“Why ‘must’?” Xiao Lingxi raised an eyebrow.
“Guanghui Zhihuan Branch is the most suitable place for her, with vast maps, freedom, Star Sea, and deep space instances.”
Qi Feng laughed, “Stop nonsense. Su Fu never took exams in those types of instances before, how could they suit her? Don’t just talk nonsense.”
“Enough, enough,” Luo Qiu cut off their debate, “According to the data, Su Fu’s progress is too fast, her foundation insufficient. Our Heavenly Road Branch is the best fit for her. Our deity specialty courses are among the best in the Second Star Ring.”
Professor Casanova immediately disagreed, “What good is theory? Look at her combo of lightning, fire, and water elements—such a strategy requires a genius, so she definitely belongs at Source of the Milky Way!”
The five instantly began arguing, each offering better terms, clearly determined to secure Su Fu.
The four education ministers watched this with a helpless smile, exchanging glances.
Pei Zhengyuan rubbed his forehead and muttered quietly, “Every year it’s the same show, why don’t they just fight it out…”
Xiao Zheng shrugged helplessly, “This year is different. They might actually fight.”
Cheng Yuntian admired, “This Su Fu is truly extraordinary.”
He looked at Minister Kong Ying and for the first time felt envious and he said, “Now you Fourth Star Ring really are the biggest winners. Su Fu not only took first in the Fourth Star Ring college entrance exam but also swept the Third Star Ring exam’s top scorer.
“How many years has it been since such a feat occurred? Her very existence is a living advertisement.”
Mo Xingyuan sincerely praised, “Her Path of the Star Sea should be smooth sailing ahead. And maybe even further, breaking into the Central Star System and the Three Creation God Academies.”
Kong Ying’s face relaxed into a smile, “Thank you all for your blessings. If it’s Su Fu, there really is hope.”
***
At that moment, Shen Yan issued a red announcement from the Central Education Department:
[“To all examinees and teachers”]
[“The Third Star Ring college entrance exam has officially concluded”]
[“All examinee results and evaluations have been completed and distributed”]
[“All major universities may now review detailed scores and proceed with admissions”]
[“Special thanks to all Ministry of Education ministers, admissions officers, invigilators, and staff for their hard work”]
[“Also thanks to all examinees participating in this assessment—”]
[“May the stars guide your path forward; may your future be bright and life smooth”]
[“Wishing all faculty success and flourishing students”]
[“Congratulations on the successful conclusion of the Third Star Ring college entrance exam”]
[“Issued by Central Education Department”]
The countdown finally ended, and Su Fu returned to Shen Yan Space.
As soon as she opened her eyes, Shen Yan’s voice sounded in her ears:
[“Synchronizing assessment data………….”] Â
[“Synchronization complete”]
[“Results finalized”]
Su Fu was shocked, “Exam results come out so fast?”
The star map interface slowly unfolded before her eyes—
[“Respected student Su Fu:”]
[“Congratulations on your outstanding performance in the 4051 Third Star Ring college entrance exam”]
[“Total score: 1,042,806”]
[“Final rank: 1”]
[“Awarded title: 4051 Third Star Ring Top Scorer”]
[“Your performance surpasses all previous records, demonstrating extraordinary talent and potential”]
[“Congratulations once again on achieving first place!”]
[“Reminder: All examination phases for this year (4051) have been completed”]
[“You have entered the admission phase; please promptly submit your university applications”]
[“Based on your score, the following school options are available:”]
[“Six Second Star Ring colleges: Heavenly Road Branch…”]
[“Eight Third Star Ring colleges: Perseus University…”]
[“Fourth Star Ring………………”]
[“Please select your preferred schools and submit your applications in time; you will receive admission intentions within 48 hours……”]
Su Fu carefully reviewed and confirmed the process, then finally let out a long breath, “Finally done with the exams!”
She had just completed a grueling high school retake and the college entrance exam in one go!
How could one endure two hellish college entrance exams in a lifetime?
She never wanted to do this a third time—these two were more than enough.
Thinking this, Su Fu quickly opened her personal interface, eager to see her gains and soothe her spirit.
After all, this was her first massive harvest inside an instance.
[“Identity: Examinee awaiting admission · Su Fu”]
[“Citizen Level: A”] (Increased by 0.5 levels)
[“Divine Power Level: B+”]
[“Credits: 135”]
[“Mastered Skills: 20 (2 new skills added)”]
[“Mastered Divine Arts: 2”]
[“Summoned Deities: 17”]
[“Divinely Bestowed Artifact: 1”]
Her citizen level steadily improved, and soon she would become a university student.
The divine power level had not increased, likely due to career choice—she would need to confirm her profession before further promotion.
She had also acquired two brand-new divine skills this time: one from the Second Senior Brother, [Order of the Heavenly Water], and another generously bestowed by Queen Mother of the West, [Qingluan and Cai Feng].
The Order of the Heavenly Water had already been used; Su Fu was curious about Qingluan and Cai Feng and immediately began testing this new divine skill.
In an instant, ripples appeared in the air as two dazzling lights materialized beside her.
On the left, a bird glowing deep blue with a cascading tail—clearly Qingluan; on the right, a bird with multicolored feathers and a golden crown atop its head—obviously Cai Feng.
Every time she saw them, Su Fu couldn’t help but marvel—no wonder these were the queen mother’s carefully selected divine birds, so graceful and beautiful.
The two divine birds let out a cry and slowly circled around Su Fu, flapping their wings and scattering tiny sparkles, like stars falling.
The entire Shen Yan Space instantly felt elevated in grandeur.
“So beautiful……………”
Su Fu reached out her hand, and Qingluan immediately landed affectionately on her arm, even nuzzling her cheek warmly.
Beautiful—her mood instantly lifted.
After a few minutes of testing, Su Fu reluctantly withdrew her divine power, and the two divine birds transformed into light particles and dispersed.
She summarized, “So, this divine skill can be classified as a divine beast summoning skill, briefly summoning independently intelligent divine beasts to assist in battle or carry out simple tasks.”
“Summoning duration increases with divine power level.”
“This kind of skill differs from ordinary illusions or puppets—the summoned divine beasts have partial independent thinking ability, meaning they can understand commands and even complete tasks without supervision.”
She thought for a moment and said, “Kind of like the Beast Tamer route, huh? Aside from that, it’ll be really convenient to help deliver messages or transport precious items in the future. And most importantly, divine birds are just so beautiful—this is the highest aesthetic recommendation from the Queen Mother of the West herself.Taking them out will make me look absolutely amazing!”
She began to understand the Queen Mother’s reasoning.
No wonder she kept divine beasts nearby—both capable and stylish.
If she had the means, she’d definitely deck herself out too!
Honestly, who could resist those adorable little creatures?
After testing the divine skill, she quickly summoned Shen Yan and asked, “Show me how many peaches of immortality I have now.” Â
This was her most valuable gain this time!
[“After deducting fees, you currently possess 205 peaches of immortality”]
[“Of these, 45 are mature peaches (all A-rank divine items)”]
[“The rest are immature peaches, ranging from B to D ranks”]
Su Fu’s eyes lit up: “I’ve hit the jackpot!”
But there was one more line at the bottom which stated:
[“Special Item: S-rank Nine-Thousand-Year Peach (1 piece)”]
She couldn’t hide the smile tugging at the corner of her lips, ‘How many Contribution Points would these be worth?’
According to prices in the special store, if she put these peaches on the market, they’d be worth at least hundreds of thousands of Contribution Points.
That single S-rank Nine-Thousand-Year Peach was priceless and impossible to sell.
Of course, exchanging them was out of the question—especially the Nine-Thousand-Year Peach, which she had to keep for herself.
With these, she no longer had to worry about upgrading to A-rank Divine Power resources!
Upgrading to A-rank meant choosing a profession.
Her main profession would definitely follow the combat path, condensing the Divine Aspect.
As for her Principal God, she had already decided without question—it would be Nuwa.
Next came the promotion process, and the profession choice was often called the “Second Awakening” or “Profession Selection.”
Shen Yan’s official term was “Taking Office” or “Assuming Position.”
In cultivation novels, this would be like the Foundation Establishment stage, when the path you take from then on is set.
Taking office required a full ceremony, much like the initial awakening, signifying a deeper bond with the Principal God.
Su Fu felt this was somewhat like having a bonded Principal God.
The most crucial part was gaining the Principal God’s approval—and, cough, if the Principal God was willing to grant a bit more divine authority, that’d be even better.
So the ceremony was also a kind of friendly communication with the Principal God.
According to Shen Yan’s recommendations, it was best to be in peak personal condition during the ceremony, and if possible, hold it in a sacred land.
Su Fu realized this was really about choosing the right setting and image for communication.
And since the bonded Principal God meant a closer relationship, Su Fu stroked her chin and thought of an apt analogy—
“It’s kind of like an outer disciple passing the test to become an inner disciple, huh?”
She felt pretty confident then—her chosen Principal God was the Mother of Humanity, Nuwa.
Everyone knew how deeply Nuwa cared for mankind.
As for the location…
She decided to hold the ceremony at Kunlun Celestial Palace, the Sacred Land inside Kunlun Academy, once she got in.
As one of the most important Sacred Lands of the Chinese Pantheon, Kunlun Celestial Palace was full of spiritual energy, making it the perfect place for the ceremony.
She was sure it would be a complete success.
“Hehe, when the Nuwa Divine Aspect appears behind me, that’s going to look absolutely epic.”
After daydreaming for a bit, Su Fu suddenly remembered—wait, she almost forgot about one more peach— “Little Peach!”Â
She quickly opened the pet section of her personal space, a feature Shen Yan came with—initially granting one pet zone.
The pet zone was fully equipped, even automatically adjusted into a miniature peach orchard environment.
There was sunlight, clear spring water, nourishing soil, and all kinds of beautiful flowers and plants.
Little Peach was currently floating mid-air, curiously looking around.
Two bright green leaves acted like little arms—sometimes touching the spring water, sometimes the flowers, as if exploring.
“This little guy…” Su Fu looked at it with a complicated expression.
She hadn’t used—or rather, dared to use—the Creation Divine Skill granted by Nuwa lightly.
That power was too great, and with it came responsibility.
Once she gave it spirit and life, she was responsible for its future fate.
Seeing Little Peach reminded her of the sleeping court cubs in the royal court.
They’d truly been through a lot.
She sighed, looked at Little Peach, and thought: ‘now that it’s here, no matter what, I have to take good care of it.”
Su Fu gently reached out and poked Little Peach.
A joyful consciousness immediately transmitted: “Mother!”
“Grow up happily from now on, okay?” she whispered.
Little Peach’s consciousness responded: “Being with mother is the happiest!”
“So obedient,” Su Fu smiled as she poked the plump, juicy peach again.
Watching the leaves’ almost human-like movements, a thought suddenly popped into her head: ‘I wonder if this Little Peach can transform one day?’
She pondered: ‘according to Chinese mythology, it should be possible.’
Spiritual creatures, when cultivated to a certain level, could indeed transform.
There was even a concept of “Transformation Pill” as a divine item—maybe she could find a dungeon with such a pill?
After all, many Chinese gods kept pets, and there were all kinds of them.
Like Taishang Laojun’s Qingniu Spirit, Chang’e’s Jade Rabbit, Erlang Shen’s Howling Celestial Dog, Ká¹£itigarbha Bodhisattva’s Listening Beast, and the Queen Mother’s… ahem, she kept several pets.
Even the Buddha smiled while holding a flower.
Besides transformation, there were many spiritual herbs and medicines that could raise pets’ intelligence.