Global Deities: Rising as Wood Elves' God

"You’re just a Candidate Saint Child of the Church of Light. That title isn’t anything special. Watch your words!"

Gu Yun pushed up his glasses. "The University Alliance Training Camp is a platform for students from different regions of the Blue Star Federation to interact, not a place for you to show off your sharp tongue and insult others. It is not your place to pass judgment on the humble and courteous culture of our Yanhuang Federation!"

Gu Yun’s words were forceful and resonant. "As for why we arrived earlier than you? That’s because we, the students of the Yanhuang Federation, were the first group to board the warship. We were four hours ahead of you, so naturally, we were also the first to arrive at the cafeteria."

So, the blond-haired, blue-eyed, effeminate-looking "pretty boy" confronting Gu Yun and Hong Tianyi was Elias, the Candidate Saint Child of the Church of Light—an organization established on Blue Star by the God of Light. The one who had just tried to stop him was Emily, the Candidate Saintess of the Church of Light.

Hearing the conversation between the two groups, students from the other three factions in other areas of the cafeteria were also watching the show.

The leader from the Giant Bear Federation was a burly, brown-haired young man, over two meters tall—nearly three—with the build of a tiger and the back of a bear. He wore simple leather armor that left his limbs exposed, and he was crossing his arms with a grin. His smile held a hint of untamed wildness and the undisguised expression of someone enjoying the spectacle.

As for the students from the Holy Roman Empire, they were clearly divided into three smaller groups, each gathered around their own leader. One was a handsome, blond-haired young man in magnificent aristocratic attire, carrying himself with elegance. Another was a young man with glasses, similar in style to Gu Yun, with a scholarly appearance. The last was a young woman in a lavish princess gown, who looked just like a princess. The three didn’t seem subordinate to one another, as each represented a different power. Right now, they were all watching the drama unfold with great interest.

As for the students from the Third World Federation, although their numbers were no fewer than the other federations, judging by their disposition alone, they seemed the weakest. They also chose to remain spectators on the sidelines, their eyes filled with wariness toward the other two groups.

Through the conversation between Hong Tianyi, Gu Yun, and Elias, Zhang Yi gradually pieced together the reason for the conflict between the students of the Yanhuang Federation and the White Eagle Federation.

The reason for the conflict was simple: the students from the Yanhuang Federation had arrived first and taken the best spots in the student cafeteria. While they were eating, the students from the White Eagle Federation arrived late. This was especially true for the Candidate Saint Child, Elias. He was probably used to throwing his weight around on his own turf; with a bit of background and a few minor achievements, he had developed a very high opinion of himself. When he arrived at the cafeteria and found that the Yanhuang Federation students were already eating and occupying the best seats, he immediately started acting like he owned the place. Without any courtesy, the Candidate Saint Child Elias demanded that the Yanhuang Federation students give up their seats.

And how could the students of the Yanhuang Federation possibly agree to such an unreasonable demand? This was the scene that Zhang Yi and Lu Mei walked in on.

With Gu Yun’s hint clarifying the other party’s identity, Zhang Yi searched his memories for information about the status of the Candidate Saint Child and Candidate Saintess within the Church of Light, the organization founded by the God of Light in the Blue Star Federation.

After becoming a Powerful Divine Being, the God of Light established his own church within the White Eagle Federation. Every ten-odd years, the Church of Light would select a group of outstanding students from the high schools of the White Eagle Federation. Then, through an internal selection process, they would cultivate a new Candidate Saintess and Candidate Saint Child. Emphasis was placed on finding the *most powerful*.

Within the church, this was more like casting a wide net—an investment in potential and a public relations project. It was mainly a tool to win over Demigods within the White Eagle Federation who had not yet ascended to godhood, a way to expand their influence. Therefore, the status of a Candidate Saint Child or Candidate Saintess in the Church of Light was far from being as high as others imagined. After all, they were replaced with a new batch every ten-odd years. How high could their status really be?

Just then, Lu Mei returned to Zhang Yi’s side, having gathered information from elsewhere. She quickly told him what she had learned. In the White Eagle Federation’s preliminary rounds for the University Alliance Training Camp, Candidate Saint Child Elias had worked with Candidate Saintess Emily. The two of them joined forces and gained an advantage in the initial matches. Afterward, relying on their initially superior strength and the advantage of their teamwork, their power snowballed in the middle and late stages of the competition. But since Candidate Saintess Emily didn’t like being in the spotlight, Candidate Saint Child Elias became the leader for the White Eagle Federation, a position equivalent to Zhang Yi’s as general captain of the Yanhuang Federation.

Now that he understood the other party’s background and had a plan, Zhang Yi stepped forward.

"So he’s just a little punk!"

"And here I was wondering who was running their mouth off."

The sound of his footsteps echoed as he walked into every student’s line of sight. All the students turned their gazes toward the student who had suddenly stepped out. Though Zhang Yi’s voice wasn’t loud, it was dripping with thick sarcasm. Every student present possessed the power of a High Transformationed Demigod, so his voice precisely pierced the noisy cafeteria and reached every one of their ears.

Hearing this familiar voice, Hong Tianyi and Gu Yun, who had been trading harsh words with Candidate Saint Child Elias, quickly turned around. When they saw it was indeed their general captain, Zhang Yi, a look of delight instantly appeared on Hong Tianyi’s face, and Gu Yun was no exception.

Candidate Saint Child Elias’s expression, however, quickly soured as he looked toward Zhang Yi. He saw Zhang Yi walking over with Lu Mei, his voice calm and his stride unhurried, as if calling someone a "little punk" was a trivial matter.

"What did you say?!" Elias snarled. Since Zhang Yi had spoken in the common tongue, Elias understood him perfectly. And it was precisely because he understood that his finger, pointing at Zhang Yi, began to tremble with extreme rage. "Say that again! You dare to insult me?"

Zhang Yi walked in front of Hong Tianyi and Gu Yun, calmly meeting Elias’s blue eyes, which were practically spitting fire, and spoke in the same flat tone.

"Was I wrong? The Church of Light’s mass-produced goods, replaced with a new batch every ten-odd years? A mass-produced good like you dares to run his mouth off here?

"I thought for you to be so arrogant, you’d at least be a direct descendant of a Middle-Level Divine Being, or maybe a core Saint Child of the Church of Light. But you’re just a mass-produced good.

"You could be replaced any day now. How dare you be so arrogant here?! Aren’t you afraid you’ll piss off someone important and get your ass kicked?"

The term "mass-produced good" was like the coldest of blades, plunging deep into Elias’s most sensitive, most taboo insecurities. The very reason he was so arrogant and domineering was that he wanted to prove he was different from the others—a Candidate Saint Child who stood out, more worthy of attention than the previous "mass-produced goods" who were replaced every ten-odd years. Yet Zhang Yi had so brazenly torn open his most private vulnerability, displaying it raw and bloody for all to see!

"You’re courting death!"

Sometimes, it’s not lies that cut the deepest, but the truth.

Candidate Saint Child Elias was utterly enraged. He instantly shook off Candidate Saintess Emily, who was trying to hold him back. Elias’s eyes turned crimson as the Divine Power throughout his body instantly coalesced into a Light Spear. He was actually preparing to strike Zhang Yi!

But had he forgotten the instructions sent by the instructors? One of the rules was that students were absolutely forbidden from fighting inside the warship.

The brawny man from the Giant Bear Federation, the one over two meters tall, let out an excited whistle. "Oho? Are they going to fight? It’s only the first day on the warship, and I already get to see something this exciting?"

The three leaders from the Holy Roman Federation frowned slightly and instinctively took a few steps back. The students from the Third Federation scrambled back even more hastily, not wanting to be drawn into the conflict.

Just as a brawl between the students was about to erupt, at this critical moment—