Chapter 108: Chapter 107: Semi-Divine Artifact! Provincial Exam, National Exam

When Principal Tang Weihua announced the promise, the students, who had been preparing to listen to his speech, erupted.

A Semi-Divine Artifact! That was a Semi-Divine Artifact they were talking about! Once a Demigod possessed their own exclusive Semi-Divine Artifact, their power would at least double! Countless True Gods only managed to obtain a single Upper Class Semi-Divine Artifact after their grueling ascension.

While many students were still in shock, Principal Tang Weihua elaborated on the rewards for the top three.

"First place in the final exams will get to choose one Upper Class Semi-Divine Artifact!"

"Second place will get to choose one Middle-Grade Semi-Divine Artifact!"

"Third place will get to choose one Lower Class Semi-Divine Artifact!"

"And the Semi-Divine Artifact reward is in addition to the existing prize for the top three: the right to choose any three Divine Domain Cards!"

After hearing Principal Tang Weihua detail such lavish rewards for the top three finishers in the upcoming final exams, every student wished they had the power to rank in the top three of their year. Then, after the exams, they could pick any three Five-star Divine Domain Cards and a Semi-Divine Artifact. It would be the absolute peak of their high school careers!

The breathing of many students standing near Zhang Yi quickened upon hearing the principal’s words. Even Zhang Yi was impressed by the rewards for the top three. The man certainly has guts, and he isn’t afraid to make a grand gesture!

However, as the principal continued by announcing the rewards for the lower ranks, the other students, who had been swept up in the hot-blooded excitement, gradually calmed down. It’s better not to fantasize about things if you don’t have the strength to achieve them.

"Although fourth place won’t get to choose a Semi-Divine Artifact, they can select any four Five-star Divine Domain Cards as their reward!"

Hearing the principal’s announcement for fourth place, the other students suddenly felt that while the top three prizes were amazing, the reward for fourth place was not bad either. If I can’t fight for the top three, maybe fourth place isn’t out of reach!

"Fifth to tenth place will each get to choose three Five-star Divine Domain Cards!"

"Eleventh to eightieth place will each get to choose two Five-star Divine Domain Cards!"

The reward for eleventh to eightieth place effectively doubled the prize for the remaining students in the honors classes.

"Eighty-first to two hundred and fortieth place will each receive one Five-star Divine Domain Card!"

This also boosted the rewards for students in the sub-honors classes by a full tier.

"The remaining students in the regular classes will each receive one Four-star Divine Domain Card."

Once the principal had finished announcing the awards for the entire second year, the whole school was immersed in a sea of joy. All the students shed their previous fear and now eagerly awaited the upcoming final exams.

At that moment, however, Principal Tang Weihua picked up the microphone again to continue his speech.

"But I also want to give a word of caution to the students who might place in the top four in these final exams. After you secure a spot for the University Alliance Training Camp, it doesn’t mean you get to enter it directly. On the contrary, the University Alliance Training Camp is just a general term."

"Before that, you’ll have to pass the provincial and national exams before you can enter the real University Alliance Training Camp! However, before you compete against the geniuses of the entire Blue Star Federation, the provincial and national exams are jointly hosted by our own Yanhuang Federation’s six top universities and one hundred and twenty key schools."

"Even if you don’t make it to the final round, if you perform exceptionally well during the provincial and national exams, other schools will extend olive branches to you along the way! If you sign an agreement with another school then, you could very well obtain a special recruitment slot at one of those key institutions! If you encounter such opportunities, you must be decisive and seize them!"

Although Principal Tang Weihua was advising the potential top four finishers of the final exams, to some students, it sounded like blatant showing off. Who on earth has the ability to get into the top four in these exams, anyway?

Meanwhile, as the students in the honors classes whose scores were consistently in the top ten heard Principal Tang Weihua’s further explanation about the University Alliance Training Camp slots, a hopeful light gleamed in their eyes. If they could secure one of those spots, they wouldn’t have to spend the next two years preparing for exams under immense pressure!

Many students with good grades who were acquainted with Zhang Yi, like Wan Hua, Lin Aoxue, and Hong Tianyi, as well as some students from Honors Class Two, like Huang Yingtian, were now casting sidelong glances at Zhang Yi, who was holding the class sign at the very front of Honors Class One. Evidently, they all had the same answer in their hearts: one of the top four spots was very likely to be snatched up by Zhang Yi! The prestige he gained from taking first place in the entire second year twice in a row was not easily overshadowed.

Zhang Yi could, of course, feel the gazes on his back. But if the strange looks of others could determine one’s grades, he wouldn’t need to be working so hard on his Divine Realm development plan.

After the principal’s speech ended and all the students had returned to their classrooms, Zhang Yi didn’t linger for long. After chatting for a bit with the students he knew well, he took the November salary his homeroom teacher gave him and returned home.

The first thing Zhang Yi did when he got home was log into his Divine Domain Connection Pod to check if the Faith Value he had accumulated was enough to advance to a Third Transformation Demigod.

[System]: Logging into the Ten Thousand Realms Divine Net...

[System]: Identity verification successful...

[System]: Descending consciousness into Your Divine Realm...

[System]: Welcome, great God of Nature, to Your Divine Realm!

Open the Divine Being interface! Zhang Yi recited silently in his mind.

[Divine Being Interface]

[Name: Zhang Yi]

[True Name: Oubaihai Vida]

[Divine Name: God of Nature]

[Divine Fire: Unlit]

[Divine Power: Second Transformation Demigod]

[Divine Position: Nature, Elf]

[Divinity: 4]

[Faith Value: 1,742,485]

[Divine Arts: Natural Shelter, Blessing of Nature, Thunder Divine Skill...]

[Divine Artifact: None]

[Divine Realm: Evolution] (Area: Dawn Forest 60%, Luqiu Ridge 25%, Green Grassland 10%, River of Nature 5%)

[Religion: Natural Sect]

[Believers: Wood Elves, Fire Elves, Natural Elves, Flame Elves, Mountain Dwarves, Earth Dwarves]

Achievement: [Fanatical Faith]

Zhang Yi stared at the Faith Value entry. After all this time, he had finally saved up enough Faith Value to advance to Third Transformation Demigod!

Without any hesitation, Zhang Yi began converting his stored Faith Value into Divinity. At his command, his Faith Value of over 1.7 million began to rapidly decrease: 1,700,000... 1,500,000... 1,300,000...

At the same time, the number in his Divinity stat began to rise: 5 points... 7 points... 9 points...

As his Faith Value continued to drain past 500,000... 300,000... and then 100,000, leaving only a hundred thousand or so remaining, Zhang Yi finally gathered the 20 points of Divinity required to become a Third Transformation Demigod!

The next moment:

"Upgrade!"