Global Catastrophe: I Begin to Evolve from an Ancient Tree-Chapter 101: Requirements for Deducing the Divine Body

Chapter 101: Chapter 101: Requirements for Deducing the Divine Body

Before the top one hundred rankings were determined, the rules of the tournament changed; a best-of-three format was adopted to decide the top fifty positions.

The top fifty contestants with the most victories would successfully advance. If there were ties, they would compete again.

Once the top fifty were decided, a similar method was used to determine the top twenty and even the top ten positions.

The reason for this was to prevent someone from having bad luck and, despite having the strength for the top ten, encountering a strong opponent in the first match and ultimately losing, resulting in only barely making it into the top one hundred.

After all, Gu Qingyang aimed to select strong individuals through the Divine Kingdom Tournament and naturally could not let such incidents happen.

Of course.

If someone truly had bad luck and encountered top-tier opponents consecutively three times, causing their originally top-ten strength to be fixed outside the top one hundred, there would be no way around it.

Strength is the foundation to becoming powerful, but luck is sometimes extremely important, too.

If one’s luck is poor, there is always the possibility of an untimely demise in the future.

Such individuals, even if nurtured, have little value.

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The Divine Kingdom Tournament took three days, and all rankings have been settled.

It is worth mentioning that the Evergreen Ancient Tree and other mystical entities took part in this battle. But due to the divine souls entering the Divine Kingdom and bodies being reconstructed by divine power, most people did not recognize each other’s identities.

However, some observant individuals did guess the identities of the Evergreen Ancient Tree and other mystical beings.

After all, there were only so many fourth-tier perfect-level strong individuals in the Cyan Yang Realm—enough to count on one hand.

Now, a few unfamiliar fourth-tier perfect-level strong individuals suddenly appeared, and with a bit of deeper thought, one could clear-sightedly discern their identities.

However.

The mystical beings like the Evergreen Ancient Tree, despite their high realm, did not have divine bodies, and although their ranking was respectable, they could not all five make it into the top ten.

Additionally, Aoba emerged unexpectedly in the second-tier Divine List competition, defeating a second-tier perfect-level strong individual with mid-range second-tier strength to become first in the second-tier Divine List.

But these were mere trifles; what truly caught Gu Qingyang’s attention was the fourth-tier level showdown.

Especially in the final battle.

Lin Ling and Gu Fang clashed once more; the former narrowly lost to the latter again, ultimately ranking second.

As for first place, it was naturally Gu Fang.

"The Dao Divine Body has an astounding comprehension. If they were fighting outside, Lin Ling might not have lost to Gu Fang, as although the Overlord Divine Body is strong, the Dao Divine Body is not weak either.

The two divine bodies contend fiercely, but due to spatial constraints of the battleground, complex maneuvers fall somewhat short. If more space were available, the outcome of this battle would be uncertain."

Watching the battle of divine bodies made Gu Qingyang truly realize the power of unique constitutions.

Different divine bodies have distinct advantages that ordinary cultivators cannot match.

Aside from these two, other divine bodies also shone brightly in this battle. Especially Chu Shan, who possessed the Ancient Barbarian Saint Body, exhibited tremendous strength.

Had it not been for Lin Ling and Gu Fang’s advanced cultivation overpowering him, it would not have been possible to defeat him.

Even the fourth-tier perfect cultivators like the Evergreen Ancient Tree were defeated by divine bodies; otherwise, with their profound foundation and incredible cultivation, securing five seats in the top ten would have been no issue.

"Divine bodies are so powerful, could I use the Divine Kingdom to simulate them, allowing everyone to exchange for them if successful?

If truly possible, wouldn’t the entire Cyan Yang Realm consist of individuals with divine bodies?"

Gu Qingyang was stunned by his own sudden inspiration, and his spirits soared immediately.

Having witnessed the might of divine bodies, if everyone in the Cyan Yang Realm had them, it would certainly become an extremely formidable force.

By then, what would the Immortal Extinction Realm count for?

With billions of divine bodies unleashed, the Immortal Extinction Realm could be flattened in mere moments.

Thinking and doing, Gu Qingyang immediately channeled his divine thought into the Divine Kingdom, attempting to use faith divine power to simulate divine bodies, but unfortunately, the simulation was unsuccessful.

Mysteriously.

Gu Qingyang received some information.

Roughly, it stated that the divine bodies’ rank was too high for the current fifth-tier Divine Kingdom to simulate; only when the Divine Kingdom breaks through to the tenth tier would it be possible to simulate a divine body.

"A tenth-tier Divine Kingdom is needed to simulate a divine body, indicating their extraordinary origins!"

From the simulation requirement alone, one could see how significant the origins of divine bodies are.

A ninth-tier Divine Kingdom can already resurrect beings, only a tenth-tier Divine Kingdom can simulate a divine body.

Now.

Gu Qingyang had to temporarily set these ideas aside for the future.

After all, neither a ninth-tier nor a tenth-tier Divine Kingdom is something he can currently achieve.

Advancing a fifth-tier Divine Kingdom to sixth-tier requires one hundred billion faith; seventh-tier, at least one trillion; eighth-tier, ten trillion; ninth-tier, one hundred trillion; tenth-tier, one quadrillion.

For Gu Qingyang now, it is an astronomical figure.

Even if the Cyan Yang Realm continues to reproduce and thrive, reaching its pre-catastrophe peak with tens of billions in population, providing a quadrillion in faith isn’t something achievable overnight.

Moreover.

Gu Qingyang isn’t certain whether the subsequent advancements of the Divine Kingdom will maintain this exponential increase. If it suddenly spirals into a hundredfold increase like the simulation, that would be somewhat despair-inducing.

"Ultimately, the Cyan Yang Realm is too small; expansion of faith is essential by increasing the number of believers, my power can surge quickly in the short term!"

The Cyan Yang Realm is only so large; even returning to its pre-cataclysm population level is about its limit.

Further population expansion would strain the Cyan Yang Realm significantly.

Thus.

Given the potential size of the Cyan Yang Realm, Gu Qingyang naturally needs to find other breakthroughs.

As a result, the Immortal Extinction Realm became Gu Qingyang’s primary target.

The Immortal Extinction Realm is vast, with numerous beings; if faith can be spread there, it will certainly provide a continuous power source for the Divine Kingdom.

Gu Qingyang’s cultivation advancement could then proceed much faster.

"The ratio of faith to Evolution Value in a fourth-tier Divine Kingdom is one hundred to one; in a fifth-tier Divine Kingdom, it is one thousand to one. Hence for a sixth-tier Divine Kingdom, it might be ten thousand to one.

When the Divine Kingdom advances, one billion faith could yield ten thousand Evolution Value. By doubling my current base of believers, I could have hundreds of thousands of Evolution Values in a year.

And the population of beings in the Immortal Extinction Realm is beyond estimation; even just one Ancient Wilderness is more than ten times larger than the Cyan Yang Realm.

Don’t mention having the entire Immortal Extinction Realm provide faith; even if just one Ancient Wilderness believes in me, the faith I gain would be astronomical!" 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

One hundred billion!

One trillion!

Or even ten trillion!

Gu Qingyang felt a surge of excitement just at the thought.