Chapter 565 - Benefactor Xu Hai

Leng Te bought his ticket and left. He had received enough information about Alpheus to prepare a battle plan for the next time he challenged the tower.

At that moment, an idea struck Han Wu, and he called out for Leng Te to wait. “Leng Te, I have a suggestion. I wonder if you would be willing to consider it.”

Leng Te turned back, curiosity in his eyes.

Han Wu recalled that Alpheus had shattered Leng Te’s weapon and continued, “I would like to invite you to become one of the ninety-ninth floor’s guardians. As a reward, I will give you a powerful weapon.”

Leng Te considered the offer. As of now, almost no one could reach the ninety-ninth floor, and it already had multiple guardians. It was a fairly easy job, and he would receive a new weapon in return.

Overall, the arrangement seemed reasonable. However, Leng Te needed constant battle to keep himself sharp, so he voiced his condition. “I want permission to challenge the Black Dragon King from time to time.”

𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Han Wu agreed without hesitation. Ever since Alpheus became a Black Dragon King, he had spent days eating and sleeping. If this continued, he would turn into a Black Pig King instead. Han Wu had been searching for a way to force Alpheus to exercise, and Leng Te’s request solved that problem perfectly.

Leng Te nodded in satisfaction and followed a staff member to the vault to choose his weapon.

At the same time, Han Wu announced that Leng Te had become one of the ninety-ninth floor’s guardians. The news stunned the audience, and ticket sales exploded. After all, strong challengers could be recruited as guardians!

With the number of challenges rising, it was even more important for Han Wu to optimize the tower as soon as possible. However, this wasn’t an immediate concern yet. His priority lay in promoting the tower. He could leave the optimization to Marks and the others.

Once Han Wu finished his work, he returned to the college. Between managing the Asura Coliseum’s challenge and overseeing the Blood Coliseum’s optimization, he hadn’t returned to the college for a long time.

Considering his unique circumstances, the college gave him preferential treatment and allowed him to come and go as he pleased. Despite the many classes he had missed, all the lecturers spoke in his favor.

Some students felt that it was unfair and tried to report it, but their lecturer rebuked them. “If you were half as capable as Han Wu, we would give you the same freedom. You wouldn’t even need to take tests, and we would still give you full marks.”

Those students fell silent. Han Wu wasn’t only a Major God but also the heir of the Blood Coliseum, the Holy Son of Death, and someone with good relations with the Darkness faction. His identity, power, and background far exceeded most lecturers in Imperial College, and yet he was only the second-year valedictorian. With him there, it would be difficult for another second-year student to rival his renown.

Still, his presence benefited the entire cohort. The second years received more resources than the other years because of him. The lecturers hoped that someone as talented as Han Wu would emerge. Even if it was just one, or someone with a fraction of his strength, that would be good enough.

Han Wu had no idea what had happened at the college. When he returned, he was surprised to find that the entire class had left for a major class. They would invade a fairly huge civilization. If they succeeded, the entire year would receive amazing rewards. Those who performed exceptionally would even receive a direct reward from the Will of the Divine Civilization.

Han Wu smiled. With Qin Shuang and the others involved, he wasn’t worried about their safety. Since he had no classes to attend, he decided to check on Xu Hai instead. He was both his mentor and his benefactor, so he needed to visit him from time to time.

He arrived at his office, only to find it empty. A note was posted on the door: “In secluded training. Do not disturb unless there is an emergency.”

Han Wu sighed. It appeared Xu Hai was trying to become a God King!

Han Wu had to accelerate the refinement of his Conversion and Duel Jurisdictions too.

Conversion required him to absorb Divine Egos, Divine Aspects, and other rare resources of varied attributes. He had already instructed the Blood Coliseum to search for such treasures for him.

As for the Duel Jurisdiction, he had inherited it from the Blood Coliseum’s previous owner and it was already completed. However, in order to activate it, he needed to fight a lot.

After he challenged the Asura Coliseum, Duel had already reached an activation level of 12%. Further progress required even more combat. The more intense the fight, the greater the activation. He hoped to fully activate it before heading to the Chaotic Starfield.

With those plans in mind, Han Wu decided to return to the Blood Coliseum. At that moment, a wave of Divine Authority spread across the entire Imperial College. It was simultaneously warm yet resolute.

Han Wu focused his senses and quickly traced the source to his mentor. “Wait, has he ascended?”

Han Wu excitedly rushed toward the source of the Divine Authority. Students and lecturers felt it as well and quickly ran toward the scene too. They wanted to witness the ascension of a Major God to a God King, since it was a rare occurrence.

When he reached the site, Han Wu sensed a powerful force preventing him from approaching Xu Hai. He couldn’t move closer than 500 meters away. Xu Hai had likely placed a barrier to prevent any interference during his ascension.

Han Wu stood outside quietly. Soon, the rest of the college arrived. Everyone acknowledged him upon seeing him. Even though Han Wu was only a second-year student, he was also the Blood Coliseum’s owner, so they treated him like a God King.

Han Wu nodded in response, keeping his humility. This wasn’t the time for formalities. Everyone was there to witness Xu Hai’s ascension.

As Xu Hai’s Divine Authority grew stronger, the skies above him changed. Dense clouds formed overhead, stretching to the horizon. This wasn’t a lightning tribulation but the manifestation of the Will of the Divine Civilization.

Moments later, the clouds parted only above Xu Hai, leaving only him beneath the empty heavens. A beam of divine light descended from the sky directly onto Xu Hai. The sight left everyone stunned.

Under the divine light, Xu Hai’s figure expanded until it grew several hundred thousand meters in height. It finally stopped at 300,000 meters. Then, under everyone’s watchful eyes, his figure shrank just as rapidly.

This wasn’t a sign of failure. He was refining the energy he had obtained.

It took him three entire days before he completed the refinement and returned to his normal size. He was a God King now!