This discovery brought some clarity to Chu Mo's thoughts.

After all, in this unfamiliar place, facing powerful beings he never could have imagined in the past, the tremendous psychological pressure was more than any ordinary person could bear, despite the broadening of horizons.

Chu Mo, accompanied by Hu Lie, entered the Illusionary God City and found that it was populated by far more beings. Most of them appeared in human form, but some retained their beastly bodies. Others were simply a hybrid of human and beast.

A black ant, over two feet long, with a body as black as ink, and a gleaming shell that gave off an indestructible aura, casually crawled past Chu Mo. The powerful aura emanating from it made Chu Mo uneasy.

"This is a warrior ant from the Heavenly Ant Clan." Hu Lie introduced beside Chu Mo, "The Heavenly Ant Clan is a terrifying race. They have super strong defenses, are numerous, and fearlessly face death."

Chu Mo nodded, looking forward to seeing a white leopard more than a foot long, swaggering around the city.

The leopard was robust, with a pure white body without a trace of impurity. Each strand of fur was incredibly shiny and smooth.

Seemingly feeling Chu Mo's gaze, the white leopard turned its head, its eyes cold as it glanced at Chu Mo like he was its prey. But once it saw Hu Lie standing beside Chu Mo, the vicious light in its eyes immediately retracted, and it turned its head back, swiftly running off.

"There are countless powerful creatures here... If you cannot prove your worth, it will be tough to earn their respect and acceptance." Hu Lie said with a laugh, "In their eyes, you are too weak."

Chu Mo gave a bitter smile, not having the energy to even explain, for he knew that Hu Lie had already given him too much face.

Was 'too weak' an understatement? Wasn't he practically the embodiment of weakness?

A mere mortal realm teenager, who had just turned fourteen this year, how could he compare with these beings from the Immortal and Heavenly Realms?

Subsequently, Hu Lie led Chu Mo to a tavern.

The tavern owner was a tiger-headed humanoid creature. Upon seeing Hu Lie, he immediately bowed and greeted: "Young master!" while curiously glancing at Chu Mo.

Hu Lie nodded: "Arrange a table with the best food and wine!"

The tiger-headed humanoid creature appeared somewhat surprised.

Obviously, Chu Mo's weakness was evident to almost everyone in the Illusionary God City. Therefore, the tiger-headed humanoid creature was probably baffled as to when his young master had started to humble himself and make friends with such weak humans.

"This is a property owned by the Tiger Clan. Drinking at home is always more convenient," Hu Lie explained to Chu Mo as they entered a private room.

After they sat down, Hu Lie looked at Chu Mo and laughed, "Dear brother Chu Mo, if you have any questions, you can ask now. Rest assured, whatever you say here, no third party will hear."

Chu Mo nodded, asking, "What does it mean to meet the bloodline standard?"

Hu Lie laughed: "Just guessed you'd ask this question first."

Speaking, Hu Lie leaned back in his chair, looked at Chu Mo and said: "I don't know if you've noticed, but in the Illusionary God City, although most creatures maintain a human form, in fact...most of them are not real humans. You could say, the vast majority... are not humans."

Chu Mo thought of the Butterfly Clan princess with rainbow wings on her back, the giant black ant, the swaggering white leopard... and those half-human, half-beast creatures.

He nodded and said, "I have that feeling... and the way they look at me is so strange."

"Haha, that's too normal, there are no weaklings in the Illusionary God Realm." Hu Lie laughed a few times, and then said: "From the outset, the bloodlines of non-human creatures are more likely to awaken on their own. Some don't even need to awaken, their innate bloodline power is strong enough. Ah, that is to say, for non-human creatures, entering the Illusionary God Realm is... relatively easier than for humans."

"However, every human who can awaken their bloodline and enter the Illusionary God Realm... every single one of them is a true genius with dazzling talent!" Hu Lie looked at Chu Mo, "Take Qingfeng for instance, whom you met before. He is a true Heavenly Genius!"

"He's human?" Chu Mo asked in surprise.

"Of course!" Hu Lie said, "He is the most outstanding young man of the Qing family in the Heavenly Realm."

"The Heavenly Realm..." Chu Mo couldn't help but exclaim, he had never imagined that he would come into contact with a Heavenly Genius from the Heavenly Realm in such a way and at such a time.

"Yes, the Heavenly Realm!" Hu Lie looked at Chu Mo and said, "It seems... it's more likely that you came from the Immortal Realm!"

Chu Mo cocked a smile and counter-questioned, "Why do you say that?"

"Under the firmament, there are worlds beyond number, and countless races, divided into three realms," Hu Lie said, "The Heavenly Realm is the supreme land, followed by the Immortal Realm and the Spirit Realm, but there's not much of a difference between Immortal Realm and Spirit Realm... and they are connected by a few tunnels. Thus, in my opinion, the Immortal Realm and the Spirit Realm should be two parallel worlds."

"…" Chu Mo was at a loss for words, staring at Hu Lie with a bewildered look, "Isn't there also the Mortal Realm?"

"Uh... well... that place... can't really be considered a realm, can it?" Hu Lie gave Chu Mo a look as if to say 'why would you bring up such a place?'

Chu Mo was silent, thinking to himself: what if I told you I came from that backward place, what would your reaction be?

Yet in the end, Chu Mo didn't say anything. It was not out of shame, nor fear of scaring Hu Lie, but rather a subconscious feeling that as a youth from the Mortal Realm, he didn't belong in this Fantasy Divine Realm!

Hu Lie said, "The Heavenly Realm, known as the land of all gods, is the most vast. Like Qingfeng's family the Qing Clan, which controls several enormous planets, may seem very powerful, but in fact, they are merely mediocre in the Heavenly Realm."

"Control... several planets, and yet considered mediocre in the Heavenly Realm?" Chu Mo was somewhat shocked, his mouth twitching, finding it hard to accept.

"Indeed, whether it's Qingfeng or me, neither of us are of any significance in the grand scheme of the Fantasy Divine Realm," Hu Lie nodded and said, "The Fantasy Divine Realm is a remarkable place, and it's not just a single layer!"

Chu Mo's mouth twitched again, looking at Hu Lie.

Hu Lie continued, "The Fantasy Divine Realm has three layers in total: Heaven, Earth, and Man. We are currently in the Human Layer, which is actually the lowest! As one's lineage power grows, you can ascend to the higher layers, the Earth Layer and the Heaven Layer..."

With a touch of yearning in his eyes, Hu Lie spoke, "Only the creatures who have reached the Heaven Layer can be considered the truly strongest beings in this world!"

"So that's how it is…" Chu Mo suddenly realized, thinking he'd seen it all, but it turned out he had merely seen the tip of the iceberg.

"What exactly kind of world is the Fantasy Divine Realm?" Chu Mo looked at Hu Lie and asked.

Hu Lie pondered for a moment and then said, "There are different theories about the origins of the Fantasy Divine Realm. From ancient times till now, no definitive conclusion has ever been reached. In our Tiger Clan, there was a powerful ancestor who guessed that the Fantasy Divine Realm was actually a playground constructed by the supreme god..."

"A playground..." Chu Mo was filled with disbelief.

Hu Lie gave a bitter smile, "I don't agree with that idea myself. However, if you were to detach yourself and look down upon the Fantasy Divine Realm, it really does seem like something of a playground."

"In here, you can enhance your own lineage through various opportunities. When the power of lineage reaches a certain level, you can enter higher dimensional spaces and gain unimaginable benefits, and even bring them back to your own world!" Hu Lie explained.

Chu Mo's eyes lit up, "Can one return to their own world? So, is this place real or just an illusory spiritual world?"

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