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### Chapter 1702: From Idol to Only Being Able to Look Up
In the past, in the Divine City Star Domain, there were countless star systems, numbering in the trillions.
That was an extremely prosperous star domain, inhabited by countless living beings.
However, a great battle between the ancient swordsman and the giant directly shattered the entire star domain.
The star systems were destroyed, and not a single living being survived.
Countless years later, when the secret realms evolved from runes appeared, experts from various races gathered, leading to another great battle.
The human race emerged victorious and began to rebuild the star domain.
But the current Divine City Star Domain pales in comparison to its ancient glory.
As of now, the primary area of the Divine City has only 100,000 star systems.
These star systems were all moved and reconstructed by the great abilities of the human race.
Each star system is suitable for the human race to multiply and cultivate.
The 'Initial 100,000 Stars' are located at the core of the primary area.
Only here can one undertake promotion tasks to increase permissions within the Divine City.
The promotion of permissions in the Divine City is very strict. When the rules were established, they were made to have very few exceptions.
In the Divine City, there are only "two twos three" - two types of people who do not need to undertake promotion tasks.
One type is from the military, and the other is from the God of War Palace.
But whether it's the military or the God of War Palace, they have their own promotion systems, with difficulties no less than that of the Divine City permissions.
Apart from these two types, even if you are a descendant of a being from the other shore realm, you must still follow the rules.
They drank for a full ten days.
After drinking their fill, Lin Muyu spent 10 Divine City merit points to travel across tens of thousands of light-years to the 'Initial 100,000 Star'.
This star is extremely special; one cannot come here as they please.
Only after meeting the merit point requirements in the Human Emperor Network can one apply to come here.
After the application is approved, one gains the qualification to arrive at this place.
The 'Initial 100,000 Star' is not a star system but a massive star belonging to the 'Initial 100,001 Main Star System'.
At a distance of 10,000 kilometers from it, three enormous buildings stand tall.
The buildings are rapidly orbiting around the star.
One of the buildings is square and completely black, clearly bearing the style of the military.
Another building is the God of War Palace, a place Lin Muyu has visited before and is familiar with.
The last one is a tall tower, similar in appearance to the Tower of Belief, called the Human Race Tower.
The Human Race Tower is Lin Muyu's destination this time, as promotion tasks can only be undertaken after entering it.
Many people do not understand why they cannot directly undertake tasks through the Human Emperor Network, since the Human Emperor Network can interfere with reality and is almost omnipotent.
Wouldn't it be more convenient to do it through the Human Emperor Network?
However, there must be a purpose behind this design.
Undertaking promotion tasks is not as simple as meeting the merit point requirements; entering the Human Race Tower is a non-trivial test in itself.
Moreover, this test is tailored for each individual.
The three buildings belonging to different forces are orbiting the star at an astonishing speed of 100,000 kilometers per second, surpassing the flight speed of many minor God Sovereigns and even most God Kings.
Furthermore, due to the rotational motion, a repulsive force is generated, preventing one from easily approaching.
At the same time, the star exerts an attractive force on everyone.
Sometimes repelling, sometimes attracting, while maintaining an astonishing speed – for many cultivators, it is not easy to enter the corresponding building.
Almost every day, a large number of cultivators fail to enter and are thus unable to undertake promotion tasks.
This is why Xiao Sheng and Qing Jian advised Lin Muyu to come early – the repulsive and attractive forces will become stronger as one's realm increases.
So the earlier one comes, the lower the difficulty.
After all, those who can meet the promotion requirements early are geniuses whose combat power far exceeds their realm.
However, as their realms increase, the gap will gradually diminish and even disappear.
In the starry sky, there were already over a thousand people present, all eager to try.
Failure here is not a big deal, as one can repeatedly attempt until successful.
The over a thousand people were divided into three factions, with the God of War Palace having the fewest at just over a hundred.
The military faction had more, exceeding three hundred.
The largest number was the ordinary Divine City personnel, with over five hundred.
As Lin Muyu approached, many people recognized him and revealed looks of astonishment.
"It's Lin Muyu!"
"Lin Muyu actually came here, his Divine City merit points must have reached 10,000."
"My god, I remember he only joined the Divine City not too long ago, how did he earn so many merit points?"
"It should be the rewards from clearing secret realms. I remember someone said the rewards for clearing secret realms are quite substantial."
"The gap between people is truly vast. I've been doing tasks for over 800 years and only barely met the promotion requirements."
"Sigh, my old man said the other day, look at Lin Muyu, then look at me, it feels like I gave birth to a waste."
"Same here, the one in my family said the same thing."
A group of people discussed Lin Muyu, but no one approached him.
Previously, Lin Muyu was a top-tier genius, and many regarded him as an idol.
Even a slight breeze would attract a large crowd to observe him.
After the Maple Forest Secret Realm incident, people realized that not only was Lin Muyu a genius, but he could also associate with talents like Xiao Sheng and Qing Jian.
Even a great figure like Lady Yu addressed Lin Muyu as "Little Friend."
Not to mention anything else, Lin Muyu's future prospects were limitless.
The gap in status had widened; Lin Muyu was no longer a simple idol.
He had become an existence that others could only look up to, not just casually admire.
The God Kings at the ninth rank and minor God Sovereigns present consciously made way for Lin Muyu.
They did not act pretentiously but rather did so naturally.
Their eyes even revealed a hint of admiration.
Not to mention anything else, being the only person to clear the Maple Forest Secret Realm throughout ancient and modern times was Lin Muyu.
The people from the military and the God of War Palace also noticed Lin Muyu.
The Divine City announcement was open to everyone within the Divine City, so they naturally knew about him.
Lin Muyu's gaze swept over and suddenly noticed Dongfang Ze among the crowd.
He did not expect Dongfang Ze to be here as well.
Lin Muyu nodded and smiled at Dongfang Ze, a greeting of sorts.
Dongfang Ze nodded slightly and forced a smile in return.
He never imagined that after joining the Divine City, Lin Muyu would cause such a stir.
Previously, he felt he had a chance to compete with Lin Muyu.
He lost the Four Star Domain Competition, but that didn't mean he would always lose in the future.
After returning to the Divine City, he worked hard on tasks, ventured into secret realms, and finally earned back the merit points he had lost.
But Lin Muyu kept shattering his perceptions, time and time again.
He even made Dongfang Ze feel that secret realms were not that difficult and could be easily cleared.
As a result, he almost died in a secret realm.
Secret realms were never simple; they were deathly difficult.
The key was that Lin Muyu had cleared three secret realms that Dongfang Ze had also attempted.
Comparing their experiences, Dongfang Ze gradually lost the desire to compete with Lin Muyu.
It wasn't until recently, when Lin Muyu cleared the Maple Forest Secret Realm, that he completely abandoned this desire.
He couldn't compare; he truly couldn't compare.
At that time, Dongfang Ze had also entered the Maple Forest Secret Realm and earned over 200 points, finally meeting the promotion requirements.
Unexpectedly, Lin Muyu had also met the promotion requirements.
It was too fast, far too fast.
Lin Muyu passed by Dongfang Ze, stopped, and said, "Senior Brother Dongfang, long time no see!"
Dongfang Ze felt a tinge of embarrassment, "Junior Brother Lin, I apologize for what happened before."
Lin Muyu showed a look of confusion, "What happened?"
Lin Muyu did hold grudges, but he wouldn't hold onto such a minor grievance from Dongfang Ze.
This was also a way for him to give Dongfang Ze a way out.
Dongfang Ze understood Lin Muyu's intention and immediately laughed heartily, "Junior Brother Lin, you will surely succeed in your promotion this time."