Chapter 289: Chapter 287: Ascending the Steps
Ten days passed in a flash.
The girls have been pushing to Tier Three in these days, while their classmates are pushing just the same, but to Tier Two.
In these few days, after successfully applying to the school for permission to skip basic classes, Hilia meticulously followed Rose’s enhancement plan—meditating, taking medicated baths, brushing up on skills, and learning Ice Shield Skill.
Except for learning Ice Shield Skill, which turned out to be quite difficult, everything else went smoothly.
This magic skill has a rigid requirement to surpass Tier Three; it’s not easy, especially for a first try at cross-tier learning.
Hilia didn’t lose heart, as Rose had explained the benefits of successful cross-tier learning to her—no matter how many times she fails, she must spend some time each day attempting it.
This attempt consumes a large amount of magic power but can slightly enhance the refinement of magic power.
That day, Hilia continued accumulating magic power, ready for action as usual.
Meanwhile, Rose quietly entered Benovia’s mind during their group meditation, sending her a revelation.
"Today, it’s auspicious to ascend."
Along with the words appeared a mysterious symbol.
Benovia suddenly opened her eyes, her heart pounding.
Noticing everyone else is still meditating, she restrained her inner excitement and continued to meditate.
She only got up once the alert rang, leaving as normally as possible.
But today, she didn’t go to their class; instead, she sneaked out of the school when others weren’t paying attention, heading back to the prayer cabin.
"Although I feel I’m not fully prepared... since God said it’s doable, then it must be doable!"
The last ascension left a lasting shadow on Benovia.
Endless monsters were one thing, but why did the boss at the end multiply instead of ending when it felt like it was finally over?
Every drop of magic power was exhausted, yet it didn’t reach the other side of ascension.
If God hadn’t intervened...
Benovia dared not imagine.
She felt almost ready but still hesitated to enter the Divine Realm, fearing encountering the same situation as last time.
If she failed the ascension, it’d be much harder to attempt again.
"Logically, such an almost unsolvable level only appears when ascending from Tier Three to Tier Four... Thankfully, God suddenly appeared to save me."
This time... does she also need to rely on God?
The thought flashed through Benovia’s mind, but she immediately rejected it.
No!
If possible, it’s best to do it herself.
As God’s favored one, she shouldn’t be complacent.
God’s favored should be the most gifted people in the world!
Benovia prepared all her equipment and prayed before the statue.
After a long while, her prayers complete, the girl equipped herself and began communicating with the Ascension God Stairs in her heart.
In the next moment, she appeared in the deepest part of the Divine Realm, under the same starry sky as last time but even more profound.
Benovia looked around, murmuring to herself: "It seems similar to last time? No, deeper..."
If it’s deeper, wouldn’t it be more dangerous than last time?
Benovia’s heart skipped a beat.
She didn’t know that last time, Rose deliberately increased demons for her to achieve the effect resembling the deepest parts of the Divine Realm.
At this moment, she only felt nervous.
But she also had a more stable plan than last time.
She hadn’t anticipated so many mimic demons last time, leading to considerable wasted scrolls upfront.
Now, Benovia wouldn’t make such a mistake again.
The girl checked her equipment and tools, summoned the magic puppet, and started moving forward.
Soon, the surroundings changed.
All the stars suddenly began shifting, slowly forming around her a circular ’meteor’ akin to a camera long exposure.
Later, Benovia noticed no matter how far she walked, the distance to the third tier ahead didn’t seem to change; it didn’t show any sign of nearing.
Benovia immediately understood the situation: "This time, I don’t need to advance; I just have to wait in place for demon attacks and let the pathway of ascension formed by demons progress automatically?"
These lessons were covered in Divine Realm simulation classes, so Benovia wasn’t entirely clueless.
She stood firm, looking up at the sky’s ’meteor’ seemingly rotating around her.
After a moment, a meteor detached from its ’gravity,’ falling towards her.
This meteor didn’t transform into a demon but directly aimed to strike her.
Benovia controlled the magic puppet to raise its hand, casting a Fireball Technique toward the meteor, followed by a thick earth wall slowly forming above her head.
This was prepared as a defense once the Fireball Technique failed.
"The first attack is usually weak; let me confirm..."
The meteor shattered under the Fireball Technique, splitting into two, one part transforming into ascension magic power entering her body, another as a transparent substance solidifying under her feet.
She felt slightly elevated.
This elevation wasn’t just a small scope; she felt it regardless of direction.
"Indeed, it’s like this. Now let’s test dodging for the second time..."
Another meteor descended; this time, Benovia didn’t counterattack but sprinted forward, dodging the meteor’s impact point.
The meteor landed on the transparent ground, disappearing without a trace.
"Seems resistance is necessary."
Benovia looked up again at the ’meteor’ in the sky, several streaks crossing.
After a moment, she rotated her neck, "My neck’s sore; why can’t they come from the front instead of the sky?"
The girl had no choice. To avoid missing any meteor, she continued keeping her head lifted, watching the sky’s meteor.
After another moment, she thought of a way—
Lie down!
The girl lay directly, directing the magic puppet to attack the falling meteors while watching the stars.
Relaxed~!
Less than three seconds.
All the rotating ’meteors’ suddenly descended; Benovia quickly stood up, ready to defend with full might, soon discovering the meteors were all falling in different directions.
Immediately, she sensed the demonic presence all around.
Many, very many!
"Were those meteors just teasing me?"
When the first wave of demons charged, and meteors plummeted overhead again, Benovia realized she had underestimated the situation.
"Okay, they weren’t teasing me."
"But! Can mere demons stop me?!"
The girl erupted with powerful force.
The lack of attribute affinity didn’t grant her attribute bonuses but did provide multi-element combination skills others couldn’t achieve!
At Tier One, the combination skill effects weren’t obvious.
Now at Tier Two, her combination skills will shine more brilliantly than other mages!
In the sky, Rose watched Benovia calmly handling the demon tide, nodding.
"She can, even without increasing difficulty; she could ascend without the need for scrolls."
But not increasing difficulty is impossible.
Rose began manipulating the Divine Realm, quietly adding dung demons Benovia couldn’t kill instantly.
