Teacher Zhuge smiled faintly and replied, “It’s a class that can greatly improve your abilities.”
If he guessed right, Su Fu had definitely seen the trending topics after the Second Ring exams on StarNet and felt the urgency.
Those aristocratic heirs were indeed strong, but their Chinese Pantheon need not panic—they had their own countermeasures.
Su Fu was shocked, ‘Was Teacher Zhuge serious? A single class that could bring such a big boost?’
It sounded too good to be true.
Just then, Teacher Zhuge thought for a moment and stood up.
“At your current level, you need Divine Skills that can produce divine treasures. If that’s so, we’ll run a dungeon like that and teach you there. We might also pick up a suitable Divine Skill.”
Su Fu nodded vigorously, “Good, good, good!”
She had originally thought it’d be a classroom lecture.
To think they’d take her through a dungeon!
At least she was guaranteed a new skill.
But… which dungeon?
Teacher Zhuge swiped in the void, projecting holographic maps one by one.
There were towering peaks, deep sea valleys, desolate deserts…
Finally, his gaze settled on a vast sea region, beneath which stood a resplendent crystal palace.
He turned to Su Fu and asked, “Want to go to the Dragon Palace map?”
Su Fu’s eyes immediately lit up.
“Dragon Palace? Of course, I want to go!”
She remembered the Dragon Palace had treasures.
Teacher Zhuge smiled, “Alright, then we’re going to the Dragon Palace map.”
“Shen Yan, activate Kunlun teaching mode, load Dragon Palace map, difficulty level A.”
The voice of Shen Yan rang out:
[“Kunlun teaching mode activated”]
[“Teacher identity confirmed: Zhuge Yan”]
[“Student identity confirmed: Su Fu”]
[“Loading map: East Sea Dragon Palace”]
[“Difficulty level: A”]
[“Initializing teaching environment…”]
[“Initialization complete. Wish you a pleasant lesson.”]
As soon as the voice fell, Su Fu was once again transported to the familiar Shen Yan Space.
[“Friendly reminder: You are currently in teaching mode”]
[“Loading map: East Sea Dragon Palace·Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals…”]
Su Fu’s mind drifted briefly—’so teaching mode has no ads?’
But what shocked her even more was that Teacher Zhuge was standing right beside her.
During exams, everyone was in isolated spaces, completely separated.
Now they could exist together.
So this was teaching mode?
Teacher Zhuge smiled gently and said, “Now, I will give you your first lesson.”
He cleared his throat and shouted, “Summoning deities.”
Su Fu was puzzled.
Hadn’t she already been able to summon deities?
Moreover, Shen Yan always reminded her: summon by calling the name and reciting the title.
Teacher Zhuge seemed to read her mind and smiled, “First, let me correct a misconception.”
“Calling the name and recognizing the title is essentially about establishing contact with the deity, asking for their blessing. But in practice, the current process fits other pantheons better, not the Chinese Pantheon.”
“Other pantheons?” Su Fu frowned.
Wasn’t it all standardized?
“Yes,” Teacher Zhuge explained.
“Other pantheons’ deities have simple and clear names and titles, like Thunder God Thor, God of War Ares, Goddess of Wisdom Athena… These one-to-one relationships are easy to establish.”
“But the Chinese Pantheon is different. For example, Nuwa—the Mother of Humanity; Empress Wa—the Mother of Earth; Mending the Sky goddess; Creation Sovereign… Or Sun Wukong, Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Fighting Buddha, Monkey King… You see, Chinese deities can have multiple titles, each corresponding to different Divine Authorities. For instance, when you call Sun Wukong ‘Great Sage Equal to Heaven,’ you summon his battle aspect; call him ‘Fighting Buddha,’ and you summon his Buddha nature.”
Furthermore, Teacher Zhuge continued, “Chinese deities’ titles are profound and layered; some special honorifics can even awaken specific abilities.”
Su Fu understood.
It really was about the sheer number and complexity of Chinese deities, unlike the other pantheons’ simple summoning methods.
She asked, “Teacher, then how should I summon?”
“Actually, for the Chinese Pantheon, it’s not just calling the name and title,” Teacher Zhuge said directly.
“It should be done in the order: Name – Title – Authority. First, call the god’s name; then recite their title; finally, describe the scope of their Divine Authority to specify which aspect of the deity you want to summon.”
‘Authority?’ Su Fu thought for a moment and said, “For example, the Dragon King of the East Sea Ao Guang—the Lord of Wind and Rain—is the scope of authority the wind and rain?”
“Exactly,” Teacher Zhuge nodded.
“And that’s just the summoning phase. After summoning, the deity will send a strand of divine consciousness. You should be able to sense it.”
Su Fu nodded.
Guanyin and the God of Wealth had both given her the Divine Skills she needed after hearing her prayers, obviously watching over her.
“At this point, you actually begin interaction. You can pray, offer tributes, or resonate with the deity.”
He paused and emphasized, “But note, offering tributes is not bribery, just a medium.”
“Why?”
“Because the deity’s power comes from Divine Authority—the absolute control over a concept. If the tribute relates to that authority, the deity naturally uses this medium to interact with you. The longer the interaction lasts, the more they hear your wishes—and it’s even possible to get them to grant you Divine Skills.”
Su Fu suddenly realized.
She had tried calling different titles before but hadn’t known this complete theory.
What was this?
The art of communicating with deities.
“Luckily, teachers of the Chinese Pantheon understand Chinese deities best.” Su Fu sighed.
“Most current teaching theories are designed to better fit the other seven pantheons, so they lack compatibility with the Chinese Pantheon.”
In short, other pantheons’ deities have simple titles and singular authorities, so “call name, recite title” is enough.
But the Chinese Pantheon is ancient and vast, with deities that have multiple, complex authorities.
Thus, a detailed summoning method is needed.
Specifically, by “Name – Title – Authority,” you accurately target the deity and their functional domain, then summon accordingly.
Then, when the deity sends divine consciousness, you interact through prayer, tribute, or resonance.
In short, the more you interact with the deity, the higher your chances.
And the core of interaction is gaining the deity’s recognition.
She suddenly wondered—did that mean the more your ideals and actions align with the deity, the more likely you’d earn their favor?
Ultimately, in the Chinese Pantheon, humans and deities have a close relationship, more like companions than master and servant.
Deities are not lofty rulers but guides and partners on the path forward.
At that moment, the prompt from Shen Yan sounded:
[“Exam paper loaded”]
[“This divine pool’s random draw result: “East Sea Dragon Palace””]
Quickly, a divine figure appeared in the void, whiskers flowing, imposing bearing, glowing blue all over.
[“Candidate, please begin summoning. Establish contact with the deity. Randomly draw divine skills.”]
[“Reminder: Correctly call the name and recite the title.”]
Teacher Zhuge looked at Su Fu, signaling her to summon using the “Name – Title – Authority” method.
Su Fu thought briefly, ‘East Sea Dragon King—his authority naturally concerns the sea. Then, as the tribute medium connecting them, water would do just fine.’
With that in mind, she immediately used her Divine Skill: [“Purifying Nectar of the Vase (Basic)”]!
A splash of clear water floated in midair.
Then Su Fu took a deep breath and solemnly said: “East Sea Dragon King Ao Guang, leader of the Four Seas Dragon Clan, master of the East Sea Dragon Palace, god who commands wind, rain, and tides, ruler of countless aquatic tribes. With this clear water as medium, connecting the pulse of the East Sea, as you control the ocean, please grant me the ability to control seawater!”
As her voice fell, the water droplets continuously shifted shape, finally becoming a small water dragon circling in the air.
At that moment, the Dragon King’s divine image suddenly shone brightly.
A huge dragon-shaped phantom circled in the void, its posture lithe and majestic.
More stunningly, countless aquatic beings appeared around the Dragon King’s phantom.
Red Scaled Horned Dragons, Blue-Eyed Flood Dragons… they circled him like subjects.
Then came rolling waves and coral reefs, vaguely revealing the underwater palace.
Around the Dragon King swirled wind, rain, and thunder.
Su Fu’s eyes brightened.
Indeed, this was different—this vision was far richer than the simple responses she used to get.
Before, when she only summoned by name and title, the deity’s response was just a flash of light or a simple phenomenon.
Now, the entire wonder of the East Sea was before her.
This time, she had specifically added authority, clearly mentioning wind, rain, tides, and leadership over aquatic tribes.
And the [“Purifying Nectar of the Vase”] tribute acted as a medium, directly linking her to the Dragon King.
Combined, the effect was completely different.
Just then, a streak of light shot toward Su Fu.
Shen Yan’s prompt sounded:
[“Your Divine Ability has upgraded: Ocean – First Wave has evolved into Ocean: Four Seas Tidal Birth”]
[“Acquired abilities: Control of weather and summoning sea beasts”]
[“Level: A”]
‘My goodness’, Su Fu was shocked.
The Dragon King had once again granted her Divine Abilities!
Then followed the usual Divine Skill granting process—
[“Tide Overturn”]
[“Control”]
[“Dragon Clan Command”]
[“Dominion”]
[“Dragon Palace Treasure”]
[“Treasure”]
Top-tier Divine Skills flashed by, eventually turning into:
[“Dragon Palace: Luminous Pearl”]
[“Dragon Palace: Coral Treasure Tree”]
“Awesome, awesome, awesome!” Su Fu was ecstatic.
Dragon King, you’re truly rich and generous!
‘Dragon Dragon, love you!’
Su Fu hurriedly thanked him, “Thank you, Dragon King, for your blessings! I will not let you down and will use these Divine Abilities and Divine Skills well.”
The Dragon King’s phantom lifted its head, letting out a long dragon’s roar.
He looked at Su Fu with gentle dragon eyes.
Then his voice echoed in her mind:
“I grant you the power of the sea. Use it wisely. The Chinese path is arduous, but success is certain. If you need me in the future, you may call my name.”
Then, the magnificent ocean scene receded like the tide, and the Dragon King’s figure gradually faded away.
Su Fu was moved, ‘Dragon Dragon, you’re really kind.’
Teacher Zhuge was also somewhat shocked on the side, ‘Wasn’t this effect a little too good?’
How often does one get both Divine Abilities and two Divine Skills handed over at once?
Zhuge Yan blinked, ‘Su Fu, you… aren’t quite normal, huh?’
He was about to say something when the scene before them began to change.
Surrounding them, seawater appeared, teeming with coral.
In the distance, a resplendent palace shimmered.
That was—the East Sea Dragon Palace.
Meanwhile, Shen Yan began broadcasting across the entire star system:
[“Central Education Department”]
[“Candidates, teachers, parents:”]
[“The Second Star Ring college entrance exams have all concluded”]
[“All current admissions have been completed”]
[“We are pleased to announce: This year’s college entrance exams (Fourth Ring, Third Ring, Second Ring) have successfully ended”]
[“Thanks to all candidates and parents for cooperation, and to teachers and staff for their support”]
[“See you next year”]
Almost as soon as the announcement ended, Shen Yan’s solemn voice sounded again:
[“Galactic Civilization Data Broadcast”]
[“Current number of contained anomalies: 152,892; Divine Faith Index: 86.3%; Technology Development Index: 92.6%; Civilization Security Index: 73.8%…”]
[“Thanks to every pioneer fighting to safeguard human civilization.”]
[“Due to detected map growth exceeding warning thresholds”]
[“Frequent unknown-level anomaly activity”]
[“Civilization Crisis Index rising”]
[“Shen Yan will undergo version update”]
[“New features: Celestial Insight, Fate Prediction…”]
[“Upgraded features: Warning System, Anomaly Atlas…”]
[“This update codename: Twilight Convergence”]
[“Vast as the stars, only the radiance of deities can illuminate the darkness”]
[“At the convergence of twilight and shadow, await the dawn’s arrival”]
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