The Era of Gods

14 Chapter 14 Tragedy and Victory

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The strength of my true body is extremely powerful, after all, as a Divine Being and with the home field advantage of the Divine Realm, I could easily slaughter these two hundred Snake People.

But if I were to use my true body, the hidden Snake People Demigod lurking behind them would surely seize the opportunity to strike, and I, as a minor Divine Being, could not possibly match a Demigod.

With my teacher watching over me, I wouldn’t be robbed of my divinity by the Snake People Demigod, but I would definitely be severely injured, which would be fatal for a nascent Divine life like myself.

Luckily, my Clan is powerful enough to confront the formidable Snake People without any fear.

The extremely rare quality of the Salted Fish Charge skill also granted them the ability to resist. They rushed forward, one after another, each causing substantial damage to their target, and with each Fishman that fell in battle, another Snake Person was brought down.

As the number of Snake People was far less than the Fishmen, with each Snake Person’s fall, their pressure diminished slightly.

When only a little over four hundred threads of faith remained in Lin Xiao’s Sea of Gods, nearly half of the Snake People had fallen, and most importantly, those that were left were almost all wounded, with injuries that were piercing through their bodies.

The overall situation seemed to have been settled.

He breathed a sigh of relief; this was within his expectations.

Although the Fishmen definitely couldn’t compete with the Snake People in terms of individual combat power, I had the advantage of home ground and numbers. With a life-for-life strategy, the Snake People couldn’t afford the exchange.

One by one, the injured Snake People fell under the successive onslaught of the Fishmen. Although Fishmen were being killed in counterattacks, the rate of death was nowhere near as horrific as the first wave. Compared to the two-to-one exchange of the first wave, now there was just a one-to-one exchange—basically the last strikes of the dying Snake People.

There was no helping it; notwithstanding its high burst potential, the Salted Fish Charge also came with significant drawbacks.

With the Fishmen’s stamina, they could barely stand after one burst, it was do or die.

As Snake People continued to fall, the tide of battle gradually became clear. On the verge of victory, Lin Xiao felt somewhat better despite the great loss of devout believers.

The losses were substantial, but compared to the effect of a Five Star Divine Realm Card, they were worth it, and I wasn’t at a loss.

No reversal occurred next. The portal summoning the Snake People was just a Card, and the rules limited it to only two hundred and twenty Snake People—two hundred ordinary and twenty Level 2 Leader Snake People. Even a True God couldn’t break these rules and send more subordinates through.

Thus, as more and more Snake People fell, those that survived were trapped in a siege. Fishmen rapidly recovered from their previous bout of weakness through the Seawater Essence and re-engaged in battle wielding the Salted Fish Charge, striking down one Snake Person after another.

Before long, fewer than ten Snake Man Leaders remained, surviving due to their robust constitution, but it was only a matter of time.

At this point, Lin Xiao once again dispersed a vast range of Seawater Essence to restore the strength and heal the wounds of his Clan, on top of the preceding display and call of the Tide with Superhuman Power, using up a total of three hundred thousand Faith Value. From the previously accumulated five hundred thousand points of Faith Value, only two hundred thousand points were left.

These expenditures were necessary and well worth it.

Now, as long as these Fishmen could survive, each one of them would be a Devout Believer and with enough combat experience to advance to a First Level Fishman warrior, with quite a number having accumulated enough battle experience to rise to a Level 2 Fishman champion.

Looking at the combat power of these Snake Man Leaders, one could realize the combat power of a Level 2 Fishman champion; perhaps due to racial differences, they might not match up to Snake People, but among high-grade students, they were definitely elite level fighters.

After all, everyone is from the low-grade race of Fishmen; it’s a case of six of one, half a dozen of the other—their combat power is nothing spectacular.

Outside the Divine Realm, the tutor Zheng WenZhuo, who had been observing the battle, could only be described as dazzled at this moment.

Before the battle began, he had not believed Lin Xiao would be able to pass this additional test. At first, he wondered when this usually low-key student, who had made a splash at the last assessment test of the term, would ask him for help.

However, the outcome of the battle was completely unexpected.

This student actually used exchange tactics and, at great cost of the lives of his Clan, managed to wear down the Snake People one by one to death.

More than three hundred and seventy Fishmen died on the spot, with countless more injured. They managed to fight the two hundred and twenty Snake People to the death, which was completely beyond his expectations.

It’s simply…

As the thought lingered on his lips for a long time, he suddenly laughed and said,

“Promising!”

“Indeed, promising!”

The figure of the head teacher, Wu Hai, appeared out of thin air. The Card used to summon the Snake People belonged to him, so he certainly knew that the summoned Snake People were all going to die and instantly came from another Student’s God Domain he fancied.

He had no interest in why this student had been low-profile before, nor in probing why a student with average performance had suddenly achieved such remarkable success. He was only concerned that the student’s current performance was outstanding.

After this additional test ended, with the integration of the Divine Realm Card, Lin Xiao’s God’s Domain would gain a large chunk of fertile land.

The increase in the size of the God’s Domain is one thing, but the key was the additional area was not a sea area anymore, which directly solved the innate limitation of Lin Xiao’s original God’s Domain.

A single-domain God’s Domain has no future; only diversity in domain development has potential.

Now with this piece of land about half the size of the original God’s Domain, Lin Xiao’s God’s Domain could potentially develop a second land-based Race.

The battle within the God’s Domain was nearing its end, with only two blood-covered Snake Man Leaders still resisting. Their death was only a matter of time. Head Teacher Wu Hai turned to his assistant with a smile and said,

“It seems this month’s strength assessment test will have a surprise.”

“Isn’t that a good thing?”

“You’ve been observing the whole process. What do you think of this student’s potential?”

Zheng WenZhuo thought for a moment and stretched out four fingers:

“Preliminary assessment, Four Star. Although his Clan isn’t much to speak of, the Skills loaded onto them are too powerful. If he gets a chance to strengthen the Race with a Bloodline Card in the future, his potential could surge exponentially.”

“Hmm, it depends on whether he can live up to expectations,” Wu Hai said.

Wu Hai didn’t have a Bloodline Card on hand, but the school did. As long as a student’s performance and potential met the criteria, they could apply to the school for these rare Cards, which were extremely scarce outside.

And all of this was predicated on performance and potential.

However, Lin Xiao’s potential was not yet sufficient for him to apply for such a rare Card.

“The battle is about to end.”

Within the God’s Domain, the Fishman Leader took advantage of when the last Snake Man Leader was striking down a Fishman to suddenly burst forward, piercing through the neck of the Snake Man Leader with a spear, spattering his own face with copious blood.

Not far away, the last Level 2 Snake People Priest persisted until the end with a layer of Spell Shield, but as Fishman after Fishman mounted a fierce assault against the Shield, the assumed Level 2 Divine Arts couldn’t last much longer and was about to be shattered.

The outcome was decided.

Lin Xiao finally breathed a sigh of relief.