HISS...
A faint sound echoed.
The white Divine Domain Connection Pod slowly opened.
A thick white mist imbued with the power of the World Origin slowly dissipated as the pod's door opened.
The person stepping out of the Divine Domain Connection Pod was the first student in the entire second year to enter one and awaken their Divine Realm: Lin Aoxue of Class 1!
Lin Aoxue. Her appearance was just like her name suggested—noble, cold, and stunning.
Her jet-black hair cascaded down like a waterfall, fine and soft.
She had a straight nose, rosy lips, and flawless, snow-white skin.
Her figure was tall and elegant, exuding an indescribable beauty.
Even her physique was perfect, a golden ratio, as if she were Nature's most exquisite work of art!
She was about 1.7 meters tall, with smooth, well-proportioned lines. Her shoulders were of a moderate width, her collarbones distinct, giving off a healthy kind of beauty.
Her waist was slender and supple like a willow branch, yet it didn't lack strength.
It formed a sharp contrast with her height, outlining a perfect figure.
Faced with such a beautiful sight, Zhang Yi couldn't help but take a second look.
After all, in Zhang Yi's past life, some old man had already proven that looking at beautiful women was good for one's physical and mental health!
As for Lin Aoxue, who had just stepped out of the Divine Domain Connection Pod, she paid no mind to the gazes fixed upon her.
She had experienced far too many stares like these growing up.
They were due to both her beauty and her distinguished background!
"How did it go, Lin Aoxue?"
"How large is the Divine Realm you awakened?
And what Clan is your Initial Clan?"
The one asking was the homeroom teacher of Class 1, Xiong Chumo.
As the homeroom teacher, Xiong Chumo was naturally most concerned about his students' results and condition.
"The results were pretty good."
"My initial Divine Realm is ten thousand square kilometers, and my Initial Clan is the Dark Elves!"
Hearing this, a look of delight appeared on Xiong Chumo's face.
She was his student, after all. When a student achieved great results, the teacher also gained face.
Not to mention, student performance was directly tied to the teacher's professional evaluation!
"Such amazing results!
As expected of Goddess Lin!"
"You know, ten thousand square kilometers is the largest possible size for an initial Divine Realm!"
"A top-tier initial Divine Realm like this usually comes with a powerful additional Effect. I wonder why Goddess Lin didn't mention it!"
"Are you stupid? If she revealed it, it wouldn't be a trump card anymore, would it?"
"It's only a trump card if nobody knows about it. As long as she knows, that's all that matters, right?
"If she waits until the college entrance exams to unleash it and shock everyone, isn't that much better than revealing it now!"
"It's a shame, though. I wonder if Goddess Lin will be choosing any Subordinate Gods.
If she is,
I'd be willing to become her Subordinate God and handle farming and Logistics!"
...
Golden City First High School was, after all, the top high school in all of Golden City.
With five Divine Domain Connection Pods running simultaneously, the process moved quickly.
This mix of nervousness and excitement soon reached Class 7 of the second year.
"Alright, don't be nervous.
I know this is your first time entering a Divine Domain Connection Pod to create your own Divine Realm,
but don't lose hope just because your Divine Realm or Clan turns out to be poor."
"If you find opportunities in the Late Stage, you might just be able to improve and defy your fate!"
The homeroom teacher of Class 7, Guo Aiqing, saw how nervous her students were.
She knew it was because the previous classes' examinations had already produced three students with top-tier Divine Realms.
This pressure was now falling on the later students, on her own class.
So, Guo Aiqing spoke up to encourage her students.
But seeing that her students' expressions hadn't changed much,
Homeroom Teacher Guo Aiqing called out the name of the student who usually performed the best, Zhang Yi, to be the first from Class 7 to enter the Divine Domain Connection Pod!
The Divine Domain Connection Pod was an auxiliary device developed specifically to help nascent Divine Beings create their own Divine Realms.
Besides helping these nascent Divine Beings carve out their own domain in Subspace,
it also relieved the immense pressure they faced when creating a world.
Each Divine Domain Connection Pod was also infused with enough Energy to ensure one student could create their world.
After all, at this stage, they could only be considered beings with Divinity. They lacked a Divine Format and a Divine Position, making it impossible for them to create a small world on their own!
The Divine Domain Connection Pod was developed in the First Era.
After two eras of development and refinement,
the modern Divine Domain Connection Pod not only stabilized and protected the students' lives,
but also had functions to ensure their mental state wouldn't be confused by the various things in Subspace.
If the world everyone lived in was called the outer world, then Subspace was the Inner World.
Subspace exists in every Crystal Wall System. To put it simply, turning fiction into reality and achieving godhood through belief—these are the capabilities of Subspace.
All kinds of Energy, Spiritual Qi, and Magic have their source in Subspace.
The outer world gives the world its real side, while Subspace represents its virtual side!
But the two are not in opposition. On the contrary, their relationship is one of mutual promotion and expansion.
As the one chosen by Homeroom Teacher Guo Aiqing to be the first from Class 7 to enter the Divine Domain Connection Pod,
Zhang Yi did not refuse.
On the contrary, this was what he had been hoping for.
The stares of others could not affect Zhang Yi's mood at this moment.
Zhang Yi strode toward the Divine Domain Connection Pod,
and then lay down inside.
Then, the Divine Domain Connection Pod's door officially closed.
'A complete void!'
That was Zhang Yi's first sensation.
Then, Zhang Yi's Spirit was guided by the Divine Domain Connection Pod into Subspace.
Back in the First Era, many new Divine Beings would pray for the protection of the God of Light when traversing Subspace.
And as it turned out, it was genuinely effective!
Of course, the Divine Domain Connection Pods of the Third Era had been upgraded over generations. Their protective measures were so comprehensive that prayer was now completely unnecessary!
Soon, Zhang Yi's Spiritual Power was guided by the Divine Domain Connection Pod.
The moment his Spiritual Power was guided by the pod,
his Spiritual Power felt like a young fish entering the vast, boundless ocean of Subspace for the first time, filled with curiosity and a desire to explore everything around it.
However, this was no ordinary ocean; it was the Subspace that represented the Inner World.
But soon, this little "fish" found a suitable area for itself to survive in Subspace.
As a trace of Blue Star Will from within the Divine Domain Connection Pod was drawn out, the power of the World Origin began to surge forth, erupting like a volcano!
In that instant, the boundary between illusion and reality was shattered.
Zhang Yi's Spiritual Power intertwined with the power of the World Origin, turning the illusory into the real and creating his very own Divine Realm.
The birth of this Divine Realm was as magnificent as the dawn of the universe.
Within Subspace, a region of a full ten thousand square kilometers instantly manifested.
Land and sea rapidly took shape within this area, as if by divine craftsmanship, presenting a scene from the dawn of creation.
Life began to sprout on this newborn land.
From the simplest single-celled organisms to more complex algae,
every life form was an evolution guided by the Blue Star Will and Zhang Yi's Spiritual Power.
Myriad life forms evolved within Zhang Yi's Divine Realm, gradually forming a vibrant ecosystem.
Just as Zhang Yi's Spiritual Power was about to be depleted,
but while the Divine Realm's evolution was not yet complete,
the gift from another Blue Star's Will, which had been dormant for over a decade—
his Golden Finger, which had never shown any sign of activity, finally sounded a notification at this very moment!
Zhang Yi swore he had never heard such a melodious sound in his life!