Chapter 312: Rewards and the Conclusion of the Twin City Cup (1/2)

The Twin City Cup only concluded following a grand final rematch after the battle against Aojo, with Mufasa formally defeating monk Alfonso of the Brilliant White Church to come out on top as champion.

In a cheery mood, Xi Wei directly gifted him a Fushigiri, Legendary weapon exclusive to the Swordmaster class-it was a blade that dealt special damage on all undead creatures, nullified rebirth or any other undead effects beneath Rule-level.

While its attack stats were no different from normal swords, Fushigiri had several times better durability in comparison. That alone made it much useful for Kengyoku Players who often use their weapons for parrying and deflection, pitting steel against steel-after all, no one would enjoy having their swords breaking halfway through a parry, because it was as uncool as it was lethal. Mufasa seemed to like it very much too, and had been hugging Fushigiri to sleep over the last two days.

At the same time, while Aojo appeared to have been killed by the Players, its core which was broken by Jessica’s elven holy lance and parts of its body were sent to Xi Wei’s divine kingdom, where he could study it further.

But even after he had done his research, Xi Wei couldn’t find any clue that traces back to the mastermind

It appeared that the very existence of Aojo was no more than a normal human who had intercepted divine energy with a certain method before mutating into a monster.

The core that was sent as an offering was indeed the part where it had stored divine energy, having mutated into a crystalline structure. If there was no appropriate handling, the structure itself would have expanded without end and turn Aojo into a crystal, since divine energy wasn’t something normal beings could sully.

Moreover, the divine energy stored in the core was simply impure and couldn’t be absorbed with normal methods—Xi Wei had the feeling that he would definitely get an upset stomach even if he would gulp it down his gullet.

Therefore, he summoned the First Flame to burn the core, extracting pure divine energy.

The First Flame was a good measure to extract divine energy with, but it was a pity that it takes a heavy toll and burnt off seventy percent of the divine energy in the core, and the remaining thirty percent was better than none.

In comparison, Xi Wei had gained a lot more divine energy from another channel. With the conclusion of the Twin City Cup, the Players who had performed impressively in the tourney had gained some reputation amongst the citizens as believers of the God of Games. That in turn greatly increased the value of Xi Wei’s stocks, just as more converts joined the Church of Games.

The divine energy from his new believers naturally was the best for any god because it was easily digestible and absorbed.

As tons of genuine divine energy streamed into Xi Wei’s body, he broke through the gate where he had been stuck all along, hence ascending from a lesser deity to an intermediate god!

The terrific gains were certainly leaving Xi Wei in awe: hype once and you get fed for a day, hype all the time and you eat for a lifetime… Having become an intermediate god and rising from third-rate to second-rate, Xi Wei finally gained some confidence too.

That said, he still couldn’t defeat the Ocean Goddess just like before, and if his trick before was exposed, she was definitely stringing him up for target practice.

Be that as it may, he now had the foundation with which he could face the Skull God, a second-rate deity in a direct confrontation.

Moreover, becoming an intermediate god meant that he had also shaken off his label as a cannon fodder, and even if a divine war really begins, he now had the right to join in as a pawn even if he wasn’t.