Chapter 761: Section 549: Divine Favored
"Divine Country... Descend?" Cang Xu’s body and mind were shaken.
He sensed the secret was of no small significance and hastened to question Zhou Zhang.
Cang Xu was not clear about this knowledge concerning the Divine Country.
Zhou Zhang explained, "My Lord’s Divine Country has not been exalted to the heavens, but stands on the earth; it is a living Divine Country."
"Any living Divine Country can descend anywhere in the Main Plane."
"When a Divine Country descends, usually only a part of the Divine Country will cover a part of the Main World; they become the Inner World, while the Divine Country becomes the outer world."
"Throughout this process, the Divine Country remains whole. Believers can come from other parts of the Divine Country to the descended part. Once they leave the descended Divine Country, they can directly arrive at the Main World."
Cang Xu’s heart stirred, "So you’re saying, through this method of Divine Country Descent, a sect could dispatch an army to any location in an instant?"
Zhou Zhang shook his head, "In theory, it’s possible."
Cang Xu recalled for a moment, then continued, "But such accounts are rare in history."
"Is it because the cost is too enormous?"
Zhou Zhang slightly nodded, "The Divine Country Descent is a form of Divine Arts that first requires spatial coordinates, often taken care of by deeply devout Believers."
"The execution of Divine Arts during this process will incur immense consumption. Ordinary Transcendent believers can hardly bear it, and using a Holy Domain Level to transport a Golden Level army would be a highly unprofitable affair."
"Moreover, the very act of Divine Country Descent itself carries risks."
Zhou Zhang did not go on.
Cang Xu had already come to understand.
The Divine Country was famously easy to defend yet difficult to attack, where the divinities themselves resided, making it extremely safe.
Once a Divine Country descended, it would allow for transport to any place on the Main Plane. Conversely, enemies from the Main Plane could also enter the Divine Country through this connection!
These various reasons led to the rare use of Divine Country Descent Technique.
Cang Xu looked towards the direction of the Ocean Nest, "Could it be that the Ocean Nest has been subjected to the Divine Country Descent Technique?"
Zhou Zhang said, "That’s classified, but you now have the clearance to know."
Cang Xu opened his mouth, as though wanting to say something, but ultimately did not.
He hadn’t expected the actions of the Charming Blue God to be so expansive.
He knew this area had been arranged, but hadn’t realized it involved the high-risk Divine Country Descent Technique.
Suddenly, Cang Xu understood why the Holy Beast Snow Pear Octopus resided in the Ocean Nest.
Apart from distinguishing Believers, the true purpose of the Snow Pear Octopus was most likely to serve as a guard,
To guard this part of the Charming Blue Divine Country.
The Holy Domain Level was a high-order Transcendent, representing national-level combat power. The proud Ice Sculpture Kingdom itself only had three Holy Domain Level individuals.
Should an enemy attempt to pass through here and attack the Charming Blue Divine Country, they would inevitably face the interception of the Holy Domain Octopus.
Even if the octopus were to be defeated, as a Magic Beast, with its tough skin and flesh, it could surely delay the enemy.
Only a little time would be needed to cancel the Divine Country Descent Technique, ensuring that the Charming Blue Divine Country would remain safe.
"Why invoke the Divine Country Descent Technique here?" Cang Xu wondered inwardly.
"The Charming Blue God needs to recuperate, to gather sacrifices."
"The vast supplies, energy, and Faith provided during a Blood Sacrifice, once delivered into the nest, enter the Divine Country."
"The transportation costs here are very minimal!"
"Simultaneously, the Divine Blessings the Charming Blue God returns to the Believers come without transportation costs, convenient and quick."
"Looking at it this way, the state of the Charming Blue God is indeed worrisome. To reduce these losses, She risks using the Divine Country Descent."
Cang Xu quickly thought about the image of the Charming Blue God.
"In that case, the Charming Blue God Image should covertly include Extraordinary materials, refined into a Silver Level Holy Artifact."
Cang Xu made this conjecture on good basis.
Gods are omnipotent,
But one must consider the specific cost.
Cang Xu did not doubt the Charming Blue God possessed some ability beyond the mundane.
But to enhance an ordinary item to an Extraordinary Level, the cost incurred must be substantial. Whereas if one were to use materials already at the Extraordinary Level and refine them, the cost would be much less, no doubt.
Given the Charming Blue God’s poor condition, the choice She would make seems quite obvious.
Of course, Cang Xu couldn’t confirm this answer,
"If I were the Charming Blue God, I would make that choice."
Cang Xu breathed a sigh of relief.
In this way, the gift of a Silver Level Holy Image to the Fishman youth was not so difficult to accept.
Next, Cang Xu carefully considered his phrasing and once again sought instruction from Zhou Zhang about the accumulation of Divine Grace.
He went roundabout, beating around the bush, until finally asking about "under what circumstances Divine Grace would increase automatically."
Zhou Zhang, unsuspecting, answered with a smile, "Of course, there are situations where Divine Grace increases automatically."
"For the Saint Heirs and Holy Daughters of various sects, a fixed amount of Divine Grace is bestowed after each daily prayer."
Cang Xu nodded and continued to listen.
Zhou Zhang went on, "If they are not Saint Heirs or Holy Daughters, there are also Divine Favored who can receive Divine Grace."
"Generally speaking, they are the descendants of a deity’s Bloodline, even their illegitimate children, or they are exceptionally talented individuals whom the deities themselves wish to recruit."
"The most famous are the members of the Beautiful Youth Mercenary Group."
Cang Xu’s expression changed slightly; he knew of this famous Mercenary Group.
The Mercenary Group was not large, consisting of only five individuals, all beautiful youths.
They were valiant in the Demon war, shining brightly from the beginning to the end of the war. In the great final battle, the five youths played a pivotal role.
"Either they are the descendants of the deities, or individuals brimming with talent. All five have varying degrees of Divine Favoring, and after their daily prayers, Divine Grace would automatically increase."
Zhou Zhang then gave an example, "Do you know Shichijiro?"
This time, Cang Xu had not heard of it and shook his head.
Zhou Zhang introduced, "He is from the Holy Bright Empire and is a Golden Level fighter with the Beloved Bloodline."
"Those with this bloodline often receive the favor and affection of the divine."
"Shichijiro, with a profound background, has participated in many major divine festivals and has received different Divine Blessings from various deities."
"Among them, the strongest seven blessings are all Blessings of Immortality."
"One has to satisfy seven different conditions to break the blessings and inflict fatal damage on him."
"So Shichijiro is nicknamed ’Seven Lives’ and also known as the ’Child Loved by the Seven Gods.’ He is one of the candidates discussed as the strongest among the Golden Level in the Main Plane."
"Although this ranking was ultimately inconclusive, Shichijiro is recognized as the most troublesome Golden Level in the Main Plane."
"On Shichijiro, it’s not just one Divine Grace. And his Divine Grace, for sure, must be growing every day with prayers."
Cang Xu sighed softly, "So that’s how it is."
He relaxed a lot.
He previously thought that his squad leader’s situation was special, but it turned out he was just ignorant; there were actually quite a few similar cases.
Cang Xu truly had not heard of Shichijiro.
That was the reason—he had only been at the Black Iron Level, wanted, and had been forced to flee his homeland to other continents.
His level was too low; Shichijiro was out of reach for him. Despite being a person of importance, Cang Xu was unaware.
Just like many citizens of the Holy Bright Empire, who also couldn’t figure out the exact identities of the three great Holy Domain figures of the Ice Sculpture Kingdom.
However, as Cang Xu’s strength increased, and the level of people he came into contact with drastically increased too, he gradually learned more about figures like Shichijiro.
Seeing Cang Xu sigh, Zhou Zhang thought he was discouraged and couldn’t help but comfort him, "Every gain comes at a cost!"
"Don’t just look at the increase of Divine Grace; they all have to pay a price."
"I won’t say more, but you know about the Handsome Youth Mercenary Group."
"Think about it, what end did those five peerlessly beautiful youths meet after the battle?"
Zhou Zhang stopped there, not delving deeper.
Cang Xu’s expression turned solemn.
He thought of the Saint Heir and the Holy Daughter.
"These beings are the Transcendents within the sect that resonate most with Divine Power."
"They are often carefully nurtured by the sect, which does everything possible to deepen their faith. When the critical moment comes, the Saint Heir and Holy Daughter become vessels for the Divine Descent."
"Many Saint Heirs and Holy Daughters become invalids after the Divine Descent."
"In fact, once the Divine Descent happens, they usually die on the battlefield..."
Thinking of this, Cang Xu understood even more deeply why his squad leader was so favored.
"It’s still because of the Divine Bloodline."
"However, the squad leader’s Bloodline Concentration isn’t high, Golden Level is the limit."
"Perhaps, it is like this..."
Cang Xu’s mind sparked, and he asked Zhou Zhang, "Sir, does our sect have a Saint Heir or Holy Daughter?"
Zhou Zhang looked at Cang Xu deeply, "That’s a secret of the higher echelons of the sect, and you’re not yet qualified to know."
Although Cang Xu did not get an answer, he was more certain of his conjecture.
"The state of the Mei Lan deity is not good; the situation of the Charming Blue Sect isn’t good either."
"Maybe, they no longer have a Saint Heir or Holy Daughter!"
"The Charming Blue Sect has been severely struck, and even Zhou Zhang, at the Holy Domain Level, national-level combatant, can only secretly hold large festivals in the deep sea."
"Rise of a short general, although the squad leader’s Bloodline Concentration is low, he is still favored."
Deep Sea Monster Fish.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
The surrounding water kept swirling, and the Fishman youth sunk into the water, sinking lower and lower.
The next moment, he opened his eyes.
The Fishman youth revealed a look of bewilderment, "What’s going on?"
"Did I dream of that giant whirlpool?"
He had a deep impression of that seawater vortex because it was the divine expression he saw while using the Spiritual Navigation Divine Arts.
After sending Cang Xu away, the Fishman youth couldn’t perform the blasphemy prayer and instead ardently practiced on his own.
Once he reached his limit, he fell deeply asleep.
But in the dream, it was as if he was in the midst of the seawater vortex.
"Just a dream?"
The Fishman youth felt it wasn’t that simple.
He had dreamt before, but clearly, the feeling just now was different from a dream.
"My Divine Grace..."
"Increased by 1000?"
After a check, the Fishman youth found no sudden changes in his body or spirit, but his Divine Grace had surged.
"I... didn’t even pray, so why is there an increase in Divine Grace?"
The Fishman youth was full of doubts.
And when he checked his Blood Core, he was completely shocked and leaped up from the bed.
"What’s going on?!"
"The concentration of the Bolang Fishman Bloodline has increased to 27%!"