C20: The Arrival in the Divine Realm

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The transition through the ascension gate was far more violent than the previous one from the Lower World. Spatial laws shattered and reformed around the entire fleet like breaking glass. Time stretched and compressed in disorienting waves – moments felt like hours, and hours like fleeting seconds. Divine pressure crushed down from all directions, testing every meridian and bone in their bodies. Several weaker followers on the outer ships screamed as their forms nearly disintegrated before the System’s protective light stabilized them.

When the blinding golden light finally faded, Lin Xiao and his core group stood on a vast divine platform floating amid endless primordial clouds. The air was thick with divine energy so pure it felt alive, almost like breathing liquid power. Distant divine mountains towered into infinity, their peaks piercing through layers of heavenly mist. Massive divine beasts – golden-winged dragons, flaming phoenixes, and colossal spirit turtles – soared through the skies in the distance.

This was the Divine Realm – where true gods and divine sovereigns reigned supreme.

Lin Xiao’s body underwent a complete transformation. Every cell was remade under the divine laws. His cultivation base stabilized at the early Divine Ascension Stage, vastly more powerful than anything in the Immortal Realm. The red and black lightning within him evolved into Divine Chaos Lightning, crackling with destructive primordial force. Golden imperial patterns now permanently marked parts of his skin and robes, glowing faintly with each breath.

His high ponytail had grown longer and more majestic during the ascension, the strands glowing with divine light and occasionally shifting as if alive with chaotic energy.

Su Mei, Murong Xue, Fairy Luo Qing, Princess Yan Zi, Bing Yue, Mei Ling, and Xuan Yue also broke through significantly. Their auras now carried clear divine traces, their beauty enhanced by the realm’s purifying energy. They stood close to him, eyes filled with loyalty and quiet excitement.

【System Notification】
【Eternal Grind System fully upgraded to Divine Version.】
【New Functions Unlocked: Divine Plunder, Fate Manipulation (Limited), Divine Harem Synergy, Divine Quest Board.】
【Main Quest: “Divine Dominion” – Establish a major divine force and reach Divine Sovereign Realm within 3 years. Reward upon completion: Primordial Realm Ascension Key. Failure: Soul erosion by divine backlash.】

Lin Xiao clenched his fist, feeling the overwhelming new power surge through his meridians. Divine Chaos Lightning danced across his skin, stronger and more refined than ever before.

Before the group could fully adjust to their new environment or explore the platform, a patrol of divine guards in radiant golden armor approached on majestic divine steeds that left trails of holy fire in the air.

The captain, a mid Divine Ascension expert with a arrogant sneer, looked them over with clear disdain. “New ascenders from the lower Immortal Realm? How rare to see such a large group survive the gate. Submit your tribute – half your storage treasures and those women behind you – and register under the Divine Sun Empire. Refuse, and you will be executed as unregistered intruders.”

His thirty elite guards leveled their sun-etched spears, divine flames flickering along the blades.

Lin Xiao’s eyes flashed with the familiar cold ruthlessness that had carried him through blood and conquest. The Divine Chaos Lightning around him crackled violently, forming faint dragon silhouettes that roared silently.

“Wrong greeting,” he said, voice low and domineering. “Kneel.”

The captain laughed mockingly. “Foolish ascender. Teach him the rules of the Divine Realm!”

The patrol charged.

The battle on the divine platform was swift but fierce. The guards’ sunfire spear techniques created blazing arcs that could incinerate mountains. Lin Xiao stepped forward alone at first, using Divine Sovereign Step to blur through their formation. His palm strikes infused with Divine Chaos Lightning shattered their armor and drained their divine energy on contact.

One guard thrust a spear toward his chest. Lin Xiao caught the blade bare-handed, lightning corroding it instantly before he twisted and broke the man’s arm. Another guard attacked from behind with a flaming shield bash. Lin Xiao spun and delivered a backhand that sent the attacker flying off the platform edge.

Su Mei and Bing Yue worked together, combining water and ice laws to freeze several guards mid-charge. Murong Xue and Mei Ling carved through the flanks with precise sword and shadow strikes. Princess Yan Zi unleashed phoenix flames that countered the sunfire directly, while Fairy Luo Qing and Xuan Yue provided ranged support with starlight and eclipse techniques.

Within moments, the entire patrol was defeated. The captain knelt, trembling, as Lin Xiao stood over him.

“Plunder,” Lin Xiao commanded coldly.

【Divine Plunder activated. Sunfire Laws fragment acquired. Minor divine energy absorbed.】

He integrated the new laws instantly, his Divine Chaos Lightning gaining a faint solar glow. The captain and surviving guards were stripped of their armor and treasures before being sent fleeing with a warning.

The grind had entered a new stage.

Lin Xiao turned to his women. “This realm is stronger, but the rules remain the same. We take what we want.”

They claimed the divine platform as a temporary base and began scouting the surroundings. Massive divine beasts roamed nearby – Lin Xiao personally hunted a mid-tier divine lion, plundering its bloodline essence to further strengthen the group.

Over the following days, they moved toward the nearest major power — Divine Sun City. Minor skirmishes with local divine beasts and rogue cultivators provided steady resources and opportunities for the women to grow accustomed to divine combat.

By the time they reached the outskirts of Divine Sun City, Lin Xiao’s cultivation had already pushed closer to the mid Divine Ascension Stage through continuous small plunders and dual cultivation sessions with his seven women. Their synergy had grown powerful, allowing shared law comprehension and combined attack formations.

The Divine Realm’s conquest had truly begun.

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