Given the combat prowess of these xenomorphic beasts, as long as this kid could mobilize his entire population and exceed 5 million units, he might actually break into the Global Tournament. At this thought, Lex's expression instantly brightened with excitement.

  After returning to his divine domain, William patiently waited for the invasion channel to disconnect. Within less than ten minutes – presumably after Lex had finished recovering the remaining goblins – the battlefield area began fracturing, gradually detaching from the custodian's massive divine domain. William immediately sensed the severed invasion channel. Watching the colossal fragment of divine domain float in the void before being retrieved and reabsorbed by its owner, he suddenly realized how pitiful these demi-gods with extinct core信徒 must be. Thankfully, his was still alive. If the perished, he might have to endure similar circumstances – this reinforced his determination to protect the蚁后 at all costs.

  Nearby classmates who had been observing immediately turned curious gazes their way when the test concluded.

  "Brainiac, how'd your test go? Passed? Were the opponents 50k goblins? When I did mine, I deployed 100k serpent warriors and kept casualty rates under 3%. What about you?" Richard approached William's shimmering demi-god avatar outside the divine barrier.

  "Manageable. The process was smooth. The training slot should be secured," William replied casually.

  Murmurs rippled through surrounding students unfamiliar with this twice-seen classmate.

  "Pfft, everyone handles 50k goblins easily. What matters is casualty rates. Wonder how many信徒 he lost?"

  "Exactly. Lex hasn't even announced anything yet. Getting cocky before official results? Hope he enjoys the humble pie later."

  "Actually, he might stand a chance. Look at his divine realm's scale – must have fought numerous battles. His信徒 must be formidable."

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  William ignored the chatter. During combat, his mutated leap-worms had eliminated nearly 30k goblins at equal numbers, sustaining mere dozens of losses – about 0.1% casualties, mostly from frontal assaults against spear phalanxes. If this performance didn't secure a slot, he'd request retesting with ten million leap-worms to literally the test targets. Though that would only show Lex his goblins fleeing en masse rather than demonstrating individual combat prowess.

  Lex's radiant avatar reappeared outside the divine barrier. All students focused on their instructor awaiting the training roster announcement.

  Ahem... All class members have completed testing. I hereby announce the Low-Level Warzone training participants... Lex paused dramatically.

  Having endured two decades of such theatrics in the Divine Academy, the class remained impassive. Finding no anticipatory reactions, Lex continued: Samuel, Richard, Chen Hao, William – prepare yourselves. I'll retrieve educational funds shortly before departure.

  With Lex's disappearance, presumably to the Divine Exchange Continent for resources, unchosen students dispersed, leaving four divine domains floating nearby – William's future teammates.

  Observing adjacent realms, William noted Samuel's 120,000 km2 domain (the largest), Richard's modest 70,000 km2, and Chen Hao's mid-sized 100,000 km2 domain.

  "Long time, Brainiac. Didn't expect you at this training. Thought you'd vanish until finals," Samuel initiated conversation.

  "Recent development hurdles brought me back. Figured warzone experience might help," William responded amiably, his demeanor warmer than his predecessor's aloofness.

  "Meet Chen Hao, another top performer. May this training elevate us all," Samuel introduced.

  "Pleasure," William offered warmly.

  Hmph. Likewise. Chen Hao snorted coldly, eyeing William's massive domain before retreating into his realm.

  "Don't mind him," Richard interjected. "Acts all superior but constantly gets outshone by Samuel. Your realm's sheer size just schooled him on true."

  "Chen Hao's prideful but decent," Samuel mediated.

  "Brainiac, your realm's insane! You must've launched countless invasions. Tell me – how brutal are domain wars? Heavy losses?" Richard blurted.

  William inwardly noted that heavy losses would've prevented such expansion, but deflected: You'll experience invasions soon enough. More surprised you qualified though.

  Heh, followed your advice! After enrollment, pushed serpent信徒 reproduction hard. Dad scored me a water-rule card too. Merged it with my domain and...