Chapter 79: What Is Called 【Divinity】

What Is Called 【Divinity】

“Ha, hahaha, just a joke, livening up the mood—don’t all look so serious...”

Seeing the varied expressions on everyone’s faces, Cheng Shi scratched his head and finally admitted:

“Alright, I’ll tell you.

Although I don’t share the Tang surname, I’m somewhat like Tang Seng.”

“......”

Seeing they still looked skeptical and speechless, Cheng Shi chuckled and continued:

“Don’t rush—I’m serious. A sliver of 【Prosperity】’s 【Divinity】 is sealed within me.”

Divinity!

Upon hearing that word, everyone’s expressions turned solemn.

The term is “common,” yet rarely “seen.”

In the 【Faith Game】, every segmented player roughly knows what 【Divinity】 is, but if asked to define it precisely, 99% of mid- and low-tier players couldn’t answer.

Let alone having seen it with their own eyes.

I only know it’s awesome—how awesome? Who cares!

That’s more or less the gist.

Only players above 2000 points, at least those who’ve unlocked an S-rank talent, have barely begun to grasp the concept of 【Divinity】.

Around 2400 points, players with SS-rank talents have mostly pierced through the hazy veil and glimpsed its true form.

It is the most mysterious and arcane entity in the 【Faith Game】, representing both condensed faith and supreme power.

From a player’s perspective, measured by talent strength, a single piece of 【Divinity】 equates to an S-rank Faith talent.

An SS-rank Faith talent, meanwhile, means ten pieces of 【Divinity】.

As for what’s called an SSS-rank semi-artifact...

The relics of the Demi-God have transcended measurement by “pieces.” If you must explain it, it can be equivalent to one piece—or ten thousand.

Because the 【Divinity】 within a Demi-God relic isn’t scattered fragments, but a 【Divinity】 already solidified along a confirmed path to godhood.

Think of it as building blocks: this kind of 【Divinity】 is like carefully disassembling a complete finished product into countless pieces, each capable of reconstructing the 【God】.

Scattered 【Divinity】, by contrast, are fragments never assembled.

They arise from humble faith, erupt from mysterious voids, or are merely trivial trinkets bestowed by the 【Gods】 upon their followers.

Yet undeniably, regardless of origin, they remain the foundational stones for “assembling” a 【God】!

Even if players have no method to assemble them.

Su Yi was clearly knowledgeable—he suddenly widened his eyes, stunned and urgently asked:

“Are they scattered fragments, or disassembled puzzle pieces!?”

Although the 【Prosperity】 divine seat still exists, fragments of “Him” still circulate in the game.

Because every 【God】 possesses more than one “finished product”—their 【Divinity】 has always been redundant!

Cheng Shi was surprised by Su Yi’s reaction. He squinted, thought for a moment, then replied with depth:

“Scattered fragments—but... the quantity is immense.”

“Where did they come from?” Su Yi involuntarily leaned closer to Cheng Shi.

Cheng Shi stepped back half a pace, scanning this colleague who’d lost his composure.

He seems, deeply concerned about 【Divinity】?

Could he be from that organization?

Only they would care so intensely about 【Divinity】.

If that’s the case, then perhaps...

Cheng Shi smiled faintly and explained:

“During a long-ago trial, I encountered a player who joined the Rationality Association—he was obsessed with 【Divinity】.

In that trial, we accidentally stumbled upon a vast quantity of scattered 【Prosperity】 【Divinity】. To test his theory, he turned the other five of us into his test subjects:

He sealed a sliver of it inside each of us.

But possessing 【Divinity】 isn’t always beneficial—ordinary people simply can’t digest it.

Take me, for example.

I suppose you’ve noticed: as a 【Fertility】 priest, I’ve never succeeded in making anyone pregnant...

That’s because the 【Prosperity】 【Divinity】 inside me constantly erodes my 【Fertility】 power.”

As he spoke, Cheng Shi turned to look at Cui Qiushi.

“Cui Lao, we’re actually the same kind of person.”

“......”

The group fell silent again, struggling to imagine that a brief respite during the trial had become a players’ grievance session.

“No wonder...” Cui Qiushi suddenly understood. “Only His 【Divinity】 could block His curse...”

Everyone nodded in agreement, yet Su Yi’s gaze still held doubt.

“All five of you together couldn’t resist him alone?”

Cheng Shi sighed helplessly:

“He was too strong—he was already a devotee of 【Prosperity】. In His domain, we had no chance to resist.”

Su Yi frowned and pressed again:

“What was his name?”

“He never revealed his real name, but his ID was BaldyUsesPert.”

“Ah!”

Hearing the name, Tao Yi gasped and covered her mouth.

Everyone turned to her; she nodded, stunned:

“I saw that ID on the Ascension Ladder—he was a former 【Prosperity】 Chosen One. His score only dropped a few days ago.”

Everyone instantly understood.

No wonder...

Fighting a 【Chosen One】? That’s suicide.

Better to lie down quietly and let him do whatever he wanted.

Even if he wasn’t a 【Chosen One】 at the time, reaching that position meant he’d always been strong.

Cheng Shi sensed Su Yi’s hidden identity and his underlying suspicion. He knew that unless he did something now, his earlier lie would collapse entirely.

Sigh. One small accident requires endless lies to cover up.

Lying is hard.

Cheng Shi wasn’t tired—he just thought this colleague was damn hard to fool.

So he extended his hand, adorned with a ring, and subtly activated a trace of Lele’er’s aura using his 【Deception】 power.

Though He had become the Fear Mother Tree beneath the earth, His identity remained the daughter of the 【Mother of Prosperity】.

Thus, this 【Prosperity】 aura, tainted with mixed undertones, was unmistakable.

When Su Yi sensed that ancient 【Prosperity】 energy, he finally believed.

Cheng Shi’s body indeed contained a vast quantity of scattered 【Divinity】!

His eyes flared with intensity for an instant, then he lowered his gaze, expressing sorrow for Cheng Shi’s plight.

“Enough. Everyone has misfortune. If we keep talking, we’ll still be speaking when tomorrow arrives—we won’t finish in six hours.

Rest and recover quickly. Only three hours remain until the first day ends. We need food to replenish energy, and the healer needs rest to restore her Qi.”

Everyone nodded, finding spots on the bamboo raft to sit down.

Cheng Shi kindly cast his healing spell again—this time, he no longer needed to hide his inability to cause pregnancy.

Nice!

One solution, permanent fix.

As everyone sat quietly, eyes closed, resting, Cui Qiushi silently shifted position and moved beside Cheng Shi.

His face twisted with inner struggle, his expression hesitant again and again—he seemed to wrestle with something for a long time, then finally clenched his fist as if making a decision. With a flushed, embarrassed expression, he whispered to Cheng Shi:

“Xiao Cheng, if... I mean, if it’s even possible to extract this 【Prosperity】 【Divinity】 from your body, could you...”

Cheng Shi understood what Cui Qiushi was thinking. He sighed helplessly, yet nodded generously:

“If it can be extracted, Cui Lao, take it all. To me, these things are utterly meaningless.”

Cui Qiushi froze. He hadn’t expected Cheng Shi to agree so readily.

In this game, 【Divinity】 means power. Possessing 【Divinity】 means a player can go farther, live longer.

Regardless of whether 【Divinity】 is a burden to Cheng Shi now, its importance cannot be denied.

Of course, this might just be empty words—Cheng Shi knows 【Divinity】 can’t be extracted. But the fact he said it proves one thing:

He’s not a bad person.

At least not a bad person who won’t even bother a dying old man.

“No, no, Xiao Cheng, I already owe you my life. Those are yours—I dare not ask for much. I only want a little, just enough to keep this old man’s life hanging on.”

Cheng Shi had no reply—only a forced smile and a soft “Mm.”

The old man’s eyes instantly reddened. He gripped Cheng Shi’s hand tightly, his voice trembling.

“Thank you... Xiao Cheng, thank you!”

Cheng Shi looked at Cui Dingtian’s reddened eyes, his heart churning with mixed emotions.

Fuck, I’m such a bastard!