HISS...
The door of the Divine Domain Connection Pod opened, and a thick white mist dispersed. Zhang Yi stepped out of the Divine Domain Connection Pod.
That takes care of the divine battle with Li Boyang. It'll be at least two months before his Divine Realm can even begin to recover. To fully recover to its pre-battle state, he'll need to use a Five-star Divine Domain Card at least three times to completely make up for the losses! Zhang Yi mused.
From what Zhang Yi knew, Li Boyang's entire backing was his grandfather. And Li Boyang's grandfather, among True Gods, was only a Weak Divine Being—the lowest tier of them all. Compared to families that had never produced a True God, that was indeed considered powerful, but compared to Zhang Yi's background, a Weak Divine Being was nothing!
Above Weak Divine Beings, there are also Weak Divine Beings, Middle-Level Divine Beings, and Powerful Divine Beings. Rumor has it that above Powerful Divine Beings, there is even the God of Gods! But this rumor has never been confirmed.
However, if a Weak Divine Being were to join a legion, they could only serve as the administrator of a single Star System. Above a Star System is a Star Realm, and above a Star Realm is a Star Sea. Only above the Star Sea is an entire Crystal Wall System! A single Crystal Wall System usually requires one or two Powerful Divine Beings to manage. The gap between a Weak Divine Being and a Powerful Divine Being was even greater than the gap between a Star System and an entire Crystal Wall System!
With a Powerful Divine Being backing him, Zhang Yi naturally didn't need to take Li Boyang's background seriously.
After reviewing the divine battle he had experienced today, Zhang Yi also thought through the next steps for his Divine Realm's development. Only then did he prepare to go downstairs for dinner.
Zhang Yi got out of school a little after five in the afternoon. After getting out of the Divine Domain Connection Pod and finishing his review, it was already past six. By the time Zhang Yi went downstairs, he was just in time for dinner.
"Oh! My darling son is down," his mom called out as soon as he came downstairs. "Hurry up and wash your hands so we can eat!"
Zhang Yi didn't refuse. After washing his hands, he sat down at the dinner table as the last dishes were served. After finishing the cooking, his dad also came out of the kitchen with his chopsticks, ready to eat with the family.
"Son, I heard you had a divine battle with another student in your class at school today, and the results are already out!" his mom asked, first putting a piece of his favorite dish into his bowl with her chopsticks.
Sure enough, Zhang Yi thought. Mom putting food in my bowl like this means she's about to grill me.
"Yes, Mom," Zhang Yi replied. "The divine battle is over, and the results are out! But for something like this, even if the homeroom teacher doesn't talk about it openly in the parent group chat, they should still send a private message to the parents of those involved. Didn't you get a message from the homeroom teacher, Mom?"
Zhang Yi turned to see a slightly mysterious smile on his mom's face and knew she must have already gotten the news; she was just waiting for him to say it himself.
"Of course I did," his mom said with a smile. "Teacher Guo explained the whole process in detail and even sent me a video of the entire divine battle! I just wanted to hear how you felt about it yourself."
His father also put down his chopsticks and bowl, looking at Zhang Yi with great interest. "To have a divine battle in your second year of high school and win so decisively... that's impressive! A chip off the old block! That's my boy!" While praising Zhang Yi, his dad also managed to toot his own horn.
"Oh, please. It's obvious he inherited my superior genes!" his mom said while putting more food in her son's bowl. "Right, son?" She waited for Zhang Yi to back her up.
His dad saw this, said nothing, and just smiled.
Zhang Yi picked up some vegetables with his chopsticks and replied nonchalantly, "It was nothing, really. Wood Elves are naturally suited for team combat, and Natural Elves can cast Magic. I just played to their strengths!"
"You're being too modest," his mom said, shaking her head. "Teacher Guo said not only were your tactics excellent, but your decisions were also very decisive. After the divine battle, you even managed to take their Five-star Divine Domain Card, the [Well of Life]."
At this point, Zhang Yi could tell his mom was getting at something.
"He was the one who set the rules. I was just acting according to them! Besides, if he could plunder my resources, why can't I plunder his?"
"This child," his mom said, shaking her head with a smile. "He's learned to be so shrewd at such a young age."
His father suddenly turned serious and said, "I heard that the student you fought, his family has a True God in their background?"
Zhang Yi was taken aback. He didn't expect his father to know about this. "Yes, but I heard the only True God in his family is his grandfather, and his Power is only at the level of a Weak Divine Being."
"Hmm, in that case, you need to be prepared, son!" his dad said. "Although the laws of the Blue Star Federation restrain them, and they wouldn't dare do anything to you openly, you can't be sure what they'll do behind your back! I heard your school is organizing a real Divine Realm assessment for the final exams!"
"Yes, it's an old tradition at our school," Zhang Yi answered truthfully. "The school will send proctors and set a death threshold for each student's Clan, but the rest is a complete simulation of a real divine battle invasion!"
"In that case, if you've made an enemy after this divine battle, the best time for him to try and get back at you would be during the final's real Divine Realm assessment!" his dad continued. "By then, after half a semester of recovery, his Clan's population in his Divine Realm should have mostly recovered. If his grandfather really dotes on him and is willing to help him with all his might, the gap between you two won't be that big!"
Zhang Yi nodded, listening to his dad's analysis.
"If that's the case, then in a few days, I'll go find your school's principal, have a meal, and have a good chat. We'll see how to resolve this.
"When the final's real Divine Realm assessment comes around, I'll see if I can send someone to supervise.
"That way, with double insurance, even if the True God on the other side really wants to make a move on you, he won't be able to!" His dad had barely analyzed the potential dangers Zhang Yi might face before coming up with a solution.
"Thanks, Dad!"
Faced with his dad's concern, Zhang Yi felt it was a bit of an exaggeration, but he certainly wouldn't refuse it. After all, the human heart is something no one can truly grasp or predict. A small verbal conflict could potentially lead to a devastating disaster. Just as someone once said, "You are courting death!"
"Is it really that serious?" his mom asked. "On Blue Star, under the supervision of the Blue Star Will, everyone's Power is suppressed. No one can use the Power of their Divine Realms. Even if a Divine Being wanted to kill someone on Blue Star, they'd have to do it like an ordinary person, with a Weapon!"
"I'm doing this for our son's own good! We only have one son. We can't wait until something happens to him before we get cautious!
"I know what you're worried about. Aren't you just worried that being overprotective will make our son lose his ambition? Don't worry!
"I've already watched the video of our son's divine battle. I'm certain our son still has plenty of ambition! Right, son?" His dad turned to look at his son.
"Mhm." Zhang Yi swallowed the food in his mouth and answered earnestly.
Zhang Yi actually quite liked his dad's cautiousness.
I've only just arrived in this world, he thought. There are still so many beautiful sights I haven't seen, so much delicious food I haven't tasted, and so many beautiful women I haven't...
He didn't want to be like the protagonists in so many novels, burdened with deep-seated hatred and suffering from the moment of his birth, with no time to stop and appreciate the beautiful scenery, doing nothing but improving his own strength! In this life, he, Zhang Yi, wants to ascend to the peak as a Powerful Divine Being, but he doesn't want to miss the scenery along the way