from a thousand years ago, and it simply cannot keep up with the current needs of meditation.

So Ross modified it for Celia, creating a custom meditation method just for her.

"Meditation techniques also have attribute bonuses. For example, when someone with an ice attribute uses ice-type meditation techniques, the efficiency is twice that of someone without an attribute."

"But the magic obtained through meditation is all ice-attribute magic. To convert it into non-attribute magic or to use other types of magic, it needs to be converted, which reduces its power."

"But if you use ice magic directly with ice attribute magic, both the power and casting speed will be enhanced. At the second level, choosing an attribute meditation method is a way to quickly improve your strength."

"I've created a meditation method specifically for you. You can choose another one when you reach the second stage. If you want to improve a single element, you can learn it now. Do you want to learn it?"

"Does the fact that the puppet's heart is water-attribute have any effect?"

"Ice and water come from the same source, so it's not a big problem."

"study!"

Thus, with the blessing of the new meditation method, Celia slowly reached the critical point of the first level.

One more chapter will be released later.

Chapter 91 Entering the Realm of Gods

"Climbing the Divine Stairs is not easy. Don't rush blindly. Prepare well before you start climbing."

As Ross watched as Celia's strength reached its critical point, he couldn't help but recall the time when he first entered the Starfall Continent, when the breakthrough mission had driven him to the brink of ecstasy.

I don't know which game started this trend, but they always seem to have a level cap at level 5 or 10. In some games, the level-up quests are very easy, while in others they are extremely difficult.

In Hard Mode, Starfall is extremely difficult.

"The system of ascending to godhood has never changed from ancient times to the present, and the difficulty of ascending is also the same. It is relatively easy to go from the first to the second rank, but because of the lower strength, it is the most difficult before the fourth rank. Before entering the god realm to climb, you need to upgrade your tactical reserves."

The power system of this world is called the Ascension to Godhood, so the strange world that one needs to enter to advance is called the Ascension to Godhood World. Over time, it has been simplified to the [God Realm].

Throughout history, the gods have never corrected this, because this title inspires sorcerers' yearning for the gods, thus allowing them to absorb more faith power.

"Do you want to learn new magic?" Celia asked.

"No, it's too late to learn new magic. In just a few days, your proficiency won't be high enough, and it will actually hinder the use of the tactics you're currently using."

"That……"

"Change your weapons, change your equipment, buy potions, buy scrolls—four ways to quickly boost your combat power."

"arms……"

Celia took out the staff she always used. It was an apprentice staff issued by the school, less than fifty centimeters long, and looked like a black stick.

"Both the mentors and senior students said that when moving around in the realm of gods, puppets can be used, and the spellcaster's own spellcasting is optional."

“You can equip the puppet with a staff,” Ross said calmly.

“That’s right, but I think I can definitely reach the second tier easily in my current state.” Celia was very confident: “Those second-tier seniors have shared a lot of advancement tips on the Protoss Wall at school. They said it’s difficult, but not difficult.”

"Under normal circumstances, it's fine for you to trust the guides on the campus forum, but would I let you get through it so easily?"

Celia sensed something was wrong. "Lord Ross, perhaps we shouldn't force the difficulty up like this?"

"Hehe, why not? The God Realm where the Ascension to Godhood takes place is also divided into different levels. The difference between completing the Ascension in the shallow level and completing it in the deepest level is more than double."

“I know everyone’s situation is different, but the hardest one shouldn’t be too difficult, right?” Celia said, sounding like she didn’t even believe herself. “Besides, wasn’t it said that it’s all random? There’s no way to control where you complete the ascent.”

Ross said calmly, "I can control it."

Celia: "..."

"You may not understand the difference between deep and shallow advancement. Let me put it this way: if the combat power of shallow advancement is Doris without the puppet, then the deepest advancement is you and Benovia, plus the combat power of your puppets."

Celia tilted her head and thought for a moment, then realized that the difference was significant.

"Does that mean that from the second tier onwards, the gap in combat power starts to widen significantly, and you're useless unless you advance to a deeper level?"

"No, as long as you're willing to spend more time after advancing, you can still catch up with others at their starting point."

"By then, they were already preparing to advance to the third tier, right?"

“Yes.” Ross smiled slightly: “But things are different now than before. In the past, it was all about the individual qualities of the mage. Now you all value the puppets more than yourselves. So, in terms of individual qualities alone, it’s hard to see such a big difference.”

As he spoke, Ross couldn't help but shake his head.

"The puppets brought combat power beyond their own, which made the initial ascension easier. As a result, people don't study how to enter the deeper parts of the God Realm anymore. The downside is that it will be very difficult to push the limits of humanity in the future."

Fragments of divine power are truly harmful.

Who was the genius who invented the divine essence extraction device? They're a genius!

"Most people would find it hard to reach the sixth rank, right?" Celia muttered.

The human limit is the sixth rank, yet throughout the entire Starfall Continent, the number of well-known sixth-rank mages has remained the same.

At Ross's insistence, Celia had no choice but to suppress her urge to immediately enter the realm of the gods and begin to carry out her plan.

With only 6 gold coins in hand, the staff replacement was postponed, and no equipment was needed, since the puppets would handle the battles.

After thinking for a long time, she decided to take out 5 gold coins, use 3 gold coins to buy those powerful one-time potions, and use 2 gold coins to buy 200 blank scrolls to start drawing herself.

"A fireball scroll sells for 50 silver coins, and a blank scroll costs 1 silver coin. It's much more cost-effective to draw your own."

After planning, Celia finally chose the following first-tier spells as a tactical set based on scrolls: Rock Armor (highest defense), Wind Vortex (captures enemies), Entangling Strike (temporarily binds enemies), and Blaze (effective against Nature-type special attacks).

"I've heard that many times when ascending the Divine Staircase, a large number of monsters gather to block the sorcerer's ascent. This combination technique, which is particularly effective against small monsters, should be quite effective. It involves pulling everyone together, then using Entangling Spell to bind them, followed by an explosive burst, and finally finishing with Ice Blade Impact..."

The thought of encountering a large group of monsters, being sucked up by the Wind Vortex spell, and being instantly burned and harvested filled Celia with excitement.

Ross also approved of this tactic, saying, "This preparation is not bad. 200 scrolls are enough. However, you still lack combo techniques to deal with single enemies."

"There's only one enemy, let's fight it one-on-one with the puppet... There's no other way to prepare anything else."

"Well, go get ready."

For the next week, Celia devoted herself to scroll making and purchasing potions.

She didn't make the potions herself; her talent for potions was inversely proportional to her talent for runes, the kind that could fail even if she made them strictly according to the proportions.

She has abandoned practical application of pharmacy, only memorizing drug names and usage methods.