Douluo Continent: The Sky Revealed, What the Hell is Honkai Academy?

Chapter 93, Third Place on the Opportunity List: The Divine Tomb!
The radiance of the Golden List in the Sky surged once more, its brilliance reflecting the heavens seemingly able to penetrate even time and space!
The magnificent scenery of the Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire was replaced by an even more ancient aura, carrying endless sorrow and boundless divine power.

What appeared in the sky was not a clear landscape, but a shattered continental ruin floating in the endless chaotic void.

Countless broken divine weapons, the ruins of a majestic but crumbling palace, and huge skeletons scattered like stars were scattered throughout the area, and the air was filled with a thick, unyielding, sorrowful divine power belonging to the departed gods.

In the heart of this desolate ruin, the silhouette of an unimaginably enormous beast can be vaguely seen lying asleep.

It has ten heads of different shapes, some like dragons, some like phoenixes, some ferocious, some majestic... The pressure it unconsciously exudes while asleep is enough to make the surrounding void freeze!

It is the guardian of this divine tomb, the legendary king of ten mythical beasts!

[Ranking on the Fortuitous Encounters List, Third Place – Tomb of the Gods]

[Location of the Opportunity: Wandering among the myriad realms, its location is unpredictable and has no fixed coordinates. Only those under specific celestial phenomena, possessing great fortune or karma, or guided by the lingering will of a deceased deity, have an extremely slim chance of detecting its traces and entering its realm.]

[Opportunity Description: This place is the final resting place of countless fallen gods since ancient times! It is the tomb of the gods, and also the final destination of their legacy!]
Within the tomb of the gods, there is the primordial divine power dissipated by the deceased gods, fragments of their shattered divine essence, and the complete legacy they left behind in the world!

If one can withstand the omnipresent divine pressure and erosion of resentment in this place, and successfully pass the guardian's test, there is a chance to find the legacy of a deceased god that resonates with oneself, or even... directly inherit the vacant divine position!
The opportunities contained here far exceed those of ordinary divine trials, because they may offer a deity's life's accumulation and complete authority!

However, the level of danger is proportional to its size. The guardian, the "King of Ten-Headed Beasts," possesses terrifying power comparable to or even surpassing that of a first-level deity, and the tomb is fraught with peril; the lingering resentment of fallen gods could also transform into the deadliest traps.

[Heavenly Reward: Heaven, moved by the supreme blessings and potential dangers contained within this place where all gods slumber, has bestowed guidance and grace upon it:]

The trajectory of the Divine Tomb has been revealed: Within the next year, the Divine Tomb will reveal its approximate spacetime coordinates three times near the dimensional barrier of Douluo Star, each lasting for three days, providing an opportunity for those with the right affinity to enter.

Descending to unlock the divine positions—[The Five Gods Return to Their Places]: Sensing the dormant inheritance within the Divine Tomb, the Heavenly Dao directly unlocks the five currently vacant divine positions in the Divine Realm! These are: [God of Food], [Nine-Colored Goddess], [God of Speed], [God of Destruction], [God of Elements]... and many more divine positions await exploration!
Anyone who can enter the Divine Tomb and pass the trials left by the corresponding deceased deities can directly obtain the complete inheritance of those five divine positions, becoming a god instantly without having to undergo lengthy divine tests!

"boom--!!!"

The entire Douluo Continent, and even the vast and boundless God Realm, was in complete uproar at this moment!
"The tomb of a god... a god's tomb?! The place where gods fell? Is it real?!"

"My God! Directly inheriting the divine position?! Without having to go through that deadly divine test?!"

"God of Food, Nine-Colored Goddess, five divine positions! As long as you meet the requirements, you can directly advance to godhood? That's a whole five divine positions!"

"Holy crap, that guardian beast has ten heads?! Its aura is even more terrifying than the current Silver Dragon King!"

"The Divine Tomb is actually hidden in the out-of-control turbulent currents. No wonder none of us have ever discovered it. However, under the arrangement of the Heavenly Dao, the coordinates of the Divine Tomb will be revealed!"

"This is our chance, us mere mortals! A chance to rise to the top in one step!"

This is insane! Utterly insane!

If previous opportunities required effort, talent, and connections, then the appearance of the Divine Tomb is like paving a golden road directly to the realm of gods before all soul masters! Especially for those soul masters who have no hope of ever reaching the god-level realm, this is their only and last hope!

Even if the terrifying ten-headed guardian beast lies ahead, it is enough to make countless people willing to risk their lives for that sliver of hope!
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Honkai Impact 3rd Academy, Plaza.

Even the well-informed members of the Honkai Academy couldn't help but be moved at this moment, but not by their covetousness for the divine position, but by their feelings towards the divine tomb itself.

"The tomb of the gods? That sounds terrifying. Would ordinary people dare to go in and risk their lives for something like that?"

Kiana put away her usual carefree attitude, her tone becoming solemn, as the power of the end sensed the desolate aura brought about by the collective fall.

If we were to list the most dangerous places in Douluo Continent, the Tomb of the Gods would definitely be in the top three!
"Warning: A ten-headed alien beast, an ultra-high energy level aggregate, has been detected. Its energy level fluctuations exceed the known database limit. The spatial structure is extremely unstable and contains numerous unknown rule traps. Overall assessment: Extremely dangerous! Those below the Title Douluo level should not approach."

Bronya's heavy bunny issued an unprecedentedly urgent alarm.

Fu Hua's expression was solemn: "The gods are asleep, and the spirits of heroes are not far away. This place contains not only opportunities, but also countless vengeful spirits of gods and negative energy from higher dimensions that have not yet dissipated. Those who do not have an iron will and deep blessings will surely die if they enter."

Theresa bit her lip lightly: "That ten-headed behemoth felt even more terrifying than the Honkai Beasts Grandpa described back then..."

Although there was some interest in Ji Zi's eyes, she remained calm: "The temptation to rise to the top in one step is too great, but the price is probably nine out of ten lives lost. Our academy is fully capable of educating people to grow step by step, which may not be slower than seeking victory in danger. Sometimes slow is fast, but fast is not necessarily fast."

Zhang Yi looked up at the sky with his hands behind his back, gazing at the scene of the divine tomb and the ten-headed beast. A genuine look of surprise finally flashed across his eyes, but it quickly transformed into a profound understanding of the essence of things.

“The Tomb of the Gods… I never imagined that such a ‘ruin’ place would exist in this world.”

He spoke softly to himself, yet his voice clearly reached everyone's ears, "Gathering the remains of all gods to give birth to the most powerful and evil guardian beast, this is the law of the universe's cycle. Directly inheriting a god's position may seem like a shortcut, but in reality, it also means inheriting the cause and effect, grudges and even... the cause of that god's fall."

His gaze swept over the representatives of various factions below, their eyes burning with fervor and their breathing rapid. His tone was calm yet resounding:

"Every opportunity comes with a price. Godhood may be desirable, but it also means constraints and responsibilities, and may even lead to enmity with some ancient beings. The purpose of our Honkai Academy is to transcend and create, not to inherit the legacy of others, even if it is the legacy of a god."

He paused, then concluded: "The academy will not forbid students from going to this place, but it will also not organize explorations. Those who wish to go must sign a waiver of liability, and bear the consequences themselves. I hope you will act according to your abilities and not let the desire to become gods blind you, lest you lose your lives in vain."

Zhang Yi's calm, almost cold, analysis was like a bucket of ice water, waking up many people who had been blinded by fanaticism.

But it also made more people realize that Honkai Impact 3rd's scope has long surpassed the simple goal of "becoming a god".

What they pursue is a path that even the Divine Tomb cannot provide, a path that truly belongs to them; their goal is a wider world, the stars and the sea!
(End of this chapter)