Heavenly Realm.
"So, so beautiful." As Busujima Yako stepped out of the Heavenly Realm Gate, the scenery of the Heavenly Realm that greeted her eyes left her stunned.
"It's like a fairy tale world," Shizuka Marikawa said blankly.
"It's even more beautiful than what the seniors described," Saya Takagi said, looking around after regaining her senses.
Countless beautiful floating islands were held aloft by pure white clouds.
Below was an endless grassland, every blade of grass as crystal clear as glass, and the only tree on the grassland was enormous, with a gigantic city at the foot of the great tree.
On the branches and crown of the giant tree were temple buildings, and rainbow-like radiance cascaded from the tree crown like a waterfall, dreamlike and ethereal.
"That tree is the World Tree, but it's still in its infancy," Xia Wei said with a smile, while transmitting information on how to use some tools in the Heavenly Realm into their minds.
"Let's go to my temple first. Your other two seniors are already at the point of leveling up."
"Lv.2 seniors." Busujima Yako was filled with anticipation. If she continued to fight, she would also quickly reach Lv.2.
After reaching Lv.2, one could choose a 'Development Ability.' She wondered if there were any Development Abilities related to 'slaughter.'
Outside the Main God Temple.
Kyojuro Rengoku and Sanemi Shinazugawa did not rush to other worlds after returning to the Heavenly Realm.
Instead, they felt that their basic abilities seemed to have reached their limit, and in some aspects, they had even broken through their boundaries.
So they wanted to come to the Main God Temple to ask their God if they had met the conditions for leveling up.
"It feels really fast, Kyojuro," Sanemi Shinazugawa said, looking at Kyojuro Rengoku, who stood as still as a wooden post. "In just ten short days, we have already become this strong."
"And new skills have appeared."
"Hmm, I think this is normal. After all, we are Lord Xia Wei's dependents, and Lord Xia Wei is cultivating us to be future Gods," Kyojuro Rengoku said with a hearty smile. "If our growth were slow, it would be very ungrateful to Lord Xia Wei's high regard for us."
"Speaking of new skills—from their effects, they should be rare skills, but both of us can obtain them. This seems to be something gained through training."
Sanemi Shinazugawa shook his head. "I don't understand. More importantly, we two seem to be growing the fastest.
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Kyojuro Rengoku nodded. "Yes, although it might sound conceited, we did indeed save a world as secondary personnel and defeated such powerful enemies."
"If such a great feat isn't enough for us to grow this quickly, then it's our own problem."
At this moment, a path appeared in front of the Main God Temple, and the two instantly became serious.
"Lord Xia Wei is back."
Previously, at this time, they would kneel on one knee and respectfully offer their highest reverence, but now they knew that their God did not particularly like them constantly offering such profound reverence.
Reverence for God could naturally be felt by God; it didn't need to be expressed through actions.
Moreover, their God was a God with personality, a God who was relatively free-spirited.
They didn't even need to guess; during their time with God, the divinity and humanity that flowed out would naturally be infectious.
"You've waited long, my diligent dependents." Xia Wei and the two others walked from the path of light onto the white floor in front of the temple.
'Are these the two seniors who are about to level up to Lv.2? What powerful fighting spirit!' Busujima Yako's mind instantly tensed. In her eyes, although the two seniors' aura was restrained, the fighting spirit within their bodies seemed to burn like the sun's fire.
They were even stronger than Senior Tomioka and Senior Uzui.
"You overstate it, it is we who have troubled you," Kyojuro Rengoku quickly said.
Lord Xia Wei knew they would come before they even arrived. After all, Lord Xia Wei was the God of Destiny.
"Lord Xia Wei, please check if Kyojuro and I can level up now," Sanemi Shinazugawa respectfully asked.
Xia Wei looked at the two with some satisfaction, but also some regret. "Although you can still improve further, the improvement is not enough to cause a qualitative change afterward."
"You can indeed level up now."
After all, they all came from the lowest-level worlds. Even with a Blessing, too low of an origin would lower their potential ceiling.
However, before reaching a medium-level world, such talent was perfectly fine.
Medium-level worlds were the dividing line; humans there were naturally born with certain special qualities, and with the power of 'Blessing,' they would far surpass the first batch of dependents.
However, as the first batch of dependents of the Gods, they themselves also possessed some special characteristics. In the future, even if they couldn't become the top-tier existences, they could still maintain important positions in the first or second echelons.
"Then we trouble you," Kyojuro Rengoku bowed solemnly.
Xia Wei brought up both of their personal statuses.
Kyojuro Rengoku Lv. 1
Strength: S936
Endurance: S962
Dexterity: S921
Agility: S998
Magic: A869
One Development Ability, the generated Development Abilities appeared.
"Abnormal Resistance," "Enhanced Healing," "Swordsman," "Preemptive Strike," "Consecutive Attack," "Hunter," "Fracture," "Flash Slash," "Fire Flash"
"Kyojuro, which Development Ability are you going to choose?"
"You are already very clear about Development Abilities. You need to choose based on your own situation to maximize your self-enhancement."
Kyojuro Rengoku looked at the selectable Development Abilities and thought seriously.
My skills can already provide me with "Consecutive Attack," "Preemptive Strike," and "Fire Flash" as Development Abilities.
I currently lack defense, but I clearly don't have such a Development Ability.
However, the strongest offense is the strongest defense.
Therefore, I will still choose a Development Ability that enhances my attack power.
"Swordsman" can improve my swordsmanship, "Fracture" provides destructive power against objects, and "Flash Slash" provides an enhancement to slashes.
"I've made up my mind, Lord Xia Wei." Kyojuro Rengoku didn't hesitate and quickly made his choice: "I choose "Fracture"
as my Development Ability."
"With my magic providing destructive power, plus the "Fracture" enhancement, it will definitely be very significant."
"Choosing Fracture, huh." Xia Wei smiled, having thought he would choose Swordsman.
"Newly acquired Development Abilities are only at the lowest I-rank, with an enhancement of only about 5% to 10%. After reaching D-rank, the enhancement can be 70% to 100%, but that would at least require leveling up to Lv.6."
Crack!
Seven-colored godly holy text appeared on Kyojuro Rengoku, accompanied by the sound of a life-level restriction from the deepest parts of his soul and body being opened.
In an instant, an aura surpassing his original life level emanated.
Sanemi Shinazugawa and Saya Takagi instantly felt a higher-level suppression; their hair stood on end.
But it was only for an instant.
Sanemi Shinazugawa's breathing was a little ragged: "Is this Lv.2? The aura has become so much heavier. My first feeling is that I can't win."