Gu Qingyang's thoughts moved, and the Divine Kingdom seemed to undergo a violent tremor. After a long while, the shaking subsided as if nothing had happened.
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Name: Gu Qingyang
Essence: Divine Tree
Lifespan: 15/25000
Rank: Level Three Perfection (34500/1000000)
Divine Kingdom: Level Two (4203520/100000000)
Innate Divine Techniques: Ancient Tree Roots (Level Three), Divine Tree Spirit Root (Level Three), Divine Fruit (Level Three), Divine Whisper (Level Three), Eye of True Sight (Level Three), Divine Kingdom Domain (Level Three)
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"Level Two Divine Kingdom!"
Gu Qingyang nodded in satisfaction. Although at first glance the Level Two Divine Kingdom showed no change, he could now manifest treasures of the second tier.
Such as second-tier cultivation techniques, second-tier divine soldiers, and so on.
Among these.
Gu Qingyang valued the cultivation techniques the most.
Cultivation techniques allowed humans to practice and become cultivators akin to evolutionists, with the stronger individuals providing more faith.
In the battle of the Beast Tide.
The Human Federation's believers in Gu Qingyang numbered no less than ten million.
But even the faith of tens of millions only provided Gu Qingyang with over fifteen million faith power.
Ultimately.
This was because most of these believers were ordinary people, providing very limited faith.
Those who wished to step into level one and become true evolutionists were extremely rare compared to the current human population.
There was no way around it.
The risks of becoming an evolutionist were too great, and if something went wrong, it could lead to death by explosion; not everyone could bear such consequences.
But the emergence of cultivation techniques perfectly solved this problem.
However, manifesting second-tier items required ten times more than for level one; for example, a level one top-grade cultivation technique required only five thousand faith, while a second-tier top-grade technique required fifty thousand.
Fortunately.
Gu Qingyang now had abundant faith, and even after upgrading the Divine Kingdom to level two, he still had over four million faith left.
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Days after the Beast Tide retreated.
The enthusiasm of the Human Federation hadn't faded in the slightest.
The scene of Gu Qingyang single-handedly fighting the Beast Tide and slaying nine fourth-tier fierce beasts in one go was deeply engraved in everyone's minds.
Many people took the Ancient Tree as a totem, even setting up a shrine in their homes to worship and pray devoutly daily, seeking the tree's protection.
On this day.
A majestic voice appeared in the minds of all believers, and they seemed to envision an ancient, towering tree.
"I am the Cyan Yang Divine Tree; all who have faith in me shall gain immortality!"
The sudden voice startled many, but before they could figure out what happened, a mysterious prompt echoed in their minds again.
"The Cyan Yang Divine Tree invites you to join the Divine Kingdom chat group. Do you wish to enter?"
Divine Kingdom chat group!
Some were more bewildered, while others seemed to understand something and immediately chose "yes."
Soon enough.
A virtual interface appeared before those who agreed to join the Divine Kingdom chat group.
The interface resembled a standard chat interface, the only difference being the presence of several tiny icons at the top, besides the normal chat window.
Shop!
Tasks!
"Shop... Tasks!"
Xu Bo stared at the Divine Kingdom chat group in front of him, and his thoughts landed on the shop icon, where an interface appeared promptly.
Body Technique!
Cultivation!
Magic!
Seeing this, Xu Bo eyed the Body Technique, and rows of items appeared before him.
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Celestial Martial Gang Qi: Level One Top-Grade Cultivation Technique
Thunderbolt Divine Palm: Level One Top-Grade Secret Technique
Flaming Divine Fist: Level One Top-Grade Secret Technique
Kunlun Heart Method: Level One Top-Grade Cultivation Technique
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"Cultivation Techniques and Secret Techniques... They can enable ordinary people to become evolutionists!"
Xu Bo's heart surged with intense shock.
He then opened the cultivation and magic lists, and corresponding items appeared, all related to different fields of practice.
Afterward.
Xu Bo tried to exchange, only to be informed that exchanging for a level one top-grade secret technique required five thousand contribution, and he currently had zero, making him unable to exchange.
Before Xu Bo could investigate further, a flood of information washed over his consciousness, making him understand what contribution was and how to earn it, as well as what the shop entailed.
Earning contribution was straightforward: simply sacrifice the blood and flesh of fierce beasts to receive corresponding contribution points.
Sacrificing a whole level one inferior fierce beast would yield one contribution point, a level one intermediate beast would yield five points, a level one superior beast ten points, and a level one perfection beast fifteen points.
If sacrificing second-tier fierce beasts, the increase was tenfold.
Spending a thousand contribution points would open the second-tier shop, allowing for the exchange of second-tier items.
Afterward.
Xu Bo looked at the task section, which was currently empty, with no tasks available.
Returning to the Divine Kingdom chat group interface, now numerous messages had popped up, and the shock of everyone was evident in their words.
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"Damn, a Divine Kingdom chat group, who would've thought the stuff from novels would become reality!"
"Cyan Yang Divine Tree, it must be the one from the Kunlun Mountain Range. I can only say the Cyan Yang Divine Tree is eternally divine."
"Did you see the shop? You can exchange for legendary cultivation techniques and secret techniques; if possible, wouldn't that mean we ordinary people have a chance to become evolutionists too?"
"I never imagined having the chance to become an evolutionist, but you need contribution to exchange cultivation techniques, and contribution requires sacrificing complete fierce beast carcasses. How can we ordinary people possibly kill fierce beasts..."
"Never mind that, did you notice a new ability called Sacrificial Technique?"
"Yeah, it seems we really do have it."
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Noticing this, Xu Bo exited the Divine Kingdom chat group. Just as others had said, a divine technique named Sacrificial Technique had mysteriously appeared in his mind.
The Sacrificial Technique was easy to use: place your palm on a fierce beast's corpse, silently recite the Divine Tree's true name, and sacrifice the beast's body to the Divine Tree, obtaining corresponding contributions.
At this thought.
Xu Bo took a deep breath, his expression filled with astonishment: "The appearance of the Divine Kingdom chat group will likely shake up the entire Federation!"
Before the appearance of the Divine Kingdom chat group, evolutionists were scarce and held high status and influence over ordinary civilians.
But now that the chat group had emerged, everyone had the chance to become evolutionists, and inevitably, the status of evolutionists would be challenged.
Considering the current scenario where evolutionists dominate the Federation's leadership, such a development might plunge the entire Federation into turmoil.
It's precisely because of this understanding that Xu Bo felt so shocked.