"Yum?"
Chu Hao smiled at the terrifying creature occupying half of the plane.
"Not a bad name!"
As the master of the Endless Abyss, he approved of this being!
Of course, this so-called approval was not meaningless.
Chu Hao could feel that in the core region of the Endless Abyss, the name Yum…
The two characters "Yum" were slowly leaving their mark at the core.
Though faint, like a small ripple on a calm surface,
For the creatures of the Abyss, this was no trivial matter!
It meant that if offspring with its bloodline were born in the Abyss, their souls might awaken Yum's power, and could inherit some of Yum's current abilities!
Even if Yum died, it would not truly perish.
Instead, among its descendants, the strongest one could potentially use its name to be reborn after Yum's ultimate death!
Though the soul would be different, its power, its disaster-representing abilities, its…
Everything would be reborn with its name!
This ability suddenly gave Chu Hao an idea.
"The demon's…"
"True Name?"
"A special bloodline inheritance method that grants immense power?"
Looking at Youm, Chu Hao patted its head, unable to hide his joy.
"Though not perfect and in need of further refinement, the prototype of the True Name ability has indeed appeared!"
"This is the specific manifestation in the Abyss of the 'rebirth' rule carried within that drop of blood."
"Sure enough, many external treasures, like the blood of mythical creatures, are precious assets to newly formed divine worlds!"
Chu Hao was very satisfied with everything this drop of mythical blood had produced.
A series of new rule-based abilities, and a powerful mythical creature!
Moreover, Yum's current strength was already at the level of a mythical creature!
It might even be among the most powerful in terms of combat among those mythical beings!
Its emergence also gave Chu Hao a new understanding of mythical creatures.
For instance, once born, these mythical beings instinctively adapt to their world, humbly requesting the world to convert some of its rules into powers for them.
Thus, their strength becomes terrifying.
After all, being born with various powers makes them the true "lucky ones" in any world!
Additionally, these powerful mythical creatures rarely betray the worlds they are born into.
Because their strength derives from those worlds themselves!
Yet, Chu Hao now had a new, somewhat unorthodox, and even wild hypothesis…
"If… I could capture mythical creatures from other worlds, and with the Endless Abyss's help, twist the powers they possess…"
"Could they also fall into corruption rather than simply dying?"
At this thought, a greedy glint appeared in Chu Hao's eyes.
These were powerful mythical creatures, "super soldiers" coveted in every divine world.
Such beings are never too many!
However…
"These hypotheses cannot be tested yet. For now, my priority is to enrich the foundation of the Endless Abyss, preparing for the fourth exam which is only a few days away!"
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While Chu Hao devoted himself entirely to preparing for the fourth exam,
A large number of graduates finally began their own assessments.
Many had completed the first exam and were rushing toward the second.
As for the second-place Zhao Kongcheng, he was about to complete his third exam!
Within his divine world…
"In the name of me, the Creator…"
Zhao Kongcheng looked at the remaining thousands of invading alien species under the saplings of Di Luha Gang, and addressed the millions of beautiful elves behind him.
"Bury them alive beneath the roots of your nurturer—Di Luha Gang's tree!"
"This is their punishment, and also…"
"A testament that we have defended our world!"
After his words, the beautiful elves immediately erupted with enthusiasm.
Countless slender, enchanting elves threw the aliens into pit after pit, filling them with soft soil, paying no mind to their screams and shrieks.
In moments, the alien bodies would be completely absorbed by Di Luha Gang's thick roots.
All abilities they possessed would be absorbed and returned to the world.
After completing all this, Zhao Kongcheng smiled and left his divine world.
Behind him, countless elves knelt before the deity who created their world!
Above them, the sapling of Di Luha Gang grew vigorously!
Once fully restored, three new powerful rules would emerge in this divine world.
Zhao Kongcheng's divine world, too, was full of potential!
"Congratulations, Zhao Kongcheng!"
"Wow, amazing! You've already completed the third exam!"
"How was it, difficult this time?"
"Your divine fire must be nearly god-level now…"
Many of Zhao Kongcheng's "fans" surrounded him, chattering eagerly about the exams.
Zhao Kongcheng smiled and answered them.
"Not too difficult, I suppose!"
"Just lucky…"
Compared to the cold and somewhat distant Chu Hao, Zhao Kongcheng, as second place, was much more popular among the graduates.
This was why most students were drawn to him.
He was gentler than Chu Hao!
If Chu Hao was a deep darkness, Zhao Kongcheng was the sun, radiating comfortable warmth.
He smiled brightly. In his view, as long as he consolidated his world and repaired the damaged planes, his divine fire could support a challenge for low-rank godhood!
Yet in truth, Zhao Kongcheng was filled with a lingering doubt.
A question he could not understand.
"What exactly is Chu Hao doing?"
"His world should have recovered long ago after the third exam, so why hasn't he begun to challenge godhood?"
Chu Hao's divine world had left a deep impression on him.
Even partially manifested, it was a terrifyingly twisted realm!
With such a world, it would be no exaggeration for Chu Hao's divine fire to reach tens of thousands…
Yet so far, Chu Hao's divine fire remained unchanged, even frequently decreasing!
"This behavior seems like he's preparing for a divine war, but he's already completed three exams. He shouldn't need to…"
"Could it be?"
A thought appeared in Zhao Kongcheng's mind.
"He's aiming for the fourth exam?!"
At this moment…
Chu Hao was making his final preparations!
His divine world, the Endless Abyss, was also readying itself!
All resources were devoted to war preparation!
The number of demons was climbing rapidly!
The entire Endless Abyss was just a few days away from…
Blood-soaked accumulation!
Then, all the demons smelled the faint yet unmistakable scent of blood in the air!
And this could only mean one thing…
A great battle was coming!