Chapter 121: The End of the Newbie Phase! Mass Ascension

Caelus’s and Sylvia’s vision flickered. Soon, they were back in the Origin Domain.

But the moment they appeared, several notifications blurred into their view.

Ding!

[The newbie phase is over.]

[Starting today, all players will die permanently in the wilderness unless they have a Level 3 Cabin.]

[Please act with caution.]

Ding!

[Your Region Cluster 513 is merging with other Region Clusters to form a Region Domain.]

[Connected to Region Cluster 312.]

[Connected to Region Cluster 403.]

[Connected to Region Cluster 634.]

[Connected to Region Cluster 503.]

"Caelus." Sylvia’s expression immediately turned grim.

The newbie phase was officially over.

"I had a feeling," Caelus said, looking around.

They were last in the Divine Region of Earth. Now, the towering rocky mountains and the golden divine landscape were completely gone. The endless expanse had been replaced by a sprawling, untamed wilderness. The Divine Region had vanished from the map.

"This is unexpected," Sylvia said, slightly amused.

By now, everyone in their town was direct-messaging Caelus anxiously.

"Let’s go back to the region cluster," Caelus said. He turned to Sylvia, who nodded at him.

The newbie phase usually lasted much longer. But ever since the planet reached the Middle Expanse, nothing had gone according to the standard timetable. They were already merging into a massive Region Domain.

Soon, they safely teleported back to their town. A massive crowd of players was fidgeting around anxiously. People living near the edges of their region cluster were panicking even more.

"If I am not wrong, we just merged with the other cities of the Solaris Kingdom. And 312 is actually the capital city server."

"What? It is the capital city’s area?" Everyone was stunned.

The capital was filled with high-level monsters. More importantly, the royal heirs of this generation were located there as well.

Right now, the entire server chat was going wild.

[Theron: Where is Player 555? Show yourself.]

[Ryan: Hey, back off, brother. Player 555 is mine to hunt. You handle the other players from the region cluster.]

[Isolde: No, it will be me. Our royal father promised us great rewards if any of us unify the Region Domain in two days. He is mine for the taking.]

[Cyrus: Hmph. The kids of the royal family are so arrogant. Do you not know that strength dictates everything? You think you can beat me? Keep dreaming. Hahaha. If you dare to come to us, we will not hesitate to eliminate you all.]

[Isolde: You? Laughable. You will not lay a single hand on royalty. If you do, the entire royal family will execute you and your family. You are Cyrus from Blue Spirit City, right? I know exactly who you are.]

[Cyrus: ....]

[James: That is fine. I do not need to eliminate you lot. When I am stronger than all of you, it is only natural that I will be the one unifying the Region Domain. I just have to keep you all at bay.]

[James: And if the Solaris Kingdom dares to do anything to me, I will directly report it to the Player Association in the Central Plains.]

[Sebastian: Boastful mongrels. You think you can win against the royals? Keep dreaming.]

[Theron: Royal Brother Sebastian. You are here.]

[Sebastian: Yes, I am here.] 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

[Theron: Is it true that Player 555 beat you up, royal brother? Father was very disappointed when he heard about it.]

[Sebastian: It was just a fluke. He caught me off guard and eliminated me. How else would I have died?]

[Isolde: Such despicable methods, Player 555. You must pay for what you did to a royal.]

[Player 222: Do you have a death wish or something?]

[Isolde: Oh? And who might you be?]

[Player 222: I am Player 555’s wife.]

[Isolde: Are you threatening the royals right now? What can you do? Your husband cannot do anything to us, let alone you. We are the royals. We own this land, and you live in this place under our strict jurisdiction.]

[Player 222: What if I am?]

[Isolde: Then you will not see the sunset, Miss Wife. You are just a frog at the bottom of the well. You do not know the immensity of heaven and earth.]

[Player 222: What is your exact location? I will come there immediately. Let’s see who the frog in the well really is. Me or you.]

Others from the 513 Region Cluster did not dare to comment or chat. Messing with the royals would end up with their heads hung over their front gates to be made an example of.

"This woman. I will kill her," Sylvia stated coldly. Her expression was completely dull as she stared at Isolde’s message.

"Calm down," Caelus said. "We need to understand the situation first. This is no longer the old time where we just revive after dying."

"The newbie phase is over," Caelus said seriously.

Here, death was permanent now. He looked down at the town and his own region chat, where his people were growing increasingly anxious.

"It is time to use the Town Ascension." Caelus had a clear plan.

He would make all the players here reach the Bronze rank.

Without hesitation, he drafted a server-wide announcement.

Ding!

[Region Lord Announcement: Hello everyone. It is me, Player 555. I know everyone is anxious about the new merging and the newbie phase officially coming to an end. I am just as anxious as you all. Starting now, death is real for us. We must tread through the domain carefully. One wrong move might kill you permanently if you do not have a Level 3 Cabin. Therefore, I am going to use up my own Resource Points to upgrade all your cabins to Level 3. There is also something known as Town Ascension. I am going to initiate it and make everyone reach the Bronze Rank today. This is an update I got from the Divine Region regarding the Middle Expanse. Others might not have it, so this is the best time to use it.]

[Region Lord Announcement: But remember, there is a cost to Town Ascension. You must swear that you will never betray me, the Region Lord.]

"What? Town Ascension? There is such a thing?"

The players in his town immediately became agitated and excited. If it was possible, they definitely needed to reach Bronze. As for betraying Player 555? Most would never even think of that. He was a terrifying monster hiding in human skin.

Caelus swiftly summoned the system and commanded it to upgrade everyone’s cabin to Level 3.

Ding!

[You will consume 3,000 Resource Points. Are you sure you want to continue?]

Caelus sighed and clicked yes.

Immediately, across the entire map, the cabins all glowed and upgraded to Level 3. They underwent a qualitative evolution.

Before he even went to check the physical changes, he initiated the Town Ascension.

Ding!

[Town Ascension is available for the Bronze Rank.]

[You need the following materials for Ascension:]

[1. 100,000 Beast Materials]

[2. 1,000 Resource Points]

[3. A Powerful Catalyst]

"A powerful catalyst?" Caelus frowned slightly.

Ding!

[Powerful Catalysts are items with a high amount of Origin Power from the domain.]

[You can use the Empty Spirit Emblem that once contained the Sword God’s spirit, along with 3 Origin Shards.]

"Oh? Then take it."

This was much easier than he thought. Origin Shards could easily be restocked through extraction and duplication. But before he put the Empty Spirit Emblem into the Town Ascension window, he used his S-Rank divine duplication talent.1

Ding!

[10x Duplication Failed.]

[1x Duplication Successful.]

[You have obtained another copy of the Empty Spirit Emblem.]

"Perfect," Caelus smiled.

He safely kept the copied one inside his inventory and placed the original into the ascension window along with the shards.

Ding!

[Everyone across your Region Cluster is undergoing their Ascension Quest. They will be teleported out.]

Soon, one by one, players across the town began disappearing in flashes of light. Depending on their current rank, they might undergo one or two ascension quests. The power of the Town Ascension would adjust their stats accordingly to push them perfectly into the Bronze Rank.

"Since everyone is gone, I think this is a good time to finally create a faction and see what it has in store for us," Caelus muttered.

He opened up the faction creation menu.

Ding!

[Welcome to Faction Creation.]

[Your combat score is at 1.09 (Bronze III)]....

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A/N: If you are enjoying the book so far, support it with a power stone or two. Thank you.

I changed the Divine Reconstruction to Divine Duplication as it sounds better.