Grinding EXP From Fireball Skill

How long would it take to grow as large as the World Tree in the Golden Field?

He closed the Teleportation Gate.

Li Wei looked at Saint Xi. She was clutching the fruit, her eyes closed.

He could sense a storm raging in her mind.

Saint Xi had obtained new inherited knowledge from the fruit.

A moment later, Saint Xi opened her eyes and looked at the emerald, crystal-like fruit in her hand.

She looked at Li Wei and said, "I know what this is now."

Li Wei’s eyes lit up. He quickly asked, "What is it?"

Saint Xi said, "A Divine Fragment."

"A Divine Fragment from the Elf God. It holds the last shred of power maintaining the Golden Field Divine Realm."

Before Li Wei could react,

she took out the stone again.

This time, the stone was completely different.

The stone that no one would have looked at twice if it were left on the side of the road

had transformed into a black crystal gemstone in Saint Xi’s hand.

"This is a Divine Fragment from the Beastman God."

Saint Xi declared.

Li Wei was stunned for a long while before he came back to his senses.

He looked at the two Divine Fragments in Saint Xi’s hands, a thoughtful expression on his face.

"Why are they all fragments?"

Li Wei asked subconsciously.

Saint Xi explained, "According to my inherited memories, the Divine Positions, Divine Formats, and Divine Power of the Elf God and the Beastman God were carved up by the other gods long ago."

"The Dragon God received these two Divine Fragments."

"Unlike the other Divine Spirits, He didn’t absorb the power within the Divine Fragments."

"Instead, He preserved them."

"A thousand years ago, the Demon Dragon King was incited by a Demon God and instigated a civil war within the Dragon Race."

"The gods took advantage of the situation, granting the Human Race the Dragon Blood Potion and instructing them to weaken the Dragon Race’s power."

"Through the unwittingly coordinated actions of the Demon God and the other gods, the Demon Dragon King defeated the Saint Dragon King to seize the throne of the Dragon Race. However, this also caused the Dragon Race to suffer a devastating blow, bringing them to the brink of extinction."

"With the Dragon Race crippled and the Saint Dragon King severely injured and missing, the Dragon God’s power was weakened."

"The Dragon God was attacked by the Demon God and plotted against by the other gods, nearly falling."

"Before the Dragon God completely perished, He sent the two Divine Fragments to the Elf Race and the Beastman Race, and told the Elf King and the Beast King the truth about the downfall of the Elf God and the Beastman God."

"Just before His end, the Dragon God separated a piece of His own Divine Format, entrusting this Dragon God Divine Fragment to the missing Saint Dragon King for safekeeping."

"After doing all this, the Dragon God willingly went to His death, baiting the Demon God and the other gods into a massive war."

"When the war ended, the Demon God obtained a portion of the Dragon God’s power, and the other gods divided up another portion. Neither side knew that part of the Dragon God’s Divine Format was missing."

Li Wei listened quietly to Saint Xi’s story.

Although he had guessed the keepsakes were related to Divine Spirits, he never imagined the truth behind them would be so shocking.

’Demon Gods, the pantheon of gods, the Dragon God, the Elf God, the Beastman God...’

’A saga of love and hate spanning tens of thousands of years.’

Saint Xi said, "Next, as long as we find the Dragon God’s Divine Fragment that my grandfather holds, the three Divine Fragments can be pieced together into a complete Divine Format."

"With this cobbled-together Divine Format, one can bypass the path to godhood and directly become a Divine Spirit."

Hearing this, Li Wei felt something was wrong.

He thought for a moment, then said, "Wait, you’re saying these three Divine Fragments can be pieced together directly into one Divine Format?"

Saint Xi nodded. "Yes."

Li Wei frowned. "That can’t be right. I don’t know the exact path to godhood, but I do know that different Divine Formats are mutually exclusive."

A Divine Format is the manifestation of the Power of Laws that a Divine Spirit has mastered.

The Power of Laws mastered by the Elf God, the Beastman God, and the Dragon God were definitely different.

This was because one of the requirements for godhood was mastering a Power of Laws that no other Divine Spirit had mastered.

This is the uniqueness of a Law.

This requirement was made public after the Magic Goddess Mistral ascended to godhood.

Even before Mistral’s ascension, any powerhouse who walked the path to godhood would have known this ironclad rule.

How could three incomplete Powers of Laws be pieced together into a single, complete Law?

Moreover, these three Laws had already been carved up by others.

It was fundamentally impossible to achieve godhood this way.

Even if one did become a god using a branch Law left over after the complete Law was divided, their strength would be far weaker than that of a normal Divine Spirit.

A Law is different from a Rule.

A Law is unique.

A Law is a law of the world; the Power of a Law directly affects the entire world.

A Rule exists beneath the Laws of the world and can only do what the Laws of the world permit.

It cannot transcend or violate these Laws.

The Magic Net was created by the Magic Goddess Mistral using her own Power of Laws.

Before the Magic Goddess created the Magic Net, it simply did not exist in the world.

Therefore, according to the principle of a Law’s uniqueness, Saint Xi’s claim was completely unfeasible.

Saint Xi paused for a moment, then said honestly, "That is true. So, by using a cobbled-together Divine Format to ascend, one can only become a Pseudo-God."

"You would possess a Divine Format and Divine Power, but not a Divine Position."

Li Wei nodded. ’That makes sense.’

Coming back to his senses, he looked at Saint Xi and asked gravely, "You’re not thinking of using this Divine Format, are you?"

Saint Xi didn’t speak.

Li Wei grabbed her shoulders and said, "Think this through! If you use this Divine Format to become a Pseudo-God, you will never be able to become a true Divine Spirit!"

A Divine Format is irreversible.

After ascending to godhood, the Divine Format merges with one’s self and with the Laws of Heaven and Earth.

It can never be separated again.

Separation has only one outcome—perishing.

After the Dragon God split His Divine Format, He knew He wouldn’t live for much longer.

That’s why He willingly went to His death.

Saint Xi clutched the two Divine Fragments and said, "But if I use the Divine Format, I’ll immediately gain enough power to get revenge on the Demon Dragon King."

Li Wei’s brow furrowed, and he forcefully snatched the two Divine Fragments from her hands.

"No. I won’t let you do this."

"Revenge is just a matter of time. We have plenty of time," Li Wei said.

He was certain that as long as they continued their Cultivation, defeating the Demon Dragon King would be a piece of cake.

Li Wei stared into Saint Xi’s eyes and said seriously, "Saint Xi, look at me."

Saint Xi subconsciously looked up at him, and Li Wei could see confusion in her eyes.

Li Wei said, "Our enemies aren’t just the Demon Dragon King, but also the other gods and the Demon God."

"If you become a Pseudo-God, we’ll never be a match for them. That would only make them happy."

"Sooner or later, we will ascend to godhood. We’ll do it through our own abilities and get revenge on the Divine Spirits who have wronged us."

Clarity gradually returned to Saint Xi’s eyes. With a sob, she threw her arms around Li Wei and began to cry.

Li Wei held her, gently patting her shoulder.

He had a good idea of what was happening.

Saint Xi had just received too many inherited memories, and the hatred contained within them had influenced her thoughts.

That was why she had become so desperate for revenge.

Now, after Li Wei’s persuasion and comfort, Saint Xi’s emotions had stabilized.

Looking at Saint Xi’s back, Li Wei felt a wave of tenderness.

’When it comes down to it, Saint Xi is still just a child.’

’Even though she grew up quickly in the Time Secret Realm, used the Hour Time Technique to sleep for decades, and her power grew to the Legendary Late Stage...’

’For a Holy Giant Dragon, her age still makes her nothing more than a child.’

He waited until Saint Xi had completely calmed down.

Li Wei asked, "Can you sense where the last Divine Fragment is now?"

Saint Xi looked up, a little surprised.

She had thought that since Li Wei wouldn’t let her use the pieced-together Divine Format, he would want to give up the search for the last Divine Fragment.

Li Wei sensed her thoughts and said with a smile, "Finding it and using it are two different things. Besides, the Holy Dragon Inheritance and the Divine Fragment aren’t the same thing, are they?"

Saint Xi quickly nodded. "No, they aren’t. The Holy Dragon Inheritance is the Holy Dragon Inheritance. It has nothing to do with the Divine Fragment."

Li Wei said, "Well, there you have it. Even if you don’t use the Divine Fragment, you still need to find the Holy Dragon Inheritance to awaken the power of your bloodline."

Saint Xi understood.

She tried to sense it for a moment, then said, "I can’t sense it from here."

Li Wei glanced around. "Then let’s head back first."

RUMBLE!

After Saint Xi took the Divine Fragment, the World Tree began to collapse.

Its last vestiges of power were gone.

The World Tree withered completely.

Numerous spatial rifts appeared across the Golden Field.

It was collapsing.