Chapter 675: Chapter 333: The Divine Domain! (Two in One) _2 Whether to accept it is one matter; whether to use it is another. In any case, there’s no harm in taking it first. At this time, in the Central Region, the primary contested zone between the Solar System and the Yongming Star System within the Tower of Eternity, the forces from the Divine Domains controlled by each Star System faced each other from afar. Competition on the first floor of the Tower of Eternity revolved around these various Divine Domains. The more Divine Domains a faction controlled, the faster its development. The degree of control over a Divine Domain determined the Divine Power output for the respective Star Systems and, concurrently, the opportunities to produce high-star professionals. The reason good schools and great aristocratic families had a higher chance of awakening high-star professionals than normal was precisely because they had established Formations connecting to Divine Domain regions. However, since this boost was limited and couldn’t be widely popularized, it was naturally not openly disclosed. After all, people worry less about scarcity and more about unfair distribution. If it became widely known that everyone stood on an unequal footing from the very moment of their awakening, it would undoubtedly cause widespread dissatisfaction. Consequently, the authorities had never explicitly stated this. Even though folk tales circulated about it, most people simply believed that different pre-awakening cultivation methods led to the significant disparities observed during awakening. A Divine Domain region is not easily occupied. Even the current top powerhouses of the two Star Systems, if they rashly entered an unclaimed Divine Domain, might find themselves entering bewildered and emerging just as confused. Strength, luck, and wisdom are all crucial for occupying a Divine Domain. Sometimes, a Divine Domain can be occupied if the person entering is clever enough. Other times, it requires strength, and occasionally, it comes down to pure luck. These Divine Domains not only have varied occupation requirements but also are not held permanently after being claimed. If the professional who met the occupation conditions dies, the Divine Domain immediately reverts to being ownerless. Furthermore, Divine Domains have time limits for occupation; the specific duration is randomly assigned by The Heavenly Path’s Hint at the time of occupation, though it’s always at least one full year. When this period expires, if the original occupier wishes to continue holding the Divine Domain region, the occupation difficulty increases by an additional 100% compared to new challengers. Divine Domain regions are characterized by high occupation difficulty, variable occupation durations, and the challenge of re-occupying them after expiration. Securing and maintaining long-term control is very difficult. Existing Divine Domains require careful management, let alone acquiring new ones. It is precisely because of this unpredictability of Divine Domains that the Yongming Star System has not managed to gain a significant lead over the Solar System. Once a Divine Domain region is occupied, it becomes a natural stronghold—easy to defend and hard to attack. An occupied Divine Domain offers great advantages to its controller but imposes maximum penalties on all units rejected by the occupier. Overcoming such a disparity to defeat an opponent and seize their Divine Domain is extremely challenging. This is especially true because Divine Power can be boosted within a Divine Domain. For instance, the Divine Domain currently held by the Solar System’s forces can grant an additional 500 points of Divine Power to every unit within it. As long as they fight within this Divine Domain, the attributes of Solar System professionals are considered enhanced by these 500 points of Divine Power. The Divine Domain region controlled by the Yongming Star System functions similarly; individuals from the Yongming Star System within that area also receive a temporary Divine Power boost. In fact, anyone approved by the Yongming Star System can receive this enhancement upon entering their controlled region. However, a Divine Domain region does more than just grant Divine Power boosts. Unapproved individuals entering it will even have their Divine Power suppressed, also by 500 points. This swing in Divine Power—a boost for allies and suppression for foes—instantly creates a substantial gap. This is why the Yongming Star System, despite its overall strength being considerably greater than the Solar System’s, has not managed to crush the Solar System quickly. The boosts and suppressions provided by Divine Domains are simply too overpowered. Even a newly advanced fifth-transition professional entering the Tower of Eternity, upon stepping into a Divine Domain region controlled by their faction, can directly receive its Divine Power boost, becoming a powerhouse possessing at least 500 Divine Power. Given this easy-to-defend, hard-to-attack dynamic, it’s hardly surprising that the Yongming Star System has struggled to quickly gain an advantage over the Solar System; they can’t simply be blamed for being ineffective. However, this situation is not entirely without solutions. Within the Tower of Eternity, excluding foundational zones, every Divine Domain region is typically surrounded by other Divine Domain regions. If you are attacking an enemy’s Divine Domain region and control at least one Divine Domain region adjacent to it, you can enter their territory without suffering its Divine Power weakening effect. But this merely negates their weakening effect on you; it doesn’t prevent their own Divine Power enhancement, which is clearly insufficient to turn the tide. To gain a decisive edge, if you control more Divine Domain regions adjacent to the opponent’s target Divine Domain than they do, you can completely negate all effects of their Divine Domain upon entering. This nullifies both their self-enhancements and any detrimental effects on you. However, if the opponent’s target Divine Domain is connected to other Divine Domains they also control, bolstering their own adjacent support, this neutralizing effect is lost. You would then need to control yet another adjacent Divine Domain region to re-establish the necessary numerical superiority and negate their Divine Domain’s influence.