Although she didn't inquire about the source of his confidence for the exam, like any mother, she urged him to work hard.
Of course, she knew Liam's grades over the past six months hadn't been this good, but she didn't say anything. Even though she was worried, her and his father had prepared enough resources behind the family's back for him to become a demigod, even if he dropped out of school.
Julia Adler was, after all, a demigod who had lived for several hundred years, even though she appeared to be in her twenties. She was already prepared for any eventuality.
Once he hung up, he immediately plunged into his spiritual sea and looked at the original seed. It was now activated and could be used at any time.
Naturally, he didn't want to waste time. He had to carefully prepare for the exam next week. He was almost sure that the next time he saw his mother; he could give her a huge surprise.
His watch vibrated again, and a holographic package receipt form appeared in the air.
Liam skimmed through it and signed at the bottom. Immediately, the window in his living room opened, and a drone entered, deposited a box, and then left.
He eagerly opened the box and found two divine pearls.
"Why are there two?"
Just as he was about to call his mother, his watch displayed a new message.
"I forgot to tell you this. Uncle Sam and your father managed to persuade the elders to give you a second pearl that suits your realm well. You'll have to thank them later."
Liam was speechless for a moment.
Uncle Sam, his father's brother, had always been very kind and considerate toward him. He was still unmarried and had no children but he treated Liam like his own son.
The elders treasured the family fortune like dragons treasure gold. They were huge misers, and taking anything from them was harder than invading a world.
Without Uncle Sam's strength, who was already an advanced demigod close to igniting the divine fire, he probably wouldn't have gotten anything.
Liam quickly sent a thank-you message to his uncle, and then focused on the pearls he had just obtained.
Race Pearl (1 star | blue) – novarian Tribe: contains 500 adult novarians (normal novarians: half are males, half are females. There are 20 level 1 apprentice novarian warriors, the rest are level 0 mortal beings).
Spell Pearl (1 star | Blue) – Reproduction Spell: casts a divine spell that enhances the reproduction of living beings in the divine realm, last fifteen local years (The reproduction rate increases by about 300%. It only works on inferior beings, and the effect cannot be overlaid with the one of another pearl).
"Hiss"
Liam's took a deep breath as he looked at the description of the two pearls.
It's his first time seeing pearls of such high quality. His father and uncle had really outdone themselves this time.
He remembered that the pearls given by the elders for the exam were generally red or yellow. This time, he directly skipped a level and obtained two blue pearls! The elders were probably still cursing their decision at this moment.
One of the pearls directly provided five hundred adult water spirits, which could at least triple his current strength.
As for the other, there was no need to discuss its efficiency.
According to the temporal flow difference between the divine realm and the Earth, fifteen years in the divine realm were about five days on Earth.
With the reproduction speed of the novarians, he could at least double his strength again before the test.
Liam still had two fusion slots available. As the first month was soon coming to an end, he would have a third one by tomorrow.
First and foremost, Liam decided to return to his divine realm and take a real look on the situation.
He raised his hand and tore a crack in space. Immediately, space twisted, forming a channel, and he hurriedly entered.
…
Mars: Portal City No. 182, Zone M
The entire planet had long been completely terraformed by the human federal government. The planet, now as big as the sun before the aura recovery, was a true wilderness.
Trees towered several hundred meters high in the sky, and powerful beasts roamed in the thickets.
At the top of a mountain, there was a gigantic city with walls over a kilometer high.
Somewhere inside the city, on a gigantic square, a crack opened in the air, and Liam emerged.
Around him, many cracks continued to open and close; people came and went.
The first time Liam came here, he was stunned by the magnificence of the city, but he had gotten used to it since.
It was a "portal city", and there were probably thousands on the planets and the celestial bodies of the solar system.
As the name suggests, their main function is to serve as a transit station for divine beings and demigods.
With the reinforcement of the earth, not only did time slow down, but space near the earth also become increasingly solid.
It was still possible to make short trips in the void, like what he just did. As long as the transfer distance remained short, the spatial channel doesn't need to remain stable for long, and they could easily make instantaneous trips in the solar system.
On the other hand, divine realms were scattered all over the universe.
As example, Liam had to travel over several million light-years to reach the spatial rift of his divine realm. The coordinates of the demi-plane were engraved in his head.
As a divine being, he can use the energy of faith to create a spatial channel between his position and the entrance of the rift to get there in a few hours.
However, such a channel had to be particularly stable.
If he opened it on Earth, the spatial barrier is so strong that in a few minutes, it would destroy the channel with him inside. If that really happened, he would be at best completely lost in space, and at worst, directly dispersed into particles in the void.
Of course, this will change once he became a god. By then, his body will be strong enough to make the journey in a few minutes and would no more have to come in portal cities.
Liam put on his diadem and focused. He used his faith energy to open a spatial rift in front of him and entered without hesitation.
….
Unknown Galaxy, Somewhere in the Void
Between two solar systems, a figure suddenly leaped out of a spatial rift.
Liam looked around and headed in a certain direction, guided by the feeling in his head. When he was sure he was at the right place, he stopped and observed the void around him with a peculiar attention.
Suddenly, he leaped, releasing an enormous power, able to break a moon in half. The void twisted, revealing a dark spatial passage.
Apart from being a divine being, he was himself a rank 7 being: a higher being. He could live in space and to directly destroy small planes.
Liam crossed the channel and arrived in a dark space, devoid of stars or any celestial bodies.
Only two things were in front of him: a fiery ball thousands of kilometers in diameter and a disk of land a few kilometers in size, protected from the void by a blue membrane.
It was the subspace containing his demi-plane.
It's wedged between the interstices of the void. It's almost impossible to detect it without precise coordinates. Even Liam had to search for some time before finding it.
He came above his realm, and thanks to the connection with the divine realm, he sent down a part of his will. If the novarians looked up, they would see a golden phantom that looked exactly like Liam.
Liam's divine realm was about 10 kilometers radius, 3 kilometers high at the center, and a few hundred meters high at the edge.
About 72% was shallow seas, 19% formed a small continent, and the remaining 9% were scattered islands.
The continent was located near the edge of the realm, and a long sandy beach stretched a bit further. The novarian tribe was in a cove on the continent.
There were only a few islands with an area exceeding a hundred square meters.
Most islands were bare rocks, with a bit of moss in the center, without any resources.
Except the novarian tribe, the entire divine realm only had four other species: sturgeons, sardines, blue shrimp, and sea carp.
Overall, his divine realm was quite sterile.
Without drastic changes, it was almost impossible for him to enter the elite class. In other words, even becoming a demigod may have been very complicated.
Fortunately, even if he wasn't aware, his parents had already planned everything, although it was now unlikely that he would have to resort to such desperate measures.
Now, about twelve Earth hours had passed since Liam left the divine realm. In the demi-plane, it has already been more than a year.
The battle was already over, and the tribe had returned to its normal state.
Many novarians were fishing in the shallow waters under the leadership of the novarian chief.
This novarian chief was the chief of the tribe in the realm, but when Liam needed it, he could occupy his physical body and descend.
His main body is far too powerful. If he descends in person, he will directly blow up his own divine realm. He still has to wait for his demi-plane to evolve into a plane to descend with his true body.
Liam didn't disturb his people and, after looking around, withdrew his will and returned to the void above his realm.
He sat cross-legged in space, and then connected the six divine pearls to his soul.
He then sent them directly into his spiritual sea where the original seed floated.
He looked at the six pearls: one white, one red, two yellow, and two blue.
The novarian pearl can absolutely not be decomposed. It was the only one that can directly increase his strength and, therefore, his rank during the test.
Liam frowned and thought.
He reached out, and a strand of white light flew toward the original seed.
Immediately, the seed shone with majestic brilliance. It approached him and enlarged to nearly fifty centimeters.
Liam controlled the pearl of fertile soil and sent it toward the seed. As soon as it made contact with the surface, a small space opened, and the pearl entered.
He did the same with the sardine shoal pearl.
No matter how many times he thought about it, he couldn't find a use for these two pearls. So, he decided to decompose them to strengthen the others.
As he sent the command to the seed, it began to rotate, and thousands of strange runes lit up on its surface.
Liam was dumbfounded by the beauty and mystique of the scene, but it didn't last long. After a few seconds, the patterns on the seed disappeared, and it returned to its original form.
With a soft "click," the original seed stopped rotating.
Liam felt that the two pearls had disappeared and had been replaced by an unknown energy, different from spiritual energy and divine power but no less powerful.
"Since the original seed can theoretically create and destroy everything, let's call it the energy of creation!"
Liam nodded and took out the skill pearl, which he sent into the seed.
The seed started rotating again, and the mysterious scene reappeared. Paying attention, Liam noticed that the seed's patterns were not exactly the same as before.
Intrigued, he plunged his consciousness into the seed.
As soon as his will touch the seed, he felt that his consciousness was sinking into endless darkness.