At a school like Golden City First High School, first-year students got one day off a week. Starting from the second year, however, it was one day off every half-month, and by the third year, it was only one day off a month.
This was Zhang Yi's first weekend since starting his second year, and classes were in session, so naturally, the placement test was scheduled for the first weekend of the school year.
In preparation for the impending placement test, Zhang Yi had spent the last two days in his Divine Realm, diligently practicing the Divine Arts he had learned about in his first-year theory classes. Back in their first year, students like him had not yet established their Divine Realms. Without a Clan, they had no Faith Value and could not cast Divine Arts, as every single one required Faith Value. But now, with a steady supply of Faith Value and the placement test looming, it was only natural that Zhang Yi started practicing.
His first-year theoretical foundation was solid, and coupled with his intensive practice over the last two days, Zhang Yi had actually managed to master two Divine Arts.
Zhang Yi used a Divine Domain Connection Pod to enter the Subspace and travel to school. A few minutes later, Sima Yuan also arrived in class, taking the seat closest to Zhang Yi. The two exchanged greetings, then sat quietly in their seats. With the placement test about to begin, neither of them was in the mood for conversation.
About ten minutes later, all the students had arrived in the classroom before eight o'clock. Their homeroom teacher, Guo Aiqing, and the school-appointed proctor, Baihua Bridge, also entered the room.
"I've already explained the rules for this placement test, so we'll begin immediately!" Guo Aiqing announced. "You have five minutes to log into your Divine Realms and inform your Clans to prepare! After five minutes, I will begin the test for everyone in this class simultaneously. The proctor, Teacher Bai, will be here to supervise and ensure no one cheats."
"Now, the test begins!"
As Homeroom Teacher Guo Aiqing announced the start of the placement test, all the students' consciousnesses entered their Divine Realms.
The first thing Zhang Yi did upon entering his Divine Realm was open his interface to check his remaining Faith Value.
"Open Divine Being Interface!"
[Divine Being Interface]
[Name: Zhang Yi]
[True Name: Oubaihai Vida]
[Divine Name: Elf God]
[Divine Fire: Unlit]
[Divine Power: First Transformation Demigod]
[Divine Position: Elf God, God of Nature]
[Divinity: 0]
[Faith Value: 54,372]
[Divine Art: Natural Shelter, Blessing of Nature]
[Divine Artifact: None]
[Divine Realm: Evolution] (Area: Dawn Forest 70%, River of Nature 5%, Green Grassland 10%, Luqiu Ridge 15%)
[Religion: Natural Sect]
[Believers: Wood Elf]
Because Zhang Yi had previously revealed two miracles, his over 200 Wood Elves could provide him with around 800 units of Faith Value per day. With the time ratio between the Divine Realm and the Main World being 30 to 1, the Faith Value he had accumulated had already surpassed the fifty-thousand mark.
Over fifty thousand Faith Value might seem like a lot, but in reality, each Divine Art Zhang Yi cast cost anywhere from several thousand to tens of thousands of Faith Value. And those were just support-type Divine Arts. If he were to use offensive ones, the cost would be even higher. Not to mention, Divinity—the currency used for trading Divine Domain Cards between Divine Beings—was converted from Faith Value. It was entirely possible for a single placement test to completely deplete all of Zhang Yi's stored Faith Value, which was why he had not dared to convert his reserves into Divinity yet.
Time was short. After checking his stored Faith Value, Zhang Yi crafted an Oracle with news of the impending enemy invasion. He spent one thousand Faith Value to notify all the Wood Elves.
At that same moment, a voice rang out in the minds of all the Wood Elves living in the Divine Realm:
"Oh, my Clan! A horde of brutal, evil enemies is about to enter our world! They will arrive through a Teleportation Gate on the eastern side of the forest! I need you to prepare yourselves and resist this foreign invasion! The valiant souls of all fallen warriors will enter my Divine Kingdom!"
The Wood Elves had already been informed of the coming battle by High Priest Shamiel and had since been making preparations under the leadership of Elf Queen An Nobel. Now, having officially received the Oracle, every Wood Elf immediately grabbed their weapons, put on their armor, and jogged to the clearing used for tribal rituals, where they assembled in formation.
Excellent! Full of spirit! Zhang Yi couldn't help but praise them in his heart as he watched the Wood Elves quickly gather and form ranks.
Immediately, the assembled Wood Elves, led by Feiyana, prepared to head to the eastern side of Dawn Forest to set up a defensive line using the woods to their advantage.
"The glorious task of fighting for our lord falls to you, General Feiyana!" Queen An Nobel declared.
"Rest assured, my Queen. I will fight to bring glory to the great Elf God and will not retreat a single step!"
Feiyana, the most skilled and powerful warrior among the Wood Elves, was appointed as the general for this battle. She would have command over all matters of war.
"At this very moment, the great Elf God is watching over us from above. May the Elf God protect you!" As she spoke, High Priest Shamiel traced a clockwise pentagram over her chest and offered her most sincere blessings to the troops.
Then, a massive white light enveloped the departing Wood Elves.
"Natural Shelter!"
This was the first Divine Art that Zhang Yi had successfully mastered after much practice. Natural Shelter was a Divine Art that permanently imbued a target, allowing them to negate the damage from one normal attack. It was a support-type Divine Art. After learning it, Zhang Yi had taught it to High Priest Shamiel via an Oracle.
As the chief High Priest of the Elf God, Shamiel could naturally retain a portion of the Power of Faith she controlled to cast Divine Arts. Furthermore, if Zhang Yi permitted it, he could directly open a channel to his own reservoir of Faith Value, connecting it to Shamiel. This would grant her permission to directly draw from his stored Faith Value to cast Divine Arts.
If Zhang Yi's stored Faith Value was a dam full of water, then Shamiel was a small river connected to it. The opening that allowed the dam's water to flow into the river was the permission Zhang Yi granted to Shamiel.
However, casting a Divine Art mastered through an Oracle still consumed the caster's physical stamina. If Zhang Yi had not already opened a channel to his Divine Realm's Faith Value for Shamiel and secretly supported her, she would have been worked to death after casting the Divine Art on just a few dozen of the 200 Wood Elves, even if she had possessed enough Faith Value of her own.