I Ascend to the Divine Throne through Arcane Means

It wanted to gain Lis's protection to prevent being destroyed by other outsiders.

To this end, the World Consciousness is willing to satisfy Lis's requests.

For example, previously the World Consciousness directly made Lis the lord of this small world.

After all, although Lis had gained the allegiance of the World's Son Jasper, it would still take some time to influence the recognition of the World Consciousness.

The World Consciousness struggled for a while, and upon realizing it couldn't resist, proactively acknowledged Lis's control.

At the same time, Lis could access all the rare minerals within the small world.

Additionally, the World Consciousness would use part of its power to condense more magic metals valuable to Lis.

Although Lis's strength surpassed the small world, he really couldn't accomplish these things on his own.

Every trade has its specialty, and this reflects the creation authority of the small world.

Besides, Lis also successfully gained the right to enter the World Heart at any time.

This is indeed the most important and mysterious place in the entire small world.

If Lis were to play some tricks here, the external world wouldn't know what kind of disaster might unfold.

Of course, Lis certainly wouldn't do such a thing.

In fact, being able to encounter a small world with such a clear World Consciousness as the Swamp Lizard Man Nest was indeed a stroke of luck for Lis.

Most, or the majority of small worlds have consciousnesses that are entirely chaotic, unable to communicate at all.

Not to mention, the ability to enter the World Heart was already an extremely rare opportunity for Lis.

For legends and demigods eager to comprehend more complete world rules, they are willing to pay a high price to exchange for it.

However, Lis would not give this place away for any treasure.

This was an excellent opportunity for him to quickly enhance his rule understanding.

Although the small world couldn't compare to the Gaia World, it still had its advantages for Lis.

Though the rules are not as complete as the Gaia Main World, they allow Lis to perceive them more easily.

If Lis were to venture into Gaia World's World Heart again, he might never break through the barriers to comprehend deep level world rules.

The small world's world rules are not as complete as those of the Main World, but they are easier to perceive.

Besides, the small world can maintain stable normal operation, and its world rules are far superior to the tier of legends and demigods.

Moreover, within this small world, there also exists a world rule quite significant to Lis: Life.

Beyond these benefits, Lis also gained another perk.

At this moment, a sudden emerald green radiance, like a meteor, pierced through the mist from the depths of the World Heart.

It carried an irresistible attraction, directly flying towards Lis.

This emerald green radiance shone with a dazzling brilliance, like a ghostly light from afar.

Gradually, it slowed, paused, and finally hovered still in front of Lis.

When the light dissipated, Lis finally saw its true appearance.

It was an emerald green branch seemingly sculpted from jade.

The surface of the branch was smooth like a mirror, emitting a faint glow, adorned with three tender green buds. Full and vibrant, they seemed ready to unfold and blossom into new life at any moment.

With just a glance, Lis felt an intense aura of life pouring towards him.

The aura was warm and gentle, like the warm sunlight in spring, akin to the grassland nurtured by the morning dew, making one feel refreshed and invigorated.

In that moment, Lis seemed to see the image of all things growing in spring.

Lis gazed in awe at the branch before him, thinking if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he might have mistaken it for a World Tree New Bud.

Nonetheless, this branch was an extremely precious artifact.

Previously, when conversing with the World Consciousness, Lis was perplexed as to why its consciousness was so clear.

Different from other small worlds.

The World Consciousness did not conceal the truth.

According to its description, its consciousness wasn't clear after birth; it grew slowly and indistinctly.

But one day, the small world swallowed an item from the Star Realm.

It was this item that enlightened the small world's World Consciousness and expedited its growth.

After learning of this, Lis requested this treasure from the World Consciousness.

The World Consciousness was initially reluctant, but under Lis's "coercion and temptation," it agreed to Lis's request.

The emerald green branch that appeared before Lis was the treasure that enlightened the World Consciousness.

What is this?

Lis examined it for a moment, sensing the intense life force contained within.

Moreover, this life force was so exalted that Lis felt a vague pressure.

This wasn't a treasure of the legendary level; it was most likely related to the divine.

After thinking for a while and taking protective measures, Lis attempted to grasp the emerald green branch.

Boom!

As soon as Lis's right hand touched the branch, a surging life force poured directly into his body.

At the same time, a wave of information surged into Lis's mind.

Lis's body worked hard to devour this pure life force, continuously strengthening his body.

At this moment, Lis finally knew the origin of this peculiar branch.

The New Bud Goddess, Xi Anglia!

Her domain includes Life, Budding, among others, responsible for promoting plant growth and reproduction, symbolizing the beginning of life and the budding of hope.

This branch is a part of the main divine artifact of this divinity, the Life Staff·Shannariss.

However, it's one of the most crucial parts of this divine artifact.

Therefore, this branch possesses such magical power.

It can even enlighten the wisdom of a small world consciousness.

Obtaining this broken divine artifact, Lis wasn't too concerned about the New Bud Goddess Xi Anglia coming to trouble him.

After all, this divinity was in fact an incredibly ancient deity who had fallen long ago.

This was information Lis learned from other books regarding this deity.

While gods could be resurrected if they still had faith, that was a long-forgotten event.

If they were going to rise from the grave, they would've done so ages ago; their believers have probably turned to dust, right?

Lis held the divine artifact with no psychological pressure at all.

He's not worried at all about this deity coming after him.

However, due to the severe damage to the Life Staff·Shannariss, not much of its power remained.

Almost all of it had been absorbed by Lis.

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Ding~

[You have been baptized with the life force of the Life Staff·Shannariss!]

[Life Baptism begins!]

[Life Baptism: 1st time...

Max Life Value +62 points!]

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[Life Baptism: 2nd time...

Max Mana Value +73 points!]

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[Life Baptism: 10th time...

Max Life Value +96 points!]

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[Life Baptism: 101st time...

Max Life Value +236 points!]

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[Life Baptism: 360th time...

Max Mana Value +962 points!]

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[Life Baptism ends...]

[Your Max Life Value +196,432 points, Max Mana Value +213,568 points!]

[You gained the special skill Xi Anglia's Compassion!]

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[Skill Xi Anglia's Compassion: You have received the favor from the New Bud Goddess Xi Anglia, restoring 1% of max Life Value and max Mana Value every ten seconds (this effect is not affected by effects below divine rank); 10% chance to be immune to damage (below divine rank) when taking harm]

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The rewards were indeed significant!

Lis felt the vigorous vitality within him, holding that emerald green branch in his hand.

Truly, it was worthy of being a divine artifact; even after such a long time, the residual power could bring him so much benefit.

The boost to max Life Value and Mana Value was needless to mention; such a fundamental boost meant Lis would never look back on the path of becoming increasingly resilient.

Xi Anglia's Compassion was also a remarkably powerful skill.

Because it stemmed from divine power enhancement, the skill's rank was quite high, able to immunize against effects and damage below divine rank.

Although the numerical values weren't high, it was a very beneficial skill indeed.

Moreover, Lis had another gain.

For instance, the divine artifact Life Staff·Shannariss he held was now devoid of its residual power, no longer possessing that vibrant force of life it once had.

But now, it was undoubtedly the best split body core treasure for Lis.