We made you practice martial arts, and you've mastered the Great Golden Body?

Chapter 134 Fragments of Godhood
"@￥#%……&*"

The priestess, looking down at Shen Bailian, the "favored one of the gods," was so angry that she burst into curses. In all her years of life, she had never seen such a stubborn person.

I've tried everything, good and bad, but it just won't listen. It's determined to kill it and use it as a pledge of loyalty.

"Fuck!"

Shen Bailian took a closer look at the shape of the phantom's mouth and immediately perked up, because that divine priest was still cursing him.

And judging from the demeanor of the priest, it was clear that the curses were extremely vulgar.

"Still pretending? What the hell are you pretending for? Do you think I've never seen this kind of resurrection ability before?"

"At this point, you're still playing dumb down there, damn it, I'm so angry I want to scream..."

When the priest saw Shen Bailian's bewildered expression, which also carried a hint of anger, he was furious and wished he could possess him again and tear him to pieces.

Unfortunately, the divine sacrifice had already lost its last chance. The moment its vessel was defeated, the aura of resistance surrounding the divine ruins lost its effect.

With the help of the Zhou Tian Star Array, a powerhouse at the Opening Sea Realm is already capable of trapping the soul spirit of a divine sacrifice. Not to mention that the Heavenly Gang Academy has no shortage of powerhouses at the Embracing Moon Realm.

Therefore, the priests of the gods must compress their souls into fragments of the divine essence, so that they will not be afraid even if a powerful expert in the Moon Embracing Realm comes.

Then it can use the high position of the divine fragment to break through the Zhou Tian Star Array and escape the area covered by the Zhou Tian Star Array as soon as possible.

It certainly doesn't want to become a "blood bank" for the Great Xia.

As for whether Shen Bailian is truly favored by the gods...

This divine favor ritual has never been questioned from the very beginning until now.

The reason is simple: only gods, or those who have received divine favor, possess this ability to resurrect almost without any cost.

The priest wanted to leave, but Shen Bailian was not willing to.

"No, we have to find a way to keep it today. Even if we can't keep it, we have to mess with it."

As Shen Bailian watched the divine priests gradually shrink and coalesce, he grew increasingly angry.

He's never encountered anything like this in all these years.

In addition, Shen Bailian consumed so much divine matter out of thin air in this battle, and there is still no sign of recouping his losses.

"Hoo~breath~"

With each breath, Shen Bailian quickly relaxed. His mental strength was very strong, and he mobilized all his strength, causing his entire body to tense up and become unified, entering a state where he could unleash his full power at any moment.

At the same time, he activated his Divine Eye with all his might, carefully walked to the side of the divine priest who had been cut into pieces, and slowly reached out his hand.

Shen Bailian's breathing became increasingly heavy.

Despite the anger, it has been confirmed that the panel can purify divine substances.

However, Shen Bailian had never encountered a divine favored priest in a phantom state like this before, so being careful wouldn't cause any trouble.

However, the result disappointed him.

The message that Shen Bailian hoped for did not pop up on the panel.

"Turns out he's just a country bumpkin favored by the gods."

Upon seeing Shen Bailian's actions below, the divine priest immediately understood.

Divine favor also comes in many forms. In the divine realm, the gods are like the Heavenly Emperor, the Jade Emperor, or the Supreme God, so there must be divine favor who are close ministers.

There are also some divine beings who have not seen a god for hundreds or thousands of years, let alone seen something like a fragment of a god.

A small portion of the divine followers are those who were formed after the shattering of the divine kingdom, influenced by divine substances. This type is not recognized by the orthodox divine followers.

In the eyes of this divine priest, Shen Bailian at this moment clearly belonged to the second or third category.

However, the priest quickly came to terms with it. Since they were about to leave this place anyway, they could do whatever they wanted with this ungrateful junior.

"Eh~"

Shen Bailian looked at the divine favored priest above his head, which was almost coalescing into an irregular polyhedron, and shook his head helplessly.

Even his innate talent couldn't keep the divine priest, so he naturally had no other choice but to give up. He could only pretend he didn't hear the bird language spoken by the divine priest.

"Senior Brother, what are you doing?" Su Ruozhi and Chen Yifei jogged over to Shen Bailian's side, looking up at the sky with some confusion.

But the two of them saw nothing.

"nothing."

Shen Bailian shook his head. He didn't rush to shut down the Eye of God, but instead switched it to energy-saving mode.

One reason is to gain experience points.

Secondly, it was to see exactly how that favored priest escaped, and to gain some combat experience in dealing with favored priests, since there would be many opportunities to fight them in the future.

"I'll definitely mess with you when we meet again."

The priest gave Shen Bailian a final, hateful look, imprinting his face into his mind, before completely entering the fragment of the divine spark.

hum~
With a soft sound, the fragment of divine essence instantly transformed into a wisp of light and vanished into thin air in an instant, though its direction of travel seemed somewhat off.

"Ok?"

Through his divine eye, Shen Bailian saw that a fragment of divine essence was shooting towards him, and his heart was filled with shock.

He was able to notice the direction the divine fragments were heading because of the help of the Eye of God.

However, trying to dodge that streak of light is simply wishful thinking; neither muscles nor nerves can react in time.

In an instant, the fragment of divine essence arrived around Shen Bailian and disappeared, as if it had been swallowed by a black hole.

"Brother, hold on a little longer. Some brothers have already made contact with the outside world, and the rescue is on its way."

When Chen Yifei and the other man saw Shen Bailian's unusual expression, their hearts clenched, their breathing became heavy, and their hearts pounded wildly.

The two thought that the internal injuries were caused during the battle with the divine priest.

……

Hundreds of thousands of kilometers away.

A beautiful mountain peak stands quietly between heaven and earth, towering into the clouds with a majestic presence, surrounded by swirling mist, like a fairyland on earth.

At the summit of the mountain, a house carefully built of stone sits quietly, ancient and mysterious, with moss faintly visible on its surface.

The doors and windows of the house were half-open, and a ray of sunlight slanted into the room. Everything around seemed so peaceful and serene, like a celestial abode.

"Ah-ah-"

"Damn you country bumpkin, I'm going to kill you..."

"..."

However, the owner of the stone house didn't seem to be in a good mood at the moment, or rather, he was quite irritable. Through the rays of sunlight streaming into the house, one could vaguely see a monster with a wolf's head and a human body, covered in thick black fur, sitting cross-legged inside. Its sharp teeth were like daggers, and its jagged canines were...

but.

Because of the obstructed view, the monster's specific appearance could not be seen clearly. It was lying in one place, its two paws covering its head, its whole body trembling violently, and its thick black fur was soaked with sweat.

As the view moves upward, it becomes clear that the location of the stone house does not appear to be a mountain peak.

Because in the lower middle part of the mountain, there is a mural that looks like the face of some kind of animal, and in the very center of that "mural", it seems to be breathing rhythmically like a human nostril, and the primordial energy of heaven and earth gathers on it.

From the dense forest below, faint, indistinct voices could be heard, not in the language of the Great Xia, but more like the words spoken before a divine sacrifice.

……

"I am fine."

Shen Bailian shook his head. He glanced at the panel out of the corner of his eye, but found nothing unusual, and no notification messages popped up.

So he could only keep his doubts to himself, looked towards the side where the martial arts students were gathered, frowned slightly, and asked in confusion, "Why does everyone look so unhappy?"

"This time, in the chaos of battle, six more brothers and sisters died, and thirteen martial arts students were seriously injured. If we don't get rescued quickly, I'm afraid, I'm afraid..."

As they spoke, Chen Yifei and Su Ruozhi lowered their heads further and further, their voices grew softer and softer, their voices choked with emotion, and their expressions darkened.

They didn't want outsiders to see them wiping away tears, but they just couldn't help it.

Most martial artists are emotional people. After going through so much life and death together, their friendship has long since evolved from classmates to brothers.

They watched helplessly as six of their brothers and sisters died in battle, and thirteen martial arts students were seriously injured and on the verge of death, yet no one had any means of treatment.

This excruciating pain left no room for joy or relief for anyone who had survived the ordeal.

"Let's go take a look first."

Shen Bailian closed his Eye of God, but ultimately decided to go and see what was going on first. He couldn't just stay here and watch the show; that would be too hurtful.

"Big brother."

"Big Brother, you're here."

"Quick, Senior Brother is here! Brothers and sisters, make way..."

"..."

Amidst respectful shouts, all the martial arts students made way, allowing Shen Bailian to see a row of corpses lying on the ground.

There were also thirteen seriously injured martial arts students, who were held in the arms of some girls who knew medical care, their faces streaked with tears from their anxiety.

"Senior Brother, do you... do you have any way?" Wang Yuxuan, holding a martial arts student in her arms, hurriedly looked at Shen Bailian and said with a trembling mouth, tears glistening in her eyes.

In an instant, some martial arts students who still held onto a sliver of hope looked towards the boy in the very center with expectant eyes.

"I...I...I'm powerless to help either."

Looking at the strange, expectant gazes around him, Shen Bailian clenched his fists tightly. He spoke for a long time, but he, who never stuttered before, became a stutterer at this moment.

Because of his confidence in his own strength and skills, he never thought of taking any healing medicine.

Otherwise, at least it would make things a little easier for those people.

Time passed slowly, and soon more than twenty minutes had gone by. The short-haired martial arts student who was most seriously injured was on the verge of death.

"It's so...so painful. I...I feel like I'm going to see...Little Li."

Tears welled in the short-haired martial artist's eyes; he sensed his life was in danger.

"No, brother, hang in there a little longer, the rescue is coming soon."

"Yes, brother, just hold on for a few more minutes, the medical pod will be here soon."

"..."

In an instant, all the martial arts students began to cheer on the seriously injured martial artist.

But they all knew in their hearts that it was just a comforting remark.

The distance from here to the Tiangang Academy was such that even the previous space fighters, flying at multiple times the speed of sound, took more than three hours to reach the first buffer zone of Yixiantian.

From the time the call for help was made until now, less than half an hour has passed. How could the rescue have arrived?
Time passed slowly, each second feeling heavy and slow, and some girls were already sobbing uncontrollably.

Sudden.

"boom---"

A deep and awe-inspiring roar resounded across the sky, and sunlight filtered through the clouds, casting dappled shadows as six figures, like streaks of light, approached.

In an instant.

boom! boom! boom!
Six figures landed suddenly thousands of meters away, causing the ground to collapse instantly, with terrifying cracks appearing on the ground and approaching Shen Bailian and the others.

"Everyone, get out of the way!"

Upon hearing the voice, Shen Bailian was immediately startled. The voice was all too familiar. He quickly shouted to his surprised classmates, "Quick, make way for Dean Duan! Rescue has arrived!"

Before the words could even finish...

Duan Wuyai, Cheng Shangwu, Huang Qingqing... six figures suddenly rushed into the scattered crowd, not even having time to wipe the blood spilling from the corners of their mouths.

shhhhhh...

With dozens of flashes of silver light, more than a dozen medical pods appeared on the ground, and the thirteen severely injured martial artists, including the short-haired martial artist, were also rapidly and steadily carried into the medical pods by an invisible force.

"Whoo~"

"Finally caught up."

Duan Wuyai and the other deans of the Tiangang Academy breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that all thirteen seriously injured freshmen had safely entered the medical pods and begun to receive treatment.

At this moment, the tension in my heart suddenly eased.

In the instant they relaxed, the internal injury caused by the airflow, which was like solidified air, due to the rapid flight at more than ten times the speed of sound, caused their blood and qi to rush to their throats in an instant.

"Pfft~" "Pfft~"

Duan Wuyai and the others suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood, and their pale faces gradually regained their rosy color.

"Teacher Duan, you should take a good rest."

Seeing this, Shen Bailian instinctively tore off a clean, soft piece of clothing from his clothes and handed it to Duan Wuyai.

"Ok?"

Duan Wuyai froze on the spot when he saw the hem of the clothes that Shen Bailian handed him and the boy's concerned eyes. He even forgot to take out the tissues from his storage ring.

(End of this chapter)