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Chapter 227: In Her Divine Grace’s Presence
Chapter 227: In Her Divine Grace’s Presence
"Very good. Underwater battles can be twice as troublesome, but you’ll be fine." Elysia gave a little praise to Gabriella.
"Thank you, master." Gabriella was confident because she had trained herself for all types of sports. As a good example from her juniors, she had to become the best disciple.
The winter wind blew, and Gabriella shivered slightly.
"Hurry into the tent." Elysia pointed her palm at the tent next to her.
Gabriella paid her respect, then went into the tent to warm herself. She previously felt a little surprised her Goddess Master had grown into an elegant, mature lady overnight. Yet, everyone had already been told about their Goddess Master’s recovery.
A few moments later, those who passed and those who failed the test began to split into two camps.
Bai Yuchen had just returned from his journey to pick up his white tiger grandfather and little brother this morning. They were safe and currently stayed at the mountain foot under the shrine priestess’ permission.
However, he discovered that a test was being held to select participants who would participate in a deep ocean expedition.
"I’ve never swam before... Will I succeed? But, I want to participate in this expedition because the extraordinary seniors will be participating too." Bai Yuchen muttered softly and glanced at the victory camp for those who passed the test.
He could see many peerless beauties over there. Yet, he was surprised to find the Shrine Priestess Miko was no longer wearing her usual white-red outfit.
She also became much more elegant with alluring, mature charm... Mature lady!?
"Wait, I’m gone for a few days or years!? why has Saintess Miko grown up?" Bai Yuchen grasped his head in panic. He lost his recollection of time because of a ruin he passed on his way.
"Stupid human, don’t shout. You are in the Supreme Goddess’ presence. Her divine grace is not Saintess Miko, but her mother." Ranee threw a bunch of leaves to stuff the noisy human’s mouth in annoyance.
"Hngh!?" Bai Yuchen gasped in surprise. He looked at Miko’s mother again, and she was truly similar to the Goddess statue at the shrine. The Supreme Goddess and Miko’s mother!
"Ah, uh... I haven’t paid my respect to her grace. Senior, what should I do? We are in front of a divinity, our master’s mother..." Bai Yuchen became increasingly nervous and asked his fellow disciples for advice.
"I’m also a bit nervous, but make sure you pass the test, or you won’t be able to take part in the underwater expedition for special training under our Goddess Master’s divinity and blessing." The nearby senior also felt a bit nervous, but he had resolved his courage to pass this test.
"Huh? What do you mean?" Bai Yuchen was baffled.
"Her divine grace will be present in this deep ocean expedition. She will supervise and provide guidance to those who participate. Therefore, everyone is eager to pass this test. Don’t be like that desperate sea eagle. He failed twice, and now he has become like that." Ranee pointed to a desperate sea eagle on a nearby tree branch.
As the boss of the forest dwellers, the sea eagle was broken hope because he failed to get a participation ticket. He was half frozen from the ice and cold air but just stared at the sky, lamenting his failure.
"Alright. It’s me next." Ranee rubbed her hands and went forward.
The core disciples passed the test with ease. She had studied the test’s mechanisms well, thanks to those who had undergone the ordeal before her.
Remembering the Young Demon God had already ascended to the Divine World last night, she felt incredibly relieved and happy. It was the time for her to shine and become stronger before he returned!
"8th Rank. Good, enter the river now." Sylvia blew the whistle.
Ranee received the signal and then jumped into the floating river. She swam like a fish and used her spider legs to her advantage. As if turning into a sea spider, Ranee passed all the obstacles quickly and smoothly, beating Gabriella’s record as the fastest.
"Wonderful. Are you actually a sea spider?" Ella handed the towel to Ranee in awe.
"No, but I am trained to survive in any terrain, including deep rivers." Ranee gave a thumbs up.
She then went before the Goddess and seniors to pay her respect. After that, she entered the victory camp proudly.
"Aah!" Bai Yuchen was thrown out in the second river. He fell to the ground with a thud, shivered a little from the cold, and gritted his teeth. He wasn’t very good at swimming but could still handle those elemental snakes. It was just... he couldn’t resist the strong current under the suppression.
"Fail. Please warm yourself in your contemplation tent, or you can return to the queue for your second attempt." Kirara pointed to the tent behind her.
It was called the contemplation tent because those who failed went to reflect and meditate inside after failing to get participation tickets.
"I want to enter the victory tent! I can do it!" Bai Yuchen hurried back to the queue.
His determination was strong, and his spirit burning. He had to participate in a deep ocean expedition for that special training at all costs.
Unfortunately, reality was bitter, and he failed in his second attempt. Therefore, he could only join the contemplation gang to mourn his failure.
Elysia just smiled, seeing the test taking place. Her Goddess sisters would return to the outside world soon. Right now, they were exploring the Elysian Realm. Her avatars were still there, trying to uncover the mystery behind her mysterious soul realm.
She opened her Sacred Heaven Grimoire to check several direct messages regarding her appointments and good deals with several Gods and Immortals of the Heaven Rank.
She flipped the pages to see what this grimoire had to offer. Previously, she had yet to check its contents and features in its entirety, but she was so free now.
After reviewing several new information and features, she accidentally found a status page that displayed her current statistics measured by Sacred Heaven Grimoire.
[Elysia (Supreme Goddess of Mysterious Origin) | 20th Rank]
[HP: N/A | MP: N/A | SP: N/A]
[Talent: N/A | Unknown]
[STR: N/A | DEX: N/A | CON: N/A | PER: N/A | ARC: N/A | VIT: N/A | LCK: 1,001]
"..." Elysia pondered about her stats for a moment. She knew the Sacred Heaven Grimoire previously couldn’t measure her stats. Error, it said. It currently only showed LCK as the readable stat.
Feeling curious, she tried to check her own stats by summoning her status screen with her innate ability.
<| 7th Rank | Holy Saint | Elysia | Female (21) | HP: 966.1K / 1E99 | MP: 4.2E7 / 1E99 | SP: 4.8E7 / 1E99 |>
<| Talent: 7 Stars | Heavenly |>
<| STR: 512 | DEX: 768 | CON: 1,024 | PER: 1,792 | ARC: 50.2K | VIT: 4.3E7 | LCK: 1,001 |>
Elysia heaved a subtle sigh. Her status screen was converted to this world’s laws. Her magical energy reserve had fallen a lot despite the abundant benefits she received from the purified energy refinement that she absorbed in the crystal seal under the Primordial Star’s help.
She and her Goddess sisters killed the super powerful, almost invincible, Ruvoid God. They refined his curse energy into a power increase. However, the final result was still a great loss.
Even so, she was grateful because everyone was safe. Apart from that, her physical body’s stats also increased a lot. She could withstand the God Mode Fusion and more divine magic with less risk now.
Elysia tried to expand her status screen to measure her soul stats, but the results confused her. Many question marks. Her stats remained the same as five years ago.
<| 20th Rank | Supreme Goddess of Mysterious Origin | Elysia | Female (N/A) | HP: ??? / 1E99 | MP: ??? / 1E99 | SP: ??? / 1E99 |>
<| Talent: N/A | Unknown |>
<| STR: ??? | DEX: ??? | CON: ??? | PER: ??? | ARC: ??? | VIT: ??? | LCK: ??? |>
"Is it still broken?" Elysia put her hand to her chin and murmured under her breath. She glanced at the intangible floating Primordial Gem in the middle of her invisible twin halo while wondering about her stats.