The People's God: Sacrificing Trillions to Ascend

There was a complete set of 7-Star God equipment in the box, the Lumovoltaic Flintstone. Equipping it granted the user powerful close combat capabilities.

The only requirement to activate it was to channel one of the four corresponding energies—Lightning, Light, Fire, or Ground Energy. It was one of the most valuable objects Han Wu found in the vault of the Supreme Merchant Group and was valued at 6000 Divine Essence.

If Qin Shuang wore it, her defensive capabilities would be enhanced, and her close combat capabilities would reach the strength of an Earthsunder life form.

Besides that, there were also four crystalline heart fragments in the box. Upon inspecting them, Qin Shuang realized all four fragments were Rank 6 Sacred Objects, though slightly different from the norm.

They were actually split from a single Rank 8 Sacred Object, with their rank decreasing after shattering.

She quickly inspected the details.

[First Fragment of the Tempest Heart: Multiplies Lightning Attribute by 10. Lightning attacks may paralyze foes.]

[Second Fragment of the Tempest Heart: Multiplies Lightning Attribute by 10. Lightning attacks can exorcise foes.]

[Third Fragment of the Tempest Heart: Multiplies Lightning Attribute by 10. Lightning attacks cause explosions.]

[Fourth Fragment of the Tempest Heart: Multiplies Lightning Attribute by 10. Lightning attacks inflict Induction that increases lightning damage further.]

When all four fragments were equipped to a Core, that person’s core race would receive the powerful elemental skill: Worldbreaker Bolt. Qin Shuang was astonished when she read the effects of the Sacred Objects.

Her Sacred Objects could even be upgraded! Once she became a Major God, she could merge the fragments to form the Rank 8 Sacred Object Tempest Heart, which was ten times more powerful than the combined effect of the four fragments.

“If I were a girl, and someone gave me God equipment and a Sacred Object set, I would’ve married them,” Sun Qingnian said enviously.

Qin Shuang blushed so hard her ears turned red.

Han Wu glanced over at Sun Qingnian before patting Qin Shuang’s shoulder. “Do you like it?”

She nodded. “Where did you get it?”

Han Wu smiled. Not wanting her to fret over it, he simply replied, “Someone was kind enough to give them to me.”

Even a three-year-old would be able to tell he was lying.

“You don’t have to tell me if you don’t want to,” Qin Shuang said, “but if you ever need it back, I’ll return it to you without hesitation.”

Her caring words brought out the teasing side of Han Wu. Gently tweaking her nose, he assured, “Don’t worry, this is a gift. I have no intention of taking it back, and no one would dare to come and take it from you. Even if there is, I have a lot of powerful units. Who would dare to fight me?”

Qin Shuang recalled his powerful units. He had eight Earthsunder life forms! Even the graduating fourth-years didn’t have so many. Han Wu was undoubtedly the strongest in the entire college!

Nodding shyly, she said, “I’ll treasure these gifts.”

Then, hugging the gift close, she dashed out of the room, unable to shake the feeling that something would happen if she stayed any longer.

Han Wu sent Sun Qingnian away before taking some time to ponder over what he needed to work on next.

The answer was obvious. His divine realm was only around two million sq km, far too small for a God like him.

Unfortunately, he lacked Divine Essence. He was so poor that all he could do was sell the items he looted from the Supreme Merchant Group. Fearing he would be scammed, he called Jiang Ming to help him set the price to be sold online.

Jiang Ming had been a merchant for many years and was extremely experienced in sales. After some time, Han Wu managed to put a price tag on every item he didn’t have a use for.

Due to their high quality, his items were widely accepted, and he soon received an influx of Divine Essence in his account. In just three hours, he had received 60,390 Divine Essence.[1]

It was a staggering amount of money. Some Major Gods would never even see this much money in their lifetimes. And this was only a small portion of Han Wu’s wealth.

He still had 70% of the items that he had stolen from the Supreme Merchant Group, along with various limbs and Sacred Objects that he had refined from the Desolate Beasts. The latter were on par with the items taken from the Supreme Merchant Group in terms of value.

If they could find a suitable buyer, the price could be multiplied many times over.

Nevertheless, having obtained enough Divine Essence, Han Wu started shopping for his divine realm.

The most important thing he needed was land. The size of a divine realm was essential to a God, as it acted as the living space for their units. Nurturing a large army required a large plot of land.

A large divine realm also helped to defend against invasions. With a large divine realm, one could contain invasions from another God to an undesired area, preventing more important regions from being affected.

Overall, a larger divine realm came with more benefits.

Han Wu was powerful enough that he was no longer willing to buy the more common land types. After all, his units needed a good place to live.

Thus, he ended up spending close to 10,000 Divine Essence buying a variety of terrains that could satisfy almost all of his races, allowing them to live comfortably and grow stronger.

Aside from his divine realm, there was also something else he needed urgently—food.

The effects of the Rank 6 Sacred Object Law of Gluttony and the Will of his Civilization on his core race meant they could undergo Random Evolution once they collected enough energy.

He needed to satisfy their need for food. Previously, his source of food came from his high school principal in the form of Flesh Golem corpses, but as he grew stronger, they no longer met the requirement for his army.

Han Wu needed to find a food source that was cheap and abundant for his locusts.

1. Do they not need to pay tax...? ☜